Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 10, 2024, 8:18 a.m.

Overall Rationale: opinion, record, strength of schedule

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Oregon Ducks	39-18 vs Maryland
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	45-0 vs Purdue
3	Texas Longhorns	49-17 vs Florida
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	52-3 vs Florida State
5	BYU Cougars	22-21 vs Utah
6	Indiana Hoosiers	20-15 vs Michigan
7	Tennessee Volunteers	33-14 vs Mississippi State
8	Penn State Nittany Lions	35-6 vs Washington
9	Alabama Crimson Tide	42-13 vs LSU
10	Miami Hurricanes	23-28 vs Georgia Tech
11	Boise State Broncos	28-21 vs Nevada
12	Ole Miss Rebels	28-10 vs Georgia
13	Georgia Bulldogs	10-28 vs Ole Miss
14	SMU Mustangs	Bye Week
15	Texas A&M Aggies	Bye Week
16	Colorado Buffaloes	41-27 vs Texas Tech
17	Washington State Cougars	49-28 vs Utah State
18	Army West Point	14-3 vs North Texas
19	Tulane Green Wave	52-6 vs Temple
20	Louisville Cardinals	Bye Week
21	Clemson Tigers	24-14 vs Virginia Tech
22	South Carolina Gamecocks	28-7 vs Vanderbilt
23	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	55-19 vs Arkansas State
24	LSU Tigers	13-42 vs Alabama
25	Iowa State Cyclones	36-45 vs Kansas

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Oregon Ducks	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Texas Longhorns	0.05
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.79
5	BYU Cougars	0.00
6	Indiana Hoosiers	-0.14
7	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
8	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
9	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
10	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
11	Boise State Broncos	0.00
12	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
13	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
14	SMU Mustangs	-0.12
15	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
16	Colorado Buffaloes	0.38
17	Washington State Cougars	0.00
18	Army West Point	0.00
19	Tulane Green Wave	1.00
20	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
21	Clemson Tigers	-0.10
22	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
23	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	0.05
24	LSU Tigers	0.00
25	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Kansas State Wildcats	1.42
Missouri Tigers	0.30

Total Score: 4.35