Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Nov. 10, 2024, 12:06 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Each week, I rerank all the teams based on their resumes.
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Oregon Ducks | Oregon is my number 1 team. They're undefeated. They have great wins over Ohio State (8-1) and Boise State (8-1) |
2 | BYU Cougars | BYU I feel dirty ranking as number 2 because I think the Big12 refs cheated during their game against Utah to help them win. However, they remain undefeated and they have some very nice wins including over SMU (8-1) and Kansas State (7-2) |
3 | Ohio State Buckeyes | Ohio State is 8-1 with a very close loss to Oregon. They have nice wins over Penn State (8-1) and Iowa (6-4) |
4 | Indiana Hoosiers | Indiana is undefeated at 10-0. They lack the quality in their wins. Their best wins are over Washington (5-5) and Michigan (5-5). They have a week off before playing Ohio State. A win there would send them to the Big Ten championship game. |
5 | SMU Mustangs | SMU is 8-1 with a close loss to BYU. They have nice wins over Pittsburgh (7-2), Louisville (6-3) and Duke (7-3) |
6 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Notre Dame is 8-1. They have a perplexing loss. They have nice wins over Texas A&M (7-2), Louisville (6-3) and Navy (7-2) |
7 | Tennessee Volunteers | Tennessee is 8-1. They have a loss to Arkansas. They have a really nice win over Alabama (7-2). Also have a win over Oklahoma (5-5) |
8 | Texas Longhorns | Texas is 8-1. Their best wins are over Vanderbilt (6-4), Michigan (5-5), and Oklahoma (5-5). |
9 | Alabama Crimson Tide | Alabama is my top 2 loss team. They probably have the best list of wins in the country with nice wins over Georgia (7-2), Missouri (7-2), South Carolina (6-3), LSU (6-3) and Wisconsin (5-4) |
10 | Miami Hurricanes | Miami drops pretty far in my ranking after picking up their first loss. They are 9-1 with a loss to GT. They have a nice win over Louisville (6-3) and also a win over Duke (6-3) |
11 | Penn State Nittany Lions | Penn State is 8-1. They have wins over Illinois (6-3), Wisconsin (5-4) and Washington (5-5) |
12 | Boise State Broncos | Boise State is 8-1 with a close loss to Oregon. Best wins are over Washington State (8-1) and UNLV (7-2) |
13 | Texas A&M Aggies | Texas A&M is currently in first place in the SEC. They're 7-2 and have nice wins over Missouri (7-2), LSU (6-3) and Arkansas (5-4) |
14 | Ole Miss Rebels | Ole Miss is a hard team to rank. They have 2 losses but have a nice win over Georgia (7-2) and South Carolina (6-3). I think their wins are less impressive than Georgia's, but they did beat them head to head. |
15 | Georgia Bulldogs | Georgia is another very good 2 loss team. They have nice wins over Texas (8-1) and Clemson (7-2) |
16 | Kansas State Wildcats | Kansas State is 7-2 but has good wins over Colorado (7-2), Tulane (8-2), and West Virginia (5-4) |
17 | LSU Tigers | LSU is 6-3. They have wins over Ole Miss (8-2), South Carolina (6-3) and Arkansas (5-4) |
18 | Missouri Tigers | Missouri is 7-2. Best wins are over Vanderbilt (6-4), Oklahoma (5-5), and Boston College (5-4) |
19 | Washington State Cougars | Washington State is 8-1. Their only loss is to Boise State. They have a win over Texas Tech (6-4). Also beat San Jose State (6-3) and Washington (5-5) |
20 | Colorado Buffaloes | Colorado is a weird team to rank. They control their own destiny to the playoffs, but I don't think they've beaten anyone good. They might just be a product of a big 12 schedule that avoids all the good teams. 0-1 against the top 7 in the big12. Best wins are probably Texas Tech (6-4) and Colorado State (6-3). |
21 | Army West Point | Army is undefeated at 9-0 but their best wins are probably North Texas and East Carolina who are both 5-4 in the American. |
22 | Louisville Cardinals | Louisville is 6-3 with a good win over Clemson (7-2). Also defeated Georgia Tech (6-4), Virginia (5-4) and Boston College (5-4) |
23 | South Carolina Gamecocks | South Carolina is 6-3. They have nice wins over Texas A&M (7-2) and Vanderbilt (6-4). Big game next week vs Missouri. |
24 | Pittsburgh Panthers | Pittsburgh is 7-2 with wins over Syracuse (6-3), West Virginia (5-4) and Cincinnati (5-4) |
25 | Clemson Tigers | Clemson is 7-2 with wins over Virginia (5-4) and Virginia Tech (5-5) |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 | Oregon Ducks | 0.00 |
2 | BYU Cougars | 0.39 |
3 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 |
4 | Indiana Hoosiers | 0.00 |
5 | SMU Mustangs | 1.20 |
6 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.08 |
7 | Tennessee Volunteers | 0.00 |
8 | Texas Longhorns | -0.38 |
9 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 |
10 | Miami Hurricanes | 0.00 |
11 | Penn State Nittany Lions | -1.05 |
12 | Boise State Broncos | 0.00 |
13 | Texas A&M Aggies | 0.44 |
14 | Ole Miss Rebels | -0.19 |
15 | Georgia Bulldogs | -0.02 |
16 | Kansas State Wildcats | 0.73 |
17 | LSU Tigers | 1.29 |
18 | Missouri Tigers | 1.58 |
19 | Washington State Cougars | 0.00 |
20 | Colorado Buffaloes | 0.00 |
21 | Army West Point | -0.38 |
22 | Louisville Cardinals | 0.00 |
23 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 0.00 |
24 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 0.00 |
25 | Clemson Tigers | -1.42 |