Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Nov. 11, 2024, 7:02 p.m.

Overall Rationale: FIRST FIVE OUT: 26. Michigan (30.500), 27. Tie with Duke and Iowa (27.900), 29. Syracuse (27.889), 30. Illinois (27.667). There are two ideologies for polls. 1. Who would win in a theoretical matchup? and 2. Who has the best report card? This is a 100% computer poll following the latter idea. It is driven only on record and strength of schedule, so no pre-season bias. However, that means at the beginning of the season it is hard to know which losses are quality losses and which are bad losses because of everyone's short resume`, so teams will move a lot until week 6 where it will steady out. Because of this, teams who lose early are punished harshly, but past weeks are recalculated every update. You can view my methodology here and select an individual team to view on the Team Summary tab <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Qv4UEZBJ3kaxy5lz5V-aDkls2Y89oJEiqwvkDilS0rc/edit?usp=sharing>

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Oregon Ducks	79.750
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	72.000
3	Penn State Nittany Lions	68.167
4	Indiana Hoosiers	67.550
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	66.111
6	BYU Cougars	60.833
7	Texas Longhorns	60.778
8	SMU Mustangs	53.889
9	Miami Hurricanes	52.200
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	50.889
11	Texas A&M Aggies	47.944
12	Ole Miss Rebels	47.900
13	Colorado Buffaloes	46.444
14	Boise State Broncos	45.000
15	Georgia Bulldogs	44.778
16	Tennessee Volunteers	44.111
17	Clemson Tigers	43.333
18	Washington State Cougars	41.556
19	Louisville Cardinals	41.444
20	Pittsburgh Panthers	41.333
21	Kansas State Wildcats	40.889
22	South Carolina Gamecocks	40.667
23	Iowa State Cyclones	40.000
24	LSU Tigers	39.111
25	Missouri Tigers	36.667

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Oregon Ducks	0.00
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	1.46
3	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.65
4	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.70
6	BYU Cougars	0.00
7	Texas Longhorns	0.00
8	SMU Mustangs	0.26
9	Miami Hurricanes	0.12
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
11	Texas A&M Aggies	1.17
12	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
13	Colorado Buffaloes	1.47
14	Boise State Broncos	0.00
15	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.02
16	Tennessee Volunteers	-1.80
17	Clemson Tigers	0.00
18	Washington State Cougars	0.00
19	Louisville Cardinals	0.31
20	Pittsburgh Panthers	2.50
21	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
22	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
23	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
24	LSU Tigers	0.00
25	Missouri Tigers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Army West Point	1.40
Tulane Green Wave	0.15

Total Score: 11.98