Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Nov. 12, 2024, 3:11 a.m.
Overall Rationale: I value resume far above everything else. The most important metrics for me are record, quality of wins, and head-to-head performance. I’m a big believer that quality of losses don’t mean much without quality of wins to back them up, so I tend to rank teams with a bad loss and quality wins over teams with losses to good teams and no quality wins.
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Oregon Ducks | 1. Oregon is the best team with two very solid wins over top ten teams and an undefeated record. |
2 | BYU Cougars | 2. BYU is firmly second with a very solid win over a first-place out of conference team along with another solid top-20 win while being undefeated. |
3 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 3. Ohio State is the best one-loss team with a good win over Penn State and exclusively losing to the top-ranked team. |
4 | Indiana Hoosiers | 4. Indiana is fourth due to being undefeated, but is a step below the top 3 for now due to lack of quality wins. |
5 | SMU Mustangs | 5. SMU is the top team in their conference with their only loss coming to an undefeated team and a good win over Louisville. |
6 | Boise State Broncos | 6. Boise State has a good win over Washington State and has only lost to the top-ranked team. |
7 | Tennessee Volunteers | 7. Tennessee has a very solid win over Alabama and just one loss. |
8 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 8. Alabama has the most wins over the current top 25, making them the best two-loss team. |
9 | Ole Miss Rebels | 9. Ole Miss has a very solid win over Georgia along with nice wins over LSU and South Carolina. |
10 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 10. Notre Dame has a solid win over Texas A&M with just one loss. |
11 | Georgia Bulldogs | 11. Georgia has a strong win over Texas but losses to two other two-loss teams drop them out of the top 10. |
12 | Miami Hurricanes | 12. Miami has one loss and a decent win over Louisville. |
13 | Texas Longhorns | 13. Texas has looked good overall, but has a loss and doesn’t have any particularly impressive wins. |
14 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 14. Penn State has just one loss, but they don’t have any wins over good teams, which keeps them outside the top 10. |
15 | Texas A&M Aggies | 15. Texas A&M has two losses and has looked decent against teams at the lower end of the rankings. |
16 | Army West Point | 16. Army is undefeated, but they have had the second easiest schedule in the FBS, which keeps them outside the top 15. |
17 | Kansas State Wildcats | 17. Kansas State has two losses and decent wins over Colorado and Tulane. |
18 | Washington State Cougars | 18. Washington State has only lost to top ten Boise State, but lack of quality wins keeps them below the other one loss teams. |
19 | LSU Tigers | 19. LSU looked bad against Alabama, but multiple solid showings against ranked teams keeps them as the best three-loss team. |
20 | Louisville Cardinals | 20. Louisville has only lost to top 15 teams and has a solid win over Clemson, earning them a spot at the lower end of the rankings. |
21 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 21. South Carolina has only lost to top 20 teams and has a good win over Texas A&M. |
22 | Colorado Buffaloes | 22-25. These spots are two-loss Power 4 teams that don’t have any impressive wins. They get in by virtue of their not being a lot of Power 4 teams with two losses. Arizona State and Pitt are just outside along with Louisiana. |
23 | Clemson Tigers | 22-25. These spots are two-loss Power 4 teams that don’t have any impressive wins. They get in by virtue of their not being a lot of Power 4 teams with two losses. Arizona State and Pitt are just outside along with Louisiana. |
24 | Missouri Tigers | 22-25. These spots are two-loss Power 4 teams that don’t have any impressive wins. They get in by virtue of their not being a lot of Power 4 teams with two losses. Arizona State and Pitt are just outside along with Louisiana. |
25 | Iowa State Cyclones | 22-25. These spots are two-loss Power 4 teams that don’t have any impressive wins. They get in by virtue of their not being a lot of Power 4 teams with two losses. Arizona State and Pitt are just outside along with Louisiana. |
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 | Boise State Broncos | 0.87 |
7 | Tennessee Volunteers | 0.00 |
8 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 |
9 | Ole Miss Rebels | 0.00 |
10 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.00 |
11 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 |
12 | Miami Hurricanes | 0.00 |
13 | Texas Longhorns | -2.31 |
14 | Penn State Nittany Lions | -2.25 |
15 | Texas A&M Aggies | 0.00 |
16 | Army West Point | 0.00 |
17 | Kansas State Wildcats | 0.36 |
18 | Washington State Cougars | 0.00 |
19 | LSU Tigers | 0.60 |
20 | Louisville Cardinals | 0.00 |
21 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 0.00 |
22 | Colorado Buffaloes | -0.30 |
23 | Clemson Tigers | -0.76 |
24 | Missouri Tigers | 0.00 |
25 | Iowa State Cyclones | 0.00 |