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ChBass Ballot for 2024 Week 14

Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Nov. 24, 2024, 9:57 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Performance is compared to opponents' opponents, with adjustments for quality wins & losses.

Rank Team Reason
1 Oregon Ducks Win, win, and beat the best team in CFB. That's how you stay #1.
2 Ohio State Buckeyes If wins & losses didn't matter, the Buckeyes would be #1, and it wouldn't be close. the B1G Championship will be a monster to see who wants to be #1 & who wants to be #5 in the playoff.
3 Penn State Nittany Lions Close wins against Minnesota are wins. This starts the "Ohio State loss doesn't hurt" section of the rankings.
4 Indiana Hoosiers This ends the "Ohio State loss doesn't hurt" section of the rankings.
5 Texas Longhorns Were it not for the loss to Georgia, they'd be #1, and if they beat A&M, it would be their biggest win (currently their best win is Arkansas [#44]).
6 Georgia Bulldogs The Georgia Tech game is a tune up for the SEC championship now. The win against the longhorns is going a long way to erase their losses.
7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish With A&M losing, their top win is now Louisville, but the Irish look the part of a first round host.
8 Miami Hurricanes The Syracuse game could give them enough wins to make up for the Georgia Tech loss, then it's up to tie breaker math for the championship.
9 Boise State Broncos Close wins are wins, and losses to Oregon don't hurt much. With some focus through the championship game, they could have a bye in the playoff!
10 SMU Mustangs That BYU loss is tarnishing by the week, but the ACC Championship still lies ahead.
11 Tennessee Volunteers The Alabama win (worth half of an Arkansas loss) keeps the Vols in a zone of their own.
12 Army West Point The ND loss doesn't hurt that much, but when your best win is East Carolina (#68), you don't have much to give.
13 Arizona State Sun Devils Beating K-State & BYU made up for half of the Cincinnati loss. Thus commences the section for 2-loss non-SEC teams.
14 BYU Cougars BYU is dropping like golden tablets from heaven, but the wins against SMU & K-State still count.
15 Clemson Tigers Virginia Tech (#92) is still their best win.
16 Iowa State Cyclones The UCF, Cincinnati, & Baylor wins combined make up for half of a loss to Kansas.
17 Ole Miss Rebels The best bad team in CFB... If wins & losses didn't matter, they'd be ranked #6. But they do; thus commences the section for 3-loss SEC teams.
18 Texas A&M Aggies A close loss is a loss, and Auburn hurts.
19 Alabama Crimson Tide A not-close loss is also a loss, and Oklahoma hurts.
20 South Carolina Gamecocks Scary first halves against Wofford don't count. This concludes the section for 3-loss SEC teams.
21 Tulane Green Wave Tulane has been on a tear, and the losses from the Big 8 don't look as bad now.
22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns I double checked the math... the computer really likes the Texas State win.
23 Illinois Fighting Illini That Kansas win looks better and better...
24 UNLV Rebels This must be the section buoyed by Kansas (ranked 86th).
25 Oklahoma Sooners The Bama win is worth a half of a Tennessee loss, or 3/4 of an Ole Miss loss. Three loss teams with a quality win can land here. (Next out: Georgia Tech, Mizzou, LSU)

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