Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Nov. 25, 2024, 5:30 p.m.

Overall Rationale: My poll is an aggregate of existing team rating algorithms with the best accuracy (including Sagarin, Dokter Entropy, PiRate, etc.) which are normalized and used to calculate a weighted aggregate rating. This is further adjusted by net win-loss and exponentially by total losses to better reward actual team performance. Head-to-head losses are NOT incorporated beyond how they impact original rating algorithms. I've made an update this week, I believe I adjusted the poll too much away from the analytical aggregate ranking in previous weeks because of cognitive dissonance caused by Indiana.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Oregon Ducks
3	Texas Longhorns
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
5	Penn State Nittany Lions
6	Georgia Bulldogs
7	Miami Hurricanes
8	SMU Mustangs
9	Indiana Hoosiers
10	Tennessee Volunteers
11	Alabama Crimson Tide
12	Ole Miss Rebels
13	Clemson Tigers
14	Boise State Broncos
15	Iowa State Cyclones
16	Tulane Green Wave
17	South Carolina Gamecocks
18	Arizona State Sun Devils
19	BYU Cougars
20	Texas A&M Aggies
21	Kansas State Wildcats
22	Colorado Buffaloes
23	Missouri Tigers
24	Army West Point
25	UNLV Rebels

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.26
2	Oregon Ducks	-0.07
3	Texas Longhorns	0.00
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
6	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
7	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
8	SMU Mustangs	0.00
9	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
10	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
11	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.39
12	Ole Miss Rebels	0.38
13	Clemson Tigers	0.00
14	Boise State Broncos	-0.33
15	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
16	Tulane Green Wave	0.00
17	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
18	Arizona State Sun Devils	-0.44
19	BYU Cougars	0.00
20	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
21	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
22	Colorado Buffaloes	0.00
23	Missouri Tigers	0.16
24	Army West Point	0.00
25	UNLV Rebels	-0.30

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Illinois Fighting Illini	0.46

Total Score: 2.79