Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Nov. 24, 2024, 2:13 p.m.

Overall Rationale: These are the teams I believe are the best in college football. In general, I would expect any given team to win more than 50% of the time on a neutral field against all the teams ranked below it. I am not trying to rank the teams by how good of a season they've had. I would not recommend determining a playoff field with this method. But, this is my interpretation of what is the proper question a poll is meant to be answering.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Texas Longhorns
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4	Georgia Bulldogs
5	Ole Miss Rebels
6	Alabama Crimson Tide
7	Oregon Ducks
8	Tennessee Volunteers
9	Penn State Nittany Lions
10	Miami Hurricanes
11	Indiana Hoosiers
12	SMU Mustangs
13	South Carolina Gamecocks
14	Clemson Tigers
15	Texas A&M Aggies
16	Louisville Cardinals
17	Kansas State Wildcats
18	LSU Tigers
19	Iowa Hawkeyes
20	Oklahoma Sooners
21	USC Trojans
22	Tulane Green Wave
23	Florida Gators
24	Iowa State Cyclones
25	Missouri Tigers

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.26
2	Texas Longhorns	0.52
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.27
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.54
5	Ole Miss Rebels	2.13
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	1.58
7	Oregon Ducks	-5.07
8	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
9	Penn State Nittany Lions	-1.40
10	Miami Hurricanes	-0.28
11	Indiana Hoosiers	-0.41
12	SMU Mustangs	-1.07
13	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.37
14	Clemson Tigers	0.00
15	Texas A&M Aggies	1.28
16	Louisville Cardinals	5.64
17	Kansas State Wildcats	1.31
18	LSU Tigers	6.76
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	6.05
20	Oklahoma Sooners	5.13
21	USC Trojans	4.19
22	Tulane Green Wave	-0.33
23	Florida Gators	2.10
24	Iowa State Cyclones	-1.64
25	Missouri Tigers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Boise State Broncos	3.82
Arizona State Sun Devils	2.93
BYU Cougars	1.91
Army West Point	0.34
UNLV Rebels	0.63
Illinois Fighting Illini	0.46
Colorado Buffaloes	0.27

Total Score: 58.69