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CallingUagoatUgoat Ballot for 2024 Week 14

Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Nov. 24, 2024, 11:16 p.m.

Overall Rationale: A team earns more points by beating good teams (per SP+) than by beating bad teams. Vice versa for losses - a team loses more points by losing to bad teams (losses to good teams are forgivable). Margin of victory and other game stats are not accounted for in this ranking. Team Tiers - Tier 1 - FBS SP+ 1-10 Tier 2 - FBS SP+ 11-25 Tier 3 - FBS SP+ 26-50 Tier 4 - FBS SP+ 51-134 Tier 5 - FCS

Rank Team Reason
1 Georgia Bulldogs 2 Tier 1 wins (Texas, Tennessee). 2 Tier 2 wins (Clemson, Auburn). 2 Tier 1 losses (Alabama, Ole Miss).
2 Ohio State Buckeyes 1 Tier 1 win (Penn State). 2 Tier 2 wins (Iowa, Indiana). 1 Tier 1 loss (Oregon).
3 Oregon Ducks 1 Tier 1 win (Ohio State). 1 Tier 2 win (Boise State).
4 Texas Longhorns T4. 1 Tier 1 loss (Georgia). Best win - SP+ #26 Oklahoma.
5 Penn State Nittany Lions T4. 1 Tier 2 win (USC). 1 Tier 1 loss (Ohio State).
6 Tennessee Volunteers 1 Tier 1 win (Alabama). 1 Tier 1 loss (Georgia). 1 Tier 3 loss (Arkansas).
7 South Carolina Gamecocks 2 Tier 2 wins (Texas A&M, Missouri). 2 Tier 1 losses (Ole Miss, Alabama). 1 Tier 2 loss (LSU).
8 SMU Mustangs 1 Tier 2 win (Louisville). 1 Tier 2 loss (BYU).
9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2 Tier 2 wins (Texas A&M, Louisville). 1 Tier 4 loss (Northern Illinois).
10 Miami Hurricanes T10. 1 Tier 2 win (Louisville). 1 Tier 4 loss (Georgia Tech).
11 Indiana Hoosiers T10. 1 Tier 1 loss (Ohio State). Best win - SP+ #32 Michigan.
12 Texas A&M Aggies 2 Tier 2 wins (Missouri, LSU). 1 Tier 1 loss (Notre Dame). 2 Tier 2 losses (South Carolina, Auburn).
13 Alabama Crimson Tide 1 Tier 1 win (Georgia). 3 Tier 2 wins (South Carolina, Missouri, LSU). 1 Tier 1 loss (Tennessee). 1 Tier 3 loss (Oklahoma). 1 Tier 4 loss (Vanderbilt).
14 Florida Gators 1 Tier 1 win (Ole Miss). 1 Tier 2 win (LSU). 4 Tier 1 losses (Miami, Tennesse, Georgia, Texas). 1 Tier 2 loss (Texas A&M).
15 Ole Miss Rebels 1 Tier 1 win (Georgia). 1 Tier 2 win (South Carolina). 1 Tier 2 loss (LSU). 2 Tier 3 losses (Kentucky, Florida).
16 Arizona State Sun Devils 2 Tier 2 wins (Kansas State, BYU). 2 Tier 4 losses (Texas Tech, Cincinnati).
17 Boise State Broncos 1 Tier 1 loss (Oregon). Best win - SP+ #30 UNLV.
18 BYU Cougars 2 Tier 2 wins (SMU, BYU). 2 Tier 3 losses (Kansas, Arizona State).
19 Clemson Tigers 1 Tier 1 loss (Georgia). 1 Tier 2 loss (Louisville). Best win - SP6+ #31 Virginia Tech.
20 Missouri Tigers 1 Tier 2 win (Auburn). 1 Tier 1 loss (Alabama). 2 Tier 2 losses (Texas A&M, South Carolina).
21 LSU Tigers T21. 1 Tier 1 win (Ole Miss). 1 Tier 2 win (South Carolina). 1 Tier 1 loss (Alabama). 2 Tier 2 losses (USC, Texas A&M). 1 Tier 3 loss (Florida).
22 Oklahoma Sooners T21. 1 Tier 1 win (Alabama). 1 Tier 2 win (Auburn). 3 Tier 1 losses (Tennessee, Texas, Ole Miss). 2 Tier 2 losses (South Carolina, Missouri).
23 Illinois Fighting Illini T23. 2 Tier 1 losses (Penn State, Oregon). 1 Tier 3 loss (Minnesota). Best win - SP+ #32 Michigan.
24 Army West Point T23. 1 Tier 1 loss (Notre Dame). Best win - SP+ #72 East Carolina.
25 Vanderbilt Commodores 1 Tier 1 win (Alabama). 1 Tier 2 win (Auburn). 1 Tier 1 loss (Texas). 3 Tier 2 losses (Missouri, South Carolina, LSU). 1 Tier 4 loss (Georgia State).

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