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big_thunder_man Ballot for 2024 Week 14

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 26, 2024, 2:41 a.m.

Overall Rationale: We are playing quality loss this week. Who lost closer? Who lost to good teams? When did they lose?

Rank Team Reason
1 Oregon Ducks [11-0] BYE. Undisputed best team, with incredible wins over Ohio State, and Boise State (surprise). Illinois and Wisconsin are also as / more impressive than other B1G contenders.
2 Ohio State Buckeyes [10-1] Beat Indiana. Beat Penn State. Lost to Oregon by a single point. Undisputed #2 team in the country.
3 Texas Longhorns [10-1] Beat Kentucky. Georgia has the head to head, but an additional loss. Hard not to justify them as #3.
4 Miami Hurricanes [10-1] Beat Wake Forest. Yawn. Still an offensive juggernaut.
5 SMU Mustangs [10-1] Stomped Virginia. Only loss is a very good BYU.
6 Boise State Broncos [10-1] Only loss is a three point loss to the best team in the country. And Jeanty deserves the Heisman.
7 Indiana Hoosiers [10-1] Lost to Ohio State (who ran up the score at the end). Unfortunately that was their single tough game on the schedule. Still think they're a class above the over 2 & 3 loss teams.
8 Penn State Nittany Lions [10-1] They got curb stomped by Ohio State and I haven't forgotten.
9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish [10-1] Ok, so Army wasn't great and the teams on their schedule aren't great. So how did they lose to NIU??
10 Georgia Bulldogs [9-2] They beat Massachusetts. Absolute bullshit to take an extra bye week at the end of the season. Cowardly. The SEC scheduling is a joke. And they are probably the best two loss team, but can be beaten. Lucky for them Georgia Tech also sucks. Essentially two bye weeks before the SEC championships. Lucky devils.
11 Tennessee Volunteers [9-2] Beat UTEP. Is the conference allergic to a real late November game?
12 Arizona State Sun Devils [9-2] Beat BYU. Beat Kansas State. Beat Miss State. Beat Kansas. Sneakily a competent team.
13 BYU Cougars [9-2] Loss to ASU., right after losing to a hapless Kansas. Season is falling apart.
14 Clemson Tigers [9-2] Beat the Citadel. Not an impressive win. SEC scheduling right there. Possibly sneaking into the playoffs, but hard to justify.
15 Iowa State Cyclones [9-2] Beat Utah. Losses to Tech?, and Kansas? But they have a win over Iowa, and over a Baylor team that went on to win 5 in a row afterwards.
16 Colorado Buffaloes [8-3] Lost to Kansas. Ha. LOL, even. Hilarious. And Travis Hunter is an average player both directions. Deion deserves a world of respect, but this ain't it chief.
17 Ole Miss Rebels [8-3] Loss to Florida. Beat Georgia the week prior. Same team.
18 Duke Blue Devils [8-3] Beat Virginia Tech. Two of their losses are against top 10 teams (SMU by 1 point, Miami in a shootout).
19 Alabama Crimson Tide [8-3] Lost to Oklahoma. Still has wins over Georgia, Wisconsin, and LSU. Losses to Vanderbilt, Tennessee, and Oklahoma.
20 Kansas State Wildcats [8-3] Beat Cincinnati, stopping a little skid. Best wins are Colorado. Kansas?,Tulane. Tough to judge. And that Arizona State loss is crucial.
21 South Carolina Gamecocks [8-3] Beat an FCS team. Yuck. The A&M and maybe Missouri wins are their best wins of the season. Clemson will say alot.
22 Texas A&M Aggies [8-3] Loss to Auburn. Just lost to South Carolina. Hard to be impressed.
23 Tulane Green Wave [9-2] Beat Navy. Losses to Kansas State and Oklahoma in close games; then they have SMOKED everyone else.
24 Illinois Fighting Illini [8-3] Wins over a decent Michigan, Nebraska, and Kansas. Not incredible, but solid.
25 Baylor Bears [7-4] Beat Houston. Why are they ranked? 5 game winning streak. Losses to two of the best teams in the B12 by 1 score / flukes (Colorado / BYU). They're playing tough. Does UNLV, Army, or Syracuse really deserve this slot? I thought so.

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