Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Dec. 1, 2024, 11:15 a.m.

Overall Rationale: opinion, record, strength of schedule

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Oregon Ducks	49-21 vs Washington
2	Texas Longhorns	17-7 vs Texas A&M
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	49-35 vs USC
4	Penn State Nittany Lions	44-7 vs Maryland
5	SMU Mustangs	38-6 vs Cal
6	Indiana Hoosiers	66-0 vs Purdue
7	Georgia Bulldogs	44-42 vs Georgia Tech (8OT)
8	Tennessee Volunteers	36-23 vs Vanderbilt
9	Arizona State Sun Devils	49-7 vs Arizona
10	Ohio State Buckeyes	10-13 vs Michigan
11	Boise State Broncos	34-18 vs Oregon State
12	South Carolina Gamecocks	17-14 vs Clemson
13	Iowa State Cyclones	29-21 vs Kansas State
14	BYU Cougars	30-18 vs Houston
15	Miami Hurricanes	38-42 vs Syracuse
16	Alabama Crimson Tide	28-14 vs Auburn
17	Ole Miss Rebels	26-14 vs Mississippi State
18	Illinois Fighting Illini	38-28 vs Northwestern
19	Memphis Tigers	34-24 vs Tulane
20	Clemson Tigers	14-17 vs South Carolina
21	Colorado Buffaloes	52-0 vs Oklahoma State
22	Syracuse Orange	42-38 vs Miami
23	UNLV Rebels	38-14 vs Nevada
24	Missouri Tigers	28-21 vs Arkansas
25	Duke Blue Devils	23-17 vs Wake Forest

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Oregon Ducks	0.00
2	Texas Longhorns	0.00
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
5	SMU Mustangs	0.00
6	Indiana Hoosiers	0.19
7	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
8	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
9	Arizona State Sun Devils	0.36
10	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.31
11	Boise State Broncos	0.00
12	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
13	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
14	BYU Cougars	0.00
15	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
16	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
17	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
18	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.69
19	Memphis Tigers	0.83
20	Clemson Tigers	0.00
21	Colorado Buffaloes	0.00
22	Syracuse Orange	0.00
23	UNLV Rebels	-0.02
24	Missouri Tigers	0.00
25	Duke Blue Devils	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Army West Point	0.40

Total Score: 2.81