Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Dec. 1, 2024, 1:09 p.m.

Overall Rationale: SEC:6 teams, ACC:6 teams, BigXll:5 teams, B1G:4 teams, Ind:1 team, MW:2 teams, American:1 team

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Oregon Ducks
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Up 1
3	Texas Longhorns	Up 4 - good win
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	Down 2 - close rivalry loss, still beat #5 and #6
5	Indiana Hoosiers
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	Down 2 -adjusted for poll inertia
7	SMU Mustangs	Down 1 - Texas passed them
8	Georgia Bulldogs
9	Tennessee Volunteers	Up 1
10	Boise State Broncos	Up 2
11	Arizona State Sun Devils	Up 3
12	Ole Miss Rebels	Up 3
13	South Carolina Gamecocks	Up 6 - big rivalry win
14	Clemson Tigers	Down 3 - close loss to good rival
15	Syracuse Orange	Up 7 - great win
16	Miami Hurricanes	Down 7 - 2nd loss in last month
17	BYU Cougars	Down 4 - beating a 4-8 team means other teams pass
18	Iowa State Cyclones	Up 3
19	Louisville Cardinals	Up 5 - two blowouts to end season
20	Alabama Crimson Tide	Down 3 - their last 3 games are not impressive at all
21	UNLV Rebels	Up 2
22	Colorado Buffaloes	NR
23	Duke Blue Devils	Up 2
24	Baylor Bears	NR
25	Memphis Tigers	NR

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Oregon Ducks	0.00
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.32
3	Texas Longhorns	0.00
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.48
5	Indiana Hoosiers	0.69
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.35
7	SMU Mustangs	0.00
8	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
9	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
10	Boise State Broncos	0.00
11	Arizona State Sun Devils	0.00
12	Ole Miss Rebels	0.25
13	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
14	Clemson Tigers	0.78
15	Syracuse Orange	1.69
16	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
17	BYU Cougars	0.00
18	Iowa State Cyclones	-0.45
19	Louisville Cardinals	2.52
20	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.90
21	UNLV Rebels	0.00
22	Colorado Buffaloes	0.00
23	Duke Blue Devils	1.77
24	Baylor Bears	1.17
25	Memphis Tigers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Army West Point	0.40
Illinois Fighting Illini	0.80
Missouri Tigers	0.40

Total Score: 12.95