Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Dec. 1, 2024, 6:03 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Human poll based on my previous weeks' poll and the AP/coaches poll. I take those rankings and improve on them based on overall vibes and deserving-ness
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Oregon Ducks | +0 Best team by far |
2 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | +1 Moves up with Ohio State loss. Did well enough against USC. |
3 | Penn State Nittany Lions | +1 Moves up with Ohio State loss. Killed Maryland. |
4 | Texas Longhorns | +1 Moves up with Ohio State loss. Handled A&M. |
5 | SMU Mustangs | +1 Easily handled Cal. Moves up with OSU loss. |
6 | Indiana Hoosiers | +2 OSU and Miami loss. Did very well against awful Purdue team. |
7 | Tennessee Volunteers | +3 Did fine against Vandy. OSU loss to Michigan and Georgia near loss to GT put them above both. |
8 | Ohio State Buckeyes | -6 God awful Michigan loss. If not for Georgia's struggle against GT it would've been worse. |
9 | Georgia Bulldogs | +0 Barely survived GT with the help of SEC refs. |
10 | Boise State Broncos | +1 Beat Oregon State. Miami lost. |
11 | Arizona State Sun Devils | +2 Clemson and Miami lost. Handled Arizona easily. |
12 | Iowa State Cyclones | +2 Struggled against Kansas State. Still won though. Def belong below Arizona State still. |
13 | Miami Hurricanes | -6 Lost pretty badly against Syracuse after barely winning games all year. Still think they're better than BYU though. |
14 | BYU Cougars | +1 Goes up because Clemson lost. Did fine enough against Houston. |
15 | Army West Point | +1 1 loss G6 team is still better than a 3 loss P4 team. |
16 | South Carolina Gamecocks | +3 Beat Clemson. Had a pretty good season. |
17 | Clemson Tigers | -5 Lost to SC. Ole Miss has had some worse losses though overall, so they can stay above them. |
18 | Ole Miss Rebels | +0 Did fine in the egg bowl. Not much they could do to move in the rankings though. |
19 | Colorado Buffaloes | +1 Clearly not happy with the Kansas lost. Massacred Oklahoma State. |
20 | Memphis Tigers | +2 Beat Tulane. I knew I was right in ranking them. |
21 | Alabama Crimson Tide | +0 Beat Auburn. Not moving in rankings though. |
22 | UNLV Rebels | +1 Moves up with Tulane loss. Beat Nevada well. |
23 | Syracuse Orange | +UNR Good win against Miami. |
24 | Illinois Fighting Illini | +0 Struggled against Northwestern. |
25 | Missouri Tigers | +UNR |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
---|---|---|
1 | Oregon Ducks | 0.00 |
2 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.32 |
3 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.00 |
4 | Texas Longhorns | -0.66 |
5 | SMU Mustangs | 0.00 |
6 | Indiana Hoosiers | 0.19 |
7 | Tennessee Volunteers | 0.00 |
8 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 |
9 | Georgia Bulldogs | -0.31 |
10 | Boise State Broncos | 0.00 |
11 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 0.00 |
12 | Iowa State Cyclones | 0.25 |
13 | Miami Hurricanes | 0.00 |
14 | BYU Cougars | 0.00 |
15 | Army West Point | 0.72 |
16 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 0.00 |
17 | Clemson Tigers | 0.00 |
18 | Ole Miss Rebels | -0.01 |
19 | Colorado Buffaloes | 0.06 |
20 | Memphis Tigers | 0.48 |
21 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -1.17 |
22 | UNLV Rebels | 0.00 |
23 | Syracuse Orange | 0.00 |
24 | Illinois Fighting Illini | -0.05 |
25 | Missouri Tigers | 0.00 |
No major omissions.
Total Score: 4.21