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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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