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CallingUagoatUgoat Ballot for 2024 Week 15

Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Dec. 2, 2024, 11:55 a.m.

Overall Rationale: A team earns more points by beating good teams (per SP+) than by beating bad teams. Vice versa for losses - a team loses more points by losing to bad teams (losses to good teams are forgivable). Margin of victory and other game stats are not accounted for in this ranking. Team Tiers - Tier 1 - FBS SP+ 1-10 Tier 2 - FBS SP+ 11-25 Tier 3 - FBS SP+ 26-50 Tier 4 - FBS SP+ 51-134 Tier 5 - FCS

Rank Team Reason
1 Georgia Bulldogs 2 Tier 1 wins (Texas, Tennessee). 2 Tier 2 wins (Clemson, Florida). 2 Tier 1 losses (Alabama, Ole Miss). No one in the country has as many quality wins as Georgia. Georgia has avoided bad losses and earned the #1 ranking.
2 Oregon Ducks 1 Tier 1 win (Ohio State). 1 Tier 2 win (Boise State).
3 Texas Longhorns 2 Tier 2 wins (Florida, Texas A&M). 1 Tier 1 loss (Georgia).
4 South Carolina Gamecocks 3 Tier 2 wins (Texas A&M, , Missouri, Clemson). 2 Tier 1 losses (Ole Miss, Alabama). 1 Tier 2 loss (LSU).
5 Ohio State Buckeyes 1 Tier 1 win (Penn State). 2 Tier 2 wins (Iowa, Indiana). 1 Tier 1 loss (Oregon). 1 Tier 3 loss (Michigan).
6 Penn State Nittany Lions 1 Tier 2 win (USC). 1 Tier 1 loss (Ohio State).
7 Tennessee Volunteers 1 Tier 1 win (Alabama). 1 Tier 1 loss (Georgia). 1 Tier 2 win (Florida). 1 Tier 3 loss (Arkansas).
8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 3 Tier 2 wins (Texas A&M, Louisville, USC). 1 Tier 4 loss (Northern Illinois).
9 SMU Mustangs 1 Tier 2 win (Louisville). 1 Tier 2 loss (BYU).
10 Alabama Crimson Tide 1 Tier 1 win (Georgia). 3 Tier 2 wins (South Carolina, Missouri, LSU). 1 Tier 1 loss (Tennessee). 1 Tier 3 loss (Oklahoma). 1 Tier 4 loss (Vanderbilt)
11 Indiana Hoosiers 1 Tier 1 loss (Ohio State). Best win - SP+ #33 Michigan.
12 Ole Miss Rebels 1 Tier 1 win (Georgia). 1 Tier 2 win (South Carolina). 2 Tier 2 losses (LSU, Florida). 1 Tier 3 loss (Kentucky).
13 Florida Gators 1 Tier 1 win (Ole Miss). 1 Tier 2 win (LSU). 4 Tier 1 losses (Miami, Tennessee, Georgia, Texas). 1 Tier 2 loss (Texas A&M).
14 Texas A&M Aggies 3 Tier 2 wins (Florida, Missouri, LSU). 2 Tier 1 losses (Notre Dame, Texas). 1 Tier 2 loss (South Carolina). 1 Tier 3 loss (Auburn).
15 LSU Tigers 1 Tier 1 win (Ole Miss). 1 Tier 2 win (South Carolina). 1 Tier 1 loss (Alabama). 3 Tier 2 losses (USC, Texas A&M, Florida).
16 Boise State Broncos 1 Tier 1 loss (Oregon). Best win - SP+ #30 UNLV.
17 Arizona State Sun Devils 2 Tier 2 wins (Kansas State, BYU). 2 Tier 4 losses (Texas Tech, Cincinnati).
18 BYU Cougars 2 Tier 2 wins (SMU, Kansas State). 1 Tier 3 loss (Arizona State). 1 Tier 4 loss (Kansas).
19 Miami Hurricanes 2 Tier 2 wins (Florida, Louisville). 1 Tier 3 loss (Syracuse). 1 Tier 4 loss (Georgia Tech).
20 Missouri Tigers 1 Tier 1 loss (Alabama). 2 Tier 2 losses (Texas A&M, South Carolina).
21 Iowa State Cyclones 2 Tier 2 wins (Iowa, Kansas State). 2 Tier 4 losses (Texas Tech, Kansas).
22 Clemson Tigers 1 Tier 1 loss (Georgia). 2 Tier 2 losses (Louisville, South Carolina).
23 Army West Point 1 Tier 1 loss (Notre Dame). Best win - SP+ #75 East Carolina.
24 Illinois Fighting Illini 2 Tier 1 losses (Penn State, Oregon). 1 Tier 3 loss (Minnesota). Best win - SP+ #33 Michigan.
25 Michigan Wolverines 1 Tier 1 win (Ohio State). 1 Tier 2 win (USC). 2 Tier 1 losses (Texas, Oregon). 1 Tier 2 loss (Indiana). 1 Tier 3 loss (Illinois). 1 Tier 4 loss (Washington).

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