ruwisc Ballot for 2024 Week 16 & Bowls
Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Dec. 8, 2024, 11:44 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Teams are graded on offensive and defensive scales, based on the quality of their opponent, point total, and whether they won or lost. The two scales are combined together to produce the final ranking. Calculations are performed iteratively, so if one of your team's past opponents does very well, that will help you. For the first time in maybe five years, I've made a calculation tweak this week to better take opponent strength into account, and I think it looks a lot better now. I will also include where each team would have placed last week if I'd made the tweaks then. (The same 25 teams would've been ranked last week) Next 10: Texas A&M, Kansas State, Baylor, Marshall, Duke, Texas Tech, Memphis, Iowa, UNLV, Michigan
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oregon Ducks
|
6.77 LW: 1 |
| 2 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
4.94 LW: 3 |
| 3 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
4.68 LW: 6 |
| 4 |
Texas Longhorns
|
4.37 LW: 2 |
| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
4.31 LW: 7 |
| 6 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
4.05 LW: 8 |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
3.91 LW: 5 |
| 8 |
SMU Mustangs
|
3.784 LW: 4 |
| 9 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
3.778 LW: 9 |
| 10 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
3.64 LW: 15 |
| 11 |
Boise State Broncos
|
3.633 LW: 13 |
| 12 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
3.631 LW: 11 |
| 13 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
3.46 LW: 12 |
| 14 |
BYU Cougars
|
3.38 LW: 14 |
| 15 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
|
3.27 LW: 16 |
| 16 |
Army West Point
|
3.15 LW: 20 |
| 17 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
3.12 LW: 10 |
| 18 |
Clemson Tigers
|
3.063 LW: 21 |
| 19 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
3.055 LW: 17 |
| 20 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
2.92 LW: 18 |
| 21 |
Syracuse Orange
|
2.90 LW: 19 |
| 22 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
2.71 LW: 22 |
| 23 |
Missouri Tigers
|
2.61 LW: 23 |
| 24 |
LSU Tigers
|
2.56 LW: 24 |
| 25 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
2.53 LW: 25 |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.09 |
| 3 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.22 |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
SMU Mustangs
|
0.28 |
| 9 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.66 |
| 10 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Boise State Broncos
|
-0.12 |
| 12 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.23 |
| 13 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
-0.45 |
| 14 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.14 |
| 15 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Army West Point
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Clemson Tigers
|
-0.74 |
| 19 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
0.30 |
| 20 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
-0.55 |
| 21 |
Syracuse Orange
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.66 |
| 23 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.07 |
| 25 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
-0.55 |
UNLV Rebels
Memphis Tigers