Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Dec. 9, 2024, 3:44 p.m.

Overall Rationale: - Oregon is clear #1, then the rest is way closer and harder to evaluate; - Some placements are more of an elimination process of "who doesn't deserve to be there" than who deserves; - Conference winners are rewarded, but runner-ups are not punished outside of an absolutely horrendous game (sorry Louisiana); - Penn St. and Texas is a toss-up; - Notre Dame is hard to evaluate; - Boise is closer to OSU and ND than to Indiana and Tenn; - SMU and Arizona St. are close too; - #20 and bellow is probably close to #30 than to #15; - Missouri and Colorado could be frauds, but there's a lack of teams looking convincing in that range.

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Oregon Ducks
2	Georgia Bulldogs
3	Penn State Nittany Lions
4	Texas Longhorns
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
6	Ohio State Buckeyes
7	Boise State Broncos
8	Indiana Hoosiers
9	Tennessee Volunteers
10	SMU Mustangs
11	Arizona State Sun Devils
12	Alabama Crimson Tide
13	Ole Miss Rebels
14	South Carolina Gamecocks
15	Clemson Tigers
16	Miami Hurricanes
17	BYU Cougars
18	Iowa State Cyclones
19	Army West Point
20	Syracuse Orange
21	Missouri Tigers
22	Memphis Tigers
23	Colorado Buffaloes
24	UNLV Rebels
25	Duke Blue Devils

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Oregon Ducks	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.48
4	Texas Longhorns	0.00
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	Boise State Broncos	0.00
8	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
9	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
10	SMU Mustangs	0.00
11	Arizona State Sun Devils	0.00
12	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
13	Ole Miss Rebels	0.03
14	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
15	Clemson Tigers	0.00
16	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
17	BYU Cougars	0.00
18	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
19	Army West Point	0.00
20	Syracuse Orange	0.03
21	Missouri Tigers	0.33
22	Memphis Tigers	0.00
23	Colorado Buffaloes	0.00
24	UNLV Rebels	0.00
25	Duke Blue Devils	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Illinois Fighting Illini	0.95

Total Score: 1.82