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MemeofMemeJTG999999 Ballot for 2024 Week 16 & Bowls

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Dec. 9, 2024, 12:21 a.m.

Overall Rationale: I use a methodology similar to that used by the voter polls that bases teams based primarily on wins/losses, but with other factors such as how those teams looked in their wins and losses, head to head, roster depth, etc, in play.

Rank Team Reason
1 Oregon Ducks (13-0) (no change) W: 45-37 vs #4 Penn State (11-2) (B1G Champ; in Pasadena) Bowl: Rose vs #7 Ohio State/#6 Tennessee (in Pasadena)
2 Georgia Bulldogs (11-2) (up 3) W: 22-19 vs #2 Texas (11-2) (SEC Champ; in Atlanta) Bowl: Sugar vs #3 Notre Dame/#9 Indiana (in New Orleans)
3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-1) (no change) Bye Bowl: Playoff R1 vs #9 Indiana (11-1)
4 Penn State Nittany Lions (11-2) (no change) L: 37-45 vs #1 Oregon (13-0) (B1G Champ; in Indianapolis) Bowl: Playoff R1 vs #11 SMU (11-2)
5 Texas Longhorns (11-2) (down 3) L: 19-22 vs #5 Georgia (11-2) (SEC Champ; in Atlanta) Bowl: Playoff R1 vs #13 Clemson (10-3)
6 Tennessee Volunteers (10-2) (no change) Bye Bowl: Playoff R1 @ #7 Ohio State (10-2)
7 Ohio State Buckeyes (10-2) (up 1) Bye Bowl: Playoff R1 vs #6 Tennessee (10-2)
8 Arizona State Sun Devils (11-2) (up 2) W: 45-19 vs #16 Iowa State (10-3) (B12 Champ; in Dallas) Bowl: Peach vs #5 Texas/#13 Clemson (in Atlanta)
9 Indiana Hoosiers (11-1) (no change) Bye Bowl: Playoff R1 @ #3 Notre Dame (11-1)
10 Boise State Broncos (12-1) (up 1) W: 21-7 vs #18 UNLV (10-3) (MW Champ) Bowl: Fiesta vs #4 Penn State/#11 SMU (in Phoenix)
11 SMU Mustangs (11-2) (down 4) L: 31-34 vs #22 Clemson (10-3) (ACC Champ; in Charlotte) Bowl: Playoff R1 @ #4 Penn State (11-2)
12 South Carolina Gamecocks (9-3) (no change) Bye Bowl: Citrus vs #23 Illinois (9-3) (in Orlando)
13 Clemson Tigers (10-3) (up 9) W: 34-31 vs #7 SMU (11-2) (ACC Champ; in Charlotte) Bowl: Playoff R1 @ #5 Texas (11-2)
14 Ole Miss Rebels (9-3) (down 1) Bye Bowl: Gator vs #28 Duke (9-3) (in Jacksonville)
15 Alabama Crimson Tide (9-3) (down 1) Bye Bowl: ReliaQuest vs Michigan (7-5) (in Tampa)
16 Miami Hurricanes (10-2) (down 1) Bye Bowl: Pop-Tarts vs #22 Iowa State (10-3) (in Orlando)
17 BYU Cougars (10-2) (no change) Bye Bowl: Alamo vs #21 Colorado (9-3) (in San Antonio)
18 Syracuse Orange (9-3) (up 1) Bye Bowl: Holiday vs Washington State (8-4) (in San Diego)
19 Army West Point (11-1) (up 5) W: 35-14 vs #27 Tulane (9-4) (AAC Champ) Next Week: vs Navy (8-3) (in Washington, DC) Bowl: Independence vs Marshall (10-3) (in Shreveport)
20 Memphis Tigers (10-2) (no change) Bye Bowl: Frisco vs West Virginia (6-6) (in Dallas)
21 Colorado Buffaloes (9-3) (no change) Bye Bowl: Alamo vs #17 BYU (10-2) (in San Antonio)
22 Iowa State Cyclones (10-3) (down 6) L: 19-45 vs #10 Arizona State (10-3) (B12 Champ; in Dallas) Bowl: Pop-Tarts vs #16 Miami (10-2) (in Orlando)
23 Illinois Fighting Illini (9-3) (no change) Bye Bowl: Citrus vs #12 South Carolina (9-3) (in Orlando)
24 Missouri Tigers (9-3) (up 1) Bye Bowl: Music City vs Iowa (8-4) (in Nashville)
25 UNLV Rebels (10-3) (down 7) L: 7-21 @ #11 Boise State (12-1) (MW Champ) Bowl: LA Bowl vs California (6-6) (in Los Angeles) Next 5: #26: Texas A&M (8-4) (no change) #27: LSU (8-4) (up 1) #28: Duke (9-3) (up 2) #29: Louisville (8-4) (was unranked) #30: Kansas State (8-4) (was unranked) Fell out of T30: Tulane (9-4) (was 27) Louisiana (10-3) (was 29) Biggest Riser: Clemson (22->13) Biggest Faller: UNLV (18->25)

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