Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Dec. 9, 2024, 2:53 p.m.

Overall Rationale: The STU Computer Poll ranks teams based on their worthiness of making it to the postseason. While this can be meant to show which teams are the best, it is better viewed as which teams deserve to make the playoffs.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Oregon Ducks	85.79
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	77.39
3	Georgia Bulldogs	77.16
4	Boise State Broncos	70.58
5	Arizona State Sun Devils	69.86
6	South Carolina Gamecocks	69.61
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	69.22
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	67.70
9	Penn State Nittany Lions	64.30
10	Tennessee Volunteers	63.47
11	Texas Longhorns	62.65
12	Ole Miss Rebels	62.55
13	SMU Mustangs	62.14
14	Syracuse Orange	61.62
15	BYU Cougars	60.24
16	Clemson Tigers	59.62
17	Indiana Hoosiers	59.15
18	Texas Tech Red Raiders	54.90
19	Louisville Cardinals	54.34
20	Kansas Jayhawks	54.16
21	Florida Gators	53.80
22	Miami Hurricanes	53.56
23	Texas A&M Aggies	53.50
24	Illinois Fighting Illini	53.29
25	Michigan Wolverines	52.62

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Oregon Ducks	0.00
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.09
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Boise State Broncos	0.28
5	Arizona State Sun Devils	0.76
6	South Carolina Gamecocks	2.06
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.94
9	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.84
10	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
11	Texas Longhorns	-2.02
12	Ole Miss Rebels	0.33
13	SMU Mustangs	-0.30
14	Syracuse Orange	2.16
15	BYU Cougars	0.00
16	Clemson Tigers	-0.04
17	Indiana Hoosiers	-3.45
18	Texas Tech Red Raiders	7.25
19	Louisville Cardinals	2.27
20	Kansas Jayhawks	5.25
21	Florida Gators	4.08
22	Miami Hurricanes	-2.06
23	Texas A&M Aggies	0.40
24	Illinois Fighting Illini	-0.16
25	Michigan Wolverines	0.13

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Army West Point	1.04
Iowa State Cyclones	1.87
Colorado Buffaloes	0.88
UNLV Rebels	0.25
Missouri Tigers	0.29
Memphis Tigers	0.14

Total Score: 39.34