Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Dec. 10, 2024, 6:14 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Combo of various computer rankings along with my own weighting/judgment

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Oregon Ducks
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	If they can mentally pull it together to beat Tennessee, they'll get a chance for redemption against Oregon.
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Looking forward to the Indiana State Championship!
4	Texas Longhorns	They have a Georgia problem, but that's it.
5	Georgia Bulldogs	Having a hard time looking past them barely squeezing by Kentucky and GA Tech
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	They kept pace with Oregon despite some real bad mistakes (terrible penalties, two interceptions). Their reward is a seemingly easy path to the semifinals.
7	Indiana Hoosiers	Looking forward to the Indiana State Championship!
8	SMU Mustangs	Committee made the right call keeping them ahead of Alabama.
9	Alabama Crimson Tide	Despite their bad losses, I do think Alabama is one of the top 12 teams in the country. But auto bids have a purpose since there aren't enough inter-conference games, so I'm fine with the committee keeping them out.
10	Tennessee Volunteers
11	Boise State Broncos
12	Arizona State Sun Devils
13	Miami Hurricanes
14	South Carolina Gamecocks
15	Ole Miss Rebels
16	BYU Cougars
17	Clemson Tigers
18	Iowa State Cyclones
19	Louisville Cardinals
20	Colorado Buffaloes
21	LSU Tigers
22	Illinois Fighting Illini
23	Army West Point
24	Texas A&M Aggies
25	Iowa Hawkeyes	Next up: 26) Michigan, 27) Kansas St.

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Oregon Ducks	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	1.07
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	Texas Longhorns	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.53
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
7	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
8	SMU Mustangs	0.28
9	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.66
10	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
11	Boise State Broncos	-0.12
12	Arizona State Sun Devils	0.00
13	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
14	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
15	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
16	BYU Cougars	0.00
17	Clemson Tigers	-0.39
18	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
19	Louisville Cardinals	2.27
20	Colorado Buffaloes	0.00
21	LSU Tigers	2.36
22	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.00
23	Army West Point	-0.36
24	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
25	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.13

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Syracuse Orange	0.61
UNLV Rebels	0.25
Missouri Tigers	0.29
Memphis Tigers	0.14

Total Score: 9.45