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MADBuc49 Ballot for 2024 Final

Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Jan. 23, 2025, 1:06 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Final Week notes: Deservedness layer removed. General notes: FIRST layer (computer portion): SP+, opponents’ SP+, opponents’ opponents’ SP+, opponents’ win %, opponents’ opponents’ win %. SECOND layer (human portion): home/field/away, key injuries, P5/G5 status, watched game factors (ex: offensive/defensive line domination, rush yards after contact, average point of first contact, defensive penetration on non-inside screens, missed tackles, quarterback throwing release speed, overall turnovers, average starting field position, etc). THIRD layer (human portion): wins/losses vs higher-/lower-/non-ranked teams, recency of those results. FOURTH layer (computer portion): Deservedness = Team A cannot be ranked over Team B that has 2+ fewer losses (ex: 9-3 LSU can be ranked over 10-2 Missouri, but 9-3 LSU cannot be ranked over 11-1 Tulane even if LSU beat Tulane heads up, rankings have LSU over Tulane, and/or I think LSU is better than Tulane) unless Team B is giving a X loss allowance to Team A due to significantly fewer P4 games played. Loss allowances come into play when: P5 teams play 2 fewer P5 games than another P5 team (ex: 9-3 Arizona plays 10 P5 games, 11-1 Syracuse plays 8 P5 games, 10-8=2, 9-3 Arizona can be ranked over 11-1 Syracuse); P5 teams play 6 fewer P5 games than a G5 team (11-1 Syracuse plays 8 P5 teams, 9-3 Charlotte plays 2 P5 teams, 8-2=6, 9-3 Charlotte can be ranked over 11-1 Syracuse); G5 teams play 10 fewer P5 teams than a P5 team (ex: 9-3 Arizona plays 10 P5 games, 11-1 Liberty plays 0 P5 games, 10-0=0, 9-3 Arizona can be ranked over 11-1 Liberty); or G5 teams play 2 fewer P5 games than another G5 team (ex: 9-3 Charlotte plays 2 P5 games, 11-1 Liberty plays 0 P5 games, 2-0=2, 9-3 Charlotte can be ranked over 11-1 Liberty). If the game differential exceeds more than 2/6/10/2 in those scenarios, add another loss allowance for each additional P5 game played difference in that scenario.

Rank Team Reason
1 Ohio State Buckeyes +2. Ranked wins: Indiana, Notre Dame, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas
2 Oregon Ducks -1. Ranked wins: Boise State, Illinois, Ohio State, Penn State
3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish +5. Ranked wins: Indiana, Louisville, Penn State
4 Penn State Nittany Lions +0. Ranked wins: Boise State, Illinois, SMU
5 Georgia Bulldogs -3. Ranked wins: Clemson, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Texas
6 Texas Longhorns +0. Ranked wins: Arizona State, Clemson, Florida
7 Arizona State Sun Devils +0. Ranked wins: BYU, Colorado
8 Indiana Hoosiers -3.
9 Clemson Tigers +5. Ranked wins: SMU
10 SMU Mustangs -1. Ranked wins: Louisville, TCU
11 Tennessee Volunteers -1. Ranked wins: Alabama, Florida
12 BYU Cougars +0. Ranked wins: SMU
13 Iowa State Cyclones +2.
14 Illinois Fighting Illini +2.
15 Miami Hurricanes -4. Ranked wins: Florida. Louisville
16 Colorado Buffaloes +1.
17 Alabama Crimson Tide +4. Ranked wins: Georgia, LSU, Missouri, South Carolina
18 Florida Gators +4. Ranked wins: LSU, Ole Miss
19 LSU Tigers NEW. Ranked wins: Ole Miss, South Carolina
20 Ole Miss Rebels +3. Ranked wins: Georgia, South Carolina
21 South Carolina Gamecocks +3. Ranked wins: Clemson, Missouri
22 Louisville Cardinals +3. Ranked wins: Clemson
23 TCU Horned Frogs -5.
24 Boise State Broncos -11.
25 Missouri Tigers NEW.

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