Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Jan. 22, 2025, 7:59 a.m.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	National Champion
2	Oregon Ducks	Only loss was to a team they beat, won conference championship.
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	National Champion Runner-up
4	Georgia Bulldogs	Won conference championship
5	Texas Longhorns	Only losses to #1 and #4 (twice)
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	Only losses to #1, # 2, #3
7	Tennessee Volunteers	Losses to #1, #4, and 1 unranked
8	Arizona State Sun Devils	Won conference championship, 2 ranked wins, losses to #5 and 2 unranked teams
9	Indiana Hoosiers	Only losses to #1 and #2, 1 ranked win
10	Clemson Tigers	Won conference championship
11	SMU Mustangs	1 ranked win, 3 ranked losses
12	Boise State Broncos	0 ranked wins, 2 ranked losses
13	BYU Cougars	2 ranked wins, 1 ranked loss, 1 unranked loss
14	Ole Miss Rebels	2 ranked wins, 1 ranked loss, 2 unranked losses
15	Illinois Fighting Illini	2 ranked wins, 2 ranked losses, 1 unranked loss
16	Michigan Wolverines	Beat Bama
17	Alabama Crimson Tide	Loss to Michigan
18	South Carolina Gamecocks	2 ranked wins, 3 ranked losses, 1 unranked loss
19	Iowa State Cyclones	1 ranked win, 1 ranked loss, 2 unranked losses, blown out in conference championship game
20	Syracuse Orange	Beat Miami
21	Miami Hurricanes	Loss to Syracuse
22	Missouri Tigers	0 Ranked wins, 2 ranked losses, 1 unranked loss, better record than Louisville
23	Louisville Cardinals	1 ranked win, 3 ranked losses, 1 unranked loss, worse record than Missouri
24	Florida Gators	Extremely tough schedule, 1 ranked win, 4 ranked losses, 1 unranked loss
25	Colorado Buffaloes	0 ranked wins, 1 ranked loss, 3 unranked losses, no group of 5 teams looked better

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Oregon Ducks	0.22
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.68
5	Texas Longhorns	0.00
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.68
7	Tennessee Volunteers	0.39
8	Arizona State Sun Devils	0.00
9	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
10	Clemson Tigers	0.48
11	SMU Mustangs	0.00
12	Boise State Broncos	-0.02
13	BYU Cougars	0.00
14	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
15	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.00
16	Michigan Wolverines	2.43
17	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
18	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
19	Iowa State Cyclones	-0.64
20	Syracuse Orange	0.00
21	Miami Hurricanes	-0.28
22	Missouri Tigers	0.00
23	Louisville Cardinals	0.20
24	Florida Gators	0.83
25	Colorado Buffaloes	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Army West Point	0.70
UNLV Rebels	0.50
Memphis Tigers	0.33

Total Score: 8.39