Back to poll results >>

stealingchairs Ballot for 2024 Final

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Jan. 21, 2025, 12:44 p.m.

Rank Team Reason
1 Ohio State Buckeyes
2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3 Oregon Ducks only loss was to champs in playoffs AND beat them previously in the season
4 Penn State Nittany Lions Only losses were to the three teams above + competitive in semis
5 Indiana Hoosiers only losses were to #1 and #2, though not quite as competitive as #4
6 Georgia Bulldogs Beat texas multiple times; feels silly to rank them below despite not making it as far
7 Texas Longhorns made it to semis, but losses not as strong. ALSO: #7-#12 are very close, nearly interchangeble.
8 Arizona State Sun Devils Nearly beat #7 in quarter-finals
9 Boise State Broncos only losses to #3 and #4
10 SMU Mustangs excellent regular season, deserved playoff spot
11 Tennessee Volunteers solid regular season, rough post-season (still made playoffs tho!)
12 BYU Cougars Nearly beat #8 in regular season, beat #10; should have been 12 seed if clemson hadn't won ACC
13 Ole Miss Rebels
14 Illinois Fighting Illini Only losses were to playoff teams
15 Iowa State Cyclones
16 South Carolina Gamecocks
17 Syracuse Orange
18 Miami Hurricanes
19 Missouri Tigers
20 Army West Point
21 Clemson Tigers
22 UNLV Rebels
23 Memphis Tigers
24 Ohio Bobcats
25 Michigan Wolverines All losses but one were to playoff teams, beat eventual champions, strong despite 8-5 (side note: imo Bama doesn't deserve to be ranked - their losses are embarrassing aside from Tennessee. Sure, they beat georgia, but one good win does not a season compensate)

Back to poll results >>