Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Jan. 23, 2025, 3:50 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Most non-playoff bowls are meaningless exhibitions and aren't worth taking into account in the final rankings. The only meaningful football since the week 16 poll was the CFP and Army-Navy. Therefore, all non-CFP non-Army teams retain their relative rankings, with the sole exception of Ole Miss and Alabama (who were basically tied in my week 16 rankings) swapping places at the 13/14 spots. LSU is the new entrant after Army dropped out.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Oregon Ducks
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4	Penn State Nittany Lions
5	Georgia Bulldogs
6	Texas Longhorns
7	Arizona State Sun Devils
8	Boise State Broncos
9	SMU Mustangs
10	Indiana Hoosiers
11	BYU Cougars
12	Tennessee Volunteers
13	Ole Miss Rebels
14	Alabama Crimson Tide
15	South Carolina Gamecocks
16	Clemson Tigers
17	Iowa State Cyclones
18	Syracuse Orange
19	Miami Hurricanes
20	Memphis Tigers
21	UNLV Rebels
22	Colorado Buffaloes
23	Duke Blue Devils
24	Illinois Fighting Illini
25	LSU Tigers

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Oregon Ducks	0.22
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.04
6	Texas Longhorns	-0.21
7	Arizona State Sun Devils	0.00
8	Boise State Broncos	0.00
9	SMU Mustangs	0.71
10	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
11	BYU Cougars	0.00
12	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
13	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
14	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.42
15	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.34
16	Clemson Tigers	0.00
17	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
18	Syracuse Orange	0.00
19	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
20	Memphis Tigers	0.51
21	UNLV Rebels	0.00
22	Colorado Buffaloes	1.91
23	Duke Blue Devils	2.16
24	Illinois Fighting Illini	-1.58
25	LSU Tigers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Army West Point	0.70
Missouri Tigers	0.58

Total Score: 9.36