Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Jan. 21, 2025, 11:25 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Top 12 are Playoff teams based on performance. Then group ranked by wins. I wanted all conferences in the Top 25, so non playoff SEC teams got booted at the bottom.
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Ohio State Buckeyes | Congrats Ohio State |
2 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Put up a great fight, alas, too many mistakes against a team you cannot make any. |
3 | Penn State Nittany Lions | Played Notre Dame much closer than Texas did Ohio State, Franklin is a good coach |
4 | Texas Longhorns | ONLY SEC team to win a playoff game |
5 | Arizona State Sun Devils | Almost had it, best team that did not win a playoff game |
6 | Indiana Hoosiers | Lost to the 2 teams in the national championship, best season in Indiana Football history |
7 | Boise State Broncos | Kinda spiraled after a bad start |
8 | Georgia Bulldogs | Fans keep making excuses and it is annoying |
9 | Oregon Ducks | What the hell happened?! |
10 | Clemson Tigers | Losing 14 to Texas sucks but at least you made it |
11 | SMU Mustangs | You got in and did not even show up, what the hell? |
12 | Tennessee Volunteers | Most lopsided game, SEC is weak this year. |
13 | Army West Point | Only 12 win team to not make the playoffs. |
14 | Iowa State Cyclones | Won vs Miami, and their loss almost beat Texas, Big 12 > ACC |
15 | BYU Cougars | Did you know that Deion may go to Dallas? Oh yeah, BYU won, anyway, about Colorado... |
16 | Ohio Bobcats | Best MAC team |
17 | Memphis Tigers | American looks amazing, and the Pac 12 is desperate to add them |
18 | UNLV Rebels | Had their shot, at least they won their bowl game, and hey, 11 wins! |
19 | Illinois Fighting Illini | BIG 10 IS strong wow |
20 | Miami Hurricanes | Steals Georgia's QB |
21 | Syracuse Orange | 10 win season, not bad |
22 | Navy Midshipmen | Beat Army, everything else is gravy |
23 | Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns | Also from Sun belt |
24 | Sam Houston Bearkats | Conference USA got to 10 wins! |
25 | Marshall Thundering Herd | Come on, you didn't even play your bowl game? |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 |
2 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.00 |
3 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.82 |
4 | Texas Longhorns | 0.00 |
5 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 0.32 |
6 | Indiana Hoosiers | 0.53 |
7 | Boise State Broncos | 0.12 |
8 | Georgia Bulldogs | -0.38 |
9 | Oregon Ducks | -2.89 |
10 | Clemson Tigers | 0.48 |
11 | SMU Mustangs | 0.00 |
12 | Tennessee Volunteers | 0.00 |
13 | Army West Point | 1.10 |
14 | Iowa State Cyclones | 0.00 |
15 | BYU Cougars | -0.09 |
16 | Ohio Bobcats | 7.22 |
17 | Memphis Tigers | 1.67 |
18 | UNLV Rebels | 1.08 |
19 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 0.00 |
20 | Miami Hurricanes | 0.00 |
21 | Syracuse Orange | 0.00 |
22 | Navy Midshipmen | 1.10 |
23 | Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns | 2.24 |
24 | Sam Houston Bearkats | 1.21 |
25 | Marshall Thundering Herd | 0.05 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
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Ole Miss Rebels | 3.38 |
South Carolina Gamecocks | 1.30 |
Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.90 |
Missouri Tigers | 0.58 |
Total Score: 27.44