Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Jan. 21, 2025, 7:58 p.m.

Overall Rationale: These are the teams I believe are the best in college football. In general, I would expect any given team to win more than 50% of the time on a neutral field against all the teams ranked below it. I am not trying to rank the teams by how good of a season they've had. I start with an average of predictive computer models and make subjective adjustments as necessary.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3	Texas Longhorns
4	Ole Miss Rebels
5	Penn State Nittany Lions
6	Oregon Ducks
7	Alabama Crimson Tide
8	Georgia Bulldogs
9	Indiana Hoosiers
10	Tennessee Volunteers
11	Miami Hurricanes
12	LSU Tigers
13	SMU Mustangs
14	Louisville Cardinals
15	South Carolina Gamecocks
16	Clemson Tigers
17	Arizona State Sun Devils
18	Florida Gators
19	Michigan Wolverines
20	Texas A&M Aggies
21	USC Trojans
22	Missouri Tigers
23	Iowa Hawkeyes
24	BYU Cougars
25	Colorado Buffaloes

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
3	Texas Longhorns	0.42
4	Ole Miss Rebels	2.00
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
6	Oregon Ducks	-0.91
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	2.06
8	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.38
9	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
10	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
11	Miami Hurricanes	1.51
12	LSU Tigers	5.36
13	SMU Mustangs	0.00
14	Louisville Cardinals	5.11
15	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.34
16	Clemson Tigers	0.00
17	Arizona State Sun Devils	-2.27
18	Florida Gators	6.83
19	Michigan Wolverines	1.29
20	Texas A&M Aggies	4.93
21	USC Trojans	4.11
22	Missouri Tigers	0.00
23	Iowa Hawkeyes	2.17
24	BYU Cougars	-3.33
25	Colorado Buffaloes	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Boise State Broncos	4.58
Iowa State Cyclones	3.15
Illinois Fighting Illini	2.21
Syracuse Orange	1.11
Army West Point	0.70
UNLV Rebels	0.50
Memphis Tigers	0.33

Total Score: 55.63