Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Jan. 21, 2025, 10:04 p.m.

Overall Rationale: opinion, record, strength of schedule

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	42-17 vs Tennessee, 41-21 vs Oregon, 28-14 vs Texas, 34-23 vs Notre Dame
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	27-17 vs Indiana, 23-10 vs Georgia, 27-24 vs Penn State, 23-34 vs Ohio State
3	Penn State Nittany Lions	38-10 vs SMU, 31-14 vs Boise State, 24-27 vs Notre Dame
4	Texas Longhorns	38-24 vs Clemson, 39-31 vs Arizona State (2OT), 14-28 vs Ohio State
5	Oregon Ducks	21-41 vs Ohio State
6	Arizona State Sun Devils	31-39 vs Texas (2OT)
7	Georgia Bulldogs	10-23 vs Notre Dame
8	Boise State Broncos	14-31 vs Penn State
9	Indiana Hoosiers	17-27 vs Notre Dame
10	BYU Cougars	36-14 vs Colorado
11	Clemson Tigers	24-38 vs Texas
12	SMU Mustangs	10-38 vs Penn State
13	Iowa State Cyclones	42-41 vs Miami
14	Tennessee Volunteers	17-42 vs Ohio State
15	Ole Miss Rebels	52-20 vs Duke
16	Miami Hurricanes	41-42 vs Iowa State
17	Illinois Fighting Illini	21-17 vs South Carolina
18	South Carolina Gamecocks	17-21 vs Illinois
19	Syracuse Orange	52-35 vs Washington State
20	Alabama Crimson Tide	13-19 vs Michigan
21	Missouri Tigers	27-24 vs Iowa
22	Army West Point	27-6 vs Louisiana Tech
23	Navy Midshipmen	21-20 vs Oklahoma
24	Louisville Cardinals	35-34 vs Washington
25	Ohio Bobcats	30-27 vs Jacksonville State

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
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	Oregon Ducks	-0.26
6	Arizona State Sun Devils	0.00
7	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
8	Boise State Broncos	0.00
9	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
10	BYU Cougars	0.22
11	Clemson Tigers	0.22
12	SMU Mustangs	0.00
13	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
14	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.07
15	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
16	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
17	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.00
18	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
19	Syracuse Orange	0.00
20	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
21	Missouri Tigers	0.00
22	Army West Point	0.00
23	Navy Midshipmen	0.46
24	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
25	Ohio Bobcats	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
UNLV Rebels	0.50
Memphis Tigers	0.33

Total Score: 2.89