Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Jan. 22, 2025, 12:31 p.m.
Overall Rationale: All reasons are my preseason poll, which I haven't seen since I made it. Next 5 out are Navy, Louisville, Ohio, LSU, and Florida. Next 5 in preseason were NC State (Bad), Boise State (Too Low), Texas A&M (OK), Iowa State, and SMU (Both OK Considering expectations
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Georgia, Not Bad, but not #1 material |
| 2 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Ohio State, Hit, but most people had them here, so no surprise |
| 3 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Oregon, Hit, Called them the best team on paper, they weren't |
| 4 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Texas, OK, I just expected more out of them really |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Ole Miss, Not Good, The SEC was disappointing this year, for SEC fans that is, great for everyone else |
| 6 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Alabama, BAD, lol |
| 7 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
Notre Dame, Good, so close to 15-N1U, so close |
| 8 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
Penn State, Good, James Franklin won a big game? He can do that? |
| 9 |
Boise State Broncos
|
Florida State, 2-10 |
| 10 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Missouri, Miss, Deciding to barely use a top 5 WR in the country is an interesting call that didn't pay off |
| 11 |
BYU Cougars
|
Kansas State, Miss, Entering the Big 12 block, get ready for a lot of misses |
| 12 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Utah, Bad Miss, Cam Falling |
| 13 |
SMU Mustangs
|
Oklahoma State, Worst Big 12 Miss, 5 straight misses |
| 14 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
Michigan, Kinda Miss, they did beat Ohio State and Alabama, but went 8-5 |
| 15 |
Clemson Tigers
|
LSU, Meh "Tigers also lost a lot of talent, but week 1 vs USC will really tell us where they’re at" my preseason writing, sums it up |
| 16 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
Clemson, Hit, 1 spot of difference, not bad |
| 17 |
Syracuse Orange
|
Kansas, "If Jalon Daniels is healthy they make the playoffs, book it" Don't take gambling advice from me |
| 18 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Oklahoma, Miss, They beat Alabama I guess? |
| 19 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
|
Miami, "They had a good recruiting class I guess? Will start 6-0 and end 8-4" I was close |
| 20 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Arizona, Miss, incredible what McMillan was able to do without a QB |
| 21 |
Army West Point
|
Tennessee, Too Low, I was lower on them than most people, but they didn't quite live up to expectations, so point me I guess? |
| 22 |
Memphis Tigers
|
Iowa, "Dominant D + competent QB = success?" No, not really |
| 23 |
UNLV Rebels
|
Virginia Tech, Miss, I know the bottom spots of the poll don't really matter, but come on |
| 24 |
Missouri Tigers
|
USC, Miss, We need to stop putting teams that lost a lot but were good last year in the poll, it never goes well |
| 25 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
West Virginia, Miss, Neal Brown showed progress in 2023, what happened? |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.04 |
| 6 |
Texas Longhorns
|
-0.21 |
| 7 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.07 |
| 8 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Boise State Broncos
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
SMU Mustangs
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Syracuse Orange
|
0.17 |
| 18 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Army West Point
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Memphis Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
UNLV Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
0.00 |
No major omissions.
Total Score: 0.48