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PlactusTX Ballot for 2024 Final

Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Jan. 22, 2025, 10:30 p.m.

Overall Rationale: First, generate ratings with a computer system that does not use points scored/allowed or margin of victory. Then take the top forty and compare their accomplishments head-to-head to create a ballot.

Rank Team Reason
1 Ohio State Buckeyes (10) W 13 Tennessee, W 1 Oregon, W 3 Texas, W 4 Notre Dame
2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4) W 9 Indiana, W 2 Georgia, W 5 Penn State, L 10 Ohio State
3 Oregon Ducks (1) L 10 Ohio State
4 Georgia Bulldogs (2) L 4 Notre Dame
5 Texas Longhorns (3) W 17 Clemson, W 7 Arizona State, L 10 Ohio State
6 Penn State Nittany Lions (5) W 6 Southern Methodist, W 8 Boise State, L 4 Notre Dame
7 SMU Mustangs (6) L 20 Clemson
8 Arizona State Sun Devils (7) L 3 Texas
9 Boise State Broncos (8) L 5 Penn State
10 Indiana Hoosiers (9) L 4 Notre Dame
11 BYU Cougars (12) W 21 Colorado
12 Iowa State Cyclones (15) W 11 Miami (Florida)
13 South Carolina Gamecocks (16) W 20 Illinois
14 Syracuse Orange (19) W Washington State
15 Ole Miss Rebels (22) W Duke
16 Miami Hurricanes (11) L 15 Iowa State
17 Missouri Tigers (23) W Iowa
18 Tennessee Volunteers (13) L 10 Ohio State
19 Alabama Crimson Tide (14) L Michigan
20 Clemson Tigers (17) L 3 Texas
21 Illinois Fighting Illini (20) L 16 South Carolina
22 LSU Tigers (25) W Baylor
23 Louisville Cardinals (24) W Washington
24 Michigan Wolverines (—) W Alabama | Dropped out: 21 Colorado
25 Army West Point (18) L Navy, W Louisiana-Monroe | First five out: Kansas State, Florida, Colorado, Navy, Minnesota

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