Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Jan. 23, 2025, 7:14 p.m.
Overall Rationale: SEC:6 teams, ACC:5 teams, B1G:5 teams, BigXll:3 teams, Ind:1 team, MW:2 teams, Sunbelt:1 team, American:1 team, MAC:1 team,
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Up 2 |
| 2 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
|
| 3 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Down 2 - self explanatory |
| 4 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
|
| 5 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
|
| 6 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
|
| 7 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Up 1 |
| 8 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
Down 1 -lost to Texas |
| 9 |
Boise State Broncos
|
|
| 10 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Up 2 |
| 11 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Down 1 - fell off at end of season |
| 12 |
BYU Cougars
|
Up 5 - good win, teams above them looked worse |
| 13 |
SMU Mustangs
|
Down 2 - turnover killed |
| 14 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
|
Down 1- BYU jumped |
| 15 |
Clemson Tigers
|
Down 1- BYU jumped |
| 16 |
Syracuse Orange
|
Down 1- BYU jumped |
| 17 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
NR - BIG looked better after bowls |
| 18 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
Up 1 |
| 19 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Down 3 - still cant win a post-season game |
| 20 |
Missouri Tigers
|
NR - good bowl win |
| 21 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
Down 3 - had them ranked for momentum, which they lost despite winning bowl |
| 22 |
Marshall Thundering Herd
|
NR - 7 game winstreak, finished blowing out a 10 win team |
| 23 |
Ohio Bobcats
|
NR - 7 game winstreak, finished beating two 9 win teams |
| 24 |
Army West Point
|
Down 1 - they got screwed on their bowl game matchup, but i have to rank them based on it |
| 25 |
UNLV Rebels
|
Down 4 - underwhelming bowl win, other G5 teams ended season better |
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 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.99 |
| 6 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Texas Longhorns
|
-0.92 |
| 8 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Boise State Broncos
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.12 |
| 11 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
SMU Mustangs
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
|
0.62 |
| 15 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Syracuse Orange
|
0.48 |
| 17 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
-0.29 |
| 19 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.12 |
| 21 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
1.29 |
| 22 |
Marshall Thundering Herd
|
3.05 |
| 23 |
Ohio Bobcats
|
1.20 |
| 24 |
Army West Point
|
-0.20 |
| 25 |
UNLV Rebels
|
-0.12 |