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thealbinotitan1 Ballot for 2025 Preseason

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 14, 2025, 9:24 a.m.

Overall Rationale: By feel as no games have been played

Rank Team Reason
1 Texas Longhorns Arch and Texas recruiting under sark
2 Penn State Nittany Lions Returning QB + success from last year
3 Ohio State Buckeyes Defending national champions
4 Clemson Tigers Dabo and his “NIL”
5 Georgia Bulldogs Kirby dark magic
6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Freeman is a good coach
7 Oregon Ducks Lanning is a good coach
8 South Carolina Gamecocks Sellers is retuning plus that dline should be insane
9 Miami Hurricanes Miami will either be good or terrible
10 Alabama Crimson Tide Will end season around here by pure willpower from pollsters/ committee
11 LSU Tigers Bryan doesn’t deserve a top 10
12 Arizona State Sun Devils Dillingham is a good coach but needs to find footing this year to maintain momentum
13 Michigan Wolverines Underwood
14 Florida Gators Dj Lagway
15 Illinois Fighting Illini Returns altmyer and important pieces from last year
16 SMU Mustangs Returns decent amount from last years playoff team
17 Kansas State Wildcats Avery Johnson
18 Texas A&M Aggies Needs to be ranked due to recruiting classes but will probably go 8-4
19 Indiana Hoosiers Credit for last year and weak schedule this season but Cignetti needs to have improved roster
20 Iowa State Cyclones Returning QB + Campbell is a good coach
21 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Returning QB and RB with a fun team from last year deserves to be mentioned here
22 Texas Tech Red Raiders Let’s see if they can keep a ranking
23 Ole Miss Rebels Lane Kiffen blew his best chance for a while but should still be viable sleeper sec team
24 Boise State Broncos Deserve to be ranked this year after their great season last year but let’s see if they can have the same or similar success as last year. A retuning Maddox should help
25 Memphis Tigers Memphis has been perennially good out of the American

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