Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 14, 2025, 9:21 a.m.

Overall Rationale: New year, new poll. Take my final poll from last year and that is my preseason poll. Yes things happened over the summer, but nobody really knows what's going to happen until the games get played so preseason poll are a crapshoot anyway

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3	Texas Longhorns
4	Penn State Nittany Lions
5	Arizona State Sun Devils
6	Georgia Bulldogs
7	Oregon Ducks
8	Boise State Broncos
9	Clemson Tigers
10	Indiana Hoosiers
11	SMU Mustangs
12	Tennessee Volunteers
13	Ole Miss Rebels
14	BYU Cougars
15	Iowa State Cyclones
16	Illinois Fighting Illini
17	Alabama Crimson Tide
18	Miami Hurricanes
19	South Carolina Gamecocks
20	Syracuse Orange
21	Army West Point
22	Missouri Tigers
23	Memphis Tigers
24	UNLV Rebels
25	Colorado Buffaloes

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.69
3	Texas Longhorns	0.00
4	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
5	Arizona State Sun Devils	0.86
6	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
7	Oregon Ducks	0.00
8	Boise State Broncos	1.96
9	Clemson Tigers	0.00
10	Indiana Hoosiers	1.02
11	SMU Mustangs	0.55
12	Tennessee Volunteers	0.67
13	Ole Miss Rebels	0.25
14	BYU Cougars	1.77
15	Iowa State Cyclones	0.23
16	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.00
17	Alabama Crimson Tide	-1.25
18	Miami Hurricanes	-0.54
19	South Carolina Gamecocks	-0.05
20	Syracuse Orange	4.85
21	Army West Point	3.72
22	Missouri Tigers	0.74
23	Memphis Tigers	1.92
24	UNLV Rebels	0.91
25	Colorado Buffaloes	0.21

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
LSU Tigers	1.83
Michigan Wolverines	0.97
Kansas State Wildcats	1.17
Florida Gators	0.75
Texas A&M Aggies	0.45
Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.28
Oklahoma Sooners	0.09

Total Score: 27.76