Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 21, 2025, 8:32 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Since no games have been played, I rank teams using their overall placement from the last three seasons, with greater weight being placed on more recent seasons. As the first few weeks of the season are played, the ranks of previous years will lose importance (usually, I faze them out entirely after four games played). For now, however, the ranks of previous years and incoming/outgoing players via transfer portal/graduation are all I have to go on.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns
2	Ohio State Buckeyes
3	Penn State Nittany Lions
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
5	Georgia Bulldogs
6	Oregon Ducks
7	Clemson Tigers
8	Arizona State Sun Devils
9	South Carolina Gamecocks
10	Miami Hurricanes
11	Illinois Fighting Illini
12	Alabama Crimson Tide
13	Michigan Wolverines
14	Kansas State Wildcats
15	LSU Tigers
16	Ole Miss Rebels
17	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
18	Indiana Hoosiers
19	SMU Mustangs
20	Florida Gators
21	Utah Utes
22	BYU Cougars
23	Boise State Broncos
24	Texas A&M Aggies
25	Baylor Bears

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.11
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
6	Oregon Ducks	0.00
7	Clemson Tigers	0.00
8	Arizona State Sun Devils	0.28
9	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.49
10	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
11	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.18
12	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
13	Michigan Wolverines	0.02
14	Kansas State Wildcats	0.30
15	LSU Tigers	0.00
16	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
17	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	2.32
18	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
19	SMU Mustangs	0.00
20	Florida Gators	0.00
21	Utah Utes	1.82
22	BYU Cougars	0.00
23	Boise State Broncos	0.00
24	Texas A&M Aggies	-0.02
25	Baylor Bears	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Iowa State Cyclones	0.50
Tennessee Volunteers	0.35
Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.28
Oklahoma Sooners	0.09

Total Score: 6.77