Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Aug. 19, 2025, 11:56 p.m.

Overall Rationale: My preseason poll is different from my regular season poll. The preseason poll adjusts each team's Elo rating until the sum of every team's expected wins is nearly equivalent to their Vegas win total.

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Penn State Nittany Lions
2	Ohio State Buckeyes
3	Texas Longhorns
4	Georgia Bulldogs
5	Alabama Crimson Tide
6	Oregon Ducks
7	Clemson Tigers
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
9	LSU Tigers
10	Michigan Wolverines
11	Texas A&M Aggies
12	Oklahoma Sooners
13	Florida Gators
14	Miami Hurricanes
15	Ole Miss Rebels
16	USC Trojans
17	Auburn Tigers
18	South Carolina Gamecocks
19	Tennessee Volunteers
20	Iowa Hawkeyes
21	Indiana Hoosiers
22	Nebraska Cornhuskers
23	Louisville Cardinals
24	SMU Mustangs
25	Illinois Fighting Illini

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.46
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Texas Longhorns	0.00
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.27
6	Oregon Ducks	0.00
7	Clemson Tigers	0.00
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-0.35
9	LSU Tigers	0.00
10	Michigan Wolverines	0.60
11	Texas A&M Aggies	1.33
12	Oklahoma Sooners	1.75
13	Florida Gators	0.43
14	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
15	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
16	USC Trojans	3.47
17	Auburn Tigers	7.80
18	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
19	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
20	Iowa Hawkeyes	4.72
21	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
22	Nebraska Cornhuskers	2.85
23	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
24	SMU Mustangs	-0.77
25	Illinois Fighting Illini	-1.14

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Arizona State Sun Devils	1.68
Kansas State Wildcats	1.17
Iowa State Cyclones	0.50
Boise State Broncos	0.20
Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.28

Total Score: 29.77