Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 1, 2025, 9:19 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Dropped Out: #2 Texas, #4 Notre Dame, #7 Alabama, #11 Clemson, #14 Kansas State. Doing something different this year and choosing not to rank any team with a loss for at least the first few weeks of the season. I saw someone else say this last year in one of the early season ranking threads and I kind of loved it. Though it looks super weird. If these teams deserve it then they'll earn their way back in.

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Georgia Bulldogs
3	Oregon Ducks
4	LSU Tigers
5	Penn State Nittany Lions
6	Ole Miss Rebels
7	Tennessee Volunteers
8	Michigan Wolverines
9	Illinois Fighting Illini
10	USC Trojans
11	Florida Gators
12	Indiana Hoosiers
13	Florida State Seminoles
14	Arizona State Sun Devils
15	Miami Hurricanes
16	Oklahoma Sooners
17	Texas A&M Aggies
18	Texas Tech Red Raiders
19	SMU Mustangs
20	Louisville Cardinals
21	Missouri Tigers
22	South Carolina Gamecocks
23	Iowa State Cyclones
24	Tulane Green Wave
25	Minnesota Golden Gophers

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.11
3	Oregon Ducks	0.29
4	LSU Tigers	0.00
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
6	Ole Miss Rebels	1.07
7	Tennessee Volunteers	0.83
8	Michigan Wolverines	0.92
9	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.35
10	USC Trojans	3.15
11	Florida Gators	0.48
12	Indiana Hoosiers	1.02
13	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
14	Arizona State Sun Devils	0.00
15	Miami Hurricanes	-1.75
16	Oklahoma Sooners	0.63
17	Texas A&M Aggies	0.08
18	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.36
19	SMU Mustangs	0.00
20	Louisville Cardinals	0.71
21	Missouri Tigers	0.67
22	South Carolina Gamecocks	-1.46
23	Iowa State Cyclones	-0.75
24	Tulane Green Wave	0.00
25	Minnesota Golden Gophers	0.03

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Texas Longhorns	1.34
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1.30
Clemson Tigers	1.06
Utah Utes	0.31
TCU Horned Frogs	0.08

Total Score: 18.75