Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 1, 2025, 10 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Overall, rankings reflect my eye test following the Week 0 and Week 1 results and teams are ranked based on the progression of my preseason poll.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	Rose due to defeating my #1 Texas team
2	Texas Longhorns	Due to losing by one score to my #2 Ohio State team
3	Oregon Ducks
4	Georgia Bulldogs
5	Penn State Nittany Lions
6	LSU Tigers
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
8	Miami Hurricanes
9	Arizona State Sun Devils
10	SMU Mustangs
11	Michigan Wolverines
12	Clemson Tigers
13	South Carolina Gamecocks
14	Indiana Hoosiers
15	Florida Gators
16	Oklahoma Sooners
17	Illinois Fighting Illini
18	Iowa State Cyclones
19	BYU Cougars
20	Alabama Crimson Tide	Due to losing to unranked Florida State.
21	Texas A&M Aggies
22	Kansas State Wildcats
23	Ole Miss Rebels
24	Florida State Seminoles	Based on their performance vs. Alabama
25	Utah Utes

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Texas Longhorns	0.88
3	Oregon Ducks	0.29
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
6	LSU Tigers	0.00
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.47
8	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
9	Arizona State Sun Devils	0.26
10	SMU Mustangs	1.22
11	Michigan Wolverines	0.34
12	Clemson Tigers	0.00
13	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
14	Indiana Hoosiers	0.62
15	Florida Gators	0.00
16	Oklahoma Sooners	0.63
17	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.00
18	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
19	BYU Cougars	0.32
20	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.62
21	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
22	Kansas State Wildcats	3.17
23	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.31
24	Florida State Seminoles	-0.61
25	Utah Utes	-0.13

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Tennessee Volunteers	1.00
TCU Horned Frogs	0.08
Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.16

Total Score: 11.11