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MemeofMemeJTG999999 Ballot for 2025 Week 2

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 2, 2025, 2:16 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I use a methodology similar to that used by the voter polls that bases teams based primarily on wins/losses, but with other factors such as how those teams looked in their wins and losses, head to head, roster depth, etc, in play.

Rank Team Reason
1 Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0) (up 1) | W: 14-7 vs #1 Texas (0-1) | Next Week: vs Grambling (1-0) | Projected Bowl: Rose vs Texas/Illinois
2 Penn State Nittany Lions (1-0) (up 1) W: 46-11 vs Nevada (0-1) | Next Week: vs Florida International (1-0) | Projected Bowl: Cotton vs Oregon/Florida
3 LSU Tigers (1-0) (up 5) | W: 17-10 @ #10 Clemson (0-1) | Next Week: vs Louisiana Tech (1-0) | Projected Bowl: Sugar vs South Carolina/Arizona State
4 Miami Hurricanes (1-0) (up 8) | W: 27-24 vs #4 Notre Dame (0-1) | Next Week: vs Bethune-Cookman (0-1) | Projected Bowl: Orange vs Georgia/South Florida
5 Georgia Bulldogs (1-0) (no change) | W: 45-7 vs Marshall (0-1) | Next Week: vs Austin Peay (1-0) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs South Florida
6 South Carolina Gamecocks (1-0) (up 1) | W: 24-11 vs Virginia Tech (0-1) (in Atlanta) | Next Week: vs South Carolina State (1-0) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Arizona State
7 Oregon Ducks (1-0) (up 2) | W: 59-13 vs Montana State (0-1) | Next Week: vs Oklahoma State (1-0) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Florida
8 Texas Longhorns (0-1) (down 7) | L: 7-14 @ Ohio State (0-1) | Next Week: vs San Jose State (0-1) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Illinois
9 Illinois Fighting Illini (1-0) (up 4) | W: 52-3 vs Western Illinois (1-0) | Next Week: @ Duke (1-0) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Texas
10 Florida Gators (1-0) (up 4) | W: 55-0 vs Long Island (1-0) | Next Week: vs #30 South Florida (1-0) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Oregon
11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-1) (down 7) | L: 24-27 @ #12 Miami (1-0) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs Texas Tech
12 Arizona State Sun Devils (1-0) (down 1) | W: 38-19 vs Northern Arizona (0-1) | Next Week: @ Mississippi State (1-0) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ South Carolina
13 Ole Miss Rebels (1-0) (up 3) | W: 63-7 vs Georgia State (0-1) | Next Week: @ Kentucky (1-0) | Projected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Michigan
14 Clemson Tigers (0-1) (down 4) | L: 10-17 vs #8 LSU (1-0) | Next Week: vs Troy (1-0) | Projected Bowl: Holiday Bowl vs Utah
15 Tennessee Volunteers (1-0) (up 5) | W: 45-26 vs Syracuse (0-1) (in Atlanta) | Next Week: vs East Tennessee (1-0) | Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs Florida State
16 SMU Mustangs (1-0) (up 3) | W: 42-13 vs East Texas A&M (0-1) Next Week: vs Baylor (0-1) | Projected Bowl: Duke’s Mayo Bowl vs Alabama
17 Florida State Seminoles (1-0) (was unranked) | W: 31-17 vs #6 Alabama (0-1) | Next Week: vs East Texas A&M (0-1) Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs Tennessee
18 Iowa State Cyclones (2-0) (up 7) W: 24-21 vs #15 Kansas State (0-1) (in Dublin) | W: 55-7 vs South Dakota (0-1) | Next Week: vs Iowa (1-0) | Projected Bowl: Alamo Bowl vs USC
19 Michigan Wolverines (1-0) (down 2) | W: 34-17 vs New Mexico (0-1) | Next Week: @ #26 Oklahoma (1-0) | Projected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Ole Miss
20 Texas Tech Red Raiders (1-0) (up 1) | W: 67-7 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-1) | Next Week: vs Kent State (1-0) | Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs Notre Dame
21 Indiana Hoosiers (1-0) (down 3) | W: 27-14 vs Old Dominion (0-1) | Next Week: vs Kennesaw State (0-1) | Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest Bowl vs Auburn
22 Alabama Crimson Tide (0-1) (down 16) | L: 17-31 @ Florida State (0-1) | Next Week: vs Louisiana-Monroe (1-0) | Projected Bowl: Duke’s Mayo Bowl vs SMU
23 Texas A&M Aggies (1-0) (down 1) | W: 42-24 vs UTSA (0-1) | Next Week: vs Utah State (1-0) | Projected Bowl: Texas Bowl vs BYU
24 Louisville Cardinals (1-0) (no change) | W: 51-17 vs Eastern Kentucky (0-1) | Next Week: vs James Madison (1-0) | Projected Bowl: Military Bowl vs Navy
25 Auburn Tigers (1-0) (was unranked) | W: 38-24 @ #29 Baylor (0-1) | Next Week: vs Ball State (1-0) | Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest Bowl vs Indiana | Next 5: | #26: Oklahoma (1-0) (no change) | #27: BYU (1-0) (no change) | #28: Missouri (1-0) (no change) (JTGOTW vs Kansas (2-0)) | #29: Georgia Tech (1-0) (up 1) | #30: South Florida (1-0) (was unranked) | Fell out of T30: Kansas State (1-1) (was #15); Boise State (0-1) (was #23); Baylor (0-1) (was #29) | Biggest Riser: Florida State (1-0) (UR -> #17) | Biggest Faller: Alabama (0-1) (#6 -> #22)

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