Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 2, 2025, 11:29 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Yeah that excitement for the season didn't last long. Jk. I am high on Penn State, LSU, Miami, Texas, South Carolina, Illinois, Ole Miss, and Georgia Tech. I am low on Clemson, Notre Dame, Indiana, Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas A&M.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	+3 from last week
2	Penn State Nittany Lions	0
3	LSU Tigers	+9
4	Miami Hurricanes	+6
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0
6	Oregon Ducks	+2
7	Texas Longhorns	-4
8	South Carolina Gamecocks	+1
9	Clemson Tigers	-8
10	Illinois Fighting Illini	+4
11	Arizona State Sun Devils	0
12	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-6
13	SMU Mustangs	0
14	Iowa State Cyclones	+2
15	Michigan Wolverines	0
16	Florida Gators	+1
17	Ole Miss Rebels	+3
18	Florida State Seminoles	NR
19	Indiana Hoosiers	-1
20	Tennessee Volunteers	+3
21	Alabama Crimson Tide	-14 Biggest riser: Florida State (UR->18)
22	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	+2 Biggest faller: aLabama (7->21)
23	Texas Tech Red Raiders	+2 Dropped out: 19 Kansas State, 21 Boise State
24	Louisville Cardinals	-2 New to poll: 18 Florida State, 25 Utah
25	Utah Utes	NR Next 6: Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Auburn, TCU, BYU, USF

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
3	LSU Tigers	0.00
4	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
6	Oregon Ducks	0.00
7	Texas Longhorns	0.10
8	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.15
9	Clemson Tigers	0.29
10	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.17
11	Arizona State Sun Devils	0.00
12	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
13	SMU Mustangs	0.57
14	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
15	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
16	Florida Gators	0.00
17	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
18	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
19	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
20	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
21	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.27
22	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.00
23	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
24	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
25	Utah Utes	-0.13

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Texas A&M Aggies	0.37
Oklahoma Sooners	0.28
TCU Horned Frogs	0.08

Total Score: 2.40