Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 2, 2025, 8:54 a.m.

Overall Rationale: blue chip ratio, strength of schedule, returning production, and eye test

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Miami Hurricanes
2	LSU Tigers
3	Florida State Seminoles
4	Ohio State Buckeyes
5	Tennessee Volunteers
6	Oregon Ducks
7	Penn State Nittany Lions
8	Georgia Bulldogs
9	South Carolina Gamecocks
10	Texas A&M Aggies
11	Florida Gators
12	Utah Utes
13	TCU Horned Frogs
14	Iowa State Cyclones
15	BYU Cougars
16	SMU Mustangs
17	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
18	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
19	Missouri Tigers
20	Texas Tech Red Raiders
21	USF Bulls
22	Auburn Tigers
23	Ole Miss Rebels
24	Nebraska Cornhuskers
25	Michigan Wolverines

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Miami Hurricanes	0.67
2	LSU Tigers	0.00
3	Florida State Seminoles	0.98
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.44
5	Tennessee Volunteers	1.18
6	Oregon Ducks	0.00
7	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
8	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.08
9	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
10	Texas A&M Aggies	1.59
11	Florida Gators	0.48
12	Utah Utes	0.70
13	TCU Horned Frogs	1.01
14	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
15	BYU Cougars	1.35
16	SMU Mustangs	0.00
17	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
18	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.32
19	Missouri Tigers	1.53
20	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
21	USF Bulls	0.15
22	Auburn Tigers	0.00
23	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.31
24	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.09
25	Michigan Wolverines	-0.84

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Texas Longhorns	1.34
Arizona State Sun Devils	1.15
Illinois Fighting Illini	1.18
Clemson Tigers	1.06
Indiana Hoosiers	0.31
Oklahoma Sooners	0.28

Total Score: 17.02