Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 2, 2025, 9:50 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Any ranked team that lost was dropped. Any ranked team that beat a ranked team moved up. Any team that beat a quality opponent became ranked and/or moved up. Any ranked team who just beat up on an FCS dropped below teams that beat quality opponents.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Florida State Seminoles
3	Miami Hurricanes
4	LSU Tigers
5	Iowa State Cyclones
6	Auburn Tigers
7	TCU Horned Frogs
8	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
9	South Carolina Gamecocks
10	Utah Utes
11	Tennessee Volunteers
12	Nebraska Cornhuskers
13	USF Bulls
14	Penn State Nittany Lions
15	Georgia Bulldogs
16	Oregon Ducks
17	Tulane Green Wave
18	Arizona State Sun Devils
19	Florida Gators
20	Michigan Wolverines
21	Ole Miss Rebels
22	Illinois Fighting Illini
23	USC Trojans
24	Texas Tech Red Raiders
25	Louisville Cardinals

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Florida State Seminoles	1.13
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.11
4	LSU Tigers	0.00
5	Iowa State Cyclones	0.94
6	Auburn Tigers	4.09
7	TCU Horned Frogs	2.21
8	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	2.62
9	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
10	Utah Utes	1.05
11	Tennessee Volunteers	0.13
12	Nebraska Cornhuskers	9.25
13	USF Bulls	2.56
14	Penn State Nittany Lions	-1.90
15	Georgia Bulldogs	-2.04
16	Oregon Ducks	-1.61
17	Tulane Green Wave	2.02
18	Arizona State Sun Devils	0.00
19	Florida Gators	0.00
20	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
21	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
22	Illinois Fighting Illini	-0.46
23	USC Trojans	0.00
24	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
25	Louisville Cardinals	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Texas Longhorns	1.34
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1.30
Clemson Tigers	1.06
SMU Mustangs	0.77
Indiana Hoosiers	0.31
Texas A&M Aggies	0.37
Oklahoma Sooners	0.28

Total Score: 37.54