Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 2, 2025, 10:18 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Computer poll heavily weighted towards strength of record. Will be very erratic first few weeks with limited data, so I massage the data a bit.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	LSU Tigers
2	Ohio State Buckeyes
3	Penn State Nittany Lions
4	Miami Hurricanes
5	Florida State Seminoles
6	Georgia Bulldogs
7	Oregon Ducks
8	Iowa State Cyclones
9	South Carolina Gamecocks
10	Arizona State Sun Devils
11	Texas Longhorns
12	Illinois Fighting Illini
13	Clemson Tigers
14	Michigan Wolverines
15	USF Bulls
16	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
17	Utah Utes
18	Auburn Tigers
19	Tennessee Volunteers
20	TCU Horned Frogs
21	Texas A&M Aggies
22	Ole Miss Rebels
23	Indiana Hoosiers
24	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
25	Tulane Green Wave

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	LSU Tigers	0.24
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
4	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
5	Florida State Seminoles	0.69
6	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
7	Oregon Ducks	0.00
8	Iowa State Cyclones	0.41
9	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
10	Arizona State Sun Devils	0.09
11	Texas Longhorns	0.00
12	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.00
13	Clemson Tigers	0.00
14	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
15	USF Bulls	1.96
16	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
17	Utah Utes	0.00
18	Auburn Tigers	0.77
19	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
20	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
21	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
22	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.14
23	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
24	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.00
25	Tulane Green Wave	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Florida Gators	0.83
SMU Mustangs	0.77
Oklahoma Sooners	0.28
Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.16

Total Score: 6.33