Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 2, 2025, 3:12 p.m.

Overall Rationale: My ballot begins as a strict computer power rating. Over the course of the season, a team's resume is weighted more and more heavily as we get closer to the post season as an attempt to mimic how the CFP committee would make their top 25. Things sometimes start a bit wonky at the start of the year and then as the season goes on, it falls into place. There is a lot of SEC "favoritism" in my list right now. As they begin playing each other, they will begin to fall as losses get punished more and more as the season goes on.

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Georgia Bulldogs
3	Ole Miss Rebels
4	Oregon Ducks
5	Penn State Nittany Lions
6	Texas Longhorns
7	Tennessee Volunteers
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
9	Miami Hurricanes
10	LSU Tigers
11	South Carolina Gamecocks
12	USC Trojans
13	Alabama Crimson Tide
14	Texas A&M Aggies
15	Florida Gators
16	Missouri Tigers
17	BYU Cougars
18	Michigan Wolverines
19	Indiana Hoosiers
20	Clemson Tigers
21	Oklahoma Sooners
22	TCU Horned Frogs
23	SMU Mustangs
24	Auburn Tigers
25	Louisville Cardinals

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.11
3	Ole Miss Rebels	1.58
4	Oregon Ducks	0.03
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
6	Texas Longhorns	0.26
7	Tennessee Volunteers	0.83
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.30
9	Miami Hurricanes	-0.07
10	LSU Tigers	-0.41
11	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
12	USC Trojans	2.58
13	Alabama Crimson Tide	3.11
14	Texas A&M Aggies	0.72
15	Florida Gators	0.00
16	Missouri Tigers	2.82
17	BYU Cougars	0.84
18	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
19	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
20	Clemson Tigers	-0.05
21	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
22	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
23	SMU Mustangs	-0.12
24	Auburn Tigers	0.00
25	Louisville Cardinals	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Iowa State Cyclones	1.29
Florida State Seminoles	0.90
Arizona State Sun Devils	1.15
Illinois Fighting Illini	1.18
Utah Utes	0.31
Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.16

Total Score: 18.81