Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 3, 2025, 9:43 a.m.

Overall Rationale: All human poll, based solely on eye test, strength of schedule, and so on in my head. Still early, so so big moves. It will level out as time goes on. Next 5 Out 26. Kansas State 27. UNLV 28. Georgia Tech 29. Utah 30. Oklahoma

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	LSU Tigers
3	Penn State Nittany Lions
4	Oregon Ducks
5	Miami Hurricanes
6	South Carolina Gamecocks
7	Georgia Bulldogs
8	Iowa State Cyclones
9	Arizona State Sun Devils
10	SMU Mustangs
11	Clemson Tigers
12	Illinois Fighting Illini
13	Texas Longhorns
14	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
15	Indiana Hoosiers
16	Texas Tech Red Raiders
17	Florida State Seminoles
18	Michigan Wolverines
19	Tennessee Volunteers
20	Florida Gators
21	BYU Cougars
22	TCU Horned Frogs
23	Alabama Crimson Tide
24	USF Bulls
25	Nebraska Cornhuskers

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	LSU Tigers	0.00
3	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
4	Oregon Ducks	0.03
5	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
6	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.59
7	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
8	Iowa State Cyclones	0.41
9	Arizona State Sun Devils	0.26
10	SMU Mustangs	1.22
11	Clemson Tigers	0.00
12	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.00
13	Texas Longhorns	0.00
14	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
15	Indiana Hoosiers	0.42
16	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.87
17	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
18	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
19	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
20	Florida Gators	0.00
21	BYU Cougars	0.00
22	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
23	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
24	USF Bulls	0.00
25	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Ole Miss Rebels	0.81
Utah Utes	0.31
Texas A&M Aggies	0.37
Oklahoma Sooners	0.28

Total Score: 5.56