Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 3, 2025, 8:18 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Preseason rankings mean nothing, as resume based as possible, expect some freaky outlier early season results (like number 12 Tulane) Just missed is Kentucky and JMU.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	LSU Tigers
3	Miami Hurricanes
4	Penn State Nittany Lions
5	Georgia Bulldogs
6	Oregon Ducks
7	Florida State Seminoles
8	South Carolina Gamecocks
9	Iowa State Cyclones
10	Illinois Fighting Illini
11	Florida Gators
12	Auburn Tigers
13	Tulane Green Wave
14	Michigan Wolverines
15	Arizona State Sun Devils
16	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
17	SMU Mustangs
18	Texas Tech Red Raiders
19	Clemson Tigers
20	Texas Longhorns
21	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
22	USC Trojans
23	Utah Utes
24	BYU Cougars
25	Ole Miss Rebels

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	LSU Tigers	0.00
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.11
4	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
6	Oregon Ducks	0.00
7	Florida State Seminoles	0.39
8	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.15
9	Iowa State Cyclones	0.23
10	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.17
11	Florida Gators	0.48
12	Auburn Tigers	2.43
13	Tulane Green Wave	3.56
14	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
15	Arizona State Sun Devils	0.00
16	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.78
17	SMU Mustangs	0.00
18	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.36
19	Clemson Tigers	0.00
20	Texas Longhorns	-0.41
21	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-0.44
22	USC Trojans	0.00
23	Utah Utes	0.00
24	BYU Cougars	0.00
25	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.64

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Tennessee Volunteers	1.00
Indiana Hoosiers	0.31
Texas A&M Aggies	0.37
Oklahoma Sooners	0.28
TCU Horned Frogs	0.08

Total Score: 12.19