Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 4, 2025, 7:04 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Combo of computer and human polls plus my own judgment

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Penn State Nittany Lions
3	Oregon Ducks
4	Georgia Bulldogs
5	Texas Longhorns
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	I try not to over-correct based on one week of play, so keeping ND a few spots ahead of Miami. Will work itself out over time if Miami keeps doing well.
7	LSU Tigers
8	Ole Miss Rebels
9	Miami Hurricanes
10	Tennessee Volunteers
11	USC Trojans
12	Michigan Wolverines
13	Iowa State Cyclones
14	South Carolina Gamecocks
15	TCU Horned Frogs
16	Clemson Tigers
17	Florida Gators
18	Indiana Hoosiers
19	Alabama Crimson Tide	This may be too high, and I'm not ranking FSU -yet-. I try not to over-correct based on one week of play, partly to make sure this wasn't last year's ND/Northern Illinois outcome. Will work itself out over time if FSU keeps doing well.
20	Texas A&M Aggies
21	Utah Utes
22	BYU Cougars
23	SMU Mustangs
24	Illinois Fighting Illini
25	Louisville Cardinals	Next up: #26 Arizona St.

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
3	Oregon Ducks	0.29
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Texas Longhorns	0.41
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.64
7	LSU Tigers	0.00
8	Ole Miss Rebels	0.73
9	Miami Hurricanes	-0.07
10	Tennessee Volunteers	0.30
11	USC Trojans	2.86
12	Michigan Wolverines	0.15
13	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
14	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
15	TCU Horned Frogs	0.61
16	Clemson Tigers	0.00
17	Florida Gators	0.00
18	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
19	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.98
20	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
21	Utah Utes	0.00
22	BYU Cougars	0.00
23	SMU Mustangs	-0.12
24	Illinois Fighting Illini	-0.82
25	Louisville Cardinals	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Florida State Seminoles	0.90
Arizona State Sun Devils	1.15
Oklahoma Sooners	0.28
Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.16

Total Score: 10.49