Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 6, 2025, 10:58 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Mostly resume based, SEC:10 teams, ACC:5 teams, B1G:4 teams, BigXll:3 teams, American:2 teams, Ind:1 team

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Florida State Seminoles
2	Ohio State Buckeyes
3	Miami Hurricanes
4	LSU Tigers
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	Up 4 - blew out FBS team, both they and FSU proved more likely both great than both crap
7	USF Bulls	Up 6 - two good wins is better than most teams
8	Texas Longhorns	Down 2 - did nothing to impress
9	Oregon Ducks	Up 12- Mike Gundy is cooked
10	Clemson Tigers	Down 3 - early season Clemson is yeesh
11	Auburn Tigers	Up 4 -Baylor win looks better
12	Tennessee Volunteers	Down 4 - Syracuse win looks worse
13	Illinois Fighting Illini	Up 9 - good Duke win
14	South Carolina Gamecocks	Down 5 - VT win looks worse
15	Utah Utes	Down 4 - UCLA win looks worse
16	TCU Horned Frogs	Up 1
17	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	Down 5 - played FCS
18	Georgia Bulldogs	Up 1
19	Iowa State Cyclones	Down 1 -Kansas State win looks worse
20	Mississippi State Bulldogs	NR
21	Missouri Tigers	NR
22	NC State Wolfpack	NR
23	Michigan State Spartans	NR
24	Oklahoma Sooners	NR
25	Tulane Green Wave	Down 9 - looked bad

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Florida State Seminoles	1.09
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.06
4	LSU Tigers	0.00
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.92
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	3.88
7	USF Bulls	0.76
8	Texas Longhorns	0.02
9	Oregon Ducks	-1.02
10	Clemson Tigers	0.91
11	Auburn Tigers	1.53
12	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
13	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.00
14	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
15	Utah Utes	0.07
16	TCU Horned Frogs	0.90
17	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.63
18	Georgia Bulldogs	-1.90
19	Iowa State Cyclones	-0.53
20	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.48
21	Missouri Tigers	0.00
22	NC State Wolfpack	1.88
23	Michigan State Spartans	1.89
24	Oklahoma Sooners	-1.61
25	Tulane Green Wave	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Penn State Nittany Lions	5.37
Ole Miss Rebels	0.97
Indiana Hoosiers	0.50
Texas A&M Aggies	0.58
Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.44

Total Score: 27.93