Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 7, 2025, 10:09 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Resume-based poll, will get more accurate as the season progresses.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Penn State Nittany Lions
2	Tulane Green Wave
3	USF Bulls
4	Maryland Terrapins
5	Mississippi State Bulldogs
6	LSU Tigers
7	NC State Wolfpack
8	Iowa State Cyclones
9	Indiana Hoosiers
10	Texas State Bobcats
11	Michigan State Spartans
12	Ole Miss Rebels
13	Texas A&M Aggies
14	Auburn Tigers
15	Nebraska Cornhuskers
16	Rutgers Scarlet Knights
17	USC Trojans
18	Missouri Tigers
19	UNLV Rebels
20	Wisconsin Badgers
21	Arizona Wildcats
22	Washington Huskies
23	Minnesota Golden Gophers
24	Oregon Ducks
25	Louisville Cardinals

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.25
2	Tulane Green Wave	8.45
3	USF Bulls	1.40
4	Maryland Terrapins	19.40
5	Mississippi State Bulldogs	5.09
6	LSU Tigers	0.00
7	NC State Wolfpack	13.92
8	Iowa State Cyclones	0.13
9	Indiana Hoosiers	1.22
10	Texas State Bobcats	15.09
11	Michigan State Spartans	13.89
12	Ole Miss Rebels	0.07
13	Texas A&M Aggies	0.55
14	Auburn Tigers	0.91
15	Nebraska Cornhuskers	4.60
16	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	8.98
17	USC Trojans	1.05
18	Missouri Tigers	0.00
19	UNLV Rebels	4.62
20	Wisconsin Badgers	5.05
21	Arizona Wildcats	3.08
22	Washington Huskies	2.82
23	Minnesota Golden Gophers	1.76
24	Oregon Ducks	-6.34
25	Louisville Cardinals	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Ohio State Buckeyes	7.16
Miami Hurricanes	3.99
Georgia Bulldogs	3.89
Florida State Seminoles	1.97
Illinois Fighting Illini	2.22
Texas Longhorns	1.49
Oklahoma Sooners	2.03
South Carolina Gamecocks	1.84
Tennessee Volunteers	1.84
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1.24
Clemson Tigers	0.67
Utah Utes	0.75
Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.44
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.13
TCU Horned Frogs	0.03

Total Score: 148.36