Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 7, 2025, 9:43 a.m.

Overall Rationale: What I would rank top 25

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Penn State Nittany Lions	Didn’t impress against FIU
3	Georgia Bulldogs
4	Oregon Ducks	Amazing win against Okst
5	LSU Tigers
6	Miami Hurricanes
7	Florida State Seminoles	Took care of business against TAMU-E
8	Texas Longhorns
9	Illinois Fighting Illini	Great road win against Duke
10	Oklahoma Sooners	Ugly win overall but good win
11	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
12	Iowa State Cyclones	Good win against a rival, big 12 favorite
13	Tennessee Volunteers	Nico who?
14	Clemson Tigers
15	South Carolina Gamecocks
16	Michigan Wolverines
17	Indiana Hoosiers
18	Texas A&M Aggies
19	BYU Cougars	No TD’s allowed thru two games
20	Missouri Tigers	QB looks legit
21	Vanderbilt Commodores	Not even shocked they beat Va Tech
22	Texas Tech Red Raiders
23	Utah Utes
24	USF Bulls	Best win of the weekend
25	USC Trojans

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.34
4	Oregon Ducks	0.00
5	LSU Tigers	0.00
6	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
7	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
8	Texas Longhorns	0.02
9	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.00
10	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
11	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
12	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
13	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
14	Clemson Tigers	0.14
15	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
16	Michigan Wolverines	2.69
17	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
18	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
19	BYU Cougars	0.28
20	Missouri Tigers	0.00
21	Vanderbilt Commodores	2.59
22	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
23	Utah Utes	-0.12
24	USF Bulls	-0.49
25	USC Trojans	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Ole Miss Rebels	0.97
Auburn Tigers	0.08
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.13
TCU Horned Frogs	0.03

Total Score: 7.87