Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 7, 2025, 11:39 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Start of my computer poll, that assesses the most deserving teams based on how likely a "top 12 team" would have a record equal or better than them.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ole Miss Rebels	28.12%
2	Missouri Tigers	57.59%
3	Kentucky Wildcats	67.46%
4	Michigan State Spartans	70.92%
5	NC State Wolfpack	73.40%
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	73.51%
7	Florida State Seminoles	75.39%
8	Indiana Hoosiers	76.06%
9	Iowa State Cyclones	79.92%
10	Texas A&M Aggies	81.59%
11	Tulane Green Wave	82.20%
12	USF Bulls	82.27%
13	LSU Tigers	82.52%
14	Texas State Bobcats	83.95%
15	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	84.50%
16	Nebraska Cornhuskers	85.16%
17	Mississippi State Bulldogs	85.47%
18	Auburn Tigers	85.61%
19	Wisconsin Badgers	86.98%
20	Oklahoma Sooners	87.61%
21	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	88.61%
22	Maryland Terrapins	88.70%
23	New Mexico State Aggies	89.17%
24	Miami Hurricanes	89.98%
25	Houston Cougars	90.82%

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ole Miss Rebels	2.06
2	Missouri Tigers	3.18
3	Kentucky Wildcats	22.24
4	Michigan State Spartans	20.89
5	NC State Wolfpack	15.53
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.58
7	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
8	Indiana Hoosiers	1.41
9	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
10	Texas A&M Aggies	1.15
11	Tulane Green Wave	4.77
12	USF Bulls	0.00
13	LSU Tigers	-1.30
14	Texas State Bobcats	11.09
15	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	9.98
16	Nebraska Cornhuskers	4.05
17	Mississippi State Bulldogs	1.40
18	Auburn Tigers	0.08
19	Wisconsin Badgers	6.05
20	Oklahoma Sooners	-0.76
21	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.00
22	Maryland Terrapins	2.34
23	New Mexico State Aggies	2.22
24	Miami Hurricanes	-3.51
25	Houston Cougars	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oregon Ducks	7.04
Penn State Nittany Lions	5.37
Georgia Bulldogs	3.89
Illinois Fighting Illini	2.22
Texas Longhorns	1.49
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
TCU Horned Frogs	0.03

Total Score: 141.42