Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 7, 2025, 4:50 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Top 10 are pretty solid, but beyond that, things are still fuzzy. Lots of cupcake games in week 3, but some good upsets & those teams were rewarded. Lots of great games this week so we should see who the real ranked teams are.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Miami Hurricanes
3	Florida State Seminoles
4	Tennessee Volunteers
5	LSU Tigers
6	Oregon Ducks
7	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
8	Penn State Nittany Lions
9	South Carolina Gamecocks
10	Georgia Bulldogs
11	Indiana Hoosiers
12	UNLV Rebels
13	BYU Cougars
14	Mississippi State Bulldogs
15	Ole Miss Rebels
16	Illinois Fighting Illini
17	Missouri Tigers
18	Oklahoma Sooners
19	Memphis Tigers
20	Iowa State Cyclones
21	USC Trojans
22	Navy Midshipmen
23	Auburn Tigers
24	Tulane Green Wave
25	Texas Longhorns

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.30
3	Florida State Seminoles	0.72
4	Tennessee Volunteers	1.56
5	LSU Tigers	0.00
6	Oregon Ducks	0.00
7	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	3.15
8	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.24
9	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.18
10	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
11	Indiana Hoosiers	0.84
12	UNLV Rebels	10.54
13	BYU Cougars	1.87
14	Mississippi State Bulldogs	2.33
15	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
16	Illinois Fighting Illini	-0.14
17	Missouri Tigers	0.14
18	Oklahoma Sooners	-0.34
19	Memphis Tigers	6.06
20	Iowa State Cyclones	-0.72
21	USC Trojans	0.00
22	Navy Midshipmen	2.87
23	Auburn Tigers	0.00
24	Tulane Green Wave	0.00
25	Texas Longhorns	-1.32

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1.24
USF Bulls	0.81
Clemson Tigers	0.67
Utah Utes	0.75
Texas A&M Aggies	0.58
Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.44
TCU Horned Frogs	0.03

Total Score: 37.87