Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 8, 2025, 1:34 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Still weighing preseason poll, but closer to getting a more resume-based ranking

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	Finally crushed a cupcake
2	Penn State Nittany Lions
3	LSU Tigers
4	Texas Longhorns	Arch Heisman campaign is back on
5	Oregon Ducks
6	Georgia Bulldogs
7	Miami Hurricanes
8	Florida State Seminoles	Duce Robinson is a dude
9	Oklahoma Sooners	Back?
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
11	Illinois Fighting Illini	Altmyer is the most underrated QB in college football
12	Iowa State Cyclones	Had to be close
13	South Carolina Gamecocks
14	Tennessee Volunteers
15	Clemson Tigers	Struggling against Troy? Uh oh…
16	TCU Horned Frogs
17	Utah Utes
18	USF Bulls	After killing Boise State, that was almost expected with how unproven Florida was. Future Florida HC beats current Florida HC
19	Texas A&M Aggies
20	Michigan Wolverines	True freshman in his second start in a hostile road environment struggles? Expected
21	Indiana Hoosiers
22	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
23	Auburn Tigers
24	Ole Miss Rebels	Never easy against Kentucky
25	Alabama Crimson Tide	They may not be the best anymore, but what we definitely know is that they are better than Louisiana-Monroe

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
3	LSU Tigers	0.00
4	Texas Longhorns	0.68
5	Oregon Ducks	0.00
6	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
7	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
8	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
9	Oklahoma Sooners	0.06
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.05
11	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.00
12	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
13	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
14	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
15	Clemson Tigers	0.00
16	TCU Horned Frogs	0.90
17	Utah Utes	0.00
18	USF Bulls	0.00
19	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
20	Michigan Wolverines	1.02
21	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
22	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.00
23	Auburn Tigers	0.00
24	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.60
25	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.44
Missouri Tigers	0.18

Total Score: 3.94