Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 8, 2025, 8:45 a.m.

Overall Rationale: My ballot begins as a strict computer power rating. Over the course of the season, a team's resume is weighted more and more heavily as we get closer to the post season as an attempt to mimic how the CFP committee would make their top 25. Things sometimes start a bit wonky at the start of the year and then as the season goes on, it falls into place. There is a lot of SEC "favoritism" in my list right now. As they begin playing each other, they will begin to fall out of the rankings as losses get punished more and more as the season goes on.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Oregon Ducks
3	Ole Miss Rebels
4	Texas Longhorns
5	Tennessee Volunteers
6	Alabama Crimson Tide
7	Georgia Bulldogs
8	Penn State Nittany Lions
9	USC Trojans
10	Missouri Tigers
11	Indiana Hoosiers
12	Miami Hurricanes
13	South Carolina Gamecocks
14	Oklahoma Sooners
15	LSU Tigers
16	Texas A&M Aggies
17	Auburn Tigers
18	TCU Horned Frogs
19	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
20	BYU Cougars
21	Illinois Fighting Illini
22	Utah Utes
23	Louisville Cardinals
24	Arkansas Razorbacks
25	Iowa State Cyclones

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Oregon Ducks	0.00
3	Ole Miss Rebels	1.70
4	Texas Longhorns	0.68
5	Tennessee Volunteers	1.34
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	3.88
7	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
8	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.24
9	USC Trojans	3.30
10	Missouri Tigers	1.56
11	Indiana Hoosiers	0.84
12	Miami Hurricanes	-0.61
13	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
14	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
15	LSU Tigers	-1.84
16	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
17	Auburn Tigers	0.29
18	TCU Horned Frogs	0.42
19	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-0.02
20	BYU Cougars	0.02
21	Illinois Fighting Illini	-1.18
22	Utah Utes	0.00
23	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
24	Arkansas Razorbacks	0.80
25	Iowa State Cyclones	-1.71

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Florida State Seminoles	1.97
USF Bulls	0.81
Clemson Tigers	0.67
Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.44
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.13

Total Score: 24.44