Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 8, 2025, 10:54 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Early emphasis on teams who’ve played one or two games against higher level competition, and teams who’ve soundly and decisively handled lower competition

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Oregon Ducks	0.00
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.06
4	Florida State Seminoles	0.54
5	Iowa State Cyclones	0.72
6	LSU Tigers	0.00
7	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.24
8	Tennessee Volunteers	0.67
9	Auburn Tigers	1.95
10	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.81
11	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.15
12	Texas Longhorns	0.00
13	USF Bulls	0.00
14	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
15	Missouri Tigers	0.55
16	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.88
17	Vanderbilt Commodores	5.80
18	South Carolina Gamecocks	-0.18
19	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-0.02
20	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
21	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.06
22	Utah Utes	0.00
23	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
24	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
25	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Clemson Tigers	0.67
Indiana Hoosiers	0.50
Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.44

Total Score: 14.25