MemeofMemeJTG999999 Ballot for 2025 Week 4
Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 15, 2025, 8:16 p.m.
Overall Rationale: I use a methodology similar to that used by the voter polls that bases teams based primarily on wins/losses, but with other factors such as how those teams looked in their wins and losses, head to head, roster depth, etc, in play.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
(3-0) (no change) | W: 37-9 vs Ohio (1-2) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Rose Bowl vs Texas A&M/Texas |
| 2 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
(3-0) (up 2) | W: 49-12 vs #16 South Florida (2-1) | Next Week: vs Florida (1-2) | Projected Bowl: Orange Bowl vs Illinois/Florida State |
| 3 |
Oregon Ducks
|
(3-0) (no change) | W: 34-14 @ Northwestern (1-2) | Next Week: vs Oregon State (0-3) | Projected Bowl: Cotton Bowl vs LSU/Texas Tech |
| 4 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
(3-0) (down 2) | W: 52-6 vs Villanova (2-1) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Sugar Bowl vs Georgia/South Florida |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
(3-0) (up 1) | W: 44-41 @ #11 Tennessee (2-1) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs South Florida |
| 6 |
LSU Tigers
|
(3-0) (down 1) | W: 20-10 vs #29 Florida (1-2) | Next Week: vs Southeast Louisiana (2-1) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Texas Tech |
| 7 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
(3-0) (up 2) | W: 38-0 vs Western Michigan (0-3) | Next Week: @ #19 Indiana (3-0) (JTGOTW) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Florida State |
| 8 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
(3-0) (up 14) | W: 41-40 @ #10 Notre Dame (0-2) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Texas |
| 9 |
Texas Longhorns
|
(2-1) (down 1) | W: 27-10 vs UTEP (1-2) | Next Week: vs Sam Houston (0-3) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Texas A&M |
| 10 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
(2-0) (up 2) | Bye | Next Week: vs Kent State (1-2) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Illinois |
| 11 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
(3-0) (up 4) | W: 42-3 @ Temple (2-1) | Next Week: vs #21 Auburn (3-0) | Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest Bowl vs Indiana |
| 12 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
(3-0) (up 5) | W: 45-14 vs Oregon State (0-3) | Next Week: @ #25 Utah (3-0) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Georgia |
| 13 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
(3-0) (no change) | W: 41-35 vs Arkansas (2-1) | Next Week: vs #30 Tulane (3-0) | Projected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Michigan |
| 14 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
(3-0) (up 14) W: 24-21 vs #18 Clemson (1-2) | Next Week: vs Temple (2-1) | Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs BYU |
| 15 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
(3-0) (was unranked) | W: 31-7 @ #7 South Carolina (2-1) | Next Week: vs Georgia State (1-2) | Projected Bowl: Duke's Mayo Bowl vs NC State |
| 16 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
(2-1) (down 5) | L: 41-44 vs #6 Georgia (3-0) | Next Week: vs UAB (2-1) Projected Bowl: Music City Bowl vs Nebraska |
| 17 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
(4-0) (down 3) | W: 24-16 @ Arkansas State (1-2) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Alamo Bowl vs USC |
| 18 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
(2-1) (up 2) | W: 38-14 vs Wisconsin (2-1) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs Louisville |
| 19 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
(3-0) (no change) | W: 73-0 vs Indiana State (2-1) | Next Week: vs #7 Illinois (3-0) (JTGOTW) | Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest Bowl vs Oklahoma |
| 20 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
(3-0) (up 3) | W: 63-0 vs Alcorn State (0-3) | Next Week: vs Northern Illinois (1-1) | Projected Bowl: Gasparilla Bowl vs North Texas |
| 21 |
Auburn Tigers
|
(3-0) (no change) | W: 31-15 vs South Alabama (1-2) | Next Week: @ #11 Oklahoma (3-0) | Projected Bowl: Texas Bowl vs TCU |
| 22 |
Missouri Tigers
|
(3-0) (up 4) | W: 52-10 vs Louisiana (1-2) | Next Week: vs #26 South Carolina (2-1) | Projected Bowl: Liberty Bowl vs Houston |
| 23 |
BYU Cougars
|
(2-0) (up 1) | Bye | Next Week: @ East Carolina (2-1) | Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs Georgia Tech |
| 24 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
(2-1) (up 1) | W: 63-3 vs Central Michigan (1-2) | Next Week: @ Nebraska (3-0) | Projected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Ole Miss |
| 25 |
Utah Utes
|
(3-0) (up 5) | W: 31-6 vs Wyoming (2-1) | Next Week: vs #12 Texas Tech (3-0) | Projected Bowl: Holiday Bowl vs Clemson | Next 5: | #26: South Carolina (2-1) (down 19) | #27: Louisville (2-0) (no change) | #28: Notre Dame (0-2) (down 18) | #29: South Florida (2-1) (down 13) | #30: Tulane (was unranked) | Fell Out of T30: Clemson (was #18), Florida (was #29) | Biggest Riser: Vanderbilt (UR -> #15) | Biggest Faller: South Carolina (#7 -> #26) |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
0.22 |
| 8 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.41 |
| 10 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.67 |
| 13 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
0.16 |
| 21 |
Auburn Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Utah Utes
|
-1.09 |
USC Trojans