Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 14, 2025, 10:13 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Results plus how they look. No credit for FCS wins. Willing to reorder strongly.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Oregon Ducks
3	Miami Hurricanes	Beatdown the early season story
4	Georgia Bulldogs	Someone had to win. Let's not forget Tennessee missed the winning FG
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	Dropping due to lack of quality opponents. Will rise with wins.
6	LSU Tigers
7	Illinois Fighting Illini	Showdown with Indiana Next
8	Texas A&M Aggies	Not sure if really good or lucky
9	Texas Longhorns	Booed at home
10	Oklahoma Sooners	10-20 is so hard this week.
11	Ole Miss Rebels
12	TCU Horned Frogs	Rivalry week coming up
13	Tennessee Volunteers	Stop me if you've heard this. Heartbreaking loss to Georgia.
14	Iowa State Cyclones
15	Missouri Tigers
16	Auburn Tigers
17	Utah Utes
18	Alabama Crimson Tide
19	Vanderbilt Commodores
20	Indiana Hoosiers
21	Nebraska Cornhuskers
22	Florida State Seminoles
23	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
24	Texas Tech Red Raiders
25	USC Trojans

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Oregon Ducks	0.00
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	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	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
11	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
12	TCU Horned Frogs	2.35
13	Tennessee Volunteers	0.38
14	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
15	Missouri Tigers	0.02
16	Auburn Tigers	0.00
17	Utah Utes	0.00
18	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
19	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.00
20	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
21	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.49
22	Florida State Seminoles	-1.66
23	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	-0.62
24	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-0.40
25	USC Trojans	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Michigan Wolverines	0.11

Total Score: 6.67