Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 14, 2025, 8 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Getting into that time of year where opponent strength, home/away, perceived luck, and conference play weigh in more and more. Preseason rankings have no home here.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	LSU Tigers	0.66
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
5	Oregon Ducks	0.00
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
7	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
8	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
9	Missouri Tigers	1.20
10	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.00
11	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.30
12	Indiana Hoosiers	0.32
13	Utah Utes	0.14
14	Texas Longhorns	0.00
15	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
16	Florida State Seminoles	-0.48
17	Auburn Tigers	0.00
18	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.69
19	USF Bulls	3.03
20	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.54
21	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
22	Vanderbilt Commodores	-0.20
23	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.00
24	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.06
25	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-0.61

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
USC Trojans	0.17
Michigan Wolverines	0.11

Total Score: 8.52