Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 15, 2025, 1:27 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Completely redid rankings, 11 1-loss teams were considered along with all undefeated teams. DROPPING OUT: #8 South Carolina NEXT 5 IN: Nebraska, North Texas, Baylor, Houston, Louisville

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	-
2	Miami Hurricanes	-
3	LSU Tigers	^3
4	Georgia Bulldogs	^3
5	Oregon Ducks	v2
6	Illinois Fighting Illini	v1
7	Florida State Seminoles	^7
8	Missouri Tigers	^4
9	Texas A&M Aggies	^7
10	Vanderbilt Commodores	^14
11	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	^9
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	v8
13	Ole Miss Rebels	^2
14	Oklahoma Sooners	^8
15	Iowa State Cyclones	v6
16	Tulane Green Wave	^7
17	Auburn Tigers	^4
18	Alabama Crimson Tide	NR
19	Texas Longhorns	v9
20	USF Bulls	v7
21	Tennessee Volunteers	v4
22	Texas Tech Red Raiders	v11
23	TCU Horned Frogs	v5
24	Utah Utes	v5
25	USC Trojans	-

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
3	LSU Tigers	0.13
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Oregon Ducks	0.00
6	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.42
7	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
8	Missouri Tigers	1.39
9	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
10	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.81
11	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.30
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.43
13	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
14	Oklahoma Sooners	-0.41
15	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
16	Tulane Green Wave	1.43
17	Auburn Tigers	0.00
18	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
19	Texas Longhorns	0.00
20	USF Bulls	2.40
21	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
22	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
23	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
24	Utah Utes	-0.86
25	USC Trojans	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Indiana Hoosiers	0.99
Michigan Wolverines	0.11

Total Score: 9.71