Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 15, 2025, 9:18 a.m.

Overall Rationale: blue chip ratio, strength of record, strength of schedule, and eye test

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Miami Hurricanes	0.19
2	Texas A&M Aggies	1.33
3	Florida State Seminoles	0.59
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.17
6	Oregon Ducks	0.00
7	Vanderbilt Commodores	1.43
8	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.90
9	LSU Tigers	0.00
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	1.10
11	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
12	Mississippi State Bulldogs	2.29
13	Missouri Tigers	0.41
14	Auburn Tigers	0.39
15	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.27
16	Penn State Nittany Lions	-1.24
17	Utah Utes	0.00
18	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.15
19	BYU Cougars	0.61
20	USF Bulls	2.40
21	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
22	South Carolina Gamecocks	2.99
23	Iowa State Cyclones	-1.13
24	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
25	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Illinois Fighting Illini	2.07
Texas Longhorns	0.88
Indiana Hoosiers	0.99
USC Trojans	0.17

Total Score: 21.70