Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 15, 2025, 1:24 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Wins matter, strength of schedule is a stupid argument and will be ridiculed. Also, early season polls are stupid and should not be seriously considered.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Iowa State Cyclones	4-0. 'nuff said.
2	North Texas Mean Green	I fully acknowledge that this is an absurd #2, but they have as good a claim as anyone right now, and I haven't had many opportunities to be proud of UNT football. GMG.
3	Miami Hurricanes
4	Georgia Bulldogs
5	Oregon Ducks
6	Ole Miss Rebels
7	Ohio State Buckeyes
8	Indiana Hoosiers
9	LSU Tigers
10	Vanderbilt Commodores
11	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
12	Penn State Nittany Lions
13	Oklahoma Sooners
14	Arizona Wildcats
15	Utah Utes
16	Illinois Fighting Illini
17	USC Trojans
18	Texas Tech Red Raiders
19	California Golden Bears
20	Navy Midshipmen
21	Houston Cougars
22	Auburn Tigers
23	Tulane Green Wave
24	Texas A&M Aggies
25	Maryland Terrapins

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Iowa State Cyclones	1.57
2	North Texas Mean Green	22.80
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Oregon Ducks	0.00
6	Ole Miss Rebels	0.64
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.85
8	Indiana Hoosiers	1.12
9	LSU Tigers	0.00
10	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.81
11	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.30
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.43
13	Oklahoma Sooners	-0.14
14	Arizona Wildcats	7.74
15	Utah Utes	0.00
16	Illinois Fighting Illini	-0.07
17	USC Trojans	0.00
18	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
19	California Golden Bears	3.96
20	Navy Midshipmen	4.61
21	Houston Cougars	1.19
22	Auburn Tigers	0.00
23	Tulane Green Wave	0.00
24	Texas A&M Aggies	-2.35
25	Maryland Terrapins	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Florida State Seminoles	2.45
Texas Longhorns	0.88
Tennessee Volunteers	0.68
Missouri Tigers	0.65
Alabama Crimson Tide	0.47
Michigan Wolverines	0.11

Total Score: 53.82