Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 21, 2025, 8:18 a.m.

Overall Rationale: I look at the best 25 teams that week and try and throw out the previous week rankings to prevent poll inertia

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
3	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.09
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Oregon Ducks	0.00
6	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
7	LSU Tigers	0.00
8	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
9	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
10	Texas Longhorns	0.36
11	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
12	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
14	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.00
15	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.00
16	Missouri Tigers	0.00
17	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
18	Michigan Wolverines	0.05
19	USC Trojans	0.00
20	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
21	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
22	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.60
23	Utah Utes	1.89
24	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.00
25	USF Bulls	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
TCU Horned Frogs	0.39
BYU Cougars	0.15
Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.03

Total Score: 3.56