Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 21, 2025, 10:30 a.m.

Overall Rationale: I'm finding it difficult to rank this early still because it's really hard to tell who are legitimate contenders. I like to rank a little more based on how and who they play than results but all are important. (And go ahead and judge me for ranking ND lol.)

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Oregon Ducks
3	Georgia Bulldogs	+1
4	Miami Hurricanes	-1
5	Penn State Nittany Lions
6	Oklahoma Sooners	+1
7	LSU Tigers	-1
8	Texas Longhorns
9	Florida State Seminoles	+1
10	Indiana Hoosiers	+11
11	Texas Tech Red Raiders	+3
12	Texas A&M Aggies	-1
13	Iowa State Cyclones	+2
14	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	-2
15	Michigan Wolverines	+1
16	Alabama Crimson Tide	+1
17	Ole Miss Rebels	+2
18	Tennessee Volunteers	+2
19	Illinois Fighting Illini	-11
20	Vanderbilt Commodores	+6 (NR)
21	USC Trojans	+3
22	Utah Utes	-9
23	TCU Horned Frogs	-1
24	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-6
25	USF Bulls	-2 ----- 26. Missouri 27. Mississippi State 28. Memphis 29. BYU 30. Maryland 31. Auburn 32. Louisville 33. North Texas 34. Nebraska 35. Arizona State

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Oregon Ducks	0.01
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
6	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
7	LSU Tigers	0.00
8	Texas Longhorns	0.71
9	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
10	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
11	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
12	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
13	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
14	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.00
15	Michigan Wolverines	0.86
16	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.13
17	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.46
18	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
19	Illinois Fighting Illini	2.76
20	Vanderbilt Commodores	-0.34
21	USC Trojans	0.00
22	Utah Utes	2.89
23	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
24	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
25	USF Bulls	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Missouri Tigers	1.24
BYU Cougars	0.15
Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.03

Total Score: 9.58