MemeofMemeJTG999999 Ballot for 2025 Week 5
Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 22, 2025, 1:16 p.m.
Overall Rationale: I use a methodology similar to that used by the voter polls that bases teams based primarily on wins/losses, but with other factors such as how those teams looked in their wins and losses, head to head, roster depth, etc, in play.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
(3-0) (no change) | Bye | Next Week: @ Washington (3-0) | Projected Bowl: Rose Bowl vs Oklahoma/Indiana |
| 2 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
(4-0) (no change) | W: 26-7 vs Florida (1-3) | Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Orange Bowl vs Texas A&M/Florida State |
| 3 |
Oregon Ducks
|
(4-0) (no change) W: 41-7 vs Oregon State (0-4) | Next Week: @ #4 Penn State (3-0) | Projected Bowl: Cotton Bowl vs LSU/Texas Tech |
| 4 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
(3-0) (no change) | Bye | Next Week: vs #3 Oregon (4-0) | Projected Bowl: Sugar Bowl vs Georgia/Memphis |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
(3-0) (no change) | Bye | Next Week: vs #18 Alabama (2-1) (JTGOTW) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Memphis |
| 6 |
LSU Tigers
|
(4-0) (no change) | W: 56-10 vs Southeastern Louisiana (2-2) | Next Week: @ #13 Ole Miss (4-0) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Texas Tech |
| 7 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
(3-0) (up 1) | Bye | Next Week: vs #30 Auburn (3-1) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Florida State |
| 8 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
(4-0) (up 3) | W: 24-17 vs #21 Auburn (3-1) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Indiana |
| 9 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
(4-0) (up 10) | W: 63-10 vs #7 Illinois (3-1) | Next Week: @ Iowa (3-1) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Oklahoma |
| 10 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
(3-0) (no change) | W: 66-10 vs Kent State (1-3) | Next Week: @ Virginia (3-1) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Texas A&M |
| 11 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
(4-0) (up 1) | W: 34-10 @ #25 Utah (3-1) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ LSU |
| 12 |
Texas Longhorns
|
(3-1) (down 3) | W: 55-0 vs Sam Houston (0-4) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Michigan |
| 13 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
(4-0) (no change) | W: 45-10 vs #30 Tulane (3-1) | Next Week: vs #6 LSU (4-0) | Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest Bowl vs Illinois |
| 14 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
(4-0) (up 1) | W: 70-21 vs Georgia State (1-3) | Next Week: vs Utah State (3-1) | Projected Bowl: Duke’s Mayo Bowl vs Syracuse |
| 15 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
(3-1) (up 1) | W: 56-24 vs UAB (2-2) | Next Week: @ #20 Mississippi State (4-0) | Projected Bowl: Music City Bowl vs Maryland |
| 16 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
(4-0) (down 2) | W: 45-24 vs Temple (2-2) | Next Week: @ Wake Forest (2-1) | Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs BYU |
| 17 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
(4-0) (no change) | Bye | Next Week: vs Arizona (3-0) | Projected Bowl: Alamo Bowl vs USC |
| 18 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
(2-1) (no change) | Bye | Next Week: @ #5 Georgia (3-0) (JTGOTW) | Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs Louisville |
| 19 |
Missouri Tigers
|
(4-0) (up 3) | W: 29-20 vs #26 South Carolina (2-2) | Next Week: vs Massachusetts (0-3) | Projected Bowl: Texas Bowl vs TCU |
| 20 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
(4-0) (no change) | W: 38-10 vs Northern Illinois (1-2) | Next Week: vs Tennessee (3-1) | Projected Bowl: Liberty Bowl vs Houston |
| 21 |
BYU Cougars
|
(3-0) (up 2) | W: 34-13 @ East Carolina (2-2) | Next Week: @ Colorado (2-2) | Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs Georgia Tech |
| 22 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
(3-0) (was unranked) W: 35-24 vs SMU (2-2) | Next Week: @ Arizona State (3-1) | Projected Bowl: Texas Bowl vs Missouri |
| 23 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
(3-1) (up 1) | W: 30-27 @ Nebraska (3-1) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Texas |
| 24 |
USC Trojans
|
(4-0) (was unranked) | W: 45-31 vs Michigan State (3-1) | Next Week: @ #27 Illinois (3-1) | Projected Bowl: Alamo Bowl vs Iowa State |
| 25 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
(3-0) (up 2) | W: 40-17 vs Bowling Green (2-2) | Next Week: @ Pittsburgh (2-1) | Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs Alabama | Next 5: | #26: Notre Dame (1-2) (up 1) | #27: Illinois (3-1) (down 20) | #28: Memphis (4-0) (was unranked) | #29: South Florida (3-1) (no change) | #30: Auburn (3-1) (down 9) | Fell out of T30: Utah (3-1) (was #25), South Carolina (2-2) (was #26), Tulane (3-1) (was #30) | Biggest Riser: Indiana (4-0) (19 -> 9) | Biggest Faller: Illinois (3-1) (7 -> 27) |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.24 |
| 8 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.01 |
| 13 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
USC Trojans
|
-0.28 |
| 25 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.00 |
No major omissions.
Total Score: 0.52