Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 28, 2025, 12:42 p.m.

Overall Rationale: All 0 and 1 loss teams considered, no 2 loss teams. DROPPING OUT: #21 USC & #22 Kansas NEXT 5 IN: Illinois, Tulane, USF, Maryland, North Texas

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	-
2	Oregon Ducks	^1
3	Ole Miss Rebels	^2
4	Miami Hurricanes	v2
5	Indiana Hoosiers	^1
6	Oklahoma Sooners	^3
7	Texas Tech Red Raiders	^3
8	Texas A&M Aggies	^5
9	Vanderbilt Commodores	v1
10	Missouri Tigers	^1
11	Alabama Crimson Tide	^4
12	Georgia Bulldogs	v8
13	Iowa State Cyclones	^6
14	Michigan Wolverines	^2
15	Tennessee Volunteers	^2
16	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	^4
17	LSU Tigers	v5
18	Penn State Nittany Lions	v4
19	Texas Longhorns	^4
20	Florida State Seminoles	v13
21	Memphis Tigers	^4
22	Mississippi State Bulldogs	^2 (this is the first time I've ever moved someone up after a loss, it feels very odd but also... who goes above them yk?)
23	Arizona State Sun Devils	NR
24	Virginia Cavaliers	NR
25	TCU Horned Frogs	v7

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Oregon Ducks	0.00
3	Ole Miss Rebels	0.11
4	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
5	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
6	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
7	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.04
8	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
9	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.08
10	Missouri Tigers	0.30
11	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
12	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
13	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
14	Michigan Wolverines	0.80
15	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
16	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.00
17	LSU Tigers	0.00
18	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
19	Texas Longhorns	0.00
20	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
21	Memphis Tigers	0.00
22	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.98
23	Arizona State Sun Devils	0.00
24	Virginia Cavaliers	0.00
25	TCU Horned Frogs	0.03

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
BYU Cougars	0.43
Illinois Fighting Illini	0.36
Louisville Cardinals	0.11

Total Score: 3.24