_THE__BOULDER_ Ballot for 2025 Week 6
Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 30, 2025, 7:15 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Just my personal thoughts given how the season has gone so far. There are a few teams in here that I don't really like where I put them, but I had to put them there. This could be my biases, but I think, in those cases, those teams have the wins but haven't been super impressive. The main thing, though, is that more data will be needed before I can be confident in any team's rankings.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
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| 2 |
Miami Hurricanes
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| 3 |
Oregon Ducks
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| 4 |
Ole Miss Rebels
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| 5 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
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| 6 |
Oklahoma Sooners
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| 7 |
Texas A&M Aggies
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| 8 |
Indiana Hoosiers
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| 9 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
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| 10 |
Texas Longhorns
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| 11 |
Iowa State Cyclones
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| 12 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
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| 13 |
LSU Tigers
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I don't particularly like LSU this year, I think their offense is NOT good, but their defense is absolutely good enough to keep them in games and potentially give them the opportunity to win some. I don't want to rank them this high, and until they score more than 20 points on offense against an FBS team I don't know that they really have a chance at glory this year. But I don't think they deserve to drop as much as FSU or UGA did given that they played what may end up being a top 10 Ole Miss team by the end of the year. |
| 14 |
Florida State Seminoles
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The rankings of FSU, Bama, and UGA are tough. FSU lost to an unranked team while UGA lost to a top 25 team, but I don't feel like Bama should be ranked higher than FSU yet until we see more data from either team, and I don't think UGA should be ranked above Bama given this week's result. FSU's defense seems to need some work, but their offense was firing. They are still poised to have an interesting bounce back year. |
| 15 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
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Good showing from Alabama. They're bouncing back from the initial FSU loss. I won't complain about Georgia losing a game. Still, I don't think they're a top 10 team just yet, and I don't think they should be ranked above FSU at this time. Despite the fact that they just beat a team that was ranked in the top 10, I think that says more about UGA probably just not actually being top 5 than Alabama for sure being top 10 yet. |
| 16 |
Georgia Bulldogs
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I do think UGA still has the makings of a pretty good team, they just might not be elite like in recent years. As with pretty much all of the teams on this list, more data is needed before I can really figure out where they belong. |
| 17 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
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| 18 |
Missouri Tigers
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| 19 |
Tennessee Volunteers
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| 20 |
Michigan Wolverines
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| 21 |
Louisville Cardinals
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| 22 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
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| 23 |
Utah Utes
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| 24 |
Virginia Cavaliers
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Good win, ranking them for now. We'll have to see if they can keep it up. |
| 25 |
USF Bulls
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Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.65 |
| 6 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.22 |
| 11 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.25 |
| 14 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.28 |
| 15 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
-0.22 |
| 18 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Utah Utes
|
1.31 |
| 24 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
USF Bulls
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0.00 |
BYU Cougars
Memphis Tigers