Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 28, 2025, 1:54 p.m.

Overall Rationale: These rankings are a pure resume based points system. Teams are assigned a tier based on their rating (1-7). Points are gained for wins, subtracted for losses, based on the opponents tier. Small modifiers for game closeness (Win/Loss Bonuses/Penalties = WB, WP, LB, LP) and SOS based on Opponent's record. | If two teams are next to each other in the rankings, and have played head to head, the head to head winner will be ranked higher, regardless of points. | | | | Week 5 | Biggest Riser: Western Michigan (+32) | Biggest Drop: UCF (-45) | New teams: Iowa State, Georgia Tech, Tennessee, North Texas, Alabama | Dropped from rankings: Washington (14), TCU (19), Georgia (21), Penn State (24), UCF (25) | Next 5: Illinois, Arizona State, Michigan, Georgia, UNLV | Worst Team Middle Tennessee (-120.462) | | | | Playoff projections *Conference Autobid | | Rose: 1. Indiana* | Sugar: 3. Ole Miss* | Cotton: 2. Ohio State | Orange: 4. Oklahoma | 5 v 12: 13. Navy* @ 5. Oregon | 6 v 11: 11. BYU @ 6. Vanderbilt | 7 v 10: 10. Iowa State @ 7. Texas A&M | 8 v 9: 9. Miami (FL)* @ 8. Texas Tech* | | | |

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Indiana Hoosiers	Points: 124.63 | Wins: 1 T3, 2 T4, 1 T6, 1 T7 | 2 WB | 1 WP |
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	Points: 113.38 | Wins: 1 T3, 1 T4, 1 T5, 1 T7 | 1 WB |
3	Ole Miss Rebels	Points: 109.57 | Wins: 1 T3, 1 T4, 2 T5, 1 T6 | 1 WB | 2 WP |
4	Oklahoma Sooners	Points: 87.23 | Wins: 1 T3, 1 T4, 1 T5, 1 T7 | 1 WP |
5	Oregon Ducks	Points: 83.88 | Wins: 1 T3, 1 T5, 1 T6, 2 T7 |
6	Vanderbilt Commodores	Points: 81.05 | Wins: 2 T5, 2 T6, 1 T7 |
7	Texas A&M Aggies	Points: 74.67 | Wins: 2 T4, 2 T5 | 2 WP |
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	Points: 74.64 | Wins: 1 T3, 1 T6, 2 T7 | 1 WB |
9	Miami Hurricanes	Points: 73.5 | Wins: 2 T4, 1 T5, 1 T7 | 1 WB | 2 WP |
10	Iowa State Cyclones	Points: 66.32 | Wins: 2 T4, 1 T6, 2 T7 | 1 WB | 3 WP |
11	BYU Cougars	Points: 61.6 | Wins: 2 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 | 1 WP |
12	Maryland Terrapins	Points: 60 | Wins: 1 T5, 2 T6, 1 T7 |
13	Navy Midshipmen	Points: 58.5 | Wins: 1 T5, 2 T6, 1 T7 | 1 WP |
14	Memphis Tigers	Points: 56.82 | Wins: 1 T5, 3 T6, 1 T7 | 1 WP |
15	Missouri Tigers	Points: 55.42 | Wins: 1 T4, 1 T5, 3 T7 | 2 WP |
16	Louisville Cardinals	Points: 55.38 | Wins: 1 T4, 1 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 | 2 WP |
17	Houston Cougars	Points: 48 | Wins: 2 T5, 2 T7 | 1 WP |
18	Mississippi State Bulldogs	Points: 42.42 | Wins: 1 T3, 1 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 | Losses: 1 T3 | 1 LB |
19	USC Trojans	Points: 40.7 | Wins: 1 T4, 1 T5, 2 T6 | Losses: 1 T3 | 1 WB | 1 LB |
20	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	Points: 39.53 | Wins: 3 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 | 3 WP |
21	Tennessee Volunteers	Points: 38.33 | Wins: 1 T3, 2 T6, 1 T7 | Losses: 1 T3 | 1 LB |
22	North Texas Mean Green	Points: 35.58 | Wins: 1 T5, 3 T6, 1 T7 | 3 WP |
23	Alabama Crimson Tide	Points: 35.44 | Wins: 1 T3, 2 T5 | Losses: 1 T3 | 1 LB |
24	LSU Tigers	Points: 32.22 | Wins: 1 T4, 1 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 | Losses: 1 T2 | 1 WB | 1 WP | 1 LB |
25	Florida State Seminoles	Points: 25.85 | Wins: 1 T3, 1 T6, 1 T7 | Losses: 1 T3 | 1 LB |

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Indiana Hoosiers	1.01
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Ole Miss Rebels	0.11
4	Oklahoma Sooners	0.04
5	Oregon Ducks	-0.04
6	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.75
7	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
9	Miami Hurricanes	-0.88
10	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
11	BYU Cougars	0.94
12	Maryland Terrapins	4.66
13	Navy Midshipmen	7.32
14	Memphis Tigers	1.58
15	Missouri Tigers	0.00
16	Louisville Cardinals	0.91
17	Houston Cougars	2.66
18	Mississippi State Bulldogs	3.39
19	USC Trojans	2.39
20	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	-0.16
21	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.32
22	North Texas Mean Green	0.22
23	Alabama Crimson Tide	-1.43
24	LSU Tigers	-0.59
25	Florida State Seminoles	-0.64

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Penn State Nittany Lions	1.26
Georgia Bulldogs	1.64
Texas Longhorns	0.91
Michigan Wolverines	0.65
Illinois Fighting Illini	0.36
Virginia Cavaliers	0.08

Total Score: 34.93