Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 28, 2025, 8:10 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Teams are broken into four tiers (Blue-chip Ratio Teams, Power 2 Teams, Next 2 Teams, Group of 6 Teams). Blue-chip ratio teams can appear anywhere in the poll (1-25). Power 2 teams can appear as high as #6. Next 2 teams can appear as high as #11. Group of 6 teams can appear as high as #16. Teams are ranked based on how many points they have. They earn points for winning (5 for win against BCR, 4 for P2, 3 for N2, 2 for G6, 1 for FCS). They lose points for loses (0 for lose against BCR, -1 for P2, -2 for N2, -3 for G6, -5 for FCS).

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Oregon Ducks	BCR 15 points
2	Texas A&M Aggies	BCR 14 points
3	Miami Hurricanes	BCR 13 points
4	Oklahoma Sooners	BCR 13 points
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	BCR 12 points
6	Ole Miss Rebels	P2 17 points
7	Indiana Hoosiers	P2 13 points
8	LSU Tigers	BCR 12 points
9	Missouri Tigers	P2 12 points
10	Vanderbilt Commodores	P2 12 points
11	Iowa State Cyclones	N2 13 points
12	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	N2 13 points
13	Alabama Crimson Tide	BCR 11 points
14	USC Trojans	BCR 11 points
15	Tennessee Volunteers	BCR 10 points
16	Memphis Tigers	G6 11 points
17	Illinois Fighting Illini	P2 10 points
18	Tulane Green Wave	G6 10 points
19	Maryland Terrapins	P2 9 points
20	Virginia Cavaliers	N2 9 points
21	BYU Cougars	N2 9 points
22	North Texas Mean Green	G6 9 points
23	UNLV Rebels	G6 9 points
24	Georgia Bulldogs	BCR 8 points
25	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	BCR 8 points

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Oregon Ducks	0.00
2	Texas A&M Aggies	0.84
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
4	Oklahoma Sooners	0.04
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.40
6	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
7	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
8	LSU Tigers	1.31
9	Missouri Tigers	0.52
10	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.00
11	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
12	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.00
13	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
14	USC Trojans	5.09
15	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
16	Memphis Tigers	1.06
17	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.78
18	Tulane Green Wave	6.87
19	Maryland Terrapins	1.62
20	Virginia Cavaliers	0.34
21	BYU Cougars	0.00
22	North Texas Mean Green	0.22
23	UNLV Rebels	1.71
24	Georgia Bulldogs	-1.21
25	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Texas Tech Red Raiders	2.73
Penn State Nittany Lions	1.26
Texas Longhorns	0.91
Florida State Seminoles	0.86
Michigan Wolverines	0.65
Louisville Cardinals	0.11

Total Score: 28.50