Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 28, 2025, 5:43 p.m.

Overall Rationale: This rating system aggregates multiple normalized team rating algorithms with high year-over-year predictive accuracy. The aggregate is then adjusted multiplicatively to reflect actual on-field performance. A small net win-loss factor provides minor reward or penalty based on record, while a stronger loss-based penalty—applied via a scaled or exponential function—ensures that repeated losses significantly diminish a team's rating. This balances statistical strength with actual outcomes, rewarding both performance and consistency.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Oregon Ducks
3	Indiana Hoosiers
4	Miami Hurricanes
5	Ole Miss Rebels
6	Alabama Crimson Tide
7	Oklahoma Sooners
8	Texas A&M Aggies
9	Georgia Bulldogs
10	Texas Longhorns
11	Vanderbilt Commodores
12	Penn State Nittany Lions
13	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
14	LSU Tigers
15	Missouri Tigers
16	Texas Tech Red Raiders
17	Michigan Wolverines
18	Tennessee Volunteers
19	BYU Cougars
20	USC Trojans
21	Iowa State Cyclones
22	Louisville Cardinals
23	Utah Utes
24	Illinois Fighting Illini
25	Arizona State Sun Devils

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Oregon Ducks	0.00
3	Indiana Hoosiers	0.30
4	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
5	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.71
7	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
8	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
9	Georgia Bulldogs	0.51
10	Texas Longhorns	0.22
11	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.00
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
13	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2.27
14	LSU Tigers	0.04
15	Missouri Tigers	0.00
16	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-0.48
17	Michigan Wolverines	0.06
18	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
19	BYU Cougars	0.00
20	USC Trojans	1.84
21	Iowa State Cyclones	-1.38
22	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
23	Utah Utes	1.31
24	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.00
25	Arizona State Sun Devils	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	1.38
Florida State Seminoles	0.86
Memphis Tigers	0.03
Virginia Cavaliers	0.08

Total Score: 11.46