Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 30, 2025, 12:15 a.m.
Overall Rationale: looked at week 5, attempted to order the teams that won first, then attempted to slot in teams that lost into reasonable positions. Teams that were on bye were usually not moved around too much unless other teams really did things
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
If oregon won more decisively, they'd probably be #2, but still #1 until proven otherwise |
| 2 |
Oregon Ducks
|
won against penn state, so by default at least top 5 |
| 3 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
on bye |
| 4 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
lsu win on top of the previous week resume means this team has the strongest case imo |
| 5 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
on bye |
| 6 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
idk if auburn is good but i mean, they beat notre dame? |
| 7 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
iowa win felt closer than it shoud be given last week |
| 8 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
on bye, but mostly here due to teams in front losing |
| 9 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
this feels high considering their opponents, but they are 5-0 and none of the games have been remotely close |
| 10 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
arizona win finally at least gives me some confidence in that this record isn't flukey |
| 11 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
this begins the chain of "1 loss teams that either lost to really good teams or each other" and is really a vibes thing partially on matchups and partially on whichever team I think is best. Georgia gets priority via tennesse win and their loss against bama being extremely close |
| 12 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
besides the head to head against bama, virginia might actually be an alright team that just has a really weird loss against nc state |
| 13 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
bama losing to florida state decisively implies florida state should be ahead. They are still gaining 8 ranks from last week so this feels very fair |
| 14 |
Texas Longhorns
|
they do have a loss to ohio state but no really quality wins either, hence why they're getting bumped down |
| 15 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
close loss to georgia and also a win against miss state |
| 16 |
LSU Tigers
|
ole miss loss, and the other wins in hindsight (mainly clemson) are very suspicious |
| 17 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
they showed they're at least able to keep up with oregon even if they lost in ot. Thus no drop even if they lost (was considering placing them higher but rewarding losses feels wrong) |
| 18 |
Missouri Tigers
|
this feels kinda low, but in fairness, idk if umass is exactly elite here |
| 19 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
dropped behind missouri mainly because we all saw that wake forest game |
| 20 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
on bye |
| 21 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
if it's anything at the rate this is going, they may sneak in the playoffs if they win out |
| 22 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
narrowly beating TCU should give a few spots |
| 23 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
florida state win, and looking at it, ignoring the nc state debacle, all of the other games have been very clear and decisive wins |
| 24 |
Memphis Tigers
|
continues to run through their schedule, no change here |
| 25 |
BYU Cougars
|
I mean, they're undefeated and have a p4 win |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.08 |
| 10 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.08 |
| 12 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.72 |
| 13 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Memphis Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
BYU Cougars
|
-0.24 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
0.36 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.11 |
Total Score: 1.58