Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 29, 2025, 2:04 p.m.
Overall Rationale: At this point in the season there will be less hard emphasis on Ranked Wins > P4 Wins > Wins. It will be more about eye test, strength of opponent, and how I feel the teams have stacked up so far. A close overtime loss against another strong opponent won't be viewed as negatively as earlier in the season. A scrape by win against a weaker opponent could lower my view of the team, too.
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 |
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(+1) Were #2 and beat my #8/AP #3 Penn State on the road, while #1 had a bye week. Dante Moore looked cool as ice in the white out. Heisman Stocks added. |
2 |
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(-1) Had a bye week, passed by the ducks. |
3 |
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(-) Broke the second longest home winning streak on the road, but over an unranked team, not impressive enough to jump up to #2. |
4 |
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(+1) Bye week, but teams above them and below them lost, so no one slipped past them and they bump up one. Likely to fall with Mateer out. |
5 |
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(+4) Beat an undefeated team, teams above them lost |
6 |
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(+6) 5-0, teams above them lost/bye. Big test next week @ Bama. |
7 |
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(+3) Scraped another win out, teams above them lost / bye |
8 |
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(+11) Had them lower because they kept just scraping by "bottom" SEC teams, but finally picked up a big ranked win against LSU. |
9 |
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(+2) Bye week, teams above lost. |
10 |
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(+3) Mainly, teams above them lost. Offense stuttered against Auburn. |
11 |
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(+9) Statement win @ #6/AP#5 UGA. Another test vs Vandy next week. |
12 |
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(+5) Some losses above, managed to Iowa against Iowa somehow. |
13 |
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(+9) Picked up another (my rankings) ranked win @ Miss St. I feel like they should've beat UGA, and should've lost to MSST. |
14 |
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(-7) Upset loss! Will see if they can bounce back against MIA |
15 |
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(+1) Looked good, got a bye week then their first real test vs Bama |
16 |
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(-12) Wins against Clemson and Florida don't look impressive anymore. Can't figure out how to run the ball, and that is limiting their passing too. |
17 |
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(+4) Bye week, movement mainly due to other losses |
18 |
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(-12) Felt like they should've lost to Tennessee, then lose to Bama (whom everyone was down on) at home. |
19 |
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They've played one real game, and had every single advantage (home white out, off a bye week, experienced team vs younger team, etc), and they lost. Team still looked pretty good, and it was a one score game. I expect them to stay ~10-16, even if they beat INDI, unless they beat OSU / teams above lose. |
20 |
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(-2) Mainly movement around them. Stayed undefeated though. |
21 |
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(-7) Felt like they should've beat Tennessee. |
22 |
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(NR) Wasn't sure if they were going to collapse for the rest of the season after that indiana beatdown, but picked up a ranked win against USC. |
23 |
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(NR) Nobody goes up 17-0, then allows an 0-17 comeback, and beats them twice! Defense coming up clutch here. Red Zone offense is a huge concern. |
24 |
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(NR) Offense seems to have found its groove. Early losses were close game against top 10 teams at this point. |
25 |
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(-) Sat on a bye. FELL OUT: USC, TCU, MICH |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 |
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0.00 |
2 |
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0.00 |
3 |
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0.00 |
4 |
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0.04 |
5 |
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0.73 |
6 |
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0.75 |
7 |
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0.97 |
8 |
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-0.46 |
9 |
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0.00 |
10 |
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0.00 |
11 |
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0.00 |
12 |
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-1.42 |
13 |
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0.31 |
14 |
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0.28 |
15 |
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0.00 |
16 |
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0.00 |
17 |
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0.00 |
18 |
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0.00 |
19 |
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-0.12 |
20 |
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0.00 |
21 |
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1.59 |
22 |
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0.00 |
23 |
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0.00 |
24 |
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0.00 |
25 |
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0.00 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
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0.65 |
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0.11 |
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0.03 |
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0.08 |
Total Score: 7.53