Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 4, 2025, 11:06 p.m.
Overall Rationale: 9, 10, 12, 14, and 17 lost this week, which really makes the midranks of the top 25 a mess this week
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Beating Florida State places them here, as well as Penn State and Texas being frauds |
| 2 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
On bye, and should probably be sending thank you notes to UCLA and Florida |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
They can blame Texas for this, in terms of the actual team my opinion has remained same or slightly better |
| 4 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Michigan win looks better now |
| 5 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
Unlike Oregon, they have a ranked win |
| 6 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Similar case to Ohio State, except they get pushed further back by the strength of their opposition being pretty eh. I know I said they are default top 5 last week, but Penn State really screwed it that hard |
| 7 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
Similarish resume to Oregon; undefeated team with several good wins but missing a really standout win, although Houston is a strong point here |
| 8 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
This is about the highest I can see myself placing them, the other 7 teams are all proven enough and undefeated to be worth placing ahead of a team with wins against Georgia and Vanderbilt |
| 9 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
on bye, but they do have Oregon next week. That should be very interesting |
| 10 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
I mean, getting +1 for beating Kentucky decisively is fair without context. The next few teams tbf feel like they benefitted heavily from teams above losing. |
| 11 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Absolutely won the bye week (+4 due to everyone else around them imploding), losing to Georgia in OT makes this placement fairly reasonable |
| 12 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
The Wisconsin win is good, but the only reason they jump 8 spots is more on passing a bunch of teams that lost or were on bye |
| 13 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
Similar to Michigan, except Louisville would be RV if it exists here |
| 14 |
LSU Tigers
|
Another bye week winner |
| 15 |
Missouri Tigers
|
Also wins the bye week |
| 16 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
Congrats on winning the bye week |
| 17 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
The Nebraska loss in hindsight looks pretty alright, and 4-1 with an Iowa State win is deserving here |
| 18 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
Similar profile to Cincinnati, except I think Nebraska > Miss St. |
| 19 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
Has to go behind Cincinnati on head to head and being 5-1 |
| 20 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
Having the Alabama win and a one score loss to both Miami and Virginia now puts this team in very similar areas with Notre Dame |
| 21 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Clean win against Boise State, not really too much can be told from this |
| 22 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
This feels a bit much, but their wins aren't really able to justify a top 15 spot and they are similar to Iowa State, placed behind due to Iowa State and Florida State keeping it closer in their losses |
| 23 |
BYU Cougars
|
Added another P4 win in West Virginia |
| 24 |
Memphis Tigers
|
Is still running over their opposition (Tulsa) |
| 25 |
USF Bulls
|
Given that Miami is the #1 team now in this ranking, and the Florida win, and pretty much running over everyone else, I have to give some credit here Next 6: North Texas, Louisville, Illinois, TCU, UNLV, Nebraska |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.14 |
| 2 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.94 |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.17 |
| 5 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
-0.64 |
| 10 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.25 |
| 12 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.47 |
| 13 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.73 |
| 14 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
1.43 |
| 18 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
0.54 |
| 19 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.27 |
| 20 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.91 |
| 21 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
BYU Cougars
|
-0.75 |
| 24 |
Memphis Tigers
|
-0.07 |
| 25 |
USF Bulls
|
0.00 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
1.16 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
0.02 |
Total Score: 8.48