Tarmacked Ballot for 2025 Week 7
Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Oct. 5, 2025, 3:18 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Sagarin/SOS/SOR and other advanced metrics
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Straightforward |
| 2 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Straightforward |
| 3 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Bumped for FSU win - was #4 last week |
| 4 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Stagnant week |
| 5 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
Resume so far |
| 6 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
|
| 7 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Resume - SOS is top 5, two ranked wins and a ranked loss |
| 8 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Tenn win holding strong |
| 9 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
Not impressed with SOS - Heavily buoyed by Illinois so could slip before heavyweights (OSU) |
| 10 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Resume |
| 11 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Can't punish for two tight wins that hard - Would still favor over rest of the slate below them and they've been handling business outside of #5 and #3 matchup which they lost by the slimmest margins |
| 12 |
LSU Tigers
|
Not the greatest resume, however they've also shown probably the most capable of all below them |
| 13 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
Steady so far - Not uber high but efficient team, should be 9~ wins by End of Season |
| 14 |
BYU Cougars
|
Underranked by the AP, analytics love them |
| 15 |
Missouri Tigers
|
No big heavy wins, but no losses. Up for a challenge next week that could push them top 10 |
| 16 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
Very blegh resume |
| 17 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Defense is strong, showing some growing strains on offense |
| 18 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
Upper mid slate of B1G |
| 19 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
Louisville isn't a slouch, giving them their due |
| 20 |
USC Trojans
|
Upper mid slate of B1G |
| 21 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
Not uber impressed at 3-2, but will hold with their win for now. That win is losing luster the farther the season advances as it looks more and more like they caught an opener still working on kinks coming out of the offseason |
| 22 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
Strong play at Virginia - Think they're owed their due as analytics like them |
| 23 |
Auburn Tigers
|
Two tight losses against ranked opponents. Kind of in that broad 25-35 grouping, could be multiple teams |
| 24 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
Played well, not really sure who i'd put here below them. The lack of win quality is why I moved them below auburn |
| 25 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
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 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.07 |
| 8 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.41 |
| 9 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
-0.64 |
| 10 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.48 |
| 11 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
1.27 |
| 12 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.08 |
| 13 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
-1.73 |
| 17 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
USC Trojans
|
1.29 |
| 21 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.51 |
| 22 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
2.79 |
| 23 |
Auburn Tigers
|
2.05 |
| 24 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
-0.51 |
| 25 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
0.00 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Memphis Tigers
|
0.46 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
0.37 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.33 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
0.17 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
0.02 |
Total Score: 13.18