Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 5, 2025, 10:21 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Each week, I re-rank all teams based on their resumes.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Miami is 5-0. They have good wins over Florida State (3-2, defeated Alabama), Notre Dame (3-2), and South Florida (4-1). Also defeated Florida |
| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
Indiana is 5-0 with wins over Illinois (5-1, defeated USC). Also has a win over Iowa (3-2) |
| 3 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Ole Miss is 5-0 with nice wins over LSU (4-1) and Tulane (4-1). Also defeated Kentucky (2-3) and Arkansas (2-3) |
| 4 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Oklahoma is 5-0 with wins over Michigan (4-1, defeated Nebraska) and Auburn (3-2) |
| 5 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
Texas Tech is 5-0 with good wins over Utah (4-1) and Houston (4-1) |
| 6 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Ohio State is 5-0 with wins over Washington (4-1) and Texas (3-2) |
| 7 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
Texas A&M is 5-0 with nice wins over Notre Dame (3-2), Mississippi State (4-2, defeated Arizona State) and Auburn (3-2) |
| 8 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Alabama is 4-1 with great wins over Georgia (4-1) and Vanderbilt (5-1). Also beat Wisconsin (2-3). Lost to Florida State. This is my top 1 loss team. |
| 9 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Oregon is 5-0 with wins over Penn State (3-2) and Northwestern (3-2) |
| 10 |
Missouri Tigers
|
Missouri is 5-0 with wins over Kansas (4-2) and South Carolina (3-2) |
| 11 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Georgia is 4-1 with a nice win over Tennessee (4-1, defeated Mississippi State), lost to Alabama |
| 12 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
Virginia is 5-1 with wins over Florida State (3-2, defeated Alabama) and Louisville (4-1) |
| 13 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Michigan is 4-1 with a nice win over Nebraska (4-1, defeated Cincinnati). Lost to Oklahoma |
| 14 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
Nebraska is 4-1 with a nice win over Cincinnati (4-1, defeated Iowa State). Also defeated Michigan State (3-2). Lost to Michigan |
| 15 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
Cincinnati is 4-1 with a good win over Iowa State (5-1). Lost to Nebraska |
| 16 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
Illinois is 4-1 with nice wins over USC (4-1) and Duke (4-2) |
| 17 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
Arizona State is 4-1 with wins over TCU (4-1) and Baylor (4-2) |
| 18 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
Iowa State is 5-1 with wins over Arizona (4-1) and Iowa (3-2). Lost to Cincinnati. |
| 19 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Tennessee is 4-1 with a win over Mississippi State (4-2). Also defeated Syracuse (3-3). Lost to Georgia |
| 20 |
Washington Huskies
|
Washington is 4-1 with a win over Maryland (4-1). Lost to Ohio State. |
| 21 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
Florida State is 3-2 and is my top ranked 2 loss team thanks to their excellent win over Alabama (4-1, defeated Georgia and Vanderbilt). |
| 22 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
Tulane is 4-1 with a nice win over Duke (4-2) |
| 23 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
Vanderbilt is 5-1 with a win over South Carolina (3-2) |
| 24 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
Georgia Tech is 5-0 with a win over Wake Forest (3-2). Also defeated Clemson (2-3) and Colorado (2-4) |
| 25 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
Mississippi State is 4-2 with a nice win over Arizona State (4-1, defeated TCU) Also considered: LSU, Notre Dame, BYU, Memphis, USC |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.14 |
| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.78 |
| 3 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.38 |
| 4 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.17 |
| 5 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.19 |
| 6 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-1.79 |
| 7 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Oregon Ducks
|
-0.86 |
| 10 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.97 |
| 13 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.21 |
| 14 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
4.60 |
| 15 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
2.12 |
| 16 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
0.84 |
| 18 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.57 |
| 19 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
-0.16 |
| 20 |
Washington Huskies
|
2.29 |
| 21 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.51 |
| 22 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
2.83 |
| 23 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
-0.24 |
| 24 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
-1.66 |
| 25 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
0.12 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
LSU Tigers
|
1.76 |
BYU Cougars
|
1.42 |
Memphis Tigers
|
0.46 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.25 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
0.02 |
Total Score: 25.36