Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 5, 2025, 9:57 a.m.

Overall Rationale: These are the teams I believe are the best in college football, in terms of underlying strength. In general, I would expect any given team to win more than 50% of the time on a neutral field against all the teams ranked below it. I start with an average of predictive computer models and make subjective adjustments as necessary.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Oregon Ducks
3	Alabama Crimson Tide
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
5	Georgia Bulldogs
6	Indiana Hoosiers
7	Miami Hurricanes
8	Ole Miss Rebels
9	LSU Tigers
10	Texas Longhorns
11	Texas A&M Aggies
12	Oklahoma Sooners
13	Penn State Nittany Lions
14	Michigan Wolverines
15	Texas Tech Red Raiders
16	Tennessee Volunteers
17	USC Trojans
18	Vanderbilt Commodores
19	Missouri Tigers
20	Florida Gators
21	Utah Utes
22	Auburn Tigers
23	Nebraska Cornhuskers
24	Florida State Seminoles
25	Illinois Fighting Illini

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Oregon Ducks	0.00
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	1.28
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2.68
5	Georgia Bulldogs	1.20
6	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
7	Miami Hurricanes	-1.75
8	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.89
9	LSU Tigers	0.79
10	Texas Longhorns	14.73
11	Texas A&M Aggies	-1.40
12	Oklahoma Sooners	-1.40
13	Penn State Nittany Lions	11.86
14	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
15	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-1.42
16	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
17	USC Trojans	2.67
18	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.00
19	Missouri Tigers	-1.13
20	Florida Gators	5.22
21	Utah Utes	1.21
22	Auburn Tigers	3.05
23	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.05
24	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
25	Illinois Fighting Illini	-0.92

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	2.11
BYU Cougars	1.42
Virginia Cavaliers	0.99
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: 59.54