Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Oct. 5, 2025, 10:35 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Strength of Record Based Ranking - If a team has played all nobodies, they don't get the benefit of a doubt over a team who might have a worse record but has actually faced strong competition. Team reasons are an average and standard deviation of rank across a sweep of likelihood of records (from a weak team to a strong team having same record or better vs. opponents faced). Everything is derived from a simple win loss matrix.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
1.53659 +- 0.504854 |
| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
2.60976 +- 0.493865 |
| 3 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
2.97561 +- 2.80613 |
| 4 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
4 +- 0.707107 |
| 5 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
5.78049 +- 0.908631 |
| 6 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
6.70732 +- 2.20504 |
| 7 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
6.7561 +- 1.655 |
| 8 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
8.80488 +- 3.04319 |
| 9 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
9.60976 +- 2.98226 |
| 10 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
10.6829 +- 1.1713 |
| 11 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
12.8293 +- 2.07247 |
| 12 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
13.439 +- 4.24293 |
| 13 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
13.6341 +- 3.13653 |
| 14 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
14.0732 +- 6.27053 |
| 15 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
16.8049 +- 7.03285 |
| 16 |
LSU Tigers
|
16.9268 +- 4.46873 |
| 17 |
Washington Huskies
|
17.4634 +- 3.50783 |
| 18 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
18.9512 +- 4.46067 |
| 19 |
BYU Cougars
|
19.2195 +- 3.67091 |
| 20 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
20.1951 +- 4.74457 |
| 21 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
20.8537 +- 2.49561 |
| 22 |
Missouri Tigers
|
20.9268 +- 4.48548 |
| 23 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
21.561 +- 4.03763 |
| 24 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
24.9024 +- 4.43737 |
| 25 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
25.2195 +- 3.75841 |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
1.49 |
| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.78 |
| 3 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.81 |
| 4 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
2.78 |
| 5 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
-0.62 |
| 6 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
0.49 |
| 9 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-3.73 |
| 10 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
4.07 |
| 11 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.74 |
| 12 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
3.16 |
| 13 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
11.83 |
| 14 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
-0.56 |
| 15 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
10.11 |
| 16 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Washington Huskies
|
4.19 |
| 18 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
0.54 |
| 19 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-1.54 |
| 22 |
Missouri Tigers
|
-2.00 |
| 23 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
0.05 |
| 24 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
0.12 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Oregon Ducks
|
6.17 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
1.84 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
1.04 |
Memphis Tigers
|
0.46 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.25 |
Total Score: 59.39