Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 6, 2025, 2:07 p.m.
Overall Rationale: I use a methodology similar to that used by the voter polls that bases teams based primarily on wins/losses, but with other factors such as how those teams looked in their wins and losses, head to head, roster depth, etc, in play.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
(5-0) (up 1) | W: 42-3 vs Minnesota (3-2) | Next Week: @ #16 Illinois (5-1) | Projected Bowl: Rose Bowl vs Alabama/Texas Tech |
| 2 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
(5-0) (up 1) | W: 28-22 @ #21 Florida State (3-2) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Orange Bowl vs Indiana/Georgia |
| 3 |
Oregon Ducks
|
(5-0) (down 2) | Bye | Next Week: vs #7 Indiana (5-0) (JTGOTW) | Projected Bowl: Cotton Bowl vs Oklahoma/LSU |
| 4 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
(5-0) (no change) | Bye | Next Week: vs Washington State (3-2) | Projected Bowl: Sugar Bowl vs Texas A&M/Memphis |
| 5 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
(5-0) (up 1) | W: 31-9 vs #26 Mississippi State (4-2) | Next Week: vs Florida (2-3) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Memphis |
| 6 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
(5-0) (down 1) | W: 44-0 vs Kent State (1-4) | Next Week: vs #26 Texas (3-2) (in Dallas) Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs LSU |
| 7 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
(5-0) (no change) | Bye | Next Week: @ #3 Oregon (5-0) (JTGOTW) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Georgia |
| 8 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
(4-1) (no change) | W: 30-14 vs #15 Vanderbilt (5-1) | Next Week: @ #13 Missouri (5-0) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Texas Tech |
| 9 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
(5-0) (no change) | W: 35-11 @ Houston (4-1) | Next Week: vs Kansas (4-2) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Alabama |
| 10 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
(4-1) (up 1) | W: 35-7 vs Kentucky (2-3) | Next Week: @ Auburn (3-2) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Indiana |
| 11 |
LSU Tigers
|
(4-1) (up 2) | Bye | Next Week: vs South Carolina (3-2) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Oklahoma |
| 12 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
(4-1) (up 2) | Bye | Next Week: vs Arkansas (2-3) | Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest Bowl vs Illinois |
| 13 |
Missouri Tigers
|
(5-0) (up 4) | Bye | Next Week: vs #8 Alabama (4-1) | Projected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Michigan |
| 14 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
(5-0) (up 4) | Bye | Next Week: vs Virginia Tech (2-4) | Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs BYU |
| 15 |
BYU Cougars
|
(5-0) (up 4) | W: 38-24 vs West Virginia (2-4) | Next Week: @ Arizona (4-1) | Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs Georgia Tech |
| 16 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
(5-1) (up 4) | W: 43-27 @ Purdue (2-3) | Next Week: vs #1 Ohio State (5-0) | Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest Bowl vs Tennessee |
| 17 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
(4-1) (up 5) | W: 24-10 vs Wisconsin (2-3) | Next Week: @ USC (4-1) | Projected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Missouri |
| 18 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
(5-1) (up 6) | W: 30-27 @ #25 Louisville (4-1) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs Vanderbilt |
| 19 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
(3-2) (up 4) | W: 28-7 vs Boise State (3-2) | Next Week: vs NC State (4-2) | Projected Bowl: Holiday Bowl vs Arizona State |
| 20 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
(4-1) (up 7) | Bye | Next Week: @ #26 Utah (4-1) | Projected Bowl: Holiday Bowl vs Notre Dame |
| 21 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
(5-1) (down 6) | L: 14-30 @ #8 Alabama (4-1) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs Virginia |
| 22 |
Memphis Tigers
|
(6-0) (up 6) | W: 45-7 vs Tulsa (2-4) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Texas A&M |
| 23 |
USF Bulls
|
(4-1) (up 6) | W: 54-26 vs Charlotte (1-4) | Next Week: @ #25 North Texas (5-0) | Projected Bowl: Gasparilla Bowl vs Mississippi State |
| 24 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
(5-1) (down 8) | L: 30-38 @ Cincinnati (4-1) | Next Week: @ Colorado (2-4) | Projected Bowl: Alamo Bowl vs Utah |
| 25 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
(5-0) (was unranked) | Bye | Next Week: vs #23 South Florida (4-1) | Projected Bowl: Military Bowl vs Louisville | Next 5: | #26: Texas (3-2) (down 14) | #27: Utah (4-1) (was unranked) | #28: Florida State (3-2) (down 7) | #29: Nebraska (4-1) (was unranked) | #30: Cincinnati (4-1) (was unranked) | Fell out of T30: Penn State (3-2) (was #10); Louisville (4-1) (was #25); Mississippi State (4-2) (was #26); Maryland (4-1) (was #30) | Biggest Riser: Arizona State (4-1) (#27 -> #20) | Biggest Faller: Penn State (3-2) (#10 -> UR) |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.32 |
| 12 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.01 |
| 13 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Memphis Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
USF Bulls
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
0.00 |