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thatoneguyD13 Ballot for 2025 Week 7

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 5, 2025, 4:50 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Early season rankings are based largely on expected results versus other ranked teams, and as the season goes leans more heavily on actual resume. By the end of the season, rankings are based entirely on resume. I lean heavily into head to head results and results against common opponents. I also sort teams into 6 tiers based on championship/playoff likelihood. Tier 1: Championship Frontrunners, near lock to make playoffs Tier 2: Championship Contenders with excellent chance of making playoffs Tier 3: Decent possibility to make playoffs, unlikely to compete for championship Tier 4: Outside playoff shot Tier 5: Unlikely to make playoffs but not quite eliminated Tier 6: No shot at playoffs

Rank Team Reason
1 Ohio State Buckeyes Tier 1.
2 Miami Hurricanes Tier 1. Almost moved them to #1. Probably the most impressive resume so far this season.
3 Oregon Ducks Tier 2. Win over PSU not as impressive as it was a week ago, but this is still an excellent team.
4 Oklahoma Sooners Tier 3.
5 Texas A&M Aggies Tier 3. Another impressive resume. ND, Auburn, and Miss St are all solid wins.
6 Ole Miss Rebels Tier 3.
7 Alabama Crimson Tide Tier 3. 2-1 vs ranked teams. Again, Bama's death is greatly exaggerated.
8 Georgia Bulldogs Tier 3.
9 Indiana Hoosiers Tier 3.
10 Tennessee Volunteers Tier 3.
11 LSU Tigers Tier 4.
12 Texas Tech Red Raiders Tier 4. The tortillas continue to fly. This may very well be a legit playoff team.
13 Michigan Wolverines Tier 4.
14 Virginia Cavaliers Tier 4. Barely scraped by Louisville and the NC State loss is hurting them, but the FSU win keeps them up here.
15 Florida State Seminoles Tier 4. Tough loss to Miami but the win over Bama is going a long way.
16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Tier 4.
17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Tier 4.
18 Missouri Tigers Tier 4.
19 Illinois Fighting Illini Tier 4.
20 Memphis Tigers Tier 4.
21 BYU Cougars Tier 4.
22 Vanderbilt Commodores Tier 4.
23 Arizona State Sun Devils Tier 4.
24 Nebraska Cornhuskers Tier 4. Win over Cincy keeps getting better.
25 Mississippi State Bulldogs Tier 4.

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