Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Oct. 5, 2025, 3:47 p.m.
Overall Rationale: These rankings are a pure resume based points system. Teams are assigned a tier based on their rating (1-7). Points are gained for wins, subtracted for losses, based on the opponents tier. Small modifiers for game closeness (Win/Loss Bonuses/Penalties = WB, WP, LB, LP) and SOS based on Opponent's record. | If two teams are next to each other in the rankings, and have played head to head, the head to head winner will be ranked higher, regardless of points. | | | | Week 6 | Biggest Riser: Cincinnati (+33) | Biggest Drop: Texas State (-37) | New teams: Illinois, Cincinnati, Michigan, Georgia, UNLV, Washington, Nebraska | Dropped from rankings: Iowa State (10), Maryland (12), Louisville (16), Houston (17), Mississippi State (18), Tennessee (21), Florida State (25) | Next 5: Iowa State, Maryland, Notre Dame, Kansas, Tennessee | Worst Team Eastern Michigan (-141.075) | | | | Playoff projections *Conference Autobid | | Rose: 1. Indiana* | Sugar: 4. Ole Miss | Cotton: 2. Texas A&M* | Orange: 3. Miami (FL)* | 5 v 12: 12. Oregon @ 5. Ohio State | 6 v 11: 11. Illinois @ 6. Texas Tech* | 7 v 10: 10. BYU @ 7. Oklahoma | 8 v 9: 9. Memphis* @ 8. Missouri | | | | For those curious, Texas and Penn State are 52 and 56, respectively.
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 |
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Points: 142.29 | Wins: 1 T2, 2 T4, 1 T5, 1 T7 | 2 WB | 1 WP | |
2 |
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Points: 126.15 | Wins: 1 T3, 2 T4, 1 T5, 1 T6 | 1 WB | 1 WP | |
3 |
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Points: 115.2 | Wins: 1 T3, 2 T4, 1 T5, 1 T7 | 1 WB | 2 WP | |
4 |
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Points: 106.4 | Wins: 1 T3, 1 T4, 2 T5, 1 T6 | 1 WB | 2 WP | |
5 |
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Points: 103.62 | Wins: 1 T3, 2 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 | 1 WB | 1 WP | |
6 |
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Points: 97.14 | Wins: 2 T4, 3 T7 | 2 WB | |
7 |
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Points: 91.45 | Wins: 1 T3, 1 T4, 1 T5, 2 T7 | 1 WP | |
8 |
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Points: 85.71 | Wins: 1 T3, 1 T4, 1 T6, 2 T7 | 1 WP | |
9 |
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Points: 69.23 | Wins: 2 T5, 2 T6, 2 T7 | 1 WP | |
10 |
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Points: 66.23 | Wins: 2 T5, 1 T6, 2 T7 | 1 WP | |
11 |
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Points: 58.33 | Wins: 1 T3, 1 T4, 2 T5, 1 T7 | Losses: 1 T2 | 1 WB | 1 LP | |
12 |
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Points: 54.67 | Wins: 2 T5, 3 T7 | 1 WP | |
13 |
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Points: 53.82 | Wins: 2 T3, 1 T6, 1 T7 | Losses: 1 T3 | 1 LB | |
14 |
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Points: 51.27 | Wins: 1 T3, 2 T5, 1 T7 | Losses: 1 T2 | 1 LB | |
15 |
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Points: 51.27 | Wins: 2 T3, 2 T5 | Losses: 1 T4 | |
16 |
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Points: 46.5 | Wins: 1 T4, 1 T5, 2 T6, 1 T7 | Losses: 1 T3 | 1 WB | 1 LB | |
17 |
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Points: 45.76 | Wins: 4 T5, 1 T7 | 3 WP | |
18 |
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Points: 42.27 | Wins: 3 T6, 2 T7 | 2 WP | |
19 |
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Points: 38.05 | Wins: 2 T5, 1 T6, 2 T7 | 3 WP | |
20 |
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Points: 37.95 | Wins: 1 T4, 2 T5, 1 T7 | Losses: 1 T2 | 1 WB | 1 WP | 1 LB | |
21 |
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Points: 36.92 | Wins: 2 T5, 2 T6 | Losses: 1 T2 | 1 LB | |
22 |
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Points: 33.6 | Wins: 1 T3, 1 T5, 2 T7 | Losses: 1 T3 | 1 LB | |
23 |
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Points: 31.25 | Wins: 3 T6, 2 T7 | 3 WP | |
24 |
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Points: 28.05 | Wins: 1 T3, 1 T5, 2 T7 | Losses: 1 T2 | 1 LP | |
25 |
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Points: 24.29 | Wins: 1 T3, 1 T5, 2 T7 | Losses: 1 T3 | 1 WP | 1 LB | |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 |
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1.20 |
2 |
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0.95 |
3 |
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0.00 |
4 |
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0.00 |
5 |
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-1.14 |
6 |
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0.00 |
7 |
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0.00 |
8 |
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0.54 |
9 |
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1.37 |
10 |
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0.64 |
11 |
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1.05 |
12 |
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-1.80 |
13 |
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2.81 |
14 |
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0.00 |
15 |
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-0.86 |
16 |
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0.12 |
17 |
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-0.06 |
18 |
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2.46 |
19 |
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0.92 |
20 |
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-0.33 |
21 |
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0.83 |
22 |
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-1.81 |
23 |
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0.21 |
24 |
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0.00 |
25 |
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0.00 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
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1.84 |
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0.99 |
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0.25 |
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0.37 |
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0.33 |
Total Score: 22.87