Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 6, 2025, 8:51 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Running a more contrarian computer poll as an experiment this week. The model is trained completely on non-opponent adjusted stats and is blind to win-loss record. This is, of course, a weird poll, but I thought it was interesting to see. Unsurprisingly, it way overranks Penn State and Texas because of the weak SOS and it being blind to win-loss.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2	Georgia Bulldogs
3	Oregon Ducks
4	Penn State Nittany Lions
5	Indiana Hoosiers
6	Ole Miss Rebels
7	Alabama Crimson Tide
8	Ohio State Buckeyes
9	Texas Longhorns
10	Vanderbilt Commodores
11	Michigan Wolverines
12	Miami Hurricanes
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders
14	LSU Tigers
15	Texas A&M Aggies
16	Nebraska Cornhuskers
17	Oklahoma Sooners
18	TCU Horned Frogs
19	Duke Blue Devils
20	Memphis Tigers
21	Clemson Tigers
22	Kansas Jayhawks
23	Virginia Cavaliers
24	Washington Huskies
25	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	3.28
2	Georgia Bulldogs	2.00
3	Oregon Ducks	0.00
4	Penn State Nittany Lions	20.86
5	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
6	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.07
8	Ohio State Buckeyes	-3.09
9	Texas Longhorns	15.73
10	Vanderbilt Commodores	1.71
11	Michigan Wolverines	0.74
12	Miami Hurricanes	-4.57
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-0.80
14	LSU Tigers	0.00
15	Texas A&M Aggies	-3.12
16	Nebraska Cornhuskers	3.59
17	Oklahoma Sooners	-3.31
18	TCU Horned Frogs	6.75
19	Duke Blue Devils	6.11
20	Memphis Tigers	0.00
21	Clemson Tigers	4.23
22	Kansas Jayhawks	3.23
23	Virginia Cavaliers	-0.25
24	Washington Huskies	0.00
25	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	-1.88

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Missouri Tigers	3.16
Tennessee Volunteers	1.84
BYU Cougars	1.42
Illinois Fighting Illini	1.16
Arizona State Sun Devils	0.37
Iowa State Cyclones	0.33
Cincinnati Bearcats	0.17
North Texas Mean Green	0.02

Total Score: 93.78