Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Oct. 7, 2025, 1:15 a.m.
Overall Rationale: New model, new input, less wacky but still kind of crazy results. Some rescaling in between and dampening are desperately needed. I meddled for some obvious defects in high loss teams or no loss teams, but otherwise let it sort itself.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Memphis Tigers
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| 2 |
Miami Hurricanes
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| 3 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
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| 4 |
UNLV Rebels
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| 5 |
Ole Miss Rebels
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| 6 |
Indiana Hoosiers
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Penn State is pushing Oregon down by a LOT (I count OT as a tie) so if Oregon beats Indiana, all hell breaks loose. |
| 7 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
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| 8 |
Texas A&M Aggies
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| 9 |
Oklahoma Sooners
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| 10 |
BYU Cougars
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| 11 |
Missouri Tigers
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| 12 |
Navy Midshipmen
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Navy -> Oregon are unranked according to my model and just get ranked by me forcing all undefeated teams above 1 loss. |
| 13 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
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| 14 |
North Texas Mean Green
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| 15 |
Oregon Ducks
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| 16 |
USF Bulls
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| 17 |
Old Dominion Monarchs
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Underrated in mainline polls actually, so far at least. |
| 18 |
Washington Huskies
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No idea what is going on with this. |
| 19 |
Houston Cougars
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Pathetic |
| 20 |
Maryland Terrapins
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Less this... |
| 21 |
Utah Utes
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Not a great 1-loss but alright. |
| 22 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
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| 23 |
Tulane Green Wave
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| 24 |
Auburn Tigers
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I have no problem with putting 2 loss teams above 1 loss if the model says so and their losses are both ranked, as is the case for both Auburn.... |
| 25 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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and Notre Dame. (Teams not ranked but wanted above at least some of these by the model (in rough order) La Tech, SDSU, Alabama, Utah State, Cinci, Iowa State, Iowa, Tennessee, NMSU, Fresno State, ASU, Utah State, Duke, Michigan) |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Memphis Tigers
|
2.95 |
| 2 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.81 |
| 4 |
UNLV Rebels
|
10.04 |
| 5 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-2.44 |
| 8 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
-0.12 |
| 9 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
-0.25 |
| 10 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.64 |
| 11 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
5.38 |
| 13 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
2.67 |
| 15 |
Oregon Ducks
|
-2.74 |
| 16 |
USF Bulls
|
2.79 |
| 17 |
Old Dominion Monarchs
|
8.03 |
| 18 |
Washington Huskies
|
3.56 |
| 19 |
Houston Cougars
|
6.17 |
| 20 |
Maryland Terrapins
|
5.16 |
| 21 |
Utah Utes
|
1.21 |
| 22 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
-0.17 |
| 23 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
1.83 |
| 24 |
Auburn Tigers
|
1.05 |
| 25 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
-0.05 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
4.20 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
2.87 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
1.84 |
LSU Tigers
|
1.76 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
1.75 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.99 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
1.04 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
0.37 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.33 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
0.17 |
Total Score: 73.36