Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 7, 2025, 6:59 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Combo of human and computer polls plus my own judgment

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Indiana Hoosiers	+1; Why not
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	-1; Could have gone either way with Indiana and Ohio St, but Texas win is looking worse so nudged them down to #2.
3	Miami Hurricanes	-
4	Ole Miss Rebels	-
5	Texas A&M Aggies	+2
6	Oregon Ducks	-1
7	Texas Tech Red Raiders	+7; Starting to look legit
8	Oklahoma Sooners	-2
9	Alabama Crimson Tide	-
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	+2
11	Illinois Fighting Illini	+2
12	Michigan Wolverines	-4
13	BYU Cougars	-3
14	Georgia Bulldogs	+4
15	LSU Tigers	+1
16	USC Trojans	-1
17	Missouri Tigers	+2
18	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	+5
19	Tennessee Volunteers	+1
20	Vanderbilt Commodores	-9
21	Nebraska Cornhuskers	NR (+5); Close win vs. Cincinnati looking better
22	Washington Huskies	NR (+5)
23	Iowa State Cyclones	-6
24	Memphis Tigers	NR
25	Cincinnati Bearcats	NR; Next Up: #26 Virginia; #27 Utah

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Indiana Hoosiers	1.20
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
4	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
5	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
6	Oregon Ducks	0.00
7	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
8	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
9	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1.47
11	Illinois Fighting Illini	1.05
12	Michigan Wolverines	0.47
13	BYU Cougars	0.00
14	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
15	LSU Tigers	0.00
16	USC Trojans	3.13
17	Missouri Tigers	-0.56
18	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	-0.29
19	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.16
20	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.00
21	Nebraska Cornhuskers	1.06
22	Washington Huskies	1.03
23	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
24	Memphis Tigers	-0.07
25	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Virginia Cavaliers	0.99
Arizona State Sun Devils	0.37
North Texas Mean Green	0.02

Total Score: 11.87