Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 12, 2025, 7:28 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Teams are broken into four tiers (Blue-chip Ratio Teams, Power 2 Teams, Next 2 Teams, Group of 6 Teams). Blue-chip ratio teams can appear anywhere in the poll (1-25). Power 2 teams can appear as high as #6. Next 2 teams can appear as high as #11. Group of 6 teams can appear as high as #16. Teams are ranked based on how many points they have. They earn points for winning (5 for win against BCR, 4 for P2, 3 for N2, 2 for G6, 1 for FCS). They lose points for loses (0 for lose against BCR, -1 for P2, -2 for N2, -3 for G6, -5 for FCS).

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas A&M Aggies	BCR: 23
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	BCR: 20
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	BCR: 19
4	Miami Hurricanes	BCR: 18
5	Georgia Bulldogs	BCR: 17
6	Ole Miss Rebels	P2: 19
7	Indiana Hoosiers	P2: 18
8	LSU Tigers	BCR: 16
9	USC Trojans	BCR: 16
10	Oklahoma Sooners	BCR: 15
11	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	N2: 16
12	BYU Cougars	N2: 15
13	Oregon Ducks	BCR: 14
14	Tennessee Volunteers	BCR: 14
15	Illinois Fighting Illini	P2: 14
16	Nebraska Cornhuskers	P2: 14
17	Texas Tech Red Raiders	N2: 14
18	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	BCR: 13
19	Washington Huskies	P2: 13
20	Memphis Tigers	G6: 13
21	UNLV Rebels	G6: 13
22	Michigan Wolverines	BCR: 12
23	Missouri Tigers	P2: 12
24	Vanderbilt Commodores	P2: 12
25	Virginia Cavaliers	N2: 12

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas A&M Aggies	1.31
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	1.04
4	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.97
6	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
7	Indiana Hoosiers	-2.49
8	LSU Tigers	0.61
9	USC Trojans	1.54
10	Oklahoma Sooners	0.83
11	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.00
12	BYU Cougars	0.00
13	Oregon Ducks	0.00
14	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
15	Illinois Fighting Illini	1.86
16	Nebraska Cornhuskers	1.47
17	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-4.70
18	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
19	Washington Huskies	0.36
20	Memphis Tigers	0.00
21	UNLV Rebels	0.33
22	Michigan Wolverines	2.82
23	Missouri Tigers	-0.67
24	Vanderbilt Commodores	-0.65
25	Virginia Cavaliers	-0.77

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Utah Utes	0.67
USF Bulls	0.76
Cincinnati Bearcats	0.33
Texas Longhorns	0.16

Total Score: 24.35