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thatoneguyD13 Ballot for 2025 Week 8

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 12, 2025, 10:13 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Early season rankings are based largely on expected results versus other ranked teams, and as the season goes leans more heavily on results. By the end of the season, rankings are based entirely on resume. I lean heavily into head to head results and results against common opponents. I also sort teams into 6 tiers based on championship/playoff likelihood. Tier 1: Championship Frontrunners Tier 2: Championship Contenders Tier 3: Playoff teams that I don't think are championship teams Tier 4: Good teams with Chance at Playoffs Tier 5: Unlikely to make playoffs Tier 6: No shot at playoffs

Rank Team Reason
1 Ohio State Buckeyes Tier 1.
2 Miami Hurricanes Tier 1.
3 Indiana Hoosiers Tier 2. Windiana is real.
4 Texas A&M Aggies Tier 3.
5 Ole Miss Rebels Tier 3. Close but pulled it out.
6 Alabama Crimson Tide Tier 3.
7 Georgia Bulldogs Tier 3.
8 Tennessee Volunteers Tier 3.
9 Oregon Ducks Tier 3. Can't fault them for losing to the powerhouse that is Indiana.
10 Oklahoma Sooners Tier 3.
11 Texas Tech Red Raiders Tier 3. I think they're a playoff team. Looking very good.
12 LSU Tigers Tier 4.
13 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Tier 4.
14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Tier 4.
15 BYU Cougars Tier 4. Game against Utah will tell me a lot about how good they are.
16 Virginia Cavaliers Tier 4.
17 Memphis Tigers Tier 4.
18 Vanderbilt Commodores Tier 4.
19 Texas Longhorns Tier 4. Finally looked like the team they were supposed to be.
20 USC Trojans Tier 4.
21 Missouri Tigers Tier 4.
22 Michigan Wolverines Tier 4.
23 Nebraska Cornhuskers Tier 4.
24 Utah Utes Tier 4.
25 Washington Huskies Tier 4.

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