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Bereft13 Ballot for 2025 Week 8

Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 12, 2025, 10:54 a.m.

Overall Rationale: First a power ranking of teams is created, then it is used to algorithmically determine a strength of record ranking of teams. These are combined to rank the teams, with power weighted higher early in the season and SoR weighted higher late in the season. Power rankings are a mixture of human and computer inputs. Current weight: 62/38 in favor of Power.

Rank Team Reason
1 Indiana Hoosiers Power: 2, SoR: 2; LW: 2
2 Ohio State Buckeyes Power: 1, SoR: 4; LW: 3
3 Miami Hurricanes Power: 4, SoR: 3; LW: 1
4 Texas A&M Aggies Power: 6, SoR: 1; LW: 5
5 Texas Tech Red Raiders Power: 5, SoR: 5; LW: 6
6 Alabama Crimson Tide Power: 7, SoR: 8; LW: 7
7 Georgia Bulldogs Power: 8, SoR: 9; LW: 12
8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Power: 3, SoR: 22; LW: 11
9 Oklahoma Sooners Power: 11, SoR: 10; LW: 8
10 Ole Miss Rebels Power: 15, SoR: 6; LW: 9
11 USC Trojans Power: 10, SoR: 18; LW: 19
12 BYU Cougars Power: 18, SoR: 7; LW: 21
13 Utah Utes Power: 14, SoR: 16; LW: NR (31)
14 Oregon Ducks Power: 9, SoR: 27; LW: 4
15 Tennessee Volunteers Power: 16, SoR: 17; LW: 18
16 Cincinnati Bearcats Power: 20, SoR: 14; LW: 15
17 Illinois Fighting Illini Power: 17, SoR: 19; LW: 13
18 LSU Tigers Power: 21, SoR: 15; LW: 16
19 Missouri Tigers Power: 13, SoR: 29; LW: 10
20 Texas Longhorns Power: 12, SoR: 31; LW: NR (39)
21 USF Bulls Power: 26, SoR: 12; LW: NR (28)
22 Washington Huskies Power: 23, SoR: 24; LW: NR (34)
23 Michigan Wolverines Power: 24, SoR: 26; LW: 14
24 Nebraska Cornhuskers Power: 28, SoR: 20; LW: NR (26)
25 Memphis Tigers Power: 34, SoR: 13; LW: NR (29) | Next 5: Iowa State, Vanderbilt, Iowa, Louisville, Arizona State | Dropped: Iowa State, Vanderbilt, Arizona State, Florida State, TCU, Auburn

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