BendrickLamar19 Ballot for 2025 Week 8
Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 14, 2025, 12:26 a.m.
Overall Rationale: I'm more forgiving towards losses than other polls. If you lose but rebound from that loss well, look good in defeat, or show a lot of hard-to-ignore talent, chances are I'll be inclined to give you a mulligan. Your record still means a lot, it just doesn't define your ranking; your overall body of work does.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indiana Hoosiers
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| 2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
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| 3 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
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| 4 |
Miami Hurricanes
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| 5 |
Texas A&M Aggies
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| 6 |
Georgia Bulldogs
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| 7 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
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| 8 |
Oregon Ducks
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| 9 |
Ole Miss Rebels
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| 10 |
BYU Cougars
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| 11 |
LSU Tigers
|
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| 12 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
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| 13 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
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| 14 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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| 15 |
USC Trojans
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| 16 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
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| 17 |
Utah Utes
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| 18 |
Texas Longhorns
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I really don't want to put Texas this high. I'd have them closer to the end, probably around #23, but I can't justify placing them below Oklahoma when they thoroughly dominated them on the field mere days ago. This was about the highest I could justify putting them, and the lowest I could justify moving OU down. |
| 19 |
Oklahoma Sooners
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| 20 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
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| 21 |
Washington Huskies
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| 22 |
Memphis Tigers
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| 23 |
Missouri Tigers
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| 24 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
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| 25 |
Michigan Wolverines
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Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.14 |
| 2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
1.04 |
| 4 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.65 |
| 7 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
-1.00 |
| 10 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.68 |
| 14 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.06 |
| 15 |
USC Trojans
|
0.12 |
| 16 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
-0.48 |
| 17 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.73 |
| 19 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
0.36 |
| 21 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Memphis Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Missouri Tigers
|
-0.67 |
| 24 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Virginia Cavaliers
|
1.02 |
USF Bulls
|
0.76 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
0.33 |
Total Score: 8.04