Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 14, 2025, 6:52 a.m.

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

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Indiana Hoosiers	(-); Feeling vindicated for moving them up to #1 last week.
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	(-)
3	Miami Hurricanes	(-)
4	Texas Tech Red Raiders	(+3)
5	Texas A&M Aggies	(-)
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	(+4); This seems high, but other than their two close losses to #3 and #5 they've been dominating their opponents. Big test next week vs. USC.
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	(+2)
8	Ole Miss Rebels	(-4); Not a good look to struggle so mightily at home vs. a week out-of-conference opponent.
9	Oregon Ducks	(-3)
10	Georgia Bulldogs	(+4)
11	USC Trojans	(+5)
12	BYU Cougars	(+1)
13	LSU Tigers	(+2)
14	Washington Huskies	(+8)
15	Utah Utes	(+12)
16	Illinois Fighting Illini	(-5)
17	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	(+1)
18	Nebraska Cornhuskers	(+3)
19	Oklahoma Sooners	(-11)
20	Tennessee Volunteers	(-1)
21	USF Bulls	(NR)
22	Michigan Wolverines	(-10)
23	Cincinnati Bearcats	(NR)
24	Virginia Cavaliers	(+2)
25	Louisville Cardinals	NR

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Indiana Hoosiers	0.14
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
4	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.14
5	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1.56
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
8	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.47
9	Oregon Ducks	0.00
10	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
11	USC Trojans	1.07
12	BYU Cougars	0.00
13	LSU Tigers	0.00
14	Washington Huskies	1.77
15	Utah Utes	0.34
16	Illinois Fighting Illini	1.56
17	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	-0.73
18	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.83
19	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
20	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.81
21	USF Bulls	0.00
22	Michigan Wolverines	2.82
23	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.00
24	Virginia Cavaliers	-0.52
25	Louisville Cardinals	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Missouri Tigers	1.40
Vanderbilt Commodores	1.17
Memphis Tigers	0.72
Texas Longhorns	0.16

Total Score: 16.21