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MemeofMemeJTG999999 Ballot for 2025 Week 9

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 19, 2025, 1:56 a.m.

Overall Rationale: I use a methodology similar to that used by the voter polls that bases teams based primarily on wins/losses, but with other factors such as how those teams looked in their wins and losses, head to head, roster depth, etc, in play.

Rank Team Reason
1 Ohio State Buckeyes (7-0) (no change) | W: 34-0 @ Wisconsin (2-5) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Rose Bowl vs BYU/Vanderbilt
2 Indiana Hoosiers (7-0) (no change) | W: 38-13 vs Michigan State (3-4) | Next Week: vs UCLA (3-4) | Projected Bowl: Cotton Bowl vs Oregon/Miami
3 Alabama Crimson Tide (6-1) (up 2) | W: 37-20 vs #12 Tennessee (5-2) | Next Week: @ South Carolina (3-4) | Projected Bowl: Sugar Bowl vs Georgia Tech/Ole Miss
4 Texas A&M Aggies (7-0) (no change) | W: 45-42 @ Arkansas (2-5) | Next Week: @ #22 LSU (5-2) | Projected Bowl: Orange Bowl vs Georgia/South Florida
5 Georgia Bulldogs (6-1) (up 5) | W: 43-35 vs #7 Ole Miss (6-1) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs South Florida
6 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-0) (up 2) | W: 27-18 @ Duke (4-3) | Next Week: vs Syracuse (3-4) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Ole Miss
7 Oregon Ducks (6-1) (up 2) | W: 56-10 @ Rutgers (3-4) | Next Week: vs Wisconsin (2-5) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Miami
8 BYU Cougars (7-0) (up 5) | W: 24-21 vs #16 Utah (5-2) | Next Week: @ Iowa State (5-2) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Vanderbilt
9 Vanderbilt Commodores (6-1) (up 13) | W: 31-24 vs #11 LSU (5-2) | Next Week: vs #19 Missouri (6-1) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ BYU
10 Miami Hurricanes (5-1) (down 7) | L: 21-24 vs Louisville (5-1) | Next Week: vs Stanford (2-4) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Oregon
11 Ole Miss Rebels (6-1) (down 4) | L: 35-43 @ #10 Georgia (6-1) | Next Week: @ #13 Oklahoma (6-1) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Georgia Tech
12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-2) (up 2) | W: 34-24 vs #21 USC (5-2) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Holiday Bowl vs Utah
13 Oklahoma Sooners (6-1) (up 2) | W: 26-7 @ South Carolina (3-4) | Next Week: vs #11 Ole Miss (6-1) | Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest Bowl vs Illinois
14 Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-1) (down 8) | L: 22-26 @ Arizona State (5-2) | Next Week: vs Oklahoma State (1-6) | Projected Bowl: Alamo Bowl vs USC
15 USF Bulls (6-1) (up 3) | W: 48-13 vs Florida Atlantic (3-4) | Next Week: @ Memphis (6-1) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Georgia
16 Virginia Cavaliers (6-1) (up 1) | W: 22-20 vs Washington State (3-4) | Next Week: @ North Carolina (2-4) | Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs Cincinnati
17 Louisville Cardinals (5-1) (was unranked) | W: 24-21 @ #3 Miami (5-1) Next Week: @ Boston College (1-6) | Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs Tennessee
18 Tennessee Volunteers (5-2) (down 6) | L: 20-37 @ #5 Alabama (6-1) | Next Week: @ Kentucky (2-4) | Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs Louisville
19 Missouri Tigers (6-1) (up 1) | W: 23-17 @ Auburn (3-4) | Next Week: @ #9 Vanderbilt (6-1) | Projected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Michigan
20 Arizona State Sun Devils (5-2) (was unranked) | W: 26-22 vs #6 Texas Tech (6-1) | Next Week: vs #28 Houston (6-1) | Projected Bowl: Las Vegas Bowl vs Nebraska
21 Texas Longhorns (5-2) (down 2) | W: 16-13 @ Kentucky (2-4) | Next Week: @ Mississippi State (4-3) | Projected Bowl: Texas Bowl vs Houston
22 LSU Tigers (5-2) (down 11) | L: 24-31 @ #22 Vanderbilt (6-1) | Next Week: vs #4 Texas A&M (7-0) | Projected Bowl: Music City Bowl vs Minnesota
23 Cincinnati Bearcats (6-1) (up 2) | W: 49-17 @ Oklahoma State (1-6) | Next Week: vs Baylor (4-3) | Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts vs Virginia
24 Utah Utes (5-2) (down 8) | L: 21-24 @ #13 BYU (7-0) | Next Week: vs Colorado (3-4) | Projected Bowl: Holiday Bowl vs Notre Dame
25 Michigan Wolverines (5-2) (up 3) | W: 24-7 vs #27 Washington (5-2) | Next Week: @ Michigan State (3-4) | Projected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Missouri | Next 5: | #26: Illinois (5-2) (no change) | #27: Navy (6-0) (up 3) | #28: Houston (6-1) (was unranked) | #29: Tulane (6-1) (was unranked) | #30: USC (5-2) (down 9) | Fell out of T30: Memphis (6-1) (was #23); Nebraska (5-2) (was #24); Washington (5-2) (was #27); UNLV (6-1) (was #29) | Biggest Riser: Louisville (UR -> #17) | Biggest Faller: LSU (#11 -> #22)

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