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.

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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)

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.17
4	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.01
6	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.00
7	Oregon Ducks	0.00
8	BYU Cougars	0.00
9	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.00
10	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
11	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
12	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
13	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
14	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
15	USF Bulls	0.17
16	Virginia Cavaliers	0.00
17	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
18	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
19	Missouri Tigers	-0.29
20	Arizona State Sun Devils	0.66
21	Texas Longhorns	0.00
22	LSU Tigers	0.00
23	Cincinnati Bearcats	-0.24
24	Utah Utes	0.00
25	Michigan Wolverines	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Illinois Fighting Illini	0.23

Total Score: 1.77