Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 19, 2025, 6:47 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Teams are broken into four tiers (Blue-chip Ratio Teams, Power 2 Teams, Next 2 Teams, Group of 6 Teams). Blue-chip ratio teams can appear anywhere in the poll (1-25). Power 2 teams can appear as high as #6. Next 2 teams can appear as high as #11. Group of 6 teams can appear as high as #16. Teams are ranked based on how many points they have. They earn points for winning (5 for win against BCR, 4 for P2, 3 for N2, 2 for G6, 1 for FCS). They lose points for loses (0 for lose against BCR, -1 for P2, -2 for N2, -3 for G6, -5 for FCS).

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas A&M Aggies	BCR: 27
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	BCR: 24
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	BCR: 24
4	Georgia Bulldogs	BCR: 21
5	Oklahoma Sooners	BCR: 19
6	Indiana Hoosiers	P2: 22
7	Ole Miss Rebels	P2: 19
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	BCR: 18
9	Oregon Ducks	BCR: 18
10	Missouri Tigers	P2: 17
11	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	N2: 19
12	BYU Cougars	N2: 18
13	Vanderbilt Commodores	P2: 17
14	USC Trojans	BCR: 16
15	Michigan Wolverines	BCR: 16
16	Miami Hurricanes	BCR: 15
17	LSU Tigers	BCR: 15
18	Texas Longhorns	BCR: 15
19	Tennessee Volunteers	BCR: 14
20	Illinois Fighting Illini	P2: 14
21	Virginia Cavaliers	N2: 14
22	Cincinnati Bearcats	N2: 14
23	Tulane Green Wave	G6: 14
24	USF Bulls	G6: 14
25	Washington Huskies	P2: 13

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas A&M Aggies	1.09
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.17
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.46
5	Oklahoma Sooners	1.75
6	Indiana Hoosiers	-3.41
7	Ole Miss Rebels	0.36
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.67
9	Oregon Ducks	0.00
10	Missouri Tigers	0.67
11	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	-0.09
12	BYU Cougars	-0.07
13	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.00
14	USC Trojans	2.61
15	Michigan Wolverines	2.49
16	Miami Hurricanes	-0.83
17	LSU Tigers	1.01
18	Texas Longhorns	0.88
19	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
20	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.15
21	Virginia Cavaliers	-0.50
22	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.00
23	Tulane Green Wave	0.00
24	USF Bulls	-0.89
25	Washington Huskies	0.15

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Texas Tech Red Raiders	3.21
Louisville Cardinals	1.34
Arizona State Sun Devils	0.15

Total Score: 22.94