Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 19, 2025, 10:16 a.m.

Overall Rationale: These are the teams I believe are the best in college football, in terms of underlying strength. In general, I would expect any given team to win more than 50% of the time on a neutral field against all the teams ranked below it. I start with an average of predictive computer models and make subjective adjustments as necessary.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Oregon Ducks
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4	Alabama Crimson Tide
5	Indiana Hoosiers
6	Georgia Bulldogs
7	Texas Longhorns
8	Miami Hurricanes
9	Texas A&M Aggies
10	USC Trojans
11	Ole Miss Rebels
12	Oklahoma Sooners
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders
14	LSU Tigers
15	Michigan Wolverines
16	Missouri Tigers
17	Utah Utes
18	Vanderbilt Commodores
19	Penn State Nittany Lions
20	Tennessee Volunteers
21	Iowa Hawkeyes
22	Louisville Cardinals
23	Auburn Tigers
24	BYU Cougars
25	Florida Gators

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Oregon Ducks	0.62
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1.72
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
5	Indiana Hoosiers	-2.41
6	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
7	Texas Longhorns	4.32
8	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
9	Texas A&M Aggies	-3.67
10	USC Trojans	3.99
11	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
12	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
14	LSU Tigers	1.98
15	Michigan Wolverines	2.49
16	Missouri Tigers	0.00
17	Utah Utes	2.41
18	Vanderbilt Commodores	-1.07
19	Penn State Nittany Lions	6.23
20	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
21	Iowa Hawkeyes	3.98
22	Louisville Cardinals	-0.46
23	Auburn Tigers	2.24
24	BYU Cougars	-3.27
25	Florida Gators	0.25

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	4.06
Virginia Cavaliers	1.83
USF Bulls	1.46
Cincinnati Bearcats	1.12
Illinois Fighting Illini	0.23
Arizona State Sun Devils	0.15

Total Score: 49.95