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Xy13 Ballot for 2025 Week 9

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 20, 2025, 11:21 p.m.

Overall Rationale: {No 2 Loss Teams Allowed in top 10 yet} At this point in the season there will be less hard emphasis on Ranked Wins > P4 Wins > Wins. It will be more about eye test, strength of opponent, and how I feel the teams have stacked up so far. A close overtime loss against another strong opponent won't be viewed as negatively as earlier in the season. A scrape by win against a weaker opponent could lower my view of the team, too. [For notes X#19 means #19 in Xy13's poll, compared to AP#17 eg]

Rank Team Reason
1 Ohio State Buckeyes (-) Yep.
2 Indiana Hoosiers (+1) #2 MIA lost
3 Texas A&M Aggies (+2) Squeaked a win by Arkansas, but 2 teams above lost
4 Alabama Crimson Tide (+2) Solid win over Tenn, 2 teams above lost, not able to justify passing 7-0 A&M
5 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (+2) 7-0
6 Georgia Bulldogs (+4) Win vs X#8/AP#5 Ole Miss
7 Oregon Ducks (+2) Teams above lost. Good routing of Rutgers to not get passed.
8 Miami Hurricanes (-6) 3 point loss to LOU, who is themselves a 3 point loss from being undefeated. 4 INTs will topple any team.
9 Vanderbilt Commodores (+5) Win vs X#16/AP#10 LSU
10 Texas Tech Red Raiders (-6) Nearly pulled off the comeback against Desert Voodoo.
11 Oklahoma Sooners (-) Yep
12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (+3) Nice battle versus rival USC. Big kick return for 6.
13 Ole Miss Rebels (-5) Finally didn't sneak past by a score, figured it would catch them. Good battle against X#10/AP#9 UGA though.
14 BYU Cougars (+3) 7-0 Holy War rivalry win.
15 Missouri Tigers (-2) Scraped a 2OT win by Auburn
16 Virginia Cavaliers (+2) Winning with a Safety is Iowa-coded.
17 Louisville Cardinals (NR) Take down #2 MIA in a thriller. Defense snags 4 INTs to seal the game. 3 points from being undefeated themselves.
18 Cincinnati Bearcats (NR) I nearly ranked them 25 instead of Nebraska last week. Hindsight.
19 Houston Cougars (NR) Huge turnaround from last year. Up to 6-1.
20 Tennessee Volunteers (-8) A couple of big plays (99yd pick6) kept this from being closer than it could've been against bama.
21 USF Bulls (-1) Still the G6 CFP favorite
22 Illinois Fighting Illini (+3) BYE
23 Arizona State Sun Devils (NR) Leavitt back after missing Utah. Takes down X#4/AP#7 TTU.
24 Navy Midshipmen (NR) 7-0
25 Tulane Green Wave (NR) 6-1. FELL OUT: LSU, UTAH, USC, MEMPHIS, WASHINGTON, NEBRASKA

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