Bereft13 Ballot for 2025 Week 9
Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Oct. 19, 2025, 11:43 a.m.
Overall Rationale: First a power ranking of teams is created, then it is used to algorithmically determine a strength of record ranking of teams. These are combined to rank the teams, with power weighted higher early in the season and SoR weighted higher late in the season. Power rankings are a mixture of human and computer inputs. Current weight: 56/44 in favor of Power.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Power: 1, SoR: 3; LW: 2 |
| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
Power: 2, SoR: 2; LW: 1 |
| 3 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
Power: 6, SoR: 1; LW: 4 |
| 4 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Power: 4, SoR: 7; LW: 6 |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Power: 8, SoR: 5; LW: 7 |
| 6 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Power: 3, SoR: 13; LW: 14 |
| 7 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Power: 5, SoR: 11; LW: 8 |
| 8 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
Power: 7, SoR: 9; LW: 5 |
| 9 |
BYU Cougars
|
Power: 11, SoR: 4; LW: 12 |
| 10 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Power: 10, SoR: 8; LW: 3 |
| 11 |
Missouri Tigers
|
Power: 9, SoR: 10; LW: 19 |
| 12 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
Power: 14, SoR: 12; LW: NR (29) |
| 13 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Power: 13, SoR: 15; LW: 9 |
| 14 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
Power: 15, SoR: 17; LW: 17 |
| 15 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Power: 21, SoR: 14; LW: 10 |
| 16 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
Power: 28, SoR: 6; LW: NR (33) |
| 17 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
Power: 19, SoR: 18; LW: NR (27) |
| 18 |
USC Trojans
|
Power: 12, SoR: 27; LW: 11 |
| 19 |
Utah Utes
|
Power: 17, SoR: 24; LW: 13 |
| 20 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Power: 16, SoR: 28; LW: 15 |
| 21 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
Power: 18, SoR: 26; LW: NR (38) |
| 22 |
USF Bulls
|
Power: 22, SoR: 22; LW: 21 |
| 23 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
Power: 25, SoR: 21; LW: 16 |
| 24 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
Power: 26, SoR: 20; LW: NR (30) |
| 25 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
Power: 23, SoR: 29; LW: NR (26) | Next 5: Virginia, Iowa, Michigan, LSU, Texas | Dropped: LSU, Texas, Washington, Michigan, Nebraska, Memphis |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.01 |
| 6 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.88 |
| 8 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.68 |
| 9 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.40 |
| 12 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.26 |
| 13 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
2.04 |
| 15 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
-0.80 |
| 16 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
-1.41 |
| 17 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
-0.78 |
| 18 |
USC Trojans
|
1.23 |
| 19 |
Utah Utes
|
1.55 |
| 20 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
4.20 |
| 22 |
USF Bulls
|
-0.32 |
| 23 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
-0.24 |
| 24 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.17 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Virginia Cavaliers
|
1.83 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.42 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.12 |
Total Score: 17.34