samtaylor92 Ballot for 2025 Week 9
Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 19, 2025, 2:13 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Eye test, vibes, results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
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Reigning national champ, undefeated, all with a freshman QB |
| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
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Undefeated, great win @ Oregon |
| 3 |
Texas A&M Aggies
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Undefeated, looks OKAY. concerning future outlook, haven't been impressed, but 0 losses. |
| 4 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
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Zombie Tide after a wacky first game losing to FSU (who now looks extra stinky)...Alabama has dominated since with big wins @ Georgia and now vs. Tennessee. |
| 5 |
Oregon Ducks
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Clearly a playoff team, maybe the Indiana loss will wake them up. |
| 6 |
Georgia Bulldogs
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Stockton is growing on me, although I still need to see it in the playoffs to consider them NCG contenders. Not as good as previous champion Georgia teams. Still think they are worse than last year and I consider them 3rd in the SEC behind A&M and Alabama. Their ceiling might be the 5 seed, hosting in the 1st round. |
| 7 |
Oklahoma Sooners
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Arguably a top 5 team, aside from the poor second half in the loss to Texas last week. Not sure South Carolina is good enough to be considered a good SEC win for OU. |
| 8 |
BYU Cougars
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The inside favorite in the Big 12 and a possible top 4 seed in the playoff. Even hosting a playoff game as a 5-8 seed would be impressive |
| 9 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
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Still undefeated and now in the lead to win the ACC ahead of Miami after Miami's big loss. I think they are frisky, but need to avoid two losses in order to secure a playoff berth. |
| 10 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
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Potential playoff spoiler. |
| 11 |
Ole Miss Rebels
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Same Ol' Ole Miss. I don't think I could ever trust them in a big game, and I think they ultimately miss the playoff, or have to go on the road. |
| 12 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
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| 13 |
Virginia Cavaliers
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| 14 |
Louisville Cardinals
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| 15 |
Miami Hurricanes
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| 16 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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| 17 |
LSU Tigers
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| 18 |
Texas Longhorns
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| 19 |
Tennessee Volunteers
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| 20 |
Missouri Tigers
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| 21 |
USC Trojans
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| 22 |
Michigan Wolverines
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| 23 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
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| 24 |
Utah Utes
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| 25 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
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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 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
1.18 |
| 8 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.14 |
| 14 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
-0.55 |
| 16 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
LSU Tigers
|
1.01 |
| 18 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.88 |
| 19 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Missouri Tigers
|
-0.56 |
| 21 |
USC Trojans
|
0.19 |
| 22 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
-0.24 |
| 24 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
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0.00 |
USF Bulls
Illinois Fighting Illini