Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 20, 2025, 3:42 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I'm more forgiving towards losses than other polls. If you lose but rebound from that loss well, look good in defeat, or show a lot of hard-to-ignore talent, chances are I'll be inclined to give you a mulligan. Your record still means a lot, it just doesn't define your ranking; your overall body of work does.

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Indiana Hoosiers	0.09
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.17
4	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.01
6	Oregon Ducks	0.00
7	BYU Cougars	0.00
8	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.46
10	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
11	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	-0.09
12	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.00
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
14	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
15	USC Trojans	2.27
16	Michigan Wolverines	2.12
17	Texas Longhorns	1.19
18	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
19	Missouri Tigers	-0.29
20	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.15
21	Louisville Cardinals	-0.23
22	Utah Utes	0.26
23	USF Bulls	-0.60
24	LSU Tigers	0.00
25	Washington Huskies	0.15

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Virginia Cavaliers	1.83
Cincinnati Bearcats	1.12
Arizona State Sun Devils	0.15

Total Score: 11.19