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Tornadohunter24 Ballot for 2025 Week 9

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 21, 2025, 10:56 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Allow me to restate why my ballot is the way that it is, and the changes upcoming as we move deeper into the season. And yes, I apologize for a lot of the repeated information as well. REMINDER: In my top 25, I'm including at least a few spots for the G5 schools as an indicator of who I think is favored to make a run at the Playoffs out of those conferences. ALL UNDEFEATED G5s WILL BE RANKED. I also do not mind including high week-to-week ranking variance, so you'll see a lot of that too, even deep into a year. In addition, this poll, by nature, is meant to be overreactive. I'm not here to try to be predictive - I want this to be strictly resume, even if that resume consists of a single game. I'm not here trying to justify every single one of my top 25 staying in the top 25 week-to-week; that's just lame. And it's not the point of what I want to accomplish when doing these rankings. Feel free to look at last week or earlier renditions if you need further insight, but essentially this is strictly-resume (hence there being several teams lower or even unranked compared to the AP or Coaches' Polls) with some boost given to G5 schools overperforming. In addition, I do my best to completely rebuild this poll from scratch as to minimize poll inertia and promote fluidity in my rankings as needed. NOTE: I am attempting to do something a little more comprehensive with my individual team reasonings. This may be reverted or altered in future weeks. | HONORABLE MENTIONS/NEXT 10 OUT: | DROPPING OUT: || PRESEASON POLL: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/65801/ | WEEK 2: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/66202/ | WEEK 3: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/66437/ | WEEK 4: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/67064/ | WEEK 5: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/67721/ | WEEK 6: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/68281/ | WEEK 7: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/68792/ | WEEK 8/LAST WEEK: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/69352/

Rank Team Reason
1 Indiana Hoosiers [7-0, 4-0 B1G] (-) | RESULTS SO FAR: W 27-14 vs Old Dominion [4-3], W 56-9 vs Kennesaw State [4-2], W 73-0 vs FCS Indiana State [2-5], W 63-10 vs #21 Illinois [5-2], W 20-15 @ Iowa [5-2], W 30-20 @ #9 Oregon [6-1], W 38-13 vs Michigan State [3-4] | THIS WEEK: Home vs UCLA [3-4]
2 Ohio State Buckeyes [7-0, 4-0 B1G] (-) | RESULTS SO FAR: W 14-7 vs Texas [5-2], W 70-0 vs FCS Grambling State [4-3], W 37-9 vs Ohio [4-3], W 24-6 @ Washington [5-2], W 42-3 vs Minnesota [5-2], W 34-16 @ #21 Illinois [5-2], W 34-0 @ Wisconsin [2-5] | THIS WEEK: On BYE; Next Game is November 1st vs Penn State [3-4]
3 Alabama Crimson Tide [6-1, 3-0 SEC] (+4) | RESULTS SO FAR: L 17-31 @ Florida State [3-4], W 73-0 vs Louisiana-Monroe [3-4], W 38-14 vs Wisconsin [2-5], W 24-21 @ #6 Georgia [6-1], W 30-14 vs #12 Vanderbilt [6-1], W 27-24 @ #15 Missouri [6-1], W 37-20 vs Tennessee [5-2] | THIS WEEK: Away @ South Carolina [3-4]
4 Texas A&M Aggies [7-0, 4-0 SEC] (+1) | RESULTS SO FAR: W 42-24 vs UTSA [3-4], W 44-22 vs Utah State [4-3], W 41-40 @ #19 Notre Dame [5-2], W 16-10 vs Auburn [3-4], W 31-9 vs Mississippi State [4-3], W 34-17 vs Florida [3-4], W 45-42 @ Arkansas [2-5] | THIS WEEK: Away @ LSU [5-2]
5 BYU Cougars [7-0, 4-0 Big 12] (+5) | RESULTS SO FAR: W 69-0 vs FCS Portland State [0-7], W 27-3 vs Stanford [3-4], W 34-13 @ East Carolina [4-3], W 24-21 @ Colorado [3-4], W 38-24 vs West Virginia [3-4], W 33-27 @ Arizona [4-3], W 24-21 vs #22 Utah [5-2] | THIS WEEK: Away @ Iowa State [5-2]
6 Georgia Bulldogs [6-1, 4-1 SEC] (+5) | RESULTS SO FAR: W 45-7 vs Marshall [4-3], W 28-6 vs FCS #25 Austin Peay [4-3], W 44-41 (OT) @ Tennessee [5-2], L 21-24 vs #3 Alabama [6-1], W 35-14 vs Kentucky [2-4], W 20-10 vs Auburn [3-3], W 43-35 vs #11 Ole Miss [6-1] | THIS WEEK: On BYE; Next Game is November 1st vs Florida [3-4] (World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party)
7 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets [6-0, 3-0 ACC] (+2) | RESULTS SO FAR: W 27-20 @ Colorado [3-4], W 59-12 vs FCS Gardner-Webb [4-2], W 24-21 vs Clemson [3-4], W 45-24 vs Temple [4-3], W 30-29 (OT) @ Wake Forest [4-2], W 35-20 vs Virginia Tech [2-5], W 27-18 @ Duke [4-3] | THIS WEEK: Home vs Syracuse [3-4]
8 Miami Hurricanes [5-1, 1-1 ACC] (-5) | RESULTS SO FAR: W 27-24 vs #19 Notre Dame [5-2], W 45-3 vs FCS Bethune-Cookman [3-4], W 49-12 vs #17 South Florida [6-1], W 26-7 vs Florida [3-4], W 28-22 @ Florida State [3-4], L 21-24 vs #15 Louisville [5-1] | THIS WEEK: Home vs Stanford [3-4]
9 Oregon Ducks [6-1, 3-1 B1G] (-1) | RESULTS SO FAR: W 59-13 vs FCS #5 Montana State [5-2], W 69-3 vs Oklahoma State [1-6], W 34-14 @ Northwestern [5-2], W 41-7 vs Oregon State [1-7], W 30-24 (2OT) @ Penn State [3-4], L 20-30 vs #1 Indiana [7-0], W 56-10 @ Rutgers [3-4] | THIS WEEK: Home vs Wisconsin [2-5]
10 Texas Tech Red Raiders [6-1, 3-1 Big 12] (-6) | RESULTS SO FAR: W 67-7 vs FCS Arkansas-Pine Bluff [3-4], W 62-14 vs Kent State [2-5], W 45-14 vs Oregon State [1-7], W 34-10 @ #22 Utah [5-1], W 35-11 @ #20 Houston [6-1], W 42-17 vs Kansas [4-3], L 22-26 @ #23 Arizona State [5-2] | THIS WEEK: Home vs Oklahoma State [1-6]
11 Ole Miss Rebels [6-1, 3-1 SEC] (-5) | RESULTS SO FAR: W 63-7 vs Georgia State [1-6], W 30-23 @ Kentucky [2-4], W 41-35 vs Arkansas [2-5], W 45-10 vs #25 Tulane [6-1], W 24-19 vs LSU [5-2], W 24-21 vs Washington State [3-4], L 35-43 @ #6 Georgia [6-1] | THIS WEEK: Away @ #13 Oklahoma [6-1]
12 Vanderbilt Commodores [6-1, 3-0 SEC] (+10) | RESULTS SO FAR: W 45-3 vs FCS Charleston Southern [2-6], W 44-20 @ Virginia Tech [2-5], W 31-7 @ South Carolina [3-4], W 70-21 vs Georgia State [1-6], W 55-35 vs Utah State [4-3], L 14-30 @ #3 Alabama [6-1], W 31-24 vs LSU [5-2] | THIS WEEK: Home vs #16 Missouri [6-1]
13 Oklahoma Sooners [6-1, 2-1 SEC] (+2) | RESULTS SO FAR: W 35-3 vs FCS #18 Illinois State [4-3], W 24-13 vs Michigan [5-2], W 42-3 @ Temple [4-3], W 24-17 vs Auburn [3-4], W 44-0 vs Kent State [2-5], L 6-23 vs Texas [5-2] (in Dallas), W 26-7 @ South Carolina [3-4] | THIS WEEK: Home vs #11 Ole Miss [6-1]
14 Virginia Cavaliers [6-1, 3-0 ACC] (-) | RESULTS SO FAR: W 48-7 vs Coastal Carolina [4-3], L 31-35 @ NC State [4-3], W 55-16 vs FCS William & Mary [4-3], W 48-20 vs Stanford [3-4], W 46-38 (2OT) vs Florida State [3-4], W 30-27 (OT) @ #15 Louisville [5-1], W 22-20 vs Washington State [3-4] | THIS WEEK: Away @ North Carolina [2-4]
15 Louisville Cardinals [5-1, 2-1 ACC] (NEW) | RESULTS SO FAR: W 51-17 vs FCS Eastern Kentucky [3-4], W 28-14 vs James Madison [6-1], W 40-17 vs Bowling Green [3-4], W 34-27 vs Pittsburgh [5-2], L 27-30 (OT) vs #14 Virginia [6-1], W 24-21 @ #8 Miami (FL) [5-1] | THIS WEEK: Home vs Boston College [1-6]
16 Missouri Tigers [6-1, 2-1 SEC] (-3) | RESULTS SO FAR: W 61-6 vs FCS Central Arkansas [3-4], W 42-31 vs Kansas [4-3], W 52-10 vs Louisiana [2-5], W 29-20 vs South Carolina [3-4], W 42-6 vs UMass [0-7], L 24-27 vs #3 Alabama [6-1], W 23-17 (2OT) @ Auburn [3-4] | THIS WEEK: Away @ #12 Vanderbilt [6-1]
17 USF Bulls [6-1, 2-0 American] (+2) | RESULTS SO FAR: W 34-7 vs Boise State [5-2], W 18-16 vs Florida [3-4], L 12-49 vs #8 Miami [5-1], W 63-14 vs FCS South Carolina State [4-3], W 54-26 vs Charlotte [1-6], W 63-36 @ North Texas [6-1], W 48-13 vs Florida Atlantic [3-4] | THIS WEEK: Away @ Memphis [6-1]
18 Cincinnati Bearcats [6-1, 3-0 Big 12] (-) | RESULTS SO FAR: L 17-20 vs Nebraska [5-2] (in Kansas City), W 34-20 vs Bowling Green [3-4], W 70-0 vs FCS Northwestern State [1-6], W 37-34 @ Kansas [4-3], W 38-30 vs Iowa State [5-2], W 20-11 vs UCF [4-3], W 49-17 @ Oklahoma State [1-6] | THIS WEEK: Home vs Baylor [4-3]
19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish [5-2] (NEW) | RESULTS SO FAR: L 24-27 @ #8 Miami (FL) [5-1], L 40-41 vs #4 Texas A&M [7-0], W 56-30 vs Purdue [2-5], W 56-13 @ Arkansas [2-5], W 28-7 vs Boise State [5-2], W 36-7 vs NC State [4-3], W 34-24 vs USC [5-2] | THIS WEEK: On BYE; Next Game is November 1st @ Boston College [1-6]
20 Houston Cougars [6-1, 3-1 Big 12] (NEW) | RESULTS SO FAR: W 27-0 vs FCS #24 Stephen F. Austin [5-2], W 35-9 @ Rice [3-4], W 36-20 vs Colorado [3-4], W 27-24 (OT) @ Oregon State [1-7], L 11-35 vs #10 Texas Tech [6-1], W 39-17 @ Oklahoma State [1-6], W 31-28 vs Arizona [4-3] | THIS WEEK: Away @ #23 Arizona State [5-2]
21 Illinois Fighting Illini [5-2] (NEW) | RESULTS SO FAR: W 52-3 vs FCS Western Illinois [1-7], W 45-19 @ Duke [4-3], W 38-0 vs Western Michigan [4-3], L 10-63 @ #1 Indiana [7-0], W 34-32 vs USC [5-2], W 43-27 @ Purdue [2-5], L 16-34 vs #2 Ohio State [7-0] | THIS WEEK: Away @ Washington [5-2]
22 Utah Utes [5-2, 2-2 Big 12] (-2) | RESULTS SO FAR: W 43-10 @ UCLA [3-4], W 63-9 vs FCS Cal Poly [3-4], W 31-6 @ Wyoming [3-4], L 10-34 vs #10 Texas Tech [6-1], W 48-14 @ West Virginia [2-5], W 42-10 vs #23 Arizona State [5-2], L 21-24 @ #5 BYU [7-0] | THIS WEEK: Home vs Colorado [3-4]
23 Arizona State Sun Devils [5-2, 3-1 Big 12] (NEW) | RESULTS SO FAR: W 38-19 vs FCS #20 Northern Arizona [4-3], L 20-24 @ Mississippi State [4-3], W 34-15 vs Texas State [3-4], W 27-24 @ Baylor [4-3], W 27-24 vs TCU [5-2], L 10-42 @ #22 Utah [5-2], W 26-22 vs #10 Texas Tech [6-1] | THIS WEEK: Home vs #20 Houston [6-1]
24 Navy Midshipmen [6-0, 4-0 American] (-) | RESULTS SO FAR: W 52-7 vs FCS VMI [1-6], W 38-24 vs UAB [3-4], W 42-23 @ Tulsa [2-5], W 21-13 vs Rice [3-4], W 34-31 vs Air Force [2-5], W 32-31 @ Temple [4-3] | THIS WEEK: Home vs Florida Atlantic [3-4]
25 Tulane Green Wave [6-1, 3-0 American] (NEW) | RESULTS SO FAR: W 23-3 vs Northwestern [5-2], W 33-31 @ South Alabama [1-6], W 34-27 vs Duke [4-3], L 10-45 @ #11 Ole Miss [6-1], W 31-14 @ Tulsa [2-5], W 26-19 vs East Carolina [4-3], W 24-17 vs Army [3-4] | THIS WEEK: On BYE; Next Game is October 30th @ UTSA [3-4]

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