TheLiquorStohr Ballot for 2025 Week 9
Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 21, 2025, 10:39 a.m.
Overall Rationale: totally unbiased observer
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
maybe not great but unblemished |
| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
#windiana |
| 3 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
narrowly earned this spot this week |
| 4 |
Oregon Ducks
|
best single loss in country? |
| 5 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
still really good |
| 6 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
worst single loss in country? |
| 7 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
their losses are to #1 and #2, that makes them better than ND |
| 8 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
they have a Bama problem |
| 9 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
how are people dropping them so far? |
| 10 |
Missouri Tigers
|
I think they are really good |
| 11 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
a touch overrated |
| 12 |
BYU Cougars
|
obligation |
| 13 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
largely untested for someone who called LSU frauds a couple of weeks ago |
| 14 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
second best 2 loss team |
| 15 |
USC Trojans
|
still a quality team. Lots of good teams have 2 losses |
| 16 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
sneaky good because of early loss |
| 17 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
still a playoff contender, I bet they win-out |
| 18 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
a touch overrated |
| 19 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Venebles steals signs |
| 20 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
might win-out |
| 21 |
USF Bulls
|
1-1 in meaningful games, 2 small tests ahead |
| 22 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
marquee win, tough schedule ahead to rise up |
| 23 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
preseason favs back in top 25 |
| 24 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
better than LSU |
| 25 |
Northwestern Wildcats
|
better than LSU |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.08 |
| 5 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
1.57 |
| 6 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
4.23 |
| 8 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.67 |
| 11 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
-0.09 |
| 12 |
BYU Cougars
|
-0.07 |
| 13 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
USC Trojans
|
2.27 |
| 16 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
0.31 |
| 17 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.15 |
| 18 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
-1.80 |
| 19 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
-0.73 |
| 20 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
-0.23 |
| 21 |
USF Bulls
|
-0.04 |
| 22 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
-0.46 |
| 23 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.98 |
| 25 |
Northwestern Wildcats
|
0.22 |
LSU Tigers
Texas Longhorns