Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 26, 2025, 9:30 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Each week, I re-rank all the teams based on their resumes
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Ohio State is my number 1 team. The reigning champs are 7-0 with nice wins over Texas (6-2, defeated Oklahoma), Washington (6-2, defeated Illinois) and Illinois (5-3, defeated USC) |
| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
Indiana has an argument to be at #1 but I've got them at #2. They have nice wins over Oregon (7-1), Iowa (6-2), and Illinois (5-3, defeated USC) |
| 3 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Alabama has stacked up nice wins. They're 7-1 and have wins over Georgia (6-1, defeated Ole Miss and Tennessee), Vanderbilt (7-1, defeated Missouri), Missouri (6-2) and Tennessee (6-2) |
| 4 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
Texas A&M is 8-0 and has a very nice win over Notre Dame (5-2, defeated USC). Also beat LSU (5-3) |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Georgia is 6-1 and has nice wins over Ole Miss (7-1, defeated Oklahoma) and Tennessee (6-2) |
| 6 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Ole Miss is 7-1 and has nice wins over Oklahoma (6-2) and Tulane (6-1). Also beat LSU (5-3) |
| 7 |
BYU Cougars
|
BYU is 8-0 and has a nice win over Utah (6-2). Also beat Iowa State (5-3, defeated Iowa) |
| 8 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
Louisville is 6-1 and has nice wins over Miami (6-1, defeated Notre Dame) and Pittsburgh (6-2) |
| 9 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
Texas Tech is 7-1 and has nice wins over Houston (7-1) and Utah (6-2) |
| 10 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
Georgia Tech is 8-0 and has a nice win over Wake Forest (5-2). Also has a win over Duke (4-3). They're undefeated but I'm just not super impressed with their resume. They'll have chances to prove they belong up top when they play Georgia. |
| 11 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
Virginia is 7-1 and defeated Louisville (6-1, defeated Miami). I generally don't like to have teams beat another team ranked behind them, but I think Louisville has better wins and Virginia has a much worse loss to NC State. |
| 12 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Miami is 6-1 with a nice win over Notre Dame (5-2, defeated USC) |
| 13 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
Vanderbilt is 6-1 with a nice win over Missouri (6-2). Also beat LSU (5-3) |
| 14 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Notre Dame is 5-2 with nice wins over USC (5-2, defeated Michigan) and Boise State (6-2, defeated UNLV) |
| 15 |
USC Trojans
|
USC is 5-2 with a nice win over Michigan (6-2) |
| 16 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Texas is 6-2 with a nice win over Oklahoma (6-2, defeated Michigan) |
| 17 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Oklahoma is 6-2 with a nice win over Michigan (6-2). I |
| 18 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Michigan is 6-2 with nice wins over Nebraska (6-2) and Washington (6-2) |
| 19 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Oregon is 7-1 but doesn't really have an impressive resume at all. Their best win is Northwestern (5-3) and they don't really have any other good wins. |
| 20 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
Cincinnati is 7-1 with a win over Iowa State (5-3, defeated Iowa) |
| 21 |
Houston Cougars
|
Houston is 7-1 with a win over Arizona State (5-3) |
| 22 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
Nebraska is 6-2 with a nice win over Cincinnati (7-1). Also beat Northwestern (5-3) |
| 23 |
Memphis Tigers
|
Memphis is 7-1 with a nice win over South Florida (6-2) |
| 24 |
Washington Huskies
|
Washington is 6-2. They beat Illinois (5-3, defeated USC) |
| 25 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
Iowa is 6-2 and beat Minnesota (5-3, defeated Nebraska). Also considered for this spot: Navy, Tulane, Utah, Boise State, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Missouri, |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.29 |
| 4 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
-0.05 |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.30 |
| 7 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
1.34 |
| 9 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.26 |
| 10 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
-0.01 |
| 11 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.59 |
| 12 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
-0.28 |
| 14 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
USC Trojans
|
1.71 |
| 16 |
Texas Longhorns
|
1.04 |
| 17 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.09 |
| 18 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.28 |
| 19 |
Oregon Ducks
|
-2.42 |
| 20 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
-0.18 |
| 21 |
Houston Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
3.03 |
| 23 |
Memphis Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.00 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Tennessee Volunteers
|
1.07 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.63 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
0.08 |
Utah Utes
|
0.21 |
Total Score: 13.85