Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 26, 2025, 9:41 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Even though a lot of upsets seemed to be brewing, somehow all the targets managed to close it out (Bama, Texas, UVA, 1st half Miami). Not too much change at the top, but it feels as though there are significantly more exactly 2-loss teams this season than most years, so deciding between them is a lot of attrition and quality wins. Some highlights here: I chose not to rank Texas, who I had sticking around based on the quality of their defense, which was exposed yesterday. No longer think they deserve credit over other two-loss teams. Washington - Not ranked but very close, I think they suffered a little too much from low preseason expectation. Missouri - Keeping them relatively high for now, they looked very strong against inferior competition but have lost two games they were kind of supposed to. I'm not going to punish them for pribula being out until it is reflected in a future game result. Tennessee / ND - A clear tier above the rest for me. Dropped out: USF (17), LSU (19), Texas (21). New this week: Iowa (23), Utah (24), Nebraska (25). Next few out, in rough order: Memphis, Washington, Texas, North Texas, Tulane, Pitt, JMU, Navy, Boise, TCU, USF, UNLV

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

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	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
6	Ole Miss Rebels	0.30
7	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.50
8	Oregon Ducks	0.00
9	BYU Cougars	0.00
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
11	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
12	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	-0.60
13	Tennessee Volunteers	0.50
14	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
15	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.00
16	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
17	Missouri Tigers	0.39
18	Houston Cougars	0.00
19	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
20	Virginia Cavaliers	-0.24
21	USC Trojans	0.00
22	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
23	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
24	Utah Utes	0.00
25	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.03

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Navy Midshipmen	0.08
Texas Longhorns	0.29

Total Score: 2.93