IWieldTheFlameOfAnor Ballot for 2025 Week 10
Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Oct. 26, 2025, 11:01 a.m.
Overall Rationale: I have made my own ELO-rating system (similar to chess) for college football. Only final scores are considered in the ratings. W-L records do not matter. Margin of victory matters. My code is on github here: https://github.com/kyleaforrester/cfb_elo Losing to a good team might actually improve your rating if you played them close enough. Beating a bad team with a slim margin might drop your rating if your margin of victory isn't good enough. I don't care about the end W-L result or the W-L team records, just how each team performs when compared to what was expected of them.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
480 Elo - No game |
| 2 |
Oregon Ducks
|
354 Elo - Win vs Wisconsin -7.9 |
| 3 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
349 Elo - Win vs UCLA +6.6 |
| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
305 Elo - No game |
| 5 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
299 Elo - No game |
| 6 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
292 Elo - Win @ South Carolina -6.8 |
| 7 |
Texas Longhorns
|
291 Elo - Win @ Mississippi State -15.1 |
| 8 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
274 Elo - Win vs Missouri +4.1 |
| 9 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
264 Elo - Win @ LSU +37.1 |
| 10 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
262 Elo - Win @ Oklahoma +16.2 |
| 11 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
254 Elo - Win vs Stanford +6.9 |
| 12 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
248 Elo - Win vs Oklahoma State +3.8 |
| 13 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
242 Elo - Win vs Minnesota +24.0 |
| 14 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
222 Elo - No game |
| 15 |
Utah Utes
|
220 Elo - Win vs Colorado +23.6 |
| 16 |
USC Trojans
|
216 Elo - No game |
| 17 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
215 Elo - Loss vs Ole Miss -18.2 |
| 18 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
212 Elo - Win @ Kentucky +11.3 |
| 19 |
LSU Tigers
|
211 Elo - Loss vs Texas A&M -41.7 |
| 20 |
Missouri Tigers
|
209 Elo - Loss @ Vanderbilt -4.1 |
| 21 |
BYU Cougars
|
204 Elo - Win @ Iowa State +19.5 |
| 22 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
177 Elo - Win @ Kansas +39.7 |
| 23 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
176 Elo - Win @ Michigan State -4.1 |
| 24 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
166 Elo - Win vs Baylor +18.7 |
| 25 |
Auburn Tigers
|
165 Elo - Win @ Arkansas +17.3 |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.91 |
| 3 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
-0.58 |
| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.39 |
| 5 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
1.46 |
| 6 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Texas Longhorns
|
3.58 |
| 8 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.12 |
| 9 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
-4.10 |
| 10 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
3.99 |
| 14 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
11.22 |
| 15 |
Utah Utes
|
1.10 |
| 16 |
USC Trojans
|
1.40 |
| 17 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.09 |
| 18 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
LSU Tigers
|
6.04 |
| 20 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
BYU Cougars
|
-3.10 |
| 22 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
3.24 |
| 23 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
-1.40 |
| 25 |
Auburn Tigers
|
0.24 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
4.77 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
2.35 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
1.80 |
Houston Cougars
|
0.75 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
0.08 |
Total Score: 52.68