Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 27, 2025, 9:58 p.m.
Overall Rationale: I use a methodology similar to that used by the voter polls that bases teams based primarily on wins/losses, but with other factors such as how those teams looked in their wins and losses, head to head, roster depth, etc, in play.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
(8-0) (up 1) | W: 56-6 vs UCLA (3-5) | Next Week: @ Maryland (4-3) | Projected Bowl: Rose Bowl vs Vanderbilt/Oregon |
| 2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
(7-0) (down 1) | Bye | Next Week: vs Penn State (3-4) | Projected Bowl: Cotton Bowl vs BYU/Ole Miss |
| 3 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
(8-0) (up 1) | W: 49-25 @ #22 LSU (5-3) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Sugar Bowl vs Georgia Tech/Miami |
| 4 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
(7-1) (down 1) | W: 29-22 @ South Carolina (3-5) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Orange Bowl vs Georgia/Navy |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
(6-1) (no change) | Bye | Next Week: vs Florida (3-4) (in Jacksonville) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Navy |
| 6 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
(8-0) (no change) | W: 41-16 vs Syracuse (3-5) | Next Week: @ NC State (4-4) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Miami |
| 7 |
BYU Cougars
|
(8-0) (up 1) | W: 41-27 @ Iowa State (5-3) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Ole Miss |
| 8 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
(7-1) (up 1) | W: 17-10 vs #19 Missouri (6-2) | Next Week: @ #20 Texas (6-2) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Oregon |
| 9 |
Oregon Ducks
|
(7-1) (down 2) | W: 21-7 vs Wisconsin (2-6) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Vanderbilt |
| 10 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
(7-1) (up 1) | W: 34-26 @ #13 Oklahoma (6-2) | Next Week: vs South Carolina (3-5) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ BYU |
| 11 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
(6-1) (down 1) | W: 42-7 vs Stanford (3-5) | Next Week: @ SMU (5-3) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Georgia Tech |
| 12 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
(5-2) (no change) | Bye | Next Week: @ Boston College (1-7) | Projected Bowl: Holiday Bowl vs Utah |
| 13 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
(7-1) (up 1) | W: 42-0 vs Oklahoma State (1-7) | Next Week: @ Kansas State (4-4) | Projected Bowl: Alamo Bowl vs Washington |
| 14 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
(6-2) (up 4) | W: 56-34 @ Kentucky (2-5) | Next Week: vs #21 Oklahoma (6-2) | Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest Bowl vs Iowa |
| 15 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
(7-1) (up 1) | W: 17-16 @ North Carolina (2-5) | Next Week: @ California (5-3) | Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs Cincinnati |
| 16 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
(6-1) (up 1) | W: 38-24 vs Boston College (1-7) | Next Week: @ Virginia Tech (3-5) | Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs Oklahoma |
| 17 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
(7-1) (up 6) | W: 41-20 vs Baylor (4-4) | Next Week: @ #19 Utah (6-2) | Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs Virginia |
| 18 |
Houston Cougars
|
(7-1) (up 10) | W: 24-16 @ #20 Arizona State (5-3) | Next Week: vs West Virginia (2-6) | Projected Bowl: Texas Bowl vs Missouri |
| 19 |
Utah Utes
|
(6-2) (up 5) | W: 53-7 vs Colorado (3-5) | Next Week: vs #17 Cincinnati (7-1) | Projected Bowl: Holiday Bowl vs Notre Dame |
| 20 |
Texas Longhorns
|
(6-2) (up 1) | W: 45-38 @ Mississippi State (4-4) | Next Week: vs #8 Vanderbilt (7-1) | Projected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Michigan |
| 21 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
(6-2) (down 8) | L: 26-34 vs #11 Ole Miss (7-1) | Next Week: @ #14 Tennessee (6-2) | Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs Louisville |
| 22 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
(6-2) (up 3) | W: 31-20 @ Michigan State (3-5) | Next Week: vs Purdue (2-6) | Projected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Texas |
| 23 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
(7-0) (up 4) | W: 42-32 vs Florida Atlantic (3-5) | Next Week: @ North Texas (7-1) (JTGOTW) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Georgia |
| 24 |
Memphis Tigers
|
(7-1) (was unranked) | W: 34-31 vs #15 South Florida (6-2) | Next Week: @ Rice (4-4) | Projected Bowl: Military Bowl vs Wake Forest |
| 25 |
Missouri Tigers
|
(6-2) (down 6) | L: 10-17 @ #9 Vanderbilt (7-1) | Bye | Projected Bowl: Texas Bowl vs Houston | Next 5: | #26: Tulane (6-1) (up 3) | #27: Washington (6-2) (was unranked) | #28: USC (5-2) (up 2) | #29: South Florida (6-2) (down 14) | #30: Iowa (6-2) (was unranked) | Fell out of T30: Arizona State (5-3) (was #20); LSU (5-3) (was #22); Illinois (5-3) (was #26) | Biggest Riser: Houston (#28 -> #18) | Biggest Faller: South Florida (#15 -> #29) |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.12 |
| 9 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.27 |
| 15 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Houston Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Utah Utes
|
0.08 |
| 20 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Memphis Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Missouri Tigers
|
-0.35 |