Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Oct. 27, 2025, 9:03 p.m.
Overall Rationale: These rankings are a pure resume based points system. Teams are assigned a tier based on their rating (1-7). Points are gained for wins, subtracted for losses, based on the opponents tier. Small modifiers for game closeness (Win/Loss Bonuses/Penalties = WB, WP, LB, LP) and SOS based on Opponent's record. | If two teams are next to each other in the rankings, and have played head to head, the head to head winner will be ranked higher, regardless of points. | | | | Week 9 | Biggest Riser: UAB (+24) | Biggest Drop: Toledo (-22) | New teams: Houston, Memphis, Michigan, Tulane, North Texas | Dropped from rankings: Oklahoma (17), USC (18), LSU (19), Illinois (20), Missouri (25) | Next 5: Oklahoma, Washington, USC, San Diego State, Missouri | Worst Team Umass (-210.947) | | | | Playoff projections *Conference Autobid | | Rose: 1. Indiana* | Sugar: 4. BYU* | Cotton: 3. Texas A&M* | Orange: 2. Ohio State | 5 v 12: 15. Navy* @ 5. Alabama | 6 v 11: 11. Vanderbilt @ 6. Georgia | 7 v 10: 10. Texas Tech @ 7. Miami (FL)* | 8 v 9: 9. Louisville @ 8. Ole Miss | | | |
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
Points: 179.23 | Wins: 1 T3, 3 T4, 1 T5, 2 T6, 1 T7 | 2 WB | 1 WP | |
| 2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Points: 157.21 | Wins: 1 T3, 2 T4, 2 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 | 2 WB | 1 WP | |
| 3 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
Points: 145.7 | Wins: 1 T3, 3 T4, 2 T5, 2 T6 | 1 WB | 3 WP | |
| 4 |
BYU Cougars
|
Points: 138.96 | Wins: 1 T3, 3 T4, 1 T5, 1 T6, 2 T7 | 2 WB | 2 WP | |
| 5 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Points: 138.56 | Wins: 2 T2, 2 T3, 1 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 | Losses: 1 T5 | 1 WB | 1 WP | |
| 6 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Points: 130.52 | Wins: 1 T2, 1 T3, 1 T4, 1 T5, 2 T6 | Losses: 1 T2 | 1 WP | 1 LB | |
| 7 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Points: 116.36 | Wins: 2 T3, 1 T4, 1 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 | Losses: 1 T2 | 1 WB | 2 WP | 1 LB | |
| 8 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Points: 107.32 | Wins: 2 T3, 1 T4, 2 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 | Losses: 1 T2 | 1 WB | 4 WP | 1 LB | |
| 9 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
Points: 104.21 | Wins: 1 T2, 1 T3, 1 T4, 1 T6, 2 T7 | Losses: 1 T3 | 2 WP | 1 LB | |
| 10 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
Points: 101.75 | Wins: 2 T3, 1 T5, 4 T7 | Losses: 1 T4 | 2 WB | |
| 11 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
Points: 94.67 | Wins: 1 T3, 1 T4, 1 T5, 2 T6, 2 T7 | Losses: 1 T2 | 1 WP | 1 LB | |
| 12 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
Points: 86.13 | Wins: 2 T4, 3 T5, 2 T6, 1 T7 | 4 WP | |
| 13 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Points: 77.81 | Wins: 4 T5, 1 T6, 2 T7 | Losses: 1 T2 | 1 WP | 1 LB | |
| 14 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Points: 66.06 | Wins: 1 T3, 1 T4, 2 T5, 1 T7 | Losses: 2 T2 | 1 WB | 2 LB | |
| 15 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
Points: 54 | Wins: 1 T5, 4 T6, 2 T7 | 3 WP | |
| 16 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
Points: 41.7 | Wins: 1 T4, 3 T5, 1 T6, 2 T7 | Losses: 1 T4 | 3 WP | |
| 17 |
James Madison Dukes
|
Points: 40.17 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T6, 4 T7 | Losses: 1 T2 | 2 WP | 1 LB | |
| 18 |
USF Bulls
|
Points: 39.13 | Wins: 1 T3, 2 T4, 1 T6, 2 T7 | Losses: 1 T2,1 T3 | 2 WB | 1 WP | 1 LB | 1 LP | |
| 19 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
Points: 38.33 | Wins: 1 T2, 3 T5, 1 T6, 2 T7 | Losses: 1 T5 | 3 WP | |
| 20 |
Houston Cougars
|
Points: 37.06 | Wins: 2 T4, 1 T5, 2 T6, 2 T7 | Losses: 1 T2 | 3 WP | 1 LP | |
| 21 |
Memphis Tigers
|
Points: 36.77 | Wins: 1 T3, 2 T5, 1 T6, 3 T7 | Losses: 1 T6 | 1 WP | |
| 22 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Points: 31.09 | Wins: 1 T3, 1 T4, 2 T5, 2 T6 | Losses: 2 T3 | 1 WB | 1 WP | 1 LB | 1 LP | |
| 23 |
Utah Utes
|
Points: 30.48 | Wins: 1 T4, 1 T5, 2 T6, 2 T7 | Losses: 2 T2 | 1 WB | 1 LB | 1 LP | |
| 24 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
Points: 27.17 | Wins: 2 T4, 2 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 | Losses: 1 T2 | 4 WP | 1 LP | |
| 25 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
Points: 17.74 | Wins: 2 T5, 4 T6, 1 T7 | Losses: 1 T3 | 3 WP | 1 LP | |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.46 |
| 5 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.39 |
| 8 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
1.05 |
| 10 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
-0.60 |
| 13 |
Oregon Ducks
|
-0.72 |
| 14 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
0.64 |
| 16 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
James Madison Dukes
|
7.63 |
| 18 |
USF Bulls
|
4.59 |
| 19 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Houston Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Memphis Tigers
|
0.13 |
| 22 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
0.00 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Tennessee Volunteers
|
1.07 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
1.04 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.63 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.29 |
USC Trojans
|
0.22 |
Total Score: 19.45