Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Nov. 2, 2025, 7:36 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Dropped: #18 Tennessee, #19 Navy, #21 Houston, #22 Cincinnati, #23 Tulane Results look a little funky this week because there's just such a huge drop off after Texas. The gap between Texas and Virginia is the same as the gap between Virginia and Missouri, which produces the funkiness of Virginia moving up 10 after beating a mediocre Cal team. This is also what caused USC to be so highly ranked as a new team and Georgia Tech to fall so far, they just got caught in a scramble of very close teams and small differences ended up making a big deal. Conference Round-Up 1. SEC - 8 2. Big 10 - 7 3. ACC - 4 4. Big 12 - 3 5. Independents - 1 6. American - 1 7. Sun Belt - 1 Group of 5 Playoff Watch: 1. North Texas (AAC) 2. James Madison (SBC) 3. Memphis (AAC) 4. Navy (AAC) 5. SDSU (MWC)
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
±0 |
| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
±0 |
| 3 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
±0 |
| 4 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
±0 |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
±0 |
| 6 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
+1 |
| 7 |
BYU Cougars
|
-1 |
| 8 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
+2 |
| 9 |
Oregon Ducks
|
±0 |
| 10 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
+3 |
| 11 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
+6 |
| 12 |
Utah Utes
|
+4 |
| 13 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
-1 |
| 14 |
Texas Longhorns
|
+6 |
| 15 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
+10 |
| 16 |
USC Trojans
|
NEW |
| 17 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
-6 |
| 18 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
-3 |
| 19 |
Washington Huskies
|
+5 |
| 20 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
NEW |
| 21 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
NEW |
| 22 |
James Madison Dukes
|
NEW |
| 23 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
-9 |
| 24 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
-16 |
| 25 |
Missouri Tigers
|
NEW |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.41 |
| 4 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
-0.15 |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.01 |
| 6 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.02 |
| 7 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.63 |
| 9 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.37 |
| 12 |
Utah Utes
|
0.21 |
| 13 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
USC Trojans
|
0.19 |
| 17 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Washington Huskies
|
1.20 |
| 20 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.24 |
| 21 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
0.11 |
| 22 |
James Madison Dukes
|
0.33 |
| 23 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
-1.19 |
| 24 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
-1.48 |
| 25 |
Missouri Tigers
|
-0.39 |