Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Nov. 2, 2025, 5:18 p.m.
Overall Rationale: each week I re-rank based on resumes
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
8-0 defeated Texas (7-2 with wins over Vandy and Oklahoma), Washington (6-2) and Illinois (6-3 with win over USC) |
| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
9-0 defeated Oregon (7-1), Iowa (6-2) and Illinois (6-3 with win over USC) |
| 3 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
7-1, bad loss to FSU, but great wins over Georgia (7-1, beat Ole Miss and Tennessee), Vanderbilt (7-2, beat Missouri), Missouri (6-2) and Tennessee (6-3) |
| 4 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
8-0, could convince me they belong above Alabama since they are undefeated. defeated Notre Dame (6-2, beat USC) and LSU (5-3) |
| 5 |
BYU Cougars
|
BYU is 8-0 with a very nice win over Utah (7-2, beat Cincinnati). Also beat Iowa State (5-4, beat Iowa) |
| 6 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Georgia is 7-1 with a very nice win over Ole Miss (8-1) and also a win over Tennessee (6-3) |
| 7 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
Texas Tech is 8-1 with a very nice win over Utah (7-2, beat Cincinnati). Also beat Houston (7-2) |
| 8 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Ole Miss is 8-1 with a nice win over Oklahoma (7-2, beat Michigan and Tennessee) and LSU (5-3) |
| 9 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
Virginia is 8-1 with a very nice win over Louisville (7-1, defeated Miami) |
| 10 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
Louisville is 7-1 with a nice win over Miami (6-2, beat Notre Dame). Also have a nice win over Pitt (7-2) |
| 11 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Texas is 7-2 with nice wins over Oklahoma (7-2, beat Michigan and Tennesee) and Vanderbilt (7-2, beat Missouri). Texas has recovered from an ugly early season and is currently my top 2 loss team. |
| 12 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Oklahoma is 7-2 with wins over Michigan (7-2) and Tennessee (6-3) |
| 13 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Notre Dame is 6-2 with a nice win over USC (6-2, defeated Michigan) and also a win over NC State (5-4 isn't great but really nice wins over Virginia and Georgia Tech) |
| 14 |
USC Trojans
|
USC is 6-2 with wins over Michigan (7-2) and Nebraska (6-3) |
| 15 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
Vanderbilt is 7-2 with wins over Missouri (6-2) and LSU (5-3) |
| 16 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Miami is 6-2 with a nice win over Notre Dame (6-2) and also a win over South Florida (6-2) |
| 17 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Michigan is 7-2 with wins over Washington (6-2) and Nebraska (6-3, beat Cincinnati) |
| 18 |
Utah Utes
|
Utah is 7-2 with wins over Cincinnati (7-2) and Arizona State (6-3, beat Texas Tech) |
| 19 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Oregon is 7-1 but lacks quality wins. Has a decent win over Northwestern (5-3) |
| 20 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
Georgia Tech is 8-1 but also lacks quality wins. Has wins over Duke (5-3) and Wake Forest (5-3) |
| 21 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
Cincinnati is 7-2 with wins over Iowa State (5-4, beat Iowa) and Baylor (5-4) |
| 22 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
Iowa is 6-2 with a win over Minnesota (6-3) |
| 23 |
Washington Huskies
|
Washington is 6-2 with a win over Illinois (6-3, beat USC) |
| 24 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
Pittsburgh is 7-2 with a win over NC State (5-4, two nice wins over Ga Tech and Virginia) |
| 25 |
Memphis Tigers
|
Memphis is 8-1 with a nice win over South Florida (6-2) Also considered: North Texas, Houston, Arizona State, Missouri |
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 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.05 |
| 8 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.23 |
| 10 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.05 |
| 11 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.32 |
| 12 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.08 |
| 13 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
USC Trojans
|
0.77 |
| 15 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.20 |
| 18 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Oregon Ducks
|
-2.70 |
| 20 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
-0.50 |
| 21 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
1.27 |
| 22 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Memphis Tigers
|
-0.21 |