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T-Thugs Ballot for 2025 Week 11

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

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