Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Nov. 3, 2025, 3:32 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
|
(9-0) (no change) | W: 55-10 @ Maryland (4-4) | Next Week: @ Penn State (3-5) | Projected Bowl: Rose Bowl vs Ole Miss/Texas Tech |
| 2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
(8-0) (no change) | W: 38-14 vs Penn State (3-5) | Next Week: @ Purdue (2-7) | Projected Bowl: Cotton Bowl vs Oregon/Notre Dame |
| 3 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
(8-0) (no change) | Bye | Next Week: @ #22 Missouri (6-2) | Projected Bowl: Sugar Bowl vs BYU/Virginia |
| 4 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
(7-1) (no change) | Bye | Next Week: vs LSU (5-3) | Projected Bowl: Orange Bowl vs Georgia/Memphis |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
(7-1) (no change) | W: 24-20 vs Florida (3-5) (in Jacksonville) | Next Week: @ Mississippi State (5-4) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Memphis |
| 6 |
BYU Cougars
|
(8-0) (up 1) | Bye | Next Week: @ #9 Texas Tech (8-1) (JTGOTW) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Virginia |
| 7 |
Oregon Ducks
|
(7-1) (up 2) | Bye | Next Week: @ #27 Iowa (6-2) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Notre Dame |
| 8 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
(8-1) (up 2) | W: 30-14 vs South Carolina (3-6) | Next Week: vs The Citadel (4-5) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Texas Tech |
| 9 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
(8-1) (up 4) | W: 44-20 @ Kansas State (4-5) | Next Week: vs #6 BYU (8-0) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Ole Miss |
| 10 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
(6-2) (up 2) | W: 25-10 @ Boston College (1-8) | Next Week: vs Navy (7-1) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Oregon |
| 11 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
(8-1) (up 4) | W: 31-21 @ California (5-4) | Next Week: vs Wake Forest (5-3) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ BYU |
| 12 |
Texas Longhorns
|
(7-2) (up 8) | W: 34-31 vs #8 Vanderbilt (7-2) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Michigan |
| 13 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
(7-1) (up 3) | 28-16 @ Virginia Tech (3-6) | Next Week: vs California (5-4) | Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs Cincinnati |
| 14 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
(7-2) (up 7) | W: 33-27 @ #14 Tennessee (6-3) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest Bowl vs Iowa |
| 15 |
Utah Utes
|
(7-2) (up 4) | W: 45-14 vs #17 Cincinnati (7-2) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Alamo Bowl vs Houston |
| 16 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
(8-1) (down 10) | L: 36-48 @ NC State (5-4) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Holiday Bowl vs Washington |
| 17 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
(7-2) (down 9) | L: 31-34 @ #20 Texas (7-2) | Next Week: vs Auburn (4-5) | Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs Miami |
| 18 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
(6-2) (down 7) | L: 20-26 @ SMU (6-3) | Next Week: vs Syracuse (3-6) | Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs Vanderbilt |
| 19 |
USC Trojans
|
(6-2) (up 9) | W: 21-17 @ Nebraska (6-3) | Next Week: vs Northwestern (5-3) | Projected Bowl: LA Bowl vs San Diego State |
| 20 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
(7-2) (up 2) | W: 21-16 vs Purdue (2-7) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Texas |
| 21 |
Memphis Tigers
|
(8-1) (up 2) | W: 38-14 @ Rice (4-5) | Next Week: vs Tulane (6-2) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Georgia |
| 22 |
Missouri Tigers
|
(6-2) (up 3) | Bye | Next Week: vs #3 Texas A&M (8-0) | Projected Bowl: Texas Bowl vs TCU |
| 23 |
Washington Huskies
|
(6-2) (up 4) | Bye | Next Week: @ Wisconsin (2-6) | Projected Bowl: Holiday Bowl vs Georgia Tech |
| 24 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
(6-3) (down 10) | L: 27-33 vs #21 Oklahoma (7-2) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Music City Bowl vs Illinois |
| 25 |
USF Bulls
|
(6-2) (up 4) | Bye | Next Week: vs UTSA (4-4) | Projected Bowl: Military Bowl vs Wake Forest | Next 5: | #26: North Texas (8-1) (was unranked) | #27: Iowa (6-2) (up 3) | #28: San Diego State (7-1) (was unranked) | #29: Cincinnati (7-2) (down 12) | #30: SMU (6-3) (was unranked) | Fell out of T30: Houston (7-2) (was #18); Navy (7-1) (was #23); Tulane (6-2) (was #26) | Biggest Riser: USC (6-2) (#28 -> #19) | Biggest Faller: Houston (7-2) (#18 -> UR) |
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
|
0.01 |
| 6 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.06 |
| 13 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Memphis Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
USF Bulls
|
0.00 |