Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 4, 2025, 7:01 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Combo of human and computer polls plus my own judgment

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Indiana Hoosiers	(-)
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	(-)
3	Texas A&M Aggies	(-); On an island at #3
4	BYU Cougars	(+5); My 4-6 are all close, gave the edge to BYU
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	(-2)
6	Oregon Ducks	(+1)
7	Texas Tech Red Raiders	(+3)
8	Utah Utes	(+4); Becoming the new Notre Dame of the season: only two losses are to top 10 teams, dominant otherwise
9	Georgia Bulldogs	(-1)
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	(-5); Loss to Miami looking worse, still solidly top 10 though
11	Ole Miss Rebels	(-)
12	Miami Hurricanes	(-5)
13	Louisville Cardinals	(+4)
14	USC Trojans	(+1)
15	Oklahoma Sooners	(+4)
16	Texas Longhorns	(+5)
17	Michigan Wolverines	(-1)
18	Washington Huskies	(-)
19	Virginia Cavaliers	(NR)
20	Vanderbilt Commodores	(-6)
21	Iowa Hawkeyes	(-1)
22	Illinois Fighting Illini	(+2)
23	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	(-10)
24	Cincinnati Bearcats	(-2)
25	Pittsburgh Panthers	(NR)

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	0.28
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
6	Oregon Ducks	0.00
7	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.05
8	Utah Utes	1.13
9	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.62
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
11	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.99
12	Miami Hurricanes	0.77
13	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
14	USC Trojans	0.77
15	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
16	Texas Longhorns	0.00
17	Michigan Wolverines	0.20
18	Washington Huskies	1.63
19	Virginia Cavaliers	-0.91
20	Vanderbilt Commodores	-0.22
21	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
22	Illinois Fighting Illini	2.86
23	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	-1.24
24	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.00
25	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Missouri Tigers	0.66
Memphis Tigers	0.49
North Texas Mean Green	0.00

Total Score: 12.81