Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Nov. 4, 2025, 9:11 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Wins and losses matter most. If you have the same record as a team and beat them, you must be ahead of that team. A few big upsets have shaken up the rankings. Georgia Tech drops down a lot. I still am penalizing them for their ref-given win vs Wake Forest, as am I punishing Oklahoma for the same thing vs Auburn. Texas leaps a ton of spots into the rankings this week (begrudgingly) as they did have an impressive performance vs Vanderbilt. Utah is another big riser after their dominant win over Cincy with GameDay in town. San Diego State joins the rankings for the first time this year. Navy is just on the outside looking in. People are still sleeping on James Madison, and they had another blowout win last week. We've got some big-time games next week. #4 BYU at #5 Texas Tech is the headliner, but we also have a huge one on Friday night with Tulane at #21 Memphis. Some other big games are #3 Texas A&M at #18 Mizzou, #8 Oregon at #20 Iowa, Wake Forest at #6 Virginia, Navy at #14 Notre Dame, and #24 San Diego State at Hawaii. Even though some of those teams I listed are unranked, they all have good records and have a chance to win. Anyway, I'll put more specific analysis in the comment after the rankings get posted. Be sure to tell me how stupid I am!
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indiana Hoosiers
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| 2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
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| 3 |
Texas A&M Aggies
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| 4 |
BYU Cougars
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| 5 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
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| 6 |
Virginia Cavaliers
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| 7 |
Louisville Cardinals
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| 8 |
Oregon Ducks
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| 9 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
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| 10 |
Georgia Bulldogs
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| 11 |
Ole Miss Rebels
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| 12 |
Utah Utes
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| 13 |
Miami Hurricanes
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| 14 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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| 15 |
Texas Longhorns
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| 16 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
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| 17 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
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| 18 |
Missouri Tigers
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| 19 |
James Madison Dukes
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| 20 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
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| 21 |
Memphis Tigers
|
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| 22 |
USF Bulls
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| 23 |
North Texas Mean Green
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| 24 |
San Diego State Aztecs
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| 25 |
Oklahoma Sooners
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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 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.99 |
| 6 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
1.02 |
| 7 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.92 |
| 8 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
-1.87 |
| 10 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-1.15 |
| 11 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
-0.99 |
| 12 |
Utah Utes
|
0.21 |
| 13 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.51 |
| 14 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
James Madison Dukes
|
1.64 |
| 20 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.24 |
| 21 |
Memphis Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
USF Bulls
|
2.70 |
| 23 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
San Diego State Aztecs
|
0.10 |
| 25 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
-2.14 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
USC Trojans
|
1.22 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.95 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.32 |
Total Score: 17.22