Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Nov. 4, 2025, 9:53 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Resume rankings; not intended to be predictive of future results. Margin of victory not considered. Best wins and worst losses weighted more heavily. Points for each game = (0.5 ^ [rank difference between teams / 34]) / [number of better wins or worse losses + 1]
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
#1 Ohio St., 7-0 (1.5305136 pts), Wins: [#13 Texas (0.7829862 pts), #20 Washington (0.33942777 pts), #22 Illinois (0.21724433 pts), #44 Minnesota (0.10404605 pts), #81 Wisconsin (0.039149307 pts), #88 Ohio (0.028285645 pts), #99 Penn St. (0.019374358 pts)] |
| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
#2 Indiana, 8-0 (1.524532 pts), Wins: [#15 Oregon (0.76718533 pts), #22 Illinois (0.332578 pts), #35 Iowa (0.17009932 pts), #46 Kennesaw St. (0.10194637 pts), #61 Old Dominion (0.060069554 pts), #74 Maryland (0.03840373 pts), #75.5 UCLA (0.031926107 pts), #86.5 Michigan St. (0.022323482 pts)] |
| 3 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
#3 Texas A&M, 8-0 (1.552977 pts), Wins: [#16 Notre Dame (0.76718533 pts), #25 LSU (0.31929043 pts), #33 Florida (0.18082732 pts), #36 Mississippi St. (0.12757449 pts), #56 Auburn (0.06788555 pts), #70 UTSA (0.04252483 pts), #86.5 Utah St. (0.026038006 pts), #89 Arkansas (0.021651162 pts)] |
| 4 |
BYU Cougars
|
#4 BYU, 7-0 (1.4171495 pts), Wins: [#14 Utah (0.81557095 pts), #45 Iowa St. (0.21675207 pts), #49 East Carolina (0.13318543 pts), #50 Arizona (0.09787328 pts), #59 Colorado (0.0651733 pts), #64 Stanford (0.04904778 pts), #67 West Virginia (0.039546777 pts)] |
| 5 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
#5 Ole Miss, 8-1 (0.6312908 pts), Wins: [#10 Oklahoma (0.9030897 pts), #25 LSU (0.332578 pts), #43 Tulane (0.15361494 pts), #47.5 South Carolina (0.10511205 pts), #57.5 Kentucky (0.06858107 pts), #71 Washington St. (0.04340067 pts), #89 Arkansas (0.02577394 pts), #132 Georgia St. (0.009385868 pts)], Losses: [#5.5 Georgia (-1.0102454 pts)] |
| 6 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
#6 Georgia, 6-1 (0.6769998 pts), Wins: [#5.5 Ole Miss (1.0102454 pts), #27 Tennessee (0.3258665 pts), #33 Florida (0.19223194 pts), #56 Auburn (0.09020879 pts), #57.5 Kentucky (0.06999356 pts), #90 Marshall (0.030069597 pts)], Losses: [#8 Alabama (-1.041616 pts)] |
| 7 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
#7 Louisville, 6-1 (0.36964893 pts), Wins: [#21 Miami (FL) (0.7517033 pts), #24 James Madison (0.35355338 pts), #39 Pittsburgh (0.17360266 pts), #53 Virginia Tech (0.09787328 pts), #119 Bowling Green (0.020389274 pts), #128 Boston College (0.0141428225 pts)], Losses: [#9 Virginia (-1.041616 pts)] |
| 8 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
#8 Alabama, 7-1 (0.10262787 pts), Wins: [#5.5 Georgia (1.0522878 pts), #12 Vanderbilt (0.4608448 pts), #26 Missouri (0.23094572 pts), #27 Tennessee (0.16971388 pts), #47.5 South Carolina (0.089393094 pts), #81 Wisconsin (0.03762874 pts), #101 ULM (0.021453412 pts)], Losses: [#41 Florida St. (-1.9596394 pts)] |
| 9 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
#9 Virginia, 7-1 (0.07751584 pts), Wins: [#7 Louisville (1.041616 pts), #41 Florida St. (0.260404 pts), #55 California (0.13049771 pts), #64 Stanford (0.08146662 pts), #68 Coastal Carolina (0.060069554 pts), #71 Washington St. (0.04708816 pts), #100 North Carolina (0.022346219 pts)], Losses: [#31 NC State (-1.5659724 pts)] |
| 10 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
#10 Oklahoma, 6-2 (0.04406932 pts), Wins: [#17 Michigan (0.86700827 pts), #27 Tennessee (0.35355338 pts), #47.5 South Carolina (0.1551888 pts), #56 Auburn (0.09787328 pts), #60 Temple (0.07216703 pts), #120.5 Kent St. (0.017518675 pts)], Losses: [#13 Texas (-1.063069 pts), #5.5 Ole Miss (-0.45617113 pts)] |
| 11 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
#11 Texas Tech, 7-1 (0.044655323 pts), Wins: [#14 Utah (0.9406727 pts), #40 Houston (0.27682742 pts), #65 Kansas (0.11085934 pts), #77 Kansas St. (0.065101005 pts), #97 Oregon St. (0.03464186 pts), #120.5 Kent St. (0.017879488 pts), #129 Oklahoma St. (0.01288697 pts)], Losses: [#28 Arizona St. (-1.4142135 pts)] |
| 12 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
#12 Vanderbilt, 6-2 (-0.010152042 pts), Wins: [#25 LSU (0.76718533 pts), #26 Missouri (0.37585166 pts), #47.5 South Carolina (0.16164713 pts), #53 Virginia Tech (0.10837603 pts), #86.5 Utah St. (0.04379456 pts), #132 Georgia St. (0.014434108 pts)], Losses: [#13 Texas (-1.0205959 pts), #8 Alabama (-0.4608448 pts)] |
| 13 |
Texas Longhorns
|
#13 Texas, 7-2 (0.05207023 pts), Wins: [#10 Oklahoma (1.063069 pts), #12 Vanderbilt (0.51029795 pts), #36 Mississippi St. (0.2085647 pts), #57.5 Kentucky (0.100912474 pts), #98 San Jose St. (0.035355337 pts), #126 UTEP (0.016648177 pts), #134 Sam Houston (0.01212242 pts)], Losses: [#33 Florida (-1.5034066 pts), #1 Ohio St. (-0.3914931 pts)] |
| 14 |
Utah Utes
|
#14 Utah, 6-2 (0.063236356 pts), Wins: [#28 Arizona St. (0.7517033 pts), #30 Cincinnati (0.36083513 pts), #59 Colorado (0.13318543 pts), #67 West Virginia (0.084856935 pts), #75.5 UCLA (0.057084717 pts), #109 Wyoming (0.024028989 pts)], Losses: [#11 Texas Tech (-0.9406727 pts), #4 BYU (-0.40778548 pts)] |
| 15 |
Oregon Ducks
|
#15 Oregon, 6-1 (0.027367234 pts), Wins: [#57.5 Northwestern (0.4204482 pts), #63 Rutgers (0.18792583 pts), #81 Wisconsin (0.08680134 pts), #97 Oregon St. (0.04698146 pts), #99 Penn St. (0.036083516 pts), #129 Oklahoma St. (0.016312212 pts)], Losses: [#2 Indiana (-0.76718533 pts)] |
| 16 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
#16 Notre Dame, 6-2 (0.0496518 pts), Wins: [#19 Southern California (0.9406727 pts), #31 NC State (0.36826688 pts), #62 Boise St. (0.13049771 pts), #89 Arkansas (0.05644311 pts), #113 Purdue (0.027682742 pts), #128 Boston College (0.016991062 pts)], Losses: [#21 Miami (FL) (-1.1073097 pts), #3 Texas A&M (-0.38359267 pts)] |
| 17 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
#17 Michigan, 7-2 (0.09055087 pts), Wins: [#20 Washington (0.9406727 pts), #34 Nebraska (0.35355338 pts), #72 New Mexico (0.10862216 pts), #81 Wisconsin (0.067810245 pts), #86.5 Michigan St. (0.048494138 pts), #107.5 Central Mich. (0.026337696 pts), #113 Purdue (0.020180639 pts)], Losses: [#19 Southern California (-1.041616 pts), #10 Oklahoma (-0.43350413 pts)] |
| 18 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
#18 Georgia Tech, 7-1 (0.13772619 pts), Wins: [#37 Duke (0.67885554 pts), #38 Wake Forest (0.332578 pts), #53 Virginia Tech (0.16330329 pts), #59 Colorado (0.10837603 pts), #60 Temple (0.08495118 pts), #84 Clemson (0.04340067 pts), #95 Syracuse (0.029727442 pts)], Losses: [#31 NC State (-1.303466 pts)] |
| 19 |
USC Trojans
|
#19 Southern California, 6-2 (0.090911 pts), Wins: [#17 Michigan (1.041616 pts), #34 Nebraska (0.36826688 pts), #80 Missouri St. (0.096115954 pts), #86.5 Michigan St. (0.06314034 pts), #111 Ga. Southern (0.030653372 pts), #113 Purdue (0.02452389 pts)], Losses: [#22 Illinois (-1.063069 pts), #16 Notre Dame (-0.47033635 pts)] |
| 20 |
Washington Huskies
|
#20 Washington, 5-2 (0.12096298 pts), Wins: [#22 Illinois (0.9600467 pts), #63 Rutgers (0.2080921 pts), #71 Washington St. (0.11785113 pts), #74 Maryland (0.08314451 pts), #110 Colorado St. (0.031929042 pts)], Losses: [#17 Michigan (-0.9406727 pts), #1 Ohio St. (-0.33942777 pts)] |
| 21 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
#21 Miami (FL), 5-2 (0.10716483 pts), Wins: [#16 Notre Dame (1.1073097 pts), #32 South Fla. (0.39955625 pts), #33 Florida (0.26099542 pts), #41 Florida St. (0.166289 pts), #64 Stanford (0.083236836 pts)], Losses: [#42 SMU (-1.5343707 pts), #7 Louisville (-0.37585166 pts)] |
| 22 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
#22 Illinois, 5-3 (0.1560449 pts), Wins: [#19 Southern California (1.063069 pts), #37 Duke (0.36826688 pts), #63 Rutgers (0.14450137 pts), #93 Western Mich. (0.05879204 pts), #113 Purdue (0.03128471 pts)], Losses: [#20 Washington (-0.9600467 pts), #2 Indiana (-0.332578 pts), #1 Ohio St. (-0.21724433 pts)] |
| 23 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
#23 North Texas, 7-1 (0.12701261 pts), Wins: [#29 Navy (0.8848651 pts), #70 UTSA (0.19179633 pts), #71 Washington St. (0.12528388 pts), #93 Western Mich. (0.060002916 pts), #115 Army West Point (0.030653372 pts), #127 South Alabama (0.020000972 pts), #131 Charlotte (0.015801163 pts)], Losses: [#32 South Fla. (-1.2013911 pts)] |
| 24 |
James Madison Dukes
|
#24 James Madison, 6-1 (0.027581394 pts), Wins: [#61 Old Dominion (0.47033635 pts), #94 Texas St. (0.12000583 pts), #111 Ga. Southern (0.05657129 pts), #114 Liberty (0.039911304 pts), #118 Louisiana (0.029428666 pts), #132 Georgia St. (0.01843469 pts)], Losses: [#7 Louisville (-0.70710677 pts)] |
| 25 |
LSU Tigers
|
#25 LSU, 4-3 (0.04990381 pts), Wins: [#33 Florida (0.8495118 pts), #47.5 South Carolina (0.31605232 pts), #73 Louisiana Tech (0.12528388 pts), #84 Clemson (0.075086944 pts)], Losses: [#12 Vanderbilt (-0.76718533 pts), #5.5 Ole Miss (-0.33598542 pts), #3 Texas A&M (-0.21286029 pts)] |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.28 |
| 5 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.52 |
| 6 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.92 |
| 8 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
-1.24 |
| 9 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.23 |
| 10 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.66 |
| 11 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
-0.33 |
| 12 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.88 |
| 13 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Oregon Ducks
|
-1.52 |
| 16 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
-0.08 |
| 17 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.20 |
| 18 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
-0.01 |
| 19 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.77 |
| 21 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
-0.10 |
| 22 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
2.86 |
| 23 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
James Madison Dukes
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.09 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Missouri Tigers
|
0.66 |
Memphis Tigers
|
0.49 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.17 |
Total Score: 12.00