Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 9, 2025, 12:55 p.m.

Overall Rationale: It's about time to start showing separation in 1 and 2 loss teams, and everyone else; as such, I'm not including any 3 loss teams. That'll probably change later as quality wins and losses start to matter more, but I don't know if they do yet, outside of shuffling around the order.

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	There's certainly an argument for #2 in favor of A&M, but with how Indiana performed against Penn State vs how Ohio State did...I'm comfortable leaving the reining national champs at #1.
2	Texas A&M Aggies	They may very well be the best team this year.
3	Indiana Hoosiers	Indiana looked mortal vs a Penn State team with an interim head coach.
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	The SEC has really figured out how to shrug off a very bad week 1 loss.
5	Oregon Ducks	Their two losses are my #1 and #3, and likely a lot of people's #1 and #2. Any lower than 5 doesn't feel right, right now anyway.
6	Georgia Bulldogs	Georgia has looked beatable in nearly every game they've played. That being said, they've managed to win all but one. So credit where credit is due.
7	Ole Miss Rebels
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
10	USC Trojans
11	BYU Cougars
12	Utah Utes
13	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
14	Texas Longhorns
15	Oklahoma Sooners
16	Michigan Wolverines
17	Vanderbilt Commodores
18	Louisville Cardinals	I struggled a good deal with these ACC teams. I can see an argument for them in any order, but I think they're all in the same ballpark as far as ranking goes.
19	Miami Hurricanes
20	Pittsburgh Panthers
21	Virginia Cavaliers
22	James Madison Dukes	I'm excited for these group of 5 schools. Let's see how this shakes out.
23	USF Bulls
24	North Texas Mean Green
25	Tulane Green Wave

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
3	Indiana Hoosiers	-0.33
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
5	Oregon Ducks	0.09
6	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
7	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-0.16
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
10	USC Trojans	1.10
11	BYU Cougars	0.00
12	Utah Utes	0.06
13	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.00
14	Texas Longhorns	0.00
15	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
16	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
17	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.00
18	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
19	Miami Hurricanes	-0.26
20	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.17
21	Virginia Cavaliers	0.00
22	James Madison Dukes	0.00
23	USF Bulls	0.00
24	North Texas Mean Green	0.00
25	Tulane Green Wave	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Cincinnati Bearcats	0.52
Tennessee Volunteers	0.17

Total Score: 2.87