Bereft13 Ballot for 2025 Week 12
Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Nov. 9, 2025, 11:16 a.m.
Overall Rationale: First a power ranking of teams is created, then it is used to algorithmically determine a strength of record ranking of teams. These are combined to rank the teams, with power weighted higher early in the season and SoR weighted higher late in the season. Power rankings are a mixture of human and computer inputs. Current weight: 62/38 in favor of SoR.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
Power: 2, SoR: 1; LW: 2 |
| 2 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
Power: 3, SoR: 2; LW: 1 |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Power: 1, SoR: 4; LW: 3 |
| 4 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Power: 10, SoR: 3; LW: 8 |
| 5 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Power: 7, SoR: 5; LW: 4 |
| 6 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Power: 5, SoR: 7; LW: 12 |
| 7 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Power: 8, SoR: 6; LW: 7 |
| 8 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
Power: 4, SoR: 9; LW: 5 |
| 9 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Power: 6, SoR: 11; LW: 9 |
| 10 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Power: 11, SoR: 10; LW: 10 |
| 11 |
BYU Cougars
|
Power: 19, SoR: 8; LW: 6 |
| 12 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Power: 13, SoR: 12; LW: 15 |
| 13 |
Utah Utes
|
Power: 9, SoR: 15; LW: 13 |
| 14 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Power: 12, SoR: 14; LW: 14 |
| 15 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
Power: 16, SoR: 13; LW: 16 |
| 16 |
USC Trojans
|
Power: 15, SoR: 18; LW: 18 |
| 17 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Power: 24, SoR: 16; LW: 21 |
| 18 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
Power: 26, SoR: 17; LW: 11 |
| 19 |
USF Bulls
|
Power: 21, SoR: 21; LW: 23 |
| 20 |
Missouri Tigers
|
Power: 20, SoR: 25; LW: 19 |
| 21 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Power: 17, SoR: 27; LW: NR (31) |
| 22 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
Power: 14, SoR: 31; LW: 22 |
| 23 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
Power: 30, SoR: 22; LW: NR (28) |
| 24 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
Power: 36, SoR: 19; LW: NR (26) |
| 25 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
Power: 27, SoR: 26; LW: NR (27) | Next 5: Pittsburgh, North Texas, SMU, Georgia Tech, Houston | Dropped: Virginia, Pittsburgh, TCU, Washington |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.17 |
| 2 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-0.68 |
| 4 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
1.27 |
| 5 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-0.28 |
| 8 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
-0.16 |
| 9 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.97 |
| 11 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
USF Bulls
|
1.08 |
| 20 |
Missouri Tigers
|
3.89 |
| 21 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.26 |
| 22 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
1.06 |
| 23 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
1.64 |
| 24 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
1.05 |
| 25 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
-0.14 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
2.58 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.89 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
0.43 |
James Madison Dukes
|
0.16 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
0.07 |
Total Score: 16.79