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MemeofMemeJTG999999 Ballot for 2025 Week 12

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 10, 2025, 1:48 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I use a methodology similar to that used by the voter polls that bases teams based primarily on wins/losses, but with other factors such as how those teams looked in their wins and losses, head to head, roster depth, etc, in play.

Rank Team Reason
1 Ohio State Buckeyes (9-0) (up 1) | W: 34-10 @ Purdue (2-8) | Next Week: vs UCLA (3-6) | Projected Bowl: Rose Bowl vs Ole Miss/Notre Dame
2 Texas A&M Aggies (9-0) (up 1) | W: 38-17 @ #22 Missouri (6-3) | Next Week: vs South Carolina (3-6) | Projected Bowl: Sugar Bowl vs Oregon/Texas
3 Indiana Hoosiers (10-0) (down 2) | W: 27-24 @ Penn State (3-6) | Next Week: vs Wisconsin (3-6) | Projected Bowl: Cotton Bowl vs Texas Tech/Georgia Tech
4 Alabama Crimson Tide (8-1) (no change) | W: 20-9 vs LSU (5-4) | Next Week: vs #11 Oklahoma (7-2) | Projected Bowl: Orange Bowl vs Georgia/South Florida
5 Georgia Bulldogs (8-1) (no change) | W: 41-21 @ Mississippi State (5-5) | Next Week: vs #10 Texas (7-2) (JTGOTW) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs South Florida
6 Texas Tech Red Raiders (9-1) (up 3) | W: 29-7 vs #6 BYU (8-1) | Next Week: vs UCF (4-5) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Georgia Tech
7 Oregon Ducks (8-1) (no change) | W: 18-16 @ #27 Iowa (6-3) | Next Week: vs Minnesota (6-3) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Texas
8 Ole Miss Rebels (9-1) (no change) | W: 49-0 vs The Citadel (4-6) | Next Week: vs Florida (3-6) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Notre Dame
9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-2) (up 1) | W: 49-10 vs Navy (7-2) | Next Week: @ #27 Pittsburgh (7-2) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Ole Miss
10 Texas Longhorns (7-2) (up 2) | Bye | Next Week: @ #5 Georgia (8-1) (JTGOTW) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Oregon
11 Oklahoma Sooners (7-2) (up 3) | Bye | Next Week: @ #4 Alabama (8-1) | Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest Bowl vs Iowa
12 BYU Cougars (8-1) (down 6) | L: 7-29 @ #9 Texas Tech (9-1) | Next Week: vs TCU (6-3) | Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs Virginia
13 Utah Utes (7-2) (up 2) | Bye | Next Week: @ Baylor (5-4) | Projected Bowl: Alamo Bowl vs Houston
14 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-1) (up 2) | Bye | Next Week: @ Boston College (1-9) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Texas Tech
15 Vanderbilt Commodores (8-2) (up 2) | W: 45-38 vs Auburn (4-6) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Michigan
16 Miami Hurricanes (7-2) (up 2) | W: 38-10 @ Syracuse (3-7) | Next Week: vs NC State (5-4) | Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs Tennessee
17 USC Trojans (7-2) (up 2) | W: 38-17 vs Northwestern (5-4) | Next Week: vs #30 Iowa (6-3) | Projected Bowl: Holiday Bowl vs SMU
18 Michigan Wolverines (7-2) (up 2) | Bye | Next Week: @ Northwestern (5-4) | Projected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Vanderbilt
19 Tennessee Volunteers (6-3) (up 5) | Bye | Next Week: vs New Mexico State (6-3) | Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs Miami
20 Virginia Cavaliers (8-2) (down 9) | L: 9-16 vs Wake Forest (6-3) | Next Week: @ Duke (5-4) | Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs BYU
21 Louisville Cardinals (7-2) (down 8) | L: 26-29 vs California (6-4) | Next Week: vs Clemson (4-5) | Projected Bowl: Duke's Mayo Bowl vs LSU
22 USF Bulls (7-2) (up 3) | W: 55-23 vs UTSA (4-5) | Next Week: @ Navy (7-2) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Georgia
23 North Texas Mean Green (8-1) (up 3) | Bye | Next Week: @ UAB (3-6) | Projected Bowl: Military Bowl vs Wake Forest
24 Cincinnati Bearcats (7-2) (up 5) | Bye | Next Week: vs Arizona (6-3) | Projected Bowl: Liberty Bowl vs Tulane
25 SMU Mustangs (7-3) (up 5) | W: 45-13 @ Boston College (1-9) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Holiday Bowl vs USC Next 5: #26: James Madison (8-1) (was unranked) | #27: Pittsburgh (7-2) (was unranked) | #28: Tulane (7-2) (was unranked) | #29: Houston (8-2) (was unranked) | #30: Iowa (6-3) (down 3) | Fell out of T30: Memphis (8-2) (was #21); Missouri (6-3) (was #22); Washington (6-3) (was #23); San Diego State (7-2) (was #28) | Biggest Risers: Tennessee (6-3) (24 -> 19); Cincinnati (7-2) (29 -> 24); SMU (7-3) (30 -> 25); James Madison (8-1) (UR -> #26) | Biggest Faller: Memphis (#21 -> UR)

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