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Tornadohunter24 Ballot for 2025 Week 12

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 11, 2025, 10:53 a.m.

Overall Rationale: DISCLAIMER: Again, allow me to restate why my ballot is the way that it is. And yes, I apologize for a lot of the repeated information as well. REMINDER: In my top 25, I'm including at least a few spots for the G5 schools as an indicator of who I think is favored to make a run at the Playoffs out of those conferences. I also do not mind including high week-to-week ranking variance, so you'll see a lot of that too, even deep into a year. In addition, this poll, by nature, is meant to be overreactive. I'm not here to try to be predictive - I want this to be strictly resume, even if that resume consists of a single game. I'm not here trying to justify every single one of my top 25 staying in the top 25 week-to-week; that's just lame. And it's not the point of what I want to accomplish when doing these rankings. Feel free to look at last week or earlier renditions if you need further insight, but essentially this is strictly-resume (hence there being several teams lower or even unranked compared to the AP or Coaches' Polls) with some boost given to G5 schools overperforming. In addition, I do my best to completely rebuild this poll from scratch as to minimize poll inertia and promote fluidity in my rankings as needed. NOTE: I am attempting to do something a little more comprehensive with my individual team reasonings by adding both current records on a team's schedule and then said team's ESPN-based SOR. This may be reverted or altered in future weeks. FCS team ranks are their placements in the weekly STATS Poll. | HONORABLE MENTIONS/NEXT 10 OUT: North Texas Mean Green [8-1, 4-1 American], Tennessee Volunteers [6-3, 3-3 SEC], Illinois Fighting Illini [6-3, 3-3 B1G], Iowa Hawkeyes [6-3, 4-2 B1G], Arizona State Sun Devils [6-3, 4-2 Big 12], Kennesaw State Owls [7-2, 5-0 CUSA], SMU Mustangs [7-3, 5-1 ACC], Tulane Green Wave [7-2, 4-1 American], Memphis Tigers [8-2, 4-2 American], Southern Miss [7-2, 5-0 Sun Belt] | DROPPING OUT: #21 Washington Huskies [6-3, 3-3 B1G], #22 Iowa Hawkeyes [6-3, 4-2 B1G], #23 Memphis Tigers [8-2, 4-2 American], #25 Missouri Tigers [6-3, 2-3 SEC] || PRESEASON POLL: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/65801/ | WEEK 2: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/66202/ | WEEK 3: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/66437/ | WEEK 4: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/67064/ | WEEK 5: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/67721/ | WEEK 6: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/68281/ | WEEK 7: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/68792/ | WEEK 8: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/69352/ | WEEK 9: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/69911/ | WEEK 10: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/70249/ | WEEK 11/LAST WEEK: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/70942/

Rank Team Reason
1 Ohio State Buckeyes [9-0, 6-0 B1G] (+1) | SOR: #3 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 14-7 vs #12 Texas [7-2], W 70-0 vs FCS Grambling State [7-3], W 37-9 vs Ohio [6-3], W 24-6 @ Washington [6-3], W 42-3 vs Minnesota [6-3], W 34-16 @ Illinois [6-3], W 34-0 @ Wisconsin [3-6], W 38-14 vs Penn State [3-6], 34-10 @ Purdue [2-8] | THIS WEEK: Home vs UCLA [3-6]
2 Indiana Hoosiers [10-0, 7-0 B1G] (-1) | SOR: #2 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 27-14 vs Old Dominion [6-3], W 56-9 vs Kennesaw State [7-2], W 73-0 vs FCS Indiana State [3-7], W 63-10 vs Illinois [6-3], W 20-15 @ Iowa [6-3], W 30-20 @ #8 Oregon [8-1], W 38-13 vs Michigan State [3-6], W 56-6 UCLA [3-6], W 55-20 vs Maryland [4-5], W 27-24 @ Penn State [3-6] | THIS WEEK: Home vs Wisconsin [3-6]
3 Texas A&M Aggies [9-0, 6-0 SEC] (-) | SOR: #1 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 42-24 vs UTSA [4-5], W 44-22 vs Utah State [5-4], W 41-40 @ #10 Notre Dame [7-2], W 16-10 vs Auburn [4-6], W 31-9 vs Mississippi State [5-5], W 34-17 vs Florida [3-6], W 45-42 @ Arkansas [2-7], W 49-25 @ LSU [5-4], W 38-17 @ Missouri [6-3] | THIS WEEK: Home vs South Carolina [3-6]
4 Alabama Crimson Tide [8-1, 6-0 SEC] (+1) | SOR: #4 | RESULTS SO FAR: L 17-31 @ Florida State [4-5], W 73-0 vs Louisiana-Monroe [3-6], W 38-14 vs Wisconsin [3-6], W 24-21 @ #6 Georgia [8-1], W 30-14 vs #16 Vanderbilt [8-2], W 27-24 @ Missouri [6-3], W 37-20 vs Tennessee [6-3], W 29-22 @ South Carolina [3-6], W 20-9 vs LSU [5-4] | THIS WEEK: Home vs #14 Oklahoma [7-2]
5 Texas Tech Red Raiders [9-1, 6-1 Big 12] (+3) | SOR: #9 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 67-7 vs FCS Arkansas-Pine Bluff [4-6], W 62-14 vs Kent State [3-6], W 45-14 vs Oregon State [2-8], W 34-10 @ #15 Utah [7-2], W 35-11 @ #24 Houston [8-2], W 42-17 vs Kansas [5-5], L 22-26 @ Arizona State [6-3], W 42-0 vs Oklahoma State [1-8], W 43-20 vs Kansas State [5-5], W 29-7 vs #9 BYU [8-1] | THIS WEEK: Home vs UCF [4-5]
6 Georgia Bulldogs [8-1, 6-1 SEC] (-) | SOR: #5 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 45-7 vs Marshall [4-5], W 28-6 vs FCS Austin Peay [6-4], W 44-41 (OT) @ Tennessee [6-3], L 21-24 vs #4 Alabama [8-1], W 35-14 vs Kentucky [4-5], W 20-10 vs Auburn [4-6], W 43-35 vs #7 Ole Miss [9-1], W 24-20 vs Florida [3-6] (Jacksonville), W 41-21 @ Mississippi State [5-5] | THIS WEEK: Home vs #12 Texas [7-2]
7 Ole Miss Rebels [9-1, 4-1 SEC] (-) | SOR: #6 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 63-7 vs Georgia State [1-8], W 30-23 @ Kentucky [4-5], W 41-35 vs Arkansas [2-7], W 45-10 vs Tulane [7-2], W 24-19 vs LSU [5-4], W 24-21 vs Washington State [4-5], L 35-43 @ #6 Georgia [8-1], W 34-26 @ #14 Oklahoma [7-2], W 30-14 vs South Carolina [3-6], W 49-0 vs FCS The Citadel [4-6] | THIS WEEK: Home vs Florida [3-6]
8 Oregon Ducks [8-1, 5-1 B1G] (+1) | SOR: #7 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 59-13 vs FCS #3 Montana State [8-2], W 69-3 vs Oklahoma State [1-8], W 34-14 @ Northwestern [5-4], W 41-7 vs Oregon State [2-8], W 30-24 (2OT) @ Penn State [3-6], L 20-30 vs #2 Indiana [10-0], W 56-10 @ Rutgers [5-5], W 21-7 vs Wisconsin [3-6], W 18-16 @ Iowa [6-3] | THIS WEEK: Home vs Minnesota [6-3]
9 BYU Cougars [8-1, 5-1 Big 12] (-5) | SOR: #8 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 69-0 vs FCS Portland State [1-8], W 27-3 vs Stanford [3-7], W 34-13 @ East Carolina [6-3], W 24-21 @ Colorado [3-7], W 38-24 vs West Virginia [4-6], W 33-27 @ Arizona [6-3], W 24-21 vs #15 Utah [7-2], W 41-27 @ Iowa State [6-4], L 7-29 @ #5 Texas Tech [9-1] | THIS WEEK: Home vs TCU [6-3]
10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish [7-2] (+4) | SOR: #13 | RESULTS SO FAR: L 24-27 @ #18 Miami (FL) [7-2], L 40-41 vs #3 Texas A&M [9-0], W 56-30 vs Purdue [2-8], W 56-13 @ Arkansas [2-7], W 28-7 vs Boise State [6-3], W 36-7 vs NC State [5-4], W 34-24 vs #13 USC [7-2], W 25-10 @ Boston College [1-9], W 49-10 vs Navy [7-2] | THIS WEEK: Away @ #22 Pittsburgh [7-2]
11 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets [8-1, 5-1 ACC] (+1) | SOR: #16 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 27-20 @ Colorado [3-7], W 59-12 vs FCS Gardner-Webb [6-4], W 24-21 vs Clemson [4-5], W 45-24 vs Temple [5-5], W 30-29 (OT) @ Wake Forest [6-3], W 35-20 vs Virginia Tech [3-6], W 27-18 @ Duke [5-4], W 41-16 vs Syracuse [3-7], L 36-48 @ NC State [5-4] | THIS WEEK: Away @ Boston College [1-9]
12 Texas Longhorns [7-2, 4-1 SEC] (+3) | SOR: #9 | RESULTS SO FAR: L 7-14 @ #1 Ohio State [9-0], W 38-7 vs San Jose State [3-6], W 27-10 vs UTEP [2-7], W 55-0 vs Sam Houston [1-8], L 21-29 @ Florida [3-6], W 23-6 vs #14 Oklahoma [7-2] (Dallas), W 16-13 (OT) @ Kentucky [4-5], W 45-38 (OT) vs Mississippi State [5-5], W 34-31 vs #16 Vanderbilt [8-2] | THIS WEEK: Away @ #6 Georgia [8-1]
13 USC Trojans [7-2, 5-1 B1G] (+3) | SOR: #15 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 73-13 vs Missouri State [6-3], W 59-20 vs Georgia Southern [4-5], W 33-17 @ Purdue [2-8], W 45-31 vs Michigan State [3-6], L 32-34 @ Illinois [6-3], W 31-13 vs #20 Michigan [7-2], L 24-34 @ #10 Notre Dame [7-2], W 21-17 @ Nebraska [7-3], W 38-17 vs Northwestern [5-4] | THIS WEEK: Home vs Iowa [6-3]
14 Oklahoma Sooners [7-2, 3-2 SEC] (+4) | SOR: #12 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 35-3 vs FCS #16 Illinois State [7-3], W 24-13 vs #20 Michigan [7-2], W 42-3 @ Temple [5-5], W 24-17 vs Auburn [4-6], W 44-0 vs Kent State [3-6], L 6-23 vs #12 Texas [7-2] (in Dallas), W 26-7 @ South Carolina [3-6], L 26-34 vs #7 Ole Miss [9-1], W 33-27 @ Tennessee [6-3] | THIS WEEK: Away @ #4 Alabama [8-1]
15 Utah Utes [7-2, 4-2 Big 12] (+4) | RESULTS SO FAR: W 43-10 @ UCLA [3-6], W 63-9 vs FCS Cal Poly [3-7], W 31-6 @ Wyoming [4-5], L 10-34 vs #5 Texas Tech [9-1], W 48-14 @ West Virginia [4-6], W 42-10 vs Arizona State [6-3], L 21-24 @ #9 BYU [8-1], W 53-7 vs Colorado [3-7], W 45-14 vs #21 Cincinnati [7-2] | THIS WEEK: Away @ Baylor [5-4]
16 Vanderbilt Commodores [8-2, 4-2 SEC] (+1) | SOR: #11 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 45-3 vs FCS Charleston Southern [4-6], W 44-20 @ Virginia Tech [3-6], W 31-7 @ South Carolina [3-6], W 70-21 vs Georgia State [1-8], W 55-35 vs Utah State [5-4], L 14-30 @ #4 Alabama [8-1], W 31-24 vs LSU [5-4], W 17-10 vs Missouri [6-3], L 31-34 @ #12 Texas [7-2], W 45-38 (OT) vs Auburn [4-6] | THIS WEEK: On BYE; Next Game is November 22nd, Home vs Kentucky [4-5]
17 Louisville Cardinals [7-2, 4-2 ACC] (-6) | SOR: #26 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 51-17 vs FCS Eastern Kentucky [4-6], W 28-14 vs #24 James Madison [8-1], W 40-17 vs Bowling Green [3-7], W 34-27 vs #22 Pittsburgh [7-2], L 27-30 (OT) vs #19 Virginia [8-2], W 24-21 @ #18 Miami (FL) [7-2], W 38-24 vs Boston College [1-9], W 28-16 @ Virginia Tech [3-6], L 26-29 (OT) vs California [6-4] | THIS WEEK: Home vs Clemson [4-5]
18 Miami Hurricanes [7-2, 3-2 ACC] (-5) | SOR: #17 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 27-24 vs #10 Notre Dame [7-2], W 45-3 vs FCS Bethune-Cookman [4-4], W 49-12 vs #25 South Florida [7-2], W 26-7 vs Florida [3-6], W 28-22 @ Florida State [4-5], L 21-24 vs #17 Louisville [7-2], W 42-7 vs Stanford [3-7], L 20-26 (OT) vs SMU [7-3], W 38-10 vs Syracuse [3-7] | THIS WEEK: Home vs NC State [5-4]
19 Virginia Cavaliers [8-2, 5-1 ACC] (-9) | SOR: #33 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 48-7 vs Coastal Carolina [6-3], L 31-35 @ NC State [5-4], W 55-16 vs FCS William & Mary [6-4], W 48-20 vs Stanford [3-7], W 46-38 (2OT) vs Florida State [4-5], W 30-27 (OT) @ #17 Louisville [7-2], W 22-20 vs Washington State [4-5], W 17-16 (OT) @ North Carolina [4-5], W 31-21 @ California [6-4], L 9-16 vs Wake Forest [6-3] | THIS WEEK: Away @ Duke [5-4]
20 Michigan Wolverines [7-2, 5-1 B1G] (-) | SOR: #14 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 34-17 vs New Mexico [6-3], L 13-24 @ #14 Oklahoma [7-2], W 63-3 vs Central Michigan [5-4], W 30-27 @ Nebraska [6-3], W 24-10 vs Wisconsin [3-6], L 13-31 @ #13 USC [7-2], W 24-7 vs Washington [6-3], W 31-20 @ Michigan State [3-6], W 21-16 vs Purdue [2-8] | THIS WEEK: Away @ Northwestern [5-4]
21 Cincinnati Bearcats [7-2, 5-1 Big 12] (NEW) | SOR: #20 | RESULTS SO FAR: L 17-20 vs Nebraska [7-3] (Kansas City), W 34-20 vs Bowling Green [3-7], W 70-0 vs FCS Northwestern State [1-9], W 37-34 @ Kansas [5-5], W 38-30 vs Iowa State [6-4], W 20-11 vs UCF [4-5], W 49-17 @ Oklahoma State [1-8], W 41-20 vs Baylor [5-4], L 14-45 @ #15 Utah [7-2] | THIS WEEK: Home vs Arizona [6-3]
22 Pittsburgh Panthers [7-2, 5-1 ACC] (NEW) | SOR: #34 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 61-9 vs FCS Duquesne [5-5], W 45-17 vs Central Michigan [5-4], L 24-31 (OT) @ West Virginia [4-6], L 27-34 vs #17 Louisville [7-2], W 48-7 vs Boston College [1-9], W 34-31 @ Florida State [4-5], W 30-13 @ Syracuse [3-7], W 53-34 vs NC State [5-4], W 35-20 @ Stanford [3-7] | THIS WEEK: Home vs #10 Notre Dame [7-2]
23 James Madison Dukes [8-1, 6-0 Sun Belt] (NEW) | SOR: #29 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 45-10 vs FCS Weber State [3-7], L 14-28 @ #17 Louisville [7-2], W 31-13 @ Liberty [4-5], W 35-10 vs Georgia Southern [4-5], W 14-7 @ Georgia State [1-8], W 24-14 vs Louisiana [4-6], W 63-27 vs Old Dominion [6-3], W 52-20 @ Texas State [3-6], W 35-23 @ Marshall [4-5] | THIS WEEK: Home vs Appalachian State [4-5]
24 Houston Cougars [8-2, 5-2 Big 12] (NEW) | SOR: #27 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 27-0 vs FCS #15 Stephen F. Austin [8-2], W 35-9 @ Rice [5-5], W 36-20 vs Colorado [3-7], W 27-24 (OT) @ Oregon State [2-8], L 11-35 @ #5 Texas Tech [9-1], W 39-17 @ Oklahoma State [1-8], W 31-28 vs Arizona [6-3], W 24-16 @ Arizona State [6-3], L 35-45 vs West Virginia [4-6], W 30-27 @ UCF [4-5] | THIS WEEK: On BYE; Next Game is November 22nd vs TCU [6-3]
25 USF Bulls [7-2, 4-1 American] (NEW) | SOR: #21 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 34-7 vs Boise State [6-3], W 18-16 @ Florida [3-6], L 12-49 @ #18 Miami [7-2], W 63-14 vs FCS South Carolina State [7-3], W 54-26 vs Charlotte [1-8], W 63-36 @ North Texas [8-1], W 48-13 vs Florida Atlantic [4-5], L 31-34 @ Memphis [8-2], W 55-23 vs UTSA [4-5] | THIS WEEK: Away @ Navy [7-2]

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