Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Nov. 16, 2025, 12:44 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Each week, I re-rank all the teams based on their resumes
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
Aggies are 10-0 with a very good win over Notre Dame (8-2). Also have wins over Missouri (7-3) and LSU (6-4). |
| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
Indiana is 11-0 with a very good win over Oregon (9-1). Also have wins over Illinois (7-3) and Iowa (6-4). |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Ohio state is 10-0 with a good win over Texas (7-3). Also have wins over Illinois (7-3) and Washington (7-3). |
| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Georgia is my top 1 loss team. 9-1. They have a great win over Ole Miss (10-1) as well as good wins over Texas (7-3) and Tennessee (7-3). P |
| 5 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
Texas Tech is 10-1. They beat BYU (9-1), Utah (8-2) and Houston (8-2). They've got a strong argument vs Georgia, but I think Ole miss is better than BYU. |
| 6 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Ole Miss is 10-1 with a very nice win over Oklahoma (8-2). Also beat Tulane (8-2) and LSU (6-4) |
| 7 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Oklahoma is my top 2 loss team with a great win over Alabama (8-2). Also beat Michigan (8-2) and Tennessee (7-3) |
| 8 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Alabama is 8-2 with very nice wins over Georgia (9-1). Also have nice wins over Vanderbilt (8-2), Tennesee (7-3), Missouri (7-3) and LSU (6-4) |
| 9 |
BYU Cougars
|
BYU is 9-1 with wins over Utah (8-2) and Arizona (7-3) |
| 10 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Notre Dame is 8-2 with wins over USC (8-2), Navy (8-2, beat South Florida), and Pittsburgh (7-3) |
| 11 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Oregon is 9-1 with a win over Iowa (6-4) and Minnesota (6-4). Big game this week vs USC is probably a playoff eliminator |
| 12 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Miami is 8-2 with a big win over Notre Dame (8-2). Also beat South Florida (8-2) |
| 13 |
USC Trojans
|
USC is 8-2 with a big win over Michigan (8-2). Also beat Iowa (6-4). huge game with Oregon this week. |
| 14 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
Georgia tech is 9-1 with a nice win over Wake Forest (7-3, a couple nice wins). If they win their last 2 games vs Pitt and Georgia, they'll be in the playoffs for sure. |
| 15 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Michigan is 8-2 with wins over Nebraska (7-3) and Washington (7-3) |
| 16 |
Houston Cougars
|
Houston is 8-2 with wins over Arizona State (7-3) and Arizona (7-3) |
| 17 |
Utah Utes
|
Utah is 8-2 with wins over Arizona State (7-3) and Cincinnati (7-3) |
| 18 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
8-2 with a win over Louisville (7-3, beat Miami) |
| 19 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Texas is 7-3 with nice wins over Oklahoma (8-2) and Vanderbilt (8-2) |
| 20 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
Vanderbilt is 8-2 with a win over Missouri (7-3). Also beat Louisville (6-4) |
| 21 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
North Texas is 9-1 with a nice win over Navy (8-2) |
| 22 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
Arizona State is 7-3 with a very nice win over Texas Tech (10-1) |
| 23 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
Louisville is 7-3 with a nice win over Miami (8-2). Also beat Pitt (7-3) and James madison (9-1) |
| 24 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
Illinois is 7-3 with a nice win over USC (8-2) |
| 25 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
Wake Forest is 7-3 with nice wins over Virginia (8-2) and SMU (7-3) Also considered: Navy, Arizona, Washington, Tennessee, Nebraska, James Madison |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
1.06 |
| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-0.79 |
| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.20 |
| 8 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.28 |
| 9 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Oregon Ducks
|
-1.60 |
| 12 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.09 |
| 13 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.12 |
| 16 |
Houston Cougars
|
2.33 |
| 17 |
Utah Utes
|
-0.72 |
| 18 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
-0.91 |
| 21 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
2.65 |
| 23 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
1.80 |
| 24 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
0.16 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
James Madison Dukes
|
0.88 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.47 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.31 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.13 |
Total Score: 14.49