Bereft13 Ballot for 2025 Week 13
Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Nov. 16, 2025, 2:06 p.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: 68/32 in favor of SoR.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
Power: 2, SoR: 1; LW: 1 |
| 2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Power: 1, SoR: 3; LW: 3 |
| 3 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
Power: 7, SoR: 2; LW: 2 |
| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Power: 6, SoR: 5; LW: 7 |
| 5 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Power: 10, SoR: 4; LW: 4 |
| 6 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Power: 4, SoR: 7; LW: 6 |
| 7 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
Power: 3, SoR: 9; LW: 8 |
| 8 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Power: 9, SoR: 8; LW: 5 |
| 9 |
BYU Cougars
|
Power: 14, SoR: 6; LW: 11 |
| 10 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Power: 5, SoR: 11; LW: 9 |
| 11 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Power: 13, SoR: 10; LW: 12 |
| 12 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Power: 12, SoR: 12; LW: 10 |
| 13 |
USC Trojans
|
Power: 11, SoR: 13; LW: 16 |
| 14 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
Power: 18, SoR: 14; LW: 15 |
| 15 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Power: 16, SoR: 16; LW: 14 |
| 16 |
Utah Utes
|
Power: 8, SoR: 21; LW: 13 |
| 17 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
Power: 20, SoR: 17; LW: 23 |
| 18 |
Missouri Tigers
|
Power: 19, SoR: 19; LW: 20 |
| 19 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Power: 25, SoR: 18; LW: 17 |
| 20 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
Power: 26, SoR: 20; LW: NR (31) |
| 21 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
Power: 40, SoR: 15; LW: 24 |
| 22 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
Power: 31, SoR: 22; LW: 18 |
| 23 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Power: 17, SoR: 29; LW: 21 |
| 24 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
Power: 23, SoR: 27; LW: NR (39) |
| 25 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
Power: 28, SoR: 26; LW: NR (27) | Next 5: SMU, South Florida, Iowa, Houston, LSU | Dropped: South Florida, Iowa, Cincinnati |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.06 |
| 2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.11 |
| 6 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
-0.06 |
| 8 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.28 |
| 9 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.09 |
| 13 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.73 |
| 16 |
Utah Utes
|
-0.33 |
| 17 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
4.43 |
| 18 |
Missouri Tigers
|
2.18 |
| 19 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
-0.03 |
| 20 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
3.65 |
| 22 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
2.80 |
| 23 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
1.01 |
| 25 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
-0.49 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
2.38 |
James Madison Dukes
|
0.88 |
Houston Cougars
|
0.33 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.31 |
Total Score: 20.13