Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Nov. 17, 2025, 9:25 a.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
|
(10-0) (no change) | W: 48-10 vs UCLA (3-7) | Next Week: vs Rutgers (5-5) | Projected Bowl: Rose Bowl vs Oklahoma/Alabama |
| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
(11-0) (up 1) | W: 31-7 vs Wisconsin (3-7) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Cotton Bowl vs Oregon/Notre Dame |
| 3 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
(10-0) (down 1) | W: 31-30 vs South Carolina (3-7) | Next Week: vs Samford (1-10) | Projected Bowl: Sugar Bowl vs Ole Miss/Miami |
| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
(9-1) (up 1) | W: 35-10 vs #10 Texas (7-3) | Next Week: vs Charlotte (1-9) | Projected Bowl: Orange Bowl vs Texas Tech/North Texas |
| 5 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
(10-1) (up 1) | W: 48-9 vs UCF (4-6) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs North Texas |
| 6 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
(10-1) (up 2) | W: 34-24 vs Florida (3-7) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Miami |
| 7 |
Oregon Ducks
|
(9-1) (no change) | W: 42-13 vs Minnesota (6-4) | Next Week: vs #16 USC (8-2) (JTGOTW) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Notre Dame |
| 8 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
(8-2) (up 3) | W: 23-21 @ #4 Alabama (8-2) | Next Week: vs #28 Missouri (7-3) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Alabama |
| 9 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
(8-2) (down 5) | L: 21-23 vs #11 Oklahoma (8-2) | Next Week: vs Eastern Illinois (3-8) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Oklahoma |
| 10 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
(8-2) (down 1) | W: 37-15 @ #27 Pittsburgh (7-3) | Next Week: vs Syracuse (3-7) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Oregon |
| 11 |
BYU Cougars
|
(9-1) (up 1) | W: 44-13 vs TCU (6-4) | Next Week: @ Cincinnati (7-3) | Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs Georgia Tech |
| 12 |
Utah Utes
|
(8-2) (up 1) | W: 55-28 @ Baylor (5-5) | Next Week: vs Kansas State (5-5) | Projected Bowl: Alamo Bowl vs Houston |
| 13 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
(8-2) (up 2) | Bye | Next Week: vs Kentucky (5-5) | Projected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Michigan |
| 14 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
(8-2) (up 2) | W: 41-7 vs NC State (5-5) | Next Week: @ Virginia Tech (3-7) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Ole Miss |
| 15 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
(9-1) (down 1) | W: 36-34 @ Boston College (1-10) | Next Week: vs Pittsburgh (7-3) | Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs BYU |
| 16 |
USC Trojans
|
(8-2) (up 1) | W: 26-21 vs #30 Iowa (6-4) | Next Week: @ #7 Oregon (9-1) (JTGOTW) | Projected Bowl: Holiday Bowl vs SMU |
| 17 |
Texas Longhorns
|
(7-3) (down 7) | L: 10-35 @ #5 Georgia (9-1) | Next Week: vs Arkansas (2-6) | Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest Bowl vs Illinois |
| 18 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
(8-2) (no change) | W: 24-22 @ Northwestern (5-5) | Next Week: @ Maryland (4-6) | Projected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Vanderbilt |
| 19 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
(9-2) (up 1): W: 34-17 @ Duke (5-5) | Next Week: Bye | Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs Tennessee |
| 20 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
(7-3) (down 1): W: 42-9 vs New Mexico State (3-7) | Next Week: @ Florida (3-7) | Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs Virginia |
| 21 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
(9-1) (up 2) | W: 53-24 @ UAB (3-7) | Next Week: @ Rice (5-5) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Texas Tech |
| 22 |
James Madison Dukes
|
(9-1) (up 4) | W: 58-10 vs Appalachian State (4-6) | Next Week: vs Washington State (5-5) | Projected Bowl: Gasparilla Bowl vs Florida State |
| 23 |
SMU Mustangs
|
(7-3) (up 2) | Bye | Next Week: vs #29 Louisville (7-3) Projected Bowl: Holiday Bowl vs USC |
| 24 |
Houston Cougars
|
(8-2) (up 5) | Bye | Next Week: vs TCU (6-4) | Projected Bowl: Alamo Bowl vs Utah |
| 25 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
(8-2) (up 3) | W: 35-24 vs Florida Atlantic (4-6) | Next Week: @ Temple (5-5) | Projected Bowl: Fenway Bowl vs Wake Forest | Next 5: | #26: Navy (8-2) (was unranked) | #27: Arizona State (7-3) (was unranked) | #28: Missouri (7-3) (was unranked) | #29: Louisville (7-3) (down 8) | #30: Arizona (7-3) (was unranked) | Fell out of T30: South Florida (7-3) (was #22); Cincinnati (7-3) (was #24); Pittsburgh (7-3) (was #27); Iowa (6-4) (was #30) | Biggest Risers: Houston (8-2) (29 -> 24); Navy (8-2) (UR -> #26) | Biggest Faller: South Florida (7-3) (#22 -> UR) |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.14 |
| 18 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.08 |
| 21 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
James Madison Dukes
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
SMU Mustangs
|
1.83 |
| 24 |
Houston Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.00 |