Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Nov. 24, 2025, 10:24 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
|
(11-0) (no change) | W: 42-9 vs Rutgers (5-6) | Next Week: @ #16 Michigan (9-2) | Projected Bowl: Rose Bowl vs Oklahoma/Alabama |
| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
(11-0) (no change) | Bye | Next Week: @ Purdue (2-9) | Projected Bowl: Cotton Bowl vs Oregon/Notre Dame |
| 3 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
(11-0) (no change) | W: 48-0 vs Samford (1-11) | Next Week: @ #15 Texas (8-3) | Projected Bowl: Sugar Bowl vs Ole Miss/Virginia |
| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
(10-1) (no change) | W: 35-3 vs Charlotte (1-10) | Next Week: vs #24 Georgia Tech (9-2) (@ Mercedes-Benz) | Projected Bowl: Orange Bowl vs Texas Tech/North Texas |
| 5 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
(10-1) (no change) | Bye | Next Week: @ West Virginia (4-7) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs North Texas |
| 6 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
(10-1) (no change) | Bye | Next Week: @ Mississippi State (5-6) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Virginia |
| 7 |
Oregon Ducks
|
(10-1) (no change) | W: 42-27 vs #16 USC (8-3) | Next Week: @ Washington (8-3) Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Notre Dame |
| 8 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
(9-2) (no change) | W: 17-6 vs #28 Missouri (7-4) | Next Week: vs LSU (7-4) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Alabama |
| 9 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
(9-2) (no change) | W: 56-0 vs Eastern Illinois (3-9) | Next Week: @ Auburn (5-6) (JTGOTW) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Oklahoma |
| 10 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
(9-2) (no change) | W: 70-7 vs Syracuse (3-7) | Next Week: @ Stanford (4-7) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Oregon |
| 11 |
BYU Cougars
|
(10-1) (no change) | W: 26-14 @ Cincinnati (7-4) | Next Week: vs UCF (5-6) | Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs Georgia Tech |
| 12 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
(9-2) (up 1) | W: 45-17 vs Kentucky (5-6) | Next Week: @ #18 Tennessee (8-3) | Projected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Michigan |
| 13 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
(9-2) (up 1) | W: 34-17 @ Virginia Tech (3-8) | Next Week: @ #26 Pittsburgh (8-3) | Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs Tennessee |
| 14 |
Utah Utes
|
(9-2) (down 2) | W: 51-47 vs Kansas State (5-6) | Next Week: @ Kansas (5-6) | Projected Bowl: Alamo Bowl vs Houston |
| 15 |
Texas Longhorns
|
(8-3) (up 2) | W: 52-37 vs Arkansas (2-9) | Next Week: vs #3 Texas A&M (11-0) | Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest Bowl vs Iowa |
| 16 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
(9-2) (up 2) | W: 45-20 @ Maryland (4-7) | Next Week: vs #1 Ohio State (11-0) | Projected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Vanderbilt |
| 17 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
(9-2) (up 2) | Bye | Next Week: vs Virginia Tech (3-8) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Ole Miss |
| 18 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
(8-3) (up 2) | W: 31-11 @ Florida (3-8) | Next Week: vs #12 Vanderbilt (9-2) | Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs Miami |
| 19 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
(10-1) (up 2) | W: 56-24 @ Rice (5-6) | Next Week: vs Temple (5-6) | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Texas Tech |
| 20 |
SMU Mustangs
|
(8-3) (up 3) | W: 38-6 vs #29 Louisville (7-4) | Next Week: @ California (6-5) | Projected Bowl: Holiday Bowl vs USC |
| 21 |
James Madison Dukes
|
(10-1) (up 1) | W: 24-20 vs Washington State (5-6) | Next Week: @ Coastal Carolina (6-5) | Projected Bowl: Cure Bowl vs Kennesaw State |
| 22 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
(9-2) (up 3) | W: 37-13 @ Temple (5-6) | Next Week: vs Charlotte (1-10) | Projected Bowl: Fenway Bowl vs Wake Forest |
| 23 |
USC Trojans
|
(8-3) (down 7) | L: 27-42 @ #7 Oregon (10-1) | Next Week: vs UCLA (3-8) | Projected Bowl: Holiday Bowl vs SMU |
| 24 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
(9-2) (down 9) | L: 28-42 vs Pittsburgh (8-3) | Next Week: vs #4 Georgia (10-1) (@ Mercedes-Benz) | Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs BYU |
| 25 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
(8-2) (up 1) | Bye | Next Week: @ Memphis (8-3) | Projected Bowl: First Responder Bowl vs NC State | Next 5: | #26: Pittsburgh (8-3) (was unranked) | #27: Arizona State (8-3) (no change) | #28: Arizona (8-3) (up 2) | #29: UNLV (9-2) (was unranked) | #30: Wake Forest (8-3) (was unranked) } Fell out of T30: Houston (8-3) (was #24); Missouri (7-4) (was #28); Louisville (7-4) (was #29) | Biggest Riser: Pittsburgh (UR -> #26) | Biggest Faller: Wake Forest (#15 -> #24) | |
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
|
-0.18 |
| 8 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.04 |
| 13 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.30 |
| 16 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.19 |
| 19 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
SMU Mustangs
|
1.14 |
| 21 |
James Madison Dukes
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
USC Trojans
|
-0.28 |
| 24 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
0.00 |