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Tornadohunter24 Ballot for 2025 Week 15

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Dec. 2, 2025, 2:08 a.m.

Overall Rationale: NOTE: I AM NOT DROPPING OLE MISS FOR A COACHING CHANGE. I didn't do it for 2023 FSU post-Travis injury, and I'm not doing it now. I want resumes, not hypotheticals. Okay, moving on. || 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: South Florida Bulls [9-3, 6-2 American], UNLV Rebels [10-2, 6-2 MWC], Arizona State Sun Devils [8-4, 6-3 Big 12], Iowa State Cyclones [8-4, 5-4 Big 12], Iowa Hawkeyes [8-4, 6-3 B1G], New Mexico Lobos [9-3, 6-2 MWC], Illinois Fighting Illini [8-4, 5-4 B1G], Kennesaw State Owls [9-3, 7-1 CUSA], Washington Huskies [8-4, 5-4 B1G], Tennessee Volunteers [8-4, 4-4 SEC] | DROPPING OUT: #19 SMU Mustangs [8-4, 6-2 ACC], #23 Arizona State Sun Devils [8-4, 6-3 Big 12], #24 Pittsburgh Panthers [8-4, 6-2 ACC] || 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: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/70942/ | WEEK 12: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/71383/ | WEEK 13: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/71981/ | WEEK 14/LAST WEEK: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/72467/

Rank Team Reason
1 Ohio State Buckeyes [12-0, 9-0 B1G] (+1) | SOR: #2 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 14-7 vs #13 Texas [9-3], W 70-0 vs FCS Grambling State [7-4], W 37-9 vs Ohio [8-4], W 24-6 @ Washington [8-4], W 42-3 vs Minnesota [7-5], W 34-16 @ Illinois [8-4], W 34-0 @ Wisconsin [4-8], W 38-14 vs Penn State [6-6], W 34-10 @ Purdue [2-10], W 48-10 vs UCLA [3-9], W 42-9 vs Rutgers [5-7], W 27-9 @ #21 Michigan [9-3] | THIS WEEK: B1G Championship Game vs #2 Indiana [12-0] (Indianapolis)
2 Indiana Hoosiers [12-0, 9-0 B1G] (-1) | SOR: #1 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 27-14 vs Old Dominion [9-3], W 56-9 vs Kennesaw State [9-3], W 73-0 vs FCS Indiana State [3-9], W 63-10 vs Illinois [8-4], W 20-15 @ Iowa [8-4], W 30-20 @ #5 Oregon [11-1], W 38-13 vs Michigan State [4-8], W 56-6 UCLA [3-9], W 55-20 vs Maryland [4-8], W 27-24 @ Penn State [6-6], W 31-7 vs Wisconsin [4-8], W 56-3 @ Purdue [2-10] | THIS WEEK: B1G Championship Game vs #1 Ohio State [12-0] (Indianapolis)
3 Texas Tech Red Raiders [11-1, 8-1 Big 12] (-) | SOR: #10 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 67-7 vs FCS Arkansas-Pine Bluff [4-8], W 62-14 vs Kent State [5-7], W 45-14 vs Oregon State [2-10], W 34-10 @ #15 Utah [10-2], W 35-11 @ #25 Houston [9-3], W 42-17 vs Kansas [5-7], L 22-26 @ Arizona State [8-4], W 42-0 vs Oklahoma State [1-11], W 43-20 vs Kansas State [6-6], W 29-7 vs #7 BYU [11-1], W 48-7 vs UCF [5-7], W 49-0 @ West Virginia [4-8] | THIS WEEK: Big 12 Championship Game vs #7 BYU [11-1] (Arlington/Jerryworld)
4 Georgia Bulldogs [11-1, 7-1 SEC] (-) | SOR: #5 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 45-7 vs Marshall [5-7], W 28-6 vs FCS Austin Peay [7-5], W 44-41 (OT) @ Tennessee [8-4], L 21-24 vs #10 Alabama [10-2], W 35-14 vs Kentucky [5-7], W 20-10 vs Auburn [5-7], W 43-35 vs #6 Ole Miss [11-1], W 24-20 vs Florida [4-8] (Jacksonville), W 41-21 @ Mississippi State [5-7], W 35-10 vs #13 Texas [9-3], W 35-3 vs Charlotte [1-11], W 16-9 @ #24 Georgia Tech [9-3] (Atlanta) | THIS WEEK: SEC Championship Game vs #10 Alabama [10-2] (Atlanta)
5 Oregon Ducks [11-1, 8-1 B1G] (+1) | SOR: #4 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 59-13 vs FCS #2 Montana State [10-2], W 69-3 vs Oklahoma State [1-11], W 34-14 @ Northwestern [6-6], W 41-7 vs Oregon State [2-10], W 30-24 (2OT) @ Penn State [6-6], L 20-30 vs #2 Indiana [12-0], W 56-10 @ Rutgers [5-7], W 21-7 vs Wisconsin [4-8], W 18-16 @ Iowa [8-4], W 42-13 vs Minnesota [7-5], W 42-27 vs #16 USC [9-3], W 26-14 @ Washington [8-4] | THIS WEEK: None.
6 Ole Miss Rebels [11-1, 7-1 SEC] (+1) | SOR: #7 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 63-7 vs Georgia State [1-11], W 30-23 @ Kentucky [5-7], W 41-35 vs Arkansas [2-10], W 45-10 vs #20 Tulane [10-2], W 24-19 vs LSU [7-5], W 24-21 vs Washington State [6-6], L 35-43 @ #4 Georgia [11-1], W 34-26 @ #9 Oklahoma [10-2], W 30-14 vs South Carolina [4-8], W 49-0 vs FCS The Citadel [4-8], W 34-24 vs Florida [4-8], W 38-19 @ Mississippi State [5-7] | THIS WEEK: None (aside from telling Lane Kiffin to go away)
7 BYU Cougars [11-1, 8-1 Big 12] (+1) | SOR: #6 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 69-0 vs FCS Portland State [1-11], W 27-3 vs Stanford [4-8], W 34-13 @ East Carolina [8-4], W 24-21 @ Colorado [3-9], W 38-24 vs West Virginia [4-8], W 33-27 (2OT) @ #22 Arizona [9-3], W 24-21 vs #15 Utah [10-2], W 41-27 @ Iowa State [8-4], L 7-29 @ #3 Texas Tech [11-1], W 44-13 vs TCU [8-4], W 26-14 @ Cincinnati [7-5], W 41-21 vs UCF [5-7] | THIS WEEK: Big 12 Championship Game vs #3 Texas Tech [11-1] (Arlington/Jerryworld)
8 Texas A&M Aggies [11-1, 7-1 SEC] (-5) | SOR: #3 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 42-24 vs UTSA [6-6], W 44-22 vs Utah State [6-6], W 41-40 @ #12 Notre Dame [10-2], W 16-10 vs Auburn [5-7], W 31-9 vs Mississippi State [5-7], W 34-17 vs Florida [4-8], W 45-42 @ Arkansas [2-10], W 49-25 @ LSU [7-5], W 38-17 @ Missouri [8-4], W 31-30 vs South Carolina [4-8], W 48-0 vs FCS Samford [1-11], L 17-27 @ #13 Texas [9-3] | THIS WEEK: None.
9 Oklahoma Sooners [10-2, 6-2 SEC] (-) | SOR: #9 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 35-3 vs FCS #17 Illinois State [9-4], W 24-13 vs #21 Michigan [9-3], W 42-3 @ Temple [5-7], W 24-17 vs Auburn [5-7], W 44-0 vs Kent State [5-7], L 6-23 vs #13 Texas [9-3] (in Dallas), W 26-7 @ South Carolina [4-8], L 26-34 vs #6 Ole Miss [11-1], W 33-27 @ Tennessee [8-4], W 23-21 @ #10 Alabama [10-2], W 17-6 vs Missouri [8-4], W 17-13 vs LSU [7-5] | THIS WEEK: None.
10 Alabama Crimson Tide [10-2, 7-1 SEC] (-) | SOR: #8 | RESULTS SO FAR: L 17-31 @ Florida State [5-7], W 73-0 vs Louisiana-Monroe [3-9], W 38-14 vs Wisconsin [4-8], W 24-21 @ #4 Georgia [11-1], W 30-14 vs #14 Vanderbilt [10-2], W 27-24 @ Missouri [8-4], W 37-20 vs Tennessee [8-4], W 29-22 @ South Carolina [4-8], W 20-9 vs LSU [7-5], L 21-23 vs #9 Oklahoma [10-2], W 56-0 vs FCS Eastern Illinois [3-9], W 27-20 @ Auburn [5-7] | THIS WEEK: SEC Championship Game vs #4 Georgia [11-1] (Atlanta)
11 Miami Hurricanes [10-2, 6-2 ACC] (+2) | SOR: #14 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 27-24 vs #12 Notre Dame [10-2], W 45-3 vs FCS Bethune-Cookman [6-6], W 49-12 vs South Florida [9-3], W 26-7 vs Florida [4-8], W 28-22 @ Florida State [5-7], L 21-24 vs Louisville [8-4], W 42-7 vs Stanford [4-8], L 20-26 (OT) vs SMU [8-4], W 38-10 vs Syracuse [3-9], W 41-7 vs NC State [7-5], W 34-17 @ Virginia Tech [3-9], W 38-7 @ Pittsburgh [8-4] | THIS WEEK: None.
12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish [10-2] (-1) | SOR: #13 | RESULTS SO FAR: L 24-27 @ #11 Miami (FL) [10-2], L 40-41 vs #8 Texas A&M [11-1], W 56-30 vs Purdue [2-10], W 56-13 @ Arkansas [2-10], W 28-7 vs Boise State [8-4], W 36-7 vs NC State [7-5], W 34-24 vs #16 USC [9-3], W 25-10 @ Boston College [1-11], W 49-10 vs #23 Navy [9-2], W 37-15 @ Pittsburgh [8-4], W 70-7 vs Syracuse [3-9], W 49-20 @ Stanford [4-8] | THIS WEEK: None.
13 Texas Longhorns [9-3, 6-2 SEC] (+2) | SOR: #12 | RESULTS SO FAR: L 7-14 @ #1 Ohio State [12-0], W 38-7 vs San Jose State [3-9], W 27-10 vs UTEP [2-10], W 55-0 vs Sam Houston [2-10], L 21-29 @ Florida [4-8], W 23-6 vs #9 Oklahoma [10-2] (Dallas), W 16-13 (OT) @ Kentucky [5-7], W 45-38 (OT) vs Mississippi State [5-7], W 34-31 vs #14 Vanderbilt [10-2], L 10-35 @ #4 Georgia [11-1], W 52-37 vs Arkansas [2-10], W 27-17 vs #8 Texas A&M [11-1] | THIS WEEK: None.
14 Vanderbilt Commodores [10-2, 6-2 SEC] (-2) | SOR: #11 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 45-3 vs FCS Charleston Southern [5-7], W 44-20 @ Virginia Tech [3-9], W 31-7 @ South Carolina [4-8], W 70-21 vs Georgia State [1-11], W 55-35 vs Utah State [6-6], L 14-30 @ #10 Alabama [10-2], W 31-24 vs LSU [7-5], W 17-10 vs Missouri [8-4], L 31-34 @ #13 Texas [9-3], W 45-38 (OT) vs Auburn [5-7], W 45-17 vs Kentucky [5-7], W 45-24 @ Tennessee [8-4] | THIS WEEK: None.
15 Utah Utes [10-2, 7-2 Big 12] (-1) | SOR: #15 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 43-10 @ UCLA [3-9], W 63-9 vs FCS Cal Poly [4-8], W 31-6 @ Wyoming [4-8], L 10-34 vs #3 Texas Tech [11-1], W 48-14 @ West Virginia [4-8], W 42-10 vs Arizona State [8-4], L 21-24 @ #7 BYU [11-1], W 53-7 vs Colorado [3-9], W 45-14 vs Cincinnati [7-5], W 55-28 @ Baylor [5-7], W 51-47 vs Kansas State [6-6], W 31-21 @ Kansas [5-7] | THIS WEEK: None (aside from rooting on BYU's downfall).
16 USC Trojans [9-3, 7-2 B1G] (-) | SOR: #17 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 73-13 vs Missouri State [7-5], W 59-20 vs Georgia Southern [6-6], W 33-17 @ Purdue [2-10], W 45-31 vs Michigan State [4-8], L 32-34 @ Illinois [8-4], W 31-13 vs #21 Michigan [9-3], L 24-34 @ #12 Notre Dame [10-2], W 21-17 @ Nebraska [7-5], W 38-17 vs Northwestern [6-6], W 26-21 vs Iowa [8-4], L 27-42 @ #5 Oregon [11-1], W 29-10 vs UCLA [3-9] | THIS WEEK: None.
17 Virginia Cavaliers [10-2, 7-1 ACC] (+1) | SOR: #24 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 48-7 vs Coastal Carolina [6-6], L 31-35 @ NC State [7-5], W 55-16 vs FCS William & Mary [7-5], W 48-20 vs Stanford [4-8], W 46-38 (2OT) vs Florida State [5-7], W 30-27 (OT) @ Louisville [8-4], W 22-20 vs Washington State [6-6], W 17-16 (OT) @ North Carolina [4-8], W 31-21 @ California [7-5], L 9-16 vs Wake Forest [8-4], W 34-17 @ Duke [7-5], W 27-7 vs Virginia Tech [3-9] | THIS WEEK: ACC Championship Game vs Duke [7-5] (Charlotte)
18 North Texas Mean Green [11-1, 7-1 American] (+3) | SOR: #22 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 51-0 vs FCS #25 Lamar [8-5], W 33-30 (OT) @ Western Michigan [8-4], W 59-10 vs Washington State [6-6], W 45-38 (OT) vs Army [5-6], W 36-22 vs South Alabama [4-8], L 36-63 vs South Florida [9-3], W 55-17 vs UTSA [6-6], W 54-20 @ Charlotte [1-11], W 31-17 vs #23 Navy [9-2], W 53-24 @ UAB [4-8], W 56-24 @ Rice [5-7], W 52-25 vs Temple [5-7] | THIS WEEK: American Championship Game @ #20 Tulane [10-2]
19 James Madison Dukes [11-1, 8-0 Sun Belt] (+1) | SOR: #18 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 45-10 vs FCS Weber State [4-8], L 14-28 @ Louisville [8-4], W 31-13 @ Liberty [4-8], W 35-10 vs Georgia Southern [6-6], W 14-7 @ Georgia State [1-11], W 24-14 vs Louisiana [6-6], W 63-27 vs Old Dominion [9-3], W 52-20 @ Texas State [6-6], W 35-23 @ Marshall [5-7], W 58-10 vs Appalachian State [5-7], W 24-20 vs Washington State [6-6], W 59-10 vs Coastal Carolina [6-6] | THIS WEEK: Home for the Sun Belt Championship Game vs Troy [8-4]
20 Tulane Green Wave [10-2, 7-1 American] (+1) | SOR: #23 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 23-3 vs Northwestern [6-6], W 33-31 @ South Alabama [4-8], W 34-27 vs Duke [7-5], L 10-45 @ #6 Ole Miss [11-1], W 31-14 @ Tulsa [4-8], W 26-19 vs East Carolina [8-4], W 24-17 vs Army [5-6], L 26-48 @ UTSA [6-6], W 38-32 @ Memphis [8-4], W 35-24 vs Florida Atlantic [4-8], W 37-13 @ Temple [5-7], W 27-0 vs Charlotte [1-11] | THIS WEEK: Home for the American Championship Game vs #18 North Texas [11-1]
21 Michigan Wolverines [9-3, 7-2 B1G] (-4) | SOR: #16 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 34-17 vs New Mexico [9-3], L 13-24 @ #9 Oklahoma [10-2], W 63-3 vs Central Michigan [7-5], W 30-27 @ Nebraska [7-5], W 24-10 vs Wisconsin [4-8], L 13-31 @ #16 USC [9-3], W 24-7 vs Washington [8-4], W 31-20 @ Michigan State [4-8], W 21-16 vs Purdue [2-10], W 24-22 @ Northwestern [6-6], W 45-20 @ Maryland [4-8], L 9-27 vs #1 Ohio State [12-0] | THIS WEEK: None (aside from rooting for Indiana).
22 Arizona Wildcats [9-3, 7-2 Big 12] (NEW) | SOR: #28 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 40-6 vs Hawaii [8-4], W 48-3 vs FCS Weber State [4-8], W 23-17 vs Kansas State [6-6], L 14-39 @ Iowa State [8-4], W 41-13 vs Oklahoma State [1-11], L 27-33 (2OT) vs #7 BYU [11-1], L 28-31 @ #25 Houston [9-3], W 52-17 @ Colorado [3-9], W 24-20 vs Kansas [5-7], W 30-24 @ Cincinnati [7-5], W 41-17 vs Baylor [5-7], W 23-7 @ Arizona State [8-4] | THIS WEEK: None.
23 Navy Midshipmen [9-2, 7-1 American] (NEW) | SOR: #19 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 52-7 vs FCS VMI [1-11], W 38-24 vs UAB [4-8], W 42-23 @ Tulsa [4-8], W 21-13 vs Rice [5-7], W 34-31 vs Air Force [4-8], W 32-31 @ Temple [5-7], L 17-31 @ #18 North Texas [11-1], L 10-49 @ #12 Notre Dame [10-2], W 41-38 vs South Florida [9-3], W 28-17 @ Memphis [8-4] | THIS WEEK: On BYE; Next Game is December 13th vs Army [5-6] in Baltimore, Maryland (Army-Navy Game)
24 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets [9-3, 6-2 ACC] (+1) | SOR: #27 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 27-20 @ Colorado [3-9], W 59-12 vs FCS Gardner-Webb [7-5], W 24-21 vs Clemson [7-5], W 45-24 vs Temple [5-7], W 30-29 (OT) @ Wake Forest [8-4], W 35-20 vs Virginia Tech [3-9], W 27-18 @ Duke [7-5], W 41-16 vs Syracuse [3-9], L 36-48 @ NC State [7-5], W 36-34 @ Boston College [1-11], L 28-42 vs Pittsburgh [8-4], L 9-16 vs #4 Georgia [11-1] (Atlanta) | THIS WEEK: None (except sadness and hoping uGA loses).
25 Houston Cougars [9-3, 7-2 Big 12] (NEW) | SOR: #33 | RESULTS SO FAR: W 27-0 vs FCS #10 Stephen F. Austin [10-2], W 35-9 @ Rice [5-7], W 36-20 vs Colorado [3-9], W 27-24 (OT) @ Oregon State [2-10], L 11-35 vs #3 Texas Tech [11-1], W 39-17 @ Oklahoma State [1-11], W 31-28 vs #22 Arizona [9-3], W 24-16 @ Arizona State [8-4], L 35-45 vs West Virginia [4-8], W 30-27 @ UCF [5-7], L 14-17 vs TCU [8-4], W 31-24 @ Baylor [5-7] | THIS WEEK: None.

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