Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Dec. 2, 2025, 12:37 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Wins and losses matter most. Same record and beat a team head-to-head? You have to be ahead of that team. Rivalry week delivered..... a big lack of upsets, at least at the top. Other than TAMU taking a tumble, a lot of the top stayed relatively static. I feel like I have less and less to write about each week as my adjustments get smaller and smaller and everyone closes in on similar rankings. I did punish Ole Miss some for losing their offensive coaching staff moving forward, but even so, I cannot bring myself to drop them under Oklahoma. That would just be ignoring what did take place this season, even if "it's not the same team." Head-to-head and common opponents is how I ended up differentiating some teams in the middle of the rankings, like Miami-Notre Dame, Texas-Vandy, Ole Miss-Oklahoma, USC-Michigan, Houston-Arizona, etc. Also the Miami-Virginia-Alabama cluster and their common opponent Florida State had a significant impact on the placing of those teams. I personally believe that Alabama should need to win the SEC to make it in, and BYU should be in with a win or a loss, but I'm not on the committee. Also hate how much the committee hates the G5. I have every 10-2 or better team ranked, with #25 UNLV being the lowest-ranked 10+ win team.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
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| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
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| 3 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
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| 4 |
Oregon Ducks
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| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
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| 6 |
BYU Cougars
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| 7 |
Texas A&M Aggies
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| 8 |
Ole Miss Rebels
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| 9 |
Oklahoma Sooners
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| 10 |
Utah Utes
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| 11 |
Miami Hurricanes
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| 12 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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| 13 |
Virginia Cavaliers
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| 14 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
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| 15 |
North Texas Mean Green
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| 16 |
James Madison Dukes
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| 17 |
Texas Longhorns
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| 18 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
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| 19 |
Tulane Green Wave
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| 20 |
Navy Midshipmen
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| 21 |
USC Trojans
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| 22 |
Michigan Wolverines
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| 23 |
Houston Cougars
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| 24 |
Arizona Wildcats
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| 25 |
UNLV Rebels
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Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.35 |
| 4 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.38 |
| 7 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Utah Utes
|
1.03 |
| 11 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
-0.04 |
| 13 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.65 |
| 14 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
-1.25 |
| 15 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
0.14 |
| 16 |
James Madison Dukes
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
-1.85 |
| 19 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.01 |
| 20 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
1.03 |
| 21 |
USC Trojans
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-0.41 |
| 22 |
Michigan Wolverines
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-0.18 |
| 23 |
Houston Cougars
|
1.11 |
| 24 |
Arizona Wildcats
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-0.12 |
| 25 |
UNLV Rebels
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0.00 |