Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Dec. 2, 2025, 12:28 a.m.

Overall Rationale: I'm more forgiving towards losses than other polls. If you lose but rebound from that loss well, look good in defeat, or show a lot of hard-to-ignore talent, chances are I'll be inclined to give you a mulligan. Your record still means a lot, but it doesn't define your ranking; your overall body of work and how you perform in those games do (AKA the Virginia rule). Rankings are subjective, and I acknowledge that I have different opinions and methodologies than others, which I try to embrace as part of the process's subjectivity (within reason).

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Indiana Hoosiers
3	Georgia Bulldogs
4	Oregon Ducks
5	Texas Tech Red Raiders
6	Texas A&M Aggies
7	Ole Miss Rebels
8	Oklahoma Sooners
9	Alabama Crimson Tide
10	Miami Hurricanes
11	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
12	BYU Cougars
13	Vanderbilt Commodores
14	Utah Utes
15	Texas Longhorns
16	USC Trojans
17	Tulane Green Wave
18	Michigan Wolverines
19	James Madison Dukes
20	Virginia Cavaliers
21	Iowa Hawkeyes
22	North Texas Mean Green
23	Tennessee Volunteers
24	Arizona Wildcats
25	Navy Midshipmen

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Oregon Ducks	0.00
5	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
6	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
7	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
8	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
9	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
10	Miami Hurricanes	0.09
11	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
12	BYU Cougars	-0.16
13	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.00
14	Utah Utes	0.00
15	Texas Longhorns	0.00
16	USC Trojans	0.00
17	Tulane Green Wave	0.79
18	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
19	James Madison Dukes	0.00
20	Virginia Cavaliers	-0.27
21	Iowa Hawkeyes	1.44
22	North Texas Mean Green	-0.35
23	Tennessee Volunteers	1.36
24	Arizona Wildcats	-0.12
25	Navy Midshipmen	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.20

Total Score: 4.78