Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Dec. 2, 2025, 8:40 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Strength of Record based on an underlying predictive power poll. SOR order is based on the likelihood that an average playoff team would achieve the given team's record or better against the schedule the team has faced so far.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
SoR %: 4.6%; Power Rank = 1 |
| 2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
SoR %: 5.86%; Power Rank = 2 |
| 3 |
Oregon Ducks
|
SoR %: 12.6%; Power Rank = 3 |
| 4 |
BYU Cougars
|
SoR %: 17.08%; Power Rank = 9 |
| 5 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
SoR %: 17.12%; Power Rank = 15 |
| 6 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
SoR %: 19.44%; Power Rank = 10 |
| 7 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
SoR %: 24.95%; Power Rank = 12 |
| 8 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
SoR %: 32.04%; Power Rank = 4 |
| 9 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
SoR %: 35.53%; Power Rank = 8 |
| 10 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
SoR %: 36.66%; Power Rank = 14 |
| 11 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
SoR %: 46.62%; Power Rank = 7 |
| 12 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
SoR %: 49.13%; Power Rank = 11 |
| 13 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
SoR %: 49.82%; Power Rank = 5 |
| 14 |
Utah Utes
|
SoR %: 56.37%; Power Rank = 6 |
| 15 |
Texas Longhorns
|
SoR %: 63.88%; Power Rank = 20 |
| 16 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
SoR %: 64.92%; Power Rank = 24 |
| 17 |
USC Trojans
|
SoR %: 67.91%; Power Rank = 13 |
| 18 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
SoR %: 69.17%; Power Rank = 21 |
| 19 |
James Madison Dukes
|
SoR %: 73.3%; Power Rank = 32 |
| 20 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
SoR %: 76.11%; Power Rank = 33 |
| 21 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
SoR %: 78.26%; Power Rank = 60 |
| 22 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
SoR %: 78.54%; Power Rank = 69 |
| 23 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
SoR %: 85.48%; Power Rank = 22 |
| 24 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
SoR %: 86.18%; Power Rank = 16 |
| 25 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
SoR %: 86.48%; Power Rank = 28 |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.04 |
| 2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-0.02 |
| 3 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.47 |
| 4 |
BYU Cougars
|
1.06 |
| 5 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.19 |
| 6 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-0.66 |
| 7 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
-0.98 |
| 9 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
-0.39 |
| 14 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
James Madison Dukes
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
-0.27 |
| 21 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
0.05 |
| 23 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
0.17 |