Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Dec. 2, 2025, 9:43 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Computer poll that emphasizes W/L and SOS. It also aims to limit poll inertia, counting every game the same. No preseason rankings, only based on stats from the games. Teams are assigned a normalized score compared to the top team (which is 1000).

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	1000
2	Indiana Hoosiers	986
3	Texas Tech Red Raiders	924
4	Oregon Ducks	909
5	BYU Cougars	908
6	Georgia Bulldogs	900
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	881
8	Texas A&M Aggies	878
9	Oklahoma Sooners	877
10	Ole Miss Rebels	876
11	Alabama Crimson Tide	861
12	Miami Hurricanes	857
13	Utah Utes	853
14	USC Trojans	838
15	Vanderbilt Commodores	837
16	North Texas Mean Green	834
17	Michigan Wolverines	820
18	James Madison Dukes	819
19	Virginia Cavaliers	819
20	Texas Longhorns	801
21	Arizona Wildcats	800
22	Iowa Hawkeyes	769
23	USF Bulls	762
24	Louisville Cardinals	761
25	Illinois Fighting Illini	761

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	BYU Cougars	0.72
6	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.66
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.25
8	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
9	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
10	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.55
11	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
12	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
13	Utah Utes	0.00
14	USC Trojans	0.67
15	Vanderbilt Commodores	-0.21
16	North Texas Mean Green	0.00
17	Michigan Wolverines	0.35
18	James Madison Dukes	0.00
19	Virginia Cavaliers	0.00
20	Texas Longhorns	-0.68
21	Arizona Wildcats	0.00
22	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.87
23	USF Bulls	1.34
24	Louisville Cardinals	1.10
25	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.17

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Tulane Green Wave	1.22
Navy Midshipmen	0.41
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.20

Total Score: 9.76