bladefencer Ballot for 2025 Week 16 & Bowls
Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Dec. 7, 2025, 4:47 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Using only results from this year, I compute a power rating, offensive rating and defensive rating. I use those ratings to compute a strength of record (SOR)/resume rating. The ratings are normalized, and the final ranking is a weighted average which increasingly values the SOR component the further into the season. Dropped: Virginia (20 -> 30). Next 5: Illinois (0.733), Arizona State (0.732), Missouri (0.726), Houston (0.723), Virginia (0.722), Tennessee (0.719), Georgia Tech (0.718), Iowa State (0.712), Louisville (0.710), TCU (0.708).
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.979, +0 |
| 2 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.927, +1 |
| 3 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.923, +2 |
| 4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.921, -2 |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.896, +2 |
| 6 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.888, +0 |
| 7 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.877, -3 |
| 8 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.873, +0 |
| 9 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.862, +1 |
| 10 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.856, +1 |
| 11 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.838, +1 |
| 12 |
Utah Utes
|
0.838, +1 |
| 13 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.838, -4 |
| 14 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.823, +0 |
| 15 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.820, +0 |
| 16 |
USC Trojans
|
0.800, +1 |
| 17 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.788, +2 |
| 18 |
James Madison Dukes
|
0.784, +0 |
| 19 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
0.774, -3 |
| 20 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.759, +6 |
| 21 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
0.750, +0 |
| 22 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.750, +0 |
| 23 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
0.746, +0 |
| 24 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.743, +1 |
| 25 |
USF Bulls
|
0.738, -1 |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Oregon Ducks
|
1.95 |
| 3 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.05 |
| 4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-0.59 |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-1.03 |
| 6 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.66 |
| 8 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
-0.19 |
| 12 |
Utah Utes
|
0.03 |
| 13 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.12 |
| 18 |
James Madison Dukes
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
0.05 |
| 20 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.36 |
| 23 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.93 |
| 25 |
USF Bulls
|
0.00 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Virginia Cavaliers
|
1.02 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
0.30 |
Total Score: 7.28