Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Dec. 7, 2025, 7:35 p.m.

Overall Rationale: These are the teams I believe are the best in college football, in terms of underlying strength. In general, I would expect any given team to win more than 50% of the time on a neutral field against all the teams ranked below it. I start with an average of predictive computer models and make subjective adjustments as necessary.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Indiana Hoosiers
2	Ohio State Buckeyes
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4	Oregon Ducks
5	Texas Tech Red Raiders
6	Georgia Bulldogs
7	Miami Hurricanes
8	Alabama Crimson Tide
9	Texas A&M Aggies
10	Utah Utes
11	Ole Miss Rebels
12	Vanderbilt Commodores
13	Oklahoma Sooners
14	Texas Longhorns
15	USC Trojans
16	Penn State Nittany Lions
17	Iowa Hawkeyes
18	Michigan Wolverines
19	BYU Cougars
20	Tennessee Volunteers
21	Missouri Tigers
22	Washington Huskies
23	LSU Tigers
24	SMU Mustangs
25	Clemson Tigers

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1.66
4	Oregon Ducks	0.24
5	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-0.05
6	Georgia Bulldogs	-1.93
7	Miami Hurricanes	0.78
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.83
9	Texas A&M Aggies	-0.28
10	Utah Utes	0.90
11	Ole Miss Rebels	-1.51
12	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.00
13	Oklahoma Sooners	-1.16
14	Texas Longhorns	0.00
15	USC Trojans	0.13
16	Penn State Nittany Lions	9.18
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	2.72
18	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
19	BYU Cougars	-2.03
20	Tennessee Volunteers	4.48
21	Missouri Tigers	3.73
22	Washington Huskies	2.93
23	LSU Tigers	2.19
24	SMU Mustangs	1.07
25	Clemson Tigers	0.25

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
James Madison Dukes	1.13
Tulane Green Wave	1.79
Virginia Cavaliers	1.02
Arizona Wildcats	1.15
North Texas Mean Green	0.48
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.30
Navy Midshipmen	0.31

Total Score: 44.22