Bereft13 Ballot for 2025 Week 16 & Bowls
Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Dec. 7, 2025, 8:46 p.m.
Overall Rationale: First a power ranking of teams is created, then it is used to algorithmically determine a strength of record ranking of teams. These are combined to rank the teams, with power weighted higher early in the season and SoR weighted higher late in the season. Power rankings are a mixture of human and computer inputs. Current weight: 85/15 in favor of SoR.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
Power: 1, SoR: 1; LW: 1 |
| 2 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
Power: 10, SoR: 2; LW: 3 |
| 3 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Power: 5, SoR: 3; LW: 4 |
| 4 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Power: 7, SoR: 4; LW: 6 |
| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Power: 2, SoR: 5; LW: 2 |
| 6 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Power: 4, SoR: 6; LW: 7 |
| 7 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
Power: 3, SoR: 8; LW: 8 |
| 8 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Power: 13, SoR: 7; LW: 9 |
| 9 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Power: 8, SoR: 10; LW: 11 |
| 10 |
BYU Cougars
|
Power: 17, SoR: 9; LW: 5 |
| 11 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
Power: 14, SoR: 11; LW: 13 |
| 12 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Power: 9, SoR: 12; LW: 10 |
| 13 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Power: 6, SoR: 13; LW: 12 |
| 14 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Power: 12, SoR: 14; LW: 14 |
| 15 |
USC Trojans
|
Power: 16, SoR: 15; LW: 15 |
| 16 |
Utah Utes
|
Power: 11, SoR: 18; LW: 16 |
| 17 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Power: 23, SoR: 17; LW: 17 |
| 18 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
Power: 35, SoR: 16; LW: 18 |
| 19 |
Missouri Tigers
|
Power: 18, SoR: 21; LW: 20 |
| 20 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
Power: 20, SoR: 22; LW: 19 |
| 21 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
Power: 32, SoR: 20; LW: NR (33) |
| 22 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
Power: 49, SoR: 19; LW: 24 |
| 23 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
Power: 29, SoR: 23; LW: 21 |
| 24 |
USF Bulls
|
Power: 22, SoR: 25; LW: 23 |
| 25 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
Power: 28, SoR: 24; LW: 25 | Next 5: North Texas, TCU, Iowa, Houston, James Madison | Dropped: North Texas |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
1.82 |
| 3 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.76 |
| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-1.59 |
| 6 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
-1.64 |
| 8 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.31 |
| 12 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
-0.30 |
| 14 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
USC Trojans
|
0.13 |
| 16 |
Utah Utes
|
-0.20 |
| 17 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.12 |
| 18 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
7.07 |
| 19 |
Missouri Tigers
|
5.73 |
| 20 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
-0.28 |
| 22 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
0.04 |
| 23 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
USF Bulls
|
0.22 |
| 25 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.10 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
James Madison Dukes
|
1.13 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
0.48 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
0.30 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.03 |
Total Score: 22.23