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FrontRunner51 Ballot for 2025 Week 16 & Bowls

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Dec. 9, 2025, 7:29 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Combo of human and computer polls plus my own judgment

Rank Team Reason
1 Indiana Hoosiers (-); Feel vindicated that I've had them as #1 since early October
2 Ohio State Buckeyes (-)
3 Oregon Ducks (-); Seems high, but Massey and Sagarin both have them above Texas Tech and Georgia
4 Texas Tech Red Raiders (-)
5 Georgia Bulldogs (+1)
6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (-1); Don't agree with opting out of a bowl, but they got majorly screwed
7 Utah Utes (+1); Been ignored all season
8 BYU Cougars (-1); At least they didn't lose to any bad teams all season
9 Ole Miss Rebels (+2); Bit of a bump due to Tulane winning
10 Miami Hurricanes (-1)
11 Oklahoma Sooners (+1)
12 Texas A&M Aggies (-1)
13 USC Trojans (+1)
14 Alabama Crimson Tide (-1); Continue to benefit in the eyes of the committee from the Nick Saban years. Not sure what it will take for the fever to break.
15 Vanderbilt Commodores (-)
16 Michigan Wolverines (-)
17 Texas Longhorns (+1)
18 Iowa Hawkeyes (-1)
19 Arizona Wildcats (-)
20 James Madison Dukes (+3)
21 Washington Huskies (-)
22 USF Bulls (+2)
23 Illinois Fighting Illini (+2)
24 North Texas Mean Green (-4)
25 Tulane Green Wave (NR)

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