Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Dec. 9, 2025, 9:47 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Wins and losses matter most. If you have the same record and beat a team head-to-head, you must be ahead of that team. I always say that, but it hasn't been more relevant than right now. It seems, finally the committee has learned that. What the committee hasn't learned is that BYU is one of the 12 best teams in the country and had the misfortune of playing Texas Tech twice. My ranking would actually see Miami, Notre Dame, and Alabama ALL miss in favor of BYU and Utah. 4 SEC, 3 B1G, and 3 B12 would break the minds of the money-grubbers though, so unfortunately the B12 only got one team in for no reason. Anyway, shout-out to Kennesaw State who I have ranked for the very first time at #25.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Indiana Hoosiers
2	Ohio State Buckeyes
3	Texas Tech Red Raiders
4	Georgia Bulldogs
5	Oregon Ducks
6	Texas A&M Aggies
7	Ole Miss Rebels
8	BYU Cougars
9	Oklahoma Sooners
10	Utah Utes
11	Miami Hurricanes
12	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
13	James Madison Dukes
14	Tulane Green Wave
15	Virginia Cavaliers
16	Alabama Crimson Tide
17	North Texas Mean Green
18	Texas Longhorns
19	Vanderbilt Commodores
20	Navy Midshipmen
21	USC Trojans
22	Michigan Wolverines
23	Houston Cougars
24	Arizona Wildcats
25	Kennesaw State Owls

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.05
4	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.14
5	Oregon Ducks	0.00
6	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
7	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
8	BYU Cougars	0.31
9	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
10	Utah Utes	0.90
11	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
12	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
13	James Madison Dukes	0.25
14	Tulane Green Wave	0.34
15	Virginia Cavaliers	1.26
16	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.77
17	North Texas Mean Green	0.63
18	Texas Longhorns	-0.20
19	Vanderbilt Commodores	-1.98
20	Navy Midshipmen	0.96
21	USC Trojans	-0.78
22	Michigan Wolverines	-0.45
23	Houston Cougars	0.12
24	Arizona Wildcats	-0.39
25	Kennesaw State Owls	0.03

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.30
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.03

Total Score: 9.88