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GatorBolt Ballot for 2025 Final

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Jan. 21, 2026, 4:51 p.m.

Rank Team Reason
1 Indiana Hoosiers Undefeated. Undaunted.
2 Miami Hurricanes Hell of a run, the U is back
3 Ole Miss Rebels Nothing to be ashamed of, but how close they came may haunt the Rebel faithful.
4 Oregon Ducks Good year but oof that ending
5 Ohio State Buckeyes For most teams, a 2 loss season would be great. But this is underwhelming, such are the expectations in Columbus
6 Georgia Bulldogs Great year for a young defense all things considered. While they faltered in the playoff they won't be going away
7 Texas Tech Red Raiders Oof
8 Texas A&M Aggies Battered Aggie Syndrome proved to be an epidemic by the 4th quarter
9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish I want to punish them for ducking the bowl game but they also deserved to be in so
10 BYU Cougars Good year, master of the pop tarts
11 Alabama Crimson Tide Best 4 loss team of all time, I'll give them that.
12 Texas Longhorns Honestly they probably were the best 3 loss team in the country. Shouldn't have lost to Florida though.
13 Oklahoma Sooners Good improvement from last year and showed they can survive in the SEC after all... but that ending is rough.
14 Utah Utes Underrated year, now on to a new era in uncharted waters.
15 Iowa Hawkeyes Kirk Ferentz is eternal
16 Vanderbilt Commodores Great year but ended underwhelming
17 Virginia Cavaliers The ACC Championship will haunt the souls of the Cavalier faithful, but still a great bounceback year in Charlottesville.
18 Tulane Green Wave Nothing to be ashamed of losing to a great Ole Miss team.
19 James Madison Dukes Nothing to be ashamed of, scoring so much on Oregon.
20 Houston Cougars Great year and with the past of Willie Fritz in mind, hard not to be optimistic if you're a Cougar
21 USC Trojans With the recruiting class coming in, no more excuses for Lincoln
22 Michigan Wolverines Absolutely sour ending to what was a solid year, especially off the field with a sad situation. But hiring Whittingham may be a blessing in disguise from the whole affair.
23 North Texas Mean Green Great year, makes you wonder how they could have built things in the old days
24 Navy Midshipmen Great year
25 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Step forward for Tech but that November is a tough pill to swallow in Atlanta, plus Faulkner being plucked.

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