budget_um Ballot for 2025 Final
Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Jan. 20, 2026, 11:31 a.m.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
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| 2 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
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| 3 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Best performance in the semis against Miami |
| 4 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Won the quarters, bad against IU |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Lost the quarters the best |
| 6 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Second-most respectable quarters performance |
| 7 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
Embarrassed later than A&M |
| 8 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
Good showing against Miami (despite only scoring 3) |
| 9 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Deserved to be in over Bama, which was proven by the Tide's performance in the CFP. Playing the games they did hurt Bama, and ND was idle (which is infuriating but shouldn't affect the poll) |
| 10 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Beat the Sooners. Embarrassed in Pasadena |
| 11 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Somehow blew the Bama game |
| 12 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Dominant bowl win keeps them high |
| 13 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
Best 9-4 team in the country, knocking off Vandy is an excellent win |
| 14 |
BYU Cougars
|
Nice finish against GT. Jumped only bc GT isn't as good of an opponent |
| 15 |
Utah Utes
|
Lost handily to BYU but took care of business against Nebraska |
| 16 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
Run ended against #3. Unsurprising |
| 17 |
James Madison Dukes
|
Ran up the score on Oregon in a loss, something few others could do |
| 18 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
Losing to Iowa hurts them, but Iowa is clearly better than they were credited for |
| 19 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
Ugly bowl win against a good team keeps them relatively stable |
| 20 |
USC Trojans
|
TCU did the thing it does against them. Not horrible, not great |
| 21 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Lost to Texas but kept it closer than the score suggests. Have to fall a few places, though |
| 22 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
Cincy wasn't really Cincy, but Navy's win was appropriately solid |
| 23 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
Not a great win against SDSU, but it was a fun game, and it was a win |
| 24 |
Houston Cougars
|
Beating even this LSU team is enough to jump into the rankings as other ranked teams (*cough* GT) lost |
| 25 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
Knocking off USC? That'll get you ranked |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-0.31 |
| 7 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.90 |
| 14 |
BYU Cougars
|
-0.60 |
| 15 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
James Madison Dukes
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Houston Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
0.00 |
No major omissions.
Total Score: 1.81