My final AP Top 25 ballot for the 2025 season

It took a few minutes to finalize my Associated Press Top 25 ballot for the final time in the 2025-26 season.

The very top was easy: Indiana was the clear call for No. 1 after defeating Miami 27-21 in the College Football Playoff championship game Monday to complete a surreal 16-0 season.

But then it got tricky as I debated whether Miami or Ohio State should be No. 2.

The case for OSU would be the following:

Yes, the Hurricanes won the head-to-head matchup in the CFP quarterfinals.