I've written about how wide open the Bottom 25 race seems this season, and I still believe that to be the case, but I have to tell you, my confidence in that assertion is wavering a bit.

In this week's The Monday After, I wrote about how it feels inevitable that Alabama is going to end up winning the national title, and I'm starting to get the same kind of inkling about the Kansas Jayhawks.

I mean, this is a Kansas team that has lost its eight games this season by an average of 29.4 points per game, and that includes the one-point loss against TCU. Remove that from the equation and it's losing by an average of 33.4 points per game.

Whichever way you want to look at it, the point is this: Kansas is exceptional at losing games.

This is the same team that went 0-12 last year, after all, finishing second to UCF in The Bottom 25 title race. It's the same Kansas team that has gone 2-28 in its last 30 games.

It's a well-oiled machine of defeat, and it's going to be extremely difficult for anybody else to catch it.

1. My opinion has absolutely nothing to do with the rankings. They are based on a mathematical formula of my creation. Keep this in mind before you call me an idiot, which I know you will.

2. There is true equality to start. Math doesn't play favorites. Before the season begins, defending national champion Alabama is just as good as our defending Bottom 25 champion Central Florida. The only factor that matters in the rankings is how you've performed on the field in 2016.

3. Wins and losses mean more than anything. I have a lot of different statistics involved, and I factor in strength of schedule (remember, everybody begins the season with the same SOS), but at the end of the day whether you won or lost is going to mean more than anything else. Also, my formula doesn't have much respect for FCS teams.

4. I won't share the formula. I just don't want to. I'm not a mathematician. I know my formula isn't perfect. I don't think a perfect formula can exist, so I don't share it because I don't care what anybody thinks about it. So don't ask.

25. Charlotte, 4-5 (Last Week: 16): I'm sorry, Charlotte, but your win over Southern Miss wasn't enough to get you out of The Bottom 25. You're so very close, though, and a win over Rice this week would likely do it.

Last week: 38-27 win at Southern Miss | Next week: vs. Rice

24. Virginia, 2-7 (23): Virginia almost beat Louisville two weeks ago, and it almost beat Wake Forest this week. The Cavs have almost done a lot of things, including almost being out of The Bottom 25.

Last week: 27-20 loss at Wake Forest | Next week: vs. Miami

23. Michigan State, 2-7 (24): As bad as things have been for the Spartans this season, I still thought they'd be able to beat Illinois this week. Oops. They get a second straight Bottom 25 matchup this week against Rutgers.

Last week: 31-27 loss at Illinois | Next week: vs. Rutgers

22. Missouri, 2-7 (22): Did you know that Mizzou is the only team mathematically eliminated in the SEC East? Seriously, the SEC East is just that good.

Last week: 31-21 loss at South Carolina | Next week: vs. Vanderbilt

21. Georgia State, 2-7 (Not Ranked): Welcome back to The Bottom 25, Panthers.

Last week: 31-16 loss vs. Arkansas State | Next week: vs. UL-Monroe

20. Connecticut, 3-7 (NR): I've watched the Huskies lose their last four games wondering when they'd make their first Bottom 25 appearance of the season, and oh wondrous days, it's finally here.

Last week: 21-0 loss vs. Temple | Next week: No game

19. Purdue, 3-6 (20): I doubt it's of any solace to the Boilermakers, but I can honestly say that their game against Minnesota this weekend was one of the more enjoyable games I saw on Saturday. I don't normally get to say that about Purdue games.

Last week: 44-31 loss at Minnesota | Next week: vs. Northwestern

18. Oregon State, 2-7 (19): The Beavers aren't exactly a good team, but when I look at their final three games (UCLA, Arizona, Oregon), I wouldn't be shocked if they won two of them. Seriously.

Last week: 26-15 loss at Stanford | Next week: at UCLA

17. Florida International, 3-7 (21): That three-game win streak feels like a long time ago, doesn't it?

Last week: 49-21 loss at Western Kentucky | Next week: No game

16. UTEP, 3-6 (15): Wins over Houston Baptist aren't worth a whole helluva lot.

Last week: 42-10 win vs. Houston Baptist | Next week: at FAU

15. Arizona, 2-7 (18): Giving up 69 points to Washington State is not a nice way to spend a weekend.

Last week: 69-7 loss at Washington State | Next week: vs. Colorado

14. UL-Monroe, 3-6 (6): The Warhawks drop eight spots after beating a South Alabama team that beat Mississippi State earlier this season. The same Mississippi State that beat Texas A&M on Saturday. The same Texas A&M that had been ranked No. 4 by the College Football Playoff. This is just proof that we need a sanctioned Bottom 25 Playoff.

Last week: 42-35 win vs. South Alabama | Next week: at Georgia State

13. Iowa State, 1-8 (13): A Twitter follower asked me during Iowa State's loss to Oklahoma whether or not the Cyclones were the best one-win team in the country. Well, according to these rankings, they are!

Last week: 34-24 loss vs. Oklahoma | Next week: at Kansas

12. New Mexico State, 2-6 (14): The Aggies had the week off.

Last week: No game | Next week: at Arkansas State

11. Florida Atlantic, 2-7 (3): The Owls drop eight spots after beating Rice in The Bottom 25 Game of the Century of the Week.

Last week: 42-25 win at Rice | Next week: vs. UTEP

10. San Jose State, 3-7 (11): The Spartans looked pretty good during their loss to Boise State on Friday night.

Last week: 45-31 loss at Boise State | Next week: No game

9. Massachusetts, 2-8 (10): I'm just now realizing that the Minutemen have no home games left this season. That could be a boost in their late title push.

Last week: 52-31 loss at Troy | Next week: No game

8. Buffalo, 2-7 (12): I have a feeling the Bulls are going to regret that win over Akron at the end of the season. It may be what keeps them from winning our title.

Last week: 34-10 loss at Ohio | Next week: vs. Miami (Ohio)

7. Marshall, 2-7 (8): It'll be an emotional weekend in Huntington as the Herd remembers the 1970 plane crash that killed 75 people, including 35 players.

Last week: 38-14 loss at Old Dominion | Next week: vs. Middle Tennessee

6. Rutgers, 2-7 (7): Rutgers had a 24-13 lead over Indiana in the third quarter, and I thought for a few moments the Knights were en route to a devastating victory. They were not.

Last week: 33-27 loss vs. Indiana | Next week: at Michigan State

5. Texas State, 2-6 (9): Only one of Texas State's six losses this year has come by less than 20 points.

Last week:35-10 loss at Appalachian State | Next week: vs. Idaho

4. Fresno State, 1-9 (5): I don't want to just assume Fresno is going to lose to Hawaii in a couple of weeks, but I can't help but look ahead to that season finale against San Jose State.

Last week: 37-0 loss at Colorado State | Next week: No game

3. Rice, 1-8 (2): Two of Rice's final three games are against teams currently ranked in The Bottom 25. It will finish the season against Stanford for some reason.

Last week: 42-25 loss vs. FAU | Next week: at Charlotte

2. Bowling Green, 1-8 (4): The Falcons are back in the No. 2 slot after getting bum-rushed by Northern Illinois. Now I can't help but think of everything that will be on the line when they finish the season against Buffalo. It will be appointment television.

Last week: 45-20 loss at Northern Illinois | Next week: at Akron

1. Kansas, 1-8 (1): If you want to be a champion, you need to play big in the big games, and Kansas will have the chance to do just that against Iowa State in The Bottom 25 Game of the Century of the Week.

Last week: 48-21 loss at West Virginia | Next week: vs. Iowa State

No Longer Ranked: Illinois (17), Kent State (25)