Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Jan. 21, 2026, 1:53 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Honorable mentions go to Navy, SMU, JMU, and Virginia who were close to being ranked.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Indiana Hoosiers
2	Miami Hurricanes
3	Ohio State Buckeyes
4	Oregon Ducks
5	Ole Miss Rebels
6	Georgia Bulldogs
7	Texas Tech Red Raiders
8	BYU Cougars
9	Texas Longhorns
10	Utah Utes
11	Texas A&M Aggies
12	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
13	Oklahoma Sooners
14	Alabama Crimson Tide
15	Houston Cougars
16	TCU Horned Frogs
17	USC Trojans
18	Michigan Wolverines
19	Washington Huskies
20	Iowa Hawkeyes
21	Illinois Fighting Illini
22	Vanderbilt Commodores
23	Tulane Green Wave
24	Iowa State Cyclones
25	North Texas Mean Green

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.52
4	Oregon Ducks	0.00
5	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.04
6	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
7	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
8	BYU Cougars	0.24
9	Texas Longhorns	0.62
10	Utah Utes	0.49
11	Texas A&M Aggies	-0.25
12	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
13	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
14	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.32
15	Houston Cougars	1.83
16	TCU Horned Frogs	3.30
17	USC Trojans	0.46
18	Michigan Wolverines	0.77
19	Washington Huskies	2.65
20	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
21	Illinois Fighting Illini	1.07
22	Vanderbilt Commodores	-0.56
23	Tulane Green Wave	-0.39
24	Iowa State Cyclones	1.06
25	North Texas Mean Green	-0.16

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Virginia Cavaliers	1.89
James Madison Dukes	1.20
Navy Midshipmen	0.41

Total Score: 18.21