Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Jan. 19, 2026, 10:29 p.m.

Overall Rationale: 7 SEC, 6 B10, 6 B12, 4 ACC, 1 American, 1 Independent

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Indiana Hoosiers	-- (Change from my previous ranking)
2	Miami Hurricanes	+12
3	Ole Miss Rebels	+2
4	Oregon Ducks	+3
5	Georgia Bulldogs	-3
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	-3
7	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-3
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	+1
9	Texas Longhorns	+1
10	Texas A&M Aggies	-4
11	Oklahoma Sooners	-3
12	BYU Cougars	-1
13	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-1
14	Utah Utes	+1
15	Vanderbilt Commodores	-2
16	USC Trojans	--
17	Michigan Wolverines	--
18	Houston Cougars	+1
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	+2
20	Virginia Cavaliers	+4
21	TCU Horned Frogs	NR
22	SMU Mustangs	NR
23	Arizona Wildcats	-3
24	Louisville Cardinals	NR
25	Tulane Green Wave	-7 (Dropped: 22 Missouri, 23 JMU, 25 UNT)

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	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.20
9	Texas Longhorns	0.62
10	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
11	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
12	BYU Cougars	0.00
13	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
14	Utah Utes	0.00
15	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.00
16	USC Trojans	0.76
17	Michigan Wolverines	1.14
18	Houston Cougars	0.75
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
20	Virginia Cavaliers	-0.02
21	TCU Horned Frogs	0.89
22	SMU Mustangs	1.64
23	Arizona Wildcats	1.24
24	Louisville Cardinals	0.94
25	Tulane Green Wave	-0.91

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
James Madison Dukes	1.20
North Texas Mean Green	0.42
Navy Midshipmen	0.41

Total Score: 11.47