Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Jan. 19, 2026, 10:37 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Bradley-Terry rankings for the end-of-season win totals; Pr[A beats B] = 0.5+0.5*tanh(rA-rB).

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Indiana Hoosiers	23.223 [16 - 0]
2	Oregon Ducks	12.747 [13 - 2]
3	Texas Tech Red Raiders	2.728 [12 - 2]
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	2.596 [12 - 2]
5	Ole Miss Rebels	2.545 [13 - 2]
6	Georgia Bulldogs	2.540 [12 - 2]
7	Miami Hurricanes	2.435 [13 - 3]
8	BYU Cougars	2.414 [12 - 2]
9	Alabama Crimson Tide	2.081 [11 - 4]
10	Texas Longhorns	2.070 [10 - 3]
11	Texas A&M Aggies	2.046 [11 - 2]
12	Oklahoma Sooners	2.002 [10 - 3]
13	Utah Utes	1.985 [11 - 2]
14	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1.981 [10 - 2]
15	Iowa Hawkeyes	1.550 [9 - 4]
16	Vanderbilt Commodores	1.526 [10 - 3]
17	USC Trojans	1.517 [9 - 4]
18	Tulane Green Wave	1.477 [11 - 3]
19	Michigan Wolverines	1.460 [9 - 4]
20	Illinois Fighting Illini	1.419 [9 - 4]
21	Navy Midshipmen	1.298 [11 - 2]
22	Houston Cougars	1.290 [10 - 3]
23	TCU Horned Frogs	1.277 [9 - 4]
24	North Texas Mean Green	1.193 [12 - 2]
25	Washington Huskies	1.157 [9 - 4]

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
2	Oregon Ducks	0.95
3	Texas Tech Red Raiders	1.91
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
5	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.04
6	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
7	Miami Hurricanes	-3.89
8	BYU Cougars	0.24
9	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
10	Texas Longhorns	0.28
11	Texas A&M Aggies	-0.25
12	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
13	Utah Utes	0.00
14	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
15	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.35
16	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.00
17	USC Trojans	0.46
18	Tulane Green Wave	0.00
19	Michigan Wolverines	0.41
20	Illinois Fighting Illini	1.58
21	Navy Midshipmen	0.00
22	Houston Cougars	0.00
23	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
24	North Texas Mean Green	0.00
25	Washington Huskies	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Virginia Cavaliers	1.89
James Madison Dukes	1.20

Total Score: 13.45