Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Jan. 20, 2026, 8:42 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Idk who I'm high and low on anymore, half of these people are in the portal anyway. Roll Tide and Go Noles! See ya in fall (and basketball season)!

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Indiana Hoosiers	0 change from last week; if it wasn't Bama, I'm glad it was them
2	Miami Hurricanes	+7 my rankings are the top 12 in finishing best-to-worst order then everyone else
3	Ole Miss Rebels	+3
4	Oregon Ducks	+1
5	Georgia Bulldogs	-3
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	-3
7	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-3
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	+3
9	Texas A&M Aggies	-2
10	Oklahoma Sooners	-2
11	James Madison Dukes	+5
12	Tulane Green Wave	+5
13	BYU Cougars	-1
14	Utah Utes	0
15	Texas Longhorns	0
16	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-6 whine like a champion today
17	Virginia Cavaliers	+1
18	North Texas Mean Green	+5
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	NR
20	Houston Cougars	+5
21	Navy Midshipmen	+3 Biggest riser: Miami (9->2)
22	Vanderbilt Commodores	-9 Biggest faller: Vanderbilt (13->22)
23	Michigan Wolverines	-3 Dropped out: 19 USC, 21 Arizona, 22 Georgia Tech
24	TCU Horned Frogs	NR New to poll: 19 Iowa, 24 TCU, 25 Duke
25	Duke Blue Devils	NR Next 5: USC, SMU, Arizona, Georgia Tech, Louisville

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 A&M Aggies	0.00
10	Oklahoma Sooners	0.23
11	James Madison Dukes	0.84
12	Tulane Green Wave	1.01
13	BYU Cougars	-0.21
14	Utah Utes	0.00
15	Texas Longhorns	0.00
16	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-0.48
17	Virginia Cavaliers	0.00
18	North Texas Mean Green	0.21
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
20	Houston Cougars	0.03
21	Navy Midshipmen	0.00
22	Vanderbilt Commodores	-0.56
23	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
24	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
25	Duke Blue Devils	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
USC Trojans	0.79

Total Score: 4.86