Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Jan. 20, 2026, 11:40 a.m.

Overall Rationale: ***Float-and-Sink Ranking***: (1) All teams start in same pod. For each team, (2a) If (wins against teams in current-and-higher-ranked pods) > (losses to teams in current-and-lower-ranked pods), move team to a higher pod next round. (2b) If (wins against teams in current-and-higher-ranked pods) < (losses to teams in current-and-lower-ranked pods), move team to a lower pod next round. (2c) If (wins against teams in current-and-higher-ranked pods) = (losses to teams in current-and-lower-ranked pods), look at 1st-level transitive wins/losses, then 2nd-level, etc., until nth-level transitive wins != nth-level transitive losses -> move team up or down accordingly. (3) Repeat (2a,2b,2c) for each newly-formed pod until every team is in its own pod. In the case where every team in a pod moves up together or moves down together, calculate wins vs losses within the pod (and use transitive tiebreaks when wins = losses) until teams can be sorted up or down (initially-tied-pods are labeled Tiers).

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
2	Oregon Ducks	0.95
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
5	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.04
6	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
7	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
8	Texas Longhorns	0.95
9	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
10	BYU Cougars	0.00
11	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
12	Utah Utes	0.00
13	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
14	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.32
15	Tulane Green Wave	0.22
16	Illinois Fighting Illini	3.65
17	USC Trojans	0.46
18	North Texas Mean Green	0.21
19	Virginia Cavaliers	0.00
20	Michigan Wolverines	0.04
21	Navy Midshipmen	0.00
22	Iowa Hawkeyes	-0.06
23	James Madison Dukes	-0.49
24	Washington Huskies	0.00
25	Duke Blue Devils	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Vanderbilt Commodores	1.71
Houston Cougars	0.64
TCU Horned Frogs	0.03

Total Score: 9.76