Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Jan. 20, 2026, 8:17 p.m.

Overall Rationale: SEC:7 teams, BigXll:6 teams, B1G:5 teams, ACC:4 teams, American:1 team, Independent:1 team, Sunbelt:1 team

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Indiana Hoosiers
2	Miami Hurricanes	Up 7-deep run
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	Down 1
4	Ole Miss Rebels	Up 1
5	Oregon Ducks	Up 1
6	Georgia Bulldogs	Down 2
7	Texas A&M Aggies
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	Down 5 - killed in postseason
9	Oklahoma Sooners	Down 1 - bounced early
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
11	BYU Cougars
12	Utah Utes
13	Texas Longhorns
14	Alabama Crimson Tide
15	Virginia Cavaliers	Up 4-decent win, 11 win team
16	Iowa Hawkeyes	Up 6-good game, good wins
17	Vanderbilt Commodores	Down 2-lost
18	TCU Horned Frogs	NR
19	Duke Blue Devils	NR
20	SMU Mustangs	NR
21	USC Trojans	Down 4-lost
22	Arizona Wildcats	Down 6-lost
23	Navy Midshipmen	NR
24	Houston Cougars	NR
25	James Madison Dukes	Down 5-not a top 25 team, but did win 12 games

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.52
4	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
5	Oregon Ducks	0.00
6	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
7	Texas A&M Aggies	0.17
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
9	Oklahoma Sooners	0.60
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
11	BYU Cougars	0.00
12	Utah Utes	0.00
13	Texas Longhorns	0.00
14	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.32
15	Virginia Cavaliers	0.04
16	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.08
17	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.00
18	TCU Horned Frogs	2.34
19	Duke Blue Devils	3.69
20	SMU Mustangs	3.20
21	USC Trojans	0.00
22	Arizona Wildcats	2.15
23	Navy Midshipmen	0.00
24	Houston Cougars	0.00
25	James Madison Dukes	-0.96

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Tulane Green Wave	1.18
North Texas Mean Green	0.42
Michigan Wolverines	0.68

Total Score: 16.34