Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Jan. 21, 2026, 11:21 a.m.

Overall Rationale: I still don't know who's good and who's not. What a strange, but refreshing season. Respect the teams that won the games. With teams that are close, I'm simply gonna go with who I think would win if they played today (assuming each team had its pre-portal roster). Perhaps the ACC wasn't total garbage. I severely overrated the G5 teams all season; I still think JMU was a ton of fun. After the playoff teams and ND/TEX, it's very murky. No one cares about my rankings anyway, so here it is. Already looking ahead and planning to be a much more diligent voter next season.

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.52
4	Oregon Ducks	0.00
5	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.04
6	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.51
8	Texas Longhorns	0.95
9	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-0.43
10	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
11	BYU Cougars	0.00
12	Utah Utes	0.00
13	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
14	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
15	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.35
16	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.00
17	Virginia Cavaliers	0.00
18	Houston Cougars	0.75
19	USC Trojans	0.00
20	Michigan Wolverines	0.04
21	Duke Blue Devils	2.23
22	James Madison Dukes	-0.25
23	Navy Midshipmen	0.00
24	Tulane Green Wave	-0.65
25	North Texas Mean Green	-0.16

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
TCU Horned Frogs	0.03

Total Score: 6.92