Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Jan. 22, 2026, 7:37 a.m.

Overall Rationale: This ranking formula measures overall team strength using results, schedule difficulty, quality of wins, and recency. It adjusts for game location, caps margin of victory, and gives bonus credit for beating top-ranked opponents. The final score ranks FBS teams by rewarding recent, high-quality performances against strong competition. My poll broke during the playoffs and did not have time to fix, marking as hybrid and doing best effort on what it outputed vs real results.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

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	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
6	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
7	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.20
9	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
11	BYU Cougars	0.00
12	Texas Longhorns	0.00
13	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
14	Tulane Green Wave	0.48
15	James Madison Dukes	0.00
16	Utah Utes	-0.39
17	Virginia Cavaliers	0.00
18	North Texas Mean Green	0.21
19	Houston Cougars	0.39
20	Navy Midshipmen	0.18
21	USC Trojans	0.00
22	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
23	Western Michigan Broncos	2.05
24	Vanderbilt Commodores	-1.13
25	Old Dominion Monarchs	0.04

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Iowa Hawkeyes	1.15
TCU Horned Frogs	0.03

Total Score: 6.25