Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Jan. 22, 2026, 9:59 a.m.

Overall Rationale: What a season. Top 12 reflect playoff participants, the remainder are the best of the rest with bowl game wins having a heavy effect on final ranking.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

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	Texas Longhorns	0.00
14	BYU Cougars	-0.60
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-0.20
16	Utah Utes	-0.39
17	Virginia Cavaliers	0.00
18	TCU Horned Frogs	2.34
19	Houston Cougars	0.39
20	North Texas Mean Green	0.00
21	Navy Midshipmen	0.00
22	Vanderbilt Commodores	-0.56
23	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.21
24	Arizona Wildcats	0.33
25	Duke Blue Devils	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Iowa Hawkeyes	1.15
USC Trojans	0.79
Michigan Wolverines	0.68

Total Score: 10.23