Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 12, 2026, 6:48 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Will use similar methodology as last year. Very little weight carried from preseason rankings. An early season loss will knock you out of the Top 25 until more games are played (at least until Week 4 or Week 5).

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Oregon Ducks
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4	Indiana Hoosiers
5	Miami Hurricanes
6	Georgia Bulldogs
7	Texas Longhorns
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders
9	BYU Cougars
10	Oklahoma Sooners
11	USC Trojans
12	Texas A&M Aggies
13	Michigan Wolverines
14	Alabama Crimson Tide
15	LSU Tigers
16	Washington Huskies
17	Utah Utes
18	Iowa Hawkeyes
19	Houston Cougars
20	Ole Miss Rebels
21	SMU Mustangs
22	Louisville Cardinals
23	Tennessee Volunteers
24	Penn State Nittany Lions
25	Boise State Broncos

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.05
2	Oregon Ducks	0.00
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
5	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
6	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.12
7	Texas Longhorns	0.00
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.01
9	BYU Cougars	0.48
10	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
11	USC Trojans	0.12
12	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
13	Michigan Wolverines	0.21
14	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
15	LSU Tigers	0.00
16	Washington Huskies	0.22
17	Utah Utes	0.01
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.57
19	Houston Cougars	0.26
20	Ole Miss Rebels	-1.00
21	SMU Mustangs	0.00
22	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
23	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
24	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.06
25	Boise State Broncos	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Missouri Tigers	0.06

Total Score: 3.17