Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 17, 2026, 12:57 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Formula that rewards teams that win against teams that also win. User power ratings to "predict" every game for the season.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs	SEC Champions (13-0)
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	Big Ten Champions (12-1)
3	Texas Longhorns	SEC Runner-up (11-2)
4	Oregon Ducks	(11-1)
5	Texas Tech Red Raiders	Big XII Champions (13-0)
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Notre Dame Champions (12-0)
7	Miami Hurricanes	ACC Champions (12-1)
8	Oklahoma Sooners	(10-2)
9	Houston Cougars	(11-1)
10	Indiana Hoosiers	Big Ten Runner-up (11-2)
11	USC Trojans	(9-3)
12	BYU Cougars	Big XII Runner-up (11-2)
13	Alabama Crimson Tide	(10-2)
14	Louisville Cardinals	ACC Runner-up (11-2)
15	Boise State Broncos	Pac-12 Champion (10-2)
16	Penn State Nittany Lions	(10-2)
17	LSU Tigers	(10-2)
18	SMU Mustangs	(10-2)
19	USF Bulls	American Champions (10-3)
20	Michigan Wolverines	(8-4)
21	Missouri Tigers	(9-3)
22	Memphis Tigers	(9-3)
23	Arizona State Sun Devils	(9-3)
24	Iowa Hawkeyes	(9-3)
25	Utah Utes	(10-2) *Bizarre outlier, considering they have (according to my metric) the #10 hardest SOS

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	1.16
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Texas Longhorns	0.14
4	Oregon Ducks	-0.03
5	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.86
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
7	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
8	Oklahoma Sooners	0.33
9	Houston Cougars	3.20
10	Indiana Hoosiers	-1.36
11	USC Trojans	0.12
12	BYU Cougars	0.00
13	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
14	Louisville Cardinals	1.94
15	Boise State Broncos	5.32
16	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.34
17	LSU Tigers	0.00
18	SMU Mustangs	0.00
19	USF Bulls	6.13
20	Michigan Wolverines	-0.24
21	Missouri Tigers	0.90
22	Memphis Tigers	3.21
23	Arizona State Sun Devils	1.86
24	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
25	Utah Utes	-0.18

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Texas A&M Aggies	3.19
Ole Miss Rebels	2.28
Washington Huskies	0.96
Tennessee Volunteers	0.59

Total Score: 34.33