Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 12, 2026, 3:50 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Pre-season polls are hard to take seriously, most based this off of how much much I value returning players and transfers portals. Did not put too much stock into recruiting rankings yet (still need to see how those players look), but very open to changing up once the games are actually played. Poll inertia should not have much value in the first few weeks.

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.05
2	Oregon Ducks	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.05
4	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
6	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
7	Texas Longhorns	0.00
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.01
9	BYU Cougars	0.48
10	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
11	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
12	SMU Mustangs	1.22
13	Utah Utes	0.85
14	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
15	USC Trojans	0.00
16	Texas A&M Aggies	-0.49
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.89
18	Louisville Cardinals	0.70
19	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
20	Houston Cougars	0.00
21	LSU Tigers	-0.66
22	Boise State Broncos	1.02
23	Oklahoma State Cowboys	2.06
24	Memphis Tigers	1.21
25	Virginia Cavaliers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Washington Huskies	0.96
Tennessee Volunteers	0.59
Penn State Nittany Lions	0.53
Missouri Tigers	0.06

Total Score: 11.82