Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 13, 2026, 10:16 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Preseason polls mean basically nothing. I put the defending champs at 1 and then its purely speculation as to who I think will be good this year. I throw this list out once we start having real games and reevaluate each week so it doesnt matter where i ranked a team preseason.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Indiana Hoosiers	0.40
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.20
3	Oregon Ducks	0.00
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.39
5	Texas Longhorns	0.00
6	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
7	Ole Miss Rebels	0.25
8	Georgia Bulldogs	-1.23
9	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
10	BYU Cougars	0.23
11	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
12	USC Trojans	0.00
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
14	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
15	LSU Tigers	0.00
16	SMU Mustangs	0.21
17	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
18	Utah Utes	0.00
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.25
20	Louisville Cardinals	0.08
21	Arizona Wildcats	1.45
22	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	2.75
23	Washington Huskies	-0.16
24	Florida Gators	0.00
25	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.29

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Tennessee Volunteers	0.59
Houston Cougars	0.31
Missouri Tigers	0.06

Total Score: 8.83