Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 13, 2026, 7:29 p.m.

Overall Rationale: This is pretty much a silly exercise given how little we know about these teams until they play. That said, I might as well throw 25 teams here purely on vibes. (No explanation for any pick given for obvious reason of none being possible)

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	I
2	Miami Hurricanes	have
3	Georgia Bulldogs	no
4	Oregon Ducks	reason
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	to
6	Tulane Green Wave	really
7	Arizona Wildcats	explain
8	Illinois Fighting Illini	this
9	Texas Tech Red Raiders	list
10	TCU Horned Frogs	in
11	BYU Cougars	the
12	Clemson Tigers	slightest
13	Texas Longhorns	and
14	Ole Miss Rebels	will
15	Indiana Hoosiers	basically
16	Kansas State Wildcats	be
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	ignoring
18	Tennessee Volunteers	it
19	Utah Utes	in
20	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	its
21	James Madison Dukes	entirety
22	Oklahoma Sooners	for
23	Boise State Broncos	week
24	LSU Tigers	one's
25	Florida Gators	list

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.05
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.88
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.05
4	Oregon Ducks	-0.03
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	1.42
6	Tulane Green Wave	18.73
7	Arizona Wildcats	9.52
8	Illinois Fighting Illini	9.66
9	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
10	TCU Horned Frogs	15.03
11	BYU Cougars	0.00
12	Clemson Tigers	5.65
13	Texas Longhorns	-1.39
14	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
15	Indiana Hoosiers	-3.17
16	Kansas State Wildcats	9.13
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.89
18	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
19	Utah Utes	0.00
20	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-3.88
21	James Madison Dukes	2.33
22	Oklahoma Sooners	-2.28
23	Boise State Broncos	0.40
24	LSU Tigers	-1.28
25	Florida Gators	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Texas A&M Aggies	3.19
USC Trojans	2.12
Michigan Wolverines	1.91
Washington Huskies	0.96
SMU Mustangs	0.79
Penn State Nittany Lions	0.53
Houston Cougars	0.31
Louisville Cardinals	0.29
Missouri Tigers	0.06

Total Score: 95.92