Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Aug. 14, 2026, 6:39 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Copied from the final power ranking for last season

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Indiana Hoosiers	86.52
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	79.42
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	78.28
4	Oregon Ducks	77.33
5	Miami Hurricanes	73.82
6	Texas Tech Red Raiders	73.80
7	Utah Utes	71.10
8	Ole Miss Rebels	70.58
9	Georgia Bulldogs	70.52
10	Alabama Crimson Tide	67.97
11	Washington Huskies	67.57
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	67.38
13	Iowa Hawkeyes	67.31
14	Vanderbilt Commodores	66.92
15	Texas Longhorns	66.89
16	USC Trojans	66.75
17	Texas A&M Aggies	66.54
18	Oklahoma Sooners	65.29
19	BYU Cougars	65.08
20	Tennessee Volunteers	63.16
21	Michigan Wolverines	62.94
22	SMU Mustangs	62.29
23	Missouri Tigers	61.63
24	James Madison Dukes	60.87
25	Arizona Wildcats	60.23

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Indiana Hoosiers	0.40
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	Oregon Ducks	-0.03
5	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
6	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.58
7	Utah Utes	2.11
8	Ole Miss Rebels	0.04
9	Georgia Bulldogs	-1.79
10	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
11	Washington Huskies	1.57
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	1.29
13	Iowa Hawkeyes	2.18
14	Vanderbilt Commodores	6.09
15	Texas Longhorns	-1.99
16	USC Trojans	0.00
17	Texas A&M Aggies	-0.76
18	Oklahoma Sooners	-1.11
19	BYU Cougars	-0.56
20	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
21	Michigan Wolverines	-0.52
22	SMU Mustangs	0.00
23	Missouri Tigers	0.00
24	James Madison Dukes	0.09
25	Arizona Wildcats	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
LSU Tigers	1.69
Houston Cougars	0.31
Louisville Cardinals	0.29

Total Score: 23.39