Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 16, 2026, 1:59 p.m.

Overall Rationale: What I would rank the teams if I was a AP voter

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	Best team on paper
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Loaded roster but easy schedule
3	Indiana Hoosiers	Have to be top 4 at minimum as defending champs
4	Oregon Ducks	Great team but a little below top 3
5	Georgia Bulldogs	Still a real contender
6	Texas Longhorns	Great roster, questions about if they can actually make a run
7	Miami Hurricanes	Can they repeat last year’s success
8	Texas A&M Aggies	Marcel Reed is the biggest question
9	Ole Miss Rebels	Really depends on Trinidad
10	Oklahoma Sooners	Playoff team again imo
11	Texas Tech Red Raiders	Should still win big 12 easily
12	Alabama Crimson Tide
13	Michigan Wolverines
14	BYU Cougars
15	USC Trojans
16	LSU Tigers	I think lane gets them close to playoffs
17	SMU Mustangs	A big fan on Jennings
18	Washington Huskies	Demond being back is huge
19	Iowa Hawkeyes
20	Louisville Cardinals	I will always trust Brohm to have Louisville be an acc contender
21	Penn State Nittany Lions
22	Utah Utes
23	Tennessee Volunteers	Big question at qb
24	Houston Cougars	Can weigman have UH be a big 12 contender
25	UNLV Rebels	Dan Mullen is my g5 playoff pick

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.05
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.20
3	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
4	Oregon Ducks	-0.03
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
6	Texas Longhorns	0.00
7	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
8	Texas A&M Aggies	0.17
9	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
10	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
11	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
12	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
13	Michigan Wolverines	0.21
14	BYU Cougars	0.00
15	USC Trojans	0.00
16	LSU Tigers	0.00
17	SMU Mustangs	0.00
18	Washington Huskies	0.00
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.25
20	Louisville Cardinals	0.08
21	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
22	Utah Utes	0.00
23	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
24	Houston Cougars	0.00
25	UNLV Rebels	0.08

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Missouri Tigers	0.06

Total Score: 1.12