Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 18, 2026, 10:15 a.m.

Overall Rationale: SEC consistently gets overrated every year due to "name power". Taking that into account, and I think the middle B1G teams get underrated, as well as some of the B tier ACC/Big XII schools.

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.05
2	Oregon Ducks	0.00
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
6	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
7	Texas Longhorns	0.00
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.01
9	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
10	Michigan Wolverines	1.04
11	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
12	USC Trojans	0.00
13	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
14	LSU Tigers	0.00
15	BYU Cougars	0.00
16	Washington Huskies	0.22
17	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.58
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.57
19	SMU Mustangs	0.00
20	Utah Utes	0.00
21	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
22	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
23	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
24	Houston Cougars	0.00
25	Boise State Broncos	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Missouri Tigers	0.06

Total Score: 2.54