Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Aug. 22, 2026, 11:24 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Human poll assisted by modified SRS (preseason picks are all human rankings)

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

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	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.12
7	Ole Miss Rebels	0.25
8	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
9	USC Trojans	0.62
10	LSU Tigers	0.10
11	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
12	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
13	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
14	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-0.18
15	BYU Cougars	0.00
16	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
17	Washington Huskies	0.00
18	SMU Mustangs	0.00
19	Houston Cougars	0.26
20	Louisville Cardinals	0.08
21	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
22	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
23	Florida Gators	0.42
24	Clemson Tigers	0.00
25	Utah Utes	-0.18

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Tennessee Volunteers	0.59
Missouri Tigers	0.06

Total Score: 3.83