Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 24, 2026, 2:34 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Top half are all proven teams; middle is teams that finished strong in November and carry over from last year; bottom is teams that kind of feel good but wont shock me to be bad or get leap-frogged by week 2

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Oregon Ducks	0.49
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.61
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	Oklahoma Sooners	1.50
5	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	-1.68
7	Texas Longhorns	0.00
8	Ole Miss Rebels	0.04
9	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
10	Miami Hurricanes	-0.79
11	BYU Cougars	0.00
12	USC Trojans	0.00
13	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
14	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
15	Louisville Cardinals	1.63
16	Washington Huskies	0.22
17	SMU Mustangs	0.00
18	Virginia Cavaliers	3.51
19	Arizona Wildcats	2.60
20	Houston Cougars	0.00
21	LSU Tigers	-0.66
22	Michigan Wolverines	-0.80
23	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
24	Utah Utes	0.00
25	Minnesota Golden Gophers	0.19

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Tennessee Volunteers	0.59
Penn State Nittany Lions	0.53
Missouri Tigers	0.06

Total Score: 15.88