Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 24, 2026, 3:50 p.m.

Overall Rationale: last year's final is this year's preseason

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Indiana Hoosiers
2	Oregon Ducks
3	Ole Miss Rebels
4	Miami Hurricanes
5	Georgia Bulldogs
6	Ohio State Buckeyes
7	Texas Longhorns
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
9	Texas Tech Red Raiders
10	Alabama Crimson Tide
11	Oklahoma Sooners
12	BYU Cougars
13	Utah Utes
14	Texas A&M Aggies
15	James Madison Dukes
16	Vanderbilt Commodores
17	Navy Midshipmen
18	Houston Cougars
19	Tulane Green Wave
20	North Texas Mean Green
21	Tennessee Volunteers
22	Michigan Wolverines
23	Illinois Fighting Illini
24	Duke Blue Devils
25	Iowa Hawkeyes

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Indiana Hoosiers	0.40
2	Oregon Ducks	0.00
3	Ole Miss Rebels	1.10
4	Miami Hurricanes	0.09
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	-1.68
7	Texas Longhorns	0.00
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-0.16
9	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
10	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
11	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
12	BYU Cougars	0.00
13	Utah Utes	0.85
14	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
15	James Madison Dukes	6.82
16	Vanderbilt Commodores	4.83
17	Navy Midshipmen	7.90
18	Houston Cougars	0.55
19	Tulane Green Wave	5.73
20	North Texas Mean Green	5.00
21	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
22	Michigan Wolverines	-0.80
23	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.41
24	Duke Blue Devils	1.10
25	Iowa Hawkeyes	-0.19

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
LSU Tigers	1.69
USC Trojans	2.12
Washington Huskies	0.96
SMU Mustangs	0.79
Penn State Nittany Lions	0.53
Louisville Cardinals	0.29
Missouri Tigers	0.06

Total Score: 44.03