Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 25, 2026, 7:44 a.m.

Overall Rationale: I am looking at returning production, impact players, and coaching. I don't necessarily buy into pre-season hype surrounding some teams and will wait for clarity after OOC games start to be played.

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.05
2	Oregon Ducks	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.05
4	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
6	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
7	Ole Miss Rebels	0.25
8	Texas A&M Aggies	0.17
9	Texas Longhorns	-0.18
10	LSU Tigers	0.10
11	USC Trojans	0.12
12	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
13	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
14	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-0.18
15	Tennessee Volunteers	0.56
16	BYU Cougars	0.00
17	Washington Huskies	0.00
18	South Carolina Gamecocks	5.74
19	Utah Utes	0.00
20	Michigan Wolverines	-0.24
21	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
22	Arizona State Sun Devils	2.86
23	Houston Cougars	0.00
24	SMU Mustangs	-0.29
25	Boise State Broncos	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Penn State Nittany Lions	0.53
Louisville Cardinals	0.29
Missouri Tigers	0.06

Total Score: 11.66