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budget_um Ballot for 2026 Week 2

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 8, 2026, 9:56 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Head-to-head prevails. Still some Bill C, but obviously some teams (*cough* Michigan) defied their expectation for better or worse

Rank Team Reason
1 Ohio State Buckeyes No change in win
2 Oregon Ducks No change in tight win against now-ranked Boise
3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish No change despite slow start
4 Georgia Bulldogs No change
5 Indiana Hoosiers No change
6 Texas Longhorns No change
7 Miami Hurricanes No change (but winning a conference game could be a benefit to them as the season goes on)
8 Texas Tech Red Raiders No change
9 Texas A&M Aggies No change
10 LSU Tigers No change after shellacking now-unranked Clemson
11 Oklahoma Sooners No change
12 USC Trojans No change
13 Alabama Crimson Tide No change
14 Tennessee Volunteers No change
15 Ole Miss Rebels Rose 1 spot after Michigan win and a ranked win of their own
16 Penn State Nittany Lions Move up 1 spot for Michigan
17 Washington Huskies Move up 1 spot for Michigan
18 Missouri Tigers Move up 1 spot for Michigan
19 Florida Gators Move up 1 spot for Michigan
20 Louisville Cardinals Enter the poll after tight loss against Ole Miss
21 BYU Cougars No change
22 Iowa Hawkeyes No change
23 South Carolina Gamecocks Move up one spot to replace Clemson
24 Virginia Tech Hokies Move in after destroying VMI (with Clemson/SMU falling out)
25 Boise State Broncos Move in after good loss to #2 Oregon (with Clemson/SMU falling out)

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