Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 7, 2026, 11:41 p.m.

Overall Rationale: This will be a bit reactionary for the first week

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Cool uni matchup
2	Texas Longhorns
3	Ohio State Buckeyes
4	LSU Tigers	Oh Clemson’s BAD bad
5	Miami Hurricanes
6	Oregon Ducks	Don’t almost lose to Boise State
7	Indiana Hoosiers
8	Georgia Bulldogs
9	Texas A&M Aggies
10	Ole Miss Rebels
11	Alabama Crimson Tide
12	Oklahoma Sooners
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders
14	Penn State Nittany Lions
15	Houston Cougars
16	SMU Mustangs
17	BYU Cougars
18	Utah Utes
19	USC Trojans	Gary Patterson masterclass?
20	Washington Huskies	Fisch seems really unlikable
21	Missouri Tigers
22	Louisville Cardinals	Quality Loss™️
23	Arizona Wildcats
24	South Carolina Gamecocks
25	Virginia Cavaliers	Western Michigan will be ranked because Reddit

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.56
2	Texas Longhorns	0.29
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
4	LSU Tigers	0.02
5	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
6	Oregon Ducks	0.00
7	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
8	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
9	Texas A&M Aggies	0.06
10	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
11	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
12	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
14	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.20
15	Houston Cougars	1.81
16	SMU Mustangs	0.00
17	BYU Cougars	0.00
18	Utah Utes	0.00
19	USC Trojans	-0.55
20	Washington Huskies	0.00
21	Missouri Tigers	1.01
22	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
23	Arizona Wildcats	0.96
24	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
25	Virginia Cavaliers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Tennessee Volunteers	0.86
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.69

Total Score: 7.02