Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 8, 2026, 12:26 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Still in human mode while the computer gathers data.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs	No major mistakes yet.
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	Good teams recruit, elite teams reload.
3	Penn State Nittany Lions	A 45-point FBS shutout is nothing to sneeze at.
4	Oklahoma Sooners	A 51-point FBS shutout is, though.
5	LSU Tigers	And a 41-point A4 blowout makes you sneeze like you just snorted cold gumbo.
6	Miami Hurricanes	Kept the lights on over the summer.
7	Oregon Ducks	You can't fool us, the annual contractual Boise "scare" won't make us overlook you or overrate them.
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	Very nice. Now let's see the conference games.
9	Texas A&M Aggies	Posted a 50-point FBS shutout, technically.
10	Virginia Cavaliers	Conference blowouts early get you a top 10 ranking.
11	Washington Huskies	Little brother Q4 escapes do not.
12	South Carolina Gamecocks	Remember all those impressive FBS blowouts? South Carolina owns the largest, a 57-point shellacking of nominally-FBS Kent State.
13	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Yeah, but did you see that punt though?
14	Texas Tech Red Raiders	Tech's first and only victory over a ranked team comes against FCS Abilene Christian.
15	Florida Gators	The good news, FSU looks very bad. The bad news, Miami looks very good.
16	Ole Miss Rebels	Thrilling finish in Nashville to complete the SEC's week 1 sweep.
17	Louisville Cardinals	Thrilling finish in Nashville to make 4 of Louisville's last 5 losses by 3 points or less.
18	Indiana Hoosiers	No, the American is not a power conference. Schedule Virginia or something instead.
19	Arizona Wildcats	Arizona's first and only victory over a ranked team comes against FCS Northern Arizona.
20	Mississippi State Bulldogs	You know what, it's time to put some respect on Mississippi State's name. Not Jeff Lebby's though, he's still a coverup collaborator and shouldn't be allowed around children or young adults.
21	Vanderbilt Commodores	Vanderbilt's first and only victory over a ranked team comes against FCS Austin Peay.
22	Arizona State Sun Devils	Arizona State's first and only 70-point spree comes against FCS Morgan State.
23	Kentucky Wildcats	Kentucky's first and only victory over a ranked team comes against FCS Youngstown State.
24	West Virginia Mountaineers	West Virginia escapes a late comeback attempt by... Coastal Carolina??
25	Texas Longhorns	No, the Pac-12 is not a power conference. Schedule Indiana or something instead.

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.42
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Penn State Nittany Lions	2.71
4	Oklahoma Sooners	1.31
5	LSU Tigers	0.00
6	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
7	Oregon Ducks	0.00
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.52
9	Texas A&M Aggies	0.06
10	Virginia Cavaliers	1.57
11	Washington Huskies	1.98
12	South Carolina Gamecocks	4.40
13	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-1.28
14	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
15	Florida Gators	2.70
16	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.27
17	Louisville Cardinals	1.53
18	Indiana Hoosiers	-2.19
19	Arizona Wildcats	4.22
20	Mississippi State Bulldogs	4.85
21	Vanderbilt Commodores	3.83
22	Arizona State Sun Devils	2.58
23	Kentucky Wildcats	2.24
24	West Virginia Mountaineers	1.21
25	Texas Longhorns	-3.75

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
USC Trojans	2.16
BYU Cougars	1.88
SMU Mustangs	0.68
Tennessee Volunteers	0.86
Utah Utes	0.66
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.69
Houston Cougars	0.31

Total Score: 50.85