Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 8, 2026, 1:11 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Gonna be a LOT of shakeups this week since now we’ve actually seen these teams play. It’s still early so a lot of this is based off the vibe I get (not too heavy on that, but not an insignificant amount)

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Miami Hurricanes
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4	LSU Tigers
5	Ole Miss Rebels
6	Texas Longhorns
7	Indiana Hoosiers
8	Georgia Bulldogs
9	USC Trojans
10	Oregon Ducks
11	Alabama Crimson Tide
12	BYU Cougars
13	Oklahoma Sooners
14	Texas A&M Aggies
15	Texas Tech Red Raiders
16	Penn State Nittany Lions
17	Iowa Hawkeyes
18	Washington Huskies
19	Utah Utes
20	Tennessee Volunteers
21	Louisville Cardinals
22	Virginia Cavaliers
23	New Mexico Lobos
24	SMU Mustangs
25	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	Ranking them for the sake of my mental health. I’m choosing to believe that Oklahoma State isn’t bad, Tulsa is just good. We can’t be THAT bad again right? Right??????

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.24
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	LSU Tigers	0.02
5	Ole Miss Rebels	0.57
6	Texas Longhorns	0.00
7	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
8	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
9	USC Trojans	0.25
10	Oregon Ducks	-0.03
11	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
12	BYU Cougars	0.07
13	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
14	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
15	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
16	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.34
18	Washington Huskies	0.00
19	Utah Utes	0.00
20	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
21	Louisville Cardinals	0.17
22	Virginia Cavaliers	0.00
23	New Mexico Lobos	2.04
24	SMU Mustangs	-0.28
25	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Houston Cougars	0.31

Total Score: 4.33