Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 8, 2026, 12:57 a.m.

Overall Rationale: The JB Rankings from https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/12nja3j/ranking_the_top_131_fbs_programs_of_the_last_40/ make their way to the r/CFB Poll for the 4th straight year! The JB Rankings are a computer model that, in a nutshell, gives you points for a win, takes away points for a loss, and divides your cumulative score by log(games played + 1). So every team starts out with 0 resume points which go up/down depending on how they play during the year. For each game, opponent record, opponent conference, at what point in the season the game was played, and scoring margin are taken into account. The model rewards you for playing a tough schedule. If you beat a great team, you get a lot of points. If you lose to a great team, you only lose a few points. If you beat a bad team, you only get a few points. If you lose to a bad team, you lose a lot of points. Please PM me with any questions or complaints!

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Miami Hurricanes
2	SMU Mustangs
3	USC Trojans
4	Memphis Tigers
5	North Dakota State Bison
6	South Carolina Gamecocks
7	Ohio State Buckeyes
8	Texas Longhorns
9	Oklahoma Sooners
10	Texas A&M Aggies
11	Mississippi State Bulldogs
12	Penn State Nittany Lions
13	Pittsburgh Panthers
14	Florida Gators
15	LSU Tigers
16	Iowa Hawkeyes
17	Alabama Crimson Tide
18	Indiana Hoosiers
19	Nevada Wolf Pack
20	New Mexico Lobos
21	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
22	Nebraska Cornhuskers
23	Virginia Cavaliers
24	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
25	Colorado State Rams

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Miami Hurricanes	0.56
2	SMU Mustangs	2.57
3	USC Trojans	1.64
4	Memphis Tigers	5.62
5	North Dakota State Bison	10.68
6	South Carolina Gamecocks	6.86
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.39
8	Texas Longhorns	0.00
9	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
10	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
11	Mississippi State Bulldogs	13.85
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.66
13	Pittsburgh Panthers	9.18
14	Florida Gators	3.08
15	LSU Tigers	-0.69
16	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.62
17	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.47
18	Indiana Hoosiers	-2.19
19	Nevada Wolf Pack	6.13
20	New Mexico Lobos	5.04
21	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-3.51
22	Nebraska Cornhuskers	3.01
23	Virginia Cavaliers	0.00
24	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	1.20
25	Colorado State Rams	0.10

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Georgia Bulldogs	4.13
Oregon Ducks	4.29
Ole Miss Rebels	2.39
Texas Tech Red Raiders	1.71
BYU Cougars	1.88
Tennessee Volunteers	0.86
Utah Utes	0.66
Washington Huskies	0.81
Houston Cougars	0.31
Louisville Cardinals	0.02

Total Score: 95.09