Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 8, 2026, 3 a.m.

Overall Rationale: There are no preseason rankings. Every team in the FBS starts the season with 0 points. After a game is played, the following points are calculated: - The winner gets +100 points, while the loser will get -100 points - If the opponent is an FCS team, the margin of victory is halved and added to the team's total points - If the opponent is an FBS team, take the opponent's record and multiply it by 100. Add this to the team's total points - Take the opponent's record again and multiply it by the margin of victory. Add this to the team's total points - Go back and recheck on all past opponents for each team that season If a past opponent was an FCS team, skip them If your past opponent was an FBS team, check their record up to the current week, minus the game against the current team. Multiply that record by 50 Multiply the record again by the MOV of that game again, then multiply that by 0.25. Add the two numbers together, multiply it by 0.1, and add it to the team's total points. For a full explanation, and to see pas rankings, check out my poll data at https://cfbbattleroyale.com.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	USC Trojans	255.00 (+3)
2	North Dakota State Bison	245.00 (0)
3	Miami Hurricanes	239.00 (NEW)
4	Memphis Tigers	224.00 (+3)
5	SMU Mustangs	203.00 (NEW)
6	South Carolina Gamecocks	157.00 (NEW)
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	153.00 (NEW)
8	Texas Longhorns	152.00 (NEW)
9	Oklahoma Sooners	151.00 (NEW)
10	Texas A&M Aggies	150.00 (NEW)
11	Mississippi State Bulldogs	149.00 (NEW)
12	Pittsburgh Panthers	145.00 (NEW)
13	Penn State Nittany Lions	145.00 (NEW)
14	Florida Gators	141.00 (NEW)
15	LSU Tigers	141.00 (NEW)
16	Iowa Hawkeyes	140.00 (NEW)
17	Alabama Crimson Tide	138.00 (NEW)
18	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	137.00 (NEW)
19	Indiana Hoosiers	136.00 (NEW)
20	Virginia Tech Hokies	135.00 (NEW)
21	Nevada Wolf Pack	135.00 (NEW)
22	Kansas State Wildcats	134.00 (NEW)
23	UCF Knights	133.50 (NEW)
24	Syracuse Orange	131.50 (NEW)
25	Arizona State Sun Devils	131.50 (NEW)

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	USC Trojans	2.10
2	North Dakota State Bison	12.39
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
4	Memphis Tigers	5.62
5	SMU Mustangs	1.97
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	Pittsburgh Panthers	9.99
13	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.43
14	Florida Gators	3.08
15	LSU Tigers	-0.69
16	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.62
17	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.47
18	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	6.85
19	Indiana Hoosiers	-2.43
20	Virginia Tech Hokies	2.27
21	Nevada Wolf Pack	4.13
22	Kansas State Wildcats	1.82
23	UCF Knights	1.89
24	Syracuse Orange	0.96
25	Arizona State Sun Devils	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	4.90
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
Virginia Cavaliers	0.20
Houston Cougars	0.31
Louisville Cardinals	0.02

Total Score: 100.94