ALStark69 Ballot for 2026 Week 2
Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 8, 2026, 9:10 a.m.
Overall Rationale: I lost my job last week so I can go in depth on my rationales haha
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0 change from last week; took care of business |
| 2 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0; woke up in the second half |
| 3 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
+1; took care of business |
| 4 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
+1; Toney vs Smith Heisman race will be cinema |
| 5 |
Texas Longhorns
|
+2; made Texas State's good offense from last year look... not good |
| 6 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0; let up too many yards to a non-Mestemaker UNT |
| 7 |
LSU Tigers
|
+8; ho lee sheet |
| 8 |
Oregon Ducks
|
-5; surely not the only Big Ten team to struggle with a horse-themed G6 school at home, right??? |
| 9 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0; nothing to complain about |
| 10 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
+1; started slow but turned it on |
| 11 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
-1; still want to see more consistent passing |
| 12 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0; what a game, secondary needs serious work |
| 13 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
-5; not a fan of how close they played ACU |
| 14 |
BYU Cougars
|
-1; nothing to complain about, just a result of shifting teams around |
| 15 |
USC Trojans
|
-1; that backup defense is terrible but starters are nasty |
| 16 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
+3; I know it's just Marshall but they looked good |
| 17 |
Utah Utes
|
+1; nothing to complain about |
| 18 |
SMU Mustangs
|
-1; SMU and FSU vs SMU and SMU pulls it out |
| 19 |
Washington Huskies
|
+2; honestly don't like raising them but it's a rivalry so MOV can be excused |
| 20 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
NR; BTA |
| 21 |
Houston Cougars
|
+1; maybe the new PAC12 is just feisty Biggest riser: LSU (15->7) |
| 22 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
+1; not a fan of rising them but don't feel comfortable putting anyone below them higher Biggest faller: Michigan (16->NR) |
| 23 |
Memphis Tigers
|
+2; still my G6 rep for now but Boise/NDSU/Western Michigan can make things interesting Dropped out: 16 Michigan (that was essentially a loss), 24 Clemson |
| 24 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
NR; offense??? New to poll: 20 Virginia, 24 Iowa |
| 25 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
-5; didn't drop them out because it was a great game, Kienholz figured it out quick Next 5: Tennessee, Missouri, UCLA, Michigan, Florida/Virginia Tech |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.28 |
| 3 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Utah Utes
|
0.12 |
| 18 |
SMU Mustangs
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Houston Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
1.77 |
| 23 |
Memphis Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
-0.13 |
| 25 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.00 |
Tennessee Volunteers