Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 8, 2026, 9:34 a.m.

Overall Rationale: being week 1 and not enough to really do a good poll, I just went by margin of victory this week.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
2	Virginia Tech Hokies
3	Kansas State Wildcats
4	UCF Knights
5	Arizona State Sun Devils
6	Syracuse Orange
7	Maryland Terrapins
8	Georgia Bulldogs
9	South Carolina Gamecocks
10	Army West Point
11	BYU Cougars
12	Ohio State Buckeyes
13	Appalachian State Mountaineers
14	Minnesota Golden Gophers
15	Sacramento State Hornets
16	Utah Utes
17	Texas Longhorns
18	Oklahoma Sooners
19	Texas A&M Aggies
20	Mississippi State Bulldogs
21	Georgia State Panthers
22	Connecticut Huskies
23	Kennesaw State Owls
24	Tennessee Volunteers
25	Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	23.85
2	Virginia Tech Hokies	13.00
3	Kansas State Wildcats	16.64
4	UCF Knights	20.89
5	Arizona State Sun Devils	19.34
6	Syracuse Orange	18.96
7	Maryland Terrapins	17.90
8	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
9	South Carolina Gamecocks	5.63
10	Army West Point	15.02
11	BYU Cougars	0.32
12	Ohio State Buckeyes	-1.82
13	Appalachian State Mountaineers	12.12
14	Minnesota Golden Gophers	11.03
15	Sacramento State Hornets	10.20
16	Utah Utes	0.37
17	Texas Longhorns	-1.83
18	Oklahoma Sooners	-1.06
19	Texas A&M Aggies	-1.06
20	Mississippi State Bulldogs	4.85
21	Georgia State Panthers	4.21
22	Connecticut Huskies	3.23
23	Kennesaw State Owls	2.15
24	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.36
25	Southern Miss Golden Eagles	0.24

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Miami Hurricanes	5.94
Indiana Hoosiers	4.08
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	4.90
Oregon Ducks	4.29
LSU Tigers	2.90
Ole Miss Rebels	2.39
Alabama Crimson Tide	2.96
USC Trojans	2.16
Texas Tech Red Raiders	1.71
Penn State Nittany Lions	1.03
SMU Mustangs	0.68
Washington Huskies	0.81
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.69
Virginia Cavaliers	0.20
Houston Cougars	0.31
Louisville Cardinals	0.02

Total Score: 241.14