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AoA_nB1 Ballot for 2026 Week 2

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 8, 2026, 10:42 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Slightly tweaking my preseason poll, other than dropping Michigan

Rank Team Reason
1 Ohio State Buckeyes Did their job, no change
2 Georgia Bulldogs Did their job, no change
3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Struggled early, responded in the second half
4 Oregon Ducks Struggled throughout, showed up when in mattered
5 Miami Hurricanes Dominated all throughout
6 Texas Longhorns Expectations have grown (for me) this weekend, wouldn’t be surprised if they win @DKR
7 Indiana Hoosiers Another team that struggled early and pulled away in the 2nd half
8 LSU Tigers BTA
9 Ole Miss Rebels Worried about the Rebels defense and the injury status of Kewan Lacy
10 Oklahoma Sooners Did their job
11 Texas A&M Aggies Did their job
12 USC Trojans USC has looked dominant (with their 1st stringers in), looking forward to the Trojans in conference play
13 Alabama Crimson Tide Did their job
14 Texas Tech Red Raiders Struggled a little too much for my liking, my initial ranking was a little bearish so I won’t drop the Red Raiders
15 BYU Cougars Did their job
16 Tennessee Volunteers Did their job
17 Penn State Nittany Lions Did their job
18 SMU Mustangs Tried their best to lose, but overcame many, many mistakes and won in a tough environment
19 Washington Huskies Didn’t love what I saw but the only expectations in rivalry games are winning
20 Iowa Hawkeyes Did their job
21 Utah Utes Did their job
22 Louisville Cardinals Cardinals looked very good against Ole Miss, excited to see if they can challenge Miami in the ACC
23 Houston Cougars Struggled a bit against a bad Oregon State team, but like many others, pulled away when it mattered
24 Missouri Tigers Did their job
25 Boise State Broncos Contended all 60 minutes against a consensus top 5 team in the nation, they deserve to be ranked

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