Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 8, 2026, 10:48 a.m.

Overall Rationale: It's still early. These rankings are gonna be flexible and frankly a little arbitrary until we get more data points. LSU has the best win by far from Week 1, so they get No. 1 for now.

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	LSU Tigers
2	Ohio State Buckeyes
3	Georgia Bulldogs
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
5	Indiana Hoosiers
6	Texas Longhorns
7	Ole Miss Rebels
8	Oregon Ducks
9	USC Trojans
10	Oklahoma Sooners
11	Texas A&M Aggies
12	Miami Hurricanes
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders
14	Alabama Crimson Tide
15	Virginia Cavaliers
16	Houston Cougars
17	Iowa Hawkeyes
18	Colorado Buffaloes
19	SMU Mustangs
20	BYU Cougars
21	Tennessee Volunteers
22	Illinois Fighting Illini
23	UCLA Bruins
24	Missouri Tigers
25	Western Michigan Broncos

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	LSU Tigers	0.63
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
5	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
6	Texas Longhorns	0.00
7	Ole Miss Rebels	0.14
8	Oregon Ducks	0.00
9	USC Trojans	0.25
10	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
11	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
12	Miami Hurricanes	-1.46
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
14	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
15	Virginia Cavaliers	0.55
16	Houston Cougars	1.48
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.34
18	Colorado Buffaloes	5.50
19	SMU Mustangs	0.00
20	BYU Cougars	-0.40
21	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
22	Illinois Fighting Illini	2.73
23	UCLA Bruins	0.08
24	Missouri Tigers	0.00
25	Western Michigan Broncos	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Penn State Nittany Lions	1.03
Utah Utes	0.66
Washington Huskies	0.81
Louisville Cardinals	0.02

Total Score: 16.07