Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 8, 2026, 12:19 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Who would win on a neutral field today.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2	Ohio State Buckeyes
3	Indiana Hoosiers
4	Oregon Ducks
5	Texas Longhorns
6	Georgia Bulldogs
7	Miami Hurricanes
8	LSU Tigers
9	Texas A&M Aggies
10	Oklahoma Sooners
11	USC Trojans
12	Alabama Crimson Tide
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders
14	Michigan Wolverines
15	BYU Cougars
16	Pittsburgh Panthers
17	Penn State Nittany Lions
18	SMU Mustangs
19	Ole Miss Rebels
20	Washington Huskies
21	Iowa Hawkeyes
22	Virginia Tech Hokies
23	Louisville Cardinals
24	Virginia Cavaliers
25	Utah Utes

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.56
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
4	Oregon Ducks	0.07
5	Texas Longhorns	0.00
6	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
7	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
8	LSU Tigers	0.00
9	Texas A&M Aggies	0.06
10	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
11	USC Trojans	0.00
12	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
14	Michigan Wolverines	10.81
15	BYU Cougars	0.00
16	Pittsburgh Panthers	6.74
17	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
18	SMU Mustangs	0.00
19	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.91
20	Washington Huskies	0.00
21	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
22	Virginia Tech Hokies	1.07
23	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
24	Virginia Cavaliers	0.00
25	Utah Utes	-0.40

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Tennessee Volunteers	0.86
Houston Cougars	0.31

Total Score: 21.80