Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 8, 2026, 2:16 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Computer poll that emphasizes W/L and SOS. It also aims to limit poll inertia, counting every game the same. No preseason rankings, only based on stats from the games. Teams are assigned a normalized score compared to the top team (which is 1000).

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Miami Hurricanes	1000
2	LSU Tigers	969
3	South Carolina Gamecocks	968
4	Texas A&M Aggies	967
5	Florida Gators	963
6	SMU Mustangs	960
7	USC Trojans	959
8	UCLA Bruins	951
9	Oklahoma Sooners	947
10	Ole Miss Rebels	945
11	Penn State Nittany Lions	943
12	Mississippi State Bulldogs	934
13	Iowa Hawkeyes	934
14	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	932
15	Ohio State Buckeyes	926
16	Virginia Cavaliers	926
17	Pittsburgh Panthers	926
18	Nebraska Cornhuskers	925
19	Cincinnati Bearcats	919
20	Indiana Hoosiers	917
21	Texas Longhorns	914
22	Illinois Fighting Illini	912
23	Oregon Ducks	904
24	Houston Cougars	898
25	West Virginia Mountaineers	897

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Miami Hurricanes	0.56
2	LSU Tigers	0.43
3	South Carolina Gamecocks	8.10
4	Texas A&M Aggies	1.37
5	Florida Gators	6.49
6	SMU Mustangs	1.78
7	USC Trojans	0.71
8	UCLA Bruins	7.17
9	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
10	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
11	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.89
12	Mississippi State Bulldogs	12.85
13	Iowa Hawkeyes	1.46
14	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-1.56
15	Ohio State Buckeyes	-2.68
16	Virginia Cavaliers	0.34
17	Pittsburgh Panthers	5.93
18	Nebraska Cornhuskers	7.01
19	Cincinnati Bearcats	5.75
20	Indiana Hoosiers	-2.66
21	Texas Longhorns	-2.79
22	Illinois Fighting Illini	2.73
23	Oregon Ducks	-3.49
24	Houston Cougars	0.00
25	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.21

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Georgia Bulldogs	4.13
Alabama Crimson Tide	2.96
Texas Tech Red Raiders	1.71
BYU Cougars	1.88
Tennessee Volunteers	0.86
Utah Utes	0.66
Washington Huskies	0.81
Louisville Cardinals	0.02

Total Score: 89.97