elnino550 Ballot for 2026 Week 2
Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 9, 2026, 8:40 a.m.
Overall Rationale: It's difficult to gauge a lot from week 0-1 when most of the P4 teams play largely inferior opponents. But I think Michican deserve to be knocked out of the top 25 since they should have lost to Western, and I can't have 0-1 Louisville whom i had as a fringe top 25 team remain in the rankings either.
It was hard for me to move LSU into the top 7 after their dominant display with none of the above losing as I was already higher than the consensus on them, but they are potenitally better than their current 8 ranking.
Oregon deserve to move off the number 1 spot after only just edging Boise while Miami vastly outperformed their expected win margin. I do expect Oregon to improve so I cannot move them further down without the additional information.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Miami Hurricanes
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| 2 |
Oregon Ducks
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| 3 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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| 4 |
Texas Longhorns
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| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
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| 6 |
Georgia Bulldogs
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| 7 |
Indiana Hoosiers
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| 8 |
LSU Tigers
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| 9 |
Oklahoma Sooners
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| 10 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
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| 11 |
Texas A&M Aggies
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| 12 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
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| 13 |
BYU Cougars
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| 14 |
Ole Miss Rebels
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| 15 |
USC Trojans
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| 16 |
Washington Huskies
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| 17 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
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| 18 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
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| 19 |
SMU Mustangs
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| 20 |
Houston Cougars
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| 21 |
Arizona Wildcats
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| 22 |
Tennessee Volunteers
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| 23 |
Utah Utes
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| 24 |
Virginia Cavaliers
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| 25 |
Florida Gators
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Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.56 |
| 2 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.60 |
| 3 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.55 |
| 17 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.34 |
| 18 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
SMU Mustangs
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Houston Cougars
|
0.17 |
| 21 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
2.59 |
| 22 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Florida Gators
|
0.00 |
Louisville Cardinals