Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 8, 2026, 6:51 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Based largely off week 1 results, my preseason poll basically irrelevant

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Indiana Hoosiers	—
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	—
3	Georgia Bulldogs	—
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	+2
5	Texas Longhorns	-1
6	Miami Hurricanes	+2
7	Oregon Ducks	-2
8	Ole Miss Rebels	+1
9	LSU Tigers	+5
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-3
11	Texas A&M Aggies	—
12	USC Trojans	+4
13	Washington Huskies	NR
14	Illinois Fighting Illini	-2
15	Oklahoma Sooners	-2
16	North Carolina Tar Heels	NR
17	SMU Mustangs	+2
18	Colorado Buffaloes	NR
19	Duke Blue Devils	NR
20	Alabama Crimson Tide	-3
21	Auburn Tigers	NR
22	Memphis Tigers	NR
23	BYU Cougars	-8
24	Navy Midshipmen	NR
25	James Madison Dukes	-1

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Indiana Hoosiers	0.33
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
5	Texas Longhorns	0.00
6	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
7	Oregon Ducks	0.00
8	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
9	LSU Tigers	0.00
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.25
11	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
12	USC Trojans	0.00
13	Washington Huskies	1.41
14	Illinois Fighting Illini	10.73
15	Oklahoma Sooners	-0.23
16	North Carolina Tar Heels	8.72
17	SMU Mustangs	0.00
18	Colorado Buffaloes	5.50
19	Duke Blue Devils	5.83
20	Alabama Crimson Tide	-1.30
21	Auburn Tigers	2.29
22	Memphis Tigers	0.00
23	BYU Cougars	-1.14
24	Navy Midshipmen	1.03
25	James Madison Dukes	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Penn State Nittany Lions	1.03
Tennessee Volunteers	0.86
Utah Utes	0.66
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.69
Virginia Cavaliers	0.20
Houston Cougars	0.31
Louisville Cardinals	0.02

Total Score: 42.52