Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 8, 2026, 11:39 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Mostly care about wins. How you win, who you beat, and number of wins. Head to heads matter most for me.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Looked perfect. We'll see how they play next week |
| 2 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Looked solid enough. not perfect play, but showed off a lot of rust |
| 3 |
LSU Tigers
|
dominant and cocky. love it. |
| 4 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
absolutely massacred stanford. We'll see them in a few weeks but they looked like they haven't missed a beat |
| 5 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Manning played great. we'll see next week |
| 6 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
it is what it is. they're always good |
| 7 |
Oregon Ducks
|
struggled against the broncos but honestly persisted nicely. Love the offense - defense needs work. |
| 8 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
loooot of work to do. I think they'll get there though. |
| 9 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Mateer looks good. Venables D is good. we'll see next weekend. |
| 10 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Looked damn good. |
| 11 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
they looked fine... |
| 12 |
Boise State Broncos
|
one of the more impressive games i've seen. This defense is insane. I honestly don't see their next loss. playoff team imo. |
| 13 |
SMU Mustangs
|
nice win over a good team weak 1. |
| 14 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
it's N illinois... then again notre dame lost to them a couple years ago |
| 15 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
meh, we'lll see next weekend. |
| 16 |
USC Trojans
|
two games in they've looked much improved. next weekend is U-dub though. |
| 17 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
didn't look too impressive tbh... |
| 18 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
should've lost... got lucky at the end. i don't see it this year |
| 19 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
that offense though.. let's see it vs tamu |
| 20 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
beautiful game. played their hearts out. they'll be fine. |
| 21 |
Washington Huskies
|
not an easy gamebut they've got a few weeks to recover |
| 22 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
lemem see it next week. scoring 70 is impressive though |
| 23 |
BYU Cougars
|
I like this team. They'll probably move up more next week |
| 24 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
good win. |
| 25 |
Western Michigan Broncos
|
should've beaten Umich. their only other loss i can see is boise st. gonna be great. if they beat BSU they're a playoff team and will play well. |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.28 |
| 3 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.23 |
| 4 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.89 |
| 12 |
Boise State Broncos
|
5.16 |
| 13 |
SMU Mustangs
|
0.39 |
| 14 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
1.18 |
| 15 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
-0.01 |
| 16 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
-0.69 |
| 19 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
5.54 |
| 20 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.51 |
| 21 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
1.82 |
| 23 |
BYU Cougars
|
-1.14 |
| 24 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
0.36 |
| 25 |
Western Michigan Broncos
|
0.00 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.86 |
Utah Utes
|
0.66 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.20 |
Houston Cougars
|
0.31 |
Total Score: 20.23