Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 9, 2026, 8:37 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Combo of human and computer polls plus my own judgment

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	No change
2	Indiana Hoosiers	+2
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	No change
4	Oregon Ducks	-2
5	Georgia Bulldogs	No y
6	Miami Hurricanes	No change
7	Texas Longhorns	+1
8	Ole Miss Rebels	+1
9	Alabama Crimson Tide	+2
10	Texas A&M Aggies	+2
11	USC Trojans	+2
12	Oklahoma Sooners	-2
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-6
14	Penn State Nittany Lions	+2
15	Iowa Hawkeyes	+3
16	BYU Cougars	-1
17	LSU Tigers	+4
18	Utah Utes	+1
19	Washington Huskies	-2
20	Michigan Wolverines	-6
21	SMU Mustangs	-1
22	Virginia Cavaliers	NR
23	Tennessee Volunteers	-1
24	Louisville Cardinals	No change
25	Illinois Fighting Illini	-2

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Indiana Hoosiers	0.09
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	Oregon Ducks	0.07
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
6	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
7	Texas Longhorns	0.00
8	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
9	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.24
10	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
11	USC Trojans	0.00
12	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
14	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.20
15	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.90
16	BYU Cougars	0.00
17	LSU Tigers	-1.09
18	Utah Utes	0.00
19	Washington Huskies	0.00
20	Michigan Wolverines	4.81
21	SMU Mustangs	0.00
22	Virginia Cavaliers	0.00
23	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.11
24	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
25	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Houston Cougars	0.31

Total Score: 7.83