Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 13, 2026, 2:08 a.m.

Overall Rationale: taken from week 2 ap poll, dropped Oregon out entirely, then reorganized based on margin of victory and quality of opponent, which results in Michigan getting back into the top 25. No teams with losses allowed yet.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns
2	Georgia Bulldogs
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4	Indiana Hoosiers
5	Miami Hurricanes
6	Ole Miss Rebels
7	LSU Tigers
8	Texas A&M Aggies
9	Alabama Crimson Tide
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders
11	BYU Cougars
12	USC Trojans
13	Penn State Nittany Lions
14	SMU Mustangs
15	Tennessee Volunteers
16	Utah Utes
17	Michigan Wolverines
18	Houston Cougars
19	Missouri Tigers
20	Iowa Hawkeyes
21	Virginia Cavaliers
22	Washington Huskies
23	Mississippi State Bulldogs
24	Duke Blue Devils
25	Oklahoma State Cowboys

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.33
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
5	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
6	Ole Miss Rebels	0.13
7	LSU Tigers	0.00
8	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
9	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.37
11	BYU Cougars	0.00
12	USC Trojans	0.00
13	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.01
14	SMU Mustangs	0.05
15	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
16	Utah Utes	0.00
17	Michigan Wolverines	0.34
18	Houston Cougars	0.13
19	Missouri Tigers	0.00
20	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
21	Virginia Cavaliers	0.00
22	Washington Huskies	0.21
23	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
24	Duke Blue Devils	0.00
25	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.06

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Ohio State Buckeyes	1.86
Florida Gators	0.00
Louisville Cardinals	0.15
Oregon Ducks	0.06

Total Score: 3.69