Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 13, 2026, 4:11 a.m.

Overall Rationale: I split each conference into groups based on how many losses they have and rank them accordingly (ACC 1 loss teams, American undefeateds, Pac-12 2 loss teams, etc.). I then take a certain amount of these groups that are eligible for ranking (often grouping eligible G6's and edge cases into their own larger groups) and rank them together, comparing the next available from each batch with each other. In this manner I re-rank fully every week from scratch. I rank not just the top 25, but all teams who are eligible for ranking by whatever standards I decide to set each week.

This week, all undefeateds were available for ranking, as well as a collection of the "best 1 loss teams" that I thought were worthy of consideration (Ohio State, Louisville, Oklahoma State, Arizona, Western Michigan, Arizona State, Oregon, Boise State)

DROPPING OUT: #9 Oregon, #11 Oklahoma, #22 Washington

NEXT 5 IN: Duke, Louisville, Houston, South Carolina, Auburn

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns	^2
2	Miami Hurricanes	-
3	LSU Tigers	v2
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-
5	Indiana Hoosiers	^2
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	-
7	Georgia Bulldogs	v2
8	Texas A&M Aggies	^5
9	BYU Cougars	^3
10	Utah Utes	^8
11	Ole Miss Rebels	v1
12	Alabama Crimson Tide	v4
13	USC Trojans	^1
14	Florida Gators	^3
15	Tennessee Volunteers	^4
16	Virginia Cavaliers	^4
17	Virginia Tech Hokies	NR
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	v3
19	Mississippi State Bulldogs	NR
20	Penn State Nittany Lions	v4
21	UCLA Bruins	^2
22	Missouri Tigers	NR
23	SMU Mustangs	v2
24	Pittsburgh Panthers	-
25	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.03
3	LSU Tigers	0.27
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
5	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
8	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
9	BYU Cougars	0.28
10	Utah Utes	0.68
11	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
12	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
13	USC Trojans	0.00
14	Florida Gators	1.83
15	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
16	Virginia Cavaliers	0.01
17	Virginia Tech Hokies	4.66
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
19	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.67
20	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
21	UCLA Bruins	0.14
22	Missouri Tigers	0.00
23	SMU Mustangs	-0.47
24	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00
25	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-1.08

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Houston Cougars	0.43
Michigan Wolverines	0.16
Louisville Cardinals	0.15
Oregon Ducks	0.06

Total Score: 10.92