Back to poll results >>

budget_um Ballot for 2026 Week 3

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 13, 2026, 12:24 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Head-to-head prevails.

Rank Team Reason
1 Texas Longhorns Statement win. Team to beat, especially once the kinks got ironed out
2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Rice is fine, but still undefeated
3 Georgia Bulldogs Move up because of some other things that happened
4 Indiana Hoosiers Ditto
5 Miami Hurricanes Ditto
6 Texas A&M Aggies ASU is a little better than Oregon State, and the Aggies dominated by more
7 Texas Tech Red Raiders Oregon State isn't amazing (better than most teams' competition, though), and the Raiders let it stay a little close
8 LSU Tigers Jump Ohio State
9 Ohio State Buckeyes Losing to #1 in a close one limits the fall
10 USC Trojans Good win; move up two spots
11 Alabama Crimson Tide Move up two spots for other teams' performance
12 Tennessee Volunteers Ditto
13 Ole Miss Rebels Ditto
14 Penn State Nittany Lions Ditto
15 Missouri Tigers Move up three spots because Washington also fell
16 Florida Gators Move up three spots because Washington also fell
17 Washington Huskies Win means they fall behind Mizzou and Florida; Oregon/Oklahoma make sure they don't fall in absolute terms
18 Louisville Cardinals Move up two
19 BYU Cougars Ditto
20 Iowa Hawkeyes Ditto after a gutsy Cy-Hawk win
21 Michigan Wolverines Back in the rankings after a great game against OU
22 Oregon Ducks Still ranked; Boise fell out because of this fall, but that win/preseason expectations keep them in the mix (just)
23 South Carolina Gamecocks No change
24 Virginia Tech Hokies No change, though beating the ODU curse is promising
25 Western Michigan Broncos Replace Boise because that team lost to #22, and Western all but won against #21.

Back to poll results >>