ALStark69 Ballot for 2026 Week 3
Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 14, 2026, 3:27 p.m.
Overall Rationale: More individual rationales this week! I am high on Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Michigan. I am low on USC, Penn State, Oklahoma, Washington, and Oregon.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Longhorns
|
+4 from last week; figured I would switch where I had them and OSU |
| 2 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0; BTA |
| 3 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0; BTA |
| 4 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0; major BTA |
| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-4; what a choke job |
| 6 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0; BTA |
| 7 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
+3; pulled away from what I expect to be a good ASU team |
| 8 |
LSU Tigers
|
-1; heavily struggled in the first half |
| 9 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
+3; BTA plus a lot of other teams lost |
| 10 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
+1; turned it on in the second half, first half scared me |
| 11 |
BYU Cougars
|
+3; great early season win at home |
| 12 |
Utah Utes
|
+5; BTA against the bacon bits |
| 13 |
SMU Mustangs
|
+5; BTA |
| 14 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
NR; I was snubbing them for too long, seems like GT's Mendoza isn't his brother |
| 15 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
-2; not exactly sure what's happening with them but they have found ways to win so far |
| 16 |
USC Trojans
|
-1; same exact rationale as last week, backups are scary to watch in a bad way |
| 17 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
-1; struggled with... Temple? |
| 18 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
+2; BTA |
| 19 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
NR; really not a fan of ranking them this high but they are *technically* 2-0 and beat Oklahoma |
| 20 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
-11; John Mateer get ready to learn Enterprise car sales buddy |
| 21 |
Houston Cougars
|
0; BTA Biggest riser: Tennessee (NR->14) |
| 22 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
NR; Kamario Taylor is not human Biggest faller: Oregon (8->NR) |
| 23 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
+1; highest scoring CyHawk game Dropped out: 8 Oregon, 19 Washington, 22 Arizona, 23 Memphis |
| 24 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
+1; BTA New to poll: 14 Tennessee, 19 Michigan, 22 Mississipppi State, 25 Kansas State |
| 25 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
NR; beat WSU by a better margin than UW Next 5: Tulsa, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Missouri, UCLA/Florida |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.15 |
| 3 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.07 |
| 4 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.08 |
| 6 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Utah Utes
|
0.23 |
| 13 |
SMU Mustangs
|
0.28 |
| 14 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
USC Trojans
|
-0.16 |
| 17 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.92 |
| 21 |
Houston Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
-0.13 |
| 24 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.00 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Missouri Tigers
|
0.47 |
Florida Gators
|
0.00 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.06 |
Total Score: 2.54