Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 13, 2026, 12:26 p.m.

Overall Rationale: The Colley Matrix is the purest form of bias-free rankings. However, it needs data to converge, and early season human judgement leads.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.33
3	LSU Tigers	0.27
4	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
8	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
9	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
10	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
11	BYU Cougars	0.00
12	SMU Mustangs	0.50
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
14	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
15	USC Trojans	0.00
16	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
17	Utah Utes	0.00
18	Michigan Wolverines	0.12
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
20	Oregon Ducks	0.29
21	Oklahoma Sooners	0.51
22	Missouri Tigers	0.00
23	Houston Cougars	0.00
24	Washington Huskies	0.00
25	Virginia Cavaliers	-0.36

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Florida Gators	0.00
Louisville Cardinals	0.15

Total Score: 2.53