Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 13, 2026, 1:22 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Only undefeated teams are included. WMU is included while Michigan is not, because WMU in fact won that Week 1 game.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	LSU Tigers	0.54
3	Ole Miss Rebels	0.79
4	Texas A&M Aggies	0.79
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
6	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
7	BYU Cougars	0.79
8	Tennessee Volunteers	1.09
9	Indiana Hoosiers	-0.09
10	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.22
11	SMU Mustangs	0.72
12	Utah Utes	0.23
13	Houston Cougars	1.42
14	Virginia Cavaliers	0.42
15	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.45
16	Alabama Crimson Tide	-1.02
17	Western Michigan Broncos	4.60
18	USC Trojans	-0.62
19	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	1.42
20	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
21	Duke Blue Devils	0.15
22	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-0.49
23	UCLA Bruins	0.00
24	North Dakota State Bison	0.00
25	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Ohio State Buckeyes	1.86
Missouri Tigers	0.47
Michigan Wolverines	0.16
Florida Gators	0.00
Louisville Cardinals	0.15
Oregon Ducks	0.06

Total Score: 18.56