Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 13, 2026, 2:01 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Oregon was over ranked by preseason voters, they have high potential to be last year’s Penn St. There is no reason for BYU to have been ranked preseason Top 25. We all know that Western Michigan beat Michigan…..

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.52
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.33
3	Texas Longhorns	0.00
4	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
5	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
8	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
9	LSU Tigers	0.00
10	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
11	USC Trojans	0.00
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.21
13	SMU Mustangs	0.28
14	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
15	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
16	Missouri Tigers	0.77
17	Utah Utes	0.00
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
19	Western Michigan Broncos	3.29
20	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
21	Virginia Cavaliers	0.00
22	Virginia Tech Hokies	1.32
23	Kansas State Wildcats	0.18
24	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
25	Louisville Cardinals	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
BYU Cougars	2.53
Houston Cougars	0.43
Florida Gators	0.00
Oregon Ducks	0.06

Total Score: 9.92