Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 13, 2026, 5:20 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Composite of human (AP/Coaches) and computer polls (FPI/Massey). Teams must be rated at least once in top 25 of a human and computer bowl. At least one ranking spot reserved for a G6 team.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns	.980
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	.920
3	Georgia Bulldogs	.910
4	Indiana Hoosiers	.890
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	.850
6	Miami Hurricanes	.800
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	.730
8	Texas A&M Aggies	.690
9	LSU Tigers	.670
10	USC Trojans	.630
11	Ole Miss Rebels	.550
12	Tennessee Volunteers	.510
13	Penn State Nittany Lions	.490
14	Texas Tech Red Raiders	.460
15	BYU Cougars	.440
16	Utah Utes	.430
17	Michigan Wolverines	.330
18	SMU Mustangs	.290
19	Oregon Ducks	.270
20	Iowa Hawkeyes	.250
21	Oklahoma Sooners	.230
22	Houston Cougars	.150
23	Missouri Tigers	.070
24	Washington Huskies	.060
25	Boise State Broncos	G6

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.15
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.07
4	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.08
6	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.11
8	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
9	LSU Tigers	0.00
10	USC Trojans	0.00
11	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
12	Tennessee Volunteers	0.20
13	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.01
14	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
15	BYU Cougars	0.00
16	Utah Utes	0.00
17	Michigan Wolverines	0.34
18	SMU Mustangs	0.00
19	Oregon Ducks	0.60
20	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
21	Oklahoma Sooners	0.51
22	Houston Cougars	0.00
23	Missouri Tigers	0.00
24	Washington Huskies	0.00
25	Boise State Broncos	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Virginia Cavaliers	0.57
Florida Gators	0.00
Louisville Cardinals	0.15

Total Score: 2.78