Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 13, 2026, 5:56 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Preseason rankings considered even less now; must be above .500 to be included

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Indiana Hoosiers	—
2	Texas Longhorns	+3
3	Georgia Bulldogs	—
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	—
5	Miami Hurricanes	+1
6	Ole Miss Rebels	+2
7	LSU Tigers	+2
8	Texas A&M Aggies	+3
9	USC Trojans	+3
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	—
11	Duke Blue Devils	+8
12	BYU Cougars	+11
13	North Carolina Tar Heels	+3
14	SMU Mustangs	+3
15	Colorado Buffaloes	+3
16	Tennessee Volunteers	NR
17	Washington Huskies	-4
18	Missouri Tigers	NR
19	Alabama Crimson Tide	+1
20	Auburn Tigers	+1
21	James Madison Dukes	+4
22	Iowa Hawkeyes	NR
23	Utah Utes	NR
24	Penn State Nittany Lions	NR
25	Michigan Wolverines	NR

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Indiana Hoosiers	0.28
2	Texas Longhorns	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.07
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
5	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
6	Ole Miss Rebels	0.13
7	LSU Tigers	0.00
8	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
9	USC Trojans	0.00
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.37
11	Duke Blue Devils	3.21
12	BYU Cougars	0.00
13	North Carolina Tar Heels	11.84
14	SMU Mustangs	0.05
15	Colorado Buffaloes	9.90
16	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
17	Washington Huskies	2.34
18	Missouri Tigers	0.22
19	Alabama Crimson Tide	-1.90
20	Auburn Tigers	1.22
21	James Madison Dukes	3.59
22	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
23	Utah Utes	-0.75
24	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.69
25	Michigan Wolverines	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Ohio State Buckeyes	1.86
Virginia Cavaliers	0.57
Houston Cougars	0.43
Florida Gators	0.00
Louisville Cardinals	0.15
Oregon Ducks	0.06

Total Score: 39.62