Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 13, 2026, 8:06 p.m.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2	LSU Tigers
3	Texas A&M Aggies
4	Penn State Nittany Lions
5	Texas Longhorns
6	Mississippi State Bulldogs
7	Pittsburgh Panthers
8	Alabama Crimson Tide
9	USC Trojans
10	UCLA Bruins
11	Auburn Tigers
12	Duke Blue Devils
13	Indiana Hoosiers
14	South Carolina Gamecocks
15	Maryland Terrapins
16	Virginia Cavaliers
17	Florida Gators
18	Michigan State Spartans
19	Virginia Tech Hokies
20	Michigan Wolverines
21	Ohio State Buckeyes
22	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
23	Tulsa Golden Hurricane
24	Utah Utes
25	SMU Mustangs

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.52
2	LSU Tigers	0.54
3	Texas A&M Aggies	1.12
4	Penn State Nittany Lions	1.81
5	Texas Longhorns	0.00
6	Mississippi State Bulldogs	4.62
7	Pittsburgh Panthers	6.96
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
9	USC Trojans	0.00
10	UCLA Bruins	3.57
11	Auburn Tigers	5.25
12	Duke Blue Devils	2.90
13	Indiana Hoosiers	-1.03
14	South Carolina Gamecocks	5.25
15	Maryland Terrapins	9.79
16	Virginia Cavaliers	0.01
17	Florida Gators	1.00
18	Michigan State Spartans	6.95
19	Virginia Tech Hokies	3.32
20	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
21	Ohio State Buckeyes	-1.04
22	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	2.47
23	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	0.00
24	Utah Utes	-0.98
25	SMU Mustangs	-0.92

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Miami Hurricanes	4.15
Georgia Bulldogs	4.32
Ole Miss Rebels	2.80
BYU Cougars	2.53
Texas Tech Red Raiders	1.27
Tennessee Volunteers	1.44
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.91
Houston Cougars	0.43
Missouri Tigers	0.47
Louisville Cardinals	0.15
Oregon Ducks	0.06

Total Score: 78.57