Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 13, 2026, 11:26 p.m.

Overall Rationale: #1 Stays #1 until they lose. Michigan dropped from #16 to #28 in the AP after "beating" Western Michigan, Oregon and Oklahoma should suffer a worse drop. Beating cupcakes by more matters if that's the only comparison.

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Indiana Hoosiers
2	Texas Longhorns
3	Miami Hurricanes
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
5	Georgia Bulldogs
6	Ohio State Buckeyes
7	LSU Tigers
8	Texas A&M Aggies
9	Ole Miss Rebels
10	Alabama Crimson Tide
11	SMU Mustangs
12	USC Trojans
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders
14	BYU Cougars
15	Penn State Nittany Lions
16	Louisville Cardinals
17	Tennessee Volunteers
18	Utah Utes
19	Florida Gators
20	South Carolina Gamecocks
21	Virginia Cavaliers
22	Houston Cougars
23	Washington Huskies
24	Michigan Wolverines
25	Oregon Ducks

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Indiana Hoosiers	0.28
2	Texas Longhorns	0.00
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	LSU Tigers	0.00
8	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
9	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
10	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
11	SMU Mustangs	0.72
12	USC Trojans	0.00
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
14	BYU Cougars	0.00
15	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
16	Louisville Cardinals	1.66
17	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
18	Utah Utes	0.00
19	Florida Gators	0.44
20	South Carolina Gamecocks	1.93
21	Virginia Cavaliers	0.00
22	Houston Cougars	0.00
23	Washington Huskies	0.00
24	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
25	Oregon Ducks	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.91
Missouri Tigers	0.47

Total Score: 6.41