Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 14, 2026, 10:05 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Elo using Wins/Losses with metric for strength of schedule (Average opponent rating) and team efficiency (success rate)

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Indiana Hoosiers	2304.92
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2144.34
3	Miami Hurricanes	2142.12
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	2112.29
5	Ole Miss Rebels	2099.82
6	Georgia Bulldogs	2098.19
7	Texas Longhorns	2079.33
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	2039.04
9	Utah Utes	2023.24
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	2015.87
11	BYU Cougars	2013.67
12	Texas A&M Aggies	1992.65
13	Vanderbilt Commodores	1957.21
14	Penn State Nittany Lions	1957.19
15	Oregon Ducks	1954.03
16	James Madison Dukes	1949.91
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	1945.70
18	USC Trojans	1945.31
19	SMU Mustangs	1922.54
20	Duke Blue Devils	1918.30
21	LSU Tigers	1918.22
22	Washington Huskies	1883.69
23	Tennessee Volunteers	1866.92
24	Missouri Tigers	1865.61
25	North Texas Mean Green	1864.77

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Indiana Hoosiers	0.28
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.15
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.24
5	Ole Miss Rebels	0.35
6	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
7	Texas Longhorns	-0.59
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
9	Utah Utes	0.90
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.37
11	BYU Cougars	0.00
12	Texas A&M Aggies	-0.37
13	Vanderbilt Commodores	11.84
14	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
15	Oregon Ducks	1.83
16	James Madison Dukes	8.53
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
18	USC Trojans	-0.62
19	SMU Mustangs	0.00
20	Duke Blue Devils	0.46
21	LSU Tigers	-2.94
22	Washington Huskies	0.21
23	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.76
24	Missouri Tigers	0.00
25	North Texas Mean Green	0.25

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Virginia Cavaliers	0.57
Houston Cougars	0.43
Michigan Wolverines	0.16
Florida Gators	0.00
Louisville Cardinals	0.15

Total Score: 31.99