Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 14, 2026, 3:16 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Computer poll that emphasizes W/L and SOS. It also aims to limit poll inertia, counting every game the same. No preseason rankings, only based on stats from the games. Teams are assigned a normalized score compared to the top team (which is 1000). Full rankings at https://alexjcode.com/johnsonIndex.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Florida Gators	1000
2	Miami Hurricanes	992
3	Indiana Hoosiers	969
4	USC Trojans	960
5	SMU Mustangs	955
6	LSU Tigers	949
7	Cincinnati Bearcats	943
8	Duke Blue Devils	933
9	Texas Longhorns	920
10	Nebraska Cornhuskers	914
11	Penn State Nittany Lions	903
12	UCLA Bruins	900
13	Missouri Tigers	892
14	South Carolina Gamecocks	886
15	Ole Miss Rebels	885
16	Michigan State Spartans	882
17	Michigan Wolverines	880
18	Utah Utes	879
19	Tennessee Volunteers	878
20	Alabama Crimson Tide	876
21	Texas A&M Aggies	874
22	Mississippi State Bulldogs	873
23	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	871
24	Virginia Cavaliers	871
25	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	867

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Florida Gators	5.44
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.03
3	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
4	USC Trojans	1.06
5	SMU Mustangs	2.07
6	LSU Tigers	0.00
7	Cincinnati Bearcats	17.93
8	Duke Blue Devils	4.13
9	Texas Longhorns	-1.22
10	Nebraska Cornhuskers	14.42
11	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.41
12	UCLA Bruins	2.95
13	Missouri Tigers	1.59
14	South Carolina Gamecocks	5.25
15	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.36
16	Michigan State Spartans	8.95
17	Michigan Wolverines	0.34
18	Utah Utes	0.00
19	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
20	Alabama Crimson Tide	-2.19
21	Texas A&M Aggies	-3.37
22	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
23	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	1.50
24	Virginia Cavaliers	-0.15
25	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-6.93

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Georgia Bulldogs	4.32
Ohio State Buckeyes	1.86
BYU Cougars	2.53
Texas Tech Red Raiders	1.27
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.91
Houston Cougars	0.43
Louisville Cardinals	0.15
Oregon Ducks	0.06

Total Score: 91.83