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MemeofMemeJTG999999 Ballot for 2026 Week 4

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 20, 2026, 8 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I use a methodology similar to that used by the voter polls that bases teams based primarily on wins/losses, but with other factors such as how those teams looked in their wins and losses, head to head, roster depth, etc, in play.

Rank Team Reason
1 Texas Longhorns (3-0) (no change)
W: 30-6 vs UTSA (2-1)
Next Week: @ #11 Tennessee (3-0)
Projected Bowl: Cotton Bowl vs Alabama/Texas Tech
2 Ole Miss Rebels (3-0) (up 4)
W: 32-24 vs #5 LSU (2-1)
Next Week: @ #19 Florida (3-0) (JTGOTW)
Projected Bowl: Peach Bowl vs Miami/BYU
3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-0) (down 1)
W: 27-10 vs Michigan State (2-1)
Next Week: @ Purdue (1-2)
Projected Bowl: Fiesta Bowl vs Georgia/Tennessee
4 Indiana Hoosiers (3-0) (down 1)
W: 38-0 vs Western Kentucky (0-3)
Next Week vs Northwestern (2-0)
Projected Bowl: Rose Bowl vs Ohio State/Tulsa
5 Ohio State Buckeyes (2-1) (down 1)
W: 59-3 vs Kent State (1-2)
Next Week: vs Illinois (2-1)
Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Tulsa
6 Georgia Bulldogs (3-0) (up 1)
W: 45-17 @ Arkansas (1-2)
Next Week: vs #28 Oklahoma (2-1)
Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Tennessee
7 Miami Hurricanes (3-0) (up 1)
W: 33-20 @ Wake Forest (2-1)
Next Week: vs Central Michigan (2-1)
Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs BYU
8 Alabama Crimson Tide (3-0) (up 1)
W: 50-36 vs Florida State (1-2)
Next Week: vs South Carolina (2-1)
Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Texas Tech
9 Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-0) (up 3)
W: 28-26 vs #21 Houston (2-1)
Next Week: vs Sam Houston (1-2)
Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Alabama
10 BYU Cougars (3-0) (up 1)
W: 41-23 @ Colorado State (2-1)
Next Week: Bye
Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Miami
11 Tennessee Volunteers (3-0) (up 2)
W: 42-9 vs Kennesaw State (1-2)
Next Week: vs #1 Texas (3-0)
Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Georgia
12 LSU Tigers (2-1) (down 7)
L: 24-32 @ #6 Ole Miss (3-0)
Next Week: vs #23 Texas A&M (2-1)
Projected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Iowa
13 Utah Utes (3-0) (up 1)
W: 33-0 vs Utah State (0-3)
Next Week: @ Iowa State (2-1)
Projected Bowl: Sun Bowl vs SMU
14 Penn State Nittany Lions (3-0) (up 3)
W: 55-13 vs Buffalo (1-2)
Next Week: vs Wisconsin (2-1)
Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest Bowl vs Florida
15 Michigan Wolverines (3-0) (up 1)
W: 52-17 vs UTEP (1-2)
Next Week: vs #16 Iowa (3-0)
Projected Bowl: Music City Bowl vs Kentucky
16 Iowa Hawkeyes (3-0) (up 3)
W: 55-0 vs Northern Iowa (1-2)
Next Week: @ #15 Michigan (3-0)
Projected Bowl: Duke’s Mayo Bowl vs Duke
17 USC Trojans (4-0) (down 2)
W: 42-35 vs Rutgers (0-3)
Next Week: vs #22 Oregon (2-1)
Projected Bowl: Holiday Bowl vs Pittsburgh
18 Louisville Cardinals (2-1) (up 10)
W: 41-31 vs #20 SMU (2-1)
Next Week: vs Wake Forest (2-1)
Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs Mississippi State
19 Florida Gators (3-0) (up 4)
W: 44-39 @ Auburn (2-1)
Next Week: vs #2 Ole Miss (3-0) (JTGOTW)
Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest Bowl vs Penn State
20 Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-0) (was unranked)
W: 41-34 @ #27 South Carolina (2-1)
Next Week: vs #25 Missouri (3-0)
Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs Louisville
21 Kentucky Wildcats (2-1) (was unranked)
W: 31-21 @ #10 Texas A&M (2-1)
Next Week: vs South Alabama (2-1)
Projected Bowl: Music City Bowl vs Michigan
22 Oregon Ducks (2-1) (up 4)
W: 84-0 vs Portland State (0-4)
Next Week: @ #17 USC (4-0)
Projected Bowl: Alamo Bowl vs Houston
23 Texas A&M Aggies (2-1) (down 13)
L: 21-31 vs Kentucky (2-1)
Next Week: @ #12 LSU (2-1)
Projected Bowl: Texas Bowl vs Oklahoma State
24 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-0) (up 5)
W: 42-0 vs East Texas A&M (1-3)
Next Week: @ Arkansas (1-2)
Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Ohio State
25 Missouri Tigers (3-0) (down 3)
W: 27-17 vs Troy (2-1)
Next Week: @ #20 Mississippi State (3-0)
Projected Bowl: Liberty Bowl vs Kansas State

Next 5:
#26: Washington (3-0) (down 1)
#27: Houston (2-1) (down 6)
#28: Oklahoma (2-1) (down 4)
#29: West Virginia (3-0) (was unranked)
#30: SMU (2-1) (down 10)

Fell out of T30:
Virginia (2-1) (was #18)
South Carolina (2-1) (was #27)
Boise State (2-1) (was #30)

Biggest Riser: Mississippi State (3-0) (UR -> #20)
Biggest Faller: Texas A&M (2-1) (#10 -> #23)

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