Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 20, 2026, 2:18 a.m.

Overall Rationale: I split each conference into groups based on how many losses they have and rank them accordingly (ACC 1 loss teams, American undefeateds, Pac-12 2 loss teams, etc.). I then take a certain amount of these groups that are eligible for ranking (often grouping eligible G6's and edge cases into their own larger groups) and rank them together, comparing the next available from each batch with each other. In this manner I re-rank fully every week from scratch. I rank not just the top 25, but all teams who are eligible for ranking by whatever standards I decide to set each week.

This week, all undefeateds were available for ranking, as well as a collection of the "best 1 loss teams" that I thought were worthy of consideration (Ohio State, LSU, Louisville, Kentucky, Houston, SMU, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Auburn, Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, Virginia, Maryland, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Western Michigan, Boise State, Western Michigan, New Mexico)

DROPPING OUT: #8 Texas A&M, #16 Virginia, #22 Missouri, #24 Pitt

NEXT 5 IN: Northwestern, Texas A&M, Western Michigan, Michigan, Oklahoma State

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns	-
2	Ole Miss Rebels	^9
3	Georgia Bulldogs	^4
4	Miami Hurricanes	v2
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	v1
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	-
7	Indiana Hoosiers	v2
8	BYU Cougars	^1
9	Utah Utes	^1
10	LSU Tigers	v7
11	Alabama Crimson Tide	^1
12	Florida Gators	^2
13	Mississippi State Bulldogs	^6
14	Virginia Tech Hokies	^3
15	Louisville Cardinals	NR
16	Texas Tech Red Raiders	^9
17	Tennessee Volunteers	v2
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	-
19	Penn State Nittany Lions	^1
20	Kentucky Wildcats	NR
21	SMU Mustangs	^2
22	USC Trojans	v9
23	UCLA Bruins	v2
24	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	NR
25	Houston Cougars	NR

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Ole Miss Rebels	0.07
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
8	BYU Cougars	0.08
9	Utah Utes	0.60
10	LSU Tigers	0.15
11	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.19
12	Florida Gators	0.38
13	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.25
14	Virginia Tech Hokies	1.89
15	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
16	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
17	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
19	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.07
20	Kentucky Wildcats	1.74
21	SMU Mustangs	0.39
22	USC Trojans	-1.00
23	UCLA Bruins	0.00
24	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	0.00
25	Houston Cougars	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Michigan Wolverines	0.34
Missouri Tigers	0.41
Oregon Ducks	0.21
Duke Blue Devils	0.00
West Virginia Mountaineers	0.10

Total Score: 7.86