Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 20, 2026, 11:15 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Teams are ranked by using Punt & Rally’s 2026 Conference Team Talent Rating (https://www.puntandrally.com/viewconferencetalentratings.php). Teams are then broke into tiers based on how many losses they have (undefeated, one-loss, two-loss, etc). I rank the highest ranked teams based on their win/loss tier.

Author’s Note: Punt & Rally’s Conference Team Talent Ranking seems more accurate than their dedicated roster talent breakdown page. I want a talent composite that combines both recruiting and transfer portal additions. This seems to be the only free one I can find. If you can find a better/more accurate one, I am all ears.

• Ballot
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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs	1291 | 3-0
2	Texas Longhorns	1195 | 3-0
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1193 | 3-0
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	1082 | 3-0
5	Miami Hurricanes	1073 | 3-0
6	USC Trojans	1053 | 4-0
7	Ole Miss Rebels	1030 | 3-0
8	Tennessee Volunteers	1028 | 3-0
9	Michigan Wolverines	1017 | 3-0
10	Florida Gators	982 | 3-0
11	Virginia Tech Hokies	973 | 3-0
12	Nebraska Cornhuskers	924 | 3-0
13	Washington Huskies	909 | 3-0
14	Mississippi State Bulldogs	905 | 3-0
15	Texas Tech Red Raiders	904 | 3-0
16	Missouri Tigers	899 | 3-0
17	UCLA Bruins	879 | 3-0
18	West Virginia Mountaineers	873 | 3-0
19	Penn State Nittany Lions	858 | 3-0
20	Northwestern Wildcats	850 | 2-0
21	Iowa Hawkeyes	834 | 3-0
22	Vanderbilt Commodores	819 | 3-0
23	Kansas State Wildcats	798 | 3-0
24	Pittsburgh Panthers	772 | 3-0
25	BYU Cougars	764 | 3-0

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.20
2	Texas Longhorns	0.00
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.60
5	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
6	USC Trojans	0.77
7	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
8	Tennessee Volunteers	0.82
9	Michigan Wolverines	1.32
10	Florida Gators	0.73
11	Virginia Tech Hokies	2.75
12	Nebraska Cornhuskers	10.16
13	Washington Huskies	4.24
14	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.08
15	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
16	Missouri Tigers	0.67
17	UCLA Bruins	1.04
18	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.79
19	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.07
20	Northwestern Wildcats	3.25
21	Iowa Hawkeyes	-0.05
22	Vanderbilt Commodores	1.41
23	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
24	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00
25	BYU Cougars	-2.93

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Indiana Hoosiers	2.86
Ohio State Buckeyes	2.29
LSU Tigers	1.51
Utah Utes	1.73
Louisville Cardinals	0.87
Oregon Ducks	0.21
Duke Blue Devils	0.00

Total Score: 41.36