Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 20, 2026, 9:31 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Weighted wins, eye test, and a little bit of old-fashioned bias

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns
2	Ole Miss Rebels
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4	Georgia Bulldogs
5	Indiana Hoosiers
6	Ohio State Buckeyes
7	Miami Hurricanes
8	Alabama Crimson Tide
9	LSU Tigers
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders
11	Michigan Wolverines
12	USC Trojans
13	BYU Cougars
14	Oregon Ducks
15	Duke Blue Devils
16	Iowa Hawkeyes
17	Louisville Cardinals
18	Pittsburgh Panthers
19	Mississippi State Bulldogs
20	Tulsa Golden Hurricane
21	Utah Utes
22	Tennessee Volunteers
23	North Dakota State Bison
24	West Virginia Mountaineers
25	UCLA Bruins

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Ole Miss Rebels	0.07
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
9	LSU Tigers	0.34
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
11	Michigan Wolverines	0.95
12	USC Trojans	0.00
13	BYU Cougars	0.00
14	Oregon Ducks	1.49
15	Duke Blue Devils	0.89
16	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
17	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
18	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.92
19	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
20	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	0.77
21	Utah Utes	-0.61
22	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.88
23	North Dakota State Bison	0.13
24	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
25	UCLA Bruins	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Penn State Nittany Lions	1.52
Florida Gators	0.62
Missouri Tigers	0.41
Virginia Tech Hokies	0.01

Total Score: 9.63