Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 20, 2026, 11:28 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Early season gets a ton of volatility in the ballots as we figure out who is actually good and who is actually trash. Expect wild swings until about halfway into the season.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ole Miss Rebels
2	Texas Longhorns
3	Mississippi State Bulldogs
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
5	Miami Hurricanes
6	Alabama Crimson Tide
7	Florida Gators
8	Ohio State Buckeyes
9	LSU Tigers
10	Louisville Cardinals
11	Georgia Bulldogs
12	Utah Utes
13	BYU Cougars
14	Virginia Tech Hokies
15	West Virginia Mountaineers
16	UCLA Bruins
17	Iowa Hawkeyes
18	SMU Mustangs
19	Tennessee Volunteers
20	Duke Blue Devils
21	Texas Tech Red Raiders
22	Kentucky Wildcats
23	Indiana Hoosiers
24	USC Trojans
25	Texas A&M Aggies

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ole Miss Rebels	0.37
2	Texas Longhorns	0.00
3	Mississippi State Bulldogs	1.94
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
5	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
7	Florida Gators	1.27
8	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
9	LSU Tigers	0.34
10	Louisville Cardinals	0.96
11	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.29
12	Utah Utes	0.00
13	BYU Cougars	0.00
14	Virginia Tech Hokies	1.89
15	West Virginia Mountaineers	1.69
16	UCLA Bruins	1.32
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
18	SMU Mustangs	1.61
19	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.19
20	Duke Blue Devils	0.00
21	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-1.08
22	Kentucky Wildcats	0.68
23	Indiana Hoosiers	-2.30
24	USC Trojans	-1.41
25	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Penn State Nittany Lions	1.52
Michigan Wolverines	0.34
Missouri Tigers	0.41
Oregon Ducks	0.21

Total Score: 19.81