Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 20, 2026, 12:18 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Regular season performance and very minimal preseason bias

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Ole Miss Rebels	0.07
3	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
9	LSU Tigers	0.34
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
11	BYU Cougars	0.00
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
13	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
14	Utah Utes	0.00
15	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
16	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
17	Virginia Tech Hokies	1.04
18	Kentucky Wildcats	2.80
19	USC Trojans	-0.39
20	SMU Mustangs	0.79
21	Florida Gators	0.00
22	Missouri Tigers	0.00
23	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
24	Houston Cougars	0.00
25	Duke Blue Devils	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Michigan Wolverines	0.34
Oregon Ducks	0.21
West Virginia Mountaineers	0.10

Total Score: 6.08