Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 21, 2026, 12:54 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Next Five: Washington, Pittsburgh, Oklahoma, UCLA, SMU

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3	Georgia Bulldogs	Ain't played nobody
4	Indiana Hoosiers	Ain't played nobody
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	Win @ Kentucky adds a lot of value
6	Miami Hurricanes	3-7 basically interchangeable
7	Ole Miss Rebels
8	Ohio State Buckeyes	Will move up if they beat Illinois next week
9	Utah Utes
10	LSU Tigers
11	Texas Tech Red Raiders
12	Tennessee Volunteers
13	USC Trojans
14	Penn State Nittany Lions	Ain't played nobody
15	BYU Cougars
16	Michigan Wolverines
17	Texas A&M Aggies
18	Iowa Hawkeyes
19	Kansas State Wildcats
20	Duke Blue Devils
21	Mississippi State Bulldogs
22	Florida Gators
23	Louisville Cardinals
24	Missouri Tigers
25	Oregon Ducks

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.29
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.27
6	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
7	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
8	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
9	Utah Utes	0.60
10	LSU Tigers	0.15
11	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
12	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
13	USC Trojans	0.00
14	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
15	BYU Cougars	-0.28
16	Michigan Wolverines	0.02
17	Texas A&M Aggies	2.49
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
19	Kansas State Wildcats	1.67
20	Duke Blue Devils	0.00
21	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
22	Florida Gators	0.00
23	Louisville Cardinals	-0.25
24	Missouri Tigers	0.00
25	Oregon Ducks	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
West Virginia Mountaineers	0.10
Virginia Tech Hokies	0.01

Total Score: 6.14