Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 20, 2026, 1:11 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Heavily weighted by current year performance/schedule. Looked at Undefeated teams or those with high profile loss (Ohio St, LSU).

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Indiana Hoosiers
2	Ole Miss Rebels
3	Texas Longhorns
4	Alabama Crimson Tide
5	Miami Hurricanes
6	Mississippi State Bulldogs
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
8	Florida Gators
9	Georgia Bulldogs
10	Duke Blue Devils
11	UCLA Bruins
12	USC Trojans
13	Utah Utes
14	Tennessee Volunteers
15	LSU Tigers
16	Texas Tech Red Raiders
17	Ohio State Buckeyes
18	Pittsburgh Panthers
19	Virginia Tech Hokies
20	Missouri Tigers
21	BYU Cougars
22	James Madison Dukes
23	Kansas State Wildcats
24	West Virginia Mountaineers
25	North Dakota State Bison

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Indiana Hoosiers	0.35
2	Ole Miss Rebels	0.07
3	Texas Longhorns	0.00
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.60
5	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
6	Mississippi State Bulldogs	1.43
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-0.36
8	Florida Gators	1.09
9	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
10	Duke Blue Devils	1.98
11	UCLA Bruins	2.70
12	USC Trojans	0.00
13	Utah Utes	0.00
14	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
15	LSU Tigers	0.00
16	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
17	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.62
18	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.92
19	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.47
20	Missouri Tigers	0.00
21	BYU Cougars	-1.87
22	James Madison Dukes	2.01
23	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
24	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
25	North Dakota State Bison	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Penn State Nittany Lions	1.52
Iowa Hawkeyes	1.29
Louisville Cardinals	0.87
Michigan Wolverines	0.34
Oregon Ducks	0.21

Total Score: 18.71