Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Sept. 20, 2026, 4:39 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Program compares teams using Transitivity Score by summing the amount of teams that can be expected to be beaten and subtracts the amount of teams that can be expected to be losses. SOS and Differential scores used as tiebreakers which become more relevant as season goes on. Poll only uses win loss data and scores form current season so strange early season rankings are expected. Plots: https://imgur.com/a/HZJpfjl Data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQS0XIOuh_Um4mbWqRrpl4_TIw66nd50MhYcyC_gDIAMbWc7Igu66WgkxlY59FGUGH1PJcG3kVvHIVd/pubhtml?gid=602934990&single=true
Team Example(2026 week 4):
#24 Oregon has wins over [Boise State] 34-27 and Portland State (FCS teams excluded from data). Boise State has a win over [Memphis] who has wins over [UNLV] and [Arkansas State] who have wins over [Hawaii] who has a win over [New Mexico State]. Oregon has a loss to [Oklahoma State] 31-39 who has a loss to [Tulane].
Oregon’s Transitivity Score is 4 (6 teams - 2 teams)
Oregon’s SOS score is 0 (Boise has 1 win - Oklahoma State has 1 loss)
Oregon’s differential is -1 (7 point win and 8 point loss)
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.37 |
| 2 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
3.72 |
| 3 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.60 |
| 5 |
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
|
6.20 |
| 6 |
USC Trojans
|
0.77 |
| 7 |
Florida Gators
|
1.27 |
| 8 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
-0.79 |
| 9 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
1.32 |
| 10 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.30 |
| 11 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
-0.82 |
| 12 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
4.80 |
| 13 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
11.83 |
| 14 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
0.08 |
| 15 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
1.52 |
| 17 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
-1.17 |
| 18 |
BYU Cougars
|
-1.08 |
| 19 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
0.47 |
| 20 |
UCLA Bruins
|
0.21 |
| 21 |
North Dakota State Bison
|
1.09 |
| 22 |
UTSA Roadrunners
|
3.24 |
| 23 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
1.12 |
| 24 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
0.00 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Georgia Bulldogs
|
3.28 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
2.29 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
2.17 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
1.79 |
Utah Utes
|
1.73 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
1.29 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.87 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.41 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
|
0.10 |
Total Score: 56.71