Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 20, 2026, 6:17 p.m.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.72
2	Texas Longhorns	0.00
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.92
4	Pittsburgh Panthers	5.11
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	1.34
6	Michigan Wolverines	1.88
7	Mississippi State Bulldogs	1.27
8	Florida Gators	1.09
9	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.53
10	UCLA Bruins	2.97
11	Virginia Tech Hokies	2.75
12	Miami Hurricanes	-1.12
13	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
14	James Madison Dukes	8.87
15	Duke Blue Devils	0.89
16	Kansas State Wildcats	3.01
17	LSU Tigers	0.00
18	BYU Cougars	-1.08
19	USC Trojans	-0.39
20	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.42
21	Indiana Hoosiers	-1.92
22	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
23	Utah Utes	-1.06
24	Maryland Terrapins	1.17
25	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Georgia Bulldogs	3.28
Texas Tech Red Raiders	2.17
Iowa Hawkeyes	1.29
Louisville Cardinals	0.87
Missouri Tigers	0.41
Oregon Ducks	0.21

Total Score: 46.74