Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 20, 2026, 6:39 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Eyeball test mixed with results. No points for beating FCS. Little for smacking bad teams. I do carry over from previous year through first half of this year.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.29
3	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
9	BYU Cougars	0.00
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
11	USC Trojans	0.00
12	LSU Tigers	0.00
13	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
14	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
15	Utah Utes	0.00
16	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
18	Oregon Ducks	0.43
19	Missouri Tigers	0.00
20	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
21	Florida Gators	0.00
22	SMU Mustangs	0.00
23	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
24	Houston Cougars	0.00
25	Washington Huskies	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Duke Blue Devils	0.00
West Virginia Mountaineers	0.10
Virginia Tech Hokies	0.01

Total Score: 0.83