Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 20, 2026, 7:31 p.m.

Overall Rationale: The JB Rankings from https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/12nja3j/ranking_the_top_131_fbs_programs_of_the_last_40/ make their way to the r/CFB Poll for the 4th straight year! The JB Rankings are a computer model that, in a nutshell, gives you points for a win, takes away points for a loss, and divides your cumulative score by log(games played + 1). So every team starts out with 0 resume points which go up/down depending on how they play during the year. For each game, opponent record, opponent conference, at what point in the season the game was played, and scoring margin are taken into account. The model rewards you for playing a tough schedule. If you beat a great team, you get a lot of points. If you lose to a great team, you only lose a few points. If you beat a bad team, you only get a few points. If you lose to a bad team, you lose a lot of points. Please PM me with any questions or complaints!

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2	Mississippi State Bulldogs
3	USC Trojans
4	Ole Miss Rebels
5	Texas Longhorns
6	Florida Gators
7	BYU Cougars
8	Michigan Wolverines
9	Alabama Crimson Tide
10	UCLA Bruins
11	Miami Hurricanes
12	Pittsburgh Panthers
13	Duke Blue Devils
14	Penn State Nittany Lions
15	Virginia Tech Hokies
16	Texas Tech Red Raiders
17	Cincinnati Bearcats
18	Missouri Tigers
19	Iowa Hawkeyes
20	Northwestern Wildcats
21	West Virginia Mountaineers
22	Tulsa Golden Hurricane
23	Vanderbilt Commodores
24	James Madison Dukes
25	North Dakota State Bison

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.72
2	Mississippi State Bulldogs	2.11
3	USC Trojans	1.38
4	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
5	Texas Longhorns	-0.69
6	Florida Gators	1.45
7	BYU Cougars	0.34
8	Michigan Wolverines	1.51
9	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
10	UCLA Bruins	2.97
11	Miami Hurricanes	-0.82
12	Pittsburgh Panthers	2.72
13	Duke Blue Devils	1.33
14	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
15	Virginia Tech Hokies	1.61
16	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
17	Cincinnati Bearcats	7.69
18	Missouri Tigers	0.15
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
20	Northwestern Wildcats	3.25
21	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
22	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	0.05
23	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.72
24	James Madison Dukes	0.30
25	North Dakota State Bison	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Georgia Bulldogs	3.28
Indiana Hoosiers	2.86
Ohio State Buckeyes	2.29
LSU Tigers	1.51
Tennessee Volunteers	1.79
Utah Utes	1.73
Louisville Cardinals	0.87
Oregon Ducks	0.21

Total Score: 44.36