Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 20, 2026, 9:21 p.m.

Overall Rationale: SEC:8 teams, ACC:6 teams, BigXll:5 teams, B1G:5 teams, Independent:1 team

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ole Miss Rebels	Up 2 - two great wins
2	Indiana Hoosiers	Down 1 - Ole Miss earned it
3	Texas Longhorns	Up 3
4	Miami Hurricanes	Down 2 - good, not great wins
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
6	Utah Utes	Up 5 - beat Arkansas better than UGA
7	Georgia Bulldogs
8	Louisville Cardinals	Up 9 - ranked win, close loss to #1
9	LSU Tigers	Down 5 - lost to #1
10	Ohio State Buckeyes	Down 2 - haven't beaten anyone
11	Iowa Hawkeyes	Up 1
12	Alabama Crimson Tide	Up 1
13	BYU Cougars	Down 4 - other teams look better
14	Duke Blue Devils	Up 1
15	Texas Tech Red Raiders	Up 5 - good win
16	Mississippi State Bulldogs	Up 7 - has two good wins
17	Tennessee Volunteers	Up 1
18	Pittsburgh Panthers	Up 6 - has two good wins
19	UCLA Bruins	NR - two good wins
20	West Virginia Mountaineers	NR - good win
21	Houston Cougars	Down 5 - lost close to #15
22	SMU Mustangs	Down 3 - lost to #8
23	Virginia Tech Hokies	NR
24	Northwestern Wildcats	NR
25	Florida Gators	NR

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ole Miss Rebels	0.37
2	Indiana Hoosiers	0.16
3	Texas Longhorns	0.00
4	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
6	Utah Utes	1.27
7	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
8	Louisville Cardinals	1.38
9	LSU Tigers	0.34
10	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
11	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.92
12	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.52
13	BYU Cougars	0.00
14	Duke Blue Devils	1.11
15	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
16	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
17	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
18	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.92
19	UCLA Bruins	0.49
20	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.19
21	Houston Cougars	0.77
22	SMU Mustangs	0.00
23	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.00
24	Northwestern Wildcats	0.20
25	Florida Gators	-0.44

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
USC Trojans	1.82
Penn State Nittany Lions	1.52
Michigan Wolverines	0.34
Missouri Tigers	0.41
Oregon Ducks	0.21

Total Score: 13.39