Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 22, 2026, 9:30 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Big 12 Bias - anecdotal resume ranking based on pre-season expectations. It’s week 4 so transitive wins still very much matter (for now). If resume is tied, will then defer to a power rank between only those 2 teams.

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ole Miss Rebels
2	Texas Longhorns
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4	Alabama Crimson Tide
5	Mississippi State Bulldogs
6	Miami Hurricanes
7	West Virginia Mountaineers
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders
9	UCLA Bruins
10	BYU Cougars
11	Tulsa Golden Hurricane
12	Northwestern Wildcats
13	Duke Blue Devils
14	Western Michigan Broncos
15	Michigan Wolverines
16	Florida Gators
17	USC Trojans
18	Virginia Tech Hokies
19	Kansas State Wildcats
20	Tennessee Volunteers
21	Georgia Bulldogs
22	Utah Utes
23	North Dakota State Bison
24	Ohio State Buckeyes
25	Pittsburgh Panthers

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ole Miss Rebels	0.37
2	Texas Longhorns	0.00
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.60
5	Mississippi State Bulldogs	1.60
6	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
7	West Virginia Mountaineers	4.08
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.26
9	UCLA Bruins	3.25
10	BYU Cougars	0.00
11	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	4.03
12	Northwestern Wildcats	9.36
13	Duke Blue Devils	1.33
14	Western Michigan Broncos	7.80
15	Michigan Wolverines	0.21
16	Florida Gators	0.00
17	USC Trojans	0.00
18	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.76
19	Kansas State Wildcats	1.67
20	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.42
21	Georgia Bulldogs	-2.28
22	Utah Utes	-0.83
23	North Dakota State Bison	0.13
24	Ohio State Buckeyes	-1.92
25	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Indiana Hoosiers	2.86
LSU Tigers	1.51
Penn State Nittany Lions	1.52
Iowa Hawkeyes	1.29
Louisville Cardinals	0.87
Missouri Tigers	0.41
Oregon Ducks	0.21

Total Score: 49.58