Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 21, 2026, 8:33 a.m.

Overall Rationale: BYU has not played anybody even close to solid level until ND in mid October. Preseason rankings can be a joke sometimes.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2	Georgia Bulldogs
3	Texas Longhorns
4	Indiana Hoosiers
5	Miami Hurricanes
6	Ohio State Buckeyes
7	Ole Miss Rebels
8	Alabama Crimson Tide
9	Penn State Nittany Lions
10	USC Trojans
11	LSU Tigers
12	Tennessee Volunteers
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders
14	Utah Utes
15	Iowa Hawkeyes
16	Louisville Cardinals
17	Kentucky Wildcats	Kentucky beat a ranked team and even hung with Alabama at one point also.
18	Texas A&M Aggies
19	SMU Mustangs
20	Western Michigan Broncos	They beat Michigan, who barely beat a horrible Oklahoma team…
21	Michigan Wolverines
22	Missouri Tigers
23	Virginia Tech Hokies
24	Kansas State Wildcats
25	Duke Blue Devils

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.72
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.01
3	Texas Longhorns	0.00
4	Indiana Hoosiers	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	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.51
10	USC Trojans	0.00
11	LSU Tigers	0.00
12	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
14	Utah Utes	0.00
15	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
16	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
17	Kentucky Wildcats	3.33
18	Texas A&M Aggies	2.05
19	SMU Mustangs	1.20
20	Western Michigan Broncos	3.23
21	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
22	Missouri Tigers	0.00
23	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.00
24	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
25	Duke Blue Devils	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
BYU Cougars	3.20
Florida Gators	0.62
Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.44
Oregon Ducks	0.21
West Virginia Mountaineers	0.10

Total Score: 15.62