Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 21, 2026, 3:22 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Composite of human (AP/Coaches) and computer polls (FPI/Massey). Teams must be rated at least once in top 25 of a human and a computer poll. At least one ranking spot reserved for a G6 team.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns	.980
2	Georgia Bulldogs	.930
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	.910
4	Indiana Hoosiers	.890
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	.830
6	Miami Hurricanes	.790
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	.760
8	Ole Miss Rebels	.740
9	Penn State Nittany Lions	.560
10	Tennessee Volunteers	.540 (StDev .07)
11	LSU Tigers	.540 (StDev .23)
12	Texas Tech Red Raiders	.520
13	Utah Utes	.500
14	BYU Cougars	.480
15	USC Trojans	.470
16	Oregon Ducks	.420
17	Michigan Wolverines	.370
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	.320
19	Florida Gators	.290
20	Texas A&M Aggies	.240
21	Louisville Cardinals	.200
22	Oklahoma Sooners	.170
23	Mississippi State Bulldogs	.140
24	Washington Huskies	.050
25	Boise State Broncos	G5

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.01
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.11
6	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
8	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.23
9	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.51
10	Tennessee Volunteers	0.36
11	LSU Tigers	0.00
12	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
13	Utah Utes	0.00
14	BYU Cougars	-0.01
15	USC Trojans	0.00
16	Oregon Ducks	0.96
17	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
19	Florida Gators	0.00
20	Texas A&M Aggies	1.18
21	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
22	Oklahoma Sooners	1.67
23	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
24	Washington Huskies	0.00
25	Boise State Broncos	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Missouri Tigers	0.41
Duke Blue Devils	0.00
West Virginia Mountaineers	0.10
Virginia Tech Hokies	0.01

Total Score: 5.56