Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 21, 2026, 3:28 p.m.

Overall Rationale: My ballot starts as a strict computer power ranking. Over the course of the season, it weights resume more and more against the power ranking in an attempt to predict or replicate how the committee may make their selections.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.72
2	Texas Longhorns	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.27
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
8	Tennessee Volunteers	0.82
9	USC Trojans	0.15
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
11	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.09
12	Ole Miss Rebels	-1.43
13	LSU Tigers	0.00
14	Utah Utes	0.00
15	Florida Gators	0.00
16	Oregon Ducks	0.96
17	BYU Cougars	-0.81
18	Texas A&M Aggies	2.05
19	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
20	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
21	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
22	Oklahoma Sooners	1.67
23	Louisville Cardinals	-0.25
24	Missouri Tigers	0.00
25	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00

Omissions:

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

Total Score: 9.34