Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 21, 2026, 4:24 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Dropped from last week: SMU #12 -> 43, LSU #13 -> 33, USF #17 -> 28, Vanderbilt #23 -> 30, Wake Forest #24 -> 66, Virginia #25 -> 50; Biggest Rise: Oklahoma State #117 -> 70 (+47); Biggest drop: Georgia State #59 -> 102 and North Texas #61 -> 104 (-43)

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	LW: #1
2	BYU Cougars	LW: #6
3	Ole Miss Rebels	LW: #10
4	Miami Hurricanes	LW: #9
5	Texas Longhorns	LW: #3
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	LW: #4
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	LW: #16
8	Georgia Bulldogs	LW: #8
9	USC Trojans	LW: #7
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	LW: #11
11	Penn State Nittany Lions	LW: #15
12	Indiana Hoosiers	LW: #2
13	Oregon Ducks	LW: #19
14	Utah Utes	LW: #14
15	Michigan Wolverines	LW: #20
16	Mississippi State Bulldogs	LW: #43
17	Duke Blue Devils	LW: #21
18	Northwestern Wildcats	LW: #48
19	Oklahoma Sooners	LW: #33
20	Pittsburgh Panthers	LW: #22
21	Missouri Tigers	LW: #18
22	Texas A&M Aggies	LW: #5
23	James Madison Dukes	LW: #27
24	Iowa Hawkeyes	LW: #26
25	Tennessee Volunteers	LW: #28

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.72
2	BYU Cougars	1.67
3	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
4	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
5	Texas Longhorns	-0.69
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
8	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
9	USC Trojans	0.15
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
11	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.09
12	Indiana Hoosiers	-0.23
13	Oregon Ducks	1.76
14	Utah Utes	0.00
15	Michigan Wolverines	0.21
16	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
17	Duke Blue Devils	0.46
18	Northwestern Wildcats	4.78
19	Oklahoma Sooners	3.97
20	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.33
21	Missouri Tigers	0.00
22	Texas A&M Aggies	0.30
23	James Madison Dukes	1.16
24	Iowa Hawkeyes	-0.79
25	Tennessee Volunteers	-1.57

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
LSU Tigers	1.51
Louisville Cardinals	0.87
Florida Gators	0.62
West Virginia Mountaineers	0.10
Virginia Tech Hokies	0.01

Total Score: 21.98