Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 22, 2026, 7:02 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Combo of human and computer polls plus my own judgment

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	(+1)
2	Texas Longhorns	(+3) Still lots of noise through early season games
3	Indiana Hoosiers	(-2) Still lots of noise through early season games
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	(-1)
5	Miami Hurricanes	(-1)
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	(+1)
7	Georgia Bulldogs	(-1)
8	Ole Miss Rebels	(+5) Only team with 2 ranked wins so far
9	Penn State Nittany Lions	(+5)
10	Utah Utes	(+1)
11	USC Trojans	(-2)
12	Michigan Wolverines	(+5)
13	BYU Cougars	(-3)
14	Texas Tech Red Raiders	(+1)
15	LSU Tigers	(-3)
16	Iowa Hawkeyes	(+4)
17	Oregon Ducks	(-1)
18	Tennessee Volunteers	(+1)
19	Florida Gators	(NR)
20	Texas A&M Aggies	(-12)
21	Louisville Cardinals	(NR)
22	Oklahoma Sooners	(0)
23	Kansas State Wildcats	(+1)
24	Mississippi State Bulldogs	(NR)
25	Nebraska Cornhuskers	(NR) Next up: #26 Duke

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.72
2	Texas Longhorns	0.00
3	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.29
5	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
7	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
8	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.23
9	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.51
10	Utah Utes	0.37
11	USC Trojans	0.00
12	Michigan Wolverines	0.77
13	BYU Cougars	0.00
14	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
15	LSU Tigers	0.00
16	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
17	Oregon Ducks	0.69
18	Tennessee Volunteers	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	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
24	Mississippi State Bulldogs	-0.11
25	Nebraska Cornhuskers	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: 7.06