Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 22, 2026, 10:26 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Computer poll that emphasizes W/L and SOS. It also aims to limit poll inertia, counting every game the same. No preseason rankings, only based on stats from the games. Teams are assigned a normalized score compared to the top team (which is 1000). Full rankings at https://alexjcode.com/johnsonIndex.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Florida Gators	1000
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	987
3	Miami Hurricanes	958
4	Mississippi State Bulldogs	955
5	Texas Longhorns	950
6	Northwestern Wildcats	945
7	Ole Miss Rebels	941
8	Iowa Hawkeyes	934
9	Alabama Crimson Tide	930
10	BYU Cougars	925
11	USC Trojans	924
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	923
13	Michigan Wolverines	906
14	Duke Blue Devils	905
15	Virginia Tech Hokies	904
16	Pittsburgh Panthers	888
17	West Virginia Mountaineers	888
18	Indiana Hoosiers	883
19	Nebraska Cornhuskers	883
20	UCLA Bruins	878
21	Utah Utes	876
22	Texas Tech Red Raiders	875
23	Cincinnati Bearcats	870
24	Georgia Bulldogs	856
25	Missouri Tigers	853

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Florida Gators	2.34
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.29
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.01
4	Mississippi State Bulldogs	1.77
5	Texas Longhorns	-0.69
6	Northwestern Wildcats	13.95
7	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
8	Iowa Hawkeyes	1.66
9	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
10	BYU Cougars	0.00
11	USC Trojans	0.00
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
13	Michigan Wolverines	0.58
14	Duke Blue Devils	1.11
15	Virginia Tech Hokies	1.61
16	Pittsburgh Panthers	1.52
17	West Virginia Mountaineers	1.09
18	Indiana Hoosiers	-1.36
19	Nebraska Cornhuskers	4.41
20	UCLA Bruins	0.21
21	Utah Utes	-0.61
22	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-1.29
23	Cincinnati Bearcats	1.69
24	Georgia Bulldogs	-2.88
25	Missouri Tigers	-0.15

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Ohio State Buckeyes	2.29
LSU Tigers	1.51
Tennessee Volunteers	1.79
Louisville Cardinals	0.87
Oregon Ducks	0.21

Total Score: 45.89