Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 27, 2026, 2:21 a.m.

Overall Rationale: This is my first ballot so I stayed loyal to the Week 4 AP and the Reddit rankings. I checked the scores to verify how the "runners up" did as I got to the bottom and kind of played around by comparing the strength in their schedules. Teams like Wake Forest drew my attention because their victory over ranked Louisville. Florida blowing out Ole Miss also complicated this first ballot of mine. No computer was used so this is strictly my vibes based idea for a ballot.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3	Georgia Bulldogs
4	Miami Hurricanes
5	Alabama Crimson Tide
6	Florida Gators
7	Ohio State Buckeyes
8	BYU Cougars
9	LSU Tigers
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders
11	Indiana Hoosiers
12	Ole Miss Rebels
13	Utah Utes
14	Mississippi State Bulldogs
15	Oregon Ducks
16	Iowa Hawkeyes
17	Tennessee Volunteers
18	Kentucky Wildcats
19	Oklahoma State Cowboys
20	Houston Cougars
21	USC Trojans
22	SMU Mustangs
23	Michigan Wolverines
24	Virginia Tech Hokies
25	Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.12
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
6	Florida Gators	0.00
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
8	BYU Cougars	0.16
9	LSU Tigers	0.36
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
11	Indiana Hoosiers	-0.26
12	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
13	Utah Utes	0.00
14	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
15	Oregon Ducks	0.00
16	Iowa Hawkeyes	-0.01
17	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
18	Kentucky Wildcats	2.32
19	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
20	Houston Cougars	0.38
21	USC Trojans	0.00
22	SMU Mustangs	0.43
23	Michigan Wolverines	1.31
24	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.00
25	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
UCLA Bruins	0.72
Duke Blue Devils	0.39
Pittsburgh Panthers	0.13
Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.11

Total Score: 6.69