Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 27, 2026, 11:08 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Bradley-Terry rankings for the expected end-of-season win totals; Pr[A beats B] = 0.5+0.5*tanh(rA-rB). Prediction model is a hybrid Kalman filter, driven by the win margin of each game.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns	2.419 [10.10-1.90]
2	Georgia Bulldogs	2.375 [10.21-1.79]
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	2.370 [9.99-2.01]
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2.239 [11.25-0.75]
5	Florida Gators	2.040 [8.84-3.16]
6	LSU Tigers	1.989 [8.33-3.67]
7	Miami Hurricanes	1.973 [10.64-1.36]
8	Utah Utes	1.930 [10.94-1.06]
9	Indiana Hoosiers	1.882 [10.80-1.20]
10	Ole Miss Rebels	1.877 [7.63-4.37]
11	Mississippi State Bulldogs	1.786 [7.66-4.34]
12	Ohio State Buckeyes	1.749 [9.13-2.87]
13	Tennessee Volunteers	1.734 [7.77-4.23]
14	Auburn Tigers	1.624 [6.46-5.54]
15	Kentucky Wildcats	1.524 [6.81-5.19]
16	Vanderbilt Commodores	1.472 [6.02-5.98]
17	Texas A&M Aggies	1.460 [6.68-5.32]
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	1.440 [9.37-2.63]
19	Texas Tech Red Raiders	1.429 [10.15-1.85]
20	Oregon Ducks	1.398 [9.03-2.97]
21	Oklahoma Sooners	1.373 [5.68-6.32]
22	BYU Cougars	1.362 [8.44-3.56]
23	Missouri Tigers	1.282 [5.67-6.33]
24	Pittsburgh Panthers	1.192 [9.39-2.61]
25	South Carolina Gamecocks	1.126 [5.01-6.99]

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.60
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
5	Florida Gators	0.00
6	LSU Tigers	1.01
7	Miami Hurricanes	-0.13
8	Utah Utes	0.26
9	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
10	Ole Miss Rebels	0.09
11	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
12	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
13	Tennessee Volunteers	0.78
14	Auburn Tigers	7.54
15	Kentucky Wildcats	3.76
16	Vanderbilt Commodores	9.16
17	Texas A&M Aggies	8.09
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	-0.60
19	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-1.17
20	Oregon Ducks	0.00
21	Oklahoma Sooners	4.17
22	BYU Cougars	-1.70
23	Missouri Tigers	1.73
24	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00
25	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.25

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
UCLA Bruins	0.72
Duke Blue Devils	0.39
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.40
USC Trojans	0.32
Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.11
Houston Cougars	0.32
Virginia Tech Hokies	0.06

Total Score: 43.35