Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 27, 2026, 9:06 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Roughly same as last year. More losses you have the farther down you go, however not fully up to that standard and head to head with same amount of losses maters a lot.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns	+0
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	+1
3	Georgia Bulldogs	+2
4	Miami Hurricanes	+2
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	+2
6	Florida Gators	+10
7	Indiana Hoosiers	-5
8	Ohio State Buckeyes	+0
9	BYU Cougars	+1
10	Iowa Hawkeyes	+1
11	Mississippi State Bulldogs	+15 (NR Last week Just outside)
12	Ole Miss Rebels	-8
13	LSU Tigers	-4
14	Utah Utes	+0
15	SMU Mustangs	+3
16	Texas Tech Red Raiders	+3
17	Houston Cougars	+5
18	Cincinnati Bearcats	+16 (NR Last Week)
19	Nebraska Cornhuskers	+19 (NR Last Week)
20	Missouri Tigers	-8
21	Auburn Tigers	+18 (NR Last Week)
22	Michigan Wolverines	-2
23	Boise State Broncos	+2 (Best G6 Team)
24	Arizona Wildcats	+3
25	Tennessee Volunteers	-2

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	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
8	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
9	BYU Cougars	0.00
10	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.25
11	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
12	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
13	LSU Tigers	0.00
14	Utah Utes	0.00
15	SMU Mustangs	4.03
16	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-0.37
17	Houston Cougars	1.48
18	Cincinnati Bearcats	1.07
19	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.08
20	Missouri Tigers	4.73
21	Auburn Tigers	2.33
22	Michigan Wolverines	2.20
23	Boise State Broncos	0.00
24	Arizona Wildcats	1.21
25	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.61

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oregon Ducks	1.38
UCLA Bruins	0.72
Duke Blue Devils	0.39
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.40
USC Trojans	0.32
Pittsburgh Panthers	0.13
Virginia Tech Hokies	0.06

Total Score: 21.90