Select-Edge-3262 Ballot for 2026 Week 5
Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 27, 2026, 11:54 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Texas remains at #1 with a tough road win over my Vols.😠Despite their best efforts to lose, I have to give them props for winning at the mighty Neyland. Georgia looks incredible and is a very close 2nd.
3-5 are very close to me. I leave them the same order as last week as Notre Dame has stomped all their opponents (despite not playin' nobody Pawl, although the Badgers might now have something to say about that.) Ohio State looks solid with their only loss close/on the road/@#1 with Miami behind them as we've seen some struggles from the Canes.
Bama finally truly proved themselves to me, Florida jumps ALL the way up to 7 because everyone below them either has a loss or hasn't fully proven themselves yet, but Florida is very susceptible to change a lot for right now. Indiana survived and Utah still looks decent (and close to BYU still) to me.
Hard for me to drop Ole Miss too much but they're loss pushes them back to #11 and LSU to #12, despite the Tigers dominating A&M (because I think TAMU was never all that good to begin with going into this week).
My Vols 💀 and Tech stay put as I think they both looked to be exactly their rankings based on their respective matchups.
Iowa moves up with a tough last-second road win, despite the team they beat being unranked. The Cowbell People get another boost after a hard fought ranked victory (congrats to them honestly).
UCLA and Duke destroyed their oppenents so jump up a good bit, Missouri and Houston essentially switch spots despite opposite results because of HOW they both looked, and Nebraska sneaks in between them after a road Spartan beat down.
JMU finally joins, Va Tech drops a bit, OKSU finally joins too, followed by Oregon joining back for the first time since Week 2.
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Louisville, Penn State, and USC drop out after all losing to unranked opponents at home, but all stay in the top-35. And I'll admit I was wrong about Kansas State 🙄
I will NOT admit I was wrong about having yet to rank both Michigan and SMU BECAUSE THEY KEEP PROVING ME RIGHT WITH POOR PERFORMANCES AND NO GOOD WINS.
I do think it's important note that Boise State moved up a bit despite not making my top-35 as they could quickly be my top G6 team.
And finally WE'RE SO CLOSE TO RANKED UMASS I REALLY HOPE THEY CAN DO IT!!!
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Longhorns
|
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| 2 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
|
| 3 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
|
| 4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
|
| 5 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
+1 |
| 6 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
+5 |
| 7 |
Florida Gators
|
+13 |
| 8 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
-1 |
| 9 |
Utah Utes
|
-1 |
| 10 |
BYU Cougars
|
-1 |
| 11 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
-6 |
| 12 |
LSU Tigers
|
-2 |
| 13 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
|
| 14 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
|
| 15 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
+1 |
| 16 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
+3 |
| 17 |
UCLA Bruins
|
+8 |
| 18 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
+6 |
| 19 |
Missouri Tigers
|
+3 |
| 20 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
+15 (NR) |
| 21 |
Houston Cougars
|
-3 |
| 22 |
James Madison Dukes
|
+6 (NR) |
| 23 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
-2 |
| 24 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
+16 (NR) |
| 25 |
Oregon Ducks
|
+16 (NR) - 26. Louisville 27. SMU 28. UMass 29. Cincinnati 30. NDSU 31. USC 32. Wake Forest 33. Wisconsin 34. Northwestern 35. Penn State Dropped: (12) Louisville, (15) Penn State, (17) USC, (23) Kansas State |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.09 |
| 5 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Florida Gators
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.78 |
| 14 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
UCLA Bruins
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Missouri Tigers
|
5.73 |
| 20 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Houston Cougars
|
0.01 |
| 22 |
James Madison Dukes
|
0.39 |
| 23 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Oregon Ducks
|
-1.15 |
USC Trojans
Pittsburgh Panthers