Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 27, 2026, 9:39 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Week 5 & we know who's good & who's all hype. Major moves this week as I looked at everyone's complete resume & ignored past polls. I still expect things to shift a lot more in subsequent weeks.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Florida Gators	0.84
3	Mississippi State Bulldogs	1.53
4	Iowa Hawkeyes	2.02
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
6	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.80
7	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.33
8	Utah Utes	0.26
9	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
10	Miami Hurricanes	-1.25
11	LSU Tigers	0.00
12	Oregon Ducks	0.33
13	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.05
14	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
15	Oklahoma State Cowboys	1.00
16	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-4.33
17	Kentucky Wildcats	2.80
18	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
19	BYU Cougars	-0.98
20	Missouri Tigers	4.73
21	Houston Cougars	0.01
22	SMU Mustangs	0.43
23	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.00
24	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.00
25	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
UCLA Bruins	0.72
Duke Blue Devils	0.39
USC Trojans	0.32
Pittsburgh Panthers	0.13
Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.11

Total Score: 23.36