Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 27, 2026, 10:25 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Gives "points" out based on margin of victory and strength of opponent. Teams are ranked by number of points accumulated, which informs the strength of opponent for another iteration. Iterated through hundreds of cycles until there is significant convergence. No preseason priors, so it's mostly a margin-of-victory metric until week 4 or 5.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2	Miami Hurricanes
3	Mississippi State Bulldogs
4	Georgia Bulldogs
5	Texas Longhorns
6	Alabama Crimson Tide
7	UCLA Bruins
8	Utah Utes
9	Indiana Hoosiers
10	Florida Gators
11	Nebraska Cornhuskers
12	James Madison Dukes
13	Ohio State Buckeyes
14	North Dakota State Bison
15	Pittsburgh Panthers
16	Iowa Hawkeyes
17	Virginia Tech Hokies
18	Duke Blue Devils
19	UMass Minutemen
20	Texas Tech Red Raiders
21	USF Bulls
22	Cincinnati Bearcats
23	BYU Cougars
24	Tennessee Volunteers
25	Penn State Nittany Lions

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.55
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.25
3	Mississippi State Bulldogs	1.53
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Texas Longhorns	-0.66
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
7	UCLA Bruins	1.50
8	Utah Utes	0.26
9	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
10	Florida Gators	-0.05
11	Nebraska Cornhuskers	2.02
12	James Madison Dukes	4.94
13	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.05
14	North Dakota State Bison	5.27
15	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.99
16	Iowa Hawkeyes	-0.01
17	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.98
18	Duke Blue Devils	0.00
19	UMass Minutemen	5.90
20	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-1.44
21	USF Bulls	3.64
22	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.00
23	BYU Cougars	-1.94
24	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.37
25	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Ole Miss Rebels	1.88
LSU Tigers	1.84
Oregon Ducks	1.38
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.40
USC Trojans	0.32
Houston Cougars	0.32

Total Score: 38.49