Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 27, 2026, 11:09 a.m.

Overall Rationale: 2026 Bakonyalgo: https://bakonyalgo.com/ Original Methodology: https://old.reddit.com/r/CFBAnalysis/comments/jfp3uk/2020_full_11000_rankings/ This is a hybrid poll that is informed heavily by Bakonyalgo, but takes record into account. All undefeated teams ranked ahead of all teams with losses. Top 5 best in conference automatically ranked to reflect CFP preferences.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	92.287
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	92.003
3	Georgia Bulldogs	90.097
4	Texas Longhorns	89.400
5	Florida Gators	87.502
6	Nebraska Cornhuskers	84.870
7	Indiana Hoosiers	84.686
8	Utah Utes	84.618
9	Mississippi State Bulldogs	83.642
10	UCLA Bruins	83.585
11	Iowa Hawkeyes	82.928
12	Miami Hurricanes	82.651
13	BYU Cougars	81.926
14	Duke Blue Devils	79.458
15	Virginia Tech Hokies	79.340
16	Texas Tech Red Raiders	79.280
17	Cincinnati Bearcats	78.867
18	Pittsburgh Panthers	78.662
19	North Dakota State Bison	71.840
20	James Madison Dukes	71.209
21	USF Bulls	68.682
22	Montana State Bobcats	64.951
23	UMass Minutemen	64.813
24	LSU Tigers	89.775
25	Ohio State Buckeyes	89.005

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.55
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.99
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Texas Longhorns	-0.19
5	Florida Gators	0.00
6	Nebraska Cornhuskers	3.22
7	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
8	Utah Utes	0.26
9	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.27
10	UCLA Bruins	0.91
11	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
12	Miami Hurricanes	-2.00
13	BYU Cougars	0.00
14	Duke Blue Devils	0.69
15	Virginia Tech Hokies	1.55
16	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-0.37
17	Cincinnati Bearcats	1.39
18	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.28
19	North Dakota State Bison	2.46
20	James Madison Dukes	1.30
21	USF Bulls	3.64
22	Montana State Bobcats	3.23
23	UMass Minutemen	1.90
24	LSU Tigers	-1.41
25	Ohio State Buckeyes	-2.23

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Ole Miss Rebels	1.88
Oregon Ducks	1.38
Tennessee Volunteers	0.85
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.40
USC Trojans	0.32
Houston Cougars	0.32

Total Score: 34.00