Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 27, 2026, 11:37 a.m.

Overall Rationale: emphasize wins & resume over preseason or prior week’s rankings

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns	+1
2	Georgia Bulldogs	+1
3	Indiana Hoosiers	-2
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	—
5	Miami Hurricanes	+1
6	Texas Tech Red Raiders	+1
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	+6
8	Duke Blue Devils	+1
9	BYU Cougars	+1
10	LSU Tigers	+5
11	Iowa Hawkeyes	+7
12	Alabama Crimson Tide	+4
13	Utah Utes	+7
14	Florida Gators	NR
15	Ole Miss Rebels	-10
16	Oregon Ducks	NR
17	Tennessee Volunteers	-6
18	James Madison Dukes	+3
19	Pittsburgh Panthers	+6
20	Mississippi State Bulldogs	NR
21	USC Trojans	-13
22	Oklahoma State Cowboys	NR
23	Virginia Tech Hokies	NR
24	Cincinnati Bearcats	NR
25	UCLA Bruins	NR

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Indiana Hoosiers	0.12
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
5	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
6	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.80
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
8	Duke Blue Devils	1.98
9	BYU Cougars	0.00
10	LSU Tigers	0.14
11	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
12	Alabama Crimson Tide	-1.37
13	Utah Utes	0.00
14	Florida Gators	-1.25
15	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
16	Oregon Ducks	0.00
17	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
18	James Madison Dukes	2.21
19	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.04
20	Mississippi State Bulldogs	-0.54
21	USC Trojans	0.00
22	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
23	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.00
24	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.00
25	UCLA Bruins	-0.53

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.11
Houston Cougars	0.32

Total Score: 9.41