Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 27, 2026, 12:20 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Strength of record, along with the FPI index and general efficiencies, heavily contributed to my rankings this week.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns
2	Georgia Bulldogs
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4	Miami Hurricanes
5	Indiana Hoosiers
6	Ohio State Buckeyes
7	Alabama Crimson Tide
8	Florida Gators
9	Texas Tech Red Raiders
10	LSU Tigers
11	BYU Cougars
12	Utah Utes
13	Mississippi State Bulldogs
14	Oregon Ducks
15	Ole Miss Rebels
16	Iowa Hawkeyes
17	Tennessee Volunteers
18	UCLA Bruins
19	Missouri Tigers
20	USC Trojans
21	SMU Mustangs
22	Boise State Broncos
23	Kentucky Wildcats
24	Penn State Nittany Lions
25	Michigan Wolverines

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
5	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
8	Florida Gators	0.00
9	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
10	LSU Tigers	0.14
11	BYU Cougars	0.00
12	Utah Utes	0.00
13	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
14	Oregon Ducks	0.00
15	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
16	Iowa Hawkeyes	-0.01
17	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
18	UCLA Bruins	0.00
19	Missouri Tigers	5.73
20	USC Trojans	0.00
21	SMU Mustangs	0.95
22	Boise State Broncos	0.00
23	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
24	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
25	Michigan Wolverines	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Duke Blue Devils	0.39
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.40
Pittsburgh Panthers	0.13
Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.11
Houston Cougars	0.32
Virginia Tech Hokies	0.06

Total Score: 8.24