Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 27, 2026, 7:36 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Notable games highlighted

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns	4-0 | W 24-23 vs. 1 Ohio State; W 20-17 @ 14 Tennessee
2	Georgia Bulldogs	4-0 | W 45-17 vs. Oklahoma
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	4-0 | W 45-17 @ Kentucky
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	4-0 | W 41-13 vs. Wisconsin (N)
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	3-1 | L 23-24 @ 4 Texas
6	Indiana Hoosiers	4-0
7	Miami Hurricanes	4-0
8	Utah Utes	4-0 | W 31-17 @ Iowa State
9	Florida Gators	4-0 | W 52-28 vs. 4 Ole Miss
10	LSU Tigers	3-1 | W 35-6 vs. 23 Texas A&M
11	Iowa Hawkeyes	4-0 | W 20-19 @ 18 Michigan
12	Mississippi State Bulldogs	4-0 | W 31-24 vs. 19 Missouri
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders	4-0 | W 28-26 @ 22 Houston
14	BYU Cougars	3-0
15	Oregon Ducks	3-1 | L 39-31 @ Oklahoma State; W 41-27 @ 12 USC
16	Ole Miss Rebels	3-1 | W 32-24 vs. 7 LSU; L 28-52 @ 21 Florida
17	Tennessee Volunteers	3-1 | L 17-20 vs. 1 Texas
18	UCLA Bruins	4-0
19	Nebraska Cornhuskers	4-0
20	Duke Blue Devils	4-0 | W 31-27 @ Illinois
21	Michigan Wolverines	3-1 | W 17-10 vs. 11 Oklahoma; L 19-20 vs. 17 Iowa
22	USC Trojans	4-1 | L 27-41 vs. 20 Oregon
23	Pittsburgh Panthers	4-0
24	Kentucky Wildcats	3-1 | L 17-45 vs. 12 Alabama; W 31-21 @ 9 Texas A&M
25	Boise State Broncos	3-1 | L 27-34 @ 2 Oregon

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.60
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
6	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
7	Miami Hurricanes	-0.13
8	Utah Utes	0.26
9	Florida Gators	0.00
10	LSU Tigers	0.14
11	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
12	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
14	BYU Cougars	0.00
15	Oregon Ducks	0.00
16	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
17	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
18	UCLA Bruins	0.00
19	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.08
20	Duke Blue Devils	0.00
21	Michigan Wolverines	3.09
22	USC Trojans	0.00
23	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00
24	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
25	Boise State Broncos	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.40
Houston Cougars	0.32
Virginia Tech Hokies	0.06

Total Score: 5.08