Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 27, 2026, 6:31 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Composite of human (AP/Coaches) and computer polls (FPI/Massey). Teams must be rated at least once in top 25 of a human and a computer poll*. At least one ranking spot reserved for a G6 team.

*if there aren’t enough teams to satisfy the requirement, then the remaining teams are ranked by composite score.
**if 2 teams have the same composite score, lowest standard deviation serves as tiebreaker

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs	.970 (.02 StDev)
2	Texas Longhorns	.970 (.06 StDev)
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	.930
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	.840
5	Miami Hurricanes	.830
6	Indiana Hoosiers	.810
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	.800
8	Florida Gators	.680
9	LSU Tigers	.610
10	Utah Utes	.590
11	Texas Tech Red Raiders	.550
12	Oregon Ducks	.540
13	Ole Miss Rebels	.520
14	BYU Cougars	.510
15	Tennessee Volunteers	.430
16	Iowa Hawkeyes	.420
17	Mississippi State Bulldogs	.370
18	USC Trojans	.310
19	Penn State Nittany Lions	.180
20	Nebraska Cornhuskers	.160* (Computer only)
21	Michigan Wolverines	.130
22	Houston Cougars	.120* (Human only)
23	Duke Blue Devils	.110 (.03 StDev)
24	UCLA Bruins	.110 (.05 StDev)
25	Boise State Broncos	.040* G5 (Human only)

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Texas Longhorns	0.00
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.09
5	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
6	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
8	Florida Gators	0.00
9	LSU Tigers	0.36
10	Utah Utes	0.00
11	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
12	Oregon Ducks	0.33
13	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
14	BYU Cougars	0.00
15	Tennessee Volunteers	0.30
16	Iowa Hawkeyes	-0.01
17	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
18	USC Trojans	0.46
19	Penn State Nittany Lions	3.20
20	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.00
21	Michigan Wolverines	3.09
22	Houston Cougars	0.00
23	Duke Blue Devils	0.00
24	UCLA Bruins	-0.33
25	Boise State Broncos	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.40
Pittsburgh Panthers	0.13
Virginia Tech Hokies	0.06

Total Score: 8.77