Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 28, 2026, 8:41 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Combo of 2 parts CPU, 2 parts personal, 1 part AP Poll to help tame outliers. CPU is a combo of Win/Loss weight based on FBS/FCS/D2, the number of wins of your opponents, score difference. This lets the early season (when all you can really count on is how bad you beat someone) have something while evening out the more games are played. It also means losses are critical. They can work themselves back in as long as the teams they lost to start winning, but early season will kick them out entirely.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns
2	Miami Hurricanes
3	Florida Gators
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
5	Alabama Crimson Tide
6	Georgia Bulldogs
7	BYU Cougars
8	Indiana Hoosiers
9	Mississippi State Bulldogs
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders
11	Iowa Hawkeyes
12	UCLA Bruins
13	Utah Utes
14	Duke Blue Devils
15	Ohio State Buckeyes
16	James Madison Dukes
17	Virginia Tech Hokies
18	LSU Tigers
19	Oregon Ducks
20	North Dakota State Bison
21	Ole Miss Rebels
22	Kentucky Wildcats
23	Boise State Broncos
24	Nebraska Cornhuskers
25	Cincinnati Bearcats

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.25
3	Florida Gators	0.54
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
6	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.03
7	BYU Cougars	0.40
8	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
9	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.27
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
11	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
12	UCLA Bruins	0.52
13	Utah Utes	0.00
14	Duke Blue Devils	0.69
15	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.41
16	James Madison Dukes	3.12
17	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.98
18	LSU Tigers	-0.10
19	Oregon Ducks	0.00
20	North Dakota State Bison	1.90
21	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.80
22	Kentucky Wildcats	0.39
23	Boise State Broncos	0.00
24	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.00
25	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Tennessee Volunteers	0.85
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.40
USC Trojans	0.32
Pittsburgh Panthers	0.13
Houston Cougars	0.32

Total Score: 12.42