Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 28, 2026, 12:47 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Tiered power ratings with final human sorting within tiers. Human override for complete disagreements

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns	Road win is a road win. No reason to unseat the top spot.
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3	Miami Hurricanes
4	Georgia Bulldogs	Jump over Ohio State as they continue to throttle lesser competition.
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	Slight drop because of the inconsistency week to week. Offense was phenomenal this week, but I don't know if I believe the same unit will show up next week.
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	Keelon Russell appears to be figuring it out, learning how to address a bit more at the offensive line. Defense still leaves much to be desired on a drive-to-drive basis.
7	Indiana Hoosiers	Not terribly surprised to see them not pull away from Northwestern, but this team just lacks the oomph of the past two years.
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders
9	Florida Gators	I don't know that I believe they are heads and shoulders above Ole Miss, but respect the W
10	Ole Miss Rebels	Entirely predictable loss at the Swamp after an emotional win.
11	BYU Cougars
12	Utah Utes	Steady risers.
13	LSU Tigers	Beatdown of a Texas A&M team that I don't respect lands them lower than many others.
14	Tennessee Volunteers	Slight knock for the home loss, but it's the top team in the nation.
15	Houston Cougars
16	Arizona Wildcats
17	SMU Mustangs
18	Duke Blue Devils	Nate Sheppard for Heisman.
19	Mississippi State Bulldogs
20	Boise State Broncos
21	Iowa Hawkeyes	Exciting win, but there's not too much credit for a team outplayed by a Michigan squad we don't respect.
22	Louisville Cardinals
23	Oregon Ducks
24	USC Trojans
25	Pittsburgh Panthers

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.12
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
7	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.27
9	Florida Gators	0.00
10	Ole Miss Rebels	0.09
11	BYU Cougars	0.00
12	Utah Utes	0.00
13	LSU Tigers	0.00
14	Tennessee Volunteers	0.54
15	Houston Cougars	2.22
16	Arizona Wildcats	9.21
17	SMU Mustangs	3.00
18	Duke Blue Devils	0.00
19	Mississippi State Bulldogs	-0.33
20	Boise State Broncos	0.73
21	Iowa Hawkeyes	-1.48
22	Louisville Cardinals	3.04
23	Oregon Ducks	-0.69
24	USC Trojans	0.00
25	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
UCLA Bruins	0.72
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.40
Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.11
Virginia Tech Hokies	0.06

Total Score: 23.01