Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 28, 2026, 4:07 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Computer poll that emphasizes W/L and SOS. It also aims to limit poll inertia, counting every game the same. No preseason rankings, only based on stats from the games. Teams are assigned a normalized score compared to the top team (which is 1000). Full rankings at https://alexjcode.com/johnsonIndex.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Florida Gators	1000
2	Miami Hurricanes	977
3	Texas Longhorns	959
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	956
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	932
6	Mississippi State Bulldogs	932
7	Georgia Bulldogs	915
8	Iowa Hawkeyes	908
9	Utah Utes	903
10	BYU Cougars	900
11	Nebraska Cornhuskers	898
12	Pittsburgh Panthers	898
13	Cincinnati Bearcats	891
14	Indiana Hoosiers	891
15	Duke Blue Devils	887
16	Texas Tech Red Raiders	882
17	UCLA Bruins	866
18	Virginia Tech Hokies	843
19	North Dakota State Bison	790
20	James Madison Dukes	777
21	USF Bulls	742
22	LSU Tigers	734
23	UMass Minutemen	728
24	Ole Miss Rebels	726
25	Auburn Tigers	723

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Florida Gators	1.14
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.25
3	Texas Longhorns	0.00
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
6	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.90
7	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.33
8	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.84
9	Utah Utes	0.00
10	BYU Cougars	0.00
11	Nebraska Cornhuskers	2.02
12	Pittsburgh Panthers	1.70
13	Cincinnati Bearcats	2.67
14	Indiana Hoosiers	-0.97
15	Duke Blue Devils	0.47
16	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-0.37
17	UCLA Bruins	0.00
18	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.70
19	North Dakota State Bison	2.46
20	James Madison Dukes	1.30
21	USF Bulls	3.64
22	LSU Tigers	-0.97
23	UMass Minutemen	1.90
24	Ole Miss Rebels	-1.45
25	Auburn Tigers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Ohio State Buckeyes	2.41
Oregon Ducks	1.38
Tennessee Volunteers	0.85
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.40
USC Trojans	0.32
Houston Cougars	0.32

Total Score: 29.78