Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 28, 2026, 4:23 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Dropped from last week: Penn State #11 -> 28, Michigan #15 -> 43, Northwestern # 18 -> 52, Oklahoma #19 -> 36, Missouri #21 -> 40, Texas A&M #22 -> 48, Tennessee #25 -> 33; Biggest rise: North Texas #104 -> 64 and Arkansas #111 -> 71 (+40); Biggest drop: Troy #68 -> 108 (-40)

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	BYU Cougars	LW: #2
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	LW: #1
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	LW: #7
4	Texas Longhorns	LW: #5
5	Georgia Bulldogs	LW: #8
6	Miami Hurricanes	LW: #4
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	LW: #6
8	Oregon Ducks	LW: #13
9	Utah Utes	LW: #14
10	Indiana Hoosiers	LW: #12
11	Florida Gators	LW: #26
12	Texas Tech Red Raiders	LW: #10
13	Mississippi State Bulldogs	LW: #16
14	North Dakota State Bison	LW: #29
15	James Madison Dukes	LW: #23
16	LSU Tigers	LW: #33
17	Boise State Broncos	LW: #31
18	Ole Miss Rebels	LW: #3
19	Pittsburgh Panthers	LW: #20
20	USF Bulls	LW: #28
21	Nebraska Cornhuskers	LW: #37
22	USC Trojans	LW: #9
23	Duke Blue Devils	LW: #17
24	Iowa Hawkeyes	LW: #24
25	UCLA Bruins	LW: #35

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	BYU Cougars	1.83
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.12
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.60
4	Texas Longhorns	-0.19
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
6	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
8	Oregon Ducks	1.25
9	Utah Utes	0.00
10	Indiana Hoosiers	-0.03
11	Florida Gators	-0.35
12	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
13	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
14	North Dakota State Bison	5.27
15	James Madison Dukes	3.58
16	LSU Tigers	0.00
17	Boise State Broncos	1.93
18	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.15
19	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.04
20	USF Bulls	4.64
21	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.00
22	USC Trojans	0.00
23	Duke Blue Devils	0.00
24	Iowa Hawkeyes	-2.36
25	UCLA Bruins	-0.53

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Tennessee Volunteers	0.85
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.40
Houston Cougars	0.32
Virginia Tech Hokies	0.06

Total Score: 24.50