Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 28, 2026, 7:16 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Continued weighing of eye test and resume. Still baking in talent expectations as well, but less so every week. Think the 1-loss teams included here all have good reason for being ranked.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs
2	Texas Longhorns
3	Miami Hurricanes
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
5	Indiana Hoosiers
6	Ohio State Buckeyes
7	Alabama Crimson Tide
8	Florida Gators
9	Ole Miss Rebels
10	BYU Cougars
11	LSU Tigers
12	Texas Tech Red Raiders
13	Iowa Hawkeyes
14	Oregon Ducks
15	Mississippi State Bulldogs
16	Utah Utes
17	Duke Blue Devils
18	UCLA Bruins
19	USC Trojans
20	Houston Cougars
21	Tennessee Volunteers
22	Boise State Broncos
23	Oklahoma State Cowboys
24	West Virginia Mountaineers
25	Virginia Tech Hokies

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Texas Longhorns	0.00
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
5	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
8	Florida Gators	0.00
9	Ole Miss Rebels	0.30
10	BYU Cougars	0.00
11	LSU Tigers	0.00
12	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
13	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
14	Oregon Ducks	0.00
15	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
16	Utah Utes	-0.51
17	Duke Blue Devils	0.04
18	UCLA Bruins	0.00
19	USC Trojans	0.17
20	Houston Cougars	0.38
21	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
22	Boise State Broncos	0.00
23	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
24	West Virginia Mountaineers	1.12
25	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Pittsburgh Panthers	0.13
Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.11

Total Score: 2.77