Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 29, 2026, 9:59 a.m.

Overall Rationale: In the early season, I start by ranking only undefeated teams. Since there are only 22 remaining, three 1-loss teams have crept back into the ballot. Those three are: Oregon (two good wins), Oklahoma State (game 1 loss looks increasingly like a new-coach-new-QB fluke), and Ohio State (1 point loss on the road to a good team). Ole Miss was also considered, but they no longer have two good wins and they got trounced.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.12
3	BYU Cougars	1.35
4	Florida Gators	0.24
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
6	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.03
7	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.69
8	Duke Blue Devils	1.98
9	Miami Hurricanes	-0.88
10	Indiana Hoosiers	-0.03
11	Pittsburgh Panthers	1.94
12	Virginia Tech Hokies	2.40
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
14	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
15	Nebraska Cornhuskers	1.05
16	UCLA Bruins	0.00
17	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.47
18	Oregon Ducks	0.00
19	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.75
20	Utah Utes	-1.65
21	Ohio State Buckeyes	-1.50
22	North Dakota State Bison	0.77
23	USF Bulls	1.64
24	James Madison Dukes	0.00
25	UMass Minutemen	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Ole Miss Rebels	1.88
LSU Tigers	1.84
Tennessee Volunteers	0.85
USC Trojans	0.32
Houston Cougars	0.32

Total Score: 22.71