Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 4, 2026, 2:35 a.m.

Overall Rationale: I split each conference into groups based on how many losses they have and rank them accordingly (ACC 1 loss teams, American undefeateds, Pac-12 2 loss teams, etc.). I then take a certain amount of these groups that are eligible for ranking (often grouping eligible G6's and edge cases into their own larger groups) and rank them together, comparing the next available from each batch with each other. In this manner I re-rank fully every week from scratch. I rank not just the top 25, but all teams who are eligible for ranking by whatever standards I decide to set each week.

This week, all undefeated and 1-loss teams were considered for ranking. No other teams were.

Some crazy swings this week, this will happen with my ballot often given I re-rank and re-consider every week

DROPPING OUT: #14 Iowa, #22 Virginia Tech, #25 Houston

NEXT 5 IN: Virginia Tech, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Arizona, James Madison

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns	-
2	Miami Hurricanes	^3
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	^9
4	Georgia Bulldogs	v2
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	v1
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	-
7	Indiana Hoosiers	^4
8	Utah Utes	^5
9	UCLA Bruins	^7
10	Oklahoma State Cowboys	^7
11	Oregon Ducks	^7
12	Mississippi State Bulldogs	v2
13	Missouri Tigers	NR
14	Florida Gators	v11
15	Ole Miss Rebels	v8
16	LSU Tigers	v8
17	Northwestern Wildcats	^6
18	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	^2
19	Pittsburgh Panthers	NR
20	Texas Tech Red Raiders	v5
21	BYU Cougars	v12
22	Boise State Broncos	NR
23	Duke Blue Devils	v2
24	Nebraska Cornhuskers	-
25	Tennessee Volunteers	v6

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.33
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
8	Utah Utes	0.06
9	UCLA Bruins	0.85
10	Oklahoma State Cowboys	2.05
11	Oregon Ducks	0.25
12	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.37
13	Missouri Tigers	0.11
14	Florida Gators	0.01
15	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
16	LSU Tigers	0.00
17	Northwestern Wildcats	1.12
18	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	1.69
19	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00
20	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-2.34
21	BYU Cougars	-2.50
22	Boise State Broncos	0.00
23	Duke Blue Devils	0.00
24	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.00
25	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.69

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.47
USC Trojans	0.25
Houston Cougars	0.25

Total Score: 13.36