Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 5, 2026, 4:40 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Ranking system built based on the transitive property. Teams are ranked based on the following tiebreakers:

1. Transitivity Score: [total unique teams included in transitive wins web - total unique of teams in transitive losses web] (FBS teams only)

2. SOR [total transitive wins - total transitive losses] (only looks at one step of transitive property)

3. Score Differential: [total points scored - total points given up]

Plots: https://imgur.com/a/h7khPKU Data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQS0XIOuh_Um4mbWqRrpl4_TIw66nd50MhYcyC_gDIAMbWc7Igu66WgkxlY59FGUGH1PJcG3kVvHIVd/pubhtml?gid=1594754933&single=true

Team Example (2026 week 4):
#24 Oregon has wins over [Boise State] 34-27 and Portland State (FCS teams excluded from data). Boise State has a win over [Memphis] who has wins over [UNLV] and [Arkansas State] who have wins over [Hawaii] who has a win over [New Mexico State]. Oregon has a loss to [Oklahoma State] 31-39 who has a loss to [Tulane].

1. Oregon’s Transitivity Score is 4 (6 teams - 2 teams)

2. Oregon’s SOR score is 0 (Boise has 1 win - Oklahoma State has 1 loss)

3. Oregon’s differential is -1 (7 point win and 8 point loss)

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	91|11|144
2	Mississippi State Bulldogs	85|7|55
3	Texas Longhorns	83|11|80
4	Missouri Tigers	73|4|48
5	Florida Gators	71|8|46
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	70|7|147
7	Nebraska Cornhuskers	68|6|120
8	Wisconsin Badgers	64|7|48
9	Indiana Hoosiers	63|4|112
10	Ole Miss Rebels	63|3|19
11	Kentucky Wildcats	61|6|7
12	LSU Tigers	61|6|93
13	James Madison Dukes	57|6|74
14	Michigan State Spartans	57|4|-25
15	Georgia Bulldogs	56|5|130
16	UCLA Bruins	55|4|104
17	Toledo Rockets	55|-1|31
18	Utah Utes	53|4|80
19	UTSA Roadrunners	52|2|-3
20	Texas A&M Aggies	47|0|66
21	San Diego State Aztecs	44|0|-54
22	Ohio State Buckeyes	40|5|148
23	Texas State Bobcats	40|-2|-45
24	Arkansas Razorbacks	39|0|-60
25	Miami Hurricanes	38|11|129

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.72
2	Mississippi State Bulldogs	2.20
3	Texas Longhorns	0.00
4	Missouri Tigers	2.30
5	Florida Gators	2.13
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-0.12
7	Nebraska Cornhuskers	1.73
8	Wisconsin Badgers	6.92
9	Indiana Hoosiers	-0.20
10	Ole Miss Rebels	0.33
11	Kentucky Wildcats	3.71
12	LSU Tigers	0.00
13	James Madison Dukes	2.82
14	Michigan State Spartans	11.21
15	Georgia Bulldogs	-3.49
16	UCLA Bruins	0.00
17	Toledo Rockets	8.21
18	Utah Utes	-1.29
19	UTSA Roadrunners	6.18
20	Texas A&M Aggies	4.94
21	San Diego State Aztecs	4.23
22	Ohio State Buckeyes	-3.33
23	Texas State Bobcats	2.24
24	Arkansas Razorbacks	1.24
25	Miami Hurricanes	-9.88

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Texas Tech Red Raiders	4.22
BYU Cougars	4.01
Oregon Ducks	1.35
Tennessee Volunteers	0.90
Pittsburgh Panthers	0.43
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.47
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.48
USC Trojans	0.25
Duke Blue Devils	0.16
Houston Cougars	0.25

Total Score: 91.97