Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 4, 2026, 9:21 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Roughly same as last year. More losses you have the farther down you go, however not fully up to that standard and head to head with same amount of losses maters a lot.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.40
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
6	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
8	BYU Cougars	0.00
9	Ole Miss Rebels	0.52
10	LSU Tigers	0.18
11	Utah Utes	0.00
12	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
13	Houston Cougars	2.11
14	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.46
15	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00
16	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.44
17	Missouri Tigers	0.00
18	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
19	Florida Gators	0.00
20	Arizona Wildcats	4.65
21	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
22	Boise State Broncos	0.00
23	UCLA Bruins	-0.40
24	Duke Blue Devils	0.00
25	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oregon Ducks	1.35
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.48
USC Trojans	0.25

Total Score: 11.23