Tortillero96 Ballot for 2026 Week 6
Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 4, 2026, 10:24 a.m.
Overall Rationale: wins & opponent
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Longhorns
|
W (4-0) A +3 vs Tennessee (15) W (3-0) H +24 vs UTSA (unranked) W (2-0) H +1 vs Ohio State (1) W (1-0) H +52 vs Texas State (unranked) |
| 2 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
W (5-0) H +24 vs Vanderbilt (unranked) W (4-0) H +28 vs Oklahoma (21) W (3-0) A +28 vs Arkansas (unranked) W (2-0) H +50 vs WKU (unranked) W (1-0) H +60 vs TN State (unranked) |
| 3 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
W (5-0) A +32 vs Rutgers (unranked) W (4-0) H +6 vs Northwestern (unranked) W (3-0) H +38 vs WKU (unranked) W (2-0) H +55 vs Howard (unranked) W (1-0) H +36 vs North Texas (unranked) |
| 4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
+1 W (4-1) A +17 vs Iowa (14) W (3-1) H +23 vs Illinois (unranked) W (2-1) H +56 vs Kent State (unranked) L (1-1) A -1 vs Texas (6) W (1-0) H +53 vs Ball State (unranked) |
| 5 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
-1 W (5-0) A +11 vs UNC (unranked) W (4-0) A +39 vs Purdue (unranked) W (3-0) H +17 vs MI State (unranked) W (2-0) H +52 vs Rice (unranked) W (1-0) H +28 vs Wisconsin (unranked) |
| 6 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
W (5-0) A +28 vs Clemson (unranked) W (4-0) H +49 vs Central MI (unranked) W (3-0) A +13 vs Wake Forest (unranked) W (2-0) H +70 vs Florida A&M (unranked) W (1-0) A +39 vs Stanford (unranked) |
| 7 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
+2 W (5-0) A +33 vs MS State (19) W (4-0) H +31 vs South Carolina (unranked) W (3-0) H +14 vs Florida State (unranked) W (2-0) A +28 vs Kentucky (unranked) W (1-0) H +38 vs East Carolina (unranked) |
| 8 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
-1 L (3-1) A -24 vs Florida (unranked) W (3-0) H +8 vs LSU (7) W (2-0) H +32 vs Charlotte (unranked) W (1-0) H +3 vs Louisville (24) |
| 9 |
LSU Tigers
|
-1 W (4-1) H +49 vs McNeese State (unranked) W (3-1) H +29 vs Texas A&M (18) L (2-1) A -8 vs Ole Miss (8) W (2-0) H +31 vs LA Tech (unranked) W (1-0) H +41 vs Clemson (unranked) |
| 10 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
W (5-0) A +22 vs Colorado (unranked) W (4-0) H +35 vs Sam Houston (unranked) W (3-0) H +2 vs Houston (22) W (2-0) A +11 vs Oregon State (unranked) W (1-0) H +23 vs ACU (unranked) |
| 11 |
Oregon Ducks
|
W (3-1) A +14 vs USC (12) W (2-1) H +84 vs Portland St.(unranked) L (1-1) A -8 vs Oklahoma St. (unranked) W (1-0) H +7 vs Boise State (unranked) |
| 12 |
Utah Utes
|
W (4-0) A +14 vs Iowa State (unranked) W (3-0) H +33 vs Utah State (unranked) W (2-0) H +33 vs Arkansas (unranked) W (1-0) H +52 vs Idaho (unranked) |
| 13 |
BYU Cougars
|
W (4-0) A +7 vs TCU (unranked) W (3-0) A +18 vs CO State (unranked) W (2-0) H +11 vs Arizona (unranked) W (1-0) H +56 vs Utah Tech (unranked) |
| 14 |
USC Trojans
|
+1 W (5-1) H +4 vs Washington (unranked) L (4-1) H -14 vs Oregon (11) W (4-0) A +7 vs Rutgers (unranked) W (3-0) H +19 vs Louisiana (unranked) W (2-0) H +39 vs Fresno State (unranked) -- |
| 15 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
+1 W (4-1) H +10 vs Auburn (unranked) L (3-1) H -3 vs Texas (1) W (3-0) H +33 vs Kennesaw St. (unranked) W (2-0) A +21 vs Georgia Tech (unranked) W (1-0) H +47 vs Furman (unranked) |
| 16 |
SMU Mustangs
|
+1 W (4-1) H +9 vs Boston College (unranked) W (3-1) H +10 vs MO State (unranked) L (2-1) A -10 vs Louisville (24) W (2-0) H +46 vs UC Davis (unranked) W (1-0) A +3 vs Florida State (unranked) |
| 17 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
-3 L (4-1) H -17 vs Ohio State (5) W (4-0) A +1 vs Michigan (unranked) W (3-0) H +55 vs Northern Iowa (unranked) W (2-0) H +3 vs Iowa State (unranked) W (1-0) H +40 vs Northern IL (unranked) |
| 18 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
+3 W (4-1) A +1 vs South Carolina (unranked) W (3-1) H +24 vs South Alabama (unranked) W (2-1) A +10 vs Texas A&M (9) -- -- |
| 19 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
NEW W (5-0) A +2 vs Virginia Tech (unranked) -- -- -- -- |
| 20 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
-1 L (4-1) H -33 vs Alabama (9) W (4-0) H +7 vs Missouri (23) -- -- -- |
| 21 |
Houston Cougars
|
+3 W (4-1) H +10 vs UCF (unranked) W (3-1) A +14 vs GA Southern (unranked) L (2-1) A -2 vs Texas Tech (12) W (2-0) H +71 vs Southern U (unranked) W (1-0) H +13 vs Oregon State (unranked) |
| 22 |
UCLA Bruins
|
W (4-0) A +51 vs Maryland (unranked) -- -- -- |
| 23 |
Missouri Tigers
|
BACK W (4-1) H +28 vs Florida (20) -- W (3-0) H +10 vs Troy (unranked) W (2-0) A +17 vs Kansas (unranked) W (1-0) H +40 vs AR-Pine Bluff (unranked) |
| 24 |
Florida Gators
|
-4 L (4-1) A -28 vs Missori (unranked) W (4-0) H +24 vs Ole Miss (7) -- -- -- |
| 25 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
NEW W (5-0) H +25 vs Maryland (unranked) -- -- -- -- |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.25 |
| 4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.05 |
| 5 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
-0.20 |
| 7 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
-0.45 |
| 8 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.70 |
| 9 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.38 |
| 10 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.25 |
| 12 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
BYU Cougars
|
-0.08 |
| 14 |
USC Trojans
|
0.86 |
| 15 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
SMU Mustangs
|
5.71 |
| 17 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.20 |
| 18 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
1.29 |
| 19 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Houston Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
UCLA Bruins
|
-0.20 |
| 23 |
Missouri Tigers
|
-0.83 |
| 24 |
Florida Gators
|
-0.84 |
| 25 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
-0.04 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Duke Blue Devils