Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 4, 2026, 11:39 a.m.

Overall Rationale: 2026 Bakonyalgo: https://bakonyalgo.com/ Original Methodology: https://old.reddit.com/r/CFBAnalysis/comments/jfp3uk/2020_full_11000_rankings/ This is a hybrid poll that is informed heavily by Bakonyalgo, but takes record into account. All undefeated teams ranked ahead of all teams with losses. Top 5 best in conference automatically ranked to reflect CFP preferences.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	93.867
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	91.265
3	Georgia Bulldogs	91.048
4	Texas Longhorns	89.170
5	Indiana Hoosiers	86.668
6	Nebraska Cornhuskers	86.501
7	Utah Utes	84.745
8	Miami Hurricanes	84.459
9	UCLA Bruins	83.405
10	BYU Cougars	82.703
11	Texas Tech Red Raiders	81.825
12	Duke Blue Devils	78.324
13	Pittsburgh Panthers	78.032
14	North Dakota State Bison	74.084
15	James Madison Dukes	73.622
16	Ohio State Buckeyes	90.010
17	LSU Tigers	88.216
18	Tennessee Volunteers	86.036
19	Missouri Tigers	84.991
20	Ole Miss Rebels	84.241
21	Florida Gators	83.504
22	Baylor Bears	83.500
23	Oregon Ducks	83.228
24	Northwestern Wildcats	83.208
25	USC Trojans	81.639

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.72
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.40
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Texas Longhorns	-0.14
5	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
6	Nebraska Cornhuskers	1.91
7	Utah Utes	0.35
8	Miami Hurricanes	-1.22
9	UCLA Bruins	0.85
10	BYU Cougars	0.00
11	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
12	Duke Blue Devils	1.40
13	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.29
14	North Dakota State Bison	2.77
15	James Madison Dukes	2.16
16	Ohio State Buckeyes	-1.70
17	LSU Tigers	0.00
18	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
19	Missouri Tigers	0.00
20	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.06
21	Florida Gators	-0.13
22	Baylor Bears	3.09
23	Oregon Ducks	-0.73
24	Northwestern Wildcats	0.00
25	USC Trojans	-0.04

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.69
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.47
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.48
Houston Cougars	0.25

Total Score: 19.85