Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 4, 2026, 2:07 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Tiered power ratings with final human sorting within tiers. Human override for complete disagreements

Rankings are a bit clumped this week with early conference games creating some cyclical rating effects.

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3	Miami Hurricanes
4	Georgia Bulldogs
5	Alabama Crimson Tide
6	Ohio State Buckeyes
7	Indiana Hoosiers
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders
9	BYU Cougars
10	Utah Utes
11	Houston Cougars
12	Arizona Wildcats
13	SMU Mustangs
14	Duke Blue Devils
15	Tennessee Volunteers
16	Missouri Tigers
17	Florida Gators
18	Ole Miss Rebels
19	LSU Tigers
20	Boise State Broncos
21	Oregon Ducks
22	USC Trojans
23	Northwestern Wildcats
24	Pittsburgh Panthers
25	Minnesota Golden Gophers

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.40
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
9	BYU Cougars	0.00
10	Utah Utes	0.00
11	Houston Cougars	2.70
12	Arizona Wildcats	12.65
13	SMU Mustangs	7.86
14	Duke Blue Devils	0.97
15	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
16	Missouri Tigers	0.00
17	Florida Gators	0.00
18	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
19	LSU Tigers	-0.15
20	Boise State Broncos	0.50
21	Oregon Ducks	-0.31
22	USC Trojans	0.00
23	Northwestern Wildcats	0.00
24	Pittsburgh Panthers	-0.09
25	Minnesota Golden Gophers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
UCLA Bruins	0.99
Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.69
Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.22
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.47
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.48

Total Score: 28.46