Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 4, 2026, 4:57 p.m.

Overall Rationale: My ballot starts as a strict computer power ranking. Over the course of the season, it weights resume more and more against the power ranking in an attempt to predict or replicate how the committee may make their selections.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.12
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.40
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
4	Texas Longhorns	-0.14
5	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
9	Utah Utes	0.00
10	LSU Tigers	0.18
11	Oregon Ducks	0.25
12	BYU Cougars	0.00
13	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.29
14	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.46
15	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
16	Florida Gators	0.00
17	Northwestern Wildcats	1.12
18	Missouri Tigers	0.00
19	USC Trojans	0.00
20	UCLA Bruins	0.00
21	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
22	Houston Cougars	0.00
23	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
24	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.82
25	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.48
Duke Blue Devils	0.16

Total Score: 4.42