Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 4, 2026, 5:06 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Composite of human (AP/Coaches) and computer polls (FPI/Massey). Teams must be rated at least once in top 25 of a human and a computer poll*. At least one ranking spot reserved for a G6 team.

*if there aren’t enough teams to satisfy the requirement, then the remaining teams are ranked by composite score.
**if 2 teams have the same composite score, lowest standard deviation serves as tiebreaker

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns	.960
2	Georgia Bulldogs	.950
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	.900
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	.860
5	Miami Hurricanes	.840 (.06 STDEV)
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	.840 (.11 STDEV)
7	Indiana Hoosiers	.810
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	.630
9	LSU Tigers	.620
10	Utah Utes	.600 (.08 STDEV)
11	Oregon Ducks	.600 (.09 STDEV)
12	BYU Cougars	.590
13	Tennessee Volunteers	.500 (.10 STDEV)
14	Ole Miss Rebels	.500 (.23 STDEV)
15	Florida Gators	.410
16	USC Trojans	.330 (.06 STDEV)
17	Missouri Tigers	.330 (.15 STDEV)
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	.290
19	Mississippi State Bulldogs	.220
20	UCLA Bruins	.130
21	Houston Cougars	.120
22	Pittsburgh Panthers	.110
23	Kentucky Wildcats	.070
24	Duke Blue Devils	.050
25	Boise State Broncos	.030 G5

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.05
5	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
7	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
9	LSU Tigers	0.38
10	Utah Utes	0.00
11	Oregon Ducks	0.25
12	BYU Cougars	0.00
13	Tennessee Volunteers	0.31
14	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
15	Florida Gators	0.00
16	USC Trojans	0.43
17	Missouri Tigers	0.00
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
19	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
20	UCLA Bruins	0.00
21	Houston Cougars	0.00
22	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00
23	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
24	Duke Blue Devils	0.00
25	Boise State Broncos	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.22
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.48

Total Score: 2.12