Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 5, 2026, 9:40 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Weighted average using predictive and resume metrics along with human polls. As the season progresses the weights for predictive metrics go down while resume weights go up.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
5	Miami Hurricanes	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	Ole Miss Rebels	0.14
12	Oregon Ducks	0.05
13	LSU Tigers	0.00
14	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.12
15	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
16	Missouri Tigers	0.00
17	Florida Gators	0.00
18	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
19	UCLA Bruins	0.00
20	USC Trojans	0.00
21	Wisconsin Badgers	0.89
22	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.00
23	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
24	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
25	Northwestern Wildcats	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.48
Duke Blue Devils	0.16
Houston Cougars	0.25

Total Score: 2.09