Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 5, 2026, 7:10 p.m.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.90
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.60
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
4	Texas Longhorns	-0.14
5	LSU Tigers	1.20
6	UCLA Bruins	1.43
7	Miami Hurricanes	-0.71
8	Wisconsin Badgers	6.92
9	Tennessee Volunteers	1.14
10	Houston Cougars	3.00
11	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.56
12	Missouri Tigers	0.35
13	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.29
14	Oregon Ducks	0.00
15	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.28
16	Texas A&M Aggies	8.94
17	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-1.40
18	Indiana Hoosiers	-3.14
19	Florida Gators	0.00
20	Georgia Bulldogs	-5.32
21	Northwestern Wildcats	0.00
22	BYU Cougars	-2.80
23	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
24	UCF Knights	1.25
25	Florida State Seminoles	0.25

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Utah Utes	3.58
Ole Miss Rebels	1.19
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.47
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.48
USC Trojans	0.25
Duke Blue Devils	0.16

Total Score: 46.76