Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 4, 2026, 8:33 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Penn St has lost two weeks in a row, therefore deserves to be unranked.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.90
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Texas Longhorns	0.00
4	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
5	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.45
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
9	Utah Utes	0.00
10	Ole Miss Rebels	0.33
11	LSU Tigers	0.00
12	Tennessee Volunteers	0.52
13	Duke Blue Devils	1.18
14	SMU Mustangs	7.14
15	Houston Cougars	1.51
16	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.54
17	Oregon Ducks	0.00
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
19	Kentucky Wildcats	0.94
20	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
21	Missouri Tigers	-0.34
22	Florida Gators	-0.37
23	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
24	Boise State Broncos	0.00
25	BYU Cougars	-3.71

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
UCLA Bruins	0.99
Pittsburgh Panthers	0.43
Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.22
USC Trojans	0.25

Total Score: 19.82