Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 6, 2026, 9:18 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Considered: Duke, Boise State, Texas A&M

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns	4-0
2	Georgia Bulldogs	5-0
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	5-0
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	5-0
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	4-1 (@ Texas)
6	Miami Hurricanes	5-0
7	Indiana Hoosiers	5-0
8	Utah Utes	4-0
9	LSU Tigers	4-1 (@ Ole Miss)
10	BYU Cougars	4-0
11	Texas Tech Red Raiders	5-0
12	Tennessee Volunteers	4-1 (vs. Texas)
13	Oregon Ducks	(@ Oklahoma State)
14	Nebraska Cornhuskers	5-0
15	Florida Gators	4-1 (@ Missouri)
16	Missouri Tigers	4-1 (@ Mississippi State)
17	Ole Miss Rebels	3-1 (@ Florida) You could make a case for Ole Miss to be off the ballot. The Louisville win (by 3) isn't as great as it was at the start of the year.
18	UCLA Bruins	4-0
19	Northwestern Wildcats	3-1 (@ Indiana) Beat Penn State and kept Indiana close.
20	Iowa Hawkeyes	4-1 (vs. Ohio State)
21	Mississippi State Bulldogs	4-1 (vs. Alabama)
22	Wisconsin Badgers	4-1 (vs. Notre Dame)
23	USC Trojans	5-1 (vs. Oregon)
24	Pittsburgh Panthers	5-0
25	Kentucky Wildcats	4-1 (vs. Alabama)

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
6	Miami Hurricanes	-0.20
7	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
8	Utah Utes	0.06
9	LSU Tigers	0.38
10	BYU Cougars	0.00
11	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
12	Tennessee Volunteers	0.52
13	Oregon Ducks	0.00
14	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.46
15	Florida Gators	0.00
16	Missouri Tigers	0.00
17	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
18	UCLA Bruins	0.00
19	Northwestern Wildcats	0.53
20	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
21	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
22	Wisconsin Badgers	0.43
23	USC Trojans	0.00
24	Pittsburgh Panthers	-0.09
25	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00

Omissions:

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

Total Score: 3.57