Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 5, 2026, 1:12 a.m.

Overall Rationale: The Colley Matrix is the purest form of bias-free rankings. However, it needs data to converge, and early season human judgement leads.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
6	BYU Cougars	0.53
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
8	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
9	Ole Miss Rebels	0.52
10	LSU Tigers	0.18
11	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
12	Utah Utes	0.00
13	Oregon Ducks	0.00
14	Missouri Tigers	0.00
15	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
16	Florida Gators	0.00
17	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
18	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.04
19	SMU Mustangs	3.55
20	USC Trojans	0.00
21	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
22	UCLA Bruins	-0.20
23	Houston Cougars	0.00
24	Boise State Broncos	0.00
25	Pittsburgh Panthers	-0.26

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.22
Duke Blue Devils	0.16

Total Score: 5.66