Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 5, 2026, 2:15 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Alright, So Week 5 is in the books and we went into October with great games and then we had a Top 10 upset. Ohio State-Iowa was the Marquee matchup, but it was no trouble for Ohio State as they defeated Iowa easily. Kentucky looked like they would be an easy out, but they stormed from behind and beat South Carolina in OT. Alabama took control of Mississippi State and took them to the woodshed, but the most surprising of them all was that Florida went to Missouri and Missouri took apart Florida and had some Gator to feast on Saturday. It was a fun weekend, and it’s only gonna get better next week as we have a slew of games that might shake up the polls.

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Indiana Hoosiers	0.90
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.33
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	Texas Longhorns	-0.14
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
6	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.54
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.45
8	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
9	BYU Cougars	0.00
10	Utah Utes	0.00
11	Oregon Ducks	0.25
12	LSU Tigers	0.00
13	Tennessee Volunteers	0.31
14	Missouri Tigers	0.00
15	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
16	Duke Blue Devils	0.53
17	SMU Mustangs	4.99
18	USC Trojans	0.00
19	Houston Cougars	0.33
20	Florida Gators	0.00
21	James Madison Dukes	0.17
22	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
23	UCLA Bruins	-0.40
24	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
25	Pittsburgh Panthers	-0.26

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.69
Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.22
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.48

Total Score: 10.98