Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 5, 2026, 6:51 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Margin of victory and strength of record

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2	Ohio State Buckeyes
3	Indiana Hoosiers
4	Georgia Bulldogs
5	Utah Utes
6	Miami Hurricanes
7	Texas Tech Red Raiders
8	Alabama Crimson Tide
9	James Madison Dukes
10	Iowa Hawkeyes
11	Texas Longhorns
12	Texas A&M Aggies
13	Oregon Ducks
14	USF Bulls
15	BYU Cougars
16	Arizona Wildcats
17	USC Trojans
18	Tennessee Volunteers
19	Boise State Broncos
20	Oklahoma Sooners
21	Ole Miss Rebels
22	Penn State Nittany Lions
23	Pittsburgh Panthers
24	SMU Mustangs
25	LSU Tigers

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.90
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.60
3	Indiana Hoosiers	0.25
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Utah Utes	0.92
6	Miami Hurricanes	-0.20
7	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.23
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.89
9	James Madison Dukes	4.14
10	Iowa Hawkeyes	1.89
11	Texas Longhorns	-3.41
12	Texas A&M Aggies	12.94
13	Oregon Ducks	0.00
14	USF Bulls	11.25
15	BYU Cougars	-0.69
16	Arizona Wildcats	8.65
17	USC Trojans	0.21
18	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
19	Boise State Broncos	0.86
20	Oklahoma Sooners	5.18
21	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.25
22	Penn State Nittany Lions	3.20
23	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00
24	SMU Mustangs	0.00
25	LSU Tigers	-1.37

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Missouri Tigers	1.56
UCLA Bruins	0.99
Florida Gators	1.31
Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.69
Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.22
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.48
Duke Blue Devils	0.16
Houston Cougars	0.25

Total Score: 63.68