Ballot Type: Computer

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

Overall Rationale: Computer poll that emphasizes W/L and SOS. It also aims to limit poll inertia, counting every game the same. No preseason rankings, only based on stats from the games. Teams are assigned a normalized score compared to the top team (which is 1000). Full rankings at https://alexjcode.com/johnsonIndex.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Miami Hurricanes	1000
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	994
3	Texas Longhorns	981
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	964
5	Indiana Hoosiers	932
6	Georgia Bulldogs	932
7	Pittsburgh Panthers	931
8	Utah Utes	920
9	Nebraska Cornhuskers	919
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	913
11	BYU Cougars	901
12	UCLA Bruins	880
13	Duke Blue Devils	878
14	North Dakota State Bison	825
15	James Madison Dukes	824
16	Mississippi State Bulldogs	795
17	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	780
18	Florida Gators	771
19	Ohio State Buckeyes	766
20	Wisconsin Badgers	764
21	USC Trojans	763
22	LSU Tigers	761
23	Missouri Tigers	735
24	Oregon Ducks	734
25	Kentucky Wildcats	731

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Miami Hurricanes	0.84
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.28
3	Texas Longhorns	0.00
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
5	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
6	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.21
7	Pittsburgh Panthers	1.32
8	Utah Utes	0.06
9	Nebraska Cornhuskers	1.36
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
11	BYU Cougars	0.00
12	UCLA Bruins	0.26
13	Duke Blue Devils	1.18
14	North Dakota State Bison	2.77
15	James Madison Dukes	2.16
16	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
17	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	2.09
18	Florida Gators	0.00
19	Ohio State Buckeyes	-2.52
20	Wisconsin Badgers	1.36
21	USC Trojans	0.00
22	LSU Tigers	-0.76
23	Missouri Tigers	-0.83
24	Oregon Ducks	-0.93
25	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Ole Miss Rebels	1.19
Tennessee Volunteers	0.90
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.47
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.48
Houston Cougars	0.25

Total Score: 22.22