/r/CFB Poll

Overall Rationale: Generated from GippyRank4, a probabilistic college-football ranking model that estimates underlying team quality from game performance and expresses uncertainty rather than treating rank as perfectly known. This ballot uses the 2026 Week 6 Predictive Context rankings. Predictive estimates current underlying team quality using preseason information plus games.

Explore the rankings and uncertainty at: https://sirgippy.github.io/GippyRank4/

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	GippyRank expected rank: 3.5. Central 80% interval: 1–7. Top-25 probability: <100%.
2	Georgia Bulldogs	GippyRank expected rank: 3.9. Central 80% interval: 1–8. Top-25 probability: 99.9%.
3	Miami Hurricanes	GippyRank expected rank: 4.8. Central 80% interval: 1–9. Top-25 probability: 99.9%.
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	GippyRank expected rank: 4.8. Central 80% interval: 2–9. Top-25 probability: 99.9%.
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	GippyRank expected rank: 5.1. Central 80% interval: 2–10. Top-25 probability: 99.8%.
6	Indiana Hoosiers	GippyRank expected rank: 5.2. Central 80% interval: 1–11. Top-25 probability: 99.6%.
7	Texas Longhorns	GippyRank expected rank: 5.5. Central 80% interval: 2–11. Top-25 probability: 99.6%.
8	Oregon Ducks	GippyRank expected rank: 5.7. Central 80% interval: 1–12. Top-25 probability: 99.2%.
9	LSU Tigers	GippyRank expected rank: 5.9. Central 80% interval: 2–11. Top-25 probability: 99.6%.
10	Utah Utes	GippyRank expected rank: 7.8. Central 80% interval: 2–15. Top-25 probability: 98.1%.
11	Texas Tech Red Raiders	GippyRank expected rank: 10.2. Central 80% interval: 2–21. Top-25 probability: 94%.
12	Florida Gators	GippyRank expected rank: 10.6. Central 80% interval: 3–20. Top-25 probability: 95.5%.
13	Northwestern Wildcats	GippyRank expected rank: 11.4. Central 80% interval: 3–22. Top-25 probability: 93%.
14	Tennessee Volunteers	GippyRank expected rank: 11.4. Central 80% interval: 3–22. Top-25 probability: 94%.
15	Nebraska Cornhuskers	GippyRank expected rank: 14.1. Central 80% interval: 4–27. Top-25 probability: 88%.
16	Missouri Tigers	GippyRank expected rank: 14.4. Central 80% interval: 4–29. Top-25 probability: 87%.
17	Ole Miss Rebels	GippyRank expected rank: 14.8. Central 80% interval: 3–30. Top-25 probability: 85%.
18	UCLA Bruins	GippyRank expected rank: 14.9. Central 80% interval: 5–29. Top-25 probability: 86%.
19	BYU Cougars	GippyRank expected rank: 15.3. Central 80% interval: 4–31. Top-25 probability: 85%.
20	Houston Cougars	GippyRank expected rank: 16.6. Central 80% interval: 6–32. Top-25 probability: 84%.
21	Iowa Hawkeyes	GippyRank expected rank: 17.7. Central 80% interval: 6–33. Top-25 probability: 81%.
22	Texas A&M Aggies	GippyRank expected rank: 17.9. Central 80% interval: 6–33. Top-25 probability: 79%.
23	Pittsburgh Panthers	GippyRank expected rank: 21.3. Central 80% interval: 8–40. Top-25 probability: 71%.
24	Auburn Tigers	GippyRank expected rank: 21.4. Central 80% interval: 8–39. Top-25 probability: 70%.
25	USC Trojans	GippyRank expected rank: 21.8. Central 80% interval: 8–40. Top-25 probability: 68%.

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.87
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
6	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
7	Texas Longhorns	-1.54
8	Oregon Ducks	0.87
9	LSU Tigers	0.38
10	Utah Utes	0.00
11	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
12	Florida Gators	0.49
13	Northwestern Wildcats	2.30
14	Tennessee Volunteers	0.10
15	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.28
16	Missouri Tigers	0.00
17	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
18	UCLA Bruins	0.00
19	BYU Cougars	-1.90
20	Houston Cougars	0.03
21	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
22	Texas A&M Aggies	2.94
23	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00
24	Auburn Tigers	1.20
25	USC Trojans	-0.04

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.69
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.48
Duke Blue Devils	0.16

Total Score: 14.27

Back to poll results >>

sirgippy Ballot for 2026 Week 6

Back to poll results >>