Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 5, 2026, 4:31 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Resume ranking, with best 3 positive games and worst 3 negative games getting extra emphasis. Currently I have built statistics for the positive games and use those to heavily guide my ranking.
All teams with at least 30 AP votes or top 30 of the Massey Ratings are considered.
Start with the AP poll, and then adjust rankings iteratively based on above criteria, using Massey Ratings for strength of teams not considered for ranking.

First ranking I feel semi-solid about, tho still a bit of a small quality sample size for some teams.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.72
2	Texas Longhorns	0.00
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
6	Utah Utes	0.64
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
8	Mississippi State Bulldogs	1.10
9	Missouri Tigers	1.08
10	Florida Gators	0.96
11	BYU Cougars	0.00
12	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
13	Tennessee Volunteers	0.31
14	Kentucky Wildcats	2.67
15	LSU Tigers	0.00
16	Oregon Ducks	0.00
17	Indiana Hoosiers	-2.81
18	UCLA Bruins	0.00
19	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
20	Northwestern Wildcats	0.24
21	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.00
22	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00
23	Boise State Broncos	0.00
24	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
25	Iowa Hawkeyes	-0.23

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.48
USC Trojans	0.25
Duke Blue Devils	0.16
Houston Cougars	0.25

Total Score: 11.90