Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 5, 2026, 9:24 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Combo of human and computer polls plus my own judgment

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	(+6) Too impressive to ignore, especially on offense.
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	(-1)
3	Miami Hurricanes	(+3)
4	Texas Longhorns	(-2)
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	(-)
6	Indiana Hoosiers	(-1)
7	Georgia Bulldogs	(-4) Will finally get a chance to test themselves on Saturday at Alabama.
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	(+6) Houston win looking better.
9	Utah Utes	(-1)
10	Oregon Ducks	(-)
11	LSU Tigers	(+1)
12	Nebraska Cornhuskers	(+1)
13	UCLA Bruins	(+6)
14	BYU Cougars	(+1)
15	Florida Gators	(-6)
16	Pittsburgh Panthers	(+5)
17	Mississippi State Bulldogs	(-1)
18	Northwestern Wildcats	(NR)
19	Missouri Tigers	(NR)
20	Tennessee Volunteers	(+2)
21	USC Trojans	(-3)
22	Wisconsin Badgers	(NR)
23	Iowa Hawkeyes	(-12)
24	Houston Cougars	(NR)
25	Ole Miss Rebels	(-8) Louisville win less impressive, and loss to Florida is slightly worse. Just missed out: #26 Duke

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.72
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.40
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
4	Texas Longhorns	-0.14
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
6	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
7	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.57
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
9	Utah Utes	0.00
10	Oregon Ducks	0.46
11	LSU Tigers	0.00
12	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.82
13	UCLA Bruins	0.06
14	BYU Cougars	-0.39
15	Florida Gators	0.00
16	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00
17	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
18	Northwestern Wildcats	0.83
19	Missouri Tigers	0.00
20	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
21	USC Trojans	0.00
22	Wisconsin Badgers	0.43
23	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
24	Houston Cougars	0.00
25	Ole Miss Rebels	-1.01

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.48
Duke Blue Devils	0.16

Total Score: 6.46