Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 11, 2026, 4:02 a.m.

Overall Rationale: The mores losses you have the father down you go, and head to head losses drive a lot of the poll and a loss to any team will drag you around the rankings for the rest of the season.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs
2	Miami Hurricanes
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4	BYU Cougars
5	Utah Utes
6	Indiana Hoosiers
7	Texas Tech Red Raiders
8	UCLA Bruins
9	Alabama Crimson Tide	Georgia > Bama
10	Houston Cougars	TTU > Houston
11	Nebraska Cornhuskers	Indiana > Nebraska
12	Mississippi State Bulldogs	Bama > Mississippi State
13	Missouri Tigers	Mississippi State > Missouri
14	Ole Miss Rebels
15	Arizona Wildcats	BYU > Arizona
16	Texas Longhorns	Oklahoma is #44
17	Ohio State Buckeyes	Texas > Ohio State
18	Kentucky Wildcats
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	Ohio State > Iowa
20	Tennessee Volunteers
21	Oklahoma State Cowboys
22	Cincinnati Bearcats	Arizona > Cincinnati
23	Boise State Broncos
24	Northwestern Wildcats	Indiana > Northwestern
25	James Madison Dukes

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.07
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	BYU Cougars	0.72
5	Utah Utes	0.63
6	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
7	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
8	UCLA Bruins	0.00
9	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.15
10	Houston Cougars	1.51
11	Nebraska Cornhuskers	1.99
12	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.37
13	Missouri Tigers	0.00
14	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
15	Arizona Wildcats	2.23
16	Texas Longhorns	-1.22
17	Ohio State Buckeyes	-2.07
18	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
20	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
21	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
22	Cincinnati Bearcats	3.20
23	Boise State Broncos	0.00
24	Northwestern Wildcats	0.00
25	James Madison Dukes	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
USC Trojans	0.67
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.68

Total Score: 15.49