Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 11, 2026, 6:11 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Computer rankings based on Win Quality formula. Next 5: #26 UTSA (0.777, +7), #27 Iowa (0.768, +21), #28 Oregon State (0.767, +18), #29 Memphis (0.765, +13), #30 Western Michigan (0.749, +17)

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1.000, +1
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.961, +1
3	Indiana Hoosiers	0.936, +3
4	UCLA Bruins	0.930, +4
5	BYU Cougars	0.910, +5
6	Utah Utes	0.908, +6
7	Miami Hurricanes	0.887, -3
8	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.881, +6
9	James Madison Dukes	0.880, +2
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.872, -5
11	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.871, +8
12	Arizona Wildcats	0.858, +8
13	Kentucky Wildcats	0.834, +9
14	Boise State Broncos	0.819, +11
15	USC Trojans	0.814, +12
16	Houston Cougars	0.812, +18
17	Liberty Flames	0.812, +9
18	Missouri Tigers	0.811, +13
19	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.800, +21
20	Wisconsin Badgers	0.800, -5
21	Baylor Bears	0.799, -5
22	Tennessee Volunteers	0.798, +15
23	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.792, -22
24	Northwestern Wildcats	0.782, +15
25	Ole Miss Rebels	0.780, +26

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.37
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
4	UCLA Bruins	1.02
5	BYU Cougars	0.39
6	Utah Utes	0.33
7	Miami Hurricanes	-1.48
8	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
9	James Madison Dukes	2.61
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
11	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	1.63
12	Arizona Wildcats	3.26
13	Kentucky Wildcats	0.09
14	Boise State Broncos	1.42
15	USC Trojans	0.26
16	Houston Cougars	0.00
17	Liberty Flames	8.20
18	Missouri Tigers	-0.32
19	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
20	Wisconsin Badgers	1.35
21	Baylor Bears	4.01
22	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.11
23	Alabama Crimson Tide	-4.73
24	Northwestern Wildcats	0.00
25	Ole Miss Rebels	-1.35

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Texas Longhorns	3.98
Mississippi State Bulldogs	1.19
Iowa Hawkeyes	1.55
Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.15

Total Score: 39.80