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galacticdude7 Ballot for 2026 Week 7

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 11, 2026, 9:25 a.m.

Overall Rationale: based on current results plus my predictions for the remainder of the season

Rank Team Reason
1 Georgia Bulldogs Predicted Record: 12-0
2 Ohio State Buckeyes Predicted Record: 11-1

Losses: at Texas (23-24)
3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Predicted Record: 12-0
4 Indiana Hoosiers Predicted Record: 11-1

Losses: Ohio State
5 Miami Hurricanes Predicted Record: 11-1

Losses: at Notre Dame
6 BYU Cougars Predicted Record: 11-1

Losses: Notre Dame
7 Texas Tech Red Raiders Predicted Record: 12-0
8 Alabama Crimson Tide Predicted Record: 11-1

Losses: Georgia (17-20)
9 Texas Longhorns Predicted Record: 11-1

Losses: Oklahoma (24-27)

Comment: Tough rivalry game loss stings, but I don't think it's indicative of anything all that concerning for the Longhorns. At a certain point you have to just accept a result as being an upset, otherwise you'd have to follow the chain of results to the point where you're entertaining the idea that Purdue is a better team than Texas, which is absurd.
10 Tennessee Volunteers Predicted Record: 10-2

Losses: Texas (17-20), Alabama
11 Ole Miss Rebels Predicted Record: 9-3

Losses: at Florida (28-52), at Texas, Georgia
12 Utah Utes Predicted Record: 11-1

Losses: BYU
13 USC Trojans Predicted Record: 9-3

Losses: Oregon (27-41), Ohio State, at Indiana
14 UCLA Bruins Predicted Record: 11-1

Losses: USC
15 Mississippi State Bulldogs Predicted Record: 8-4

Losses: Alabama (23-56), at LSU, at Texas, at Ole Miss
16 Iowa Hawkeyes Predicted Record: 11-1

Losses: Ohio State (14-31)
17 Oregon Ducks Predicted Record: 9-3

Losses: at Oklahoma State (31-39), UCLA (15-17), at Ohio State
18 Missouri Tigers Predicted Record: 8-4

Losses: at Miss State (24-31), at Ole Miss, Texas, at Georgia
19 Kentucky Wildcats Predicted Record: 9-3

Losses: Alabama (17-45), at Tennessee, at Missouri

Comment: Big win over LSU catapults them up. I'm not super confident in them, but for now I think they've got a good shot at a good season
20 Houston Cougars Predicted Record: 10-2

Losses: at Texas Tech (26-28), at Utah
21 LSU Tigers Predicted Record: 7-5

Losses: at Ole Miss (24-32), at Kentucky (34-35), Alabama, Texas, at Tennessee

Comment: I think this is the first time since I've been doing this Predicted Record justification where a team I think will go 7-5 gets ranked, but I really struggled to justify at least 4 more teams ahead of them, so here we are.
22 Wisconsin Badgers Predicted Record: 8-4

Losses: Notre Dame (13-41), at Oregon, Iowa, at Ohio State
23 Arizona Wildcats Predicted Record: 9-3

Losses: at BYU (17-25), at Texas Tech, Utah
24 Boise State Broncos Predicted Record: 11-1

Losses: at Oregon (27-34)
25 Northwestern Wildcats Predicted Record: 8-4

Losses: at Indiana (23-29), at Oregon, Iowa, at Ohio State

Comment: Welcome to the 25th slot in my ballot, where I could realistically rank at least a half dozen teams right now, so I'm just going to advocate for a team I like.

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