Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 11, 2026, 9:34 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Wins, FPI, Personal Eye Test

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs
2	Ohio State Buckeyes
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4	Miami Hurricanes
5	Texas Longhorns
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	Didn’t punish them because the refs punished them enough.
7	Indiana Hoosiers	Indiana won, but it took a lot. Not sure how good Nebraska is.
8	Ole Miss Rebels
9	BYU Cougars
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders
11	Tennessee Volunteers
12	Utah Utes
13	Mississippi State Bulldogs
14	Missouri Tigers
15	Oklahoma State Cowboys
16	Iowa Hawkeyes
17	UCLA Bruins	UCLA>Oregon>USC
18	USC Trojans	Above Oregon because of poll momentum and a win in Happy Valley
19	Kentucky Wildcats
20	LSU Tigers
21	Houston Cougars
22	Oregon Ducks
23	Nebraska Cornhuskers	Had Indiana where they wanted them, but didn’t get it done. We’ll see if it translates to Eugene.
24	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
25	Boise State Broncos

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.58
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
5	Texas Longhorns	0.33
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
7	Indiana Hoosiers	-0.34
8	Ole Miss Rebels	0.59
9	BYU Cougars	0.00
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
11	Tennessee Volunteers	0.87
12	Utah Utes	0.00
13	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.15
14	Missouri Tigers	0.00
15	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.44
16	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
17	UCLA Bruins	-1.05
18	USC Trojans	0.00
19	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
20	LSU Tigers	0.56
21	Houston Cougars	0.00
22	Oregon Ducks	0.20
23	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.00
24	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	-0.17
25	Boise State Broncos	-0.05

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Northwestern Wildcats	0.41

Total Score: 5.74