Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 11, 2026, 12:30 p.m.

Overall Rationale: 2026 Bakonyalgo: https://bakonyalgo.com/ Original Methodology: https://old.reddit.com/r/CFBAnalysis/comments/jfp3uk/2020_full_11000_rankings/ This is a hybrid poll that is informed heavily by Bakonyalgo, but takes record into account. All undefeated teams ranked ahead of all teams with losses. Top 5 best in conference automatically ranked to reflect CFP preferences.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	92.496
2	Georgia Bulldogs	91.997
3	Indiana Hoosiers	87.757
4	Utah Utes	86.613
5	Miami Hurricanes	84.914
6	BYU Cougars	84.681
7	UCLA Bruins	84.462
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	82.467
9	James Madison Dukes	73.482
10	Alabama Crimson Tide	93.539
11	Ohio State Buckeyes	91.690
12	Texas Longhorns	87.890
13	Missouri Tigers	87.616
14	Nebraska Cornhuskers	86.945
15	Ole Miss Rebels	86.769
16	Tennessee Volunteers	85.887
17	Baylor Bears	84.059
18	Northwestern Wildcats	83.883
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	83.795
20	USC Trojans	83.177
21	Arizona Wildcats	82.852
22	Kentucky Wildcats	82.518
23	Wisconsin Badgers	81.919
24	Mississippi State Bulldogs	81.771
25	LSU Tigers	87.697 (4-2)

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.37
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
4	Utah Utes	0.93
5	Miami Hurricanes	-0.26
6	BYU Cougars	0.06
7	UCLA Bruins	0.20
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
9	James Madison Dukes	2.61
10	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.47
11	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.41
12	Texas Longhorns	-0.11
13	Missouri Tigers	0.00
14	Nebraska Cornhuskers	1.26
15	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
16	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
17	Baylor Bears	8.01
18	Northwestern Wildcats	0.12
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
20	USC Trojans	0.00
21	Arizona Wildcats	0.16
22	Kentucky Wildcats	-0.43
23	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
24	Mississippi State Bulldogs	-0.76
25	LSU Tigers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Houston Cougars	1.09
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.81
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.68
Boise State Broncos	0.33

Total Score: 19.07