Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 11, 2026, 2:50 p.m.

Overall Rationale: The Colley Matrix is the purest form of bias-free rankings. However, it needs data to converge, and early season human judgement leads.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs
2	Miami Hurricanes
3	Indiana Hoosiers
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
5	BYU Cougars
6	Texas Longhorns
7	Ohio State Buckeyes
8	Alabama Crimson Tide
9	Ole Miss Rebels
10	Kentucky Wildcats
11	UCLA Bruins
12	Texas Tech Red Raiders
13	Utah Utes
14	Missouri Tigers
15	Tennessee Volunteers
16	Mississippi State Bulldogs
17	Iowa Hawkeyes
18	Oklahoma State Cowboys
19	SMU Mustangs
20	USC Trojans
21	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
22	LSU Tigers
23	Houston Cougars
24	Nebraska Cornhuskers
25	Oklahoma Sooners

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.07
3	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
5	BYU Cougars	0.39
6	Texas Longhorns	0.05
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
9	Ole Miss Rebels	0.39
10	Kentucky Wildcats	0.76
11	UCLA Bruins	0.00
12	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-0.16
13	Utah Utes	-0.26
14	Missouri Tigers	0.00
15	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
16	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
18	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
19	SMU Mustangs	2.07
20	USC Trojans	0.00
21	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.00
22	LSU Tigers	0.00
23	Houston Cougars	-0.32
24	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.00
25	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Northwestern Wildcats	0.41
Boise State Broncos	0.33

Total Score: 5.21