Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 11, 2026, 2:36 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I have made my own ELO-rating system (similar to chess) for college football. Only final scores are considered in the ratings. W-L records do not matter. Margin of victory matters. My code is on github here: https://github.com/kyleaforrester/cfb_elo Losing to a good team might actually improve your rating if you played them close enough. Beating a bad team with a slim margin might drop your rating if your margin of victory isn't good enough. I don't care about the end W-L result or the W-L team records, just how each team performs when compared to what was expected of them.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	446
2	Georgia Bulldogs	410
3	Indiana Hoosiers	384
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	360
5	Miami Hurricanes	343
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	341
7	Utah Utes	341
8	Texas Longhorns	324
9	Missouri Tigers	270
10	LSU Tigers	270
11	Northwestern Wildcats	263
12	Ole Miss Rebels	259
13	Iowa Hawkeyes	251
14	Texas Tech Red Raiders	246
15	Tennessee Volunteers	241
16	BYU Cougars	221
17	Oregon Ducks	212
18	Nebraska Cornhuskers	205
19	Arizona Wildcats	202
20	UCLA Bruins	199
21	Oklahoma Sooners	197
22	Kentucky Wildcats	185
23	Texas A&M Aggies	173
24	Wisconsin Badgers	170
25	Mississippi State Bulldogs	169

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.86
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
5	Miami Hurricanes	-0.26
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-0.94
7	Utah Utes	0.03
8	Texas Longhorns	0.00
9	Missouri Tigers	0.91
10	LSU Tigers	3.97
11	Northwestern Wildcats	1.90
12	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
13	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.32
14	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-0.82
15	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
16	BYU Cougars	-1.72
17	Oregon Ducks	2.26
18	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.29
19	Arizona Wildcats	0.85
20	UCLA Bruins	-1.87
21	Oklahoma Sooners	3.74
22	Kentucky Wildcats	-0.43
23	Texas A&M Aggies	2.19
24	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
25	Mississippi State Bulldogs	-0.98

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Houston Cougars	1.09
USC Trojans	0.67
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.81
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.68
Boise State Broncos	0.33

Total Score: 27.91