Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 11, 2026, 5:26 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Composite of human (AP/Coaches) and computer polls (FPI/Massey). Teams must be rated at least once in top 25 of a human and a computer poll*. At least one ranking spot reserved for a G6 team.

*if there aren’t enough teams to satisfy the requirement, then the remaining teams are ranked by composite score.
**if 2 teams have the same composite score, lowest standard deviation serves as tiebreaker

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs	.990
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	.970
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	.880
4	Miami Hurricanes	.870
5	Indiana Hoosiers	.850
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	.810
7	Texas Longhorns	.770
8	Utah Utes	.660
9	Texas Tech Red Raiders	.650
10	BYU Cougars	.620
11	Ole Miss Rebels	.600
12	Tennessee Volunteers	.480
13	Missouri Tigers	.420
14	UCLA Bruins	.400
15	USC Trojans	.380
16	LSU Tigers	.330
17	Kentucky Wildcats	.280 (STDEV .06)
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	.280 (STDEV .24)
19	Houston Cougars	.260
20	Mississippi State Bulldogs	.220
21	Oklahoma Sooners	.190
22	Oklahoma State Cowboys	.140
23	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	.130
24	Northwestern Wildcats	.070
25	Boise State Broncos	G5 .050

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.30
4	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
5	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
7	Texas Longhorns	0.00
8	Utah Utes	0.00
9	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
10	BYU Cougars	0.00
11	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
12	Tennessee Volunteers	0.65
13	Missouri Tigers	0.00
14	UCLA Bruins	-0.22
15	USC Trojans	0.26
16	LSU Tigers	1.92
17	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
19	Houston Cougars	0.00
20	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
21	Oklahoma Sooners	3.74
22	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
23	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.00
24	Northwestern Wildcats	0.00
25	Boise State Broncos	-0.05

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.15

Total Score: 7.29