Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 11, 2026, 9:40 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Eyeball test mixed with results. No points for beating FCS. Little for smacking bad teams. I do carry over from previous year through first half of this year.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
3	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.03
5	Miami Hurricanes	-0.26
6	Texas Longhorns	0.05
7	BYU Cougars	0.00
8	Utah Utes	0.00
9	UCLA Bruins	0.00
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
11	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.80
12	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
13	Missouri Tigers	0.00
14	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.69
15	USC Trojans	0.26
16	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
17	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
18	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
19	Houston Cougars	0.00
20	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.00
21	Boise State Broncos	0.00
22	SMU Mustangs	0.54
23	Northwestern Wildcats	0.00
24	LSU Tigers	0.00
25	James Madison Dukes	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Iowa Hawkeyes	1.55
Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.15

Total Score: 4.33