MemeLovingLoser Ballot for 2026 Week 7
Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Oct. 11, 2026, 11:06 p.m.
Overall Rationale: This model was not designed to be taken seriously until week 7 or 8. Consume this ballot with caution.
Poll uses stats earned on the field, not pageantry, not the "eye-test".
Based on team statistics with each statistic being weighted differently. Teams must have played 3 games as an FBS school to qualify for a ranking (prior year games against an FBS while still in FCS count). Stats earned against FCS teams are weighted less. Overtime losses count as a "partial win" with the value being n/(n+1) where "n" is the number of OTs (whereas wins are worth 1).
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Score 92.69 (▲ 0.39) | Place Change: ▲ 1 | Previous Rank: 2nd | Wins Composite Rank: 1st | SoS Composite Rank: 6th | Margin of Victory Rank: 2nd | Penalties Composite Rank: 1st | Yardage Composite Rank: 4th | Turnover Composite Rank: 2nd | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 31st | Other Stats Rank: 2nd |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Score 85.91 (▼ 7.75) | Place Change: ▼ 1 | Previous Rank: 1st | Wins Composite Rank: 11th | SoS Composite Rank: 1st | Margin of Victory Rank: 8th | Penalties Composite Rank: 45th | Yardage Composite Rank: 22nd | Turnover Composite Rank: 20th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 3rd | Other Stats Rank: 11th |
| 3 |
UCLA Bruins
|
Score 85.21 (▲ 0.18) | Place Change: ▲ 1 | Previous Rank: 4th | Wins Composite Rank: 1st | SoS Composite Rank: 12th | Margin of Victory Rank: 12th | Penalties Composite Rank: 135th | Yardage Composite Rank: 11th | Turnover Composite Rank: 3rd | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 92nd | Other Stats Rank: 6th |
| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Score 83.83 (▲ 2.76) | Place Change: ▲ 2 | Previous Rank: 6th | Wins Composite Rank: 3rd | SoS Composite Rank: 27th | Margin of Victory Rank: 3rd | Penalties Composite Rank: 38th | Yardage Composite Rank: 6th | Turnover Composite Rank: 18th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 5th | Other Stats Rank: 5th |
| 5 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
Score 83.47 (▲ 3.37) | Place Change: ▲ 2 | Previous Rank: 7th | Wins Composite Rank: 3rd | SoS Composite Rank: 29th | Margin of Victory Rank: 7th | Penalties Composite Rank: 2nd | Yardage Composite Rank: 7th | Turnover Composite Rank: 26th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 32nd | Other Stats Rank: 17th |
| 6 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Score 80.29 (▼ 1.20) | Place Change: ▼ 1 | Previous Rank: 5th | Wins Composite Rank: 6th | SoS Composite Rank: 44th | Margin of Victory Rank: 1st | Penalties Composite Rank: 71st | Yardage Composite Rank: 1st | Turnover Composite Rank: 29th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 17th | Other Stats Rank: 40th |
| 7 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Score 80.06 (▼ 10.90) | Place Change: ▼ 4 | Previous Rank: 3rd | Wins Composite Rank: 14th | SoS Composite Rank: 2nd | Margin of Victory Rank: 28th | Penalties Composite Rank: 86th | Yardage Composite Rank: 29th | Turnover Composite Rank: 92nd | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 39th | Other Stats Rank: 105th |
| 8 |
USC Trojans
|
Score 79.91 (▲ 0.60) | Place Change: None | Previous Rank: 8th | Wins Composite Rank: 10th | SoS Composite Rank: 7th | Margin of Victory Rank: 39th | Penalties Composite Rank: 61st | Yardage Composite Rank: 24th | Turnover Composite Rank: 57th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 7th | Other Stats Rank: 13th |
| 9 |
BYU Cougars
|
Score 79.41 (▲ 2.06) | Place Change: ▲ 2 | Previous Rank: 11th | Wins Composite Rank: 6th | SoS Composite Rank: 32nd | Margin of Victory Rank: 14th | Penalties Composite Rank: 68th | Yardage Composite Rank: 12th | Turnover Composite Rank: 29th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 76th | Other Stats Rank: 15th |
| 10 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Score 78.73 (▼ 0.11) | Place Change: ▼ 1 | Previous Rank: 9th | Wins Composite Rank: 11th | SoS Composite Rank: 10th | Margin of Victory Rank: 5th | Penalties Composite Rank: 59th | Yardage Composite Rank: 2nd | Turnover Composite Rank: 46th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 24th | Other Stats Rank: 82nd |
| 11 |
Utah Utes
|
Score 77.28 (▲ 0.23) | Place Change: ▲ 1 | Previous Rank: 12th | Wins Composite Rank: 6th | SoS Composite Rank: 63rd | Margin of Victory Rank: 6th | Penalties Composite Rank: 53rd | Yardage Composite Rank: 5th | Turnover Composite Rank: 34th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 15th | Other Stats Rank: 91st |
| 12 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
Score 75.89 (▼ 0.28) | Place Change: ▲ 3 | Previous Rank: 15th | Wins Composite Rank: 6th | SoS Composite Rank: 52nd | Margin of Victory Rank: 20th | Penalties Composite Rank: 42nd | Yardage Composite Rank: 64th | Turnover Composite Rank: 59th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 60th | Other Stats Rank: 29th |
| 13 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
Score 75.53 (▼ 0.75) | Place Change: ▲ 1 | Previous Rank: 14th | Wins Composite Rank: 14th | SoS Composite Rank: 3rd | Margin of Victory Rank: 40th | Penalties Composite Rank: 116th | Yardage Composite Rank: 26th | Turnover Composite Rank: 105th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 11th | Other Stats Rank: 127th |
| 14 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
Score 75.01 (▲ 2.94) | Place Change: ▲ 6 | Previous Rank: 20th | Wins Composite Rank: 11th | SoS Composite Rank: 14th | Margin of Victory Rank: 29th | Penalties Composite Rank: 131st | Yardage Composite Rank: 35th | Turnover Composite Rank: 43rd | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 21st | Other Stats Rank: 38th |
| 15 |
James Madison Dukes
|
Score 74.88 (▼ 0.29) | Place Change: ▲ 2 | Previous Rank: 17th | Wins Composite Rank: 3rd | SoS Composite Rank: 88th | Margin of Victory Rank: 9th | Penalties Composite Rank: 97th | Yardage Composite Rank: 43rd | Turnover Composite Rank: 17th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 49th | Other Stats Rank: 8th |
| 16 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Score 74.00 (▲ 3.52) | Place Change: ▲ 5 | Previous Rank: 21st | Wins Composite Rank: 14th | SoS Composite Rank: 9th | Margin of Victory Rank: 42nd | Penalties Composite Rank: 113th | Yardage Composite Rank: 55th | Turnover Composite Rank: 81st | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 46th | Other Stats Rank: 21st |
| 17 |
Houston Cougars
|
Score 73.94 (▲ 3.50) | Place Change: ▲ 5 | Previous Rank: 22nd | Wins Composite Rank: 17th | SoS Composite Rank: 22nd | Margin of Victory Rank: 18th | Penalties Composite Rank: 79th | Yardage Composite Rank: 18th | Turnover Composite Rank: 32nd | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 1st | Other Stats Rank: 49th |
| 18 |
Missouri Tigers
|
Score 73.21 (▲ 2.80) | Place Change: ▲ 5 | Previous Rank: 23rd | Wins Composite Rank: 17th | SoS Composite Rank: 21st | Margin of Victory Rank: 25th | Penalties Composite Rank: 92nd | Yardage Composite Rank: 28th | Turnover Composite Rank: 15th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 61st | Other Stats Rank: 31st |
| 19 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
Score 71.94 (▲ 4.69) | Place Change: ▲ 9 | Previous Rank: 28th | Wins Composite Rank: 17th | SoS Composite Rank: 19th | Margin of Victory Rank: 70th | Penalties Composite Rank: 24th | Yardage Composite Rank: 71st | Turnover Composite Rank: 12th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 124th | Other Stats Rank: 44th |
| 20 |
LSU Tigers
|
Score 71.05 (▼ 1.48) | Place Change: ▼ 1 | Previous Rank: 19th | Wins Composite Rank: 41st | SoS Composite Rank: 17th | Margin of Victory Rank: 11th | Penalties Composite Rank: 50th | Yardage Composite Rank: 3rd | Turnover Composite Rank: 100th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 6th | Other Stats Rank: 85th |
| 21 |
Boise State Broncos
|
Score 71.05 (▲ 3.49) | Place Change: ▲ 4 | Previous Rank: 25th | Wins Composite Rank: 17th | SoS Composite Rank: 36th | Margin of Victory Rank: 36th | Penalties Composite Rank: 40th | Yardage Composite Rank: 49th | Turnover Composite Rank: 33rd | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 12th | Other Stats Rank: 9th |
| 22 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
Score 71.03 (▼ 5.95) | Place Change: ▼ 9 | Previous Rank: 13th | Wins Composite Rank: 17th | SoS Composite Rank: 34th | Margin of Victory Rank: 10th | Penalties Composite Rank: 120th | Yardage Composite Rank: 8th | Turnover Composite Rank: 15th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 18th | Other Stats Rank: 25th |
| 23 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Score 69.10 (▲ 1.72) | Place Change: ▲ 4 | Previous Rank: 27th | Wins Composite Rank: 17th | SoS Composite Rank: 41st | Margin of Victory Rank: 22nd | Penalties Composite Rank: 76th | Yardage Composite Rank: 40th | Turnover Composite Rank: 63rd | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 69th | Other Stats Rank: 28th |
| 24 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
Score 69.06 (▼ 8.97) | Place Change: ▼ 14 | Previous Rank: 10th | Wins Composite Rank: 17th | SoS Composite Rank: 39th | Margin of Victory Rank: 19th | Penalties Composite Rank: 118th | Yardage Composite Rank: 20th | Turnover Composite Rank: 21st | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 68th | Other Stats Rank: 57th |
| 25 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
Score 68.89 (▲ 2.89) | Place Change: ▲ 10 | Previous Rank: 35th | Wins Composite Rank: 17th | SoS Composite Rank: 45th | Margin of Victory Rank: 31st | Penalties Composite Rank: 52nd | Yardage Composite Rank: 44th | Turnover Composite Rank: 38th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 117th | Other Stats Rank: 14th |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.37 |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.64 |
| 3 |
UCLA Bruins
|
1.30 |
| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-1.49 |
| 5 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
-0.87 |
| 7 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
USC Trojans
|
1.80 |
| 9 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-0.13 |
| 11 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
-0.16 |
| 13 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
0.15 |
| 14 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
0.87 |
| 15 |
James Madison Dukes
|
1.16 |
| 16 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Houston Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Missouri Tigers
|
-0.32 |
| 19 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.56 |
| 21 |
Boise State Broncos
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
-0.33 |
| 24 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
0.36 |
| 25 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
-1.29 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
0.81 |
Northwestern Wildcats
|
0.41 |
Total Score: 13.02