Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 12, 2026, 6:26 p.m.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2	Alabama Crimson Tide
3	Ohio State Buckeyes
4	Georgia Bulldogs
5	UCLA Bruins
6	Indiana Hoosiers
7	LSU Tigers
8	Texas Longhorns
9	Miami Hurricanes
10	Houston Cougars
11	Missouri Tigers
12	Oregon Ducks
13	Nebraska Cornhuskers
14	Mississippi State Bulldogs
15	BYU Cougars
16	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
17	South Carolina Gamecocks
18	Utah Utes
19	Wisconsin Badgers
20	Texas Tech Red Raiders
21	Kentucky Wildcats
22	Tennessee Volunteers
23	Florida Gators
24	Oklahoma Sooners
25	Northwestern Wildcats

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.37
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.64
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.30
4	Georgia Bulldogs	-1.49
5	UCLA Bruins	0.75
6	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
7	LSU Tigers	5.00
8	Texas Longhorns	0.00
9	Miami Hurricanes	-2.70
10	Houston Cougars	1.51
11	Missouri Tigers	0.31
12	Oregon Ducks	4.32
13	Nebraska Cornhuskers	1.50
14	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
15	BYU Cougars	-1.39
16	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.36
17	South Carolina Gamecocks	8.10
18	Utah Utes	-1.76
19	Wisconsin Badgers	1.81
20	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-2.81
21	Kentucky Wildcats	-0.20
22	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.11
23	Florida Gators	1.92
24	Oklahoma Sooners	0.74
25	Northwestern Wildcats	-0.15

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Ole Miss Rebels	1.55
Iowa Hawkeyes	1.55
USC Trojans	0.67
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.81
Boise State Broncos	0.33

Total Score: 43.14