Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 13, 2026, 2:25 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Computer poll that emphasizes W/L and SOS. It also aims to limit poll inertia, counting every game the same. No preseason rankings, only based on stats from the games. Teams are assigned a normalized score compared to the top team (which is 1000). Full rankings at https://alexjcode.com/johnsonIndex.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Miami Hurricanes	1000
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	988
3	Indiana Hoosiers	976
4	Georgia Bulldogs	969
5	Texas Tech Red Raiders	925
6	BYU Cougars	922
7	UCLA Bruins	913
8	Utah Utes	909
9	Alabama Crimson Tide	852
10	James Madison Dukes	809
11	Wisconsin Badgers	798
12	Texas Longhorns	797
13	Ohio State Buckeyes	784
14	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	776
15	Mississippi State Bulldogs	772
16	USC Trojans	758
17	Nebraska Cornhuskers	754
18	Kentucky Wildcats	751
19	Missouri Tigers	751
20	Houston Cougars	743
21	Ole Miss Rebels	728
22	Arizona Wildcats	725
23	Iowa Hawkeyes	722
24	Pittsburgh Panthers	721
25	Northwestern Wildcats	713

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Miami Hurricanes	0.67
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
3	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
4	Georgia Bulldogs	-1.49
5	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.65
6	BYU Cougars	0.06
7	UCLA Bruins	0.20
8	Utah Utes	0.00
9	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.15
10	James Madison Dukes	2.37
11	Wisconsin Badgers	5.50
12	Texas Longhorns	-0.11
13	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.96
14	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.87
15	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
16	USC Trojans	0.04
17	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.53
18	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
19	Missouri Tigers	-0.62
20	Houston Cougars	0.00
21	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.54
22	Arizona Wildcats	0.00
23	Iowa Hawkeyes	-0.77
24	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.36
25	Northwestern Wildcats	-0.15

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Tennessee Volunteers	1.01
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.81
Boise State Broncos	0.33

Total Score: 18.20