Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 13, 2026, 7:04 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Combo of human and computer polls plus my own judgment

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	(+1)
2	Georgia Bulldogs	(+5)
3	Miami Hurricanes	(no change)
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	(-3)
5	Indiana Hoosiers	(+1)
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	(-1)
7	UCLA Bruins	(+6)
8	Texas Longhorns	(-4)
9	Texas Tech Red Raiders	(-1)
10	BYU Cougars	(+4)
11	Utah Utes	(-2)
12	Houston Cougars	(+12) Had been underestimating them a bit.
13	Missouri Tigers	(+6)
14	Nebraska Cornhuskers	(-2)
15	Oregon Ducks	(-5) Still has two wins over top 25 teams (USC, Boise St.).
16	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	(NR)
17	LSU Tigers	(-6) Weird team. Wouldn't argue with anyone leaving them out of top 25. For now I'm still recognizing their dominant wins over not terrible teams, and close losses to two top 25 teams.
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	(+5)
19	Mississippi State Bulldogs	(-2)
20	USC Trojans	(+1)
21	Ole Miss Rebels	(+4)
22	Kentucky Wildcats	(NR)
23	Northwestern Wildcats	(-5) Win over PSU looking worse.
24	Boise State Broncos	(NR)
25	Tennessee Volunteers	(-5) Barely stayed in the top 25, just edging out Wisconsin Just out: #26 Wisconsin, #27 Arizona, #28 JMU

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.37
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
5	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	UCLA Bruins	0.20
8	Texas Longhorns	0.00
9	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
10	BYU Cougars	0.00
11	Utah Utes	0.00
12	Houston Cougars	1.00
13	Missouri Tigers	0.00
14	Nebraska Cornhuskers	1.26
15	Oregon Ducks	3.08
16	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.36
17	LSU Tigers	1.58
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
19	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
20	USC Trojans	0.00
21	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.54
22	Kentucky Wildcats	-0.43
23	Northwestern Wildcats	0.00
24	Boise State Broncos	0.00
25	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.78

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.81

Total Score: 10.41