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douchebagjack Ballot for 2026 Week 8

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 18, 2026, 2:28 a.m.

Overall Rationale: i try to only use this years results. using general conference strength as to which wins are good vs bad. P4 win >> PAC, American > Sun Belt, MWC > MAC, CUSA. FCS wins are worthless to me. i restart each week so this will change 100% next week.

Why should they be ranked? Have they beat multiple P4 teams? Have they lost one game or less? Undefeated P4 stay on top. No FSU/bama shenanigans here.

This poll feels factious early because it’s 100% results driven. Not a predictor or a talent indicator, purely the most deserving teams.

#26 USC
HM (no order): UNC, Michigan, Miss St, Mizzou, Texas, Nebraska, Boise St,

Rank Team Reason
1 BYU Cougars Best 3 Wins: Notre Dame, Arizona, T.C.U..
0 Losses
A signature win over ND. no losses, looking very legit and in the conversation
2 Miami Hurricanes Best 3 Wins: Wake Forest, Clemson, Florida State.
0 Losses
another win in the books. undefeated. is florida state decent? maybe?
3 UCLA Bruins Best 3 Wins: Oregon, Wisconsin, Purdue.
0 Losses
another day another ucla win. they keep racking them up.
4 Texas Tech Red Raiders Best 3 Wins: Houston, Arizona State, Colorado.
0 Losses
A blow out vs Arizona State. Good things all around in Lubbock, avoided the massacre today.
5 Utah Utes Best 3 Wins: Kansas, Iowa State, Colorado.
0 Losses
Utah is just happy to secure a victory.
6 Ohio State Buckeyes Best 3 Wins: Indiana, Iowa, Illinois.
1 Losses: Texas.
a top tier win, with the texas loss looking worse now its needed
7 Georgia Bulldogs Best 3 Wins: Alabama, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt.
1 Losses: Auburn.
bruh. how did they loss to Auburn?
8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Best 3 Wins: Wisconsin, North Carolina, Michigan State.
1 Losses: B.Y.U..
lost vs the best team they played, not a good look. Still looked good, better than some other losses this week
9 Indiana Hoosiers Best 3 Wins: Northwestern, Nebraska, Rutgers.
1 Losses: Ohio State.
that's a tough loss. did everything right on the last play and he stepped out omg. that was crazy. two great defences
10 Tennessee Volunteers Best 3 Wins: Alabama, Auburn, Georgia Tech.
1 Losses: Texas.
Beat both (ranked) Alabama SEC teams, lost to Texas tho. Idk anymore
11 Alabama Crimson Tide Best 3 Wins: Mississippi State, Kentucky, Florida State.
2 Losses: Georgia, Tennessee.
HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA. SEC, means more lol. Tennessee good? Alabama bad?
12 Kentucky Wildcats Best 3 Wins: L.S.U., Oklahoma, Texas A&M.
1 Losses: Alabama.
I mean Oklahoma did just beat Texas. But Kentucky keeps looking good, lets keep moving them up
13 Ole Miss Rebels Best 3 Wins: L.S.U., Missouri, Louisville.
1 Losses: Florida.
Is Mizzou or LSU a better win at this point? Both seem very even. I wonder what else this season in the SEC looks like
14 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Best 3 Wins: Louisville, N.C. State, California.
1 Losses: Miami.
Another P4 win for Wake Forest, only lost to Miami. Are they best team in ACC not named Miami?
15 Iowa Hawkeyes Best 3 Wins: Michigan, Iowa State, Washington.
1 Losses: Ohio State.
Another win over BYE week in the books
16 Houston Cougars Best 3 Wins: Oklahoma State, Kansas State, U.C.F..
1 Losses: Texas Tech.
A victory over OkSt is good looks for Houston. They needed something like that. 6-1, behind Utah TT & BYU are they 4 in the Big XII clearly?
17 Arizona Wildcats Best 3 Wins: Cincinnati, West Virginia, Washington State.
1 Losses: B.Y.U..
Another win over BYE week in the books
18 Northwestern Wildcats Best 3 Wins: Penn State, Michigan State, Colorado.
1 Losses: Indiana.
MSU is not that great of a win, but bet it feels good to beat Fitz. Call it a successful day I guess, lots to improve
19 SMU Mustangs Best 3 Wins: Virginia, Florida State, Boston College.
1 Losses: Louisville.
UVA is their best win on the season, but that's not good
20 Florida Gators Best 3 Wins: Texas, Ole Miss, Auburn.
2 Losses: Missouri, South Carolina.
wtf. is florida good? is texas bad? who knows. but i think the only thing I know is that arch manning is bad.
21 Auburn Tigers Best 3 Wins: Georgia, Baylor, Vanderbilt.
2 Losses: Florida, Tennessee.
well shit. florida and tennessee losses look better. georgia win is uh something holy cow.
22 James Madison Dukes Best 3 Wins: San Diego State, Liberty, Georgia State.
0 Losses
Another victory over the teams on the schedule
23 LSU Tigers Best 3 Wins: Mississippi State, Clemson, Texas A&M.
2 Losses: Ole Miss, Kentucky.
31-0 is great, but without Kamario does it count for as much? no but it still counts for something
24 Oklahoma State Cowboys Best 3 Wins: Oregon, West Virginia, U.C.F..
2 Losses: Tulsa, Houston.
Not a good loss for the Cowboys. Needed that for conference play. Hopefully they rebound
25 Oregon Ducks Best 3 Wins: Nebraska, U.S.C., Boise State.
2 Losses: Oklahoma State, U.C.L.A..
last second win keeps them alive i guess

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