Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 18, 2026, 10:38 a.m.

Overall Rationale: 2026 Bakonyalgo: https://bakonyalgo.com/ Original Methodology: https://old.reddit.com/r/CFBAnalysis/comments/jfp3uk/2020_full_11000_rankings/ This is a hybrid poll that is informed heavily by Bakonyalgo, but takes record into account. All undefeated teams ranked ahead of all teams with losses. Top 5 best in conference automatically ranked to reflect CFP preferences.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	BYU Cougars	86.564
2	Utah Utes	86.384
3	Texas Tech Red Raiders	85.723
4	UCLA Bruins	85.536
5	Miami Hurricanes	84.711
6	James Madison Dukes	76.145
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	91.835
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	91.301
9	Georgia Bulldogs	90.896
10	Ole Miss Rebels	90.366
11	Alabama Crimson Tide	91.245
12	Tennessee Volunteers	88.865
13	Indiana Hoosiers	88.136
14	LSU Tigers	90.611
15	Iowa Hawkeyes	84.050
16	Kentucky Wildcats	83.490
17	Northwestern Wildcats	83.400
18	USC Trojans	83.317
19	Arizona Wildcats	83.244
20	Texas Longhorns	87.118
21	Missouri Tigers	84.741
22	Oregon Ducks	84.462
23	Houston Cougars	81.420
24	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	81.386
25	Boise State Broncos	79.151

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	BYU Cougars	0.00
2	Utah Utes	1.05
3	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.34
4	UCLA Bruins	0.12
5	Miami Hurricanes	-0.84
6	James Madison Dukes	1.79
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.62
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
9	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
10	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
11	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.21
12	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
13	Indiana Hoosiers	-0.93
14	LSU Tigers	0.46
15	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
16	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
17	Northwestern Wildcats	0.08
18	USC Trojans	0.00
19	Arizona Wildcats	0.00
20	Texas Longhorns	0.00
21	Missouri Tigers	0.38
22	Oregon Ducks	0.00
23	Houston Cougars	-1.90
24	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	-1.22
25	Boise State Broncos	-0.21

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Florida Gators	0.42
SMU Mustangs	0.28

Total Score: 10.87