Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 18, 2026, 4:44 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Composite of human (AP/Coaches) and computer polls (FPI/Massey). Teams must be rated at least once in top 25 of a human and a computer poll*. At least one ranking spot reserved for a G6 team.

*if there aren’t enough teams to satisfy the requirement, then the remaining teams are ranked by composite score.
**if 2 teams have the same composite score, lowest standard deviation serves as tiebreaker

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	.970
2	Miami Hurricanes	.940
3	Georgia Bulldogs	.900
4	Indiana Hoosiers	.840 (.06 STDEV)
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	.840 (.10 STDEV)
6	BYU Cougars	.780
7	Texas Tech Red Raiders	.730
8	Ole Miss Rebels	.710
9	Utah Utes	.670
10	Alabama Crimson Tide	.620
11	Tennessee Volunteers	.590
12	Texas Longhorns	.470
13	UCLA Bruins	.450
14	LSU Tigers	.430
15	USC Trojans	.400
16	Kentucky Wildcats	.390
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	.380
18	Houston Cougars	.370
19	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	.310
20	Oregon Ducks	.260
21	Florida Gators	.210
22	Missouri Tigers	.120
23	Boise State Broncos	.090 (.03 STDEV) G5
24	SMU Mustangs	.090 (.08 STDEV)
25	Northwestern Wildcats	.070

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.47
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.56
4	Indiana Hoosiers	0.34
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
6	BYU Cougars	-0.88
7	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
8	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
9	Utah Utes	0.00
10	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.44
11	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
12	Texas Longhorns	1.11
13	UCLA Bruins	-0.78
14	LSU Tigers	0.46
15	USC Trojans	0.00
16	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
18	Houston Cougars	-0.47
19	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.00
20	Oregon Ducks	0.33
21	Florida Gators	0.00
22	Missouri Tigers	0.00
23	Boise State Broncos	0.00
24	SMU Mustangs	0.00
25	Northwestern Wildcats	-0.53

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
James Madison Dukes	0.07
Arizona Wildcats	0.35

Total Score: 6.78