Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 19, 2026, 9:52 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	BYU Cougars	978
3	Texas Tech Red Raiders	958
4	UCLA Bruins	951
5	Utah Utes	913
6	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	865
7	James Madison Dukes	859
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	845
9	Ohio State Buckeyes	840
10	Indiana Hoosiers	833
11	Houston Cougars	813
12	Georgia Bulldogs	803
13	Ole Miss Rebels	798
14	Tennessee Volunteers	783
15	USC Trojans	781
16	Kentucky Wildcats	778
17	Alabama Crimson Tide	772
18	Texas Longhorns	766
19	LSU Tigers	765
20	Iowa Hawkeyes	754
21	Florida Gators	754
22	Arizona Wildcats	751
23	Oregon Ducks	726
24	Northwestern Wildcats	722
25	SMU Mustangs	711

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
2	BYU Cougars	0.00
3	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.34
4	UCLA Bruins	0.12
5	Utah Utes	0.22
6	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	1.97
7	James Madison Dukes	1.62
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
9	Ohio State Buckeyes	-1.49
10	Indiana Hoosiers	-0.01
11	Houston Cougars	0.05
12	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.39
13	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.04
14	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.24
15	USC Trojans	0.00
16	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
17	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
18	Texas Longhorns	0.00
19	LSU Tigers	0.00
20	Iowa Hawkeyes	-0.29
21	Florida Gators	0.00
22	Arizona Wildcats	0.00
23	Oregon Ducks	0.00
24	Northwestern Wildcats	-0.27
25	SMU Mustangs	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Boise State Broncos	0.48

Total Score: 7.52