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AoA_nB1 Ballot for 2026 Week 8

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 19, 2026, 11:52 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Who knows at this point

Rank Team Reason
1 Ohio State Buckeyes My #2 team coming into the week wins @Indiana. OSU has a bye week before taking a trip to Pasadena where big game Lane has the chance to save his (USC) career.
2 BYU Cougars Great win against a very stout ND team. The Holy War is setting up to be an all time matchup
3 Miami Hurricanes Undefeated, but the Canes look shaky. Hopefully they get healthy in time before their trip to Notre Dame
4 Ole Miss Rebels I’m not sure what to do with this tier. Chambliss is probably the best QB in the nation, and their loss @UF looks better? each week
5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish It’s hard to win on the road in those types of environments, but ND had plenty of chances to do so
6 Georgia Bulldogs These are the games UGA never loses, but a concussed Stockton led them here. Hopefully Gunner’s health is taken into account for UGA’s next game
7 Utah Utes Another undefeated team with shaky wins of late, the B12 looks like a gauntlet this year.
8 Indiana Hoosiers One foot away from a huge win. Hoover has not impressed me.
9 Texas Tech Red Raiders Undefeated team with an easy win this past weekend, maybe the Red Raiders are better than what I think
10 Tennessee Volunteers Great win against a great Bama team
11 UCLA Bruins I think UT starts my third tier, and i’m not really sure where to rank these teams. A healthy Nico would make me a believer in the B10 championship Bruins, but I’m not sure how far Chesney can carry these boys
12 Alabama Crimson Tide Back to back losses for the first time in a long time. The Crimson Tide probably have to win out to salvage the season.
13 Kentucky Wildcats It’s not pretty, but the Wildcats are winning
14 Houston Cougars Almost coug’d it, but Houston might make this B12 championship a 4 horse race
15 USC Trojans Tough matchup for the Trojans @Camp Randall saturday night, also with 2 dates with the top 2 in the Big10 following. If Lincoln can escape 2-1, the Trojans just might have a chance.
16 Iowa Hawkeyes Dart throws from here on down
17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Maybe their close loss against Miami wasn’t a fluke?
18 Florida Gators I honestly don’t know
19 LSU Tigers Zilch
20 Boise State Broncos Nada
21 Mississippi State Bulldogs Stock can’t go that low from a loss without Kamario
22 Missouri Tigers Didn’t think they’d lose by that much against Ole Miss
23 SMU Mustangs Not sure
24 Northwestern Wildcats Not the best performance against MSU, but a win is a win
25 Oklahoma State Cowboys Toss up between OSU/AZ. I’ll lean towards the Cowboys

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