Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 19, 2026, 5:43 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Gotta honor head-to-head most of the time, as that’s our best data when we’re so early in the season. Other than that, just judging based off resumes. Best wins, the least bad loss, those sorts of things.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Miami Hurricanes
2	BYU Cougars
3	Ohio State Buckeyes
4	Georgia Bulldogs
5	Texas Tech Red Raiders
6	UCLA Bruins
7	Utah Utes
8	Indiana Hoosiers
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
10	Tennessee Volunteers
11	Ole Miss Rebels
12	Houston Cougars
13	Kentucky Wildcats
14	Iowa Hawkeyes
15	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
16	USC Trojans
17	Alabama Crimson Tide
18	LSU Tigers
19	Arizona Wildcats
20	Boise State Broncos
21	Oklahoma State Cowboys
22	Oregon Ducks
23	Missouri Tigers
24	Florida Gators
25	Texas Longhorns

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
2	BYU Cougars	0.00
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.29
5	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
6	UCLA Bruins	0.00
7	Utah Utes	0.00
8	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
10	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
11	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
12	Houston Cougars	0.00
13	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
14	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
15	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.00
16	USC Trojans	0.00
17	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
18	LSU Tigers	0.00
19	Arizona Wildcats	0.00
20	Boise State Broncos	0.00
21	Oklahoma State Cowboys	1.38
22	Oregon Ducks	0.00
23	Missouri Tigers	0.00
24	Florida Gators	0.00
25	Texas Longhorns	-0.21

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Northwestern Wildcats	0.80
James Madison Dukes	0.07
SMU Mustangs	0.28

Total Score: 3.03