bwburke94 Ballot for 2026 Week 8
Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Oct. 19, 2026, 9:26 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Although this algorithm only uses wins and losses, and this is not a predictive metric, values given are converted to a projected point spread vs. an average FBS team.
First 5 out are North Dakota State, Louisiana Tech, Arizona, Oklahoma State, and North Texas. Bottom 10 (best to worst) are Nevada, Washington State, Delaware, Akron, UTEP, Kennesaw State, Southern Miss, Sacramento State, Louisiana-Monroe, and Northern Illinois.
As I've alluded to before, I have a refball clause which allows me to override the result of a game if I believe it was affected by poor officiating. That came into play this week in the Notre Dame/BYU game; I gave Notre Dame one-third of a win and BYU two-thirds of a win.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UCLA Bruins
|
+14.4611739 (LW: #3) |
| 2 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
+12.583728 (LW: #5) |
| 3 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
+11.2190665 (LW: #6) |
| 4 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
+9.7820527 (LW: #11) |
| 5 |
James Madison Dukes
|
+9.7331193 (LW: #14) |
| 6 |
Boise State Broncos
|
+9.4181362 (LW: #8) |
| 7 |
Texas Longhorns
|
+9.3629107 (LW: #2) |
| 8 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
+9.200017 (LW: #1) |
| 9 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
+9.0829128 (LW: #9) |
| 10 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
+9.0046315 (LW: #7) |
| 11 |
BYU Cougars
|
+8.9642246 (LW: #10) |
| 12 |
Houston Cougars
|
+8.6401291 (LW: #21) |
| 13 |
Oregon Ducks
|
+8.6270981 (LW: #19) |
| 14 |
UTSA Roadrunners
|
+8.2687403 (LW: #12) |
| 15 |
LSU Tigers
|
+8.2679541 (LW: #46) |
| 16 |
USC Trojans
|
+8.2498267 (LW: #17) |
| 17 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
+8.2365537 (LW: #31) |
| 18 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
+7.8435588 (LW: #4) |
| 19 |
Clemson Tigers
|
+7.6961121 (LW: #38) |
| 20 |
Utah Utes
|
+6.9684551 (LW: #20) |
| 21 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
+6.7448898 (LW: #13) |
| 22 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
+6.506049 (LW: #27) |
| 23 |
Western Michigan Broncos
|
+6.2978746 (LW: #22) |
| 24 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
+5.9731886 (LW: #15) |
| 25 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
+5.9363016 (LW: #32) |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UCLA Bruins
|
0.92 |
| 2 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.34 |
| 4 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
1.43 |
| 5 |
James Madison Dukes
|
1.96 |
| 6 |
Boise State Broncos
|
3.25 |
| 7 |
Texas Longhorns
|
2.19 |
| 8 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
1.19 |
| 10 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-1.92 |
| 11 |
BYU Cougars
|
-3.09 |
| 12 |
Houston Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Oregon Ducks
|
2.49 |
| 14 |
UTSA Roadrunners
|
10.79 |
| 15 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.25 |
| 16 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
-1.06 |
| 18 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Clemson Tigers
|
6.21 |
| 20 |
Utah Utes
|
-2.44 |
| 21 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-2.85 |
| 22 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
2.77 |
| 23 |
Western Michigan Broncos
|
2.23 |
| 24 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
-4.32 |
| 25 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
-3.67 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
1.94 |
Northwestern Wildcats
|
0.80 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
0.35 |
Florida Gators
|
0.42 |
SMU Mustangs
|
0.28 |
Total Score: 59.13