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Striker743 Ballot for 2026 Week 8

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 19, 2026, 11:21 p.m.

Overall Rationale: SEC:8 teams, B1G:7 teams, BigXll:6 teams, ACC:2 teams, Independent:1 team, Sunbelt: 1 team

Rank Team Reason
1 BYU Cougars Up 17 -they beat my previous #1 team, and their win over #15 Arizona looks better over time
2 Miami Hurricanes
3 UCLA Bruins Up 2
4 Ohio State Buckeyes Up 3
5 Georgia Bulldogs Down 2 - lost close to rival, win over #19
6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Down 5 - lost close to #1
7 Indiana Hoosiers Down 3 - close loss to #4
8 Texas Tech Red Raiders Up 2
9 Utah Utes
10 Texas Longhorns Down 4 - close losses to #24 and rival, has wins vs #4 and at #12
11 Houston Cougars Up 10 - good win streak, beat #17
12 Tennessee Volunteers Up 1
13 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Up 4
14 Ole Miss Rebels Up 5
15 Arizona Wildcats Up 8 - won BYE week, only loss is to #1
16 Northwestern Wildcats Down 5 - played bad, Indiana loss looks worse
17 Oklahoma State Cowboys Down 1 - lost close to #11
18 Oregon Ducks Up 4
19 Alabama Crimson Tide Down 11 - lost to #12, but more importantly their Miss State win is no longer impressive
20 Iowa Hawkeyes Down 8 - middling results compared to season start
21 Kentucky Wildcats Up 3
22 LSU Tigers Up 3
23 USC Trojans NR
24 Florida Gators NR
25 James Madison Dukes NR

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