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FrontRunner51 Ballot for 2026 Week 8

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 20, 2026, 7:59 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Combo of human and computer polls plus my own judgment

Rank Team Reason
1 Miami Hurricanes (+2)
2 Ohio State Buckeyes (+4)
3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (-2) I don't weight head to head very much. BYU is a great team who squeaked out a win at home, but I still believe ND is the better team overall by a slight margin.
4 BYU Cougars (+6) I don't weight head to head very much. BYU is a great team who squeaked out a win at home, and was rewarded with a 6-spot jump, but I still believe ND is the better team overall by a slight margin.
5 Indiana Hoosiers (no change)
6 UCLA Bruins (+1)
7 Texas Tech Red Raiders (+2)
8 Georgia Bulldogs (-6)
9 Alabama Crimson Tide (-5)
10 Utah Utes (+1)
11 Ole Miss Rebels (+10) Lots of whiplash with these SEC teams until more games are played and they hopefully sort themselves out.
12 LSU Tigers (+5)
13 Houston Cougars (-1)
14 Texas Longhorns (-6)
15 Tennessee Volunteers (+10) Lots of whiplash with these SEC teams until more games are played and they hopefully sort themselves out.
16 Oregon Ducks (-1) Still have 2 ranked wins over USC and Boise St. so should be ranked.
17 Kentucky Wildcats (+5)
18 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (-2)
19 USC Trojans (+1)
20 Iowa Hawkeyes (-2)
21 Northwestern Wildcats (+2)
22 Florida Gators (NR) Lots of whiplash with these SEC teams until more games are played and they hopefully sort themselves out.
23 Nebraska Cornhuskers (-9)
24 Boise State Broncos (no change)
25 Arizona Wildcats (NR)

Just missed out: #26 James Madison

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