Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 25, 2026, 10:07 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Dropped Out: #13 Tennessee, #18 USC, #23 James Madison, #25 Florida

This week is a tough one because there are like 20 teams I could fit in the 15-25 range and it is hard to reason who should be where and be internally consistent about all my choices.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Miami Hurricanes	+1
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	+1
3	Georgia Bulldogs	+1
4	UCLA Bruins	+5
5	BYU Cougars	-4
6	Utah Utes	+2
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-1
8	Indiana Hoosiers	-3
9	Kentucky Wildcats	+6
10	Northwestern Wildcats	+7
11	SMU Mustangs	+10
12	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	+2
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-6
14	Houston Cougars	-3
15	Alabama Crimson Tide	+1
16	Arizona Wildcats	NR
17	Ole Miss Rebels	-7
18	LSU Tigers	+1
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	-7
20	Wisconsin Badgers	NR
21	Texas Longhorns	NR
22	Boise State Broncos	+2
23	Oregon State Beavers	-3
24	Missouri Tigers	-2
25	Cincinnati Bearcats	NR

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.13
4	UCLA Bruins	0.00
5	BYU Cougars	0.40
6	Utah Utes	0.00
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
8	Indiana Hoosiers	-0.21
9	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
10	Northwestern Wildcats	0.79
11	SMU Mustangs	1.18
12	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.00
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
14	Houston Cougars	0.66
15	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.09
16	Arizona Wildcats	0.00
17	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
18	LSU Tigers	0.00
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	2.95
20	Wisconsin Badgers	0.46
21	Texas Longhorns	-0.81
22	Boise State Broncos	0.00
23	Oregon State Beavers	1.65
24	Missouri Tigers	0.00
25	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Tennessee Volunteers	1.23
Florida Gators	0.78
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.06

Total Score: 11.42