Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 25, 2026, 12:49 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Ranking system built based on the transitive property. Teams are ranked based on the following tiebreakers:

1. Transitivity Score: [total unique teams included in transitive win chains - total unique of teams in transitive loss chains] (FBS teams only)

2. SOR [total transitive wins - total transitive losses] (only looks at one step of transitive property)

3. Score Differential: [total points scored - total points given up]

Plots: https://imgur.com/a/oVGjknR Data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQS0XIOuh_Um4mbWqRrpl4_TIw66nd50MhYcyC_gDIAMbWc7Igu66WgkxlY59FGUGH1PJcG3kVvHIVd/pubhtml?gid=540167539&single=true

Team Example (2026 week 4):
#24 Oregon has wins over [Boise State] 34-27 and Portland State (FCS teams excluded from data). Boise State has a win over [Memphis] who has wins over [UNLV] and [Arkansas State] who have wins over [Hawaii] who has a win over [New Mexico State]. Oregon has a loss to [Oklahoma State] 31-39 who has a loss to [Tulane].

1. Oregon’s Transitivity Score is 4 (6 teams - 2 teams)

2. Oregon’s SOR score is 0 (Boise has 1 win - Oklahoma State has 1 loss)

3. Oregon’s differential is -1 (7 point win and 8 point loss)

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Miami Hurricanes	135 | 20 | 166
2	UCLA Bruins	134 | 16 | 134
3	Utah Utes	134 | 14 | 108
4	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	133 | 12 | 126
5	Texas Longhorns	8 | 20 | 81
6	Indiana Hoosiers	8 | 19 | 118
7	Kentucky Wildcats	8 | 18 | 33
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	8 | 17 | 136
9	Ohio State Buckeyes	8 | 16 | 181
10	LSU Tigers	8 | 15 | 144
11	Houston Cougars	8 | 15 | 49
12	James Madison Dukes	8 | 14 | 101
13	BYU Cougars	8 | 14 | 46
14	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	8 | 13 | 194
15	Georgia Bulldogs	8 | 13 | 130
16	USC Trojans	8 | 13 | 62
17	Wisconsin Badgers	8 | 13 | 55
18	Florida Gators	8 | 13 | 30
19	Boise State Broncos	8 | 12 | 83
20	Texas Tech Red Raiders	8 | 11 | 85
21	North Dakota State Bison	8 | 11 | 84
22	Ole Miss Rebels	8 | 11 | 75
23	UTSA Roadrunners	8 | 11 | 31
24	Cincinnati Bearcats	8 | 11 | 11
25	Oregon Ducks	8 | 10 | 3

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
2	UCLA Bruins	0.16
3	Utah Utes	0.00
4	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	1.74
5	Texas Longhorns	1.12
6	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
7	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.14
9	Ohio State Buckeyes	-2.59
10	LSU Tigers	0.34
11	Houston Cougars	1.52
12	James Madison Dukes	5.99
13	BYU Cougars	-0.90
14	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-1.93
15	Georgia Bulldogs	-2.27
16	USC Trojans	7.64
17	Wisconsin Badgers	1.55
18	Florida Gators	0.00
19	Boise State Broncos	0.00
20	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-1.00
21	North Dakota State Bison	4.16
22	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.85
23	UTSA Roadrunners	0.06
24	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.66
25	Oregon Ducks	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Northwestern Wildcats	1.28
Arizona Wildcats	1.11
Tennessee Volunteers	1.23
SMU Mustangs	0.67
Missouri Tigers	0.15
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.06

Total Score: 39.12