Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 25, 2026, 1:21 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I split each conference into groups based on how many losses they have and rank them accordingly (ACC 1 loss teams, American undefeateds, Pac-12 2 loss teams, etc.). I then take a certain amount of these groups that are eligible for ranking (often grouping eligible G6's and edge cases into their own larger groups) and rank them together, comparing the next available from each batch with each other. In this manner I re-rank fully every week from scratch. I rank not just the top 25, but all teams who are eligible for ranking by whatever standards I decide to set each week.

This week, all undefeated, 1-loss, and 2-loss teams were considered for ranking.

DROPPING OUT: #21 Auburn, #22 James Madison, #24 Iowa

NEXT 5 IN: SMU, Wisconsin, UTSA, Oregon State, Nebraska

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Miami Hurricanes	-
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	-
3	Georgia Bulldogs	^5
4	Utah Utes	^11
5	UCLA Bruins	v1
6	Indiana Hoosiers	-
7	Kentucky Wildcats	^3
8	BYU Cougars	v5
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	v4
10	Tennessee Volunteers	v1
11	Alabama Crimson Tide	^2
12	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	^2
13	Texas Longhorns	^7
14	Ole Miss Rebels	v7
15	LSU Tigers	^1
16	Texas Tech Red Raiders	v5
17	Northwestern Wildcats	^1
18	Houston Cougars	v6
19	Missouri Tigers	v2
20	Florida Gators	v1
21	Boise State Broncos	^2
22	Arizona Wildcats	NR
23	Cincinnati Bearcats	NR
24	Oklahoma State Cowboys	^1
25	New Mexico Lobos	NR

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.13
4	Utah Utes	0.00
5	UCLA Bruins	0.00
6	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
7	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
8	BYU Cougars	0.00
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-0.06
10	Tennessee Volunteers	1.09
11	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
12	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.00
13	Texas Longhorns	0.00
14	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
15	LSU Tigers	0.00
16	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
17	Northwestern Wildcats	0.00
18	Houston Cougars	0.00
19	Missouri Tigers	0.98
20	Florida Gators	0.00
21	Boise State Broncos	0.00
22	Arizona Wildcats	-0.28
23	Cincinnati Bearcats	1.66
24	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
25	New Mexico Lobos	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
SMU Mustangs	0.67
Wisconsin Badgers	0.21

Total Score: 5.09