Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 25, 2026, 5:54 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Composite of human (AP/Coaches) and computer polls (FPI/Massey). Teams must be rated at least once in top 25 of a human and a computer poll*. At least one ranking spot reserved for a G6 team.

*if there aren’t enough teams to satisfy the requirement, then the remaining teams are ranked by composite score.
**if 2 teams have the same composite score, lowest standard deviation serves as tiebreaker

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	.980
2	Miami Hurricanes	.960
3	Georgia Bulldogs	.900
4	Indiana Hoosiers	.880
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	.850
6	Utah Utes	.780
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	.720
8	Texas Longhorns	.660
9	Ole Miss Rebels	.620
10	BYU Cougars	.590
11	LSU Tigers	.570
12	UCLA Bruins	.540
13	Kentucky Wildcats	.520
14	Texas Tech Red Raiders	.480
15	Tennessee Volunteers	.450
16	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	.360
17	Florida Gators	.290
18	Houston Cougars	.250
19	Northwestern Wildcats	.240
20	Arizona Wildcats	.210
21	SMU Mustangs	.170
22	Iowa Hawkeyes	.120
23	Boise State Broncos	.100 (G5)
24	USC Trojans	.080
25	Wisconsin Badgers	.020

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.43
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.13
4	Indiana Hoosiers	0.02
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
6	Utah Utes	0.00
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.39
8	Texas Longhorns	0.48
9	Ole Miss Rebels	0.99
10	BYU Cougars	0.00
11	LSU Tigers	0.15
12	UCLA Bruins	-1.24
13	Kentucky Wildcats	-0.18
14	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
15	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
16	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.00
17	Florida Gators	0.00
18	Houston Cougars	0.00
19	Northwestern Wildcats	0.00
20	Arizona Wildcats	0.00
21	SMU Mustangs	0.00
22	Iowa Hawkeyes	1.05
23	Boise State Broncos	0.00
24	USC Trojans	0.45
25	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Missouri Tigers	0.15
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.06

Total Score: 5.70