Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 26, 2026, 11:26 a.m.

Overall Rationale: What a week, the top 5 remain the same! Week 9 Weights: 40% Power (FPI), 60% Resume (50% Strength of Record, 25% Game Control, 25% Average Win Probability) (all from ESPN).

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	--.
2	Miami Hurricanes	--.
3	Georgia Bulldogs	--.
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	--.
5	Indiana Hoosiers	--.
6	Utah Utes	+1.
7	LSU Tigers	+5. SOR got a massive boost (from 27 to 15)
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	+3.
9	Texas Longhorns	+4. Gains in both SOR (21 to 12) and GC (13 to 6).
10	BYU Cougars	-4. FPI is relatively unchanged, but SOR dropped from #1 to #8
11	Ole Miss Rebels	-2. Big drop in AVGWP (16 to 32), but minor gains everywhere else despite loss to Texas.
12	Tennessee Volunteers	-2.
13	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	+1.
14	UCLA Bruins	+3. #2 SOR, but FPI isn't budging much - still at 31.
15	Houston Cougars	--.
16	Northwestern Wildcats	+5. Minor gains across the board led to decent jump.
17	Kentucky Wildcats	+3. New #1 in SOR! But FPI at 24 and AVGWP at 41(!) dragging them down.
18	Florida Gators	+1.
19	Arizona Wildcats	+6. Major gains across the board, all metrics are now top 25 (including #8 AVGWP).
20	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-12. Not expecting this big a drop after losing to Cincinnati.
21	Nebraska Cornhuskers	-3. Everything is top 15-ish, except for SOR (#33). As the weeks go on, SOR takes a great weight.
22	Boise State Broncos	+1.
23	SMU Mustangs	+6. Big win against Cal gave minor bumps in all metrics. GC still low (#38).
24	USC Trojans	-8. Was not expecting them to be ranked still. But all metrics are in the mid 20s.
25	Missouri Tigers	+2.

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.43
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.13
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.30
5	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
6	Utah Utes	0.00
7	LSU Tigers	0.93
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.14
9	Texas Longhorns	0.26
10	BYU Cougars	0.00
11	Ole Miss Rebels	0.47
12	Tennessee Volunteers	0.61
13	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.00
14	UCLA Bruins	-1.81
15	Houston Cougars	0.37
16	Northwestern Wildcats	0.00
17	Kentucky Wildcats	-1.22
18	Florida Gators	0.00
19	Arizona Wildcats	0.00
20	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-1.00
21	Nebraska Cornhuskers	2.35
22	Boise State Broncos	0.00
23	SMU Mustangs	0.00
24	USC Trojans	0.45
25	Missouri Tigers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Wisconsin Badgers	0.21
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.06

Total Score: 10.76