Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 26, 2026, 11:20 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Computer poll that emphasizes W/L and SOS. It also aims to limit poll inertia, counting every game the same. No preseason rankings, only based on stats from the games. Teams are assigned a normalized score compared to the top team (which is 1000). Full rankings at https://alexjcode.com/johnsonIndex.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Miami Hurricanes	1000
2	UCLA Bruins	939
3	Utah Utes	930
4	Indiana Hoosiers	855
5	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	851
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	838
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	820
8	Georgia Bulldogs	797
9	Kentucky Wildcats	790
10	BYU Cougars	789
11	Texas Longhorns	780
12	Alabama Crimson Tide	776
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders	771
14	LSU Tigers	770
15	Arizona Wildcats	769
16	Houston Cougars	749
17	Florida Gators	742
18	Ole Miss Rebels	737
19	SMU Mustangs	734
20	Northwestern Wildcats	732
21	Wisconsin Badgers	727
22	Tennessee Volunteers	710
23	Cincinnati Bearcats	710
24	USC Trojans	704
25	Oklahoma State Cowboys	698

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
2	UCLA Bruins	0.16
3	Utah Utes	0.00
4	Indiana Hoosiers	0.02
5	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	1.47
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.90
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
8	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
9	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
10	BYU Cougars	0.00
11	Texas Longhorns	0.00
12	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
14	LSU Tigers	0.00
15	Arizona Wildcats	0.00
16	Houston Cougars	0.08
17	Florida Gators	0.00
18	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
19	SMU Mustangs	0.00
20	Northwestern Wildcats	0.00
21	Wisconsin Badgers	0.10
22	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.28
23	Cincinnati Bearcats	1.66
24	USC Trojans	0.45
25	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Boise State Broncos	0.56
Missouri Tigers	0.15

Total Score: 5.82