Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 26, 2026, 5:38 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Fell out: #19 USC (lost at Wisconsin), #20 JMU (lost at App State in OT), #25 Nebraska (idle)
Jumped in: #21 Texas, #22 New Mexico, #25 Boise State

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Miami Hurricanes	LW: 3
2	Utah Utes	LW: 4
3	UCLA Bruins	LW: 5
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	LW: 6. Top 1-loss team.
5	BYU Cougars	LW: 1 (lost at UCF in 2OT)
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	LW: 7
7	Indiana Hoosiers	LW: 8
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	LW: 2 (lost at Cincinnati)
9	Georgia Bulldogs	LW: 9
10	Northwestern Wildcats	LW: 10
11	Arizona Wildcats	LW: 11
12	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	LW: 14
13	Alabama Crimson Tide	LW: 16. Top 2-loss team.
14	Kentucky Wildcats	LW: 17
15	Houston Cougars	LW: 12 (lost at #2 Utah)
16	Ole Miss Rebels	LW: 13 (lost at Texas)
17	LSU Tigers	LW: 22
18	Tennessee Volunteers	LW: 15 (lost to South Carolina)
19	Oregon State Beavers	LW: 21
20	Oklahoma State Cowboys	LW: 23
21	Texas Longhorns	LW: NR
22	New Mexico Lobos	LW: NR
23	Iowa Hawkeyes	LW: 18 (lost at Minnesota)
24	SMU Mustangs	LW: 24
25	Boise State Broncos	LW: NR

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
2	Utah Utes	0.41
3	UCLA Bruins	0.00
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
5	BYU Cougars	0.40
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
7	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.78
9	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.32
10	Northwestern Wildcats	0.79
11	Arizona Wildcats	0.53
12	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.00
13	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
14	Kentucky Wildcats	-0.44
15	Houston Cougars	0.37
16	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
17	LSU Tigers	0.00
18	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
19	Oregon State Beavers	5.65
20	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.81
21	Texas Longhorns	-0.81
22	New Mexico Lobos	0.68
23	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.42
24	SMU Mustangs	-0.23
25	Boise State Broncos	-0.34

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Florida Gators	0.78
Wisconsin Badgers	0.21
Missouri Tigers	0.15

Total Score: 14.12