Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 1, 2026, 8:27 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Resume-based

Removal of Wisconsin, Oklahoma State, Northwestern, SMU, Florida
USC, Iowa, South Carolina, New Mexico, UTSA join the rankings.

Just missing out: Northwestern, Florida, Duke, Virginia Tech, SMU

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Miami Hurricanes
2	Georgia Bulldogs
3	Utah Utes
4	Kentucky Wildcats
5	UCLA Bruins
6	Indiana Hoosiers
7	BYU Cougars
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
9	Texas Longhorns
10	Ohio State Buckeyes
11	Tennessee Volunteers
12	Alabama Crimson Tide
13	Ole Miss Rebels
14	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
15	Texas Tech Red Raiders
16	USC Trojans
17	LSU Tigers
18	Missouri Tigers
19	Iowa Hawkeyes
20	Houston Cougars
21	Boise State Broncos
22	Arizona Wildcats
23	South Carolina Gamecocks	Clearly the best 3-loss resume, if they can win out that would include a win against Georgia then I believe they would be the first 9-3 team to make the CFP.
24	UTSA Roadrunners
25	New Mexico Lobos

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.09
3	Utah Utes	0.00
4	Kentucky Wildcats	0.57
5	UCLA Bruins	0.00
6	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
7	BYU Cougars	0.00
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
9	Texas Longhorns	0.00
10	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
11	Tennessee Volunteers	0.79
12	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
13	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
14	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	-0.03
15	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-0.26
16	USC Trojans	0.00
17	LSU Tigers	0.00
18	Missouri Tigers	0.08
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
20	Houston Cougars	0.00
21	Boise State Broncos	0.00
22	Arizona Wildcats	0.00
23	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.22
24	UTSA Roadrunners	0.00
25	New Mexico Lobos	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Northwestern Wildcats	0.20

Total Score: 2.23