Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Nov. 1, 2026, 9:51 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Computer rankings based on Win Quality formula. Next 5: #26 SMU (0.724, -17), #27 Memphis (0.723, +11), #28 Texas (0.721, +17), #29 Duke (0.719, +22), #30 Alabama (0.715, -5)

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Utah Utes	1.000, +1
2	UCLA Bruins	0.987, -1
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.985, =
4	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.940, +1
5	Kentucky Wildcats	0.878, -1
6	Indiana Hoosiers	0.867, +5
7	Boise State Broncos	0.862, +3
8	Liberty Flames	0.856, +5
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.842, +5
10	Georgia Bulldogs	0.835, +9
11	BYU Cougars	0.833, +5
12	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.830, +5
13	New Mexico Lobos	0.822, +2
14	UTSA Roadrunners	0.807, -2
15	Ole Miss Rebels	0.778, +18
16	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	0.777, +7
17	Northwestern Wildcats	0.756, -11
18	Missouri Tigers	0.756, +19
19	Arizona Wildcats	0.755, -12
20	North Texas Mean Green	0.754, +9
21	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.751, -13
22	LSU Tigers	0.743, -2
23	USC Trojans	0.738, +13
24	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	0.735, +10
25	Ohio Bobcats	0.734, -4

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Utah Utes	0.46
2	UCLA Bruins	0.09
3	Miami Hurricanes	-0.81
4	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	1.27
5	Kentucky Wildcats	0.30
6	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
7	Boise State Broncos	1.84
8	Liberty Flames	16.74
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-0.19
10	Georgia Bulldogs	-1.60
11	BYU Cougars	-0.34
12	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
13	New Mexico Lobos	2.39
14	UTSA Roadrunners	2.98
15	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
16	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	9.21
17	Northwestern Wildcats	2.03
18	Missouri Tigers	0.08
19	Arizona Wildcats	0.07
20	North Texas Mean Green	5.21
21	Ohio State Buckeyes	-1.79
22	LSU Tigers	-0.86
23	USC Trojans	-0.73
24	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	1.24
25	Ohio Bobcats	0.24

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Alabama Crimson Tide	3.42
Texas Longhorns	3.14
Tennessee Volunteers	1.79
Houston Cougars	1.81
Iowa Hawkeyes	1.12

Total Score: 61.73