Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Nov. 1, 2026, 10:30 a.m.

Overall Rationale: 2026 Bakonyalgo: https://bakonyalgo.com/ Original Methodology: https://old.reddit.com/r/CFBAnalysis/comments/jfp3uk/2020_full_11000_rankings/ This is a hybrid poll that is informed heavily by Bakonyalgo, but takes record into account. All undefeated teams ranked ahead of all teams with losses. Top 5 best in conference automatically ranked to reflect CFP preferences.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Utah Utes	88.612 (8-0)
2	UCLA Bruins	87.435 (8-0)
3	Miami Hurricanes	86.296 (8-0)
4	Georgia Bulldogs	92.145 (7-1)
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	91.367 (7-1)
6	LSU Tigers	92.504 (6-2)
7	Indiana Hoosiers	88.069 (8-1)
8	Kentucky Wildcats	84.742 (7-1)
9	Ole Miss Rebels	91.968 (6-2)
10	Alabama Crimson Tide	91.860 (6-2)
11	Texas Longhorns	90.527 (6-2)
12	Ohio State Buckeyes	89.666 (6-2)
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders	84.501 (7-1)
14	BYU Cougars	84.434 (7-1)
15	Tennessee Volunteers	88.142 (6-2)
16	Missouri Tigers	86.853 (6-2)
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	86.380 (6-2)
18	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	83.720 (7-1)
19	Arizona Wildcats	84.866 (6-2)
20	Northwestern Wildcats	84.704 (6-2)
21	USC Trojans	83.837 (7-2)
22	Houston Cougars	81.335 (6-2)
23	Duke Blue Devils	80.262 (6-2)
24	SMU Mustangs	79.925 (6-2)
25	Boise State Broncos	79.273 (7-1)

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Utah Utes	0.46
2	UCLA Bruins	0.09
3	Miami Hurricanes	-0.81
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
6	LSU Tigers	1.25
7	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
8	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
9	Ole Miss Rebels	0.61
10	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
11	Texas Longhorns	0.00
12	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
13	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
14	BYU Cougars	-1.30
15	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
16	Missouri Tigers	0.72
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.34
18	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	-1.15
19	Arizona Wildcats	0.07
20	Northwestern Wildcats	0.79
21	USC Trojans	-0.19
22	Houston Cougars	-0.51
23	Duke Blue Devils	1.78
24	SMU Mustangs	0.75
25	Boise State Broncos	-0.59

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
New Mexico Lobos	0.29

Total Score: 11.72