Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 1, 2026, 11:21 a.m.

Overall Rationale: emphasize wins & resume over preseason or prior week’s rankings

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
2	Utah Utes	0.00
3	Indiana Hoosiers	0.37
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	1.04
7	BYU Cougars	0.00
8	UCLA Bruins	-0.46
9	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
11	Texas Longhorns	0.00
12	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
13	Tennessee Volunteers	0.24
14	Iowa Hawkeyes	1.33
15	LSU Tigers	0.00
16	Boise State Broncos	0.00
17	Houston Cougars	0.00
18	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	-1.15
19	Alabama Crimson Tide	-1.48
20	USC Trojans	0.00
21	UTSA Roadrunners	0.41
22	New Mexico Lobos	0.00
23	Missouri Tigers	-0.03
24	Arizona Wildcats	0.00
25	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Northwestern Wildcats	0.20

Total Score: 6.72