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thatoneguyD13 Ballot for 2026 Week 10

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 1, 2026, 11:33 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Higher ranked teams would hypothetically beat all lower ranked teams a majority of times in a large enough sample. Results of games add data to give a more accurate picture of how all teams relate to each other. Head-to-head victories are weighted heavily, as I operate under the assumption that those games are representative of the quality of the two teams unless enough other data contradicts that assessment.

I also separate all teams into 6 tiers:
Tier 1- Championship Frontrunners. Teams I believe are championship caliber with a fairly high degree of confidence.
Tier 2- Championship Contenders. Teams I believe are good enough to win a championship, but with less confidence.
Tier 3- Borderline. Playoff level teams that I don't think are championship teams.
Tier 4- Possibilities. Good teams that have an outside shot at the playoffs.
Tier 5- Unlikelies. Teams that all but eliminated from playoff contention, though could make it in with chaos or winning their conference.
Tier 6- Eliminated. Cannot make the playoffs.

Rank Team Reason
1 Miami Hurricanes Tier 1.
2 Georgia Bulldogs Tier 1.
3 Utah Utes Tier 2.
4 BYU Cougars Tier 2.
5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Tier 2.
6 Texas Tech Red Raiders Tier 2.
7 Texas Longhorns Tier 3.
8 Indiana Hoosiers Tier 3.
9 Tennessee Volunteers Tier 3.
10 Alabama Crimson Tide Tier 3.
11 UCLA Bruins Tier 4. Look great. Want to see them beat a good team.
12 Kentucky Wildcats Tier 4.
13 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Tier 4.
14 Ohio State Buckeyes Tier 4. Hard to rank with backup QB and defensive struggles.
15 Ole Miss Rebels Tier 4.
16 LSU Tigers Tier 4.
17 Missouri Tigers Tier 4.
18 Houston Cougars Tier 4.
19 Arizona Wildcats Tier 4.
20 Duke Blue Devils Tier 4.
21 Iowa Hawkeyes Tier 4.
22 USC Trojans Tier 4.
23 South Carolina Gamecocks Tier 4.
24 Boise State Broncos Tier 4.
25 Florida Gators Tier 4.

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