Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Nov. 1, 2026, 5:27 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Composite of human (AP/Coaches) and computer polls (FPI/Massey). Teams must be rated at least once in top 25 of a human and a computer poll*. At least one ranking spot reserved for a G6 team.

*if there aren’t enough teams to satisfy the requirement, then the remaining teams are ranked by composite score.
**if 2 teams have the same composite score, lowest standard deviation serves as tiebreaker

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Miami Hurricanes	.960
2	Georgia Bulldogs	.950
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	.870
4	Utah Utes	.850
5	Indiana Hoosiers	.820
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	.770
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	.730
8	Texas Longhorns	.680
9	Ole Miss Rebels	.620
10	BYU Cougars	.600
11	UCLA Bruins	.580
12	LSU Tigers	.570
13	Kentucky Wildcats	.530
14	Texas Tech Red Raiders	.510
15	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	.470
16	Tennessee Volunteers	.430
17	USC Trojans	.380
18	Missouri Tigers	.270
19	Houston Cougars	.260
20	Iowa Hawkeyes	.250
21	Boise State Broncos	.110 (G5)
22	Arizona Wildcats	.100 (.05 STDEV)
23	Florida Gators	.100 (.08 STDEV)
24	Northwestern Wildcats	.080
25	South Carolina Gamecocks	.050

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.09
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.47
4	Utah Utes	0.00
5	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	1.04
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.33
8	Texas Longhorns	0.23
9	Ole Miss Rebels	0.61
10	BYU Cougars	-0.01
11	UCLA Bruins	-1.48
12	LSU Tigers	0.00
13	Kentucky Wildcats	-0.37
14	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
15	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	-0.31
16	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
17	USC Trojans	0.00
18	Missouri Tigers	0.08
19	Houston Cougars	0.00
20	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
21	Boise State Broncos	0.00
22	Arizona Wildcats	0.00
23	Florida Gators	0.16
24	Northwestern Wildcats	0.00
25	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
New Mexico Lobos	0.29

Total Score: 5.46