Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Nov. 1, 2026, 10:11 p.m.

Overall Rationale: blue chip ratio, strength of schedule, fpi, and eye test

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	UCLA Bruins	0.43
2	Utah Utes	0.00
3	Miami Hurricanes	-0.81
4	Kentucky Wildcats	0.57
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
6	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.71
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.33
8	LSU Tigers	0.80
9	Missouri Tigers	2.97
10	BYU Cougars	-0.01
11	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-0.92
12	Indiana Hoosiers	-1.45
13	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
14	Boise State Broncos	0.31
15	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-0.26
16	Houston Cougars	0.00
17	Arizona Wildcats	0.67
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.02
19	South Carolina Gamecocks	2.49
20	Florida Gators	1.75
21	USC Trojans	-0.19
22	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.70
23	New Mexico Lobos	0.00
24	Texas Longhorns	-2.60
25	Ohio State Buckeyes	-2.95

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Northwestern Wildcats	0.20

Total Score: 21.12