Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 1, 2026, 11:48 p.m.

Overall Rationale: SEC:8 teams, B1G:5 teams, BigXll:5 teams, ACC:3 teams, Independent:1 team, PAC-12: 1 team, MW: 1 team, C-USA: 1 team

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Utah Utes	Up 7 - dominant win
2	UCLA Bruins	Down 1 - recent wins look meh
3	Miami Hurricanes	Down 1 - another scrappy win
4	Georgia Bulldogs	Up 1
5	BYU Cougars	Down 1 - mediocre win
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
7	Indiana Hoosiers
8	Texas Longhorns	Up 1
9	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	Up 4 - another blowout win
10	Ohio State Buckeyes	Down 7 - lost to decent team on road
11	Texas Tech Red Raiders
12	Ole Miss Rebels	Up 3
13	Arizona Wildcats	Down 3 - lost close to #11
14	Tennessee Volunteers
15	Houston Cougars	Down 3 - lost close to #1
16	Alabama Crimson Tide	Up 2
17	Kentucky Wildcats	Up 2
18	LSU Tigers	Up 2
19	South Carolina Gamecocks	Up 6 - comfortable win
20	Iowa Hawkeyes	NR
21	USC Trojans	NR
22	Louisville Cardinals	NR
23	New Mexico Lobos	NR
24	Boise State Broncos
25	Liberty Flames	NR

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	BYU Cougars	0.10
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
7	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
8	Texas Longhorns	0.23
9	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.00
10	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
11	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
12	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
13	Arizona Wildcats	1.87
14	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
15	Houston Cougars	0.26
16	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.66
17	Kentucky Wildcats	-1.45
18	LSU Tigers	0.00
19	South Carolina Gamecocks	2.49
20	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
21	USC Trojans	-0.19
22	Louisville Cardinals	3.10
23	New Mexico Lobos	0.00
24	Boise State Broncos	-0.37
25	Liberty Flames	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Missouri Tigers	1.00
Northwestern Wildcats	0.20

Total Score: 13.29