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d1sportsball Ballot for 2026 Week 10

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 2, 2026, 3:46 p.m.

Overall Rationale: A mix of the eye test, actual resume ranking and in almost every situation of same record teams, head to head competition. This combination of factors properly accounts for what we've seen on the field, ignoring preseason rankings and only slightly using talent composite as a measure. Quality losses can and often are better than wins, and early on it doesn't make sense to view losses more harshly. As the season goes on and more teams lose, the value of a loss against your ranking increases, but for now a 2 loss team can be better than a 1 loss team, and a 1 loss team better than an undefeated team.

Rank Team Reason
1 Miami Hurricanes Best undefeated team, though concerns are growing after FSU/UNC
2 Utah Utes Very similar to Miami, but Miami's quality win over Wake is the difference
3 Georgia Bulldogs Best 1 loss team, haven't missed a beat since Auburn
4 BYU Cougars Slightly stronger resume than Georgia, but weaker play is the difference
5 UCLA Bruins Undefeated is undefeated, but schedules are schedules. UCLA's wins look very poor
6 Kentucky Wildcats Playing well and have a tough SOS, but playing close games
7 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Naming the score at this point, but weak opponents
8 Texas Tech Red Raiders Strong resume with 2 very good wins, but a bad loss as well
9 Indiana Hoosiers Lacking as many quality wins and play on the field is very poor
10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Struggled with a 2 win Navy, have 0 quality wins at this point
11 Texas Longhorns 3 great wins make them the best 2 loss resume, but those 2 losses are horrific
12 Ole Miss Rebels Behind Texas because of H2H, however play on the field is great
13 USC Trojans Bounced back big time by beating OSU, but the losses hurt the resume a lot
14 Ohio State Buckeyes Behind USC because of H2H, opportunity to move up the rankings with their schedule
15 Tennessee Volunteers Losses to SC and Texas only look better
16 Alabama Crimson Tide Behind Tennessee because of H2H, have a really great win over Kentucky
17 Houston Cougars Lack a true signature win, however 2 strong losses
18 Arizona Wildcats Also lack a true signature win, however they also have 2 less strong losses
19 Iowa Hawkeyes Playing extremely well, however the losses are quite poor
20 LSU Tigers Level of play is near the top of the SEC, but lack any quality wins
21 Boise State Broncos Starting to struggle, gap between them and other G6 is closing
22 UTSA Roadrunners Continuing to win, however the AAC is inferior to the Pac for SOS
23 New Mexico Lobos Like UTSA they continue to win, however the MWC is a step behind the AAC for SOS
24 South Carolina Gamecocks Best 3 loss team and one of the hottest in the country, early season struggles have been wiped away
25 Northwestern Wildcats Lost to Oregon, however NW still has a good loss to IU and is playing well anyways

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