Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 8, 2026, 6:02 a.m.

Overall Rationale: This is more of a "what I think the committee is going to do" and less of what I feel they "should" do. Though, I probably didn't put as much SEC bias into it as they will.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs
2	Utah Utes	There's an argument to be made for Utah being more deserving of #1 after Notre Dame beat Miami. I'll make that case next week after their road game at Arizona.
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Used to be if you beat #1, you were #1. Not in this brave new world of SEC presented by ESPN, unfortunately.
4	Indiana Hoosiers
5	Alabama Crimson Tide
6	UCLA Bruins
7	Texas Longhorns
8	Tennessee Volunteers
9	Miami Hurricanes
10	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
11	Texas Tech Red Raiders
12	Houston Cougars
13	Kentucky Wildcats
14	BYU Cougars
15	Oregon Ducks
16	Ohio State Buckeyes
17	Iowa Hawkeyes
18	Ole Miss Rebels
19	LSU Tigers
20	Arizona Wildcats
21	USC Trojans
22	South Carolina Gamecocks
23	Missouri Tigers
24	Boise State Broncos
25	Liberty Flames

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.22
2	Utah Utes	0.00
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	Indiana Hoosiers	0.22
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.26
6	UCLA Bruins	-0.10
7	Texas Longhorns	0.00
8	Tennessee Volunteers	0.02
9	Miami Hurricanes	-1.17
10	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.00
11	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
12	Houston Cougars	0.33
13	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
14	BYU Cougars	0.00
15	Oregon Ducks	0.31
16	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.33
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
18	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
19	LSU Tigers	0.00
20	Arizona Wildcats	0.00
21	USC Trojans	-0.66
22	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
23	Missouri Tigers	0.72
24	Boise State Broncos	-0.72
25	Liberty Flames	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
New Mexico Lobos	0.48
SMU Mustangs	0.17

Total Score: 5.72