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galacticdude7 Ballot for 2026 Week 11

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 8, 2026, 11:04 a.m.

Overall Rationale: based on current results plus my predictions for the remainder of the season

Rank Team Reason
1 Utah Utes Predicted Record: 12-0

Comment: You're telling me that the season after Kyle Whittingham and Jason Beck leave, Utah becomes one of the best teams in the country? Interesting
2 Georgia Bulldogs Predicted Record: 11-1

Losses: Auburn (24-27)

Comment: Absolutely walloped Ole Miss
3 UCLA Bruins Predicted Record: 12-0

Comment: Hard to get a read on them based on their weak schedule
4 Indiana Hoosiers Predicted Record: 11-1

Losses: Ohio State (15-19)

Comment: Drop a bit over the Bye week thanks to tremendous wins by Utah and Georgia, and a loss by Ohio State making their loss seem less forgivable.
5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Predicted Record: 11-1

Losses: @BYU (24-28)

Comment: I've told you for weeks now that Notre Dame was going to beat Miami and as much as I dislike Notre Dame, it feels nice to be vindicated.
6 Miami Hurricanes Predicted Record: 11-1

Losses: @Notre Dame (24-31)

Comment: As I expected this loss by Miami, my perception isn't really hurt by it
7 Tennessee Volunteers Predicted Record: 10-2

Losses: Texas (17-20), @South Carolina (24-27)
8 Alabama Crimson Tide Predicted Record: 10-2

Losses: Georgia (17-20), @Tennessee (10-26)

Comment: Big win over LSU, but I still have to respect the head to head against Tennessee when ranking them
9 Texas Tech Red Raiders Predicted Record: 11-1

Losses: @Cincinnati (24-37)
10 Texas Longhorns Predicted Record: 10-2

Losses: Oklahoma (24-27), Florida (24-27)
11 Kentucky Wildcats Predicted Record: 10-2

Losses: Alabama (17-45), @Tennessee (6-34)

Comment: While I had predicted Kentucky to lose to Tennessee, I was expecting a bit more of a fight from them, so my perception of them did drop a bit.
12 Ole Miss Rebels Predicted Record: 9-3

Losses: @Florida (28-52), @Texas (27-34), Georgia (7-42)

Comment: A terrible loss to Georgia that even though I had predicted would happen, I expected a bit better of a game than what we got, but I feel there is a pretty large gap between them and Wake Forest still so overall they didn't drop much in my rankings
13 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Predicted Record: 11-1

Losses: Miami (20-33)
14 Oregon Ducks Predicted Record: 9-3

Losses: @Oklahoma State (31-39), UCLA (15-17), @Illinois (10-21)

Comment: Massive win over Ohio State absolutely catapults them up my ballot in spite of the questionable losses
15 Ohio State Buckeyes Predicted Record: 9-3

Losses: @Texas (23-24), @USC (18-30), Oregon (28-41)

Comment: Ohio State has some serious problems, too bad the rest of their schedule doesn't offer any challenges, just a Chiles-less Northwestern team, a Nebraska team that chokes so often you think they are into autoerotic asphyxiation, and a Michigan team coached by people who seem to be actively sabotaging the program.
16 Houston Cougars Predicted Record: 10-2

Losses: @Texas Tech (26-28), @Utah (13-21)

Comment: Interesting conundrum of comparing Houston and BYU. BYU has the better win (Notre Dame), but they also had the worse loss (@UCF), so ultimately I went with Houston > BYU
17 BYU Cougars Predicted Record: 10-2

Losses: @UCF (31-39), @Utah (20-28)

Comment: This is probably an insane drop over the result of one game, going from 4 to 17 on my ballot, but sometimes a loss just puts a team into perspective, and when you start doing the comps to other teams you just aren't as impressed anymore.
18 Iowa Hawkeyes Predicted Record: 10-2

Losses: Ohio State (14-31), @Minnesota (10-13)
19 Arizona Wildcats Predicted Record: 9-3

Losses: @BYU (17-28), @Texas Tech (26-34), Utah
20 Wisconsin Badgers Predicted Record: 9-3

Losses: Notre Dame (13-41), @UCLA (7-17), @Iowa (0-30)
21 South Carolina Gamecocks Predicted Record: 8-4

Losses: Mississippi State (34-41), @Alabama (18-49), Kentucky (34-35), Georgia
22 USC Trojans Predicted Record: 8-4

Losses: Oregon (27-41), @Wisconsin (7-24), @Indiana, @UCLA

Comment: While I am not high on them right now, they are absolutely poised to shoot up the rankings if they can knock off Indiana and/or UCLA
23 Boise State Broncos Predicted Record: 11-1

Losses: @Oregon (27-34)

Comment: The G6 representative is between them and New Mexico in my mind, and right now Boise State's loss to Oregon is looking more forgivable than New Mexico's loss to Oklahoma
24 Oklahoma State Cowboys Predicted Record: 8-4

Losses: @Tulsa (10-24), @Houston (32-35), @Iowa State (49-51), Texas Tech

Comment: The Oregon win is what is allowing them back into my rankings right now
25 Louisville Cardinals Predicted Record: 8-4

Losses: Ole Miss (38-41), Wake Forest (27-30), @NC State (28-31), @Kentucky

Comment: Honestly in hindsight the Cardinals have some very forgivable losses, Ole Miss and Wake Forest are good teams and losing each game by 3 isn't that bad.

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