Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Nov. 8, 2026, 12:50 p.m.

Overall Rationale: 2026 Bakonyalgo: https://bakonyalgo.com/ Original Methodology: https://old.reddit.com/r/CFBAnalysis/comments/jfp3uk/2020_full_11000_rankings/ This is a hybrid poll that is informed heavily by Bakonyalgo, but takes record into account. All undefeated teams ranked ahead of all teams with losses. Top 5 best in conference automatically ranked to reflect CFP preferences.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Utah Utes	89.355 (9-0)
2	UCLA Bruins	88.252 (9-0)
3	Georgia Bulldogs	94.999 (8-1)
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	91.696 (8-1)
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	93.832 (7-2)
6	Texas Longhorns	91.445 (7-2)
7	Indiana Hoosiers	87.986 (8-1)
8	Miami Hurricanes	86.338 (8-1)
9	Tennessee Volunteers	90.722 (7-2)
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	84.383 (8-1)
11	LSU Tigers	90.345 (6-3)
12	Ole Miss Rebels	88.754 (6-3)
13	Ohio State Buckeyes	87.597 (6-3)
14	Iowa Hawkeyes	87.573 (7-2)
15	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	82.757 (8-1)
16	Oregon Ducks	85.918 (6-3)
17	South Carolina Gamecocks	85.837 (6-3)
18	Arizona Wildcats	84.754 (7-2)
19	BYU Cougars	84.142 (7-2)
20	USC Trojans	84.047 (7-2)
21	Duke Blue Devils	82.590 (7-2)
22	SMU Mustangs	82.405 (7-2)
23	Kentucky Wildcats	82.172 (7-2)
24	Houston Cougars	82.071 (7-2)
25	Boise State Broncos	80.263 (8-1)

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Utah Utes	0.00
2	UCLA Bruins	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.26
6	Texas Longhorns	0.32
7	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
8	Miami Hurricanes	-0.62
9	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
11	LSU Tigers	1.78
12	Ole Miss Rebels	1.46
13	Ohio State Buckeyes	1.03
14	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.07
15	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	-0.97
16	Oregon Ducks	0.03
17	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.99
18	Arizona Wildcats	0.00
19	BYU Cougars	-1.24
20	USC Trojans	-0.37
21	Duke Blue Devils	0.46
22	SMU Mustangs	0.00
23	Kentucky Wildcats	-1.64
24	Houston Cougars	-1.97
25	Boise State Broncos	-0.94

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
New Mexico Lobos	0.48

Total Score: 14.62