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thatoneguyD13 Ballot for 2026 Week 11

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 8, 2026, 1:38 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Higher ranked teams would hypothetically beat all lower ranked teams a majority of times in a large enough sample. Results of games add data to give a more accurate picture of how all teams relate to each other. Head-to-head victories are weighted heavily, as I operate under the assumption that those games are representative of the quality of the two teams unless enough other data contradicts that assessment.

I also separate all teams into 6 tiers:
Tier 1- Championship Frontrunners. Teams I believe are championship caliber with a fairly high degree of confidence.
Tier 2- Championship Contenders. Teams I believe are good enough to win a championship, but with less confidence.
Tier 3- Borderline. Playoff level teams that I don't think are championship teams.
Tier 4- Possibilities. Good teams that have an outside shot at the playoffs.
Tier 5- Unlikelies. Teams that all but eliminated from playoff contention, though could make it in with chaos or winning their conference.
Tier 6- Eliminated. Cannot make the playoffs.

Rank Team Reason
1 Utah Utes Tier 1. Undefeated with win over top 10 team.
2 Georgia Bulldogs Tier 1. Arguably best overall resume, loss to unranked team holding them back.
3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Tier 2. Arguably best win in CFB this year.
4 Miami Hurricanes Tier 2. Incredibly close finish with #3.
5 Texas Tech Red Raiders Tier 3. Move up in ranking but down in tier. Defense disappointed in last game.
6 Texas Longhorns Tier 3.
7 BYU Cougars Tier 3.
8 Tennessee Volunteers Tier 3.
9 Alabama Crimson Tide Tier 3.
10 Indiana Hoosiers Tier 3.
11 UCLA Bruins Tier 4. Undefeated but best win is by 2 against #19. Haven't played any other ranked teams.
12 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Tier 4.
13 Houston Cougars Tier 4
14 Arizona Wildcats Tier 4.
15 Kentucky Wildcats Tier 4.
16 Duke Blue Devils Tier 4.
17 South Carolina Gamecocks Tier 4.
18 Oklahoma State Cowboys Tier 4.
19 Oregon Ducks Tier 4.
20 USC Trojans Tier 4.
21 Ohio State Buckeyes Tier 4. With injuries and defensive issues it's hard to rank this team. Probably out of playoffs
22 Iowa Hawkeyes Tier 4.
23 Boise State Broncos Tier 4.
24 Ole Miss Rebels Tier 4.
25 LSU Tigers Tier 4.

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