Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Nov. 8, 2026, 4:46 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Computer poll that emphasizes W/L and SOS. It also aims to limit poll inertia, counting every game the same. No preseason rankings, only based on stats from the games. Teams are assigned a normalized score compared to the top team (which is 1000). Full rankings at https://alexjcode.com/johnsonIndex.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Utah Utes	1000
2	UCLA Bruins	971
3	Miami Hurricanes	929
4	Georgia Bulldogs	886
5	Texas Longhorns	874
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	872
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	861
8	Indiana Hoosiers	855
9	Texas Tech Red Raiders	840
10	Oregon Ducks	836
11	Houston Cougars	819
12	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	816
13	Ohio State Buckeyes	810
14	BYU Cougars	809
15	Tennessee Volunteers	800
16	USC Trojans	792
17	Kentucky Wildcats	788
18	LSU Tigers	788
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	787
20	Ole Miss Rebels	786
21	South Carolina Gamecocks	768
22	Boise State Broncos	767
23	Florida Gators	764
24	Oklahoma State Cowboys	760
25	Oklahoma Sooners	755

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Utah Utes	0.00
2	UCLA Bruins	0.00
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.63
4	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.25
5	Texas Longhorns	0.66
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-0.59
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
8	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
9	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
10	Oregon Ducks	1.72
11	Houston Cougars	0.65
12	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.00
13	Ohio State Buckeyes	1.03
14	BYU Cougars	0.00
15	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.94
16	USC Trojans	0.00
17	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
18	LSU Tigers	0.20
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	-0.06
20	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
21	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
22	Boise State Broncos	-0.30
23	Florida Gators	2.14
24	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.48
25	Oklahoma Sooners	0.08

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Arizona Wildcats	1.11
New Mexico Lobos	0.48
SMU Mustangs	0.17

Total Score: 11.49