Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Nov. 8, 2026, 4:52 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Composite of human (AP/Coaches) and computer polls (FPI/Massey). Teams must be rated at least once in top 25 of a human and a computer poll*. At least one ranking spot reserved for a G6 team.

*if there aren’t enough teams to satisfy the requirement, then the remaining teams are ranked by composite score.
**if 2 teams have the same composite score, lowest standard deviation serves as tiebreaker

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs	.990
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	.930
3	Utah Utes	.880
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	.840
5	Miami Hurricanes	.830
6	Indiana Hoosiers	.800
7	Texas Longhorns	.740
8	Tennessee Volunteers	.650
9	UCLA Bruins	.610
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	.560
11	Ohio State Buckeyes	.510
12	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	.500
13	BYU Cougars	.460 (.12 STDEV)
14	Oregon Ducks	.460 (.19 STDEV)
15	Ole Miss Rebels	.450
16	USC Trojans	.440
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	.420
18	Kentucky Wildcats	.360
19	Houston Cougars	.330 (.13 STDEV)
20	LSU Tigers	.330 (.30 STDEV)
21	South Carolina Gamecocks	.180
22	Boise State Broncos	.170 G5
23	Arizona Wildcats	.150
24	Louisville Cardinals	.110
25	Oklahoma Sooners	.080

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.22
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.49
3	Utah Utes	-0.12
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.59
5	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
6	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
7	Texas Longhorns	0.00
8	Tennessee Volunteers	0.02
9	UCLA Bruins	-1.17
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
11	Ohio State Buckeyes	1.50
12	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.00
13	BYU Cougars	0.00
14	Oregon Ducks	0.60
15	Ole Miss Rebels	0.69
16	USC Trojans	0.00
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
18	Kentucky Wildcats	-0.22
19	Houston Cougars	-0.39
20	LSU Tigers	0.00
21	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
22	Boise State Broncos	-0.30
23	Arizona Wildcats	-0.20
24	Louisville Cardinals	0.83
25	Oklahoma Sooners	0.08

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
New Mexico Lobos	0.48
SMU Mustangs	0.17

Total Score: 8.07