Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Nov. 8, 2026, 5:07 p.m.

Overall Rationale: The JB Rankings from https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/12nja3j/ranking_the_top_131_fbs_programs_of_the_last_40/ make their way to the r/CFB Poll for the 4th straight year! The JB Rankings are a computer model that, in a nutshell, gives you points for a win, takes away points for a loss, and divides your cumulative score by log(games played + 1). So every team starts out with 0 resume points which go up/down depending on how they play during the year. For each game, opponent record, opponent conference, at what point in the season the game was played, and scoring margin are taken into account. The model rewards you for playing a tough schedule. If you beat a great team, you get a lot of points. If you lose to a great team, you only lose a few points. If you beat a bad team, you only get a few points. If you lose to a bad team, you lose a lot of points. Please PM me with any questions or complaints!

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Utah Utes
2	Miami Hurricanes
3	UCLA Bruins
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
5	Georgia Bulldogs
6	Texas Tech Red Raiders
7	Alabama Crimson Tide
8	Indiana Hoosiers
9	Texas Longhorns
10	Tennessee Volunteers
11	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
12	BYU Cougars
13	Houston Cougars
14	Ohio State Buckeyes
15	Oregon Ducks
16	Boise State Broncos
17	Iowa Hawkeyes
18	LSU Tigers
19	USC Trojans
20	Kentucky Wildcats
21	New Mexico Lobos
22	Arizona Wildcats
23	Duke Blue Devils
24	North Dakota State Bison
25	Ole Miss Rebels

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Utah Utes	0.00
2	Miami Hurricanes	1.18
3	UCLA Bruins	0.00
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.91
6	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.52
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
8	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
9	Texas Longhorns	0.00
10	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
11	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.00
12	BYU Cougars	0.00
13	Houston Cougars	0.01
14	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.80
15	Oregon Ducks	0.31
16	Boise State Broncos	0.00
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
18	LSU Tigers	0.20
19	USC Trojans	-0.08
20	Kentucky Wildcats	-0.79
21	New Mexico Lobos	0.00
22	Arizona Wildcats	0.00
23	Duke Blue Devils	0.00
24	North Dakota State Bison	1.04
25	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.37

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
South Carolina Gamecocks	0.49
SMU Mustangs	0.17

Total Score: 6.87