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MemeofMemeJTG999999 Ballot for 2026 Week 11

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 8, 2026, 7:11 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I use a methodology similar to that used by the voter polls that bases teams based primarily on wins/losses, but with other factors such as how those teams looked in their wins and losses, head to head, roster depth, etc, in play.

Rank Team Reason
1 Utah Utes (9-0) (up 1)
W: 28-20 vs #6 BYU (7-2) (JTGOTW)
Next Week: @ #22 Arizona (7-2)
Projected Bowl: Fiesta Bowl vs Tennessee/Texas Tech
2 Georgia Bulldogs (8-1) (up 1)
W: 42-7 @ #14 Ole Miss (6-3)
Next Week: vs #28 Missouri (6-3)
Projected Bowl: Peach Bowl vs Texas/Indiana
3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-1) (up 4)
W: 31-24 vs #1 Miami (8-1)
Next Week: vs Boston College (4-5)
Projected Bowl: Cotton Bowl vs Alabama/BYU
4 UCLA Bruins (9-0) (no change)
W: 34-20 @ Minnesota (5-4)
Next Week: vs #29 Illinois (6-3)
Projected Bowl: Rose Bowl vs Miami/Boise State
5 Miami Hurricanes (8-1) (down 4)
L: 24-31 @ #7 Notre Dame (8-1)
Next Week: vs #25 Duke (7-2)
Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Boise State
6 Alabama Crimson Tide (7-2) (up 3)
W: 31-13 @ #15 LSU (6-3)
Next Week: @ Vanderbilt (4-5)
Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs BYU
7 Texas Longhorns (7-2) (up 4)
W: 34-20 @ #20 Missouri (6-3)
Next Week: @ #24 LSU (6-3)
Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Indiana
8 Tennessee Volunteers (7-2) (up 8)
W: 34-6 vs #5 Kentucky (7-1)
Next Week: @ Texas A&M (4-5)
Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Texas Tech
9 Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-1) (down 1)
W: 53-48 vs West Virginia (5-4)
Next Week: @ #27 Oklahoma State (6-3)
Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Tennessee
10 Indiana Hoosiers (8-1) (no change)
Bye
Next Week: vs #13 USC (7-2) (JTGOTW)
Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Texas
11 BYU Cougars (7-2) (down 5)
L: 20-28 @ #2 Utah (8-0) (JTGOTW)
Next Week: vs Baylor (6-3)
Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Alabama
12 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8-1) (no change)
W: 77-0 vs Merrimack (4-6)
Next Week: @ #26 SMU (7-2)
Projected Bowl: Holiday Bowl vs USC
13 USC Trojans (7-2) (up 4)
Bye
Next Week: @ #10 Indiana (8-1) (JTOGTW)
Projected Bowl: Holiday Bowl vs Wake Forest
14 Kentucky Wildcats (7-2) (down 9)
L: 6-34 @ #16 Tennessee (7-2)
Next Week: vs Florida (5-4)
Projected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Iowa
15 Iowa Hawkeyes (7-2) (up 3)
W: 24-10 @ #27 Northwestern (6-3)
Next Week: vs Purdue (3-6)
Projected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Kentucky
16 Oregon Ducks (6-3) (up 12)
W: 41-28 @ #13 Ohio State (6-3)
Next Week: vs Michigan (5-4)
Projected Bowl: Alamo Bowl vs Houston
17 Houston Cougars (7-2) (up 2)
W: 31-24 vs Cincinnati (5-4)
Next Week: @ Colorado (3-6)
Projected Bowl: Alamo Bowl vs Oregon
18 Boise State Broncos (8-1) (up 3)
W: 64-38 @ Colorado State (3-6)
Next Week: vs Oregon State (5-4)
Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Miami
19 South Carolina Gamecocks (6-3) (up 3)
W: 17-9 vs Texas A&M (4-5)
Next Week: @ Arkansas (3-6)
Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest Bowl vs Ohio State
20 Ohio State Buckeyes (6-3) (down 7)
L: 28-41 vs #28 Oregon (6-3)
Next Week: vs Northwestern (6-3)
Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest Bowl vs South Carolina
21 New Mexico Lobos (8-1) (up 2)
W: 31-3 @ Nevada (3-6)
Next Week: vs UNLV (5-4)
Projected Bowl: First Responder Bowl vs Memphis
22 Arizona Wildcats (7-2) (up 2)
W: 29-28 vs TCU (4-5)
Next Week: vs #1 Utah (9-0)
Projected Bowl: Las Vegas Bowl vs Illinois
23 Ole Miss Rebels (6-3) (down 9)
L: 7-42 @ #3 Georgia (8-1)
Next Week: @ Oklahoma (5-4)
Projected Bowl: Music City Bowl vs Wisconsin
24 LSU Tigers (6-3) (down 9)
L: 13-31 vs #9 Alabama (7-2)
Next Week: vs #7 Texas (7-2)
Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs Louisville
25 Duke Blue Devils (7-2) (up 4)
W: 41-3 @ NC State (4-5)
Next Week: @ #5 Miami (8-1)
Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs Oklahoma State

Next 5:
#26: SMU (7-2) (up 4)
#27: Oklahoma State (6-3) (was unranked)
#28: Missouri (6-3) (down 8)
#29: Illinois (6-3) (was unranked)
#30: Liberty (8-1) (was unranked)

Fell out of T30: UTSA (7-2) (was #25); Florida (5-4) (was #26); Northwestern (6-3) (was #27)

Biggest Riser: Oregon (6-3) (#28 -> #16)
Biggest Fallers: Kentucky (7-2) (#5 -> #14), Ole Miss (6-3) (#14 -> #23), LSU (6-3) (#15 -> #24)

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