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redrumsoxLoL Ballot for 2026 Week 11

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 9, 2026, 5:35 p.m.

Rank Team Reason
1 Georgia Bulldogs For a good bit of time now I have held the opinion that Georgia is the strongest team in the nation but Miami held the better resume until now with their loss to Notre Dame. Georgia just completely mishandled Ole Miss who is still in playoff contention. Their loss to Auburn remains their only hiccup.
2 Utah Utes Utah continues to win football games, this time winning an all-time Holy War in a complete performance on offense and defense. The are one of the only two undefeated teams remaining and have a very clear path to playoffs with their strongest match up remaining being Arizona.
3 UCLA Bruins UCLA took down a quality Minnesota team in a competitive match-up and is now one of the only two undefeated teams remaining.
4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish The Fighting Irish took down the previous #1 team in the country in a match up had some controversies down the stretch. CJ Carr looked very strong leading the offense and the defense came up clutch when they needed to.
5 Alabama Crimson Tide The Tide's defense really embodied the "bend but don't break" cliche. They gave up 457 yards but only 13 points as the Tigers were forced to kick three field goals (missing one) and were stopped on downs 4 times during this game. This cannot last as a trend for Alabama's championship hopes.
6 Miami Hurricanes The Canes came into the week as undefeated but fell to the Fighting Irish and fall down my rankings as a result. They still have the inside track to winning the ACC.
7 Texas Longhorns Texas beat Missouri in a nearly must-win game on Saturday and remains in the playoff-picture
8 Indiana Hoosiers The Hoosiers were dormant this past weekend and fall one because of Texas' ranked win last weekend
9 Wake Forest Demon Deacons The Demon Deacons played FCS Merrimack in a complete blow out 77-0 and stay hot as the prepare for SMU this upcoming week.
10 Tennessee Volunteers The Vols defeated Kentucky in a solid all-around performance. When they are playing well, they were are perhaps the best team in the country but their consistency leaves questions for a playoff run.
11 BYU Cougars The Cougars drop their second game of the season against Utah. It was a hard fought game where they fell behind early, stormed back to take the lead but couldn't win down the stretch.
12 Texas Tech Red Raiders Texas Tech won a shoot out against West Virginia in their last game. The Texas Tech defense that was very strong last year seems to have fallen off a bit.
13 Houston Cougars Houston defeated Cincinnati in a close game and stays in contention. They move up because of teams ahead of them losing.
14 USC Trojans USC was dormant last week and moves up a bit because of teams ahead of them losing.
15 Boise State Broncos The Broncos took care of business by scoring 64 against Colorado State.
16 Iowa Hawkeyes The Hawkeyes played a very typical Iowa game defeating Northwestern 24-10 and stay alive in the B1G championship picture
17 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky drops their second game of the season in a poor performance against Tennessee.
18 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss loses a dominant game against Georgia but they have 3 games they are expected to win ahead of them.
19 Oregon Ducks The Ducks defeat Ohio State to get back into the rankings and have a chance to sneak back into the playoff picture with their most difficult match ups behind them.
20 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State has been very disappointing this season. While they look strong at times they leave a lot on the table and now have 3 losses and need some help to make the B1G title game.
21 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina is having a similar season as they did in 2024 with a late season string of wins that could get them into playoff contention if they can defeat Georgia in a couple of weekends.
22 LSU Tigers The Tigers drop down the rankings after losing to the Crimson Tide in a strange game where they heavily outgained their opponents but could not finish drives.
23 New Mexico Lobos New Mexico looks to be in position to take a playoff spot if Boise St were to drop a game but in that regard their destiny isn't fully in their control.
24 SMU Mustangs The Mustangs sneakily have a chance at the playoffs with bank to back ranked match ups against Wake Forest and Notre Dame in front of them. If they can manage to win out, they can break into the playoffs.
25 Arizona Wildcats Arizona rounds out my rankings and they are part of a crowd of teams in the Big12 at 4-2 in the conference standings that could break into the conference title game and make the playoffs.

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