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OKgolfer Ballot for 2026 Week 11

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 10, 2026, 10:44 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Winning games is better than losing games. You don't get rewarded for playing a harder schedule if you lose too many games on that schedule. If two teams are within a very small ranking distance, head to head rules - see e.g. the Oklahoma State-Oregon-USC-Ohio State grouping. But head to head doesn't come into play for e.g. Notre Dame and BYU since they aren't close in the rankings.

Jumped in: Oklahoma State, Oregon

Dropped out: #16 Northwestern, #23 Missouri

Rank Team Reason
1 Utah Utes LW: 2. Best win: #10 BYU. Worst loss: N/A
2 UCLA Bruins LW: 3 Best win: #23 Oregon. Worst loss: N/A
3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish LW: 6. Top 1-loss team. Best win: #5 Miami. Worst (only) loss: #10 BYU.
4 Texas Tech Red Raiders LW: 4. Best win: #11 Arizona, #12 Houston. Worst (only) loss: UR Cincinnati
5 Miami Hurricanes LW: 1 (lost at #3 ND). Best win: #8 Wake Forest. Worst (only) loss: #3 ND.
6 Georgia Bulldogs LW: 8. Best win: #9 Alabama. Worst (only) loss: UR Auburn
7 Indiana Hoosiers LW: 7. Best win: Northwestern. Worst (only) loss: #23 Ohio State
8 Wake Forest Demon Deacons LW: 9. Best win: UR Louisville. Worst (only) loss: #5 Miami
9 Alabama Crimson Tide LW: 11. Top 2-loss team. Best win: #15 Kentucky. Worst loss: #13 Tennessee
10 BYU Cougars LW: 5 (lost at #1 Utah). Best win: #3 ND. Worst loss: UR UCF
11 Arizona Wildcats LW: 13. Best win: UR West Virginia. Worst loss: #10 BYU
12 Houston Cougars LW: 14. Best win: #18 Oklahoma State. Worst loss: #4 Texas Tech
13 Texas Longhorns LW: 19. Best win: #14 Tennessee. Worst loss: UR Oklahoma, UR Florida
14 Tennessee Volunteers LW: 18. Best win: #9 Alabama. Worst loss: UR South Carolina
15 Kentucky Wildcats LW: 12 (lost at #14 Tennessee). Best win: #25 LSU. Worst loss: #14 Tennessee
16 Iowa Hawkeyes LW: 20. Best win: Northwestern. Worst loss: UR Minnesota
17 Duke Blue Devils LW: 25. Best win: Illinois. Worst loss: UR Georgia Tech
18 Oklahoma State Cowboys LW: NR. Top 3-loss team. Best win: #19 Oregon. Worst loss: UR Tulsa
19 Oregon Ducks LW: NR. Best win: #20 USC. Worst loss: UR Illinois
20 USC Trojans LW: 24. Best win: #21 Ohio State. Worst loss: UR Wisconsin
21 Ohio State Buckeyes LW: 12 (lost at home to #19 Oregon). Best win: #7 Indiana. Worst loss: #20 USC
22 Boise State Broncos LW: 22. Best win: Memphis. Worst (only) loss: #19 Oregon
23 New Mexico Lobos LW: 21. Best win: North Dakota State. Worst (only) loss: Oklahoma
24 Ole Miss Rebels LW: 15 (lost to #6 Georgia). Best win: #25 LSU. Worst loss: Florida
25 LSU Tigers LW: 17 (lost to #9 Alabama). Best win: Clemson. Worst loss: #24 Ole Miss

Also considered for #25: Northwestern, Wisconsin, South Carolina, Missouri, SMU

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