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T-Thugs Ballot for 2026 Week 11

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 10, 2026, 9:43 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Each week I re-rank all teams based on their resumes so far.

Rank Team Reason
1 Utah Utes Utah is undefeated with nice wins over BYU (7-2), Houston (7-2), and Cincinnati (5-4)
2 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia has 1 loss to Auburn, but has nice wins over Alabama (7-2), Ole Miss (6-3), Florida (5-4), and Oklahoma (5-4). If I was going by "eye test", this would be my #1 team.
3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame has one close road loss to BYU and has nice wins over Miami (8-1), Wisconsin (6-3) and UNC (5-4)
4 Miami Hurricanes Miami has a loss to Notre Dame and has nice wins over Wake Forest (8-1), Clemson (6-3), Pitt (6-3), and North Carolina (5-4)
5 UCLA Bruins UCLA is undefeated with wins over Oregon (6-3), Wisconsin (6-3), and Minnesota (5-4)
6 Texas Tech Red Raiders Texas Tech has wins over Houston (7-2), Arizona (7-2), West virginia (5-4), and Arizona State (5-4). Lost to cincinnati
7 Texas Longhorns Texas is 7-2 with wins over Tennessee (7-2), Ole Miss (6-3), Ohio State (6-3), and Missouri (6-3). Lost to Oklahoma and Florida
8 BYU Cougars BYU is 7-2 with nice wins over Notre Dame (8-1), Arizona (7-2), and Arizona St (5-4). Lost to UCF and Utah
9 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee is 7-2 with wins over Alabama (7-2), Kentucky (7-2), and Auburn (5-4). lost to Texas and South carolina
10 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana is 8-1 with wins over Northwestern (6-3), Minnesota (5-4), and Nebraska (5-4). Lost to Ohio St
11 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama is 7-2 with wins over Kentucky (7-2), LSU (6-3), and South Carolina (6-3). Lost to Georgia and Tennessee
12 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky is 7-2 with wins over south Carolina (6-3), LSU (6-3) and Oklahoma (5-4). Lost to Alabama and Tennessee
13 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest is 8-1 with a nice win over Louisville (6-3). Only loss is to Miami
14 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa is 7-2 with wins over Wisconsin (6-3), Northwestern (6-3), and Washington (5-4). Lost to Ohio St and Minnesota
15 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss is 6-3 with wins over LSU (6-3), Louisville (6-3), Missouri (6-3) and Auburn (5-4). Lost to Florida, Texas, and Georgia
16 Oregon Ducks Oregon is 6-3 with wins over Boise St (8-1), USC (7-2), Ohio St (6-3), Northwestern (6-3) and Nebraska (5-4). lost to UCLA, Oklahoma St, and Illinois
17 Houston Cougars Houston is 7-2 with wins over Oklahoma St (6-3) and Cincinnati (5-4). lost to utah and texas tech
18 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina is 6-3 with wins over Tennessee (7-2), Florida (5-4) and Oklahoma (5-4). Lost to Bama, kentucky, and Miss st
19 USC Trojans USC is 7-2 with a nice win over Ohio State (6-3). Also beat Washington (5-4). Lost to Oregon and Wisconsin
20 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State is 6-3 and is falling apart without Sayin. Resume still has some nice wins from when he was playing with wins over Indiana (8-1), Iowa (7-2) and Illinois (6-3). Weird team to rank because they do have nice wins, but I don't think they're very good right now without Sayin.
21 SMU Mustangs SMU is 7-2 with a nice win over Virginia Tech (6-3). Lost to Louisville and Syracuse.
22 Duke Blue Devils Duke is 7-2 with a nice win over Illinois (6-3). Lost to GT and UNC
23 Boise State Broncos Boise State is 8-1 with wins over Memphis (7-2) and Western Michigan (7-2). Lost to Oregon
24 Arizona Wildcats Arizona is 7-2 with wins over Cincinnati (5-4) and West Virginia (5-4). Lost to BYU and Texas Tech
25 LSU Tigers LSU is 6-3 with wins over Clemson (6-3) and Auburn (5-4). Lost to Alabama, Ole Miss, and Kentucky. They really don't have a very good resume, but probably are good enough to still be ranked.

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