Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 9, 2026, 9:01 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Combo of human and computer polls plus my own judgment

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs	(+2)
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	(+4)
3	Utah Utes	(-1) Top 3 (Georgia, ND, Utah) are very close.
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	(+4) My 4-6 (Alabama, UCLA, Miami) are very close
5	UCLA Bruins	(no change)
6	Miami Hurricanes	(-5)
7	Texas Longhorns	(no change)
8	Indiana Hoosiers	(-4) Loss to Ohio State got worse, and decent wins (Northwestern, Nebraska, Michigan, Minnesota) all lost and got worse.
9	Tennessee Volunteers	(+10)
10	Oregon Ducks	(+10)
11	Ohio State Buckeyes	(-2)
12	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	(+1)
13	BYU Cougars	(+1)
14	Texas Tech Red Raiders	(+1)
15	LSU Tigers	(-5)
16	Iowa Hawkeyes	(+1)
17	Houston Cougars	(+1)
18	Ole Miss Rebels	(-6)
19	USC Trojans	(-3)
20	Kentucky Wildcats	(-9)
21	Boise State Broncos	(no change)
22	Arizona Wildcats	(no change)
23	South Carolina Gamecocks	(not ranked)
24	Wisconsin Badgers	(not ranked)
25	Oklahoma State Cowboys	(not ranked) Just missed out: #26 Duke

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.22
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.49
3	Utah Utes	-0.12
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.59
5	UCLA Bruins	0.00
6	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
7	Texas Longhorns	0.00
8	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
9	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
10	Oregon Ducks	1.72
11	Ohio State Buckeyes	1.50
12	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.00
13	BYU Cougars	0.00
14	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-0.36
15	LSU Tigers	0.88
16	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
17	Houston Cougars	0.00
18	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
19	USC Trojans	-0.08
20	Kentucky Wildcats	-0.79
21	Boise State Broncos	-0.08
22	Arizona Wildcats	0.00
23	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
24	Wisconsin Badgers	0.89
25	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
New Mexico Lobos	0.48
SMU Mustangs	0.17

Total Score: 8.39