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I am high on Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Michigan. I am low on USC, Penn State, Oklahoma, Washington, and Oregon.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "+4 from last week; figured I would switch where I had them and OSU" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "0; BTA" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "0; BTA" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "0; major BTA" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "-4; what a choke job" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "0; BTA" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "+3; pulled away from what I expect to be a good ASU team" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "-1; heavily struggled in the first half" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "+3; BTA plus a lot of other teams lost" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "+1; turned it on in the second half, first half scared me" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "+3; great early season win at home" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "+5; BTA against the bacon bits" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "+5; BTA" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "NR; I was snubbing them for too long, seems like GT's Mendoza isn't his brother" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "-2; not exactly sure what's happening with them but they have found ways to win so far" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "-1; same exact rationale as last week, backups are scary to watch in a bad way" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "-1; struggled with... 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For now, I just go on vibes and the eye test. 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"name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 74460, "username": "BearsAreGreat1", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-13T14:17:42.456787+00:00", "overall_rationale": "My human logic", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech 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Obviously bias comes in, no poll is ever 100% consistent, but I\u2019m doing my best to keep inertia and bias to a minimum. \r\n\r\nAlso considered (in alphabetical order) - Colorado, Florida, Houston, Miss State (honorary 26), North Dakota State, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": " " }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 79, "handle": "tulsa", "name": "Tulsa Golden Hurricane" }, "rationale": "Maybe I was right last week. Tulsa might actually be that good" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "This really tests my resume rule. I know they\u2019ve disappointed so far but I always told myself I\u2019d be honest with my rankings, and I have no intention of NOT being honest with them, I can\u2019t just leave them off. Even as a big resume > numbers guy, Oregon is still too talented for me to just drop them if I\u2019m being completely honest. I am a giant hypocrite. I am part of the problem. This is their last chance though.\r\n\r\nAlso a not insignificant part of it is that as an Oklahoma State fan I think our squad is actually pretty good & not as bad as the last few years would suggest" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 114, "handle": "newmexico", "name": "New Mexico Lobos" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "I don\u2019t hate Texas Tech, but everything about their team screams red flag to me. Their lack of chemistry, horrible secondary, and bad vibes make me want to get off the train before it crashes." } ] }, { "id": 74600, "username": "Bereft13", "ballot_type": "Hybrid", "submission_date": "2026-09-13T18:09:31.645166+00:00", "overall_rationale": "First a power ranking of teams is created, then it is used to algorithmically determine a strength of record ranking of teams. These are combined to rank the teams, with power weighted higher early in the season and SoR weighted higher late in the season. Power rankings are a mixture of human and computer inputs. Current weight: 90/10 in favor of Power. ", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "Power: 1, SoR: 18; LW: 1" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "Power: 5, SoR: 1; LW: 5" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Power: 2, SoR: 35; LW: 2" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Power: 7, SoR: 9; LW: 9" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "Power: 6, SoR: 22; LW: 6" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Power: 3, SoR: 51; LW: 7" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "Power: 8, SoR: 8; LW: 10" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "Power: 9, SoR: 6; LW: 14" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "Power: 10, SoR: 5; LW: 3" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Power: 4, SoR: 65; LW: 8" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "Power: 11, SoR: 14; LW: 16" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "Power: 13, SoR: 4; LW: 12" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "Power: 12, SoR: 19; LW: 11" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "Power: 15, SoR: 21; LW: 22" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "Power: 14, SoR: 33; LW: 21" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "Power: 17, SoR: 13; LW: 18" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "Power: 20, SoR: 11; LW: 15" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Power: 19, SoR: 25; LW: 17" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Power: 18, SoR: 40; LW: 23" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "Power: 21, SoR: 16; LW: NR (31)" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Power: 16, SoR: 64; LW: NR (26)" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "Power: 22, SoR: 31; LW: NR (28)" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Power: 26, SoR: 2; LW: NR (35)" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "Power: 24, SoR: 26; LW: 19" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "Power: 23, SoR: 43; LW: 4 | Next 5: UCLA, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Oklahoma, Duke | Dropped: Oklahoma, Penn State, UCLA, Washington" } ] }, { "id": 74541, "username": "Bill3ffinMurray", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-13T15:10:56.462892+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 74448, "username": "bladefencer", "ballot_type": "Computer", "submission_date": "2026-09-13T09:28:21.410268+00:00", "overall_rationale": "NOTE: These ratings consider the result of the Western Michigan @ Michigan game to be 12-7 in favor of Western Michigan. Michigan would not be ranked regardless.\r\n\r\nUsing only results from this year, I compute 1) a power rating, 2) an offensive rating, 3) a defensive rating and 4) a rating from the difference of the offensive and defensive ratings. I use the power rating to compute 5) a strength of record (SOR)/resume rating and 6) a rating that gives very small merits and demerits for particular results (e.g merits for postseason wins or beating a top 15 power rating team; demerits for getting blown out by a team with a similar power rating).\r\n\r\nI normalize the six ratings and combine them in a weighted average to determine the final rating which increasingly values the SOR component the further into the season. The weights for the other ratings are static during the season. The result is not normalized, so the best possible final rating is 1.000 if a team is #1 in all six ratings.\r\n\r\nDropped: La Tech (2 -> 63), Virginia Tech (3 -> 27), UCF (4 -> 55), Arizona St (5 -> 53), Syracuse (6 -> 82), Army (7 -> 59), Georgia (9 -> 26), Minnesota (11 -> 66), App St (13 -> 46), Ohio St (15 -> 52), Oklahoma (17 -> 62), Georgia St (19 -> 38), UConn (21 -> 89), Kennesaw St (22 -> 95), Southern Miss (25 -> 94)\r\n\r\nNext 10: Georgia (0.808), Virginia Tech (0.806), SMU (0.805), Northwestern (0.800), Iowa (0.792), Cincinnati (0.790), Colorado St (0.790), Western Michigan (0.786), Houston (0.785), Missouri (0.781)\r\n\r\nRanking violation % (% of played games with winner ranked below loser): 4% \r\nTop 25 ranking violation %: 0%\r\n\r\nDetails:\r\nThe power rating is computed be repeatedly calculating each team's power rating as their total performance against the average of their opponent's previous power ratings until ratings converge. The offensive and defensive power ratings are similar but instead compare only the team's one-side-of-the-ball performance against an average of their opponent's other-side-of-the-ball rating.\r\n\r\n[pseudo code]\r\npower(0) = avg(margin of victory [MOV] capped at +/-25)\r\nwhile MSE(power(N) - power(N - 1)) != 0\r\n....power(N) = avg(MOV) + avg(opponent.power(N - 1) of each opponent)\r\n\r\noff_power(0) = avg(points scored)\r\ndef_power(0) = avg(points allowed)\r\nwhile MSE(off_power(N) - off_power(N - 1)) != 0 OR MSE(def_power(N) - def_power(N - 1)) != 0\r\n....off_power(N) = avg(points scored) - avg(opponent.def_power(N - 1) of each opponent)\r\n....def_power(N) = avg(points scored) - avg(opponents.off_power(N - 1) of each opponent)\r\n\r\nA team's SOR is that team's wins above how many wins an average top 25 would expected to have against the same schedule. That expected numbers of wins is the sum of the win probabilities for game on the original team's schedule. To aid in computing the win probability of game, a normal distribution is fitted to the overall power rating (usually ~0 mean and ~14 standard deviation). The win probability is the cumulative distribution function (CDF) on that normal distribution of the difference of their power ratings adjusted for home field advantage. A team's SOR doesn't not depend on their own power rating, but only the reference average top 25 team and their opponents' power ratings.\r\n\r\n[pseudo code]\r\nSOR = actual_win_rate - avg(distrubtion.cdf(top_25_team_rating - opponent.rating) of each opponent)\r\n\r\nAs an example of the SOR calculation, assume two schedules:\r\n* Schedule A of 2 elite teams, 2 great teams, 3 good teams, 3 average FBS teams, and 2 average D1 team\r\n* Schedule B of 4 elite teams, 4 great teams, 3 good teams, 1 average FBS teams\r\n\r\nThe probability of an average top 25 team (power rating ~21) to beat an elite team (power rating >= 28) is worse than 31%, to beat a good team (~14) is about 69%, to beat an average FBS team (~7) is about 84%, and to beat an average D1 team (~0) is about 93%.\r\n\r\nAn average top 25 team's expected wins against schedule A would be 2 * .31 + 2 * .5 + 3 *.69 + 3 * .84 + 2 * .93 ~= 8.07\r\nAn average top 25 team's expected wins against schedule B would be 4 * .31 + 4 * .5 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the data we have seen. It is still way too early and too few games for the mechanics to start working properly yet. Fun fact that should explain a lot of the weirdness, Tulsa is the current in season #1.\r\n\r\nThe stats bare out that the model is working as intended the data is just too light to look good yet.\r\n\r\nWeek 2 predictive accuracy(post-week-1 blend on the 86 week-2 games): 73.3% accuracy, Brier 0.1577. Preseason baseline on the same games: 67.4% / 0.1860.\r\n\r\nEval grid (accuracy / Brier):\r\nPost-week-1 blend, all 185 games: 79.5% / 0.1378\r\nPost-week-2 blend, all games: 87.6% / 0.1008\r\nPost-week-2 in-season-only, all games: 100.0% / 0.0353 (in-sample, expected)\r\nPost-week-2 blend, week-2 games only: 86.0% / 0.1086\r\nPost-week-2 in-season-only, week-2 games only: 100.0% / 0.0408 (in-sample)\r\n\r\nWhat this means is the blend model used here ranks the better team in head to head high 86% of the time with high precision on margin of victory and the in season only is still perfect from a backward looking perspective, things just look weird due to low sample.\r\n\r\nHere are a few breakdowns of the strange ones.\r\n\r\nOhio State for example looks particularly strange.\r\n\r\nOhio St. breakdown: two games, fractional win-shares the MLE actually fits:\r\n\r\nWk\tGame\tScore\tMargin (capped)\tWin-share\tOpp in-season\r\n1\tvs Ball St. (home)\tW 56-3\t53 \u2192 14\t0.919\t#85 (1431)\r\n2\tat Texas (away)\tL 23-24\t1 \u2192 floored at 4\t0.361\t#18 (1775)\r\nA couple of model mechanics worth noting:\r\n\r\nThe Ball St. blowout is capped. 56-3 counts the same as 17-3 \u2014 margin maxes at 14, so there's no extra credit for running it up on a #85 team.\r\nThe Texas loss is floored. A 1-point loss is treated as a 4-point loss (min-win-4), so Ohio St. banks a 0.361 win-share instead of ~0.5. Losing a coin-flip game on the road to a good team is respectable, but it doesn't support a 1976-level rating.\r\nThat's the whole story behind in-season #20 (1751): the MLE splits the difference between \"dominant over a weak team\" (0.919 vs 1431) and \"competitive loss to a good team\" (0.361 vs 1775). The blend still anchors them at #3 (1901) because preseason was #2 (1976) and the blend is 2/3 preseason \u2014 the \u25bc1/-26 is just the Texas loss pulling the in-season component down.\r\n\r\nYou can see here they are #20 in season but still propped by pre-season. Oregon is even weirder:\r\n\r\nOregon's two games:\r\n\r\nWeek 1: beat Boise St. 34-27 at home (Boise is in-season #10, 1940)\r\nWeek 2: lost 31-39 at Oklahoma St. (in-season #2, 2076), on the road\r\nWhy they're #2 blended (1931), up \u25b23 and +89:\r\n\r\nThe loss was \"good.\" Losing by 8 on the road to the in-season #2 team is a ~0.23 win-share against a 2076 opponent \u2014 roughly what a ~1996 team is expected to do. It barely costs them since they are in the middle of one of the longest chains of \"winners\".\r\nThe Boise win gained value. Beating a 1940 team at home is a quality win, and Boise's own in-season rating surged this week, which feeds back into Oregon's rating.\r\nPreseason was already high. They started at preseason #5 (1899), and the blend is still 2/3 preseason, so a strong 1996 in-season rating pulls the blend up to #2 putting them just ahead of Ohio St. at 1901.\r\n\r\nSimilarly you can checkout Clemson's weirdness due to low sample given them a boost for SoS despite a blowout loss.\r\n\r\nTwo games:\r\n\r\nWeek 1: lost 10-51 at LSU (in-season #4, 2014 Elo)\r\nWeek 2: beat Georgia Southern 22-7 at home (FCS, collapses to the NON_FBS node)\r\nWhy the model still has them at in-season #29 (1713) and blended #24:\r\n\r\nMargin is capped at 14. The 41-point LSU loss is treated as a 14-point loss \u2014 a ~0.08 win-share against a 2014 team. Losing big to an elite team barely dents the rating; it's roughly what a ~1700 team is expected to do there. This is the main reason things are strange.\r\nOnly two games of evidence. The MLE splits the difference between \"competitive-ish with LSU\" and \"dominant over an FCS team,\" which lands around 1713.\r\nThe blend is still 2/3 preseason. Preseason had them #32 (1525), so #24 blended is mostly preseason inertia \u2014 the in-season signal has only moved them up a few spots.\r\n\r\nOverall things get more logical the longer the season goes. I'll also include the in-season each week until it is the only component. Overall you can see the general idea of selecting the combination of ratings that makes the true outcomes observed most likely. Since this is very early in the season that functionally making a bunch of independent chains of outcomes separated by margins of victory.\r\n\r\nHere is the top 30 with the in-seaon/ preseason and previous week plus changes from week 1.\r\n\r\n| Team | Blended | In-Season | Preseason | Post-Wk1 | \u0394Rank | \u0394Elo\r\n---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---\r\n1 | Notre Dame | 1979 | #17 (1837) | #1 (2050) | #1 (1988) | 0 | -10\r\n2 | Oregon | 1931 | #8 (1996) | #5 (1899) | #5 (1843) | +3 | +89\r\n3 | Ohio St. | 1901 | #20 (1751) | #2 (1976) | #2 (1927) | -1 | -26\r\n4 | Southern California | 1846 | #12 (1906) | #7 (1815) | #3 (1898) | -1 | -52\r\n5 | Indiana | 1830 | #7 (1997) | #9 (1747) | #10 (1736) | +5 | +94\r\n6 | BYU | 1799 | #44 (1594) | #4 (1902) | #6 (1834) | 0 | -35\r\n7 | Texas | 1758 | #18 (1775) | #8 (1749) | #9 (1738) | +2 | +20\r\n8 | Georgia | 1751 | #117 (1347) | #3 (1953) | #4 (1876) | -4 | -125\r\n9 | Texas Tech | 1749 | #69 (1487) | #6 (1880) | #7 (1815) | -2 | -66\r\n10 | Texas A&M | 1738 | #16 (1837) | #12 (1689) | #12 (1687) | +2 | +51\r\n11 | Miami (FL) | 1736 | #21 (1747) | #11 (1731) | #8 (1741) | -3 | -4\r\n12 | Oklahoma | 1714 | #34 (1650) | #10 (1746) | #11 (1735) | -1 | -21\r\n13 | Alabama | 1690 | #15 (1847) | #18 (1612) | #19 (1624) | +6 | +67\r\n14 | Michigan | 1687 | #27 (1728) | #14 (1666) | #15 (1642) | +1 | +45\r\n15 | Boise St. | 1679 | #10 (1940) | #29 (1548) | #32 (1530) | +17 | +149\r\n16 | Maryland | 1653 | #24 (1735) | #19 (1612) | #21 (1592) | +5 | +61\r\n17 | Tennessee | 1644 | #42 (1606) | #15 (1663) | #17 (1635) | 0 | +9\r\n18 | Pittsburgh | 1627 | #31 (1688) | #20 (1596) | #20 (1610) | +2 | +16\r\n19 | Vanderbilt | 1621 | #51 (1560) | #17 (1651) | #18 (1625) | -1 | -4\r\n20 | Duke | 1617 | #6 (1997) | #44 (1426) | #43 (1469) | +23 | +148\r\n21 | Utah | 1604 | #36 (1650) | #21 (1581) | #25 (1567) | +4 | +38\r\n22 | Tulsa | 1600 | #1 (2307) | #80 (1246) | #74 (1318) | +52 | +281\r\n23 | LSU | 1595 | #4 (2014) | #55 (1386) | #48 (1435) | +25 | +160\r\n24 | Clemson | 1588 | #29 (1713) | #32 (1525) | #39 (1491) | +15 | +97\r\n25 | Florida | 1587 | #28 (1716) | #34 (1522) | #28 (1548) | +3 | +38\r\n26 | SMU | 1585 | #43 (1606) | #22 (1575) | #14 (1648) | -12 | -63\r\n27 | Ole Miss | 1585 | #88 (1428) | #16 (1663) | #16 (1639) | -11 | -55\r\n28 | Nebraska | 1571 | #49 (1567) | #23 (1572) | #22 (1590) | -6 | -20\r\n29 | Illinois | 1570 | #14 (1853) | #43 (1429) | #41 (1471) | +12 | +99\r\n30 | Missouri | 1570 | #23 (1735) | #37 (1487) | #40 (1488) | +10 | +82\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": " 1988.3 -> 1978.6 [-9.7] (#1 -> #1)" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "1842.6 -> 1931.3 [+88.7] (#5 -> #2)" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "1926.7 -> 1900.8 [-25.9] (#2 -> 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Expect wild swings until about halfway into the season.\r\n\r\nYou get rewarded for beating good opponents and for doing so convincingly. Given that this is only week 1 we're still guessing who actually counts as good opponents, so we rely on a bit of the eye test for that.\r\n\r\nThere was leeway in week 1 but by week 2 you need to have played an opponent with a pulse to be considered, which is why teams like Georgia and Indiana are omitted for now", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "Best win in the country as of today" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "Clemson might be truly putrid, but for now that still counts as the 2nd best win in the country" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "Impressive win over Louisville should age well" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "Thrashed what may be a solid NC State team" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "Easily pulled away from a good ASU" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "Tight first half against Wisconsin ended up in a dominating 2nd half" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Shut down any hopes of an upset after halftime" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Hurray for quality losses" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "Eventually put away a feisty Arizona" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "Comfortably beat a team with a P4 win" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "Completely manhandled Arkansas, though the hogs are on worst-P4-team alert" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Walked all over Minnesota, a generally competent team" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Hanging on with a quality loss for now" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 79, "handle": "tulsa", "name": "Tulsa Golden Hurricane" }, "rationale": "Just how good is that win over Oklahoma State? We'll see as more games are played" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "Eventually put away a hated rival" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Solid win over a possible awful Georgia Tech" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "SMU is a tough call, on the one hand they completely dominated FSU down to down, but it was also their own unforced errors that kept FSU in the game. For now they're going in the middle of the pack" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Completely untested against overmatched competition" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "Solid win over Fresno State is carrying the resume" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 184, "handle": "northdakotastate", "name": "North Dakota State Bison" }, "rationale": "This may be a bit of a reach but the win over Jacksonville State still looks pretty strong" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "The jury out on whether Washington State counts as a competent opponent but at least Kansas State beat them easily" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 68, "handle": "umass", "name": "UMass Minutemen" }, "rationale": "Rutgers is abysmal but that was a quality showing regardless" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "Miami OH counts as a decent win, but that UCF game was ugly in the moment and will probably age poorly" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "Beating Illinois will probably continue to look better as the season goes on" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "Shame on everyone who doubted the power of El Assico. Congrats to the Hawkeyes for the win, no matter how ugly it was" } ] }, { "id": 74812, "username": "Ch-i-ef", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-15T01:04:14.131992+00:00", "overall_rationale": "People are still high on LSU and the OU's?", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, 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data.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "No major mistakes yet." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "On upset weekend, it's good to not be upset." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "Especially when it's Temple." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Or Kentucky." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "And we all saw what you did in the 4th quarter." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Really? To an HBCU? You should be ashamed." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "Seriously Virginia?? You too?" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "At least it was just an FCS team." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "Ok people, we have got to talk about this uncouth practice of making HBCUs look like they've never played football before." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "Took care of business." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Always a good idea to schedule cupcake week during upset week." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "Needing a 4th quarter comeback against the Beavers is a bad sign for this season." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "How many times do we have to remind you to stop bullying the nerds?" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Proved the WMU game was just a summer hangover." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "Nothing wrong with the defense. If it can get a couple turnovers or even a score, that alone will win some games." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "Did not stop playing for 4 full quarters." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Did stop playing after just 3 quarters." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "Got really lucky the CFB world's attention is elsewhere. Like on Oregon." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 61, "handle": "southcarolina", "name": "South Carolina Gamecocks" }, "rationale": "Handled business." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Should really be getting more credit for how they look this season." }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "It's cupcake week." }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "When you play in one of the most comically entertaining games all week, it's good to win." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Big statement against a former conference foe." }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "Quietly getting the job done." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 28, "handle": 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}, "rationale": "-7" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "-" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "-13" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "+2" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "-1" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "+4" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "+4" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "+6" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "-1" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "-7" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { 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I added a model is confident in ranked status, to certify that all runs within a standard deviation from the mean resulted in a ranked status. ", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "12.00 - Model is confident in ranked status." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "14.37 - Model is confident in ranked status." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "19.78 - I swear I did not cook any homer bias in the poll, but the Monte Carlo loves them anyway. Model is confident in ranked status." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "22.85" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "24.71 - There are some disadvantages to not using margin of victory in live season..." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "25.82" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "27.11 - Model is confident in ranked status." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "28.03" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "28.56" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "28.73 - See Washington, but I think Pitt is actually solid." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 114, "handle": "newmexico", "name": "New Mexico Lobos" }, "rationale": "29.77 - A little surprised by this. Basically repeatedly amplified noise with nothing to turn it down. That or I am onto something." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "30.03" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 107, "handle": "westernmichigan", "name": "Western Michigan Broncos" }, "rationale": "30.95 - Yes, I allotted WMU the win, causing some weird antics." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "30.96 - Starting to look good, but not this good." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "31.04" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "31.80" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "33.88" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "34.39 - Not a fan." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 32, "handle": "nebraska", "name": "Nebraska Cornhuskers" }, "rationale": "34.65" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 153, "handle": "jamesmadison", "name": "James Madison Dukes" }, "rationale": "35.03" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "35.04" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "36.57" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "38.52" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "38.57 - FCS schools not having an impact make Miami (FL) struggle a little" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "41.25. Not shown, but should be ranked imo #34 Georgia (46.11), #27 Ohio State (42.40), #42 Tennessee (46.11), #29 Mizzou (43.58) and #58 Houston (60.43), #41 BYU (43.75). Also notable #26 Tulsa (42.27). NDSU is being punished for not having any data from prior seasons, giving them an initial last ranking that they are pulling themselves out of." } ] }, { "id": 74740, "username": "CommodoreN7", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-14T14:45:28.068001+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 107, "handle": "westernmichigan", "name": "Western Michigan Broncos" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 74814, "username": "Conglossian", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-15T00:46:24.809324+00:00", "overall_rationale": "In: BYU, Missouri, Michigan. 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You don't like it. But this is the very definition of \"a win is a win is a win.\" The entire system would be flawed if I knocked them." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 153, "handle": "jamesmadison", "name": "James Madison Dukes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 61, "handle": "southcarolina", "name": "South Carolina Gamecocks" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 74542, "username": "cyberchaox", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-13T14:50:44.663530+00:00", "overall_rationale": "No teams under .500; teams with losses must be behind the team they lost to (WMU is being counted as having beaten Michigan)", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "That's a quality win. 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I am not yet convinced of allot of the teams outside the top 6 as some haven\u2019t faced real competition or have glaring issues. ", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "This should be obvious. Huge comeback over what looks to be an elite Ohio State squad. Holding Ohio State to a single field goal in the entire second half is a great defensive showing. I hate this timeline. They have what looks to be a tough schedule so they\u2019ll really have to defend this position." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "They should not be harshly penalized for a one point loss at texas that was a field goal away. Yet another wide left. Lots of mismanagement by coach Day in the second half, but the squad is still arguably the best in the nation as far as I can tell. They should still be a top contender and every game on their schedule appears to be very winnable, if the coaching staff adjusts how they handle and approach closing games and second half adjustments." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Miami has only played Stanford and FAMU. That\u2019s the only critique to have against them at the moment. Mensah and Toney look great. And my hot take is Stanford is not going to be as bad as they were last year. That will be put to the test vs Duke. For their own schedule, Wake that barely survived Purdue this past weekend isn\u2019t great. We\u2019ll see if they move down depending on how their SOR evolves or if they stumble on easy teams. Realistically with this schedule they should only have ND to worry about." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "They have a bit of a better looking record than Miami, in that they beat Rice rather than FAMU. Demolishing Rice tells me next to nothing about this squad. They appear to have a tougher schedule than Miami at this point, though we\u2019ll see how that progresses. Both will really live and die by dominating week in and week out as well as final SOR." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Another squad that is expected to be great but is completely untested. Dogwalking WKU and FCS TN State don\u2019t tell me much about this squad, so I am largely basing this off of preseason expectations. They have some real games later in the season, but until then they\u2019ll be getting judged against Utah when they face off with Arkansas this coming week." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "Similar to Georgia, they ain\u2019t played nobody PAWL. Beating up on Howard after having a rough start vs UNT doesn\u2019t paint the picture of a squad that will repeat, but who knows with Cignetti what\u2019s really coming. WKU will give a nice reference point vs Georgia next week. They\u2019ve got some tough B1G squads later in the season, but MN and WA are trending down from what I expected of them." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "This is the first squad that feels less like they\u2019re being ranked for pure hype. I am high on BYU to win the XII so that\u2019s worth noting. Pretty one sided win vs an Arizona squad that I expect to be much improved this year. Shutting down the AZ offense in the second half is a good sign of adjustments that can win tight games later. Notre Dame and Utah loom large over their schedule, BYU needs to not trip up over what should otherwise be straightforward wins before them." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "It smells like bacon in Utah. This squad looks to be better than I expected, we\u2019ll see if they trip up in Utah State like Washington nearly did this coming weekend. Holding Arkansas to 3 points until the fourth quarter is nothing to be sneezed at. They look to have a bit easier of a schedule at this point than BYU, so they\u2019ll need to take advantage of that and win the Holy War if they want into the playoffs." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Close first half vs Kentucky? I like Russell but he\u2019s got to clean up his throwing if he\u2019s going to survive in the SEC. 2 ints vs Kentucky is BAD. FSU this weekend should be an easy win given how they\u2019ve played thus far, we\u2019ll see if that holds true as it should have been easy last year too." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "Maybe I\u2019m overreacting. It\u2019s a bit hard to tell with this squad, just like last year. NC State vs Vandy and UVa vs WVU this weekend will help in figuring this iteration of the hoo. Virginia has a very favorable schedule, so if they really are legit they should be the only real challenge to Miami in the ACC." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "Man just when I\u2019m thinking USC has a defense. ULL isn\u2019t exactly the scoring powerhouse I\u2019d expect to keep Riley and co honest. Their ranking here is more a reflection of my contempt for everyone else than my belief in USC. Lucky for them, everyone else keeps tripping over themselves. Unluckily (unclear if this is true in the expanded playoff era?) for them their SOR looks to be getting worse." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "They\u2019ve moved down a bit as Clemson barely survived GaSo and LSU let LaTech hang around far too long. I\u2019m now much less sure how good this squad is, and I\u2019m getting flashbacks to last years LSU-Clemson. Huge, vile, spiteful game vs Ole Miss this weekend. The Magnolia Bowl will probably have some really funny/sad fights breaking out throughout Oxford, especially at the end of a long day of drinking. Must watch tv. Should help narrow down what to think of this squad." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "The other side of the coin. I\u2019m not totally sold on this squad either, and they\u2019re more what I think of as the top of their tier. The LSU game and the Louisville-SMU game will really help me figure this group out. My guess is that Louisville is a good squad, but I\u2019m not totally sure of how good that makes Ole Miss and I am increasingly perplexed by LSU. I expect a chaotic scene in Oxford no matter what happens. Real southern hospitality. The land sharks appear to have an increasingly difficult schedule so winning this one is almost a must for this squad if they don\u2019t want to lose control of the narrative." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "El Assico into a matchup vs the always dangerous northern Iowa. Very dangerous game especially given Michigan is next up after them. UNI has less historic success against Iowa than Iowa State, but if I know a trap game, it\u2019s when you beat your rival the week before and face off with a major opponent the week after. Very B1G west schedule, so you know it\u2019s going to be a mess to interpret by the end of the season." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "This is again more a reflection of so many other squads shitting their pants. Do not let the final score confuse you, the AZ St game was very close. That OLine is not meshing particularly well, and the glued together Kentucky just showed they can pick off a careless qb. Not that Reed threw any picks last weekend. I\u2019d like to keep this squad around 20 but I\u2019m having a hard time justifying that given everyone else\u2019s record. Tough schedule after this weekend so that O Line has to solidify FAST." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "I will be very upfront that I have not seen any Penn State football this season. I am a bit shocked how close the Temple game was, even with holding Temple to 3 before trash time. Seems to suggest that it\u2019s an offensive issue but I have no idea. We\u2019ll have to wait a few more weeks to see this squad really get tested. I don\u2019t think facing a Buffalo said that nearly lost to Albany (shoutout the Great Danes) will tell us much more about this squad unless they have a major issue." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "The other half of the unknown James Franklin affair. At last the Hokies will be playing a power opponent next weekend. Unfortunately, it\u2019s Maryland. Hokies have a tough end to their schedule, but that could be advantageous." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "Beating up on Southern didn\u2019t tell me too much but it was the domination I said they\u2019d need. I am still unimpressed by the Oregon State game. Tech gives them a chance to prove it." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "That said, the red raiders have also been quite disappointing. This matchup is huge for both squads to prove themselves. And who knows, maybe Oregon State is better than I\u2019m thinking and these were impressive wins. But for now I\u2019ve been so unimpressed by the red raiders I\u2019ve dropped them below UH." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "They got lucky to pull away at the end. I\u2019m falling asleep so these last few will be short." }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "Huge struggle vs Utah State. A wins a win but I dropped them a ton for another unimpressive showing." }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Campbell didn\u2019t do much. FAU proving me right that they\u2019re upper third AAC does bode well." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Close loss to good looking ole Miss. beating up Villanova doesn\u2019t say much, even for one of the historically top FCS squads. W&M have some thoughts on that." }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "I don\u2019t love ranking this squad. I don\u2019t trust them yet. But Oregon and Oklahoma had to be stupid." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "All I know about this squad is they will be painful and chaotic. Just like the B1G should be." } ] }, { "id": 74607, "username": "douchebagjack", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-14T07:37:30.987104+00:00", "overall_rationale": "i wish they\u2019d throw my poll out until like week 6 tbh. i try to only use this years results. using general conference strength as to which wins are good vs bad. P4 win >> PAC, MWC, American > Sun Belt > MAC, CUSA. FCS wins are worthless to me. i restart each week so this will change 100% next week. \r\n\r\nOhio State has beat Ball State. Why should they be ranked? Same for Indiana, Georgia, Texas Tech, etc. This will change once they beat a P4 team. \r\nAlso WMU beat Michigan. \r\n\r\nThis poll feels factious because it\u2019s 100% results driven. Not a predictor or a talent indicator, purely the most deserving teams. ", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "best win\u2026i think*. no idea how good ohio state. they only beat ball st" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "louisville win looks good" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "arizona state is probably gonna be decent. close than score indicates" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "wisconsin win depends on how good wisconsin is" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "clemson blow out helping" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "kentucky win is a P4 conference win at the end of the day" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "won a rivalry game over a P4 team" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "rewarding beating a decent looking Cal team, rivalry game" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "P4 win + G6 win, 9-13 all same tier" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "P4 win + G6 win, 9-13 all same tier" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "P4 win + G6 win, 9-13 all same tier" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 14, "handle": "wakeforest", "name": "Wake Forest Demon Deacons" }, "rationale": "P4 win + G6 win, 9-13 all same tier. double OT over Purdue is still a P4 win" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "P4 win + G6 win, 9-13 all same tier" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "P4 + FCS win. was a blowout conference win across the country, gotta count for something at this point. " }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "P4 + FCS win. conference win vs decent opponent i think?" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 79, "handle": "tulsa", "name": "Tulsa Golden Hurricane" }, "rationale": "P4 + FCS win. Oklahoma State will be better than TCU I presume I think" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "P4 + FCS win. TCU worse than GT? I\u2019m guessing no" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "P4 + FCS win. NC State won\u2019t be good but better than GT or FSU, i think so?" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "P4 + FCS win. beat GT by more than 1" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 42, "handle": "colorado", "name": "Colorado Buffaloes" }, "rationale": "P4 + FCS win. only beat GT by 1" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "P4 + FCS win. I think Kansas will be worse than GT" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "P4 + FCS win. I think FSU will be worse than Kansas " }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 70, "handle": "cincinnati", "name": "Cincinnati Bearcats" }, "rationale": "P4 + FCS win. BC is not the P4 win you\u2019d want, but it could\u2019ve been rutgers lol. " }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 68, "handle": "umass", "name": "UMass Minutemen" }, "rationale": "Rutgers is a P4 win by definition. 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"+4" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "NR" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "NR" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "NR" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "NR" } ] }, { "id": 74761, "username": "dukemetoo", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-14T17:16:49.101294+00:00", "overall_rationale": "All Human Baby!!\r\n\r\n26. UCLA\r\n27. Kansas State\r\n28. Tulsa\r\n29. Michigan\r\n30. Auburn\r\n\r\nI guess I should share my methodology since I am part of the poll now. Here is my current methodology. It will change as I mature, gain more experience, etc. For now though, this is my methodology.\r\n\r\nMy method changes as the season progresses, but it is all a human poll. Preseason is purely speculative, as in, who would be favored on a neutral field. The team that I think is hypothetically better will get the better ranking. Early on this is recruiting ranking, talent retained, etc.\r\n\r\nSlowly through the season, I add in more weight to the resume. When teams have played 5 games, is when I weigh expectations and resume equally. I also view 9 games played as the marker when resume will have 100% weight, and expectations have none. \r\n\r\nBy resume, I try to look purely at how difficult I think providing that resume would be. This takes into account strength of schedule and margin of victory. I tend to favor consistent teams over streaky ones. In practice, that means I punish teams with bad losses more than teams that don't have good wins. I also do not take head-to-head into consideration. I look hard at the resume if the team's name was missing.\r\n\r\nI also try to \"overreact\" a bit when it comes to rankings. While I try to be fair, if a team gets a bad loss, if I struggle where to put them between 2 spots, I will end up putting them lower. The reason is, I am scared of poll momentum being a crutch, where teams just stay where they are. Moving them forces me to get out of the rut, and actually analyze them.\r\n\r\nOne other quirk I have is, I believe winning is hard. Any team that is 5-0 or better will be ranked. It causes some silly rankings that first week, but I think it is important. Mainly because if forces me to pay attention to smaller schools. \r\n\r\nI'm also leaving notes on games I watched, or have significant opinions. I won't try to guess on explanations where I have no real opinion.\r\n", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "Best win of the year on a team we thought would be good. Easy placement" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "They are this high for beating Louisville week 1. I may have overreacted a bit, but it will even itself out." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "I struggled where to put them, but I think this is a fair spot. If you take the Ohio State expectations out, a win over Ball State and a loss against #1 Texas on the road gets a G6 team nearly ranked. Put the Ohio State expectations on there, and this seems fair. This team is better than 8th, but there has to a punishment for losses." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "A very good game against Arkansas. Worth moving up 4 points." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "Dropped a spot because the game against Arizona State was much closer than the score reflected. If A&M won more similarly to what you would expect with 48-20, they would have moved up." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Alabama took a while to get going, but did handily take care of Kentucky." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "Projections put Oregon State very low in the new Pac-12. Because those projections weigh so heavily right now, I have to punish Texas Tech for almost losing the game. If Oregon State ends up being a contender, the loss will have less negative effect. Oregon State lost to two top 25 teams fairly close, so that may be possible." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "Beating Iowa State gave a good boost with a Power 4 win. It was close, but it was against a P4 team." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 107, "handle": "westernmichigan", "name": "Western Michigan Broncos" }, "rationale": "I am counting Western Michigan as beating Michigan for my poll. That skews stuff a lot. It puts Michigan at 29, and punishes Oklahoma to out of the top 30. It is all very janky. Give it 2 weeks, and it should clear out, but it looks really weird right now." }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 114, "handle": "newmexico", "name": "New Mexico Lobos" }, "rationale": "They are untested right now, but are my pick for best G6 team. That doesn't mean they are the favorite to make the playoffs (that goes to Boise State, because they fought their P4 contender very close, has a win over Memphis, and a tougher, but manageable schedule). However, if New Mexico plays well against Oklahoma, they have a real shot if they run the table. I think they are ranked too high here, but there has been a lot of movement overall, and they have just fallen up." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 184, "handle": "northdakotastate", "name": "North Dakota State Bison" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 74834, "username": "eclectic_tastes", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-15T08:45:48.469281+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 61, "handle": "southcarolina", "name": "South Carolina Gamecocks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 74719, "username": "ehoefler", "ballot_type": "Computer", "submission_date": "2026-09-14T14:27:10.602498+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Score is on a scale from 100 to 0 where team 1 always gets 100 and team 138 always gets 0. This computer poll is calculated based on what each team has accomplished so far this season. Losses are not heavily punished besides the missed opportunity of adding a win. Teams that have played more games than others will be inflated because they've had more chances to win and build their resume.\r\n\r\nNext 10: Ohio State, Michigan State, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Memphis, Florida, South Carolina, West Virginia, BYU, Georgia", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "100.00" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "98.79" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "97.90" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "94.52" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "89.43" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "88.85" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "88.16" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "87.19" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "86.70" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "85.46" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "84.00" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "82.36" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 32, "handle": "nebraska", "name": "Nebraska Cornhuskers" }, "rationale": "81.17" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "80.52" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "78.60" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "77.80" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 79, "handle": "tulsa", "name": "Tulsa Golden Hurricane" }, "rationale": "77.50" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "76.97" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "76.48" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 184, "handle": "northdakotastate", "name": "North Dakota State Bison" }, "rationale": "76.48" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "76.19" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "75.89" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 70, "handle": "cincinnati", "name": "Cincinnati Bearcats" }, "rationale": "75.87" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "74.14" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "73.54" } ] }, { "id": 74552, "username": "elnino550", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-13T16:13:56.425069+00:00", "overall_rationale": "There is going to be some big shake-ups here compared with my pre-season and week1 rankings as we have learnt a lot more about some of the main contenders. There is still plenty of teams who have played no one so I can only go on their projected roster quality and pre-season expectations, but I am going to try and respect the best resumes we have so far. Texas have the best win and I believe they deserve to be the number one, Ohio State only narrowly lost away from home and I think they've proved they will still be an elite team.\r\n\r\nOther teams that just missed out - Oregon, Louisville, Mississippi State, VA Tech, Washington\r\n\r\n\r\n", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "They have the best resume in the country with a win over OSU and a 2-0 start, they also have one of the deepest pre-season projected rosters. This is an easy number one." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "They didn't do anything to be knocked-off the number one spot in my rankings, they have beaten up 2 cupcake teams more than their expected win total. I do believe this roster is elite on both sides of the ball, the issue is their schedule is a complete joke and will they really be tested until the Notre Dame game in November." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "Wisconsin could be an improved team this year and Notre Dame beat them up, their first test will be at BYU in October, until then I expect them to beat up on their schedule, the same as Miami if other teams have better wins then they will drop for having a weaker schedule." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "I don't expect Arkansas to put a fight next week, but Oklahoma's defence will be their first real test. " }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "The way they dealt with Clemson has to be respected as part of their resume in what is a loaded roster, the game next week against Ole miss will help us see where both teams really are." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "See above." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "They haven't had anyone on their schedule yet even compared with the teams above, so it's just hard to rank them, I expect a win but at least the game in 2 weeks against Northwestern can give us some more information." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "No wins on the resume to the calibre of Clemson and Louisville yet, but the second half performance was very impressive against Arkansas, I expect this team to improve on offense too as Russell gets even more confidence - and he has a huge ceiling that will assist DeBoer's run game that has historically struggled." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Have to be the highest ranked 1-1 team, and it feels harsh to have them as low as 10th, but next week will cause a lot more shake-ups with teams facing real opponents for the first time. I would be slightly concerned that that OSU's offence will rely solely on Sayin to Smith (They had 2 elite WR2s the last 2 years with Egbuka and Tate that they will hope to find), but the new look defence showed plenty of flashes that they will still be top tier." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "They look to be comfortably the best Big 12 team so far, as TTU have slightly struggled against inferior opponents BYU beat a very good Arizona team." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "Haven't played anyone, but they have health with their schedule with ease and have a loaded roster and number one recruiting class. This team will be a real threat to the Big 10 and national title. " }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "Have struggled but they still have a loaded roster and have started 2-0, and got to think there's plenty of room for improvement." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "The score against FSU didn't do them justice, they dominated this game and I believe they're the 2nd best team in the conference, the game against Louisville next week is huge in terms of who will make the ACC title game / get an at-large spot in the CFP." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "The Underwood-led passing game still looks like it will struggle but they showed improvements with their run game over the game against Western, and their defence especially pass rush showed flashes of being elite, they deserve to be one of the 1-1 teams in the top-25 for now." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "It could end up being a similar team to last year, with an elite defence and a struggling offense." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "Yeah I'm adding them despite the loss to Tulsa. Don't let the scoreline against Oregon fool you, they dominated this game, their ceiling with this Mestemaker led offense is sky-high. 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"rank": 9, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia 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"name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 79, "handle": "tulsa", "name": "Tulsa Golden Hurricane" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 74725, "username": "Hey_Its_Roomie", "ballot_type": "Computer", "submission_date": "2026-09-14T14:14:43.993780+00:00", "overall_rationale": "This poll is a simple resume poll that evaluates on record, SoS, opponents' cumulative record, and to a smaller extent MoV/MoL. A few variations is that the resume treats OT results and FCS games as a 'tie' in a secondary adjusted record. The rating scales up in awarding ranked wins by starting only with raw results, then later rewards playing and winning games against top 45, top 30, and top 14 teams working out roughly to the 67th, 78th, and 90th percentile of the FBS.\r\n\r\nThis poll does not use expectations in any way, does not assume a team with a loss at this stage is supposed to be good, or uses predictive measures. It is a resume of what has actually happened to-date.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "3-0, cumulative opponents' win percentage when not playing USC is 100%, no FCS opponent or OT games results in them receiving the FPV." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "2-0, cumulative opponents' win percentage against other teams is 100%," }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "2-0, cumulative opponents' win percentage against other teams is 100%," }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "2-0, cumulative opponents' win percentage against other teams is 100%," }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "2-0, cumulative opponents' win percentage against other teams is 100%," }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "2-0, cumulative opponents' win percentage against other teams is 100%," }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "2-0, cumulative opponents' win percentage against other teams is 100%," }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "2-0, cumulative opponents' win percentage against other teams is 100%," }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "2-0, cumulative opponents' win percentage against other teams is 100%," }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "While I agree the WMU finish is contentious, the record book officially awards Michigan the win and I will be following it as such.\r\n2-0, cumulative opponents' win percentage against other teams is 100%," }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "2-0, cumulative opponents' win percentage against other teams is 100%, " }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 14, "handle": "wakeforest", "name": "Wake Forest Demon Deacons" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 184, "handle": "northdakotastate", "name": "North Dakota State Bison" }, "rationale": "3-0, 2-0-1 on the adjusted record, COW% is 50%" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 32, "handle": "nebraska", "name": "Nebraska Cornhuskers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 79, "handle": "tulsa", "name": "Tulsa Golden Hurricane" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 28, "handle": "maryland", "name": "Maryland Terrapins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 153, "handle": "jamesmadison", "name": "James Madison Dukes" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 74638, "username": "HideNZeke", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-15T03:06:46.511819+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Past the top 14 I lose a lot of confidence. " }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "Would definitely have liked to see a better run game, but we do still have some reason to be happy and it's a rivalry win. I'll take it, but Tennessee jumps" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "I'll be honest I don't know anything about this team but I'll trust that everyone else has a good point here." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 39, "handle": "arizona", "name": "Arizona Wildcats" }, "rationale": "There is an argument that teams like Oregon, Oklahoma, Michigan, and the teams that beat them should sit back here in the bubble. I'm just not ready to do that. Michigan's defense will keep them tough but they are just not very good and I think a lot of teams will beat them. Oklahoma didn't get the full form Mateer I was hoping to see again. Tulsa didn't look good against Sam Houston. I'll let them sort it out some more before being reintroduced. I prefer the Arizona's in their quality losses." }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 40, "handle": "arizonastate", "name": "Arizona State Sun Devils" }, "rationale": "Tied through 3 quarters on a top ten team. I'm calling that good" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 61, "handle": "southcarolina", "name": "South Carolina Gamecocks" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 74470, "username": "HieloLuz", "ballot_type": "Hybrid", "submission_date": "2026-09-13T08:08:50.700986+00:00", "overall_rationale": "I use a computer ranking which is a pure resume based points system. Teams are assigned a tier based on their rating (1-7). Points are gained for wins, subtracted for losses, based on the opponents tier. Small modifiers for game closeness and SOS based on Opponent's record.\t | \r\nI use this to sort teams into buckets, then give ranks based primarily on quality wins (top 50 teams), worst losses, and head to head.\t | \r\n | \t | \r\n | \t | \t | \r\n| Note for early weeks: They are extremely volatile, teams that played week 0 get a big early season boost but it stabilizes around week 5. Early weeks any team with a loss will struggle to get ranked at all.\t\t\r\n\r\nAt this point in the season, every team ranked has beaten a P4 opponent and is undefeated, except for USC, who is 3-0 against G6 teams but all 3 look okay. ", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "2-0\r\n1 P4 win v Ohio State\r\n1 G6 win v Texas State\r\nOhio State is best win of the season so far" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "2-0\r\n1 P4 win v Wisconsin\r\n1 G6 win v Rice\r\n@Wisconsin is a good win right now" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "2-0\r\n1 P4 win v Clemson\r\n1 G6 win v LTech\r\nBoth blowouts\r\nClemson win is great, but slightly below ND because it was at home" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "2-0\r\n1 P4 win v Arizona State\r\n1 G6 win v Missouri State\r\nBoth blowouts home wins" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "2-0\r\n1 P4 win v Illinois\r\n1 G6 win v Tulane\r\nBoth games were close, but @Illinois is a good win" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "3-0\r\n3 G6 wins v San Jose State, Fresno State, and Louisiana\r\nAll blowouts against G6 teams" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "2-0\r\n1 P4 win v Kentucky\r\n1 G6 win v ECU\r\nBoth blowouts, @Kentucky solid win, combined with ECU win keeps them above Miss St." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "2-0\r\n1 P4 win v Minnesota\r\n1 G6 win v UL-Monroe\r\nBoth blowouts, @ Minnesota is good win" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "2-0\r\n1 P4 win v UCF\r\n1 G6 win v Miami (OH)\r\nUCF game close and at home" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "2-0\r\n1 P4 win v Baylor\r\n1 G6 win v USM\r\nBaylor game close, neutral site but basically a home game" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "2-0\r\n1 P4 win v Iowa State\r\n1 G6 win v NIU\r\nIowa State game close and at home" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 14, "handle": "wakeforest", "name": "Wake Forest Demon Deacons" }, "rationale": "2-0\r\n1 P4 win v Purdue\r\n1 G6 win v Akron\r\nPurdue game close, Purdue among the worst P4 teams but it was an away game" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 79, "handle": "tulsa", "name": "Tulsa Golden Hurricane" }, "rationale": "2-0\r\n1 P4 win v Oklahoma State\r\n1 G6 win v Sam Houston State\r\nBoth games close, OK State win looks real good, but having to survive Sam Houston isn't great" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "2-0\r\n1 P4 win v Cal\r\n1 G6 win v SDSU\r\nBoth games close and neither particularly stunning\r\n\r\nCut off here for teams who have only played 1 FBS game" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "2-0\r\n1 P4 win v Kansas\r\nBoth blowouts, Going at Kansas is a good win" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 107, "handle": "westernmichigan", "name": "Western Michigan Broncos" }, "rationale": "2-0\r\n1 P4 win v Michigan\r\nMichigan game close\r\n\r\n@Michigan is a great win and best of the bunch down here. Until the MAC resolved their dispute with the Big Ten I am counting this as a Western Michigan win." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "2-0\r\n1 P4 win v Arizona\r\nArizona game close" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "2-0\r\n1 P4 win v TCU\r\nTCU game close" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "2-0\r\n1 P4 win v Georgia Tech\r\nBoth blowouts, win at GTech is very good" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "2-0\r\n1 P4 win v Arkansas\r\nBoth blowouts, Arkansas not very good at all, but still P4" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "2-0\r\n1 P4 win v Stanford\r\nBoth blowouts, teams from here down are kind of a crap shoot to figure out who had the tougher opponents" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 70, "handle": "cincinnati", "name": "Cincinnati Bearcats" }, "rationale": "2-0\r\n1 P4 win v Boston College\r\nBoth blowouts" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "2-0\r\n1 P4 win v NC State\r\nBoth blowouts" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 42, "handle": "colorado", "name": "Colorado Buffaloes" }, "rationale": "2-0\r\n1 P4 win v Georgia Tech\r\nGTech game close" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 68, "handle": "umass", "name": "UMass Minutemen" }, "rationale": "2-0\r\n1 P4 win v Rutgers\r\nBoth blowouts, but Rutgers is the worst P4 team and its not even close. Still a great win" } ] }, { "id": 74858, "username": "Hugefootballfan44", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-15T15:55:16.857790+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Dropped Out: Oklahoma (14), Minnesota (18), TCU (23)", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "LW: 1" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "LW: 3" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "LW: 2" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "LW: 5" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "LW: 4" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "LW: 10" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "LW: 8" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "LW: 9" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "LW: 15" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "LW: 11" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "LW: 19" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "LW: 16" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "LW: 17" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "LW: 12" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "LW: 7" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 61, "handle": "southcarolina", "name": "South Carolina Gamecocks" }, "rationale": "LW: 13" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "LW: 6" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "LW: 24" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "LW: NR" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 32, "handle": "nebraska", "name": "Nebraska Cornhuskers" }, "rationale": "LW: NR" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "LW: 21" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "LW: 22" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 64, "handle": "vanderbilt", "name": "Vanderbilt Commodores" }, "rationale": "LW: 20" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "LW: NR" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": 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Do I think team A would beat team B? If yes, then team A is ranked ahead. \r\n\r\n2 close wins have made me more wary on Washington and thus they are out. 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Last Week: #2" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "Feels like we aren't going to learn much about this team till they play BYU. Last Week: #5" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Doing what you need to do early in the season. Last Week: #6" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Read above. Last Week: #7" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Had a bit of a first half scare ve Kentucky but great bounceback 2nd half. Last Week: #11" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "That game vs ASU was WAY closer than that score indicates. Last Week: #13" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "Don't particularly love giving up 30 points against Louisiana. Last Week: #10" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "Texas Tech hasn't shown themselves as the runaway B12 favorite so far. Last Week: #9" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "Nice conference win against an Arizona team I'm decently high on. Last Week: #16" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "HUGE change to shoot way up these rankings against LSU next week. Last Week: #14" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Nice P4 win over Georgia Tech this week. Last Week: #15" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "Slow start vs Temple but got going in the 2nd half for a comfortable win. Last Week: #17" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "Nice blowout win vs a P4 opponent. Last Week: #19" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": " I feel like I've seen this El Assico like 10 times now but a rivalry game win is a win nevertheless." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "I liked it better when UVA was a 2-10 team yearly. Last Week: #20" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "Big game @ Louisville this upcoming week. Also huh 2 conference games in first 3 weeks that's odd. Last Week: #21\r\n" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "MASSIVE game @ Texas Tech coming up this week. Last Week: #23" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 79, "handle": "tulsa", "name": "Tulsa Golden Hurricane" }, "rationale": "This is where the poll gets weird....is Tulsa a Top 25 team? Probably not? Did they beat OkSt who beat Oregon? yes. So here they are. Last Week: NR" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "what in the world........sure that's an all time way to end a losing streak. Last Week: NR" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "Wow y'all look bad so far. I won't drop you out ENTIRELY for playing actual competent teams both the first two weeks but the ice is THIN. Last Week: #8" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "Solid bounceback win vs a fellow G6 contender in Memphis. Last Week: #24" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 107, "handle": "westernmichigan", "name": "Western Michigan Broncos" }, "rationale": "Hey look at that you beat a Michigan team who beat a *in theory* good OU team. Last Week: #25\r\n\r\nDropped: #12 Oklahoma, #23 Arizona\r\n\r\n" } ] }, { "id": 74752, "username": "jalexjsmithj", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-14T16:01:39.004548+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Big 12 Bias - anecdotal resume ranking based on pre-season expectations. It\u2019s week 2 so transitive wins still very much matter (for now). If resume is tied, will then defer to a power rank between only those 2 teams. 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"id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "Vs Cal" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "@ Kansas" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "@FSU" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Vs Stanford, tie breaker on all P4 average to below average wins as Miami is my power rated #1 team in the nation." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "Vs Wisconsin" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Vs Kentucky" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "Vs Baylor " }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Vs Minnesota " }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "Vs Arkansas " }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "Vs UCF" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 14, "handle": "wakeforest", "name": "Wake Forest Demon Deacons" }, "rationale": "Vs Purdue" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "vs TCU" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "Vs Iowa State" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "Vs Washington St" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 107, "handle": "westernmichigan", "name": "Western Michigan Broncos" }, "rationale": "Vs Michigan\u2026 look man idk what to do with this situation " }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Vs 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I then sort the teams by conference, ranking each team from best to worst within their own conference. The best of the G6 are all grouped into the same set for determining who the best among them are. The independents are also sorted into their own group as well. Finally, I use the six groups made (four P4 conference top 8's, 1 group for the best of the G6, 1 group for the independents) to create the top 25. Any teams absent that I think need explanation will be talked about in the [Notable Omissions] category below.\r\n\r\nIn these early weeks, a good chunk of teams don\u2019t schedule difficult opponents. While the lack of marquee wins for any team will hurt their resume, there are some cases where the team passes the \u201ceye test\u201d to such a degree that while the lack of a genuine resume is harmful, it\u2019s not enough to seriously knock them down the rankings. Teams that haven\u2019t yet played a competent opponent are marked with (!!!). I firmly believe that rankings in CFB should be merit based instead of gassing up teams on vague notions of what their potential is. With limited data points to work with in these early weeks however, some teams have to be exceptions.\r\n\r\nNotable Omissions:\r\n\r\n[Mizzou] had a profoundly exploitable secondary in their game against Kansas. This rarely showed however as the Jayhawks have football terrorists both lined up under center and trotting the sidelines. Besides, a resume that boasts a blowout win of an FCS team and a win over their struggling rivals aren\u2019t really stacking up against the other teams that I have in my top 25. For me, they\u2019ll have to earn their way in through their SEC slate.\r\n\r\n[Oklahoma State] had the upset of the week in their takedown of the Ducks, but that Tulsa game is still fresh in my mind. 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That isn\u2019t exactly a resume that is top 25 worthy. The talent is still there however, but dear lord is it getting mishandled this year.\r\n\r\nThank you for reading!", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "The come from behind win over Ohio State has given the Longhorns the best resume in the nation. This spot is theirs to lose." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "A weaker resume for the Canes knocks them out of my #1 spot. Given that they don\u2019t play Notre Dame until late this year, they probably won\u2019t be able to play their way into that spot until then." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "(!!!) 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Of course, they can earn their way up this coming weekend\u2026" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "A great win over the Wildcats grants (some) legitimacy to BYU\u2019s placement in my top 10." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "That was one of the worst 4th quarter collapses I\u2019ve seen out of Ohio State in recent memory. 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Sure, Arkansas is probably on the quest for 1-11 this year (their final non-con game is against Tulsa), but even so I believe that the Utes are threats to win the Big XII this year." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "First half against Kentucky was kinda rough but they closed out the game with an impressive performance against a Wildcat team that I had some decent expectations for." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "(!!!) In the mix for the Big XII race. Should they come out of Lubbock as winners, they\u2019re in the drivers seat to Arlington." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "The victor of the CyHawk shall be granted the spot in the top 25, and unfortunately that spot will have to go to the Hawkeyes.\r\n\r\nHey, at least Iowa State kept it close :) " }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "(!!!) Until the Irish play their big boy opponents, they\u2019ll be hovering around the mid 10\u2019s region." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "A disastrous 4th quarter collapse from Arizona State gives A&M the resume boost that I\u2019ve been looking for. Defense played lights out down the stretch, that turnover margin was anything but fluky." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "(!!!) Still no power conference wins and defense depth is a serious concern, but I\u2019ve run out of teams to rank ahead of the Trojans in good faith." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "The Memphis win is doing a lot more here than the narrow Oregon loss. Run the table, and there\u2019s a serious argument for the Broncos to get a home playoff game\u2026" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "(!!!) The Oregon State game proved a hunch of mine right: Texas Tech had a generational defense in 2025 and it was foolish to believe that they were gonna just cleanly reload on that front. 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This game should have been an Ohio State blowout, but a successful red-zone defense by Muschamp, poor play by Julian Sayin, and Sark letting Arch be Arch allowed Texas to roar back for a win. If Sark can let his team play like it did in the second half, and stop trying to force his side-to-side offense on a team loaded with playmakers then Texas can win the national title. " }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "LSU eventually ran away from Louisiana Tech in the second half, and should have blown them out in the first if not for three disastrous turnovers from Leavitt. The LSU offensive line showed some serious issues in pass protection as well, leading to statistically sloppy performance for LSU. The defense is still absolutely elite, and prevented any serious threat from Louisiana Tech, but the Tigers have some clear issues to work through before they face Ole Miss on Saturday. " }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "I dropped Indiana in last weeks poll over their poor performance against North Texas, assuming the Mean Green weren't great competition. Following North Texas annihilating UNLV and Indiana putting up obscene statistics this weekend I decided to bump the reigning national champs back up. " }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "Ole Miss followed up one of the most impressive wins of week one with a though domination of a reeling Charlotte football team. Ole Miss moves up via inertia, holding on to one of the strongest resume wins in the sport currently with a solid an efficient showing on Saturday," }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Ohio State has the \"best loss\" of the sport, losing by one point on the road to the number one team in the country. This team's talent is frankly undeniable, although the 4th quarter collapse brings up plenty of interesting questions on if this Buckeye team can handle the daunting schedule in front of them with essentially no margin for error. I was not impressed with Julian Sayin's performance, who's poor red zone efficiency essentially cost the Buckeyes the game. I also came out of this game deeply concerned with the pass rushing efficiency of the Buckeye's, who gave Arch Manning an obscene amount of time in the pocket on Saturday. Its entirely possible Texas is just the best team in the country, but the way Ohio State lost this weekend made me more concerned with them than when I came into the game. " }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Miami largely hit the same notes against Florida A&M that I felt when they played Stanford. Miami has an elite passing offense, with some questions about the efficiency of the running game (especially in their ability to hit big plays on the ground), and some disappointment with the performance of the high level pass rushers they brought in through the portal. If those defensive ends were just waiting to get serious for their first actual opponent, they will have the opportunity to show it this weekend against Wake, if not the drop off in pass rush could become the key concern for Miami moving forward. " }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "UGA destroyed a god awful Western Kentucky team this weekend, so not much to glean from this weekend for the Bulldogs who largely just move up from teams falling. " }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Tennessee went into Georgia Tech and won a game playing conservative. I was impressed by the ability of Tennessee's rushing attack, and freshman QB Faizon Brandon who after a spotty first half went 5-6 on passing for 42 yards and some key rushes to covert for first downs. Tennessee's offense line also had a good second half bounce back after some struggles in the first half, including some costly penalties. Georgia Tech did run the ball somewhat effectively, but a good night on pass rush gives a mixed grade to the Tennessee defense who by and large prevented Georgia Tech from ever seriously contesting this game. " }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "After a mediocre performance against Wisconsin last Sunday, Notre Dame needed an elite showing to rebuild confidence, and while they did put a big number on the scoreboard I left rather disappointed in the Irish performance. None of the hopeful breakout candidates to show that Notre Dame had a true difference maker in their offensive skill positions showed up, including starting running back Aneyas Williams who somehow against Rice posted a negative EPA per play as Notre Dame delivered an incredibly mediocre rushing performance. CJ Carr was still fantastic, but Notre Dame needs to show a more balanced and dynamic offense to actually compete for a national title. " }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "I am developing deep concerns about this USC line of scrimmage, which for the third week in a row against G5 competition failed to develop an elite rushing attack or a consistent pass rush. Maybe their young defensive linemen begin to step up before USC's schedule really begins in two weeks against Oregon, but an offensive line full of veterans shouldn't be barely successful running the ball on early downs against Louisiana. 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If BYU can develop a more diverse offense to pair with their dominant lines of scrimmage they could potentially be a clear front runner to win the Big 12 the way Texas Tech was perceived pre-season. " }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Alabama won a game on the road against Kentucky that was a lot more ugly on paper than the scoreboard suggests. Alabama struggled mightily to effectively move the ball for much of the game, really only hanging on through defensive scores. I am still not sold that Alabama's roster is elite, or even good enough to win more than 8 games with this schedule, but Keelon Russell is showing that he can be good enough to drag Alabama to ugly wins and ugly wins still count. " }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "Texas A&M won a game similar to Alabama, in extremely ugly fashion. Arizona State was capable of trading haymakers against this A&M team, only getting blown out due to obscene negative turnover luck. I was impressed by the play of Reed in the second half, even if he was bad in the first. If Reed can play like that throughout the season, it dramatically raises what A&M can be. " }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "Oklahoma is basically the same team they were last year. An ungodly good defense paired up with a quarterback who isn't good at the position. If Mateer doesn't make mistakes, Oklahoma will win almost by default from smothering teams, if he does Oklahoma loses. The good news for Sooner fans is that the same formula from last year dragged Oklahoma to the playoffs and they could potentially do it again. 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" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "UCLA came off their win against Cal by handling a decent SDSU team. UCLA didn't look great in the passing game, but their lines of scrimmage carried them to a win and a cover, so its a good performance overall in my opinion. " }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "I personally came into this season expecting a drop off in QB play and defensive performance for Missouri, however I came away absolutely floored by the passing ability of Austin Simmons who simply made all of the perfect throws to prevent Kansas from ever seriously stopping Missouri. Their defensive line also successfully dominated an admittedly bad Kansas o-line despite the massive loss in talent from the draft and portal after 2025. " }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Mississippi State went into Minnesota and thrashed a team that hadn't lost at home in eight straight games. Mississippi State went for a very volatile portal strategy during this off-season, prioritizing players with high ceilings but little actual production and seems to have hit more than they've missed. If Mississippi State can have a roster filled with p4-level starters to back up Kamario Taylor who has looked fantastic so far it could make Mississippi State a real threat in the SEC. " }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 74484, "username": "Luigiatl", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-13T12:12:24.128719+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 74516, "username": "MahjongDaily", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-13T13:47:16.636422+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Resume should be the most important thing, but after only 2 weeks there's not a lot of data points. Still, you can see there's a lot of teams expected to be mid (UNC, Auburn, Colorado, Duke) that get ranked because they're one of the few teams to have a decent win.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "I expect to get raked over the coals in the comments for this one. Yes they looked awful against WMU. But they also have one of the best wins on any resume, against Oklahoma." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar 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It's early season, so kneejerk reactions should be the norm until we get more information. Despite the win for Texas, I came away thinking Ohio State is the best team in the country right now. They needed every single break to go against them to lose the game, and they felt dominant for the majority of it. Of course, I am not going to rank Ohio State #1 just for that reason, because the fact is, Texas won the game. Ohio State actually moves up to #2 (from 3) after their loss. Oklahoma, Washington, Memphis, and James Madison fall out this week. Oklahoma for a loss to Michigan who lost to Western Michigan, Washington for a horrific performance vs hapless Utah State, Memphis for getting dominated thoroughly by Boise State, and James Madison for being a crazed murderer vs Wagner (87-3!!!). Just kidding, they just got passed by Duke's impressive r\u00e9sum\u00e9 (and others). Speaking of, replacing them in the rankings this week are Duke, Tulsa, Oklahoma State, and Michigan. Duke's first two games being wins vs Tulane and at Illinois are among the best two-game r\u00e9sum\u00e9 in the country, Tulsa's dominant win over Oklahoma State looks a lot different now that Oklahoma State pulled the massive upset over Oregon, and Michigan redeemed themselves by taking down Oklahoma as home underdogs. Texas Tech falls pretty dramatically after a 2nd straight lackluster performance, and if they play like that again, Houston is going to beat them. The only reason I'm not completely discarding that whole group of Tulsa-Oklahoma State-Oregon-Boise State (and similarly for Western Michigan-Michigan-Oklahoma) is that it's still possible for both Tulsa and Western Michigan to just be really really good teams. 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Two years ago the teams were biased by FPI. This was probably good as far as accuracy goes, if you consider accuracy \"closer to human polls.\" But in practice it was pretty much the Colley matrix with G5 teams down a lot of spots and P5 (especially SEC) teams up a lot of spots. Last year, I biased the teams by PFF rating. Specifically their \"Overall\" rating. This wasn't too bad, it boosted a few teams and dropped others. But the black box of PFF made it a little uninteresting to me.\r\n\r\nThis year the bias is going to come from excess score. I will run a regression where I use the rating of the teams facing each other to predict the scoreline, so:\r\n\r\nHome Team Score - Away Team Score = a+b(Home Team Rating - Away Team Rating)\r\n\r\nThen I will take the residuals from this regression, and average by team. The averages will be converted to numbers between 0-1. And this number will be the bias number. \r\n\r\nAt this point there's mostly 1 observation per team so the results will be very funky. But as the season progresses, teams will get punished for winning close games that had no business being close, and rewarded for big wins in games that should have been competitive. This also applies on the other side too, teams will get rewarded for making games close they should have been blown out in, and so on. I guess in a way, you can consider this a \"beat the spread bias\" but the spread comes from me, not Vegas.\r\n\r\nA couple of issues and questions that have since been decided by me:\r\n\r\nSince this was the first week, actually starting this was a little difficult, as the question of should the ratings used be the ratings of the current week or the prior week?\r\n-I have decided that I will input the given weeks games, allow the ratings to calculate based on the bias numbers from the previous week. 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Rewarding P4 wins more than cupcake wins. Will be extremely volatile week-to-week until about halfway through the season when we can get a feel for how consistently good teams are.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "Best win of the year so far." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "Cruised against a team that gave them hell last year." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Conference road game beatdown deserves recognition." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Dropped only because other teams got better wins." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "A very good win over Oklahoma, looked like a totally different team from week 1." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M 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Every week is a new week with new data. I do not look at the previous poll and move teams from previous positions due to one week's performance. The algorithm looks at the complete set of data again. \r\n\r\nThis week feels like there's a ton of teams that deserve to be in the 20-25 range, and not many who seem to belong in the 10-20 range. Top 10ish is still mostly unproven, but still looking like what most people are expecting of them. \r\n\r\n*To avoid bias, I will not adjust my own team (Missouri's) rating unless I am moving them lower than the algorithm output. ", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "Longhorns have the most impressive win of this young season. 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" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Tennessee's metrics are better than AP is giving them credit for. " }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "Missouri appears to be a top 25 team, all of their metrics rank them that way. The consistent ranking across categories raises them (I bumped them down a few spots from the algorithm output), many teams have one category or anther bring them down. Rough schedule will tell very quickly if they will sink or swim. " }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Underrated team. Bulldogs look good. " }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Florida never lacks talent. Coaching has been holding them back in previous years, I think their new coach will bring them back to in line to their expectations. " }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 79, "handle": "tulsa", "name": "Tulsa Golden Hurricane" }, "rationale": "Tulsa has a great resume so far. \r\n\r\nOther teams I wanted to rank but couldn't squeeze in, no particular order: Michigan (Well I don't want to rank them, but I do think they're a solid team and Western Michigan is going to be one of the better G6 teams.), Oklahoma (Will definitely be back in, but their resume isn't enough to rank them currently), Boise State, Oklahoma State, UCLA, Pittsburgh Houston " } ] }, { "id": 74684, "username": "PeteyNice", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-14T02:34:09.407894+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 74847, "username": "Pikachu1989", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-15T13:58:54.922443+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Alright, so missed out on the first 2 weeks of the ballot since I was in Japan then got back and got busy with personal stuff couldn\u2019t do a preseason poll and the 1st week poll. There was a few changes that I would have done, but with Indiana and Miami going 2-0 they still retain their #1 and #2 spot from the final poll of the 2025 season. Others though we saw epic upsets first from Texas storming back to a 24-23 win against Ohio State, Oklahoma getting upset by Michigan, who I would have ranked and stayed ranked had they didn\u2019t struggle hard against Western Michigan and I would have dropped Michigan hard had I did a week 1 poll. But the most shocking upset was Oregon going to Oklahoma State and getting an beatdown that no one expected. It\u2019s been a crazy couple weeks of CFB, but we\u2019re back and yeah might have to expect the unexpected here. 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They had one of the best comebacks in recent history and took down the former number 1 ranked Ohio State. Faced adversity for the first 45 minutes of the game before completely controlling the 4th. Great finish!" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Georgia hasn't really faced anyone good so far, but they've dominated the lesser opponents to an insane degree. Glorified scrimmages but there has been essentially nothing the team has need to work on." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Had Miami third last week, and keep them there again. Their 77-7 win on Thursday night was expected, but the fashion was still dominant. They have two more easy matchups coming up before conference play starts. The Hurricanes look primed for that part of their schedule." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "I had Notre Dame a little lower the first two polls, but the team decimated Rice yesterday. After a strong victory in Week 1 over Wisconsin as well, it's safe to say that Notre Dame will stay in my top-5 unless they show otherwise." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "The defending national champs are still rolling after the loss of Fernando Mendoza. Just like in Week 1, Indiana's offense continued to dominate, putting up over 50 points for the second straight week. It was the team's defense that made the bigger difference, completing a shutout against Howard." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "After a disappointing season last year, LSU looks much better through the first two weeks this year. Last week, I had them in 7th, and now in 6th, slightly ahead of the actual AP poll in both weeks." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "I mean, for the first 45 minutes of their game against Ohio State, the Buckeyes looked poised for a dominant win and solidified as the number 1 team in the poll. Instead, they blew it terribly in the 4th. Even so, this team might be the most talented in the country, and if they continue to win, they'll easily remain in a playoff spot." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "The Aggies had a harder opponent in Week 2, and had themselves another amazing week. Despite being outgained in yards and yards per play, they scored a great 48 points. Even without firing on all cylinders, the team has an insane level of talent to win a game like this." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "I might be a bit bullish and biased on this one, but the Nittany Lions look like a completely different team than last year. Led by LB Tony Rojas, the defense looks like a top-10 defense in the entire country, allowing 0 points and 9 points respectively over the first two weeks. The offense struggled a bit in the first half, but Matt Campbell made halftime adjustments (shocking!) that made Penn State's victory an easy one in the end. Additionally, the team should be able to rack up wins without having to face Ohio State, Oregon, or Indiana this year." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "After playing in Week 0, USC is one of the few teams in the country with a 3-0 record. They've been every bit the contender this year. High-scoring offense? Got it. A defense that can show up when needed and cause problems? Got it. The schedule will become much tougher in the coming weeks but for now, this team is looking great." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "With things tied yesterday, it looked like Kentucky might bring us a big upset. Instead, once the second half rolled around, Alabama completely took over the game. The Crimson Tide are always a contender from year-to-year and, until the schedule gets more difficult, these games will continue to be won in resounding fashion." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "Texas Tech is looking great so far, though there is a little bit of a worry with the team's defense. They let up 10 against a very bad ACU team and 24 points against a bad Oregon State team. In fact, they were outgained by 120 yards. The team's defense will need to clean things up if they want to move up and be a playoff team." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "I had Ole Miss ranked a bit low last week, at 15th, and I still have them behind the AP poll. Their huge win over Louisville moved them up last week for me, and their dominant win over much lesser Charlotte solidified their spot even more. If they win over LSU this next Saturday, they are poised to move up massively." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "I've been a little bit higher on Tennessee than the national consensus, and I'm moving them up three more spots with Oklahoma and Oregon dropping from my poll completely. And props to the Vols. Their offense looks ridiculous, especially their running game, and their defense has created some timely turnovers that have keep games out of arm's reach." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "I still kept Michigan in the poll last week, and well they ended up completing the funniest result, beating a good Oklahoma team. The team is scrappy. They won't get blown out very much and they'll keep things close, but the super close results could lead to unnecessary losses too." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "BYU's offense struggled a bit more in Week 2. After putting up 63 points in Week 1, Arizona largely held BYU at bay, allowing just 28 points and keeping it within 11. Even so, with Oklahoma and Oregon's losses, BYU was able to stay put despite a less-than-stellar performance." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "I'm buying tons of stock in Houston this year. The offense was ROLLING in Week 2 and the team's mostly favorable schedule will allow them to be a contender for Big 12 champion by season's end. Looking forward to seeing them more this season." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "Well, Week 2 was much more of an Iowa performance than Week 1. The CyHawk game was competitive as always, and low-scoring (Iowa's special). The defense kept the team in it, and offense did just enough in the 4th quarter to outscore the Cyclones 6-0 and come out with a 3-point victory. With the team's defense, they are staying in my poll until there is reason not to." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "Another B1G team that is underperforming a bit, I am still keeping Washington in the poll (something not even AP did). I was lower on the consensus at the start of the year, and that has shown to be true. The first loss this team suffers, if pretty early in the year, they will likely be dropped from my poll altogether. They stay alive one more week." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "Virginia is rolling and looking like a true contender in the ACC. After a 34-8 Week 1 win, Virginia topped that with a 59-3 win in Week 2. With the way the team has looked, and a favorable schedule this year, this team will likely continue moving up in the rankings in the coming weeks." }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "Last week, I said I would keep Duke in the poll for as long as they gave me reason not to keep them in it. I put them in my poll after a big conference championship win last year and Sun Bowl victory. They ended up showing a ton of resilience and took down a pretty good Illinois team to start 2-0 this year. On this issue, I must quote Joker in the Dark Knight: \"I'm not a monster, I'm just ahead of the curve.\"" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Since the preseason, I've had Mississippi State in my poll, being higher on them than the general consensus. They've begun the season with two blowout victories and they will remain in my poll for as long as they keep winning. Very fun team with an explosive offense!" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "After putting them in 23rd last week, Utah stays in that spot again this week. Two dominant victories have led the team to a great start. They face an easy Utah State team this upcoming week as well. If they keep winning, this team is definitely in a good spot to make some noise in the Big 12." }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "After two dominant victories to start the season, new head coach James Franklin has this team rolling. As is the special with Franklin, the Hokies covered the spread in their first two games and that will probably happen again in Week 3 as Franklin faces the Maryland Terrapins, a team he has absolute hatred for. Expect another spread to be covered." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 184, "handle": "northdakotastate", "name": "North Dakota State Bison" }, "rationale": "In their first season as an FBS school for football, the Bison have hit the ground running! 3 straight dominant victories to start the year have put them on people's radar's and they are in my poll for the time being, as long as they keep winning. They are in a favorable Mountain West Conference, and they will continue to have a good year. 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Wins and losses are evaluated in context: a strong performance against an elite opponent can be more informative than a dominant win over a weak opponent, while a competitive loss to a great team can be more valuable than an unimpressive win over a mediocre one. Conversely, a poor performance against a weak opponent is meaningful negative evidence. Other supporting evidence: quarterback play and performance in high-leverage situations.\r\n\r\nGoal: rank who I believe are the best teams right now.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "Impressive win with an amazing comeback. I think wins like this provide evidence that a team can perform under pressure. Clear #1 for me." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "Demolished Clemson with the most complete performance of the season." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "They just lost by one point to the new #1 after dominating that team for 45 minutes. Collapsed, but look like an excellent team as this program has always been." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Haven't played anyone strong yet but have a conference win and look dominant." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "Look great but it's hard to put them higher than this due to the quality of their opponents. Get the tiebreaker over Georgia solely due to being the defending champs, for what I view as basically equal teams." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Look great but it's hard to put them higher than this due to the quality of their opponents." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "This week didn't tell me anything about this team, keeping them high due to the impressive clutch win against Louisville." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Resoundingly defeated what I think is a good/well-coached Kentucky team. 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On the one hand, it's still early; don't let a game or two determine too much about how you rank a team if you think they're good. And on the other hand, screw that, I had to watch Oregon play like shit for two games, so they are out after a good day of thinking it over. I mean, I still like them; I don't want to really talk about them much. Also, another team was Oklahoma. I like the defense, but the offense looked not so good, and Michigan is back, even though I think they have the same issues as Oklahoma, so it may not last long, but who cares. But enough rambling; here are my rankings.\r\n\r\nTeams I dropped:\r\n#1 Oregon\r\n#13 Oklahoma\r\n#24 Arizona\r\n\r\nTeams new to the poll:\r\n#16 Michigan\r\n#22 Iowa\r\n#25 North Dakota State\r\n\r\nI didn't do reasoning this week and may not do it next week. 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7, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "\u21911\r\n\r\nResult: (W) 45-14 Louisiana Tech" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "\u21911\r\n\r\nResult: (W) 49-30 Louisiana" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "\u21912\r\n\r\nResult: (W) 41-9 Charlotte" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "\u21912\r\n\r\nResult: (W) 48-20 Arizona State" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "\u21913\r\n\r\nResult: (W) 45-17 Kentucky" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "\u21913\r\n\r\nResult: (W) 59-3 Norfolk State" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "\u21913\r\n\r\nResult: (W) 56-10 UC Davis" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "\u21934\r\n\r\nResult: (W) 35-24 Oregon State" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "\u21912\r\n\r\nResult: (W) 77-6 Southern" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "NEW\r\n\r\nResult: (W) 17-10 Oklahoma" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "\u21912\r\n\r\nResult: (W) 28-17 Arizona" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "\u2014\r\n\r\nResult: (W) 27-9 Temple" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "\u21911\r\n\r\nResult: (W) 43-10 Arkansas" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "\u21911\r\n\r\nResult: (W) 38-21 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"name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "+2" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "+2" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 61, "handle": "southcarolina", "name": "South Carolina Gamecocks" }, "rationale": "+2" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "+3" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "-9" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 79, "handle": "tulsa", "name": "Tulsa Golden Hurricane" }, "rationale": "NR" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 107, "handle": "westernmichigan", "name": "Western Michigan Broncos" }, "rationale": "NR (Dropped: 5 Oregon, 15 Oklahoma, 24 Illinois)" } ] }, { "id": 74503, "username": "T-nawtical", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-15T01:15:32.359438+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 107, "handle": "westernmichigan", "name": "Western Michigan Broncos" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 184, "handle": "northdakotastate", "name": "North Dakota State Bison" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "Nebraska, Kansas St., Tulsa, Mississippi St., Washington, Florida, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma St., Iowa, " } ] }, { "id": 74738, "username": "T-Thugs", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-14T15:18:44.740961+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Each week I rerank all the teams based solely on their resumes so far. Due to this, my poll usually ranks in the controversial polls to start the season, but starts to line up more with everyone else as we have more data. Some teams that we know are good but who haven't played anyone (Indiana, etc.) won't be ranked or teams that lost their only real matchup so far (Ohio State) might not be ranked even though they're probably better than teams I do have ranked. I don't hold to my previous week rankings though so once they start winning real games, they'll be ranked accordingly. This week the ordering is a little bit of a crapshoot. Lots of teams with a win over a mediocre/bad p4 team so it's a little bit tough to say whose win is the best. I gave it my best shot on who has the best wins, but I think things will really start to take shape over the next couple weeks as teams start hitting conference schedules. \r\n\r\nAlso it should be noted that I counted Western Michigan's game against Michigan as a win for Western Michigan, like the Sagarin rankings. ", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "Texas is my #1 team following their victory over AP#1 Ohio State. I think this is the best win of the season so far." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "Ole Miss i still have as #2 thanks to their win over AP ranked Louisville." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 79, "handle": "tulsa", "name": "Tulsa Golden Hurricane" }, "rationale": "Tulsa jumps way up in my poll thanks to being 2-0 with a (now) really impressive win over Oklahoma State, who just beat Oregon. " }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 107, "handle": "westernmichigan", "name": "Western Michigan Broncos" }, "rationale": "Western Michigan I have here thanks to their win over Michigan (I'm following Sagarin in counting this as a win for Western Michigan). This win now looks extra impressive because Michigan beat Oklahoma. Broncos are 2-0. In 2 weeks, they play Boise State and we'll see if they're a real contender for the G5 bid." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "LSU is 2-0 and has a total blowout victory over Clemson that has them high in my poll for now. Have a chance to jump up to the top 2 if they beat Ole Miss this weekend." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "UCLA is 2-0 and has a win over California. I'm counting Cal as a solid p4 win because they in turn have their own p4 win over Syracuse. " }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "Notre Dame is 2-0 with a dominant victory over Wisconsin. Can get a second p4 win over Michigan State this week." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "Texas A&M is 2-0 with a big win over Arizona State. They play Kentucky this week and can get a second p4 win but really have a shot to move in 2 weeks against LSU. " }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "Virginia is 2-0 with a blowout win over North Carolina State. Could pick up a second p4 win this week against West Virginia." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "BYU is 2-0 with a nice win over Arizona. " }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "Duke is 2-0 with a nice win over Illinois." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Alabama is 2-0 with a blowout win over Kentucky." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Miami is 2-0 with a dominant win over Stanford. Can pick up a second p4 win this week against Wake Forest. I think Miami is probably really good and will move them up as they rack up wins. Stanford I think kinda stinks. " }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Mississippi State is 2-0 with a blowout win over Minnesota at their place. Nice win. Have a chance to prove they're legit this week vs South Carolina." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "Missouri is 2-0 with a nice win over Kansas. Can move up in a couple weeks when they play Mississippi State." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "Auburn is 2-0 with a win over Baylor." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "SMU is 2-0 with a win over Florida State" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "Utah is 2-0 with a blowout victory over Arkansas" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "Iowa is 2-0 with a p4 win over Iowa State." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "Pitt is 2-0 with a win over UCF" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 70, "handle": "cincinnati", "name": "Cincinnati Bearcats" }, "rationale": "Cincinnati is 2-0 with a win over Boston College. This one is a little difficult to rank because Boston College in turn has a p4 win over Rutgers, so part of me thinks they belong up by UCLA, but because Rutgers also got dominated by UMass I'm not going to count that as anything special for Boston College. just a normal/weakish p4 win for Cincy." }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 14, "handle": "wakeforest", "name": "Wake Forest Demon Deacons" }, "rationale": "Wake Forest is 2-0 with a p4 win over Purdue." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Tennessee is 2-0 with a p4 win over Georgia Tech. I'm counting this as one of the least impressive p4 wins (for now) just because Ga Tech is 0-2. I think it will actually turn out to be a decent win. Tennessee will have a huge chance to move bigtime in my poll in 2 weeks when they play Texas." }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 42, "handle": "colorado", "name": "Colorado Buffaloes" }, "rationale": "Colorado is 2-0 with a win over Georgia Tech (0-2). Can pick up a second p4 win this week against Northwestern. " }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 68, "handle": "umass", "name": "UMass Minutemen" }, "rationale": "Umass is 2-0 with a p4 win over Rutgers (0-2). I gave them the last spot in my rankings because they have a p4 win. I don't think any undefeated team with a p4 win is left outside my poll and I haven't ranked any teams that don't have a p4 win. \r\n\r\nNext teams out: USC, Indiana, Rutgers" } ] }, { "id": 74845, "username": "TadKosciuszko", "ballot_type": "Computer", "submission_date": "2026-09-15T13:29:30.456692+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 184, "handle": "northdakotastate", "name": "North Dakota State Bison" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 64, "handle": "vanderbilt", "name": "Vanderbilt Commodores" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 129, "handle": "troy", "name": "Troy Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 116, "handle": "sanjosestate", "name": "San Jos\u00e9 State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 103, "handle": "miamioh", "name": "Miami (OH) RedHawks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 153, "handle": "jamesmadison", "name": "James Madison Dukes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 14, "handle": "wakeforest", "name": "Wake Forest Demon Deacons" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 28, "handle": "maryland", "name": "Maryland Terrapins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 110, "handle": "coloradostate", "name": "Colorado State Rams" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 74512, "username": "TaylorLeprechaun", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-13T13:34:31.295289+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Dropped Out: #1 Ohio State, #2 Oregon, #10 Oklahoma, #24 Washington, #25 Illinois.\r\nLast year I did something a little weird and opted to not rank any team with a loss for the first few weeks of the season. 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This is nothing to scoff at/" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 184, "handle": "northdakotastate", "name": "North Dakota State Bison" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 74441, "username": "TimeBroken", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": 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It's human.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 28, "handle": "maryland", "name": "Maryland Terrapins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 32, "handle": "nebraska", "name": "Nebraska Cornhuskers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 184, "handle": "northdakotastate", "name": "North Dakota State Bison" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 114, "handle": "newmexico", "name": "New Mexico Lobos" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 79, "handle": "tulsa", "name": "Tulsa Golden Hurricane" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 74697, "username": "ToeInDigDeep", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-15T06:07:35.702713+00:00", "overall_rationale": "OK for this week I'm doing something completely different and submitting a completely resume-based ranking. I'm throwing out everything from last week and preseason and going off-roading a bit to see what teams have the best wins so far. Winning and losing matter and this ranking reads winning (and, maybe more importantly, not losing) as the highest virtue. \r\n\r\nTo start I put together a spreadsheet of the results of games from the season. I'm discarding every team with a loss (because they have lost) which leaves 52 remaining. This is followed by setting aside anyone with an FCS win (because we value these wins as being the lowest) which leaves 20 according to my spreadsheet. \r\n\r\nTo sort these 20 I'm fairly directly sorting their wins over opponents by being judgemental and going off expectations and overall sense of perceived strength to sort them. This also takes the perceived strengths of both wins into account rather than simply highlighting one win over another. \r\n\r\nThese 20 teams have the best two (or three) wins of anyone so far without having lost any games. For the remaining five, I'm picking those with the most impressive combo of FBS and FCS win, generally following the same sorting rubric as above and applying a sense of value to the opponents beaten. \r\n\r\nThis is mostly fun for me to see who absolutely has played the best teams and beaten them. It also is an experiment for me I to test out how closely my own impressions for beliefs about the game line up with what's happened in stadiums across the country. I wasn't expecting to find Duke would be the top team in this, but looking at the wins its pretty clear they have the best notches in their bedpost right now. I don't know if it will make sense for to keep this up week after week -- either logistically or in terms of the reaction to this on the sub -- but for right now it feels good to rank teams this way. I like that this is completely honest and based entirely on what has happened on the field this season. \r\n\r\nIt feels less subjective and more methodological than a lot of what I've seen, and is intended to reflect only the results of the limited games we've had so far and to avoid preconceptions to the maximum degree possible.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "Tulane and Illinois are two wins that already look very good and will be even more impressive by the end of the year. Blue Devils decidedly have the two best wins in the country right now. " }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "Ohio State and Texas State. Have to say that the 'Horns looked horrible for three quarters, Ohio State beat themselves more than the 'Horns beat them" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "UCLA may have two of the toughest wins of the season over Berkeley and SDSU, both underrated this season and sneaky-good teams that play opposite styles of ball. UCLA is on a real run right now. " }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "Wisconsin and Rice are two of the strongest wins anyone has in the country. " }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 79, "handle": "tulsa", "name": "Tulsa Golden Hurricane" }, "rationale": "How good does that win against the Cowboys look now? Honestly 5 might be too low for these Golden Huricanes, but Sam Houston barely qualifies as a FBS win. " }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Big wins over Minnesota and ULM, the Bulldogs are something we don't often see: an underrated SEC team. " }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "Netted wins over UCF and Miami OH, both coming off of bowl seasons and among the stronger two wins any team can claim so far" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "Southern Miss and Baylor are two strong FBS teams and Auburn is 2-0 against them. " }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "Two convincing wins over Clemson and La. Tech. Real test coming up this weekend. " }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "41 points in both outings over Louisville and Charlotte. Real test coming up this weekend. " }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "They've won their two games comfortably against Kentucky and ECU. " }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 14, "handle": "wakeforest", "name": "Wake Forest Demon Deacons" }, "rationale": "Ok yes it's Purdue and Akron, but it's a B1G team and a game MAC team " }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "Wins over Iowa State and NIU from the Big XII and MWC respectively put Iowa in the top 15 of wins in the early season. " }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "Wazzu and Utah State from the Pac-12 both circled their games in Seattle as a hopeful season- or even program-defining upset, and both came away disappointed because the Huskies handled the very best they could throw at them. " }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "Fresno State, San Jose State and Louisiana all beat everyone else they've played aside from USC, and USC absolutely smoked all three. They look as consistent as anyone I've seen so far and I'd put them higher if I wasn't doing this ranking this way this week. " }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "Shut out Marshall and a tough win at an upset-minded Temple from the AAC. " }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "Army and FIU are two FBS teams both coming of bowl seasons last year and are wins that not all programs can claim at this point of the season. " }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "EMU and Toledo, regional \"rivals\" to the recently-beleaguered Spartans, damn sure looked at Michigan State as a P2 game they could win, and neither of them could pull the upset despite maximum effort. " }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 184, "handle": "northdakotastate", "name": "North Dakota State Bison" }, "rationale": "Moved up from FCS only to get three huge wins including an Air Force team that gives everyone fits with their triple option. These guys are damn good. " }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 32, "handle": "nebraska", "name": "Nebraska Cornhuskers" }, "rationale": "Ohio and Bowling Green are two FBS teams, and are the weakest two wins of anyone who didn't play an FCS program in the first two weeks." }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "Talent composites and football teams aren't the same thing, as they proved against Arkansas. " }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "Their win over Arizona State is one of the best anyone has right now. " }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "Oregon State is tricky good and Tech fought hard to come out of Corvallis with a win. Real test coming up this Friday night. " }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "Oregon State has played two top-25 teams very close and are a tougher opponent and therefore a more impressive win than they're being given credit for. Drubbing of Southern keeps 'em rolling. Real test coming up this Friday night. " }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Two easy wins including over Stanford all the way across the country, and their defense hasn't given up much at all" } ] }, { "id": 74455, "username": "TolkienFan71", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-13T05:42:05.100780+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Evaluated by on-field performance and resume.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": 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"Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 184, "handle": "northdakotastate", "name": "North Dakota State Bison" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 74836, "username": "Tornadohunter24", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-15T14:26:05.476233+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Another weekend full of college football is in the books, and that gives me another excuse for re-racking and re-assessing everyone. Except for my Yellow Jackets, who are apparently destined for .500 at best this year. Unfortunate, that.\r\n\r\nBefore we get started, I just wanted to remind you of a few caveats to my top 25: I'm including at least a few spots for the G5, as an indicator of who I think is favored to make a run at the Playoffs out of those conferences. I also love pre-conference play variance, so you'll see a lot of that too. In addition, this poll, by nature, is meant to be overreactive. I'm not here to try to be predictive - I want this to be strictly resume, even if that resume consists of a single game. I'm not here trying to justify every single one of my top 25 staying in the top 25 week-to-week; that's just lame. And it's not the point of what I want to accomplish when doing these rankings. Even still, before you crucify me for this poll ballot... allow me to explain further.\r\n\r\nThe poll I submitted two weeks ago was a *preseason poll*. It was submitted with 0 actual game analysis or any games played beyond a spring game. Why should it still dictate the rankings after the games begin to be played? Inevitably, it will still hold some amount of weight because it's not as if those rankings were entirely made out of the blue - we still have star ranking composites, camp reports, returning production, last year's records, and so forth. Hence why teams that have only played weaker teams and blown them out (cough cough Indiana, uGA, etc. cough cough) are still ranked or at least mentioned. Similar stories exist for pretty much everyone, really.\r\n\r\nSo, a better question: why is the top 25 the way that they are? Well, I'm glad you asked, random stranger I made up in my head to dictate this interaction! Essentially, every team in said top 25 played a Power 4 opponent (or a high-ranked/well-regarded G6 program, like Boise State) in either of their first 2 (or in USC's case, 3) games and emerged victorious or suffered an honorably close defeat. In respect of those who actually went out there and either started conference play early or actually decided to play someone in non-conference play, I've ranked (almost) all of the winners and organized them by most impressive to least impressive win based upon margin of victory, perceived opponent strength, location of the game, and any other important or relevant factors. Does this make the poll have unreasonable amounts of instability? Probably! Do I care? Not really. It's still early on - everyone who deserves to be ranked will become ranked again soon enough. I'm not the committee; just keep winning, and things will fall into place.\r\n\r\nThat said, let's get on to the necessary business at the end of this. A lot of movement necessitates a lot of accounting. SOR is taken from ESPN for ease of access. And yes, I know it looks silly early on in the year, but considering how much I converge with it by the mid-season, I find it prudent to include.\r\n\r\nNOTE: Apologies for slightly-abbreviated ballots so far - was meaning to include schedule + last season results, but haven't had the time to fully implement. Should hopefully see this done by next week.\r\n\r\n| TEAMS DROPPING OUT: #4 Oregon Ducks [1-1], #11 Memphis Tigers [1-1], #12 North Carolina Tar Heels [2-0], #13 Cincinnati Bearcats [2-0], #14 North Dakota State Bison [3-0], #17 Indiana Hoosiers [2-0], #19 Georgia Bulldogs [2-0], #23 USC Trojans [3-0], #25 Boise State Broncos [1-1]\r\n\r\n| HONORABLE MENTIONS: Oregon Ducks [1-1], North Carolina Tar Heels [2-0], Cincinnati Bearcats [2-0], North Dakota State Bison [3-0], Indiana Hoosiers [2-0], Georgia Bulldogs [2-0], USC Trojans [3-0], Pittsburgh Panthers [2-0], Western Michigan Broncos [1-1*], Boise State Broncos [1-1]\r\n\r\nPRESEASON BALLOT: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/73954 | WEEK 2 BALLOT: https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/74364/", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "[2-0] (+19) | SOR: #1" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "[2-0] (+1) | SOR: #5" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "[2-0, 1-0 ACC] (-2) | SOR: #28" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "[2-0] (-2) | SOR: #22" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "[2-0] (-) | SOR: #12" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "[2-0] (+16) | SOR: #17" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 79, "handle": "tulsa", "name": "Tulsa Golden Hurricane" }, "rationale": "[2-0] (+8) | SOR: #21" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "[2-0, 1-0 ACC] (-2) | SOR: #24" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "[2-0, 1-0 SEC] (NEW) | SOR: #6" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "[2-0, 1-0 Big 12] (+11) | SOR: #15" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "[2-0] (NEW) | SOR: #11" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "[2-0] (NEW) | SOR: #36" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "[2-0] (-5) | SOR: #10" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "[2-0, 1-0 ACC] (-7) | SOR: #4" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "[2-0] (NEW) | SOR: #26" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "[2-0] (NEW) | SOR: #3" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "[2-0] (-8) | SOR: #8" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "[2-0*] (NEW) | SOR: #2" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 42, "handle": "colorado", "name": "Colorado Buffaloes" }, "rationale": "[2-0] (-9) | SOR: #9" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "[2-0] (NEW) | SOR: #18" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "[2-0] (NEW) | SOR: #13" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 68, "handle": "umass", "name": "UMass Minutemen" }, "rationale": "[2-0] (-6) | SOR: #34" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "[1-1] (-5) | SOR: #66" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "[1-1] (-) | SOR: #74" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "[1-1] (NEW) | SOR: #46" } ] }, { "id": 74687, "username": "TouchdownHeroes", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-14T02:50:52.560907+00:00", "overall_rationale": " Power Poll - so who would be rated higher on a neutral field.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, 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"handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 39, "handle": "arizona", "name": "Arizona Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 74708, "username": "True_Ad5324", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-14T11:04:05.213692+00:00", "overall_rationale": "What I would rank the teams if I was a AP voter ", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 107, "handle": "westernmichigan", "name": "Western Michigan Broncos" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 74486, "username": "twitter_paulbd", "ballot_type": "Hybrid", "submission_date": "2026-09-13T12:35:46.893002+00:00", "overall_rationale": "My pre-season and Week 1 ballots tried a different methodology since I was now an official r/CFB voter. But after seeing some of my other voters ballots, I decided to go back to my methodology from last season because it helps me stay engaged with a broader spectrum of the sport. So without further ado,\r\n\r\nThis ranking tries to balance resume and talent. \r\n\r\nTeams are broken into tiers and then they are ranked within their respective tiers. The tiers are:\r\n\r\nTier 1 Blue-Chip Ratio Undefeated\r\nTier 2 Power 2 Undefeated\r\nTier 3 Next 2 Undefeated\r\nTier 4 Group of 6 Undefeated\r\nTier 5 BCR 1 Loss\r\nTier 6 P2 1 Loss\r\nTier 7 N2 1 Loss\r\nTier 8 BCR 2 Loss\r\nTier 9 P2 2 Loss\r\nTier 10 BCR 3 Loss\r\nTier 11 G6 1 Loss\r\nTier 12 N2 2 Loss\r\nTier 13 G6 2 Loss\r\nTier 14 P2 3 Loss\r\nTier 15 N2 3 Loss\r\nTier 16 BCR 4 Loss\r\n\r\nThen I rank the teams within the tier based on how many points they have. The point system:\r\nBeat a BCR = 5 Points\r\nBeat a P2 = 4 Points\r\nBeat a N2 = 3 Points\r\nBeat a G6 = 2 Points\r\nBeat an FCS = 1 Point\r\n\r\nTies are broken by my opinion of which is the better team.\r\n\r\nAuthor\u2019s Note: I understand that the blue-chip ratio was finally busted last season. Until we see multiple BCR bust seasons, I\u2019m going to still respect the concept.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "BCR Undefeated 7 Points" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "BCR Undefeated 6 Points\r\nLooked more impressive in both their victories." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "BCR Undefeated 6 Points\r\nStruggled at times in both wins. Not as clean." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "BCR Undefeated 6 Points\r\nAll six points come from 3 G6 teams." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "BCR Undefeated 6 Points\r\nWhile the Oklahoma win looks good, the whole Western Michigan of it all." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "BCR Undefeated 5 Points\r\nThey seem to have the momentum at the moment." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "BCR Undefeated 5 Points\r\nQuiet and steady." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "BCR Undefeated 4 Points" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "BCR Undefeated 3 Points\r\nWould be my overall #1 if not for the point system. Closest thing to 2010s Alabama in the sport right now." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "BCR Undefeated 3 Points\r\nHas the talent and what looks like a competent coaching staff now. Will now more once in conference play." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "P2 Undefeated 6 Points" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "P2 Undefeated 5 Points\r\nHave possibly the best QB in the sport at the moment that can make up for a lot of their short comings." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "P2 Undefeated 5 Points\r\nAll defense and all punts makes Homer something something. " }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "P2 Undefeated 5 Points\r\nThey don\u2019t have elite elements like Ole Miss and Iowa do." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "P2 Undefeated 5 Points\r\nAuburn Jesus loves them again." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "P2 Undefeated 4 Points\r\nProbably the most talented in this Tier of 4 point teams. 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Should be 5-0 for a top 10 matchup against Notre Dame. Must see game" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "(+1) omg its the week we've all been waiting for" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "(+1) it was close for about 30 minutes. Thats an improvement for Kentucky" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "(+2) Honestly been disappointed with them so far. ASU is 0-3 so far, and you should hope to be definitively better than OSU if you want to do something in the playoffs, let alone make them. Not panicking yet, but need improvement" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "(+4) Everyone else was right to rank them this high, and I was wrong. I apologize, go beat LSU" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "(+1) 4-0 start" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "(+1) Good win over GT. " }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "(+3) LOCK IN RICH ROD WE HAVE TO DEFEND THE SONG" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "(+4) There was a brief period in 2024 when they hired Willie Fritz and they were bad and I thought that he was a bust. Just so you know how much value to put in these rankings" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "(+6) 28 rushes for 61 yards is crazy run defense. Scary game to end the season for WVU" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 184, "handle": "northdakotastate", "name": "North Dakota State Bison" }, "rationale": "(+3) Still wondering why Sac State is in the MAC rather than the MWC. Oh well, still gonna be a win for NDSU" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "(=) Little concerning of a game, but USU was just a few bounces in their 2 games from a 2-0 start. Much to think about" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "(-8) ?????????????????????????????????????????" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "(+1) Really front-loaded schedule. FSU & Louisville to start the season, then only really Virginia & Notre Dame for the rest. Maybe VT and perhaps Syracuse are thought of as good by the time they play, but not that much to be afraid of here" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "(+2) 2 TDs, 5 Field goals. What a game." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "(NEW) Fine, I will rank you finally" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "(NEW) Now that I have the conventionally agreed upon ranking of Ole Miss, I can safely put Louisville in my top-25 with a loss" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 114, "handle": "newmexico", "name": "New Mexico Lobos" }, "rationale": "(NEW) Overreacted by taking them out and putting in Memphis. Will not happen again" } ] }, { "id": 74707, "username": "Xy13", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-14T11:05:47.612623+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Note: I am out of country for 2 weeks so not able to watch as many games or do as thorough an analysis. | Combination of Strength of Record, Eye Test, Statlines (Emphasis on QB play), and expected record based on remaining schedule.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 74669, "username": "ya111101", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-14T00:53:50.961403+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 74804, "username": "Zloggt", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-15T15:16:42.539775+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Every five teams make up one tier, for a total of five tiers overall. Here comes the big(ish) shakeup that I promised last week, kinda! And probably a tad bit more vindictive/kneejerk than I would usually be, even... ", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "The Chosen Nephew has saved them..." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Do I REALLY think that Ohio State is #6? Eh...not really. But I suppose that if everybody else just flip-flops tOSU and Texas around, why shouldn't I do so as well? Guess I'll say the same as I did with Texas last year - it's commendable to play serious noncon games to start the season, but acknowledge the high-risk/high-reward aspect as well (i.e. a quality loss shouldn't be severely punished, but neither should it be used as a crutch)." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "JOEY FRESHWATER DELENDA EST" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "...(unfortunately, I ain't so sure if the revenge we all desire is going to be dished out on Saturday...)" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "3-0! Not a particularly amazing 3-0, but 3-0 nonetheless!" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "USC probably isn't better than Texas Tech, and I am perhaps just overly relying on the \"haha they struggled against Oregon State\" angle to swap them around. But dang it - I don't care! Beavers are probably better than they look tbh, but still! It's a bit underwhelming! And I still got a bone to pick with Tech so yeah!" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Vols' generally stronger resume justifies me swapping them around with SMU, at least in my perspective..." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "...plenty of time for the Mustangs to catch up and respond, however..." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "Pollsters be underappreciating the 'Hoos...not me though!" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "...I'm obviously NOT going to be upset over a road rivalry win (teehee!)...but yeah, Eli probably needs some lessons on knowing WHEN to speak (and this is something Mizzou fans have generally talked about over the past few seasons before it REALLY showed up last week, haha...)" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "...likewise, guess I got to give more respect to the Cardinals too, you know?" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "...Oregon doing the thing that they did probably doesn't help make their near-win look as good as it did...guess it's nice that they soon managed to dispatch an also decent Memphis team the next week after to alleviate that concern!" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 79, "handle": "tulsa", "name": "Tulsa Golden Hurricane" }, "rationale": "...not going to lie, I am probably being VERY double standard-y for dropping Washington out entirely for struggling against a team they should've crushed, while propping up Tulsa like this despite them also having some trouble taking care of their opponent on Saturday...but alas, I cannot help myself! Also, guess it also works when the team you beat at home then goes to beat a Top 10 team the next week after (indirect benefits yay!!!)" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "Again, the Pokes are PROBABLY not good as Michigan is (not to mention me opting to pick a 1-1 team over a 2-0 one)...but you can also argue that beating Oregon is more impressive than beating Oklahoma (and also I do not care for either Oregon OR Michigan all that much, so let me have some early-season fun before having to let those guys back inside lol)" } ] } ] }