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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) - Houston, Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State (honorable #25), Virginia Tech, West Virginia", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "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": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "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": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "This is another case where I really can\u2019t justify USC being this high, but if I\u2019m being honest with myself I have to have them up here. I love their roster & everything else they\u2019ve shown me too much to leave them out and still say that my poll is entirely honest. " }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 79, "handle": "tulsa", "name": "Tulsa Golden Hurricane" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 75011, "username": "Bereft13", "ballot_type": "Hybrid", "submission_date": "2026-09-20T17:55:44.221539+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: 86/14 in favor of Power. \r\n\r\nI'll go ahead and comment on a few things, given last week's kerfuffle:\r\n\r\n- Ohio State stays at 10 for me despite moving up to 1 in the power ranking. Their resume is a loss to a top 4 power team and two wins over bottom 4 power teams. In fact, their SoR has actually dropped from 65th to 74th after beating the power #137 while other teams beat literally anyone else. Margin of victory is only considered as a tiebreaker in my SoR calculation. Next week's game against Illinois (power #42) is a great chance to get that SoR number into the top 40. For now, #1 power and #74 SoR at an 86/14 weight spits out 11.22, which ranks 10th.\r\n\r\n- Texas moves up to #1 overall due to Notre Dame's drop in the power ranking (1st down to 5th) as they didn't pull away from a weak Michigan State team this week. While Texas were helped by the small increase in SoR weight, if ND was still a top 3 power team they would still be above Texas.\r\n\r\n- Some computers apparently hate Ole Miss (20th in SP+, 13th in FPI) but love LSU (9th in SP+, 8th in FPI). Fortunately, my personal rankings of Ole Miss 6, LSU 10 are just enough to outweigh that and leave them 8th/9th in the power ranking. Ole Miss don't look phenomenal, but it's hard to argue they were the worse team this weekend (unless you're a computer, apparently).\r\n\r\n- USC takes an absurd nosedive, 11 spots in the power ranking, following a way-too-close win at Rutgers (who are still a contender for worst team in the B1G). Their SoR is still strong, inflated by their extra game played, but it's not enough to keep them in the top 20.\r\n\r\n- Missouri drops from #14 all the way out of the top 30 despite being 3-0. The reasons for this are: they couldn't pull away from Troy, making them drop heavily in the power ranking; their lone P4 win Kansas lost to Arizona State in London; and Texas A&M, who just demolished that very same ASU squad, lost to Kentucky at home by two scores. As such, their SoR ranking only rose from 21st to 15th, which wasn't nearly enough to make up for their nearly 20-spot fall in the power ranking.\r\n\r\n- Finally, I'll just note that although I had Alabama at 4 last week, I did not feel at all good about it (and the numbers indicated they ought to be closer to 7th). However, this week was a great look for them, again pulling away after the break against a mid-level P4 team while Kentucky went out and smacked A&M. 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"ballot_type": "Computer", "submission_date": "2026-09-21T17:54:58.889364+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Overall, things are slowly starting to match human intuition. Things still look strange and got some questions last week, but retroactive analysis shows the in-season model still captures 99.2% of observed outcomes and the blended captures 90.0%. Week 2's blended model also successfully predicted 81.3% of games with a Brier of 0.1296.\r\n\r\nHere are the week over week performances:\r\n\r\nGames\tPrior snapshot\tn\tAccuracy\tMSE (Brier)\r\nWeek 1\tPreseason\t99\t77/99 = 77.9%\t0.1612\r\nWeek 2\tPost-week-1 blend\t86\t63/86 = 73.3%\t0.1577\r\nWeek 3\tPost-week-2 blend\t75\t61/75 = 81.3%\t0.1296\r\n\r\nI also captured the top 5 risers and fallers this week.\r\n\r\nTop 5 risers (by rank):\r\n\r\nKentucky \u2014 #93 \u2192 #52 (+41), Elo +206.2\r\nLouisville \u2014 #64 \u2192 #29 (+35), Elo +201.0\r\nJames Madison \u2014 #101 \u2192 #68 (+33), Elo +167.0\r\nWest Virginia \u2014 #107 \u2192 #76 (+31), Elo +168.4\r\nUCF \u2014 #60 \u2192 #35 (+25), Elo +161.4\r\n\r\nTop 5 fallers (by rank):\r\n\r\nUAB \u2014 #92 \u2192 #121 (\u221229), Elo \u2212101.2\r\nTroy \u2014 #54 \u2192 #80 (\u221226), Elo \u221297.7\r\nArkansas St. \u2014 #67 \u2192 #93 (\u221226), Elo \u221272.2\r\nSam Houston \u2014 #87 \u2192 #113 (\u221226), Elo \u221269.1\r\nTulsa \u2014 #22 \u2192 #47 (\u221225), Elo \u221288.6\r\n\r\nMost interesting observations:\r\n\r\nGeorgia's strength of schedule so far is among the worst in the country and low signal from blowouts means their in-season rating is very low. They are preseason #3 and in-season #46. The blend has them 7th. As this blend falls off, the signal from their future opponent's should pull them up. They illustrate why I use the blended model and phase out preseason to improve accuracy. Tennessee State is part of the #132 NON_FBS node, WKU is the worst team in the country at #139, Arkansas isn't much better at #120.\r\n\r\nOregon is similarly propped up by preseason with #58 in-season as longer chains correct their previous week over valuing.\r\n\r\nAlabama is the new in season #1 but is held back by a #18 preseason. 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", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "Still on top" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "Slow start but handled MSU" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Embarrassed a weak SEC foe unlike some top-10 teams" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "Statement win. 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Facing A&M next week will tell us a lot" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "I want to put them lower, but they simply have the guys as shown by the comeback against FSU" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Hey there's no defense, but the offense looks great." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Hey there's questionable offense, but the defense looks great." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "I don't think this will last (and SMU is unranked with the loss) but that's still more of a team than most of the teams below them have faced." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "Best win out of the rest I'm pretty sure" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "El Assico lived up to its name, but the Hawkeyes look legit on offense" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Texas next week? Yikes. But also, Auburn the week after should be a good tell." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "Are they bad or just slow to start in that Troy game?" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "Doing what they must. Beating Iowa State by better than 3 will vault them up even if El Assico is an aberration for the Hawkeyes" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "7 points on Rutgers hahaha but 100-yd pick six keeps them from falling down" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "Beating last week's top 25 gets them here even if I'm not sure they're all that. VT could go here, too, but I like UVA more than UMD" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "They did not look good in this win; they deserve to be with Houston, so here they are. They're just kind of here for a while" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Undefeated? Sure. May be overvaluing Minnesota" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "They looked as good as TT (in fact better, but not being able to close it out means you don't get to jump TT or teams an undefeated Clanga). They're also just kind of here unless somebody else does something" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "Sickos feast. This might be an overreaction; UK looks good. But A&M is not top-10 (cf. 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Unfortunately the football gods really hate the Aggies so I get this frequently.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "Oddly poor showing that I\u2019ll just chalk up to hangover from Ohio State and not taking the roadrunners seriously. Now they\u2019re going to have to start defending this spot week in and week out. Tennessee should be able to test texas\u2019 defense." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Dominant win as expected. They have a tough schedule with only a few unranked opponents, probably one of the toughest in the B1G. Illinois should be a good tune up for B1G action." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "Huge, emotionally charged win over LSU. Probably an overreaction to have them this high, but at the same time, who\u2019s had a better win besides texas? They\u2019ve beaten two top 25 teams already. Trinidad Chambliss looks like he hasn\u2019t taken any steps back and he\u2019ll be a major part of this team succeeding just like last season. Injury to Lacy is worrying but from what I\u2019ve seen it doesn\u2019t look too severe. Tough schedule ahead but this squad is one of the few that\u2019s had any real battle testing." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Closer than I expected. I have WF around the mid 40s in my rankings so not a bad squad. Both sides of the ball look like they could tune up some more, luckily for them CMU, Clemson, and FSU should all be non competitive. FSU only could be if they fire Norvell and the team gets the elusive coach switch boost." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "I was a bit surprised it was only 21-3 at the half, but Georgia did what they needed to do vs the Piggies. A floundering OU offense next week should make for an easy win, but the margin is gonna tell me how much to buy this Offense that really hasn\u2019t been tested yet." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "One of the bigger games on their schedule, which really should be an indictment of their schedule this year. Good defensive showing from the Fighting Irish. Next few games continue to look to be tune ups before facing off with BYU in a month." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "WKU doesn\u2019t say much, but it is a reference vs Georgia. This Indiana squad looks to have a solid defense as much as I can tell given the quality of opponents they\u2019ve faced so far. Offense seems to be a bit weaker than I\u2019d like to see from a top 10 team. Lucky for them, they have a pretty easy schedule by P2 standards." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "Huge win over Houston. This squad definitely isn\u2019t going to be as dominant as last year, and will face real challenges in a Big XII that looks more competitive this year than last year. It\u2019s hard to gauge their calendar outlook at this point, but Baylor, SHSU, and Colorado may be their only \u201ceasy\u201d games left." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "This is more reflective of Georgia\u2019s performance vs Arkansas in comparison to the Utes last week. That is far from a great way to do this but we\u2019re still super early. Utah\u2019s favorable first half of the season schedule will continue for a few more games before they start getting really tested." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "First half Alabama looked flawed once again this week, but Russell managed to keep the Tide from going out to sea. Still only a 14 point win at home with a +3 turnover margin doesn\u2019t look good. FSU is a talented but very flawed and inconsistent team, which Alabama needs to do a better job of taking advantage of if they want to keep this spot. Still Russell is young and looks to be developing well already. Georgia looms large in a few weeks, but Alabama needs to be careful not to trip on Mississippi State or South Carolina before then." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "BYU looks fine and I debated having them above Alabama, but as the season progresses I expect they\u2019ll swap around semi frequently. The other Big XII schools just have a bit more impressive of a resume at this point is the main thing against them." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "Around here is probably where my rankings get a little wonky, but I value the Hokies\u2019 win over Maryland and ODU more than USC\u2019s bad win over Rutgers and some suspect G6 California schools. The defense that I had been impressed by for USC early on has seemingly collapsed. Power conference win, even against Maryland is a big resume boost at this point. They should have an easy time vs BC coming up and then their first real test vs Pitt." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "Where did the defense that held Fresno State scoreless go? They didn\u2019t come to Rutgers. Rutgers lost to UMass and BC. Traveling all the way from LA to NJ is rough, but only a 7 point win over one of the worst squads in the country is BAD. They need to lock in for big games against flawed Oregon and Washington squads." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "Lane Kiffin\u2019s LSU is a confusing squad. Dominated a bad Clemson, which looks less impressive as time goes on. Rough first half vs Louisiana Tech, which isn\u2019t terrible just not great. And then a close loss to Ole Miss. The Tigers are still an upper tier team as far as I can tell, but they seem all over the place possession to possession. Luckily they face A&M at home and the Ags just got clocked by UK after needing a spectacular collapse from ASU the week before. A&M, McNeese, and UK should give them a good bounce back period to get right after the high school ish drama of the last week." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "The Nittany Lions haven\u2019t played no one PAWL. I really have a hard time gauging this team and I\u2019ve not been enticed to watch them so I really don\u2019t know where they are so this is still largely based off my preseason expectations of them plus a cushiony soft start to their schedule. Wisconsin and Northwestern should be pushovers as well so we may not really get a good read on this squad until they host USC." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Big win over Auburn helps define their season, but the defense continues to be quite worrying for the Gators. How they perform vs Ole Miss when they host next week will say a lot, but I expect the gators are about to get torched by Trinidad Chambliss and co." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 70, "handle": "cincinnati", "name": "Cincinnati Bearcats" }, "rationale": "Big emotionally charged rivalry game, was this LSU -Ole Miss? Nope, Cincinnati-Miami in what may be the last meeting for a while. Bearcats needed a massive comeback, but a win in a rivalry game is always hard fought and at 3-0 they look like they could threaten to take the step forwards they never quite made last season." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "After struggling with SD St last week they play a surprisingly close game vs Purdue. This seems to be a good but not great squad, still a massive step up from where they were a year ago. They have what looks to be a relatively easy schedule if they can avoid tripping themselves up." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Huge win over SMU, establishing themselves as one of the big ACC teams competing for the conference this year. Given SMU\u2019s struggles (four turnovers!) vs FSU this result isn\u2019t too surprising (3 more turnovers!), but it\u2019s still a very positive win for Louisville. The tooth birds have a very favorable remaining schedule and should be able to make a run for the ACCCG." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "The easy part of the schedule is over, now the Vols get to start playing real opponents, starting with *checks notes* the number one ranked texas longhorns. Well, no one\u2019s in the SEC to win easy games and Tennessee should hope they\u2019ve had enough tune up time to get this young qb ready. Good news is it\u2019s at home. " }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "Did not fall for the trap, and absolutely dominate UNI as they should. Michigan now is going to be where this squad can prove themselves. If the Hawkeyes are able to maintain their offensive progress vs the Wolverines, it will bode extremely well for them." }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "I like Troy, I think they\u2019re one of the best G6 programs year in year out for the past several years. That said, only winning by 10 isn\u2019t great. Going to your rivals house and beating the brakes off them in their new stadium on the other hand? Very nice. I expect the Tigers will be a borderline top 25 team all season and their game against MS St next week may be far more competitive than Missouri would like. Buckle up, Drinkwitz looks like he\u2019s got another rollercoaster season brewing for the Tigers." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "Heartbreaking loss. And really a good showing overall from Houston. The season is long and it\u2019s a competitive Big XII this year so don\u2019t count UH out for the Big XII title game yet. Georgia Southern and UCF should be easy games before dealing with a resurgent Kansas state. Then again, space game may be chaotic as it often is. If Houston can take care of business down the stretch they\u2019ll still be a very well regarded team, it\u2019s just going to be much harder this season." }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "Big win over a Virginia squad I hold in high regards. WVU is 3-0 and looks like they could make noise in the Big XII this year. Still a very outside threat, but maybe Rich Rodriguez has them rolling in the right direction now. I will admit I haven\u2019t watched enough of them to have a good opinion at this point, but I like what I am seeing in the results column and the box scores." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 184, "handle": "northdakotastate", "name": "North Dakota State Bison" }, "rationale": "The Bizon are impressing here in their first year in the FBS. 4-0 in the MW and in the drivers seat for the G6 representative, they\u2019ll still face challenges in Dan Mullen\u2019s UNLV in a couple weeks and Wyoming is never easy to play at in the mean time. NDSU, JMU, App State, and USF are the only remaining G6 squads, with a smattering of solid one loss teams also still in the running. It\u2019s far from over but right now North Dakota State is in a great spot for year one." } ] }, { "id": 75006, "username": "Drexlore", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-20T17:05:30.472964+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "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": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "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": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, 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Texas A&M\r\n27. Florida\r\n28. Michigan\r\n29. Oklahoma\r\n30. Oregon\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. 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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\nDropped Off: Texas A&M, Utah, Tulsa, North Carolina, Auburn, Virginia\r\n\r\nNext 10: Utah, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Northwestern, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio State, Tulsa, SMU, Memphis\r\n\r\nOther Notable Teams: 38 Missouri, 40 Houston, 45 Texas A&M, 46 Washington, 48 Oregon", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "100.00 | +1" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "99.86 | +8" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "95.99 | -" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "95.73 | -3" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "90.84 | +3" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "87.63 | +3" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "87.59 | +9" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "86.34 | -1" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "85.56 | NEW +22" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "85.03 | +12" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "84.74 | NEW +42" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "83.81 | NEW +21" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "83.56 | NEW +32" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "82.83 | -" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "81.03 | -11" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "80.55 | -4" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 70, "handle": "cincinnati", "name": "Cincinnati Bearcats" }, "rationale": "80.15 | +6" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "79.57 | NEW +17" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 64, "handle": "vanderbilt", "name": "Vanderbilt Commodores" }, "rationale": "79.45 | NEW +20" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 32, "handle": "nebraska", "name": "Nebraska Cornhuskers" }, "rationale": "79.03 | -7" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "78.88 | -10" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "78.84 | -1" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "78.72 | NEW +11" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 184, "handle": "northdakotastate", "name": "North Dakota State Bison" }, "rationale": "78.26 | -4" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "78.15 | -1" } ] }, { "id": 74942, "username": "elnino550", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-20T15:33:40.635722+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Going to respect the fact that Ole Miss have easily the second biggest win of the season after Texas, so will deservingly rank them in 2nd, while Miami and Notre Dame had mixed performances, Georgia continued to destroy their opponent.\r\nHad to drop Oklahoma after that offensive performance, it feels harsh to drop SMU but the other teams near the bottom of these rankings deserve it more currently.\r\n\r\nJust missing out: SMU, Oklahoma, UCLA, Tulsa, Washington", 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{ "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "Still not played anyone but looks great." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Another terrible first half performance, unable to run the ball before both the defence and Russell took over after the 2nd weather delay and the running game started to gel too. I am concerned about the secondary, since this is meant to be the strongest part of the team but FSU ripped them to shreds in the first half. The win over Kentucky looks a lot better now though and if this team turns up for the first 2 quarters of games they could be elite." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "Best win on a Big XII resume, this is not the team of last year but it still could be the best in the conference." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Best win on the resume compared with other SEC schools below them, liking this team" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Looking like the 2nd best team in the conference as their close loss to Ole miss looks even better too. 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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 | \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 | \t\r\n | \t | \t | \r\nWorst Team\tEastern Michigan (-79.333)\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.\r\n", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "Louisville |Tier 4| and LSU |4| are the best 2 wins of any team so far. " }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "Ohio State |4| win is the single best win so far, also beat UTSA |5|" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "2 wins over P4 teams in Wisconsin |5| and Michigan State |5|. Above Mississippi State because none of the games were close." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "2 wins over P4 teams in Minnesota |5| and South Carolina |4|" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "Wins over Arizona |4| and Colorado State |5|" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Auburn |4| is a good win right now, also has win over FAU |5|" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "Getting week 0 boost still. Computer puts them at 2 because of it. Rutgers is not a good team but its a P4 team and they have wins over Louisiana |5| and Fresno State |5| as well\r\n\r\nBucket B \u2193" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "Illinois |4| win should be a good one. Also beat Stanford |6|. At Illinois is the best win of anyone in this bucket." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Good win over Kentucky |5| and also beat Florida State |6|." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Win over Wake Forest |5| and Stanford |6|. Below Alabama because Kentucky has a solid win themself now" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "UCF |4| is a good win, also beat Syracuse |6|. " }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "Cal |4| is a good win, and beat Purdue |6|. But bottom of the bucket because every game has been close\r\n\r\nBucket C \u2193" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 79, "handle": "tulsa", "name": "Tulsa Golden Hurricane" }, "rationale": "Best win of a very large bucket over Oklahoma State |4|, who has gotten themself a good win" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 107, "handle": "westernmichigan", "name": "Western Michigan Broncos" }, "rationale": "Controversial but great win over Michigan |4|, who has gotten themself a good win." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "Great win over Houston |4|, slightly better win than Iowa has" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "Solid win over Iowa State |4|, but nothing else of note. Took care of business in other games" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "Win over Maryland |5|, but nothing else of note" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "Handled Kansas |6| easily, and beat Troy |4| who is ranked high " }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "Win over Virginia |5|" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 70, "handle": "cincinnati", "name": "Cincinnati Bearcats" }, "rationale": "Best win is Boston College |5|, almost lost to Miami (OH)." }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 64, "handle": "vanderbilt", "name": "Vanderbilt Commodores" }, "rationale": "Should have lost to NC State |6|, but credit to the defense for playing it out to the very end and punching that ball out. Also beat Delaware |5|" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 33, "handle": "northwestern", "name": "Northwestern Wildcats" }, "rationale": "Blew out Colorado |5|, but only has 2 games played so far.\r\n\r\nBucket D \u2193" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "Has win over Marshall |5|" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 184, "handle": "northdakotastate", "name": "North Dakota State Bison" }, "rationale": "Has a win over Air Force |5|. Is 4-0 and that's mostly keeping them ranked for now." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 153, "handle": "jamesmadison", "name": "James Madison Dukes" }, "rationale": "Has a win over Liberty |4| but it was a close game.\r\n-----\r\nThere are 9 more undefeated teams that are unranked. The teams and why they are outside looking in because...\r\nUSF- best win is FIU |6|. \r\nTennessee- Georgia Tech |6| win might be okay, but GT has not looked great. \r\nUtah and Georgia- Arkansas |6| is very very bad and all they have going for them. \r\nUMass- Rutgers |6| is also very very bad, and beating 2 FCS teams isn't gonna do them much good anymore. \r\nWashington- have struggled against their only FBS games. \r\nIndiana- Have handled business but best win is North Texas |6|. \r\nNebraska- Best win might actually be FCS North Dakota. \r\nKansas State- Tulane |6| isn't what they once were. \r\nApp State- Best win is East Carolina |6|. \r\n.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n" } ] }, { "id": 75027, "username": "Hobbes_121", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-20T18:11:26.049261+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Heavily weighted by current year performance/schedule. Looked at Undefeated teams or those with high profile loss (Ohio St, LSU). 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Last Week: #22" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "That's certainly one way to bounce back from a loss. Last Week: #23" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "If no one watched a game does it still count? Last Week: #24" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 107, "handle": "westernmichigan", "name": "Western Michigan Broncos" }, "rationale": "I am SO excited for this game next week. Gameday is cowards for not coming here. Last Week: #25" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Can you all win a normal game? No? Fine....just keep doing it then. Last Week: NR" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "Great back and forth road game against a good Louisville team. Will keep them in the rankings for now. Last Week: #19" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "Man you were UP 10-0....still a very valiant effort will keep them in the rankings. Last Week: #20\r\n\r\nLot of teams I wanted to consider ranking this week! Between Florida, Miss St, VT, WVU, and NDSU....love a week where I'm not struggling to find 25 teams. \r\n\r\nDROPPED: #9 TAMU (really y'all?), #18 UVA (lol)" } ] }, { "id": 75126, "username": "jalexjsmithj", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-22T14:30:34.614991+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Big 12 Bias - anecdotal resume ranking based on pre-season expectations. It\u2019s week 4 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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The Ohio State win here is doing a ton of heavy lifting here, because honestly, Texas has looked like the #1 team in the country for only one quarter against quality competition, and we know exactly the one I\u2019m talking about. With that being said, Texas has every opportunity to take back #1 with a big game on deck and Ole Miss heading into a very hostile environment. They may still have the highest ceiling, one of if not the top roster this year. I\u2019d to see a full game vs a P4 team where Texas looks like their potential. " }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "I know Georgia has played no one (sorry Arkansas). However, if you asked me right now which team looked poised to win the national championship, it\u2019s Georgia (yuck). For crying out loud the Bulldogs are doing drills during TV breaks during Arkansas because it wasn\u2019t enough. Stockton is playing the best ball of his career, Frazier is a monster. I think the defense will continue to improve (Kirby Smart), they mostly need it on the DL. The offense will have a tough test this week against a tough OU defense, but they should get tired relatively early with how the Oklahoma offense is looking." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Despite winning 59-3, Ohio State carried some of the same issues that plagued them during the 4th quarter against Texas, it could be the Texas hangover (most likely), or it could be a cause for concern. Regardless, they are still uber talented, with a BIG10 opponent in Illinois on the docket this weekend they can hope to get back to form. " }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Miami has so much talent, and I was hoping for a reason to move them higher, but they didn\u2019t cover, went 5/13 on 3rd down and gave up 330 yards to Wake Forest. I do believe Wake isn\u2019t as bad as some people probably think, but Miami easily could have covered this game spread. To me, the defense lacks the same intensity they showed last year and I\u2019d like to see that improve. They suffered some injuries Saturday, but they won\u2019t play anyone who should seriously threaten them until ND. " }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "We won\u2019t know anything serious about Indiana until week 6. Unfortunately. " }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "The 2nd half performance was very impressive defensively. ND also doesn\u2019t play anyone serious until BYU week 8, but I think the physicality is there, the defense is there. Something about the offense isn\u2019t title contender for me, yet. Please fast forward to a big game (same with Miami/Indiana)." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Alabama is not moving this week. The Kentucky win looks a LOT better, but once again Alabama seems to have Regigigas\u2019 \u201cSlow Start\u201d ability (anyone get this reference? No?) Alabama will lose if they continue this trend, you cannot seriously compete in the SEC or B10 by only playing 2 quarters to your potential. Russell is FAST, and shows young mistakes which is fine, but the talent is there. The defense is very good, I\u2019m not sold on the running game until I see it for a full game. The start of this game against a bad FSU team was reminiscent to last year. " }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "I\u2019m not going to punish a team for going into Ole Miss and having a chance to tie it at the end. I think the Clemson game didn\u2019t do LSU any favors because it\u2019s clear Clemson is bad. I think Leavitt is good with his legs but clearly has steps to take as a passer, the defense is good, maybe really good, but they are lacking the whole package as of week 3. I wish they would utilize the running backs more because that\u2019s a good group. " }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "The Cardinals are for real, offensively. That RB room is for real, Lincoln is for real, the WRs make plays where it counts. The Ole Miss loss is the closest you can be to a quality loss. I think SMU is an impressive football team this year, and we obviously know how good Ole Miss is offensively, so I\u2019m not ready to sell on this Louisville defense because they\u2019ve had some really tough challenges, but I\u2019d like to see some improvement there. Keep climbing Cardinals!" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "Up to this point, Utah has been the most impressive team in the B12. Watch out, BYU and Tech. " }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "They look good, and I fully expect them to get better. " }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Welcome to the show Kamario. What most impressed me this week from this team was starting the game in an hostile environment down 16-0, and then doing what they did. Taylor settled in, and the rocket ship took off from there. " }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "HUGE test this week. Neyland will be rocking, can Tennessee take that next step?" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "No matter what, you cannot beat Rutgers by 7. You just can\u2019t. Huge test this week again at home, but defensively they have GOT to improve to be any sort of serious contender. " }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "55-0? Iowa? Iowa Hawkeyes? Did hell freeze over?" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "I was down on Tech through two weeks of the season, and I still don\u2019t think they are as good as expected so far this year. Houston is a good team, and that was a great game. A win is a win, but they would lose as of right now to the two teams above them in conference in my opinion. " }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "Still waiting on real competition, can\u2019t get that Temple game out of my mind, but they have all the opportunity with that schedule. " }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "Played a really tough game, came up inches short. Houston will continue to make noise, and I\u2019d love to see a rematch with Tech. " }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Offense? Explosion. Defense? Please put up a full 4 quarter performance. 7 sacks vs Auburn was very nice. Baugh very well may be the best RB in college. I was not thrilled with the last 10 minutes, they seemed to lose full effort and the secondary really needs to step it up against Ole Miss or Florida will give up some major passing yards. 16 penalties? Really? Florida has a chance to clean it up and skyrocket in the rankings. " }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "I really really don\u2019t want to be ranking Michigan, but here we are. Technically 3-0, but that offense is not good. The first half vs UTEP was scary for them, but they closed it out nicely. " }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "What a win! Virginia was looking to be a contender and then WVU goes into their home and wins by 11. Impressive stuff. " }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "Well, that was not a good game. I\u2019m sure this is one they will want to wipe from memory. Mizzou has a gauntlet coming up, let\u2019s see how they perform. " }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "Why is no one talking about this K State defense? Johnson seems to be improved, the energy around the team is EXCITING. Hoping for more games to see just how good they can be. \r\n\r\n" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "UCLA a quiet 3-0? 2-0 vs P4 teams? I\u2019ll call UCLA going into Oregon 4-0.\r\n\r\n(I wanted to rank UK, but you can\u2019t erase that 2nd half sperformance against Alabama. Very impressive showing against A&M @ their own house." } ] }, { "id": 75025, "username": "jrluhn", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-20T18:06:32.570251+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": 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": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "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": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "New: #19 Oregon (forgot them last week), #21 WVU, #22 Florida, and #25 Miss St" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "Dropouts: #16 SMU, #21 SMU, #23 Washington, and #24 Oklahoma" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "Next 5 in no order: Oklahoma, SMU, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma State, and Kentucky" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 75269, "username": "jthomas694", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-22T13:57:49.426934+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Rankings should primarily reflect what has happened on the field this season, with sort of a power ranking for teams that have similar resumes. Teams who win don't deserve to be rewarded, teams who lose don't deserve to punished - but what happened this past week is an additional data point in viewing team resumes.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "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": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State 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"mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 184, "handle": "northdakotastate", "name": "North Dakota State Bison" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 74986, "username": "JustAManAndHisLaptop", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-20T16:13:05.313117+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": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 56, "handle": "kentucky", "name": "Kentucky Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 75198, "username": "Justanother_0", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-21T23:58:06.095074+00:00", "overall_rationale": "I only consider the top half of each Power Four conference (plus the independents if they perform well enough), along with who I believe to be the best teams from the Group of Six in that given week. 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 an effort to curb poll momentum from my preseason teams, I reassessed the position of every team I had ranked in my prior poll. If a team hasn\u2019t yet played a quality opponent by their own choosing (I.e, they filled their OOC with cupcakes intentionally), then their ranking will take a severe hit. General vibes of a team, while still considered, will take a backseat to a team\u2019s resume from this week out. \r\n\r\n[Notable Omissions]\r\n\r\n[Penn State] took the Indiana OOC scheduling philosophy, but they don\u2019t have the playoff expectation or roster to justify being ranked on vibes alone.\r\n\r\n[Texas A&M] had a very deceiving win over Arizona State, and I wasn\u2019t horribly high on this team to begin with.\r\n\r\n[North Dakota State] passes the eye test the most out of any G6 team since 2024, but dear lord the Missouri Valley probably gave the Bison a tougher schedule than the Mountain West does. They\u2019ll be waiting for those ahead of them to lose before they hop back in the list.\r\n\r\n[Duke] may be undefeated, but that Tulane game is still fresh in my mind.\r\n\r\nThis is probably one of the wonkiest top 25\u2019s I\u2019ve ever put together. These things get cleaner to navigate later in the season, but for now we do the best with what we have.\r\n\r\nThank you for reading!\r\n", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "Not a whole lot changed this week for the Longhorns in my eyes. A test against Tennessee this upcoming week will be interesting to watch." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "A massive win for the Rebels this week propels them way up my list. They\u2019d probably be #1 if they didn\u2019t lose their star running back in their revenge game." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "While the Buckeyes choked the Texas game away in stunning fashion, a one point loss on the road to the current #1 isn\u2019t too big of a stain to a resume, especially when so many other teams fill their early year schedules with nothing but cupcakes." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Huge reach? Maybe, but this is a team that is going to bruise and batter every team they face off against this year. I expect this team to make the playoffs on that offense alone. Now if that defense doesn\u2019t start to gel then they probably won\u2019t go too far into December. Even so, a three point loss to the second best team in the SEC is hard to really punish these guys for, especially after beating SMU." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "A blowout win over Arkansas saves Georgia from skidding too far down this list from a lack of quality wins (even if ceiling Arkansas a quality opponent is the reach of the century). This will correct itself as SEC play begins." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "I worry how Miami will stack up against their tougher competition when they get there. That being said, they\u2019ve got a Heisman finalist under center." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "Is it true that the tab is probably gonna come due for the Red Raiders at some point this year? Definitely. Do they also have the best win in the Big XII right now with their classic against Houston? Absolutely." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "Close behind the Red Raiders, but no ranked wins so far. However, I remain high on the Cougars" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "The 16-0 run last year is doing a TON of heavy lifting in this ranking. If it weren\u2019t for that, there wouldn\u2019t be a whole lot to prop this team up on." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "This team breaks whenever Leavitt does. This holds especially true should he get too overzealous on a QB sneak and get KO-ed (or if he goes a little too hard in the pickup basketball games)." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "This is a tough one to rank. On one hand they didn\u2019t schedule East Walmart in place of Arkansas, but on the other it\u2019s not like scheduling Walmart is much better. I expect this team to be competing for the Big XII, but they just don\u2019t stack up on paper to the teams ahead of them." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "I am still very high on SMU despite their loss to Louisville (who I am extremely high on), can\u2019t punish them too much for that. They\u2019ll need more wins though to secure this spot." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "This is about the point in the list where the methodology of ranking by conference shows its flaws. Right now, the B1G is really Indiana and Ohio State followed by everybody else. Going on resume, Iowa is the first in that \u201ceverybody else\u201d category. I\u2019ll be shocked if they hold onto such a high ranking after this week, but somebody\u2019s gotta be #13." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "I\u2019m rewarding Houston for their performance against Texas Tech this last week. This team gives shades of 2024 Indiana to me, so make of that what you will." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "A Big XII classic makes me wonder what is going on in Tuscaloosa. I look forward to seeing how they somehow skate by their SEC slate and stumble into Atlanta inexplicably." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "The Virginia win here is doing most of the heavy lifting here. I was high on the Cavaliers, so I am rewarding them for their performance there (they\u2019re also undefeated)." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "If they beat their big boy opponents, then I\u2019ll put them in the top 10." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 79, "handle": "tulsa", "name": "Tulsa Golden Hurricane" }, "rationale": "Tulsa home game for the playoffs. Book it." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 12, "handle": "virginia", "name": "Virginia Cavaliers" }, "rationale": "I am still very high on the Cavaliers, but that West Virginia game is gonna hurt them a bit. Can they bounce back? I think so." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "Look, if Rutgers lit up the Trojans as bad as they did, then how in the world are they gonna stop Oregon?" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 56, "handle": "kentucky", "name": "Kentucky Wildcats" }, "rationale": "Huge win over A&M gives me the confirmation that I needed that this team is probably gonna be the Wildcats\u2019 first step out of the gutter that they\u2019ve found themselves in lately." }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "Sure, they got all they could handle against South Dakota, but the Missouri Valley is probably a better conference than the C-USA anyway so I'll count that as a quality win." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 107, "handle": "westernmichigan", "name": "Western Michigan Broncos" }, "rationale": "Undefeated with a chance to take the G6 mantle outright by hosting Boise State? I personally doubted that anybody from the MAC would find themselves in this position, but like Anton Ego said, \u201cIt\u2019s not that anybody can cook, but rather a good cook can come from anywhere.\u201d" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Undefeated with a road win against SCar, I\u2019m feeling high on these guys." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "Their only loss is to a Tulsa team that could very well make the playoffs and they took down one of the most talented teams in the nation in Oregon. Time to flip a coin and see if their offense will be good or not this week.\r\n" } ] }, { "id": 75279, "username": "JustinMSU21", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-22T14:27:49.490331+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": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { 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Hard to name a true flaw outside of the inconsistency (particularly at the skill positions)" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "(-) Start Nolan James and start coming out of the gate hot rather than rely on the 2nd half, and they look nearly as complete as Texas. Carr is so good at football" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "(-) Finally didn\u2019t play a tomato can and looked\u2026 just pretty good? Nothing like the unstoppable force they were made out to be. Mensah insanely smart QB, LOS not being as physical as last year + injuries piling up remains a concern" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "(+4) And that\u2019s how it\u2019s done. Chambliss and Lacy continue to be as advertised. Officially entered the national title hunt" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "(-1) Finally playing a team with a pulse\u2026 well, at least OU\u2019s defense has one. Let\u2019s see if they can finally establish the run and secure the ball in a game that matters" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "(-1) If this wasn\u2019t at home, I could see Northwestern causing some issues. First real test likely comes in Lincoln in a few weeks" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "(-) Bucks get a reeling Illinois at home, but Kinnick next week looking \ud83d\udc40 " }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "(+1) Quietly have been looking like the most consistent team in the BXII. They may actually be a live dog when ND comes to Provo in October" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "(+5) Exactly what I needed to see against a tough Houston team. Finally looking like a balanced squad against a quality opponent\u2026 but this was likely their toughest opponent of the regular season. Only AZ and OkSt. (maybe ASU and WVU?) left to truly challenge them" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "(-4) So much for the superteam hype. Just like the prior season, Clemson win aging like a stick of Juicy Fruit. Leavitt health and consistency and depth at skill positions a major concern" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "(-) You guys can stay put. Not many teams have looked consistently like a top ten team, hell I don\u2019t think I can say that about anyone but I DEFINITELY can\u2019t about Bama, who should be thanking their lucky stars they didn\u2019t lose to FSU AGAIN. Russell progression promising, but DB regression certainly isn\u2019t" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "(+5) A top 10 Holy War would feed the state of Utah more than any \u201cAmerican Comeback Tour\u201d ever could" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "(+6) Big test at The Big House this week. Let\u2019s see if this mystical \u201cIowa offense\u201d can show up in what is likely to be a very slow defensive contest (I\u2019ll take the under please). Pass that, and Hawkeyes get to ride that momentum when hosting OSU next week" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "(-2) A lot of movement above the Trojans, but even after a win yeah I\u2019m not rewarding them for that performance against Buttgers. Fucking yikes. Lincoln Riley teams simply will never rise to the occasion defensively" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "(+5) If the Cards/Miami isn\u2019t the ACC title game I will be thoroughly shocked" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "(+5) Wisconsin is the first real litmus test. Thankfully for them they get it at the Beav. Let\u2019s see what these Nittany Cyclones are made of" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "(+5) I fear Georgia Tech is quite bad. Fortunately for the Vols, they get to prove their worth against Texas at Neyland" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "(-) Lulled quite a bit against Troy, but I think they\u2019re a bit more balanced than the teams below them" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "(+4) JMU the new head coaching factory?" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "(HM) They will go as far as KaMario Taylor takes them" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "(HM) They need to start Tommy Carr already. He may get his opportunity if Underwood shits the bed early against Iowa (he will)" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "(-7) Despite the loss, this is a real football team folks. Willie Fritz truly is a program builder extraordinaire" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "(+1) That Tulsa loss looking like more of an aberration by the day" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "(+1) No bonus points for thrashing Portland State. However this team is far too talented for me to give up on them quite yet" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "(NR) Actually a pretty nice win on the road against a talented (but poorly coached) Maryland. Let\u2019s see how ACC play treats them | DROPPED: (9) Texas A&M, (13) Virginia, (16) SMU | HONORABLE MENTIONS: Boise State, SMU, North Dakota State, Kansas State, Western Michigan" } ] }, { "id": 75067, "username": "Lex_Ludorum", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-20T21:16:53.172040+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": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 67, 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I'm not going to bother changing much after the second layer (aside from head to head) or work to separate a clear next 3-10. Manual override of WMU/Michigan game to count as WMU win per FBS Oversight Committee stating on the record had officially-established review protocols been followed the game would have resulted in a WMU win. General Notes: Methodology: FIRST layer (computer portion): SP+, opponents\u2019 SP+, opponents\u2019 opponents\u2019 SP+, opponents\u2019 win %, opponents\u2019 opponents\u2019 win %. SECOND layer (human portion): home/field/away, key injuries, P4/G6 status, watched game factors (ex: offensive/defensive line domination, rush yards after contact, average point of first contact, defensive penetration on non-inside screens, missed tackles, quarterback throwing release speed, overall turnovers, average starting field position, etc). THIRD layer (human portion): wins/losses vs higher-/lower-/non-ranked teams, recency of those results. FOURTH layer (computer portion): Deservedness = Team A cannot be ranked over Team B that has 2+ fewer losses (ex: 9-3 LSU can be ranked over 10-2 Missouri, but 9-3 LSU cannot be ranked over 11-1 Tulane even if LSU beat Tulane heads up, rankings have LSU over Tulane, and/or I think LSU is better than Tulane) unless Team B is giving a X loss allowance to Team A due to significantly fewer P4 games played. Loss allowances come into play when: P4 teams play 2 fewer P4 games than another P4 team (ex: 9-3 Arizona plays 10 P4 games, 11-1 Syracuse plays 8 P4 games, 10-8=2, 9-3 Arizona can be ranked over 11-1 Syracuse); P4 teams play 6 fewer P4 games than a G6 team (11-1 Syracuse plays 8 P4 teams, 9-3 Charlotte plays 2 P4 teams, 8-2=6, 9-3 Charlotte can be ranked over 11-1 Syracuse) unless the P4 team plays 0 P4 games then it is 7; G6 teams play 9 fewer P4 teams than a P4 team (ex: 9-3 South Carolina plays 10 P4 games, 11-1 Boise State plays 1 P4 games, 10-0=0, 9-3 South Carolina can be ranked over 11-1 Boise State); or G6 teams play 2 fewer P4 games than another G6 team (ex: 9-3 Charlotte plays 2 P4 games, 11-1 Liberty plays 0 P4 games, 2-0=2, 9-3 Charlotte can be ranked over 11-1 Liberty). If the game differential exceeds more than 2/6/9/2 in those scenarios, add another loss allowance for each additional P4 game played difference in that scenario. ", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "NEW. Would be the #1 playoff seed in this scenario, playing the winner of #8 Alabama/#9 Mississippi State in the Orange Bowl" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "NEW. Would be the #2 playoff seed in this scenario, playing the winner of #7 Indiana/#10 Notre Dame in the Rose Bowl" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "NEW. Would be the #3 playoff seed in this scenario, playing the winner of #6 Georgia/#11 Utah in the Peach Bowl" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "NEW. Would be the #4 playoff seed in this scenario, playing the winner of #5 LSU/#12 Tulsa in the Fiesta Bowl" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "NEW. Would be the #5 playoff seed in this scenario, hosting #12 WMU in the first round" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "NEW. Would be the #6 playoff seed in this scenario, hosting #11 Utah in the first round" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "NEW. Would be the #7 playoff seed in this scenario, hosting #10 Notre Dame in the first round" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "NEW. Would be the #8 playoff seed in this scenario, hosting #9 Mississippi State in the first round" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "NEW. Would be the #9 playoff seed in this scenario, playing at #8 Alabama in the first round" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "NEW. Would be the #10 playoff seed in this scenario, playing at #7 Indiana in the first round" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "NEW" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "NEW" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "NEW" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "NEW" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "NEW" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "NEW. Would be the #11 playoff seed in this scenario, playing at #6 Georgia in the first round" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "NEW" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "NEW" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 33, "handle": "northwestern", "name": "Northwestern Wildcats" }, "rationale": "NEW" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "NEW" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 61, "handle": "southcarolina", "name": "South Carolina Gamecocks" }, "rationale": "NEW" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "NEW" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "NEW" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "NEW" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "NEW. WMU would be the #12 playoff seed in this scenario, playing at #5 LSU in the first round" } ] }, { "id": 74878, "username": "MahjongDaily", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-21T16:54:46.565972+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "I'm fully prepared to look silly when they lose to Florida." }, { "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": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Why can't you just be normal?" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "They do not pass the eye test. However, they do pass the \"win football games\" test." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 75104, "username": "MainPeanut25", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-21T01:03:23.094774+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": "Toss-up between ND/Ole Miss/U, with the Louisville game holding me back from this being Ole Miss" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "Moved on \ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf9" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "#Free9 (not THAT 9)" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "That guy is actually offsides on this poll" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Poster child for the changing balance of power in CFB. Haven\u2019t performed in the playoffs, no indication that will change" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Wounds heal" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "Blew off some steam" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Lincoln Kienholz aka the \ud83d\udc10" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Future LSU starting QB Kamario Taylor balled" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "Letdown" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "s/o current Kentucky DC/former A&M DC Jay Bateman" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "It\u2019s all working out for Nico" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "Mehssouri" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 74896, "username": "Maladroit44", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-20T07:13:08.489072+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Last year the SEC and ACC took a couple LSU and Clemson teams that finished unranked with four losses each the previous season, threw them together in Week 1, and told us the winner was a natty contender. Then LSU and Clemson finished unranked with six losses each, played again in Week 1 this year, and we called the winner a natty contender again. You hereby have my solemn vow that I will never again let myself be fooled into believing what LSU looks like against mid-ass Dabo Swinney in Week 1 is indicative of anything to come.\r\n\r\nAlso LSU's next five games are Texas A&M (which just had THAT loss), McNeese State, Kentucky, Mississippi State, and Auburn. So have fun watching them inexplicably float back into the top ten so they can be a quality win for Alabama, Texas, and Tennessee right before the playoffs. Megaconference schedules, man...", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "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": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, 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"2026-09-20T18:38:15.962329+00:00", "overall_rationale": "This model was not designed to be taken seriously until week 7 or 8. Consume this ballot with caution.\r\n\r\nPoll uses stats earned on the field, not pageantry, not the \"eye-test\".\r\n\r\nBased on team statistics with each statistic being weighted differently. Teams must have played 3 games as an FBS school to qualify for a ranking (prior year games against an FBS while still in FCS count). Stats earned against FCS teams are weighted less. Overtime losses count as a \"partial win\" with the value being n/(n+1) where \"n\" is the number of OTs (whereas wins are worth 1).", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "Change: None | Previous Rank: 1st | Wins Composite Rank: 1st | SoS Composite Rank: 2nd | Margin of Victory Rank: 8th | Penalties Composite Rank: 5th | Yardage Composite Rank: 12th | Turnover Composite Rank: 2nd | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 42nd | Other Stats Rank: 2nd" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "Change: \u25b2 1 | Previous Rank: 3rd | Wins Composite Rank: 1st | SoS Composite Rank: 8th | Margin of Victory Rank: 17th | Penalties Composite Rank: 26th | Yardage Composite Rank: 32nd | Turnover Composite Rank: 36th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 17th | Other Stats Rank: 47th" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Change: \u25b2 6 | Previous Rank: 9th | Wins Composite Rank: 1st | SoS Composite Rank: 9th | Margin of Victory Rank: 16th | Penalties Composite Rank: 48th | Yardage Composite Rank: 16th | Turnover Composite Rank: 19th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 12th | Other Stats Rank: 40th" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Change: \u25b2 20 | Previous Rank: 24th | Wins Composite Rank: 1st | SoS Composite Rank: 7th | Margin of Victory Rank: 15th | Penalties Composite Rank: 125th | Yardage Composite Rank: 14th | Turnover Composite Rank: 76th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 5th | Other Stats Rank: 108th" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "Change: \u25b2 5 | Previous Rank: 10th | Wins Composite Rank: 1st | SoS Composite Rank: 5th | Margin of Victory Rank: 47th | Penalties Composite Rank: 95th | Yardage Composite Rank: 58th | Turnover Composite Rank: 107th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 35th | Other Stats Rank: 34th" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Change: \u25b2 1 | Previous Rank: 7th | Wins Composite Rank: 1st | SoS Composite Rank: 10th | Margin of Victory Rank: 47th | Penalties Composite Rank: 110th | Yardage Composite Rank: 40th | Turnover Composite Rank: 105th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 13th | Other Stats Rank: 8th" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "Change: \u25b2 4 | Previous Rank: 11th | Wins Composite Rank: 1st | SoS Composite Rank: 25th | Margin of Victory Rank: 4th | Penalties Composite Rank: 44th | Yardage Composite Rank: 2nd | Turnover Composite Rank: 10th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 67th | Other Stats Rank: 50th" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "Change: \u25bc 6 | Previous Rank: 2nd | Wins Composite Rank: 1st | SoS Composite Rank: 21st | Margin of Victory Rank: 31st | Penalties Composite Rank: 69th | Yardage Composite Rank: 17th | Turnover Composite Rank: 72nd | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 49th | Other Stats Rank: 17th" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "Change: \u25bc 4 | Previous Rank: 5th | Wins Composite Rank: 1st | SoS Composite Rank: 11th | Margin of Victory Rank: 44th | Penalties Composite Rank: 129th | Yardage Composite Rank: 34th | Turnover Composite Rank: 52nd | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 88th | Other Stats Rank: 55th" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "Change: \u25b2 3 | Previous Rank: 13th | Wins Composite Rank: 1st | SoS Composite Rank: 22nd | Margin of Victory Rank: 24th | Penalties Composite Rank: 84th | Yardage Composite Rank: 23rd | Turnover Composite Rank: 38th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 57th | Other Stats Rank: 52nd" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "Change: \u25b2 11 | Previous Rank: 22nd | Wins Composite Rank: 1st | SoS Composite Rank: 15th | Margin of Victory Rank: 35th | Penalties Composite Rank: 136th | Yardage Composite Rank: 33rd | Turnover Composite Rank: 8th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 72nd | Other Stats Rank: 50th" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Change: \u25b2 37 | Previous Rank: 49th | Wins Composite Rank: 13th | SoS Composite Rank: 30th | Margin of Victory Rank: 11th | Penalties Composite Rank: 131st | Yardage Composite Rank: 18th | Turnover Composite Rank: 40th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 16th | Other Stats Rank: 10th" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "Change: \u25b2 8 | Previous Rank: 21st | Wins Composite Rank: 13th | SoS Composite Rank: 40th | Margin of Victory Rank: 19th | Penalties Composite Rank: 81st | Yardage Composite Rank: 22nd | Turnover Composite Rank: 23rd | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 70th | Other Stats Rank: 15th" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "Change: \u25b2 34 | Previous Rank: 48th | Wins Composite Rank: 13th | SoS Composite Rank: 61st | Margin of Victory Rank: 12th | Penalties Composite Rank: 114th | Yardage Composite Rank: 19th | Turnover Composite Rank: 77th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 9th | Other Stats Rank: 1st" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Change: \u25b2 4 | Previous Rank: 19th | Wins Composite Rank: 13th | SoS Composite Rank: 54th | Margin of Victory Rank: 6th | Penalties Composite Rank: 23rd | Yardage Composite Rank: 3rd | Turnover Composite Rank: 111th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 95th | Other Stats Rank: 96th" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "Change: \u25b2 35 | Previous Rank: 51st | Wins Composite Rank: 13th | SoS Composite Rank: 74th | Margin of Victory Rank: 39th | Penalties Composite Rank: 34th | Yardage Composite Rank: 66th | Turnover Composite Rank: 43rd | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 2nd | Other Stats Rank: 82nd" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "Change: \u25b2 17 | Previous Rank: 34th | Wins Composite Rank: 13th | SoS Composite Rank: 73rd | Margin of Victory Rank: 33rd | Penalties Composite Rank: 108th | Yardage Composite Rank: 36th | Turnover Composite Rank: 23rd | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 24th | Other Stats Rank: 23rd" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "Change: \u25bc 3 | Previous Rank: 15th | Wins Composite Rank: 37th | SoS Composite Rank: 3rd | Margin of Victory Rank: 24th | Penalties Composite Rank: 107th | Yardage Composite Rank: 5th | Turnover Composite Rank: 86th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 8th | Other Stats Rank: 60th" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "Change: \u25bc 13 | Previous Rank: 6th | Wins Composite Rank: 13th | SoS Composite Rank: 81st | Margin of Victory Rank: 45th | Penalties Composite Rank: 6th | Yardage Composite Rank: 93rd | Turnover Composite Rank: 13th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 6th | Other Stats Rank: 46th" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "Change: \u25b2 19 | Previous Rank: 39th | Wins Composite Rank: 13th | SoS Composite Rank: 120th | Margin of Victory Rank: 10th | Penalties Composite Rank: 2nd | Yardage Composite Rank: 6th | Turnover Composite Rank: 100th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 7th | Other Stats Rank: 19th" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 184, "handle": "northdakotastate", "name": "North Dakota State Bison" }, "rationale": "Change: \u25bc 5 | Previous Rank: 16th | Wins Composite Rank: 12th | SoS Composite Rank: 82nd | Margin of Victory Rank: 29th | Penalties Composite Rank: 82nd | Yardage Composite Rank: 45th | Turnover Composite Rank: 7th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 100th | Other Stats Rank: 31st" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 79, "handle": "tulsa", "name": "Tulsa Golden Hurricane" }, "rationale": "Change: \u25b2 10 | Previous Rank: 32nd | Wins Composite Rank: 13th | SoS Composite Rank: 72nd | Margin of Victory Rank: 40th | Penalties Composite Rank: 38th | Yardage Composite Rank: 80th | Turnover Composite Rank: 12th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 99th | Other Stats Rank: 48th" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "Change: \u25bc 11 | Previous Rank: 12th | Wins Composite Rank: 13th | SoS Composite Rank: 92nd | Margin of Victory Rank: 13th | Penalties Composite Rank: 55th | Yardage Composite Rank: 8th | Turnover Composite Rank: 33rd | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 125th | Other Stats Rank: 20th" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Change: \u25b2 5 | Previous Rank: 29th | Wins Composite Rank: 13th | SoS Composite Rank: 122nd | Margin of Victory Rank: 1st | Penalties Composite Rank: 83rd | Yardage Composite Rank: 4th | Turnover Composite Rank: 23rd | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 10th | Other Stats Rank: 13th" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 70, "handle": "cincinnati", "name": "Cincinnati Bearcats" }, "rationale": "Change: \u25b2 18 | Previous Rank: 43rd | Wins Composite Rank: 13th | SoS Composite Rank: 83rd | Margin of Victory Rank: 26th | Penalties Composite Rank: 106th | Yardage Composite Rank: 49th | Turnover Composite Rank: 13th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 22nd | Other Stats Rank: 111th" } ] }, { "id": 74881, "username": "MemeofMemeJTG999999", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-21T01:00:00.920134+00:00", "overall_rationale": "I use a methodology similar to that used by the voter polls that bases teams based primarily on wins/losses, but with other factors such as how those teams looked in their wins and losses, head to head, roster depth, etc, in play.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "(3-0) (no change)\r\nW: 30-6 vs UTSA (2-1)\r\nNext Week: @ #11 Tennessee (3-0)\r\nProjected Bowl: Cotton Bowl vs Alabama/Texas Tech" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "(3-0) (up 4)\r\nW: 32-24 vs #5 LSU (2-1)\r\nNext Week: @ #19 Florida (3-0) (JTGOTW)\r\nProjected Bowl: Peach Bowl vs Miami/BYU" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "(3-0) (down 1)\r\nW: 27-10 vs Michigan State (2-1)\r\nNext Week: @ Purdue (1-2)\r\nProjected Bowl: Fiesta Bowl vs Georgia/Tennessee" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "(3-0) (down 1)\r\nW: 38-0 vs Western Kentucky (0-3)\r\nNext Week vs Northwestern (2-0)\r\nProjected Bowl: Rose Bowl vs Ohio State/Tulsa" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "(2-1) (down 1)\r\nW: 59-3 vs Kent State (1-2)\r\nNext Week: vs Illinois (2-1)\r\nProjected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Tulsa" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "(3-0) (up 1)\r\nW: 45-17 @ Arkansas (1-2)\r\nNext Week: vs #28 Oklahoma (2-1)\r\nProjected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Tennessee" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "(3-0) (up 1)\r\nW: 33-20 @ Wake Forest (2-1)\r\nNext Week: vs Central Michigan (2-1)\r\nProjected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs BYU" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "(3-0) (up 1)\r\nW: 50-36 vs Florida State (1-2)\r\nNext Week: vs South Carolina (2-1)\r\nProjected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Texas Tech" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "(3-0) (up 3)\r\nW: 28-26 vs #21 Houston (2-1)\r\nNext Week: vs Sam Houston (1-2)\r\nProjected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Alabama" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "(3-0) (up 1)\r\nW: 41-23 @ Colorado State (2-1)\r\nNext Week: Bye\r\nProjected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Miami" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "(3-0) (up 2)\r\nW: 42-9 vs Kennesaw State (1-2)\r\nNext Week: vs #1 Texas (3-0)\r\nProjected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Georgia" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "(2-1) (down 7)\r\nL: 24-32 @ #6 Ole Miss (3-0)\r\nNext Week: vs #23 Texas A&M (2-1)\r\nProjected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Iowa" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 48, 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If you have the same record as a team and beat them head-to-head, you must be ahead of that team. It's early season, so kneejerk reactions should be the norm until we get more information. Former #9 Texas A&M and former #12 Virginia crash all the way out of the rankings after suffering emphatic losses to unranked teams, who move up to #15 (Kentucky) and #16 (West Virginia). Ole Miss's pretty dominant win over LSU vaults them up to #3, dragging new #7 Louisville along with them. The Cards' game was much more competitive than LSU's game vs Ole Miss, where LSU never led at any point. Despite other people's rankings, #18 LSU didn't drop much for me, as I already had them #15 last week. That Clemson win doesn't mean much and they looked bad vs Louisiana Tech. After a shaky start to the season dropped them down to #21 last week, Texas Tech's performance vs Houston, especially in the 2nd half, renewed my faith in them to be good. 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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(1) 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\n(1) The rating used in this calculation is the rating with the previous weeks bias, but the current weeks results. \r\n\r\nNote: Hey look! Texas is #1! Still early but this ranking does highlight something strange. LSU is sort of rewarded more for losing close to Ole Miss than Ole Miss is rewarded for winning. [LSU is like 75th percentile for margin above expected but Ole Miss is like 25th]. I expect this is an artifact of the low sample size still, as it usually takes ~7-8 weeks for my older rankings to get close to the consensus. \r\n\r\nFCS results are very important right now. One difference between my calculations and the actually Colley matrix is that they have a very structured way to separate FCS teams into groups, and I do no such thing. Which means that my model treats all FCS teams as the same. Therefore playing South Dakota State will have the same expected margin of victory as Bethune-Cookman where there is a large gap in quality. So, many teams getting boosts just happened to play worse FCS teams. I think this should shake out in the coming weeks.\r\n\r\nAlso my rankings adore the SEC.\r\n", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 28, "handle": "maryland", "name": "Maryland Terrapins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 79, "handle": "tulsa", "name": "Tulsa Golden Hurricane" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 61, "handle": "southcarolina", "name": "South Carolina Gamecocks" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 74931, "username": "NotSoSuperNerd", "ballot_type": "Computer", "submission_date": "2026-09-20T13:33:55.137661+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Bradley-Terry rankings for the expected end-of-season win totals; Pr[A beats B] = 0.5+0.5*tanh(rA-rB). Prediction model is a hybrid Kalman filter, driven by the win margin of each game.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "2.089 [9.58-2.42]" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "2.086 [9.74-2.26]" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "1.965 [9.54-2.46]" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "1.936 [11.05-0.95]" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "1.911 [8.73-3.27]" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "1.845 [10.91-1.09]" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "1.771 [10.60-1.40]" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "1.645 [8.17-3.83]" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "1.597 [7.47-4.53]" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "1.581 [9.02-2.98]" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "1.568 [7.53-4.47]" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "1.549 [10.50-1.50]" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "1.545 [7.36-4.64]" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "1.521 [7.58-4.42]" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 64, "handle": "vanderbilt", "name": "Vanderbilt Commodores" }, "rationale": "1.425 [6.77-5.23]" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "1.406 [6.39-5.61]" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 56, "handle": "kentucky", "name": "Kentucky Wildcats" }, "rationale": "1.393 [6.61-5.39]" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "1.256 [5.95-6.05]" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "1.247 [10.10-1.90]" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "1.246 [10.11-1.89]" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "1.241 [9.19-2.81]" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "1.226 [8.73-3.27]" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "1.200 [5.98-6.02]" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "1.171 [8.51-3.49]" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "1.136 [8.46-3.54]" } ] }, { "id": 75128, "username": "Noy_Telinu", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-21T05:58:43.046890+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Completely vibes based because it is WAY TOO EARLY TO RANK TEAMS. But I have to in order to keep my voting rights. ", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "Last season champ hasn't lost yet so they remain number 1" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "Best win of anyone so far t6his year" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Made it to the finals last year and has not lost yet" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "Last team to beat Indiana " }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "HAHAHAHAHA LSU lost HAHAHAHAHAHAHA " }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Still likely SEC favorite " }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Damn it FSU, why did you blue ball America?" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhh fiiiiiiiiiiiineeee I will rank teams that lose a game despite teams that have 0 losses not getting ranked because we WANT teams to face each other in non con but ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I hate this so much. " }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "I hate you so much. " }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "I miss the PAC" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "Please beat Michigan " }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Battle for the UT" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 32, "handle": "nebraska", "name": "Nebraska Cornhuskers" }, "rationale": "Might be undefeated until the Indiana Game " }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "I guess" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "SHOE" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "Bounce back that fast?" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "Wait, weren't you banned? What year is it?" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "P2 team means ranked ahead of Middle 2 team. Come on, these early rankings do not matter anyway, so..." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "I hope BYU is good, for ND's sake" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "Wait, Duke is undefeated? And won vs a BIG team? " }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "Has yet to eat Shit" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "Joe Saunders was a VT alum. " }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "Win vs Arky, who may be the worst SEC team this year" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "Hates LSU for stealing the spotlight of hated teams" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "Sure " } ] }, { "id": 75259, "username": "nw____", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-22T12:36:22.221264+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": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "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": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", 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That's a huge middle range and why reevaluating tiers based entirely on results remains impossible." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "LW: 15 | Tier 2 (up from 3) | W Texas-El Paso\r\n\r\nMichigan came into the season tier 2. After the controversial finish against Western Michigan, I treated them as if they'd lost but recorded the result as if they'd won. Beating Oklahoma brought them back to tier 3, and remaining undefeated let them get a bump right back to where they started. 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Hence, the win wasn't as impressive as their first two, or of the top-3 in the poll currently." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "Ole Miss got a signature win, getting the best of Lane Kiffin, deservedly so, in the process. They went from 13th last week to 5th this week in my poll, beating a really good LSU team that also looked impressive to start the season. Trinidad Chambliss has a rocket of an arm and the team's passing/receiving was a recipe for big plays at timely moments. A top-5 team for the time being." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "Indiana has done literally everything right in non-conference play this year. Their defense has looked phenomenal, pitching two straight shutouts lowering their scoring average 5.3 points allowed per game. Week 3 featured the best of everything on offense too: a really good game from QB Josh Hoover, a great running game by RB Turbo Richard (great name!), and really awesome receiving from Charlie Becker and Nick Marsh." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "I really, really thought that Ohio State being dropped so far in the AP poll was so ridiculously stupid after barely losing to Texas in Week 2, and had then at 7. I keep them here after a ridiculous win over MAC school Kent State. Julian Sayin was able to spread the ball to so many different guys, and a lot of guys got playing time due to this game being over so early on. This is still an arguably top-5 team in football." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "Penn State has looked more and more comfortable in Matt Campbell's scheme this season. The defense continues to have a major effect on their dominant wins. The big difference this week than in the first two is that it looks like the running game finally got going! With the team's easy schedule, the defense looking as good as ever, and the offense finally having weapons at all of QB, RB, and WR, the Nittany Lions are poised to make big noise this year." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "The Red Raiders have looked a little rough to start the year, and was even the case a bit in Week 3 but thankfully it came against much better competition than what they faced the first two weeks. I really like Houston and had them ranked last week, and this game was a pretty big one for both teams, even this early on. Houston's offense was great all-around, but Tech's wasn't too shabby either, doing just enough to overcome the fact that they had the ball for seven fewer minutes than Houston." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Alabama has been teasing us with potential upsets over the past two weeks. The first halves of each of their past two games have been extremely close, both within five points. However, just like in Week 2 against Kentucky, Week 3 against Florida State led to a 50-spot and a 14-point win. The defense didn't look good at all, but the explosive offense carried the way." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "USC is now one of the few teams at 4-0, having played in Week 0, and the team is making the most of their matchups. In their first B1G matchup of the year, the team outlasted a bad Rutgers team (better than their record, but still not a team that should have been within 7 points). The offense continues to roll, but there are some defensive concerns. Yes, they have one shutout, but they have allowed 26, 30, and 35 points as well, and against opponents who aren't exactly the best. Something to watch." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "I consistently had Tennessee a few spots above where they have actually been ranked every single week of the season so far, and that continues this week. Ranked 14th in the AP poll, the Vols finished this set of non-conference games with a massive 42-9 win over Kennesaw State. The offense put up almost 500 yards, and put this game out of reach very early on. They get their first real test of 2026 with a Week 4 matchup against number 1 Texas." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Another team I have been higher on than the AP poll (having ranked them since the preseason), the team has finally officially been ranked by the AP. They have moved up 9 spots on my poll too, especially after beating a pretty good South Carolina team. Despite a 13-0 deficit at the end of the first, the team's offense started firing on all cylinders and persevered en route a 3-0 start to the season. A tough in-conference matchup in Week 4 against Mizzou will be a big game for their spot in the rankings." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "LSU still has a really good team. The first two weeks were pure dominance, and week 3 was still a very close matchup against a really good Ole Miss team. They have a few more weeks to sort things out before facing the big dogs of the conference. Week 4 might be tough against a Texas A&M team that just got upset, so a big bounceback win is definitely in order." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "BYU has been really good this year. They had things so out of question in Week 3 against Colorado State that, despite the Rams scoring 16 points in the 4th, the Cougars still finished with an 18-point win. The offense put up almost 600 total yards, with the rushing game playing a big part, chipping in a massive 332 yards on the ground. They have a bye week this week before few more games coming up to make things right, just in time for a big showdown with Notre Dame on October 17." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "That's more like it! Iowa didn't look like Iowa in Week 3, and that was the best thing for them. After barely getting by Iowa State in the CyHawk matchup, and scoring just 16 points in that matchup, the Hawkeyes put up 55 points and shut out Northern Iowa. Yes, Northern Iowa isn't a good team, but this was exactly what the Hawkeyes needed before the start of B1G play this week. They immediately get a tough matchup, facing a Michigan team that is still undefeated by technicality." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "For as good as BYU has looked, the Utah Utes aren't too far behind. their offense might not be as good as the Cougars, but their defense definitely is. In a matchup against Utah State in Week 3, Utah's defense put up a shutout. They have allowed no more than 14 points in any of their games this season, held Utah State to just 188 yards overall, and created two turnovers. Great performance!" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Despite not really winning in Week 1, Michigan have looked really good over the past two games. After upsetting Oklahoma in Week 2, the Wolverines played a not-that-good UTEP team and took care of business. They outgained the Miners by almost 300 yards on offense, finally looking better on the offensive side. They have two tough games over their next three matchups, facing Iowa this upcoming weekend before facing Penn State a few games later. Season-defining stretch upcoming." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "I have been high on the Blue Devils since they wonn the ACC title last year, and the team has continued to look like a really good team. They still really aren't receiving love in the AP poll, but they have been the better team in all three of their games this year. Even with that, this past week's win over Stanford was on another level, as they won by 28, put up almost 500 yards of offense, and sustained a massive 268-yard rushing attack." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "I hadn't had Mizzou ranked up to this point, but with losses by teams like Texas A&M and Virginia, the Tigers had to move into the poll this week. They haven't looked particularly dominant, especially not in this past week's game against Troy, but they have done enough to get double-digit wins in all three games so far. Week 4 will be their toughest matchup, facing a really good Mississippi State team." }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "After doing wonders in his time at Tulane, Jon Sumrall's Gators have looked really good to start the season. After two dominant wins to start the year, Florida was able to take down a tough Auburn team. The defense definitely didn't look very good, but the score was definitely closer than the actual performance. Florida had 122 more yards on offense, 19 more minutes in time of possession, almost a full yard more per play. They do need to clean up penalties though, if they want to stay competitive." }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "James Franklin's new squad has gotten out to a hot start this year. With the Virginia Cavaliers losing, the Hokies are one of the top dogs in the ACC (alongside Miami and Duke). Franklin HATES Maryland, and it showed again this year. Penn State transfer Ethan Grunkemeyer was a fantastic field general, throwing over 300 yards and 3 touchdowns, with no interceptions. In the team's first somewhat tough matchup of the year, they looked poised for the battle." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 184, "handle": "northdakotastate", "name": "North Dakota State Bison" }, "rationale": "Another of the few teams who are 4-0 after playing in Week 0, the Bison have continued to adjust extremely well to FBS. Aside from their game against Air Force in Week 3 in which they allowed 32 points, the Bison have allowed just 7, 0, and 10 in their other three games. And the offense has been rolling, putting up at least 31 points in every game this year as well. In a not-so-tough Mountain West Conference, the Bison can make history and turn themselves into a CFP darkhorse if they keep on winning." }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 153, "handle": "jamesmadison", "name": "James Madison Dukes" }, "rationale": "With Billy Napier taking over the team this season, and after making the CFP last season, the Dukes have looked just as good as they did last year. 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They're in over Miami with pretty much the same season due to faith in Kirby Smart/Gunner Stockton." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Dominant and have a comprehensive road conference win." }, { "rank": 6, "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. Defending champs get their respect." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Kentucky was a good win and Florida State is now looking reasonably respectable, although giving up 36 keeps Alabama below the elite tier for me." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "Damn near completed the comeback against the new #1. Demolishing Clemson gives this team an impressive resume and within striking distance of what I view as the elite group. Their QB is very shaky." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "3\u20130, consistently good, albeit sometimes sloppy, but still lacking a major opponent." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "Same as above: 3\u20130 and consistently good albeit sometimes sloppy, but still lacking a major opponent. " }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "A close neutral-site loss to #1 Ole Miss and a 10-point win over SMU. Can contend for the ACC. " }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "Consistent and dominant. 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They haven't played anyone to justify them over other teams but they will certainly have a chance to prove themselves this weekend against Texas." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "Close win against a good Houston squad." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "3 FBS wins and convincing wins against decent squads in Cal, SDSU, and Purdue. I have faith in Chesney and his offense." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "Sloppy win at Temple keeps them a bit lower than other teams who looked more consistent." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Road win at SC who I was high on. 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Early in the season, I count p4 wins as a key thing I'm looking for. About this week we can start to distinguish between p4 wins because if you beat a p4 team that also beat a p4 team, that means they're probably not terrible. Early in the season my rankings generally start of on the controversial ballots but it starts to look more like everyone else's when resumes fill in a bit more. I don't rank teams that I think are good but don't have any p4 wins (Indiana, Ohio State, etc.) they'll move up in the rankings when they have beaten teams worth mentioning. \r\n\r\nOf note: I've counted Western Michigan's game against Michigan as a win for Western Michigan because the NCAA says they should have won if proper protocols were followed. Sagarin does this as well. ", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "Ole Miss is my top team with an impressive resume. They're 3-0 with wins over Louisville (2-1 with a nice win over SMU) and LSU (2-1, beat the hell out of Clemson)" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "Texas is 3-0 with a really nice win over Ohio State (2-1)" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Alabama is 3-0 with a really nice win over Kentucky (2-1 with a nice win over Texas A&M). Also has a second p4 win over Florida State (1-2)" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "Notre Dame is 3-0 with two p4 wins over Wisconsin (2-1) and Michigan State (2-1)" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Miami is 3-0 with p4 wins over Wake Forest (2-1, beat Purdue) and Stanford (1-2)" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 79, "handle": "tulsa", "name": "Tulsa Golden Hurricane" }, "rationale": "Tulsa is 3-0 with a really nice win over Oklahoma State (2-1, beat Oregon)" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 107, "handle": "westernmichigan", "name": "Western Michigan Broncos" }, "rationale": "Western Michigan is 3-0 with a really nice win over Michigan (2-1, beat Oklahoma). They play Boise State next week and we'll see if they're for real. " }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Florida is 3-0 with a really nice win over Auburn (2-1, beat Baylor)" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "UCLA is 3-0 with a nice win over Cal (2-1, beat Syracuse) and also a second p4 win over Purdue. I think they're probably a bit overrated for me in this poll but I've got them this high thanks to having 2 p4 wins. I don't think their resume will look as good comparitively as teams start playing their conference schedules this week." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "Duke is 3-0 with a nice win over Illinois (2-1). Also have a win over Stanford (1-2). Another team I've probably got a little too high this week thanks to being one of only a few teams with 2 p4 wins. " }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "West Virginia makes a big jump in my poll after taking down Virginia (2-1, beat NC State). Kind of a big game now with Oklahoma State this week. " }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "Texas Tech jumps into my poll after picking up a nice win over Houston (2-1)." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "BYU has a nice win over Arizona (2-1). Also has a win over Colorado State (2-1) who looks like they may be a pretty decent G5 team this year. " }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Mississippi State jumps into my poll after a nice win over South Carolina (2-1). Their qb looks legit and they could be a tough out this year in the SEC. Big game this week vs Missouri." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "Missouri is 3-0 with a win over Kansas (2-1). Could make a jump up if they beat Mississippi State this week." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "Pittsburgh is 3-0 with a win over UCF (2-1)" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "Iowa is 3-0 with a win over Iowa State (2-1)" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "Virginia Tech is 3-0 with a win over Maryland (2-1)" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Louisville is my top 1 loss team and I think they may continue to move up. Had a really close loss to Ole Miss and also have a really nice win over SMU (2-1, beat Florida State)." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "LSU is right there with Louisville for top 1 loss teams. Only loss is to Ole Miss, have a blowout victory over Clemson (2-1, beat North Carolina)" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 56, "handle": "kentucky", "name": "Kentucky Wildcats" }, "rationale": "Kentucky makes a surprising appearance for a 1 loss team, but they've only got a loss to Alabama and now have a really nice win over Texas A&M (2-1, beat Arizona State)" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 70, "handle": "cincinnati", "name": "Cincinnati Bearcats" }, "rationale": "Cincinnati is 3-0 with a win over Boston College (2-1). " }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Georgia is 3-0 but only p4 win is over 1-2 Arkansas" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Tennessee is 3-0 but only p4 win is over 1-2 Georgia Tech" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "Utah is 3-0 but only p4 win is over 1-2 Arkansas.\r\n\r\nAlso considered for this position: USC, Michigan, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma State" } ] }, { "id": 75255, "username": "TadKosciuszko", "ballot_type": "Computer", "submission_date": "2026-09-22T11:48:25.733469+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": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 64, "handle": "vanderbilt", "name": "Vanderbilt Commodores" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 32, "handle": "nebraska", "name": "Nebraska Cornhuskers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 70, "handle": "cincinnati", "name": "Cincinnati Bearcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 153, "handle": "jamesmadison", "name": "James Madison Dukes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 3, "handle": "duke", "name": "Duke Blue Devils" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 79, "handle": "tulsa", "name": "Tulsa Golden Hurricane" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 75163, "username": "Tarmacked", "ballot_type": "Hybrid", "submission_date": "2026-09-22T14:47:14.241242+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Mix of eye test, Sagarin, and other metrics (+/-, etc.).\r\nNote: This is an early iteration and is much more fluid given lack of samples. This should shift significantly until week 5-6. ", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "No change" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "No change" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "Two wins over Louisville and LSU is the best resume so far. Their run defense is a bit shaky, so lets how Florida goes. That being said I would love to ride this team if they keep proving it against a strong schedule and they could easily make the case for #1." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Playing very clean, just not as strong a resume as Ole Miss and I have to reward it." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Wake was oddly close with a good chunk of turnovers (18 starters). At the end of the day I feel better about Mensah being consistent than the options below." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Kentucky win looks pretty good. I'm not sure what the hell was going on with the single man coverage with no help, but again we saw a flash of the offensive ceiling. If they had played this cleanly i'd have them at #5 over Miami but something is always slightly off with this team. That being said FSU did play SMU close, so maybe they are better but it is Norvell so hard to judge without 4-5 more games in conference play for them." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "We may finally get a true view into whether this is a 2024 Indiana or 2025 with the Northwestern game. I\u2019m leaning heavily on upset but let\u2019s see" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "MSU was oddly close and you can tell the run game is lacking. BYU maybe gives some weight as to where they really are but the schedule is so yuck throughout the year it will be hard to guage until Miami." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Win over SMU was great, and the Ole Miss game was tight to the wire. I think Ole Miss\u2019 performance this weekend solidified that they\u2019re better than we think. (This ranking may be overly optimistic " }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "Sam Leavitt is the most inconsistent passer known to man, but they are still managing to overperform his lackluster passing due to strong playcalling and Leavitts own legs." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Hitting on all cylinders, but I don\u2019t think they have the experience to beat out Leavitt and company (even despite his poor arm so far)." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "Some sluggish points, but overall closing where they need to. " }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "Incredibly close win over Houston. I\u2019m not confident in their quality of play (offense specifically) but I will honor a solid win." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "Bit concerned about the close game to Colorado state. " }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "Rather upset Houston couldn\u2019t close, but I think they proved they aren\u2019t a ranked in the 20\u2019s team at this stage." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 56, "handle": "kentucky", "name": "Kentucky Wildcats" }, "rationale": "Give them credit, they played a strong game after collapsing in the second half against Alabama. While they were bottled up against Bama, they somehow carved up Elko and his A&M group which isn't an easy feat. I like the stock (Stein)!" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "I\u2019m not sure what the hell went on with Troy" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "This defense is atrocious. It's going to get them hammered at some point." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "\"That boy ain't right\" - Hank Hill. I'm not sure what the hell went on here but this rank can be very fluid depending on their next two weeks of performances (and not in a good way fluid)." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "FSU has come off as more resilient than I expected. I can probably make the argument they should be above Oregon" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "The Oklahoma State game fear wasn't really resolved by them beating up an FCS opponent. Also Stein is definitely looking like a big coordinator loss, which was my fear moving into this season." }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Yes, they won in Jordan Hare. No, i'm not giving a ton of weight to it because we don't know what Golesh really is as their coach yet. Ole Miss performance will be a huge datapoint for us to really judge them under Sumrall in year one." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Kamario Taylor is that dude" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "It\u2019s wild that they can have such an inept head coach, clean house, and immediately outperform Cal on the field the following year." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 33, "handle": "northwestern", "name": "Northwestern Wildcats" }, "rationale": "Big upset potential here against Indiana. Kelly+Chiles and a stout NU defense could turn the tide against an Indiana that has struggled to separate all year against lesser opponents." } ] }, { "id": 74953, "username": "TaylorLeprechaun", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-20T14:20:05.118018+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Dropped Out: #7 Texas A&M, #17 Virginia, #19 SMU, #24 Nebraska, #25 Tulsa\r\nRepeating a bit from last week, last year I didn't rank any team with a loss until around Week 5. This year I don't think I can do that. I got to what was around 20 X-0 teams that felt \"worthy\" of being ranked in my eyes before I started having trouble. So, unfortunately, I will be ranking teams with losses starting this week. However, they do have to earn their way back in. I am not just going to unrank Ohio State only to drop them back in the top 5 or whatever. I put them where I feel they belong based on performance and resume. 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"handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "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": 74899, "username": "ToeInDigDeep", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-20T17:10:15.087051+00:00", "overall_rationale": "This ballot privileges wins, and doesn't rank any teams with losses for the first few weeks. There will continue be a lot of movement throughout the season, but these teams are the ones who have won in the biggest contests on the field of play so far. \r\n\r\nMy contention is that early losses can and should challenge priors folks have about teams from preseason expectations and talent composites. We've already seen a number of favorites get upset, and I contend that wins really do matter and losses can invite reconsideration or at least allow space for the teams that have won to rise to the top of the rankings. \r\n\r\nTeams that have close losses to challenging opponents will rise in the next weeks, and and no one is being \"punished\" for not being ranked. There are only 35 teams who are undefeated already, so this group is pretty special! \r\n\r\nPerhaps more so than other submissions, I see all the conferences as being important and make room at the lower end of the ballot for strong performances or expectations from non-Autonomy conferences, so I include some expected conference champions or those with high expectations for the season. \r\n\r\nAgain, this will change wildly throughout the season in response to what happens on the field of play and I make an effort to avoid biases and poll inertia, even when it provides ballot submissions that differ from other national polls.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "North Texas, FCS, W. Kentucky. 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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\nWhile preseason rankings, perceived team strength, recruiting rankings, and all of those other factors will still play a role in the value I grant to certain teams, I ultimately want this ranking to be a resume-based one as stated earlier, not a power ranking. I'm always searching for ways to best optimize this and to best balance the two, especially early on, so am open to opinions. That said, this does mean that certain teams that have scheduled a weak opening slate/non-conference schedule will not be ranked until they play someone (*cough cough* Indiana *cough cough*). Teams that have gone out of their way to schedule difficult and perform well will also be granted grace, even if it resulted in a loss.\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 these first few weeks of 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. It is not the only metric I consier but it's the easiest to compare with my rankings.\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. 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"usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 75245, "username": "Zloggt", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2026-09-22T15:34:39.526177+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Every five teams make up one tier, for a total of five tiers overall. I'd like to shake up things a bit more, but it's late, and I'm tired after a long weekend...so I'll save the changeups for next week, sorry!", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 26, "handle": "indiana", "name": "Indiana Hoosiers" }, "rationale": "Am I perhaps ranking Indiana a bit TOO high? Well...I guess I should rather be amused that college football has reached the point where I need to question INDIANA for benefiting too much off a natty season lol" }, { "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": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "Are the Rebs ACTUALLY better than the likes of Miami or Ohio State? I...probably won't argue for that...BUT WHATEVER, IT IS CATHARIC!! THE EVIL JOEY FRESHWATER HAS BEEN HUMILATED THIS WEEKEND, SO LET'S CELEBRATE IT FOR NOW!!" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "Duck vs. Trojan...time to see who's gets exposed big time..." }, { "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": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "Should I move them down more for being mere inches (if not smaller) away from losing? I mean, a ranked win IS a ranked win...but still..." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "They'd probably be even MORE down if Texas A&M didn't lose as well..." }, { "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": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Cardinals...how foolish was I not to give ye the proper respect before..." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "I'm still...considerably perplexed at how better Miss State has looked out of nowhere..." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 76, "handle": "smu", "name": "SMU Mustangs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 79, "handle": "tulsa", "name": "Tulsa Golden Hurricane" }, "rationale": "Beating the team that beat Oregon is probably better than being a team that directly LOST to Oregon...maybe not the best reasoning, but at least it's logical?" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "BRONCO vs. BRONCO. KALAMAZOO vs. BOISE. BEER vs. POTATO. SHOULD HAVE BEATEN A B1G TEAM vs. SHOULD HAVE BEATEN A B1G TEAM. IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS! (also, Boise is probably better than Tulsa, but I was NOT impressed by how much they struggled against South Dakota...guess they'll just have to beat WMU to reclaim their throne again, ah?)" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "Am I still being biased for not ranking Michigan - especially as I concede to putting Oregon back on? Eh...yes, at least a little bit. But then again, that Oklahoma win is starting to not age well for the Wolverines...so that's why I can be more comfortable putting the Ducks in the Top 25 again." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "Beware the Coogs...they can surprise you in December..." } ] } ] }