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College Football
power rankings
Every team rated by who they beat and by how much. A rating of +5 means the team has
played about five points better than an average opponent; 0 is dead-average.
Strength of schedule is built in — beating good teams counts for more.
As of 2026-11-01, LSU Tigers sit first in the results-only College Football ratings at
+43.4 points per game against an average opponent, ahead of Indiana Hoosiers (+38.4).
139 teams rated. This is our own rating from results, not a promise.
Scope: last 12 months of completed games · latest result 2026-11-01 · recomputed daily
| # | Team | Rating |
Record | For | Against |
| 1 |
LSU Tigers |
+43.4 |
6-2 |
40.1 |
16.0 |
| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers |
+38.4 |
11-1 |
34.4 |
13.2 |
| 3 |
Miami Hurricanes |
+37.6 |
10-1 |
41.5 |
19.1 |
| 4 |
Ole Miss Rebels |
+37.2 |
7-3 |
36.3 |
25.7 |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs |
+36.8 |
7-2 |
40.2 |
17.6 |
| 6 |
Texas Longhorns |
+36.6 |
7-2 |
31.9 |
18.2 |
| 7 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
+36.6 |
7-1 |
40.4 |
13.4 |
| 8 |
Alabama Crimson Tide |
+36.3 |
6-3 |
34.3 |
23.1 |
| 9 |
Utah Utes |
+35.1 |
9-0 |
39.4 |
16.6 |
| 10 |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
+31.9 |
6-3 |
34.1 |
16.4 |
| 11 |
Tennessee Volunteers |
+31.2 |
6-2 |
32.3 |
16.3 |
| 12 |
UCLA Bruins |
+30.9 |
8-0 |
33.5 |
13.4 |
| 13 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
+30.5 |
8-1 |
39.6 |
19.1 |
| 14 |
Northwestern Wildcats |
+30.2 |
6-2 |
33.6 |
18.8 |
| 15 |
Missouri Tigers |
+29.5 |
6-2 |
31.5 |
18.4 |
| 16 |
Kentucky Wildcats |
+28.6 |
7-1 |
32.9 |
24.8 |
| 17 |
Florida Gators |
+27.4 |
5-3 |
35.6 |
28.1 |
| 18 |
Louisville Cardinals |
+27.3 |
5-3 |
40.4 |
27.0 |
| 19 |
Baylor Bears |
+26.5 |
5-3 |
30.6 |
15.3 |
| 20 |
South Carolina Gamecocks |
+26.5 |
5-3 |
36.9 |
25.3 |
| 21 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers |
+26.2 |
5-4 |
31.2 |
18.8 |
| 22 |
Houston Cougars |
+26.1 |
6-2 |
36.0 |
21.0 |
| 23 |
Texas A&M Aggies |
+25.3 |
4-4 |
28.3 |
18.9 |
| 24 |
Oregon Ducks |
+25.3 |
6-4 |
31.1 |
22.7 |
| 25 |
BYU Cougars |
+25.1 |
7-1 |
32.4 |
18.8 |
| 26 |
Boise State Broncos |
+25.0 |
7-1 |
35.9 |
23.6 |
| 27 |
USC Trojans |
+24.9 |
7-2 |
32.4 |
24.2 |
| 28 |
Iowa Hawkeyes |
+24.8 |
7-2 |
28.9 |
14.1 |
| 29 |
Arizona Wildcats |
+23.7 |
6-3 |
33.1 |
19.4 |
| 30 |
Wisconsin Badgers |
+23.6 |
5-3 |
23.6 |
17.1 |
| 31 |
Auburn Tigers |
+23.3 |
4-4 |
24.1 |
26.8 |
| 32 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys |
+22.9 |
5-3 |
41.1 |
27.1 |
| 33 |
Penn State Nittany Lions |
+22.8 |
4-4 |
29.0 |
18.6 |
| 34 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders |
+22.7 |
7-2 |
31.7 |
21.3 |
| 35 |
North Carolina Tar Heels |
+21.7 |
4-4 |
25.8 |
23.0 |
| 36 |
Liberty Flames |
+21.4 |
7-1 |
33.8 |
13.5 |
| 37 |
Oklahoma Sooners |
+20.9 |
4-4 |
22.0 |
20.8 |
| 38 |
Michigan Wolverines |
+20.9 |
5-4 |
21.9 |
19.1 |
| 39 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs |
+20.8 |
4-5 |
26.9 |
29.8 |
| 40 |
TCU Horned Frogs |
+19.6 |
4-4 |
23.3 |
14.1 |
| 41 |
SMU Mustangs |
+19.5 |
7-2 |
34.0 |
21.9 |
| 42 |
Duke Blue Devils |
+19.4 |
7-2 |
33.1 |
17.0 |
| 43 |
Washington Huskies |
+19.1 |
5-3 |
26.5 |
21.1 |
| 44 |
Florida State Seminoles |
+18.9 |
3-5 |
30.6 |
28.9 |
| 45 |
Purdue Boilermakers |
+18.8 |
3-5 |
29.5 |
32.1 |
| 46 |
Pittsburgh Panthers |
+18.5 |
6-3 |
31.9 |
19.8 |
| 47 |
Texas State Bobcats |
+18.0 |
5-4 |
38.4 |
29.6 |
| 48 |
Clemson Tigers |
+17.9 |
5-3 |
23.3 |
21.6 |
| 49 |
Oregon State Beavers |
+17.8 |
5-3 |
40.1 |
25.0 |
| 50 |
Illinois Fighting Illini |
+16.8 |
5-3 |
29.0 |
24.3 |
| 51 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers |
+16.6 |
5-3 |
25.3 |
20.5 |
| 52 |
Iowa State Cyclones |
+16.4 |
4-4 |
29.0 |
27.3 |
| 53 |
UCF Knights |
+15.8 |
4-4 |
29.8 |
25.3 |
| 54 |
James Madison Dukes |
+15.6 |
7-2 |
39.1 |
18.9 |
| 55 |
Kansas Jayhawks |
+15.5 |
3-5 |
29.1 |
23.8 |
| 56 |
UTSA Roadrunners |
+15.3 |
7-1 |
33.5 |
26.0 |
| 57 |
North Texas Mean Green |
+15.2 |
6-2 |
43.8 |
31.9 |
| 58 |
New Mexico Lobos |
+15.0 |
7-1 |
35.0 |
11.9 |
| 59 |
Michigan State Spartans |
+14.9 |
2-6 |
19.9 |
25.8 |
| 60 |
Memphis Tigers |
+14.8 |
7-2 |
37.6 |
23.6 |
| 61 |
West Virginia Mountaineers |
+14.3 |
5-3 |
35.9 |
32.3 |
| 62 |
Arkansas Razorbacks |
+13.8 |
3-5 |
19.6 |
27.6 |
| 63 |
North Dakota State Bison |
+13.7 |
7-2 |
28.1 |
11.9 |
| 64 |
Fresno State Bulldogs |
+13.4 |
5-3 |
28.9 |
21.0 |
| 65 |
Virginia Tech Hokies |
+13.2 |
6-2 |
35.0 |
20.5 |
| 66 |
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
+13.0 |
6-2 |
32.6 |
20.9 |
| 67 |
Virginia Cavaliers |
+12.3 |
4-5 |
25.9 |
23.1 |
| 68 |
Syracuse Orange |
+12.1 |
4-4 |
31.4 |
26.4 |
| 69 |
Vanderbilt Commodores |
+11.3 |
3-6 |
23.2 |
30.7 |
| 70 |
Kansas State Wildcats |
+10.9 |
4-4 |
31.8 |
21.9 |
| 71 |
Cincinnati Bearcats |
+10.8 |
5-4 |
31.8 |
29.9 |
| 72 |
Utah State Aggies |
+10.3 |
3-5 |
16.9 |
21.9 |
| 73 |
Arizona State Sun Devils |
+9.8 |
4-5 |
30.6 |
30.9 |
| 74 |
South Florida Bulls |
+9.6 |
6-2 |
27.0 |
14.5 |
| 75 |
Navy Midshipmen |
+9.5 |
3-6 |
28.4 |
28.0 |
| 76 |
NC State Wolfpack |
+9.5 |
4-4 |
32.1 |
25.9 |
| 77 |
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns |
+9.4 |
5-3 |
30.1 |
21.3 |
| 78 |
Georgia Southern Eagles |
+8.9 |
4-4 |
23.8 |
20.5 |
| 79 |
Army Black Knights |
+8.7 |
5-3 |
33.6 |
25.5 |
| 80 |
Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
+8.4 |
4-4 |
29.8 |
24.4 |
| 81 |
Toledo Rockets |
+7.7 |
6-2 |
37.4 |
25.4 |
| 82 |
Western Michigan Broncos |
+7.6 |
6-3 |
26.2 |
19.2 |
| 83 |
Colorado Buffaloes |
+7.5 |
3-5 |
21.0 |
29.4 |
| 84 |
Nevada Wolf Pack |
+7.1 |
3-5 |
23.0 |
22.6 |
| 85 |
Air Force Falcons |
+7.1 |
6-2 |
29.3 |
21.5 |
| 86 |
Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
+7.0 |
2-6 |
27.8 |
32.6 |
| 87 |
Maryland Terrapins |
+6.8 |
2-6 |
26.9 |
31.6 |
| 88 |
Boston College Eagles |
+5.7 |
4-4 |
21.6 |
26.5 |
| 89 |
UConn Huskies |
+5.6 |
4-4 |
34.4 |
25.3 |
| 90 |
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers |
+4.8 |
3-5 |
26.8 |
25.1 |
| 91 |
UNLV Rebels |
+4.6 |
5-3 |
25.0 |
23.8 |
| 92 |
Jacksonville State Gamecocks |
+4.5 |
6-2 |
26.9 |
19.9 |
| 93 |
Tulane Green Wave |
+4.4 |
4-4 |
22.5 |
25.4 |
| 94 |
Ohio Bobcats |
+3.6 |
6-2 |
29.6 |
21.9 |
| 95 |
San Diego State Aztecs |
+3.5 |
4-5 |
26.4 |
34.3 |
| 96 |
South Alabama Jaguars |
+3.3 |
4-4 |
33.3 |
32.8 |
| 97 |
Georgia State Panthers |
+3.2 |
4-4 |
33.9 |
26.6 |
| 98 |
App State Mountaineers |
+3.2 |
5-3 |
26.8 |
22.6 |
| 99 |
Delaware Blue Hens |
+2.8 |
4-4 |
29.1 |
27.5 |
| 100 |
Stanford Cardinal |
+2.5 |
4-5 |
20.3 |
37.3 |
| 101 |
California Golden Bears |
+2.5 |
3-6 |
21.9 |
31.6 |
| 102 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
+2.4 |
2-6 |
24.8 |
30.8 |
| 103 |
East Carolina Pirates |
+1.9 |
4-4 |
24.0 |
24.1 |
| 104 |
Florida Atlantic Owls |
+1.3 |
5-3 |
37.8 |
35.8 |
| 105 |
Washington State Cougars |
+1.3 |
1-8 |
19.0 |
27.4 |
| 106 |
Arkansas State Red Wolves |
+1.1 |
4-4 |
28.8 |
27.3 |
| 107 |
Troy Trojans |
+1.1 |
4-4 |
23.0 |
24.4 |
| 108 |
San José State Spartans |
+1.0 |
4-5 |
19.9 |
22.3 |
| 109 |
Colorado State Rams |
+0.6 |
3-5 |
35.5 |
42.4 |
| 110 |
Marshall Thundering Herd |
+0.2 |
5-3 |
23.5 |
29.8 |
| 111 |
UAB Blazers |
+0.2 |
4-4 |
21.6 |
25.3 |
| 112 |
Temple Owls |
+0.1 |
2-6 |
23.6 |
26.6 |
| 113 |
Florida International Panthers |
+0.1 |
3-5 |
18.9 |
20.4 |
| 114 |
Central Michigan Chippewas |
-0.5 |
3-5 |
17.9 |
25.9 |
| 115 |
Miami (OH) RedHawks |
-0.7 |
5-3 |
27.0 |
25.8 |
| 116 |
Wyoming Cowboys |
-1.0 |
5-3 |
19.5 |
20.0 |
| 117 |
Kennesaw State Owls |
-1.5 |
2-6 |
23.0 |
25.4 |
| 118 |
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders |
-2.0 |
4-4 |
23.9 |
29.6 |
| 119 |
Buffalo Bulls |
-2.2 |
5-3 |
22.6 |
25.4 |
| 120 |
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors |
-2.3 |
2-6 |
20.8 |
24.5 |
| 121 |
Rice Owls |
-2.5 |
1-8 |
19.8 |
32.8 |
| 122 |
Massachusetts Minutemen |
-3.5 |
4-4 |
26.5 |
21.1 |
| 123 |
Bowling Green Falcons |
-4.7 |
2-7 |
17.8 |
29.0 |
| 124 |
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |
-4.9 |
3-5 |
21.3 |
31.1 |
| 125 |
Missouri State Bears |
-5.1 |
3-5 |
24.4 |
30.9 |
| 126 |
New Mexico State Aggies |
-5.5 |
3-5 |
21.5 |
25.3 |
| 127 |
Eastern Michigan Eagles |
-5.6 |
4-5 |
21.3 |
25.7 |
| 128 |
Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
-6.7 |
3-5 |
26.9 |
31.0 |
| 129 |
Charlotte 49ers |
-7.4 |
1-7 |
20.6 |
40.3 |
| 130 |
Old Dominion Monarchs |
-7.7 |
2-7 |
16.3 |
27.8 |
| 131 |
Ball State Cardinals |
-7.8 |
3-5 |
22.0 |
35.3 |
| 132 |
Sam Houston Bearkats |
-9.7 |
1-7 |
18.0 |
25.1 |
| 133 |
Kent State Golden Flashes |
-10.6 |
3-6 |
14.3 |
30.6 |
| 134 |
UTEP Miners |
-11.7 |
1-7 |
14.1 |
36.5 |
| 135 |
Akron Zips |
-12.8 |
1-7 |
19.0 |
32.8 |
| 136 |
UL Monroe Warhawks |
-12.9 |
1-7 |
20.3 |
37.0 |
| 137 |
Northern Illinois Huskies |
-14.6 |
0-8 |
16.3 |
37.6 |
| 138 |
Sacramento State Hornets |
-19.6 |
2-7 |
17.0 |
30.3 |
| 139 |
Mercyhurst Lakers |
-33.5 |
0-3 |
9.3 |
57.7 |
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