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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 2026-09-20, Indiana Hoosiers sit first in the results-only College Football ratings at
+61.2 points per game against an average opponent, ahead of Miami Hurricanes (+50.1).
73 teams rated; the picks built on these ratings are graded on the public record.
Scope: last 12 months of completed games · latest result 2026-09-20 · recomputed daily · page updated 24 Sep 2026
| # | Team | Rating |
Record | For | Against |
| 1 |
Indiana Hoosiers |
+61.2 |
6-0 |
44.3 |
10.3 |
| 2 |
Miami Hurricanes |
+50.1 |
5-1 |
38.5 |
16.8 |
| 3 |
Ole Miss Rebels |
+46.6 |
4-1 |
36.0 |
27.2 |
| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs |
+45.7 |
3-1 |
53.0 |
19.8 |
| 5 |
Utah Utes |
+44.0 |
4-0 |
46.5 |
11.5 |
| 6 |
Louisville Cardinals |
+39.7 |
2-1 |
46.0 |
28.3 |
| 7 |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
+39.3 |
2-2 |
38.0 |
13.5 |
| 8 |
LSU Tigers |
+38.2 |
2-1 |
40.0 |
18.7 |
| 9 |
Texas Longhorns |
+37.7 |
4-0 |
38.5 |
15.8 |
| 10 |
Navy Midshipmen |
+37.0 |
2-1 |
35.7 |
22.0 |
| 11 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
+35.7 |
3-1 |
34.8 |
28.5 |
| 12 |
Alabama Crimson Tide |
+35.0 |
3-1 |
36.5 |
25.3 |
| 13 |
BYU Cougars |
+31.8 |
3-0 |
44.0 |
15.7 |
| 14 |
Iowa Hawkeyes |
+30.0 |
4-0 |
36.3 |
10.0 |
| 15 |
Pittsburgh Panthers |
+28.9 |
3-0 |
32.7 |
11.3 |
| 16 |
Penn State Nittany Lions |
+27.8 |
3-0 |
42.3 |
7.3 |
| 17 |
SMU Mustangs |
+26.1 |
3-1 |
34.5 |
23.5 |
| 18 |
Iowa State Cyclones |
+25.8 |
2-1 |
35.3 |
11.0 |
| 19 |
Vanderbilt Commodores |
+25.2 |
2-1 |
30.0 |
23.0 |
| 20 |
Oregon Ducks |
+24.2 |
3-2 |
38.8 |
24.4 |
| 21 |
Missouri Tigers |
+22.8 |
3-0 |
39.7 |
17.3 |
| 22 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers |
+22.4 |
2-1 |
42.3 |
24.0 |
| 23 |
Tennessee Volunteers |
+21.5 |
3-0 |
47.7 |
14.0 |
| 24 |
Michigan Wolverines |
+20.9 |
3-1 |
27.3 |
20.0 |
| 25 |
Arizona Wildcats |
+20.8 |
1-2 |
23.7 |
19.7 |
| 26 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs |
+20.0 |
2-1 |
43.0 |
23.0 |
| 27 |
Florida State Seminoles |
+19.6 |
1-2 |
31.3 |
31.3 |
| 28 |
Troy Trojans |
+18.6 |
2-1 |
25.0 |
21.7 |
| 29 |
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |
+18.4 |
0-3 |
11.3 |
52.3 |
| 30 |
Texas A&M Aggies |
+18.0 |
2-1 |
39.7 |
17.0 |
| 31 |
West Virginia Mountaineers |
+18.0 |
3-0 |
40.3 |
19.3 |
| 32 |
Kentucky Wildcats |
+17.6 |
2-1 |
31.0 |
26.3 |
| 33 |
Delaware Blue Hens |
+17.3 |
2-1 |
30.0 |
18.7 |
| 34 |
Cincinnati Bearcats |
+16.3 |
2-1 |
36.3 |
20.0 |
| 35 |
Arkansas Razorbacks |
+14.5 |
1-2 |
19.3 |
34.0 |
| 36 |
Syracuse Orange |
+14.5 |
1-2 |
32.3 |
17.0 |
| 37 |
Oklahoma Sooners |
+14.3 |
2-1 |
25.0 |
7.7 |
| 38 |
North Dakota State Bison |
+14.2 |
3-0 |
36.3 |
13.0 |
| 39 |
Colorado State Rams |
+13.5 |
2-1 |
38.7 |
26.0 |
| 40 |
Kansas State Wildcats |
+12.0 |
3-0 |
45.3 |
10.0 |
| 41 |
UTSA Roadrunners |
+11.8 |
2-1 |
27.3 |
24.0 |
| 42 |
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers |
+11.4 |
1-2 |
27.7 |
20.0 |
| 43 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
+9.2 |
3-0 |
40.0 |
7.7 |
| 44 |
Duke Blue Devils |
+8.3 |
3-0 |
30.0 |
23.0 |
| 45 |
Virginia Cavaliers |
+7.8 |
2-1 |
40.0 |
16.3 |
| 46 |
Utah State Aggies |
+7.7 |
0-3 |
10.3 |
26.0 |
| 47 |
Memphis Tigers |
+6.6 |
2-1 |
29.7 |
27.7 |
| 48 |
Kent State Golden Flashes |
+5.7 |
1-2 |
13.0 |
43.7 |
| 49 |
Texas State Bobcats |
+4.9 |
1-2 |
24.7 |
33.3 |
| 50 |
UNLV Rebels |
+4.6 |
1-2 |
16.0 |
25.7 |
| 51 |
New Mexico Lobos |
+3.5 |
2-1 |
38.0 |
9.3 |
| 52 |
Buffalo Bulls |
+3.3 |
1-2 |
18.0 |
35.0 |
| 53 |
Clemson Tigers |
+3.3 |
2-1 |
20.0 |
26.0 |
| 54 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
+1.6 |
1-2 |
27.0 |
23.3 |
| 55 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders |
+1.1 |
3-1 |
24.0 |
20.8 |
| 56 |
Arizona State Sun Devils |
+0.9 |
2-2 |
38.3 |
28.5 |
| 57 |
Houston Cougars |
+0.4 |
2-1 |
45.3 |
18.0 |
| 58 |
USC Trojans |
+0.3 |
4-0 |
43.0 |
22.8 |
| 59 |
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors |
-0.2 |
1-2 |
20.7 |
25.7 |
| 60 |
Kansas Jayhawks |
-0.5 |
1-2 |
29.7 |
22.7 |
| 61 |
Tulane Green Wave |
-2.0 |
1-2 |
17.0 |
24.0 |
| 62 |
New Mexico State Aggies |
-2.3 |
1-2 |
29.0 |
25.7 |
| 63 |
North Carolina Tar Heels |
-5.1 |
2-1 |
23.3 |
13.7 |
| 64 |
Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
-7.5 |
0-3 |
25.7 |
35.7 |
| 65 |
Michigan State Spartans |
-7.8 |
2-1 |
25.0 |
18.0 |
| 66 |
Jacksonville State Gamecocks |
-10.6 |
1-2 |
27.7 |
23.0 |
| 67 |
Kennesaw State Owls |
-10.6 |
1-2 |
24.3 |
24.3 |
| 68 |
Bowling Green Falcons |
-11.2 |
0-3 |
9.0 |
43.7 |
| 69 |
UTEP Miners |
-17.4 |
1-2 |
22.7 |
37.7 |
| 70 |
San José State Spartans |
-22.7 |
2-1 |
27.7 |
27.7 |
| 71 |
Rice Owls |
-25.9 |
1-2 |
13.7 |
32.0 |
| 72 |
Eastern Michigan Eagles |
-36.0 |
1-2 |
18.7 |
26.3 |
| 73 |
Sacramento State Hornets |
-54.4 |
1-2 |
24.0 |
25.7 |
How it works: we take every completed game, cap blowout margins so one
rout can't own a rating, and solve for the set of ratings where each team's number equals
its average margin plus the average rating of the teams it faced. That is the classic
Simple Rating System — fully reproducible from public scores, no human votes.
Ratings recompute daily as results land.
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