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Season 2021 • Week 5 Rankings

Don't care who you are or where you play.

Ranking Blend Formula
70% Resume / 30% Power
Composite = 0.70 × Resume + 0.30 × Spread
Undefeated Barrier
λ = 0.40 Hinge
Strict buffer keeping undefeated programs above teams with losses
Preseason Prior Horizon
7.0 Games
Linear decay w = max(0, 1 - games / 7.0) to eliminate poll inertia
Blowout Suppression
±24.0 Points
Clamped margin MSE loss prevents garbage-time stat padding

Top 25 Rankings Leaderboard

Rank Team Record Index Rank Δ Resume (70%) Power Spread (30%) Raw Power Exp Offense Exp Defense Avg Margin SOS SOR Prior Weight
1 Georgia 7-0 1.118 - 109.7 +77.2 +72.0 38.5 9.0 +31.4 0.825 1.000 0.0% (Decayed)
2 Oklahoma State 6-0 1.022 +1 106.4 +56.2 +52.7 27.7 20.5 +6.0 0.745 0.976 14.3% Prior
3 Kentucky 6-0 0.988 +3 102.9 +54.3 +52.4 27.7 18.7 +10.5 0.667 0.950 14.3% Prior
4 Wake Forest 6-0 0.985 - 100.3 +59.3 +61.4 34.6 17.2 +21.5 0.481 0.931 14.3% Prior
5 Michigan State 6-0 0.981 +2 101.1 +56.4 +57.1 32.3 18.4 +16.0 0.546 0.937 14.3% Prior
6 Iowa 5-1 0.978 +7 96.2 +66.8 +65.4 32.2 14.4 +17.5 0.642 0.901 14.3% Prior
7 Alabama 6-1 0.975 +1 96.1 +66.3 +61.8 36.7 17.3 +20.4 0.789 0.900 0.0% (Decayed)
8 San Diego State 5-0 0.944 +2 98.0 +52.6 +57.5 33.4 23.2 +17.0 0.355 0.914 28.6% Prior
9 Arkansas 5-1 0.937 -7 93.1 +62.1 +55.3 29.5 17.6 +10.3 0.897 0.878 14.3% Prior
10 SMU 5-0 0.934 +1 98.2 +49.0 +54.8 35.7 22.3 +20.8 0.313 0.916 28.6% Prior
11 Oklahoma 6-0 0.933 +4 98.0 +49.5 +51.0 33.0 20.6 +18.7 0.508 0.914 14.3% Prior
12 Wyoming 5-0 0.931 +5 98.9 +46.7 +50.7 31.6 29.0 +11.8 0.398 0.920 28.6% Prior
13 Michigan 5-1 0.930 +3 88.7 +69.9 +63.8 34.6 17.0 +18.7 0.862 0.846 14.3% Prior
14 Coastal Carolina 6-0 0.923 +9 97.0 +48.7 +57.2 37.9 22.7 +29.5 0.184 0.907 14.3% Prior
15 BYU 5-1 0.907 +7 92.2 +55.1 +55.9 27.2 23.8 +7.7 0.542 0.872 14.3% Prior
16 Ohio State 5-1 0.896 +11 88.1 +61.4 +60.9 36.9 27.1 +20.3 0.604 0.841 14.3% Prior
17 Penn State 5-1 0.893 +1 87.4 +62.3 +61.4 30.4 15.4 +12.7 0.621 0.836 14.3% Prior
18 Liberty 5-1 0.882 +11 89.4 +54.0 +57.1 35.8 16.1 +22.3 0.436 0.851 14.3% Prior
19 Texas 4-1 0.870 +6 86.6 +57.2 +54.7 36.6 24.1 +19.8 0.695 0.830 28.6% Prior
20 Notre Dame 4-2 0.855 -6 84.6 +57.4 +53.6 30.0 27.4 +5.8 0.757 0.815 14.3% Prior
21 Air Force 5-1 0.848 +15 83.7 +57.4 +60.0 32.1 21.8 +15.3 0.459 0.808 14.3% Prior
22 Houston 5-1 0.847 +17 84.6 +54.9 +58.2 32.0 18.2 +18.7 0.429 0.815 14.3% Prior
23 Kansas State 4-2 0.845 -3 84.5 +54.7 +51.3 29.9 20.8 +8.5 0.742 0.814 14.3% Prior
24 Baylor 5-1 0.838 -15 86.4 +48.1 +50.7 29.8 17.8 +18.7 0.461 0.828 14.3% Prior
25 Pittsburgh 4-2 0.831 +32 82.9 +54.0 +54.5 38.8 24.6 +23.2 0.556 0.803 14.3% Prior
26 Cincinnati 4-1 0.828 +21 80.0 +60.2 +58.7 33.3 18.3 +14.8 0.645 0.781 28.6% Prior
27 Texas Tech 5-1 0.824 +5 81.1 +56.2 +53.3 33.6 25.5 +8.5 0.716 0.790 14.3% Prior
28 UT San Antonio 5-1 0.815 +9 82.6 +50.3 +52.3 29.8 23.8 +11.8 0.488 0.800 14.3% Prior
29 Arizona State 4-2 0.813 +30 79.3 +57.3 +58.9 30.5 22.0 +13.0 0.507 0.776 14.3% Prior
30 Western Michigan 5-1 0.812 +15 81.2 +52.6 +52.0 31.3 21.0 +8.8 0.610 0.790 14.3% Prior
31 Auburn 4-2 0.812 +23 81.4 +52.0 +52.9 32.2 19.7 +19.2 0.537 0.791 14.3% Prior
32 North Dakota State 6-0 0.810 +9 91.1 +29.0 +40.4 33.5 10.8 +25.7 0.051 0.863 14.3% Prior
33 Fresno State 5-2 0.798 - 81.9 +46.6 +49.6 31.2 25.7 +15.1 0.441 0.796 0.0% (Decayed)
34 Utah 2-3 0.788 +21 77.9 +52.9 +47.1 30.2 25.8 +4.0 0.849 0.766 28.6% Prior
35 Texas A&M 3-2 0.784 -11 75.5 +57.5 +58.4 26.4 17.3 +10.8 0.538 0.748 28.6% Prior
36 Sam Houston 4-0 0.784 +8 87.9 +28.6 +38.4 34.9 21.4 +18.8 0.012 0.840 42.9% Prior
37 Clemson 4-2 0.783 +19 77.1 +53.3 +48.9 25.8 10.5 +8.7 0.785 0.760 14.3% Prior
38 Army 5-1 0.781 -33 78.0 +50.9 +53.6 28.6 22.8 +11.7 0.454 0.766 14.3% Prior
39 Louisiana 5-1 0.771 +22 77.6 +48.6 +48.5 28.6 22.6 +7.2 0.583 0.764 14.3% Prior
40 North Carolina State 4-1 0.763 +22 77.1 +47.6 +49.9 30.6 19.7 +16.4 0.473 0.760 28.6% Prior
41 Memphis 3-2 0.762 +5 78.3 +44.5 +45.1 30.8 32.4 +5.2 0.554 0.769 28.6% Prior
42 Nebraska 3-3 0.760 +36 77.0 +47.0 +47.2 31.0 16.0 +16.8 0.569 0.759 14.3% Prior
43 Oregon State 4-2 0.759 +7 73.9 +53.9 +54.2 30.8 23.0 +10.2 0.566 0.736 14.3% Prior
44 Purdue 4-2 0.753 -6 74.9 +49.6 +46.0 27.4 21.5 +7.3 0.745 0.744 14.3% Prior
45 Boston College 4-1 0.753 -24 80.6 +36.2 +42.8 31.6 21.3 +18.8 0.272 0.786 28.6% Prior
46 Oregon 4-2 0.751 -15 73.8 +51.5 +50.9 32.2 25.1 +9.2 0.608 0.736 14.3% Prior
47 Iowa State 3-3 0.751 +20 71.7 +56.3 +54.9 31.3 18.9 +14.0 0.641 0.720 14.3% Prior
48 Florida 3-3 0.744 -8 70.5 +57.3 +53.9 28.6 19.2 +7.7 0.741 0.711 14.3% Prior
49 South Alabama 3-1 0.741 -23 76.9 +41.4 +45.7 26.7 21.6 +8.0 0.330 0.758 42.9% Prior
50 Stanford 3-2 0.740 +15 71.2 +54.4 +50.7 26.9 26.4 +2.2 0.748 0.716 28.6% Prior
51 Syracuse 3-2 0.737 -8 74.9 +44.9 +47.3 28.9 23.9 +9.6 0.469 0.744 28.6% Prior
52 South Carolina 4-2 0.732 +21 73.6 +46.4 +43.4 27.6 18.6 +7.0 0.718 0.734 14.3% Prior
53 App State 4-2 0.732 +15 70.1 +54.5 +55.4 32.0 25.8 +9.2 0.536 0.708 14.3% Prior
54 Minnesota 4-2 0.729 +20 70.7 +52.5 +51.0 26.1 19.6 +6.0 0.649 0.712 14.3% Prior
55 UCF 3-2 0.718 -21 73.3 +43.0 +43.4 32.0 29.2 +11.0 0.559 0.732 28.6% Prior
56 Louisville 3-3 0.718 -3 68.3 +54.8 +50.5 30.5 26.9 +2.8 0.776 0.695 14.3% Prior
57 Boise State 2-3 0.718 -22 67.5 +56.6 +53.5 30.3 22.5 +9.8 0.724 0.689 28.6% Prior
58 Missouri State 3-1 0.718 +12 76.6 +35.1 +38.6 30.7 25.1 +7.8 0.381 0.756 42.9% Prior
59 Maryland 5-1 0.713 -47 69.2 +50.9 +51.4 33.5 23.3 +16.5 0.558 0.702 14.3% Prior
60 Mississippi 3-2 0.711 -32 68.0 +53.2 +51.8 33.6 22.2 +12.2 0.645 0.693 28.6% Prior
61 Virginia Tech 3-2 0.705 +5 68.4 +50.5 +49.1 25.2 22.8 -2.2 0.646 0.696 28.6% Prior
62 James Madison 6-1 0.701 +1 76.2 +31.1 +42.2 35.3 15.7 +25.1 0.067 0.753 0.0% (Decayed)
63 Duke 3-2 0.697 -21 70.6 +43.0 +45.9 29.3 30.7 +4.0 0.447 0.712 28.6% Prior
64 TCU 2-2 0.693 -6 69.6 +44.2 +41.9 31.8 23.8 +7.8 0.713 0.705 42.9% Prior
65 Mississippi State 3-3 0.680 +18 63.9 +53.5 +48.5 25.4 25.1 -2.2 0.815 0.663 14.3% Prior
66 UCLA 3-2 0.676 -47 62.0 +56.7 +51.3 31.5 27.7 +6.8 0.832 0.649 28.6% Prior
67 East Carolina 3-2 0.672 +22 67.1 +43.8 +44.6 28.7 28.5 +2.6 0.539 0.686 28.6% Prior
68 Northern Illinois 3-3 0.667 +22 66.2 +44.3 +42.5 28.7 33.7 -5.2 0.662 0.680 14.3% Prior
69 Louisiana Tech 2-3 0.666 -5 67.1 +42.1 +42.1 29.4 32.1 0.0 0.580 0.686 28.6% Prior
70 Charlotte 3-2 0.665 -19 68.4 +38.7 +41.3 25.8 25.4 +2.6 0.459 0.695 28.6% Prior
71 UTEP 4-2 0.665 +6 65.6 +45.1 +48.9 25.5 26.8 +0.5 0.405 0.675 14.3% Prior
72 Florida Atlantic 3-2 0.662 +21 64.2 +47.4 +47.9 31.3 22.6 +11.0 0.557 0.665 28.6% Prior
73 Tennessee 3-3 0.660 +18 63.5 +48.6 +50.1 35.6 27.3 +15.3 0.513 0.660 14.3% Prior
74 LSU 3-3 0.658 -5 62.9 +49.3 +48.2 29.2 26.4 +3.3 0.629 0.655 14.3% Prior
75 Miami (OH) 3-3 0.646 +17 64.4 +42.0 +41.8 25.6 27.3 +1.0 0.587 0.667 14.3% Prior
76 UAB 4-2 0.641 -46 61.9 +46.7 +43.9 27.1 24.6 +0.3 0.712 0.648 14.3% Prior
77 West Virginia 2-4 0.638 +2 60.5 +49.0 +46.3 26.5 19.6 +8.0 0.704 0.637 14.3% Prior
78 Washington 2-3 0.631 +4 60.0 +48.0 +46.1 26.1 19.5 +5.2 0.670 0.634 28.6% Prior
79 Utah State 4-2 0.628 -27 59.9 +47.3 +42.2 28.8 27.7 +0.7 0.820 0.633 14.3% Prior
80 Miami 2-3 0.623 +1 60.2 +45.2 +42.8 28.6 25.7 +3.4 0.690 0.636 28.6% Prior
81 Nevada 3-2 0.623 +13 59.5 +46.7 +46.5 29.5 31.3 +1.0 0.593 0.630 28.6% Prior
82 Western Kentucky 2-3 0.619 -22 58.5 +48.2 +45.7 35.4 34.2 +7.4 0.697 0.622 28.6% Prior
83 Kennesaw State 3-1 0.619 +16 68.6 +24.5 +34.4 28.3 25.9 +7.0 0.006 0.697 42.9% Prior
84 Marshall 2-4 0.615 -4 58.0 +47.9 +49.7 31.8 28.4 +8.3 0.493 0.619 14.3% Prior
85 Middle Tennessee 3-3 0.604 +16 58.9 +42.5 +41.7 28.9 28.8 +1.7 0.617 0.626 14.3% Prior
86 UL Monroe 2-2 0.603 -15 61.5 +36.2 +35.0 22.7 32.1 -17.5 0.647 0.645 42.9% Prior
87 Indiana 2-3 0.595 -12 59.2 +39.2 +33.4 26.2 27.1 -4.4 0.849 0.628 28.6% Prior
88 Rutgers 3-3 0.592 -40 53.8 +51.0 +46.1 28.9 21.7 +2.5 0.808 0.588 14.3% Prior
89 Virginia 3-2 0.588 +14 54.9 +47.3 +44.5 32.2 27.9 +6.6 0.712 0.596 28.6% Prior
90 Wisconsin 2-3 0.586 -41 50.8 +56.0 +47.0 24.0 22.2 -4.2 1.000 0.566 28.6% Prior
91 San Jose State 3-2 0.586 +15 58.2 +38.9 +40.3 23.3 23.8 -0.4 0.516 0.620 28.6% Prior
92 USC 3-2 0.582 +16 51.4 +53.5 +52.4 31.7 27.8 +9.0 0.629 0.570 28.6% Prior
93 Illinois 2-4 0.573 +12 52.5 +48.2 +44.8 24.3 23.4 -4.0 0.737 0.579 14.3% Prior
94 Georgia Southern 2-3 0.564 +17 57.0 +35.1 +35.7 24.8 33.1 -8.8 0.550 0.611 28.6% Prior
95 Delaware 3-1 0.557 +2 65.1 +14.2 +24.2 23.4 29.0 0.0 0.000 0.671 42.9% Prior
96 Troy 2-3 0.554 -9 55.8 +34.8 +39.1 25.3 20.3 +6.8 0.381 0.603 28.6% Prior
97 Hawaii 3-3 0.547 +10 51.6 +42.7 +42.7 26.9 31.5 -3.2 0.579 0.572 14.3% Prior
98 Buffalo 2-3 0.543 -2 54.4 +34.9 +36.4 28.5 23.7 +5.6 0.506 0.592 28.6% Prior
99 North Carolina 3-3 0.540 +5 45.5 +54.7 +53.5 31.6 28.6 +7.7 0.636 0.527 14.3% Prior
100 Georgia Tech 2-3 0.534 -28 48.3 +46.5 +43.3 28.5 23.7 +2.6 0.726 0.547 28.6% Prior
101 Eastern Michigan 3-3 0.530 -1 52.8 +34.8 +38.4 27.9 33.1 +0.3 0.412 0.580 14.3% Prior
102 Bowling Green 2-3 0.530 -14 50.6 +39.8 +39.8 22.6 23.0 -4.2 0.580 0.564 28.6% Prior
103 Toledo 3-3 0.523 +7 51.1 +36.6 +41.9 26.8 21.9 +10.2 0.335 0.568 14.3% Prior
104 Florida State 1-4 0.511 +12 46.3 +44.2 +40.0 25.2 31.3 -6.4 0.772 0.533 28.6% Prior
105 Central Michigan 3-3 0.503 -7 49.0 +35.6 +39.4 25.7 29.4 +0.5 0.401 0.553 14.3% Prior
106 Missouri 2-4 0.487 -30 45.3 +39.5 +40.0 30.5 34.5 -2.2 0.559 0.525 14.3% Prior
107 California 1-4 0.482 -23 44.4 +40.0 +41.0 25.0 29.1 -3.4 0.535 0.519 28.6% Prior
108 New Mexico 2-3 0.478 -23 45.8 +35.7 +35.9 21.1 29.7 -10.0 0.572 0.529 28.6% Prior
109 Tulsa 2-4 0.466 -23 42.7 +39.3 +36.6 24.2 28.6 -7.2 0.708 0.506 14.3% Prior
110 Washington State 2-4 0.464 +14 41.5 +41.5 +42.2 24.0 25.8 -2.2 0.547 0.498 14.3% Prior
111 Rice 2-3 0.463 +9 46.5 +29.5 +30.0 21.0 39.4 -19.4 0.559 0.534 28.6% Prior
112 Texas State 1-3 0.449 +1 41.5 +37.1 +38.2 24.6 35.0 -12.2 0.515 0.497 42.9% Prior
113 Northwestern 2-3 0.434 -18 39.5 +37.3 +38.9 24.1 29.1 -5.2 0.502 0.483 28.6% Prior
114 Kent State 2-4 0.429 +5 38.6 +37.7 +33.8 27.7 32.1 -5.3 0.759 0.476 14.3% Prior
115 Temple 3-2 0.409 +7 38.4 +32.3 +38.3 25.7 31.8 -2.8 0.304 0.474 28.6% Prior
116 Tulane 1-4 0.405 -14 38.5 +30.9 +33.5 30.2 40.6 -5.2 0.458 0.475 28.6% Prior
117 Florida International 1-4 0.367 -8 32.6 +33.4 +35.1 24.7 38.0 -8.4 0.504 0.431 28.6% Prior
118 Ball State 2-4 0.359 +8 30.2 +36.6 +34.8 22.1 32.9 -13.8 0.661 0.414 14.3% Prior
119 Navy 1-3 0.346 +8 26.4 +41.6 +35.7 20.2 29.1 -16.5 0.922 0.386 42.9% Prior
120 Georgia State 2-4 0.343 -6 25.7 +42.2 +37.8 24.6 34.3 -12.0 0.785 0.381 14.3% Prior
121 Southern Mississippi 1-4 0.330 -3 30.1 +28.0 +30.5 22.0 31.2 -10.6 0.466 0.413 28.6% Prior
122 Old Dominion 1-5 0.326 +1 26.6 +35.2 +35.1 25.3 29.9 -6.8 0.581 0.387 14.3% Prior
123 Jacksonville State 2-3 0.315 -11 31.2 +20.8 +28.2 19.8 29.7 -10.6 0.240 0.422 28.6% Prior
124 Arkansas State 1-4 0.309 -9 26.7 +29.9 +32.5 27.3 45.8 -13.6 0.459 0.388 28.6% Prior
125 Arizona 0-4 0.304 +4 26.3 +29.2 +26.8 20.4 30.5 -14.0 0.721 0.386 42.9% Prior
126 Colorado State 1-3 0.302 +2 20.7 +41.6 +39.2 23.5 24.1 -4.0 0.719 0.344 42.9% Prior
127 UNLV 0-5 0.299 +3 21.7 +38.5 +32.9 22.4 32.5 -17.8 0.840 0.352 28.6% Prior
128 South Florida 1-4 0.297 -7 23.7 +33.0 +27.9 24.8 35.3 -15.6 0.819 0.366 28.6% Prior
129 Colorado 1-4 0.260 -12 17.7 +35.9 +31.5 21.7 26.2 -10.0 0.785 0.322 28.6% Prior
130 North Texas 1-4 0.256 +3 20.3 +29.1 +31.4 21.7 28.9 -9.4 0.471 0.341 28.6% Prior
131 Kansas 1-4 0.230 -6 16.3 +30.4 +24.5 22.5 40.4 -26.6 0.855 0.311 28.6% Prior
132 Sacramento State 2-2 0.227 -1 20.8 +19.2 +27.8 21.7 31.6 -4.0 0.079 0.345 42.9% Prior
133 Ohio 1-4 0.154 +2 6.7 +30.3 +32.5 20.8 33.6 -13.8 0.481 0.241 28.6% Prior
134 Akron 1-4 0.124 -2 5.0 +25.2 +26.4 21.3 42.1 -23.8 0.525 0.228 28.6% Prior
135 Connecticut 0-6 0.104 -1 0.2 +30.5 +30.4 20.1 39.5 -23.2 0.586 0.193 14.3% Prior
136 Vanderbilt 2-3 0.082 +2 -4.1 +33.9 +31.5 20.8 35.7 -19.0 0.691 0.161 28.6% Prior
137 New Mexico State 1-5 0.052 -1 -7.4 +32.7 +32.7 22.9 36.0 -12.0 0.580 0.137 14.3% Prior
138 Massachusetts 0-5 -0.125 -1 -25.9 +23.4 +20.1 19.1 42.1 -32.6 0.733 0.000 28.6% Prior

12-Team College Football Playoff Projection

First-Round Byes (Top 4 Conference Champions)

First-Round On-Campus Matchups

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First Four Out: #13 Michigan, #14 Coastal Carolina, #15 BYU, #16 Ohio State

Conference Power & Depth Rankings

Conf Rank Conference Members Avg Index Depth Score Top 25 Teams Leading Team
- SEC 0 0.000 0.000 6
- Big Ten 0 0.000 0.000 5
- Big 12 0 0.000 0.000 5
- ACC 0 0.000 0.000 3
- Pac-12 0 0.000 0.000 1
- FBS Independents 0 0.000 0.000 1
- Mountain West 0 0.000 0.000 2
- American Athletic 0 0.000 0.000 0
- Sun Belt 0 0.000 0.000 1
- Mid-American 0 0.000 0.000 0
- Conference USA 0 0.000 0.000 1