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Season 2023 • Week 2 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 Michigan 4-0 1.069 - 107.3 +68.2 +66.5 31.6 12.0 +20.8 0.709 0.986 42.9% Prior
2 Rutgers 3-0 1.061 +3 108.5 +63.0 +60.1 31.6 15.7 +17.7 0.791 1.000 57.1% Prior
3 USC 4-0 1.041 -1 105.2 +64.7 +68.1 41.5 21.8 +35.0 0.523 0.964 42.9% Prior
4 UCLA 3-0 1.041 +4 106.6 +61.4 +61.0 30.6 19.7 +17.3 0.665 0.978 57.1% Prior
5 Washington State 2-0 1.012 +4 105.2 +55.9 +56.4 32.1 24.1 +17.5 0.612 0.963 71.4% Prior
6 Mississippi 3-0 1.009 +14 104.4 +57.2 +56.9 40.0 16.4 +32.0 0.660 0.954 57.1% Prior
7 Notre Dame 4-0 1.009 +12 103.1 +60.2 +61.9 39.6 14.2 +36.2 0.583 0.940 42.9% Prior
8 Georgia 3-0 0.998 +18 100.8 +62.1 +64.5 40.2 7.9 +47.7 0.531 0.915 57.1% Prior
9 Kansas State 3-0 0.998 +18 102.5 +58.0 +60.3 35.7 14.4 +27.7 0.534 0.934 57.1% Prior
10 Kansas 3-0 0.995 +4 104.1 +53.6 +56.5 34.5 26.8 +18.3 0.506 0.951 57.1% Prior
11 Oregon 3-0 0.992 +14 101.7 +58.2 +58.2 40.6 18.0 +40.3 0.649 0.925 57.1% Prior
12 Georgia State 3-0 0.990 +11 102.4 +56.0 +57.8 34.4 23.7 +17.0 0.557 0.932 57.1% Prior
13 Tennessee 3-0 0.979 -10 100.3 +57.5 +61.1 33.1 14.7 +29.3 0.471 0.909 57.1% Prior
14 Colorado 2-0 0.973 +17 103.0 +49.5 +50.3 33.6 29.4 +12.5 0.589 0.939 71.4% Prior
15 Duke 3-0 0.965 -9 99.1 +56.4 +59.9 30.4 10.7 +21.0 0.478 0.896 57.1% Prior
16 Minnesota 3-0 0.960 +5 101.5 +49.4 +51.7 23.2 19.3 +9.3 0.535 0.922 57.1% Prior
17 Maryland 3-0 0.959 +11 100.0 +52.4 +56.1 34.0 17.4 +22.7 0.467 0.906 57.1% Prior
18 Mississippi State 2-0 0.955 +20 100.8 +49.4 +50.4 34.7 19.3 +24.0 0.571 0.915 71.4% Prior
19 Oklahoma State 3-0 0.955 +14 101.0 +48.8 +50.5 28.6 15.0 +11.3 0.566 0.917 57.1% Prior
20 Western Kentucky 3-0 0.955 -9 99.7 +51.9 +53.4 37.4 22.5 +16.7 0.575 0.902 57.1% Prior
21 Missouri 3-0 0.949 +9 99.4 +50.8 +51.9 28.1 18.0 +13.3 0.595 0.898 57.1% Prior
22 Wyoming 3-0 0.948 -15 100.4 +48.0 +47.8 24.7 22.6 +5.7 0.654 0.910 57.1% Prior
23 Arkansas 2-0 0.942 +19 97.6 +53.0 +55.4 35.5 18.6 +32.5 0.471 0.879 71.4% Prior
24 Memphis 3-0 0.941 +12 99.4 +48.6 +52.4 36.6 21.2 +28.7 0.464 0.898 57.1% Prior
25 Michigan State 2-0 0.920 -8 95.1 +52.2 +57.6 34.7 16.5 +27.5 0.251 0.852 71.4% Prior
26 Wake Forest 2-0 0.913 +26 97.3 +45.2 +48.2 31.4 19.1 +18.0 0.431 0.875 71.4% Prior
27 Fresno State 3-0 0.913 -17 97.5 +44.5 +47.2 29.8 27.0 +11.3 0.518 0.878 57.1% Prior
28 Air Force 3-0 0.912 +9 99.0 +40.7 +45.8 30.6 17.3 +18.3 0.399 0.894 57.1% Prior
29 UT San Antonio 2-1 0.906 +14 92.3 +54.6 +52.0 24.9 16.0 +7.3 0.779 0.821 57.1% Prior
30 Washington 3-1 0.903 +16 88.0 +63.9 +59.3 34.3 24.3 +13.8 0.816 0.772 42.9% Prior
31 BYU 2-0 0.900 +3 95.9 +44.5 +48.2 31.8 19.4 +19.5 0.373 0.860 71.4% Prior
32 Miami 2-1 0.900 +18 88.8 +60.9 +57.1 33.9 22.9 +14.3 0.834 0.782 57.1% Prior
33 Texas 2-1 0.878 +27 87.4 +57.5 +54.7 30.4 22.0 +10.3 0.784 0.766 57.1% Prior
34 Penn State 2-1 0.876 +27 87.9 +56.0 +55.1 36.9 16.4 +22.0 0.692 0.771 57.1% Prior
35 Cincinnati 2-0 0.874 +22 94.2 +40.9 +44.5 36.8 20.0 +29.5 0.382 0.841 71.4% Prior
36 Florida State 2-1 0.874 +36 86.7 +58.3 +54.6 34.3 26.3 +4.7 0.828 0.758 57.1% Prior
37 UL Monroe 2-0 0.873 -13 95.2 +38.1 +41.6 24.2 15.8 +7.0 0.388 0.852 71.4% Prior
38 Utah 2-1 0.844 +30 85.7 +51.6 +50.8 23.2 15.7 +4.3 0.684 0.747 57.1% Prior
39 Oklahoma 2-1 0.842 +17 84.1 +54.5 +54.1 34.5 21.4 +25.3 0.665 0.730 57.1% Prior
40 Ohio State 2-1 0.841 +13 84.9 +52.7 +53.5 28.7 10.3 +12.3 0.609 0.738 57.1% Prior
41 Texas State 2-1 0.839 -29 84.9 +51.9 +51.3 29.2 27.5 +9.3 0.678 0.739 57.1% Prior
42 Coastal Carolina 2-1 0.837 +29 87.0 +46.4 +44.6 25.5 18.2 +3.3 0.736 0.761 57.1% Prior
43 Virginia Tech 2-1 0.830 -39 82.9 +53.8 +52.7 27.3 20.7 +11.0 0.701 0.716 57.1% Prior
44 Northwestern 2-1 0.826 +38 83.6 +51.2 +47.9 26.5 17.3 +7.0 0.805 0.724 57.1% Prior
45 Arizona 2-1 0.822 -16 83.4 +50.2 +49.9 32.3 18.0 +14.0 0.659 0.722 57.1% Prior
46 Auburn 2-1 0.818 +28 81.3 +53.8 +51.1 28.2 17.6 +10.3 0.780 0.699 57.1% Prior
47 Louisville 2-1 0.817 +18 82.7 +50.5 +47.7 34.4 20.2 +15.7 0.785 0.714 57.1% Prior
48 Houston 1-1 0.815 -35 84.4 +46.0 +45.4 25.4 31.6 +0.5 0.696 0.733 71.4% Prior
49 Ohio 3-1 0.810 +6 83.9 +45.6 +47.9 26.4 18.8 +9.2 0.563 0.728 42.9% Prior
50 Oregon State 2-1 0.805 +33 80.3 +52.6 +52.3 34.3 18.2 +13.7 0.662 0.687 57.1% Prior
51 Liberty 2-1 0.800 +36 81.5 +48.2 +45.9 24.9 23.7 -4.3 0.758 0.700 57.1% Prior
52 Texas Tech 1-2 0.797 -12 78.2 +55.0 +50.4 30.7 24.5 +3.3 0.874 0.664 57.1% Prior
53 South Florida 2-1 0.793 +26 81.3 +46.7 +45.2 32.8 17.3 +14.0 0.721 0.698 57.1% Prior
54 Illinois 1-1 0.793 -39 81.6 +45.9 +42.7 26.3 23.9 -4.5 0.880 0.701 71.4% Prior
55 Kentucky 2-1 0.792 -10 81.8 +45.0 +50.4 27.8 28.3 +12.7 0.384 0.704 57.1% Prior
56 Iowa 2-1 0.791 +32 80.9 +47.0 +44.1 20.5 18.3 -6.0 0.790 0.694 57.1% Prior
57 Purdue 1-1 0.789 +44 80.6 +47.1 +44.4 27.2 25.0 +1.5 0.846 0.691 71.4% Prior
58 UCF 2-1 0.787 +22 79.1 +49.9 +50.8 26.8 22.3 +13.0 0.606 0.674 57.1% Prior
59 Georgia Tech 2-1 0.786 -1 80.3 +46.8 +49.4 33.5 24.6 +14.3 0.520 0.687 57.1% Prior
60 App State 2-1 0.785 -25 81.2 +44.7 +45.5 27.5 27.0 +6.3 0.606 0.697 57.1% Prior
61 Sacramento State 2-0 0.773 +16 88.4 +24.2 +33.0 30.3 25.5 +21.0 0.000 0.777 71.4% Prior
62 Boston College 2-1 0.770 +5 79.9 +43.2 +43.2 25.8 25.3 +3.0 0.647 0.683 57.1% Prior
63 Alabama 1-2 0.770 -16 75.6 +53.1 +48.3 29.8 24.4 +10.7 0.886 0.635 57.1% Prior
64 Northern Illinois 2-1 0.762 -48 78.8 +43.1 +43.8 21.6 23.4 +0.7 0.612 0.671 57.1% Prior
65 North Carolina 2-1 0.761 +32 75.3 +51.1 +49.1 26.2 25.1 0.0 0.741 0.632 57.1% Prior
66 James Madison 2-1 0.757 +28 79.3 +40.8 +44.0 29.4 27.5 +8.7 0.487 0.676 57.1% Prior
67 West Virginia 2-1 0.756 +22 77.9 +43.4 +42.8 31.5 18.7 +12.0 0.680 0.660 57.1% Prior
68 Clemson 2-1 0.755 +8 79.0 +40.8 +40.5 33.4 28.1 +10.3 0.659 0.673 57.1% Prior
69 Stanford 1-1 0.744 -51 77.4 +41.0 +37.6 23.5 32.6 -16.5 0.899 0.655 71.4% Prior
70 Wisconsin 1-2 0.741 -6 73.4 +49.5 +47.6 26.5 22.8 +2.7 0.744 0.610 57.1% Prior
71 Vanderbilt 2-1 0.737 -30 77.3 +39.2 +41.1 31.1 23.8 +8.3 0.555 0.654 57.1% Prior
72 Texas A&M 1-2 0.736 -6 73.1 +48.7 +46.1 31.9 27.5 +6.3 0.779 0.608 57.1% Prior
73 South Carolina 1-1 0.734 +39 74.0 +46.1 +46.3 30.7 25.4 +6.0 0.629 0.618 71.4% Prior
74 Toledo 1-2 0.733 +19 74.6 +44.5 +46.7 30.9 19.3 +21.7 0.538 0.624 57.1% Prior
75 Temple 1-1 0.732 -53 76.6 +39.3 +36.8 21.6 30.1 -13.0 0.834 0.647 71.4% Prior
76 TCU 1-1 0.713 +30 74.6 +38.4 +40.9 33.3 26.2 +16.0 0.465 0.624 71.4% Prior
77 South Alabama 2-1 0.713 +18 72.2 +44.0 +47.9 30.3 27.9 +15.7 0.458 0.597 57.1% Prior
78 LSU 2-1 0.710 +18 70.9 +46.2 +46.9 32.6 28.3 +15.0 0.613 0.583 57.1% Prior
79 Akron 1-1 0.708 +13 74.7 +36.8 +38.7 24.5 29.6 0.0 0.513 0.625 71.4% Prior
80 Jacksonville State 3-1 0.703 -41 74.4 +35.9 +40.1 28.5 22.7 +9.5 0.492 0.622 42.9% Prior
81 SMU 1-2 0.701 -22 70.2 +45.2 +43.1 24.4 19.7 -0.7 0.753 0.576 57.1% Prior
82 Florida Atlantic 1-1 0.699 -33 72.1 +40.2 +41.6 27.7 19.2 +7.5 0.543 0.596 71.4% Prior
83 Old Dominion 1-2 0.699 +28 69.6 +45.9 +42.5 26.4 30.7 -5.0 0.814 0.568 57.1% Prior
84 North Dakota State 2-1 0.697 +15 75.9 +30.7 +37.4 33.3 21.8 +20.0 0.317 0.639 57.1% Prior
85 Syracuse 2-1 0.695 +23 68.8 +46.7 +52.0 32.7 21.5 +20.3 0.386 0.559 57.1% Prior
86 Florida International 2-1 0.695 +19 73.3 +36.0 +40.0 22.2 28.0 +1.3 0.452 0.609 57.1% Prior
87 Marshall 2-1 0.687 +27 69.9 +41.6 +43.5 24.3 29.3 +1.3 0.558 0.572 57.1% Prior
88 Army 1-1 0.682 +16 71.4 +36.6 +41.3 33.2 18.1 +26.5 0.307 0.589 71.4% Prior
89 Miami (OH) 1-2 0.682 +32 67.9 +44.6 +42.0 19.2 24.7 -8.7 0.771 0.550 57.1% Prior
90 Georgia Southern 2-1 0.680 +17 68.0 +43.8 +48.2 31.0 30.1 +9.3 0.432 0.551 57.1% Prior
91 California 1-2 0.666 -7 63.7 +50.0 +47.9 24.4 22.2 +4.3 0.750 0.503 57.1% Prior
92 Tulane 1-2 0.665 -17 64.9 +46.9 +41.8 26.4 25.5 -6.0 0.898 0.516 57.1% Prior
93 Navy 1-1 0.665 +23 69.0 +37.2 +38.6 23.0 22.3 -7.5 0.544 0.562 71.4% Prior
94 San Diego State 2-1 0.665 -62 67.2 +41.2 +39.2 22.4 25.8 -3.3 0.743 0.543 57.1% Prior
95 Pittsburgh 1-1 0.663 -44 69.9 +34.5 +38.0 31.9 18.5 +16.0 0.392 0.572 71.4% Prior
96 Louisiana Tech 2-1 0.662 +6 69.3 +35.6 +39.0 27.3 30.0 +3.7 0.484 0.565 57.1% Prior
97 Louisiana 1-2 0.659 -12 68.9 +35.8 +39.2 28.5 30.5 +5.0 0.481 0.561 57.1% Prior
98 Central Michigan 1-1 0.659 +21 71.8 +28.8 +27.1 25.0 28.6 -10.5 0.771 0.593 71.4% Prior
99 Bowling Green 1-2 0.658 +14 65.5 +43.4 +42.2 29.1 30.1 +2.3 0.706 0.523 57.1% Prior
100 Florida 1-1 0.650 +10 67.7 +35.7 +38.2 28.6 21.6 +14.5 0.458 0.548 71.4% Prior
101 UAB 1-1 0.646 -53 67.7 +34.5 +37.2 32.0 31.2 +7.5 0.450 0.547 71.4% Prior
102 Charlotte 1-1 0.643 -29 68.5 +31.9 +34.8 23.6 24.9 +1.5 0.435 0.557 71.4% Prior
103 Iowa State 1-2 0.643 -13 64.7 +40.8 +41.4 24.0 24.9 +1.3 0.615 0.514 57.1% Prior
104 Troy 1-2 0.630 -18 64.0 +38.4 +34.2 26.8 26.8 -6.0 0.854 0.506 57.1% Prior
105 Tulsa 1-1 0.626 -51 66.6 +31.3 +33.1 27.3 28.1 +1.0 0.515 0.535 71.4% Prior
106 Baylor 0-2 0.625 -3 61.4 +43.1 +40.1 23.8 33.3 -9.0 0.869 0.478 71.4% Prior
107 North Carolina State 1-2 0.625 -44 60.1 +45.9 +40.8 24.6 26.8 -6.7 0.901 0.464 57.1% Prior
108 Utah State 1-2 0.621 +23 62.0 +40.2 +39.2 30.0 33.1 +5.7 0.695 0.485 57.1% Prior
109 Arizona State 1-1 0.620 -47 64.3 +34.6 +35.1 22.0 27.4 -4.5 0.608 0.510 71.4% Prior
110 Southern Mississippi 1-1 0.616 -66 64.6 +32.9 +35.8 25.3 42.4 -13.5 0.432 0.513 71.4% Prior
111 Delaware 1-1 0.607 -41 66.7 +25.1 +27.7 25.6 38.8 -16.0 0.458 0.537 71.4% Prior
112 UNLV 1-2 0.605 -21 60.1 +40.0 +36.9 29.5 31.5 -3.7 0.801 0.463 57.1% Prior
113 UTEP 1-2 0.604 -35 62.8 +33.4 +33.1 23.5 25.1 -6.7 0.664 0.493 57.1% Prior
114 Western Michigan 1-1 0.601 -45 66.0 +25.0 +27.7 23.3 32.9 -11.5 0.454 0.528 71.4% Prior
115 New Mexico 1-1 0.593 +13 63.5 +28.7 +32.6 27.4 34.6 +2.0 0.366 0.501 71.4% Prior
116 Nebraska 0-2 0.593 -18 59.9 +37.0 +34.0 16.7 22.9 -12.5 0.867 0.461 71.4% Prior
117 Kennesaw State 1-1 0.586 -36 67.0 +18.3 +25.4 28.4 22.7 +12.0 0.125 0.540 71.4% Prior
118 Rice 1-2 0.576 +16 57.5 +37.6 +33.3 22.4 39.1 -16.3 0.856 0.434 57.1% Prior
119 Boise State 0-3 0.573 +7 53.1 +46.8 +39.7 22.2 33.8 -17.3 0.991 0.386 57.1% Prior
120 Virginia 0-2 0.564 -2 55.7 +38.1 +34.6 24.3 39.0 -18.5 0.899 0.414 71.4% Prior
121 Connecticut 0-2 0.557 -12 54.8 +38.1 +35.6 16.4 28.0 -15.5 0.832 0.405 71.4% Prior
122 Middle Tennessee 0-2 0.552 +5 54.6 +37.3 +34.5 18.9 39.7 -26.5 0.849 0.402 71.4% Prior
123 Sam Houston 0-2 0.546 +7 57.2 +29.4 +27.5 14.1 14.0 -12.0 0.785 0.431 71.4% Prior
124 Colorado State 0-1 0.537 +8 55.0 +31.8 +29.5 22.6 43.1 -26.0 0.979 0.407 85.7% Prior
125 Indiana 1-1 0.529 +11 52.1 +36.2 +38.1 26.0 25.2 +7.0 0.503 0.374 71.4% Prior
126 Massachusetts 1-2 0.526 -26 51.1 +37.6 +36.3 25.0 45.7 -15.7 0.708 0.364 57.1% Prior
127 Hawaii 1-2 0.518 +6 51.2 +34.9 +37.0 23.9 33.0 -3.0 0.544 0.364 57.1% Prior
128 Ball State 0-2 0.500 -5 51.0 +29.9 +25.1 16.1 35.6 -36.0 1.000 0.363 71.4% Prior
129 Kent State 0-2 0.496 - 50.8 +29.3 +25.7 15.0 37.7 -36.0 0.910 0.360 71.4% Prior
130 Missouri State 0-2 0.493 -6 54.1 +20.7 +20.7 20.0 40.6 -19.0 0.648 0.397 71.4% Prior
131 Buffalo 0-2 0.457 -11 45.0 +31.0 +31.7 23.2 37.4 -12.0 0.602 0.296 71.4% Prior
132 New Mexico State 1-3 0.430 -7 40.3 +34.1 +36.5 24.5 34.2 -4.2 0.557 0.244 42.9% Prior
133 San Jose State 1-3 0.405 +5 36.2 +36.1 +32.7 27.9 29.6 -1.8 0.771 0.199 42.9% Prior
134 Arkansas State 0-3 0.395 -12 35.6 +34.7 +30.6 15.3 40.2 -36.3 0.849 0.192 57.1% Prior
135 North Texas 0-2 0.389 +2 34.5 +35.5 +34.4 24.9 53.5 -22.0 0.722 0.180 71.4% Prior
136 Eastern Michigan 1-2 0.387 -1 37.2 +28.7 +28.2 20.7 33.5 -19.3 0.669 0.209 57.1% Prior
137 East Carolina 0-2 0.375 -20 33.9 +32.9 +28.8 15.7 31.6 -22.5 0.949 0.173 71.4% Prior
138 Nevada 0-2 0.221 -23 18.3 +23.4 +18.9 16.4 39.1 -39.5 0.976 0.000 71.4% 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 Tennessee, #14 Colorado, #15 Duke, #16 Minnesota

Conference Power & Depth Rankings

Conf Rank Conference Members Avg Index Depth Score Top 25 Teams Leading Team
- Big Ten 0 0.000 0.000 8
- SEC 0 0.000 0.000 6
- FBS Independents 0 0.000 0.000 1
- ACC 0 0.000 0.000 1
- Big 12 0 0.000 0.000 4
- Pac-12 0 0.000 0.000 1
- Sun Belt 0 0.000 0.000 1
- American Athletic 0 0.000 0.000 1
- Mountain West 0 0.000 0.000 1
- Mid-American 0 0.000 0.000 0
- Conference USA 0 0.000 0.000 1