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Season 2023 • Week 3 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 5-0 1.081 - 107.5 +71.3 +69.1 32.0 10.9 +21.6 0.712 0.990 28.6% Prior
2 Rutgers 4-0 1.069 - 108.5 +65.4 +62.3 31.9 14.6 +18.0 0.775 1.000 42.9% Prior
3 USC 4-0 1.043 - 105.0 +65.7 +68.1 42.6 22.3 +35.0 0.507 0.964 42.9% Prior
4 Mississippi 4-0 1.041 +2 105.9 +63.2 +61.6 40.8 18.0 +30.2 0.698 0.973 42.9% Prior
5 Notre Dame 5-0 1.015 +2 103.1 +61.9 +64.4 38.8 14.2 +33.8 0.523 0.945 28.6% Prior
6 Oregon 4-0 1.012 +5 102.9 +61.4 +61.8 42.6 11.5 +41.5 0.605 0.942 42.9% Prior
7 UCLA 4-0 1.011 -3 103.4 +59.9 +61.4 35.0 14.8 +26.0 0.550 0.948 42.9% Prior
8 Duke 4-0 1.007 +7 101.6 +63.1 +64.6 33.7 12.6 +21.8 0.545 0.928 42.9% Prior
9 Georgia 4-0 1.005 -1 102.3 +60.7 +61.1 37.4 6.2 +38.2 0.602 0.936 42.9% Prior
10 Colorado 3-0 0.993 +4 104.5 +52.1 +51.8 32.4 30.0 +11.0 0.648 0.958 57.1% Prior
11 Missouri 4-0 0.986 +10 103.0 +53.6 +50.2 29.1 15.8 +10.8 0.791 0.943 42.9% Prior
12 Georgia State 4-0 0.976 - 101.9 +53.2 +56.5 34.2 25.5 +16.8 0.461 0.931 42.9% Prior
13 Maryland 4-0 0.975 +4 101.0 +55.0 +58.8 34.0 16.8 +24.0 0.435 0.922 42.9% Prior
14 Kansas 4-0 0.960 -4 101.8 +48.5 +53.7 31.3 28.6 +15.5 0.367 0.931 42.9% Prior
15 Washington State 3-0 0.946 -10 98.1 +53.1 +56.9 36.9 25.0 +26.0 0.372 0.892 57.1% Prior
16 Texas 3-1 0.937 +17 92.4 +63.4 +59.3 31.9 19.2 +13.0 0.824 0.833 42.9% Prior
17 Washington 4-1 0.936 +13 90.0 +68.9 +63.0 35.4 20.9 +17.8 0.853 0.808 28.6% Prior
18 Fresno State 4-0 0.932 +9 98.3 +48.4 +51.7 30.3 22.3 +15.8 0.463 0.894 42.9% Prior
19 Wake Forest 3-0 0.931 +7 99.5 +45.3 +46.8 29.2 20.4 +13.0 0.525 0.907 57.1% Prior
20 Air Force 4-0 0.926 +8 99.4 +44.2 +50.4 30.1 17.7 +18.2 0.318 0.906 42.9% Prior
21 Memphis 4-0 0.926 +3 98.5 +46.1 +50.3 34.1 24.2 +22.5 0.418 0.896 42.9% Prior
22 BYU 3-0 0.925 +9 98.6 +45.6 +48.2 32.0 21.3 +15.3 0.454 0.897 57.1% Prior
23 Penn State 3-1 0.916 +11 91.2 +60.2 +57.7 35.5 16.3 +20.8 0.746 0.820 42.9% Prior
24 Ohio State 3-1 0.914 +16 90.6 +60.8 +60.4 32.8 8.6 +22.5 0.642 0.814 42.9% Prior
25 Kansas State 3-1 0.885 -16 89.6 +54.8 +55.3 34.1 18.3 +20.0 0.601 0.804 42.9% Prior
26 Miami 3-1 0.885 +6 86.8 +61.1 +58.8 36.5 19.7 +21.0 0.734 0.775 42.9% Prior
27 Oklahoma 3-1 0.871 +12 85.8 +59.4 +59.9 39.1 18.7 +31.2 0.597 0.765 42.9% Prior
28 Florida State 3-1 0.871 +8 86.3 +58.1 +54.2 33.5 29.7 +4.0 0.815 0.770 42.9% Prior
29 Utah 3-1 0.870 +9 88.5 +52.9 +53.2 26.8 14.0 +9.2 0.607 0.792 42.9% Prior
30 Kentucky 3-1 0.850 +25 85.7 +53.4 +57.6 31.4 21.3 +17.5 0.417 0.763 42.9% Prior
31 Oregon State 3-1 0.843 +19 83.1 +57.2 +56.9 33.1 18.2 +14.5 0.638 0.736 42.9% Prior
32 Alabama 2-2 0.842 +31 83.0 +57.2 +51.3 29.1 18.4 +11.5 0.914 0.735 42.9% Prior
33 Liberty 3-1 0.831 +18 82.9 +54.3 +53.8 29.0 25.8 +3.8 0.648 0.734 42.9% Prior
34 Arizona 3-1 0.830 +11 83.9 +51.7 +53.5 30.9 17.4 +15.8 0.534 0.744 42.9% Prior
35 Auburn 3-1 0.817 +11 80.8 +54.8 +54.7 32.2 16.4 +15.8 0.628 0.712 42.9% Prior
36 Coastal Carolina 3-1 0.813 +6 84.2 +45.7 +46.6 31.0 15.6 +17.2 0.578 0.748 42.9% Prior
37 Wisconsin 2-2 0.808 +33 79.7 +54.7 +52.1 27.7 19.5 +7.2 0.749 0.701 42.9% Prior
38 Louisville 3-1 0.808 +9 81.5 +50.7 +49.5 31.5 21.0 +13.5 0.679 0.719 42.9% Prior
39 North Carolina 3-1 0.806 +26 79.4 +54.9 +52.0 28.2 24.6 +4.5 0.765 0.698 42.9% Prior
40 Clemson 3-1 0.803 +28 81.2 +49.9 +48.4 36.1 25.8 +16.2 0.696 0.717 42.9% Prior
41 UCF 3-1 0.800 +17 79.2 +53.5 +55.1 32.0 18.0 +18.2 0.542 0.696 42.9% Prior
42 Sacramento State 3-0 0.799 +19 90.6 +26.7 +36.2 28.0 25.9 +16.3 0.000 0.814 57.1% Prior
43 App State 3-1 0.798 +17 82.0 +46.3 +48.6 29.1 29.0 +8.5 0.509 0.725 42.9% Prior
44 Texas State 3-1 0.796 -3 82.0 +45.8 +48.4 36.5 27.6 +17.8 0.496 0.724 42.9% Prior
45 Texas A&M 2-2 0.794 +27 78.0 +54.6 +53.2 34.6 24.8 +15.8 0.689 0.683 42.9% Prior
46 LSU 3-1 0.791 +32 77.6 +54.8 +54.2 35.8 22.7 +18.0 0.653 0.679 42.9% Prior
47 James Madison 3-1 0.787 +19 82.8 +41.1 +44.8 26.9 25.4 +7.0 0.440 0.734 42.9% Prior
48 TCU 2-1 0.786 +28 80.8 +45.7 +48.2 32.6 22.8 +18.3 0.456 0.712 57.1% Prior
49 Texas Tech 2-2 0.783 +3 78.2 +50.7 +48.0 31.8 18.7 +12.0 0.759 0.686 42.9% Prior
50 Arkansas 2-1 0.781 -27 79.1 +48.0 +49.4 34.2 22.3 +19.3 0.529 0.695 57.1% Prior
51 Tennessee 3-1 0.779 -38 78.6 +48.8 +50.7 31.0 15.5 +18.8 0.528 0.689 42.9% Prior
52 West Virginia 3-1 0.778 +15 79.6 +46.2 +45.8 29.0 17.9 +11.8 0.641 0.700 42.9% Prior
53 Ohio 4-1 0.772 -4 80.7 +41.7 +46.2 24.0 19.3 +8.0 0.444 0.712 28.6% Prior
54 Iowa 3-1 0.770 +2 77.0 +49.7 +51.1 23.9 20.1 +3.2 0.555 0.673 42.9% Prior
55 South Alabama 3-1 0.761 +22 75.7 +50.3 +52.9 32.7 22.9 +18.2 0.494 0.659 42.9% Prior
56 UT San Antonio 2-2 0.760 -27 75.7 +49.8 +48.1 25.3 19.5 +3.5 0.706 0.660 42.9% Prior
57 Minnesota 3-1 0.754 -41 76.4 +46.4 +46.2 22.3 22.1 +2.5 0.633 0.667 42.9% Prior
58 Western Kentucky 3-1 0.746 -38 76.4 +44.1 +45.0 32.0 35.7 -0.8 0.580 0.666 42.9% Prior
59 Wyoming 3-1 0.738 -37 75.5 +43.9 +41.4 24.6 20.5 -1.0 0.743 0.657 42.9% Prior
60 Florida 2-1 0.738 +40 76.2 +42.0 +43.3 30.4 19.6 +14.0 0.537 0.665 57.1% Prior
61 SMU 2-2 0.736 +20 74.3 +46.0 +47.4 30.0 15.2 +16.8 0.554 0.645 42.9% Prior
62 Cincinnati 2-1 0.726 -27 75.6 +40.2 +43.3 32.1 26.5 +17.3 0.420 0.658 57.1% Prior
63 Virginia Tech 2-2 0.726 -20 71.1 +50.4 +45.8 26.4 24.9 +3.5 0.849 0.612 42.9% Prior
64 Florida International 3-1 0.725 +22 76.7 +37.1 +41.5 22.6 26.3 +2.8 0.408 0.670 42.9% Prior
65 Toledo 2-2 0.725 +9 74.4 +42.3 +47.0 28.1 21.0 +17.2 0.392 0.646 42.9% Prior
66 Miami (OH) 2-2 0.722 +23 72.0 +47.1 +43.4 22.7 22.6 -4.8 0.807 0.621 42.9% Prior
67 Syracuse 3-1 0.719 +18 71.0 +48.4 +55.1 33.0 23.6 +19.0 0.294 0.611 42.9% Prior
68 Army 2-1 0.715 +20 74.7 +38.7 +43.4 31.6 23.8 +20.3 0.316 0.649 57.1% Prior
69 North Dakota State 3-1 0.709 +15 77.0 +31.6 +40.3 34.7 21.8 +19.5 0.196 0.673 42.9% Prior
70 Louisiana 2-2 0.708 +27 74.4 +37.4 +43.3 29.9 28.8 +8.8 0.332 0.646 42.9% Prior
71 Boston College 2-2 0.708 -9 70.8 +45.8 +43.9 25.5 23.5 +1.8 0.715 0.608 42.9% Prior
72 Temple 2-1 0.706 +3 73.6 +38.7 +39.5 26.9 25.7 +2.0 0.570 0.638 57.1% Prior
73 Nebraska 1-2 0.699 +43 70.2 +44.7 +42.8 22.9 21.7 -0.3 0.742 0.602 57.1% Prior
74 Northwestern 2-2 0.697 -30 68.8 +47.2 +40.5 25.2 21.8 -0.8 0.953 0.588 42.9% Prior
75 UL Monroe 2-1 0.693 -38 73.8 +34.5 +36.6 19.7 24.8 -10.0 0.479 0.640 57.1% Prior
76 Tulane 2-2 0.692 +16 66.1 +52.0 +47.9 25.5 22.3 0.0 0.823 0.560 42.9% Prior
77 Jacksonville State 3-1 0.679 +3 71.6 +35.4 +40.1 27.8 22.1 +9.5 0.391 0.617 42.9% Prior
78 Georgia Tech 2-2 0.678 -19 68.1 +43.1 +42.1 31.0 27.6 +4.5 0.675 0.581 42.9% Prior
79 South Carolina 1-2 0.676 -6 66.8 +45.7 +42.5 28.7 21.7 +0.7 0.827 0.567 57.1% Prior
80 California 2-2 0.669 +11 63.3 +51.8 +49.1 27.6 19.3 +6.8 0.755 0.531 42.9% Prior
81 Marshall 2-1 0.668 +6 67.7 +41.0 +43.5 23.4 27.8 +1.3 0.462 0.576 57.1% Prior
82 Purdue 1-2 0.663 -25 64.7 +46.8 +42.5 25.6 28.0 -4.0 0.904 0.545 57.1% Prior
83 Vanderbilt 2-2 0.660 -12 68.3 +37.1 +41.1 29.7 29.8 +5.5 0.430 0.583 42.9% Prior
84 UNLV 2-2 0.656 +28 65.6 +42.2 +39.4 30.0 32.2 -2.0 0.760 0.555 42.9% Prior
85 Oklahoma State 3-1 0.646 -66 64.5 +42.2 +42.9 24.7 19.6 +2.0 0.590 0.543 42.9% Prior
86 Michigan State 2-1 0.644 -61 63.2 +44.5 +46.0 28.8 21.8 +7.0 0.522 0.529 57.1% Prior
87 Navy 1-2 0.639 +6 64.1 +40.9 +40.1 24.9 21.8 -6.3 0.675 0.539 57.1% Prior
88 South Florida 2-2 0.632 -35 62.1 +43.3 +40.3 27.5 18.5 +7.0 0.771 0.518 42.9% Prior
89 Baylor 1-2 0.629 +17 64.2 +37.7 +38.5 26.9 25.7 +1.7 0.573 0.540 57.1% Prior
90 Iowa State 1-3 0.629 +13 61.4 +44.3 +42.3 23.3 20.6 +0.2 0.718 0.511 42.9% Prior
91 Boise State 1-3 0.626 +28 58.6 +49.8 +42.9 28.0 27.0 -7.0 0.961 0.482 42.9% Prior
92 Mississippi State 2-1 0.624 -74 61.6 +42.4 +41.6 28.8 22.8 +7.0 0.678 0.513 57.1% Prior
93 Stanford 1-2 0.622 -24 63.0 +38.4 +36.3 23.6 31.7 -13.3 0.759 0.528 57.1% Prior
94 North Carolina State 2-2 0.621 +13 60.9 +43.0 +42.5 29.0 25.1 +4.5 0.647 0.506 42.9% Prior
95 Delaware 2-1 0.618 +16 67.8 +26.0 +33.2 30.6 33.9 -1.3 0.152 0.578 57.1% Prior
96 Akron 1-2 0.617 -17 64.4 +33.6 +33.7 21.8 29.0 -10.7 0.619 0.542 57.1% Prior
97 Illinois 1-2 0.603 -43 57.8 +44.9 +39.7 23.5 25.5 -8.7 0.957 0.473 57.1% Prior
98 Middle Tennessee 1-2 0.592 +24 60.1 +36.2 +36.2 24.0 33.9 -10.7 0.625 0.497 57.1% Prior
99 Pittsburgh 1-2 0.588 -4 61.5 +31.8 +35.2 25.9 18.6 +7.0 0.397 0.512 57.1% Prior
100 Rice 2-2 0.581 +18 58.8 +35.8 +36.0 27.3 32.6 +0.8 0.610 0.484 42.9% Prior
101 Old Dominion 1-3 0.579 -18 54.6 +45.3 +42.7 25.0 30.8 -4.5 0.749 0.440 42.9% Prior
102 Florida Atlantic 1-2 0.579 -20 59.4 +34.1 +35.5 24.2 27.3 -6.3 0.530 0.490 57.1% Prior
103 Northern Illinois 2-2 0.570 -39 57.4 +35.9 +36.9 20.9 27.1 -5.5 0.572 0.469 42.9% Prior
104 Troy 1-3 0.568 - 54.9 +41.2 +35.7 25.2 24.1 -5.0 0.891 0.444 42.9% Prior
105 Bowling Green 1-3 0.566 -6 54.3 +42.0 +36.4 26.1 29.6 -4.5 0.896 0.437 42.9% Prior
106 Charlotte 1-2 0.549 -4 55.7 +33.6 +33.9 23.3 27.7 -4.3 0.598 0.452 57.1% Prior
107 Ball State 1-2 0.546 +21 56.6 +30.5 +29.3 24.6 32.4 -11.3 0.700 0.461 57.1% Prior
108 San Diego State 2-2 0.545 -14 53.0 +38.7 +35.7 21.9 25.3 -6.8 0.771 0.424 42.9% Prior
109 Sam Houston 0-2 0.543 +14 56.5 +29.9 +27.5 12.5 12.3 -12.0 0.860 0.460 71.4% Prior
110 Georgia Southern 2-2 0.542 -20 53.0 +37.9 +42.1 27.1 32.2 +1.8 0.413 0.423 42.9% Prior
111 Indiana 1-2 0.538 +14 51.7 +39.8 +39.9 23.1 20.1 +2.3 0.620 0.410 57.1% Prior
112 New Mexico State 2-3 0.537 +20 52.0 +38.8 +40.3 25.7 29.8 -1.4 0.563 0.413 28.6% Prior
113 Louisiana Tech 2-2 0.536 -17 53.0 +35.9 +40.1 26.7 30.7 +2.0 0.414 0.424 42.9% Prior
114 New Mexico 1-2 0.532 +1 54.9 +30.6 +33.7 25.6 31.9 -2.0 0.414 0.443 57.1% Prior
115 North Texas 1-2 0.527 +20 50.5 +39.1 +37.8 27.7 47.6 -13.7 0.704 0.398 57.1% Prior
116 Kent State 1-2 0.526 +13 54.5 +29.6 +29.6 22.9 28.6 -14.7 0.626 0.440 57.1% Prior
117 Massachusetts 1-3 0.519 +9 49.3 +39.8 +38.6 23.7 39.9 -12.2 0.682 0.385 42.9% Prior
118 Utah State 1-3 0.517 -10 50.1 +37.2 +35.1 29.2 33.8 -0.2 0.726 0.393 42.9% Prior
119 Houston 1-2 0.515 -71 48.3 +40.9 +39.4 22.5 29.0 -7.3 0.719 0.375 57.1% Prior
120 Colorado State 0-2 0.509 +4 49.1 +37.4 +33.5 25.2 37.1 -17.0 0.999 0.383 71.4% Prior
121 Kennesaw State 1-2 0.507 -4 57.1 +18.0 +24.8 27.8 22.7 +7.0 0.180 0.466 57.1% Prior
122 Western Michigan 1-2 0.505 -8 54.7 +23.1 +24.4 20.9 37.7 -18.0 0.538 0.441 57.1% Prior
123 Connecticut 0-3 0.504 -2 47.6 +39.0 +36.4 18.6 26.3 -12.7 0.794 0.368 57.1% Prior
124 Central Michigan 1-2 0.502 -26 52.7 +26.5 +23.1 24.2 33.2 -15.0 0.842 0.421 57.1% Prior
125 UTEP 1-3 0.491 -12 49.3 +31.1 +30.4 21.6 26.3 -10.2 0.655 0.386 42.9% Prior
126 Tulsa 1-2 0.481 -21 49.1 +28.8 +27.7 25.5 36.2 -15.7 0.694 0.384 57.1% Prior
127 Missouri State 0-2 0.481 +3 52.3 +21.5 +20.7 21.7 37.2 -19.0 0.703 0.416 71.4% Prior
128 Virginia 0-3 0.462 -8 43.0 +37.2 +32.6 22.6 40.3 -21.7 0.921 0.320 57.1% Prior
129 Eastern Michigan 2-2 0.441 +7 42.6 +32.1 +32.7 20.0 30.7 -14.0 0.595 0.316 42.9% Prior
130 Hawaii 1-3 0.435 -3 41.4 +32.9 +32.4 22.8 34.6 -13.5 0.649 0.304 42.9% Prior
131 Arkansas State 1-3 0.417 +3 40.8 +29.1 +30.3 19.2 34.6 -21.2 0.561 0.297 42.9% Prior
132 San Jose State 1-4 0.395 +1 33.5 +39.6 +34.3 27.6 25.3 -2.2 0.831 0.222 28.6% Prior
133 Arizona State 1-2 0.382 -24 36.1 +29.4 +29.5 18.4 27.7 -12.7 0.615 0.248 57.1% Prior
134 Southern Mississippi 1-2 0.377 -24 35.2 +30.2 +31.3 21.8 36.3 -15.0 0.550 0.239 57.1% Prior
135 UAB 1-2 0.341 -34 31.7 +27.8 +32.0 27.4 34.9 -1.7 0.346 0.202 57.1% Prior
136 East Carolina 0-3 0.315 +1 25.4 +34.7 +29.2 18.6 34.5 -20.0 0.982 0.137 57.1% Prior
137 Buffalo 0-3 0.310 -6 27.0 +29.5 +27.7 23.2 42.5 -17.3 0.738 0.153 57.1% Prior
138 Nevada 0-3 0.200 - 12.2 +31.2 +25.4 18.4 35.6 -28.7 1.000 0.000 57.1% 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 Maryland, #14 Kansas, #15 Washington State, #16 Texas

Conference Power & Depth Rankings

Conf Rank Conference Members Avg Index Depth Score Top 25 Teams Leading Team
- Big Ten 0 0.000 0.000 9
- SEC 0 0.000 0.000 4
- FBS Independents 0 0.000 0.000 1
- ACC 0 0.000 0.000 2
- Big 12 0 0.000 0.000 4
- Pac-12 0 0.000 0.000 2
- 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 0