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Season 2026 • 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 Notre Dame 2-0 1.031 +3 104.6 +63.1 +63.2 40.8 13.4 +40.0 0.502 0.932 71.4% Prior
2 Michigan 2-0 1.029 +21 108.8 +52.6 +49.0 24.3 11.6 +4.0 0.867 1.000 71.4% Prior
3 USC 3-0 1.027 -2 105.4 +60.3 +59.1 36.3 20.3 +24.7 0.588 0.944 57.1% Prior
4 UCLA 2-0 1.024 +10 105.6 +58.6 +57.5 32.6 19.7 +19.5 0.620 0.948 71.4% Prior
5 Texas A&M 2-0 1.023 +5 103.9 +62.3 +62.9 41.7 8.2 +39.0 0.448 0.921 71.4% Prior
6 Texas 2-0 1.023 -4 106.2 +56.9 +54.9 34.3 17.1 +26.5 0.701 0.958 71.4% Prior
7 LSU 2-0 1.021 +18 103.6 +62.5 +62.6 40.4 12.0 +36.0 0.500 0.916 71.4% Prior
8 Mississippi State 2-0 1.015 +21 103.2 +61.7 +62.2 40.0 16.1 +37.0 0.460 0.909 71.4% Prior
9 Penn State 2-0 1.014 -1 103.8 +59.8 +59.7 32.1 12.1 +31.5 0.526 0.919 71.4% Prior
10 Auburn 2-0 1.009 +20 104.1 +57.7 +56.3 31.7 13.3 +18.0 0.643 0.924 71.4% Prior
11 Alabama 2-0 1.005 +23 103.2 +58.7 +59.2 37.7 18.0 +33.0 0.459 0.908 71.4% Prior
12 Nebraska 2-0 1.000 +1 101.6 +60.7 +62.2 39.8 22.4 +38.5 0.358 0.883 71.4% Prior
13 Duke 2-0 0.999 +22 106.0 +50.4 +48.2 24.3 18.9 +9.0 0.727 0.954 71.4% Prior
14 Michigan State 2-0 0.997 +12 103.1 +56.4 +56.4 31.3 14.3 +19.0 0.503 0.908 71.4% Prior
15 South Florida 2-0 0.992 +18 105.1 +50.3 +48.7 25.8 16.6 +7.0 0.674 0.940 71.4% Prior
16 Tulsa 2-0 0.991 +22 105.6 +48.9 +47.4 24.4 19.4 +10.0 0.658 0.948 71.4% Prior
17 Wake Forest 2-0 0.990 -2 104.3 +51.6 +50.4 32.0 23.8 +12.0 0.631 0.926 71.4% Prior
18 Mississippi 2-0 0.986 +1 102.5 +54.6 +54.7 32.7 20.4 +17.5 0.502 0.897 71.4% Prior
19 Pittsburgh 2-0 0.970 +13 102.1 +50.9 +50.6 33.4 8.6 +25.0 0.532 0.891 71.4% Prior
20 Florida 2-0 0.961 -17 97.1 +59.6 +60.7 43.6 14.0 +47.0 0.405 0.810 71.4% Prior
21 Washington 2-0 0.960 -9 101.4 +49.5 +49.6 22.6 23.7 +8.0 0.501 0.880 71.4% Prior
22 Kansas State 2-0 0.955 +34 97.2 +57.7 +59.2 43.4 13.5 +47.5 0.366 0.811 71.4% Prior
23 Iowa 2-0 0.952 +1 100.0 +50.4 +51.0 28.5 14.1 +21.5 0.456 0.856 71.4% Prior
24 Vanderbilt 2-0 0.947 +27 100.2 +48.2 +48.2 31.3 15.5 +14.0 0.508 0.861 71.4% Prior
25 Tennessee 2-0 0.941 +39 97.9 +51.9 +53.7 41.9 25.0 +34.0 0.330 0.823 71.4% Prior
26 SMU 2-0 0.940 -15 100.2 +46.1 +45.7 35.8 18.2 +24.5 0.548 0.860 71.4% Prior
27 Utah 2-0 0.936 +30 95.4 +56.3 +59.1 43.4 18.2 +42.5 0.231 0.783 71.4% Prior
28 Northwestern 1-0 0.932 +16 100.2 +43.9 +43.9 34.7 7.9 +16.0 0.506 0.860 85.7% Prior
29 Georgia 2-0 0.926 +33 94.6 +55.2 +59.4 45.4 22.3 +55.0 0.097 0.769 71.4% Prior
30 South Carolina 2-0 0.925 -24 94.8 +54.4 +58.3 41.7 13.8 +46.5 0.124 0.772 71.4% Prior
31 Indiana 2-0 0.924 +8 95.7 +52.0 +53.8 42.6 12.7 +45.5 0.332 0.787 71.4% Prior
32 Virginia 2-0 0.923 -12 94.7 +54.1 +56.9 41.3 5.3 +41.0 0.227 0.771 71.4% Prior
33 Miami 2-0 0.923 -26 95.8 +51.6 +53.8 45.9 14.9 +54.5 0.295 0.788 71.4% Prior
34 Colorado State 2-0 0.920 -6 94.9 +52.9 +55.5 38.1 23.1 +28.0 0.252 0.773 71.4% Prior
35 Maryland 2-0 0.917 +25 94.9 +51.7 +55.7 44.0 10.6 +43.0 0.113 0.774 71.4% Prior
36 Houston 2-0 0.917 -19 94.8 +51.9 +54.7 39.8 19.6 +42.0 0.229 0.773 71.4% Prior
37 BYU 2-0 0.914 +24 94.9 +50.8 +53.4 36.5 21.0 +33.5 0.262 0.774 71.4% Prior
38 Cincinnati 2-0 0.911 -1 95.2 +49.1 +50.4 37.6 17.5 +35.5 0.381 0.779 71.4% Prior
39 North Carolina 2-0 0.907 -12 95.1 +48.4 +49.6 29.0 5.7 +18.5 0.398 0.777 71.4% Prior
40 New Mexico 2-0 0.906 -31 93.6 +51.8 +57.0 42.1 19.8 +47.0 0.000 0.752 71.4% Prior
41 Texas Tech 2-0 0.904 +9 94.9 +47.9 +50.1 31.2 26.2 +17.0 0.295 0.773 71.4% Prior
42 UT San Antonio 2-0 0.898 +13 95.3 +45.2 +46.6 32.2 26.2 +17.0 0.372 0.781 71.4% Prior
43 North Dakota State 3-0 0.898 +6 95.8 +43.9 +48.0 34.1 18.4 +23.3 0.240 0.789 57.1% Prior
44 Virginia Tech 2-0 0.892 +29 92.8 +49.2 +54.2 44.8 21.5 +46.5 0.021 0.740 71.4% Prior
45 West Virginia 2-0 0.885 -3 93.9 +44.7 +45.9 35.8 16.8 +26.0 0.394 0.757 71.4% Prior
46 Georgia State 2-0 0.884 +24 93.9 +44.2 +47.7 39.0 18.9 +31.5 0.168 0.758 71.4% Prior
47 Colorado 2-0 0.883 -7 93.3 +45.6 +47.8 27.5 21.1 +16.0 0.300 0.747 71.4% Prior
48 Missouri 2-0 0.882 +23 93.4 +44.9 +48.5 38.0 15.6 +28.5 0.165 0.749 71.4% Prior
49 Troy 2-0 0.881 -13 94.9 +41.1 +42.0 28.8 24.1 +10.0 0.429 0.774 71.4% Prior
50 Ohio State 1-1 0.872 -29 88.2 +54.1 +51.6 34.6 13.3 +26.0 0.756 0.664 71.4% Prior
51 Massachusetts 2-0 0.869 -8 92.5 +43.2 +47.6 30.0 23.0 +21.5 0.077 0.734 71.4% Prior
52 App State 2-0 0.848 +20 91.3 +39.5 +43.2 32.6 23.5 +27.5 0.147 0.716 71.4% Prior
53 James Madison 2-0 0.847 -12 90.3 +41.6 +46.1 39.8 17.2 +45.5 0.066 0.699 71.4% Prior
54 Oklahoma 1-1 0.824 -23 83.6 +50.5 +49.0 31.0 15.2 +22.0 0.650 0.589 71.4% Prior
55 Illinois 1-1 0.817 -37 82.7 +50.4 +48.4 29.7 31.4 +7.5 0.712 0.575 71.4% Prior
56 Boise State 1-1 0.805 +39 81.8 +48.9 +47.0 27.4 27.2 +5.5 0.702 0.561 71.4% Prior
57 Florida International 1-1 0.795 +41 82.6 +44.1 +43.1 22.7 25.2 +1.5 0.612 0.574 71.4% Prior
58 Louisville 1-1 0.789 +34 80.2 +48.0 +47.6 37.7 27.4 +21.5 0.551 0.534 71.4% Prior
59 California 1-1 0.786 +42 82.6 +41.6 +38.1 25.1 26.9 -9.0 0.848 0.574 71.4% Prior
60 Florida State 1-1 0.779 +25 78.4 +49.1 +48.2 27.8 19.8 +7.0 0.602 0.506 71.4% Prior
61 Arizona 1-1 0.773 -13 79.6 +44.8 +43.3 29.2 14.9 +8.5 0.659 0.524 71.4% Prior
62 Oregon 1-1 0.773 -40 79.3 +45.3 +43.3 27.4 34.8 -0.5 0.715 0.520 71.4% Prior
63 Western Michigan 1-1 0.771 +27 77.5 +49.0 +50.1 31.6 22.0 +17.0 0.404 0.490 71.4% Prior
64 Baylor 1-1 0.770 +27 78.1 +47.1 +46.4 31.5 11.4 +20.0 0.578 0.501 71.4% Prior
65 Clemson 1-1 0.766 +59 79.9 +41.6 +37.7 23.0 27.8 -13.0 0.892 0.530 71.4% Prior
66 San Jose State 2-1 0.761 +22 79.4 +41.5 +39.6 25.3 28.7 0.0 0.636 0.522 57.1% Prior
67 Florida Atlantic 1-1 0.759 +42 79.2 +41.3 +37.4 27.4 38.4 -18.5 0.903 0.518 71.4% Prior
68 Tulane 1-1 0.758 +38 78.2 +43.4 +40.6 20.1 22.8 -5.0 0.786 0.502 71.4% Prior
69 Oklahoma State 1-1 0.751 +51 77.3 +43.6 +41.1 23.0 29.6 -3.0 0.751 0.487 71.4% Prior
70 Marshall 1-1 0.744 +42 77.4 +41.1 +36.7 21.1 34.0 -21.5 0.945 0.489 71.4% Prior
71 TCU 1-1 0.738 +25 75.8 +43.1 +43.1 35.1 12.0 +25.5 0.513 0.462 71.4% Prior
72 Memphis 2-1 0.736 -56 74.6 +45.4 +43.9 25.9 29.3 +2.0 0.611 0.443 57.1% Prior
73 Louisiana 1-1 0.734 -28 74.8 +44.2 +42.1 33.0 28.8 +6.0 0.716 0.447 71.4% Prior
74 Purdue 1-1 0.734 -8 75.0 +43.7 +44.0 33.6 27.8 +11.5 0.476 0.451 71.4% Prior
75 Iowa State 1-1 0.734 +3 76.0 +41.4 +42.1 29.1 18.2 +12.5 0.443 0.466 71.4% Prior
76 North Texas 1-1 0.729 +58 74.8 +42.7 +40.2 30.0 27.1 +1.0 0.760 0.447 71.4% Prior
77 Fresno State 1-1 0.727 +40 76.2 +38.7 +36.5 27.4 19.7 +3.5 0.727 0.470 71.4% Prior
78 Army 1-1 0.727 -20 74.5 +42.7 +42.0 37.7 21.6 +26.0 0.580 0.441 71.4% Prior
79 UCF 1-1 0.723 -3 75.0 +40.4 +40.7 34.2 9.9 +31.0 0.485 0.449 71.4% Prior
80 Middle Tennessee 1-1 0.722 -11 74.3 +41.9 +45.2 29.2 30.2 +11.0 0.190 0.438 71.4% Prior
81 Ohio 1-1 0.718 +34 75.2 +38.4 +35.7 24.9 32.9 -13.0 0.780 0.453 71.4% Prior
82 Delaware 1-1 0.713 -17 73.5 +41.0 +42.4 32.8 26.8 +13.0 0.372 0.425 71.4% Prior
83 Toledo 1-1 0.710 +14 74.1 +38.7 +39.8 32.4 24.6 +21.5 0.401 0.435 71.4% Prior
84 Boston College 1-1 0.708 +47 73.1 +40.4 +39.1 21.6 25.7 -6.0 0.646 0.419 71.4% Prior
85 South Alabama 1-1 0.702 -26 71.2 +43.2 +45.0 30.7 28.1 +10.5 0.337 0.387 71.4% Prior
86 UAB 1-1 0.691 +28 70.8 +40.6 +39.7 20.2 34.6 -6.5 0.607 0.381 71.4% Prior
87 Air Force 1-1 0.691 -20 72.3 +37.1 +39.5 29.8 25.0 +14.0 0.280 0.406 71.4% Prior
88 North Carolina State 1-1 0.684 +34 71.2 +37.7 +36.3 36.1 15.7 +23.5 0.652 0.389 71.4% Prior
89 San Diego State 1-1 0.684 -37 68.8 +43.2 +43.0 29.0 25.2 +7.5 0.526 0.349 71.4% Prior
90 Kent State 1-1 0.684 +21 72.2 +35.2 +33.3 25.5 32.2 -18.0 0.703 0.404 71.4% Prior
91 Southern Mississippi 1-1 0.682 -37 71.3 +37.0 +36.4 29.7 21.7 +5.5 0.573 0.389 71.4% Prior
92 Coastal Carolina 1-1 0.678 +12 71.1 +36.1 +38.4 32.0 23.4 +15.5 0.276 0.387 71.4% Prior
93 Arizona State 1-1 0.677 -19 70.9 +36.2 +34.5 39.0 23.8 +17.5 0.679 0.383 71.4% Prior
94 Rice 1-1 0.671 -31 70.6 +35.3 +33.1 24.1 20.0 -12.0 0.731 0.379 71.4% Prior
95 Wisconsin 1-1 0.671 +26 68.6 +39.9 +39.5 26.9 21.6 -0.5 0.548 0.345 71.4% Prior
96 Akron 1-1 0.669 +12 69.0 +38.2 +38.0 30.8 24.8 +6.5 0.529 0.353 71.4% Prior
97 Navy 1-1 0.663 -22 68.5 +37.7 +41.0 27.4 32.4 +9.5 0.180 0.344 71.4% Prior
98 Syracuse 1-1 0.656 -18 67.6 +37.7 +40.3 32.6 18.2 +30.0 0.257 0.329 71.4% Prior
99 Missouri State 1-1 0.655 +19 68.7 +34.8 +34.2 27.6 29.6 -8.0 0.570 0.347 71.4% Prior
100 Liberty 1-1 0.653 - 70.5 +30.3 +31.6 22.6 19.0 -3.0 0.375 0.376 71.4% Prior
101 Sam Houston 0-2 0.651 -8 63.9 +45.0 +42.8 22.7 26.6 -4.5 0.733 0.269 71.4% Prior
102 Louisiana Tech 1-1 0.651 -34 68.8 +33.5 +34.7 36.2 24.3 +21.5 0.389 0.349 71.4% Prior
103 Arkansas 1-1 0.649 -19 69.9 +30.5 +29.7 23.5 25.0 -8.0 0.586 0.366 71.4% Prior
104 Kentucky 1-1 0.647 -58 65.6 +39.7 +36.3 31.0 21.4 +2.0 0.847 0.298 71.4% Prior
105 Temple 1-1 0.643 -58 64.7 +40.4 +37.7 29.6 20.7 +3.0 0.780 0.283 71.4% Prior
106 Wyoming 1-1 0.641 +24 68.5 +31.1 +30.1 18.9 22.4 -7.0 0.603 0.345 71.4% Prior
107 Central Michigan 1-1 0.639 +9 68.1 +31.6 +29.1 20.4 19.8 -14.0 0.753 0.337 71.4% Prior
108 Old Dominion 1-1 0.631 -25 67.3 +30.9 +31.2 25.5 21.4 -1.0 0.474 0.325 71.4% Prior
109 Eastern Michigan 1-2 0.629 -20 65.3 +35.1 +32.8 21.7 28.4 -7.7 0.658 0.292 57.1% Prior
110 Stanford 1-1 0.627 -7 63.3 +39.2 +36.5 23.1 30.4 -14.5 0.774 0.259 71.4% Prior
111 Buffalo 1-1 0.625 -24 66.0 +32.1 +31.9 22.3 29.6 -4.5 0.533 0.303 71.4% Prior
112 Kennesaw State 1-1 0.624 -31 64.2 +36.2 +38.9 28.8 19.2 +16.5 0.236 0.273 71.4% Prior
113 Miami (OH) 1-1 0.623 +20 66.0 +31.5 +34.1 28.8 38.5 -3.5 0.258 0.303 71.4% Prior
114 Ball State 1-1 0.622 +12 64.5 +34.9 +36.1 24.9 34.9 -14.5 0.391 0.278 71.4% Prior
115 Oregon State 0-2 0.611 -13 59.4 +43.6 +39.1 23.3 26.2 -12.0 0.946 0.196 71.4% Prior
116 UTEP 1-1 0.611 +16 64.2 +32.3 +34.4 26.5 33.6 -5.0 0.301 0.274 71.4% Prior
117 UNLV 1-2 0.610 -31 61.0 +39.3 +37.6 17.2 28.5 -9.7 0.628 0.223 57.1% Prior
118 Georgia Southern 1-1 0.608 -41 62.5 +35.4 +38.3 23.0 20.8 +8.0 0.222 0.246 71.4% Prior
119 Nevada 1-1 0.606 -114 60.2 +40.1 +40.3 23.0 18.3 +11.0 0.489 0.210 71.4% Prior
120 Minnesota 1-1 0.604 -67 60.2 +39.8 +37.7 30.2 19.4 +13.5 0.714 0.208 71.4% Prior
121 Washington State 0-2 0.596 -27 58.9 +40.1 +35.1 18.1 26.1 -20.5 1.000 0.188 71.4% Prior
122 Jacksonville State 1-2 0.591 +1 63.5 +28.2 +30.5 25.5 26.3 +4.7 0.355 0.262 57.1% Prior
123 Connecticut 1-1 0.587 -41 60.4 +33.9 +35.1 32.4 23.4 +12.5 0.397 0.213 71.4% Prior
124 Arkansas State 1-1 0.584 +4 60.5 +32.9 +36.2 30.6 32.8 +13.5 0.184 0.213 71.4% Prior
125 Texas State 0-2 0.571 -18 56.1 +39.5 +35.5 20.3 40.0 -28.5 0.900 0.142 71.4% Prior
126 UL Monroe 0-2 0.570 +1 57.4 +35.9 +31.9 18.2 40.5 -27.5 0.905 0.163 71.4% Prior
127 East Carolina 0-2 0.566 +2 56.3 +37.3 +33.2 20.5 30.1 -20.5 0.912 0.145 71.4% Prior
128 New Mexico State 1-2 0.549 -15 56.5 +31.9 +34.1 24.6 32.6 +3.3 0.363 0.149 57.1% Prior
129 Kansas 1-1 0.540 -50 53.9 +35.0 +37.5 30.2 23.1 +14.0 0.266 0.107 71.4% Prior
130 Hawaii 1-2 0.539 +7 52.4 +38.3 +38.6 19.7 31.3 -5.0 0.496 0.083 57.1% Prior
131 Bowling Green 0-2 0.515 -12 53.3 +29.2 +26.5 14.0 31.6 -28.0 0.774 0.097 71.4% Prior
132 Rutgers 0-2 0.514 +4 50.8 +34.5 +32.7 19.9 33.9 -11.5 0.695 0.057 71.4% Prior
133 Georgia Tech 0-2 0.506 -34 47.9 +39.0 +35.1 20.4 23.4 -11.0 0.900 0.008 71.4% Prior
134 Utah State 0-2 0.504 +4 47.4 +39.8 +37.4 21.7 22.8 -7.0 0.752 0.000 71.4% Prior
135 Western Kentucky 0-2 0.495 -25 49.1 +33.0 +29.3 19.5 50.0 -42.5 0.875 0.029 71.4% Prior
136 Northern Illinois 0-2 0.495 -11 50.7 +29.3 +27.2 20.2 30.0 -22.0 0.721 0.054 71.4% Prior
137 Sacramento State 1-2 0.471 -32 49.6 +24.6 +29.8 24.2 33.2 -1.7 0.166 0.036 57.1% Prior
138 Charlotte 0-2 0.467 -3 49.3 +24.2 +25.0 20.0 40.9 -17.0 0.432 0.032 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: #10 Auburn, #11 Alabama, #12 Nebraska, #14 Michigan State

Conference Power & Depth Rankings

Conf Rank Conference Members Avg Index Depth Score Top 25 Teams Leading Team
- SEC 0 0.000 0.000 10
- Big Ten 0 0.000 0.000 8
- FBS Independents 0 0.000 0.000 1
- Big 12 0 0.000 0.000 1
- ACC 0 0.000 0.000 3
- Pac-12 0 0.000 0.000 0
- American Athletic 0 0.000 0.000 2
- Mountain West 0 0.000 0.000 0
- Sun Belt 0 0.000 0.000 0
- Conference USA 0 0.000 0.000 0
- Mid-American 0 0.000 0.000 0