2026 College Football Power Rankings

All 138 teams ranked.

Updated Nov 5, 2026, 3:33 AM ET

At a glance

Rating moves, last 4 games

Biggest gain
+153rating pts
South Carolina
Biggest drop
−153rating pts
Vanderbilt
Biggest one-game swing
+60rating pts
Central Michigan
Beat EMU 35–7

Best matchups

This week
UGAvsMISS
Sat, Nov 7
Last week
OSUvsUSC
USC won 30–18

Rankings

Based on 25,000 simulations, 63% into the season.

RankTeam
1Indiana8-1
Last 4 games: Elo down 2
20423010.5Big Ten
2Georgia7-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 5
2009279.9SEC
3Miami8-0
Last 4 games: Elo up 49
19855511.2ACC
4Ohio State6-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 15
1973409.1Big Ten
5Ole Miss6-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 61
1953139.1SEC
6Texas6-2
Last 4 games: Elo down 21
193938.5SEC
7Utah8-0
Last 4 games: Elo up 57
19396110.9Big 12
8Alabama6-2
Last 4 games: Elo down 19
1922109.0SEC
9LSU6-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 57
189898.3SEC
10Notre Dame7-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 12
18957510.0FBS Indep.
11Iowa6-2
Last 4 games: Elo down 5
1879228.8Big Ten
12Tennessee6-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 54
1872298.4SEC
13Missouri6-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 79
1866tied for 368.1SEC
14Oregon5-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 57
185877.4Big Ten
15USC7-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 57
1856358.6Big Ten
16BYU7-1
Last 4 games: Elo down 17
1850419.6Big 12
17Texas Tech7-1
Last 4 games: Elo down 9
1845629.9Big 12
18Kentucky7-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 91
182989.1SEC
19South Carolina5-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 153
1816167.2SEC
20Wake Forest7-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 128
1814679.9ACC
21UCLA8-0
Last 4 games: Elo up 66
18118610.2Big Ten
22Arizona6-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 52
1808578.6Big 12
23Michigan5-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 26
1805387.0Big Ten
24Washington5-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 12
1793tied for 457.0Big Ten
25Houston6-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 61
1779tied for 438.8Big 12
26Louisville5-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 38
1769347.4ACC
27Duke6-2
Last 4 games: Elo down 30
1767657.8ACC
28Northwestern6-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 10
1760597.7Big Ten
29Oklahoma4-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 51
1759125.7SEC
30SMU6-2
Last 4 games: Elo down 3
1757858.2ACC
31Texas A&M4-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 24
1750155.5SEC
32Boise State7-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 69
1749709.6Pac-12
33Illinois5-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 18
1741486.7Big Ten
34Florida5-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 90
173617.2SEC
35Wisconsin5-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 30
1729tied for 197.8Big Ten
36Penn State4-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 80
1728496.5Big Ten
37Baylor5-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 67
1720586.7Big 12
38James Madison7-2
Last 4 games: Elo down 70
17191209.3Sun Belt
39UTSA7-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 97
17178410American
40Clemson5-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 24
1715397.3ACC
41Nebraska5-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 40
1709506.5Big Ten
42Minnesota5-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 12
1698256.7Big Ten
43Auburn4-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 26
169266.2SEC
44TCU4-4
Last 4 games: Elo up 7
1686525.4Big 12
45Vanderbilt3-5
Last 4 games: Elo down 153
1677144.3SEC
46Virginia Tech6-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 13
1674887.9ACC
47North Texas6-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 57
1671928.6American
48Cincinnati5-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 13
1669316.7Big 12
49Mississippi State4-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 107
166656.2SEC
50Iowa State4-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 15
1665tied for 196.1Big 12
51Pittsburgh6-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 68
1658687.6ACC
52Arizona State4-4
Last 4 games: Elo up 22
1657336.2Big 12
53New Mexico7-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 59
16561319.9Mountain West
54Memphis7-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 54
1645908.9American
55NC State4-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 30
1627566.0ACC
56Kansas State4-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 99
1623665.6Big 12
57Fresno State5-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 8
16231117.9Pac-12
58South Florida6-2
Last 4 games: Elo down 36
16191328.3American
59Arkansas3-5
Last 4 games: Elo down 3
161844.0SEC
60North Carolina4-4
Last 4 games: Elo up 59
1617115.9ACC
61West Virginia5-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 24
1617476.3Big 12
62Oklahoma State5-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 46
1614546.7Big 12
63Ohio7-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 62
16091349.2MAC
64Louisiana Tech6-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 98
1607878.7Sun Belt
65Liberty7-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 122
159813310.2CUSA
66Tulane4-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 30
1596796.5American
67North Dakota State7-2
Last 4 games: Elo down 31
15931279.3Mountain West
68Texas State4-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 1
1591605.8Pac-12
69Toledo7-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 3
15891389.1MAC
70Virginia4-5
Last 4 games: Elo down 46
1589tied for 455.6ACC
71Army5-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 21
1586897.8American
72Boston College4-4
Last 4 games: Elo up 72
1581tied for 435.5ACC
73UNLV5-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 9
15781147.6Mountain West
74UCF4-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 51
1574325.9Big 12
75Western Michigan6-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 21
15731048.4MAC
76Purdue3-5
Last 4 games: Elo up 79
157224.3Big Ten
77Florida State3-5
Last 4 games: Elo down 5
1565184.5ACC
78Jacksonville State6-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 71
15601288.9CUSA
79Georgia Southern4-4
Last 4 games: Elo up 94
1559746.3Sun Belt
80Stanford4-5
Last 4 games: Elo up 7
1548215.1ACC
81Kansas3-5
Last 4 games: Elo down 28
1546284.4Big 12
82Marshall5-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 5
15431167.6Sun Belt
83East Carolina4-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 54
15381076.3American
84UConn4-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 1
15361356.1FBS Indep.
85Louisiana5-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 4
15331087.8Sun Belt
86Air Force6-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 56
1530tied for 1218.3Mountain West
87Oregon State5-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 104
1529916.4Pac-12
88Rutgers2-6
Last 4 games: Elo up 1
1528tied for 363.3Big Ten
89Michigan State2-6
Last 4 games: Elo down 54
1521232.9Big Ten
90Syracuse4-4
Last 4 games: Elo up 35
1516515.0ACC
91Colorado3-5
Last 4 games: Elo down 18
1503174.2Big 12
92Georgia Tech2-6
Last 4 games: Elo down 85
1500422.7ACC
93Arkansas State4-4
Last 4 games: Elo up 6
14951096.3Sun Belt
94Navy2-6
Last 4 games: Elo down 42
1493714.2American
95Buffalo6-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 136
14891188.1MAC
96Delaware4-4
Last 4 games: Elo up 15
14811176.3CUSA
97Florida Atlantic5-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 22
14781056.5American
98California3-6
Last 4 games: Elo down 28
1473264.1ACC
99Maryland2-6
Last 4 games: Elo down 65
1473242.9Big Ten
100App State5-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 4
1471tied for 1027.3Sun Belt
101Wyoming5-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 82
14621366.8Mountain West
102UAB4-4
Last 4 games: Elo up 30
1458835.8American
103Utah State3-5
Last 4 games: Elo up 17
1454644.9Pac-12
104San Diego State4-5
Last 4 games: Elo down 38
1454734.7Pac-12
105Central Michigan4-5
Last 4 games: Elo up 3
1454935.8MAC
106South Alabama4-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 21
1452776.0Sun Belt
107Troy4-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 24
14491065.6Sun Belt
108Miami (OH)5-4
Last 4 games: Elo up 13
14441236.2MAC
109Coastal Carolina3-5
Last 4 games: Elo up 52
1437954.6Sun Belt
110Tulsa4-4
Last 4 games: Elo up 13
1435975.7American
111Washington State1-8
Last 4 games: Elo down 80
1404532.7Pac-12
112Kennesaw State2-6
Last 4 games: Elo down 9
14021014.2CUSA
113Florida International3-5
Last 4 games: Elo down 45
14011135.2CUSA
114Georgia State4-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 25
14001245.3Sun Belt
115Old Dominion2-7
Last 4 games: Elo down 73
1399803.2Sun Belt
116Western Kentucky3-5
Last 4 games: Elo down 39
1398984.7CUSA
117Hawai'i2-6
Last 4 games: Elo down 20
13961154.2Mountain West
118Southern Miss3-5
Last 4 games: Elo up 22
1394tied for 1024.3Sun Belt
119Nevada3-5
Last 4 games: Elo up 69
1381tied for 1214.7Mountain West
120Missouri State3-5
Last 4 games: Elo down 38
1369994.5CUSA
121San José State4-5
Last 4 games: Elo down 48
13451105.5Mountain West
122Temple2-6
Last 4 games: Elo down 62
1344813.4American
123Colorado State3-5
Last 4 games: Elo down 56
1336764.3Pac-12
124Eastern Michigan4-6
Last 4 games: Elo down 101
13301264.8MAC
125New Mexico State3-5
Last 4 games: Elo up 30
13251294.4CUSA
126Middle Tennessee4-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 16
13201255.8CUSA
127Bowling Green2-7
Last 4 games: Elo up 2
13121003.4MAC
128Massachusetts5-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 28
13091376.2MAC
129Rice1-7
Last 4 games: Elo down 75
1301631.9American
130Kent State3-6
Last 4 games: Elo down 58
1294824.1MAC
131Ball State3-6
Last 4 games: Elo up 38
1294963.8MAC
132Sacramento State2-8
Last 4 games: Elo down 8
12771302.5MAC
133Charlotte1-7
Last 4 games: Elo up 22
1259691.9American
134UL Monroe1-7
Last 4 games: Elo down 8
12361121.7Sun Belt
135Akron1-8
Last 4 games: Elo down 67
1234941.7MAC
136Sam Houston1-7
Last 4 games: Elo down 93
12011192.0CUSA
137Northern Illinois0-8
Last 4 games: Elo down 92
1180781.2Mountain West
138UTEP1-7
Last 4 games: Elo down 88
1180722.0Mountain West
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Elo change over each team’s last 4 games (all games so far until a team has played 4)
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Battle for No. 1

Who has held No. 1 in our rankings this season, week by week.

Rank comparison

Our rank beside Sagarin, Massey, TeamRankings and ESPN, sorted by their consensus (the average of their ranks).

Rank 136Rank 1
The other sites
RankTeam
tied for 1Georgia7-122.8We rank them higher by 0.82144
tied for 1Notre Dame7-1102.8We rank them lower by 7.21631
3Miami8-033.0Agree4323
4Ohio State6-244.0Agree5452
5LSU6-295.3We rank them lower by 3.731215
6Alabama6-286.5We rank them lower by 1.57766
7Texas6-267.0We rank them higher by 1.06877
8Indiana8-117.8We rank them higher by 6.89598
9Utah8-078.3We rank them higher by 1.31021110
10Ole Miss6-258.5We rank them higher by 3.58989
11Tennessee6-21213.0We rank them higher by 1.011151214
12Oregon5-31413.3We rank them lower by 0.712191012
13Wake Forest7-12014.0We rank them lower by 6.014181311
14Texas Tech7-11716.5We rank them lower by 0.519142013
15UCLA8-02116.8We rank them lower by 4.213101529
16Missouri6-21317.8We rank them higher by 4.816201619
17Iowa6-21118.5We rank them higher by 7.515172121
tied for 18USC7-21518.8We rank them higher by 3.821162315
tied for 18BYU7-11618.8We rank them higher by 2.824132216
20Florida5-33419.3We rank them lower by 14.720211422
21Kentucky7-11820.3We rank them higher by 2.318112626
22Houston6-22520.8We rank them lower by 4.222231820
23South Carolina5-31921.8We rank them higher by 2.817261925
24Texas A&M4-43124.3We rank them lower by 6.727301723
25Louisville5-32624.8We rank them lower by 1.225322418
26Northwestern6-22825.5We rank them lower by 2.523243124
27Arizona6-22226.0We rank them higher by 4.026222927
28Nebraska5-34126.3We rank them lower by 14.728332717
29Oklahoma4-42928.0We rank them lower by 1.030272530
30Michigan5-32332.3We rank them higher by 9.336253533
31Baylor5-33732.8We rank them lower by 4.231412831
32Penn State4-43633.0We rank them lower by 3.034383228
33Wisconsin5-33533.3We rank them lower by 1.729283739
34Auburn4-44334.0We rank them lower by 9.035313337
35Boise State7-13234.8We rank them higher by 2.840293832
36Oklahoma State5-36235.5We rank them lower by 26.532463034
37SMU6-23037.0We rank them higher by 7.037373935
38Mississippi State4-44938.0We rank them lower by 11.039353642
39Washington5-32438.3We rank them higher by 14.333344244
40Duke6-22738.5We rank them higher by 11.538404036
41Pittsburgh6-35141.3We rank them lower by 9.744473440
42North Carolina4-46041.8We rank them lower by 18.241454338
43Illinois5-33344.0We rank them higher by 11.042394748
44Clemson5-34044.3We rank them higher by 4.345424545
45TCU4-44444.8We rank them higher by 0.846494143
tied for 46Minnesota5-34247.3We rank them higher by 5.343365258
tied for 46Virginia Tech6-24647.3We rank them higher by 1.347514447
48Florida State3-57748.8We rank them lower by 28.248604641
49Cincinnati5-34850.8We rank them higher by 2.850445752
tied for 50New Mexico7-15351.8We rank them lower by 1.257564846
tied for 50Kansas State4-45651.8We rank them lower by 4.253535150
52Kansas3-58152.5We rank them lower by 28.552584951
53UCF4-47453.0We rank them lower by 21.051545057
54Iowa State4-45055.8We rank them higher by 5.856436262
55Arizona State4-45256.5We rank them higher by 4.555505665
56West Virginia5-36157.0We rank them lower by 4.054525864
57Oregon State5-38757.8We rank them lower by 29.260645453
58Purdue3-57658.3We rank them lower by 17.749636160
59James Madison7-23859.5We rank them higher by 21.569615355
60Liberty7-16559.8We rank them lower by 5.259716049
61Virginia4-57060.0We rank them lower by 10.064655556
62Memphis7-25460.8We rank them higher by 6.868576454
63Syracuse4-49061.3We rank them lower by 28.758695959
64UTSA7-13962.5We rank them higher by 23.565486770
65Arkansas3-55964.0We rank them higher by 5.063556969
66NC State4-45564.5We rank them higher by 9.561686366
67North Texas6-24764.8We rank them higher by 17.871596861
68Fresno State5-35766.3We rank them higher by 9.370676563
69Vanderbilt3-54568.3We rank them higher by 23.367627371
70Michigan State2-68969.0We rank them lower by 20.062747268
71Texas State4-46869.5We rank them higher by 1.566796667
72North Dakota State7-26771.5We rank them higher by 4.573707172
73Colorado3-59171.8We rank them lower by 19.272667673
74Louisiana Tech6-26472.5We rank them higher by 8.574727074
75Army5-37176.0We rank them higher by 5.078767476
76South Florida6-25877.0We rank them higher by 19.079777775
77Boston College4-47279.8We rank them higher by 7.877738485
78Maryland2-69980.0We rank them lower by 19.075847586
79Georgia Tech2-69281.5We rank them lower by 10.580857883
80Rutgers2-68882.5We rank them lower by 5.576877988
81Toledo7-26983.0We rank them higher by 14.082819277
82Louisiana5-38583.3We rank them lower by 1.781928278
83UNLV5-37383.8We rank them higher by 10.887808979
84Air Force6-28684.0We rank them lower by 2.086789082
85Western Michigan6-37584.3We rank them higher by 9.383868880
86Georgia Southern4-47984.5We rank them higher by 5.585898381
87Tulane4-46686.5We rank them higher by 20.591759189
88Tulsa4-411087.0We rank them lower by 23.084978087
89California3-69887.5We rank them lower by 10.589828594
90Utah State3-510389.3We rank them lower by 13.792888790
91Navy2-69490.8We rank them lower by 3.2881038191
92UConn4-48491.8We rank them higher by 7.890998692
93East Carolina4-48392.3We rank them higher by 9.396959484
94Jacksonville State6-27893.5We rank them higher by 15.594919693
tied for 95Ohio7-26396.3We rank them higher by 33.3959310097
tied for 95Stanford4-58096.3We rank them higher by 16.39383102107
97App State5-310096.8We rank them lower by 3.2102949596
98San Diego State4-510497.3We rank them lower by 6.7989098103
99Washington State1-811197.8We rank them lower by 13.2991009399
100Florida Atlantic5-397101.5We rank them higher by 4.59710297110
101Arkansas State4-493102.5We rank them higher by 9.510310610398
102Nevada3-5119103.8We rank them lower by 15.210110911095
103South Alabama4-4106104.0We rank them lower by 2.0105101104106
104Delaware4-496104.5We rank them higher by 8.5100113105100
105Georgia State4-4114105.0We rank them lower by 9.010811199102
106Troy4-4107105.5We rank them lower by 1.5110105106101
tied for 107Miami (OH)5-4108107.5We rank them lower by 0.5104107111108
tied for 107Coastal Carolina3-5109107.5We rank them lower by 1.5106114101109
109Hawai'i2-6117109.0We rank them lower by 8.0107116109104
110Wyoming5-3101109.3We rank them higher by 8.310998115115
111Colorado State3-5123110.3We rank them lower by 12.7111110107113
112Marshall5-382110.8We rank them higher by 28.811296117118
113San José State4-5121111.0We rank them lower by 10.0113108112111
114Temple2-6122111.3We rank them lower by 10.7115117108105
115UAB4-4102113.5We rank them higher by 11.5114104116120
tied for 116Buffalo6-395117.0We rank them higher by 22.0119112123114
tied for 116Kennesaw State2-6112117.0We rank them higher by 5.0116126114112
tied for 118Central Michigan4-5105118.3We rank them higher by 13.3117121113122
tied for 118Western Kentucky3-5116118.3We rank them higher by 2.3118115121119
tied for 120Florida International3-5113120.0We rank them higher by 7.0120125118117
tied for 120Southern Miss3-5118120.0We rank them higher by 2.0122120122116
122Old Dominion2-7115122.5We rank them higher by 7.5125118120127
123Rice1-7129122.8We rank them lower by 6.2123128119121
124Eastern Michigan4-6124124.0Agree121122127126
125Missouri State3-5120124.3We rank them higher by 4.3124123126124
126New Mexico State3-5125124.8We rank them lower by 0.2126124124125
127Middle Tennessee4-4126125.5We rank them lower by 0.5127119128128
128Massachusetts5-4128126.8We rank them lower by 1.2129130125123
129Bowling Green2-7127128.5We rank them higher by 1.5128127130129
130Ball State3-6131130.3We rank them lower by 0.7130129131131
131Sam Houston1-7136130.5We rank them lower by 5.5131132129130
132Charlotte1-7133132.5We rank them lower by 0.5132133133132
133Kent State3-6130133.3We rank them higher by 3.3133131134135
134Northern Illinois0-8137134.3We rank them lower by 2.7134135135133
135Akron1-8135135.0Agree137137132134
136UTEP1-7138135.8We rank them lower by 2.2136134137136
137UL Monroe1-7134136.0We rank them higher by 2.0135136136137
138Sacramento State2-8132138.0We rank them higher by 6.0138138138138
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