2026 College Football Power Rankings

All 138 teams ranked.

Updated Oct 22, 2026, 4:33 AM ET

At a glance

Rating moves, last 4 games

Biggest gain
+184rating pts
Oregon State
Biggest drop
−175rating pts
Vanderbilt
Biggest one-game swing
+37rating pts
Delaware
Beat MOST 61–38

Best matchups

This week
MISSvsTEX
Sat, Oct 24
Last week
OSUvsIU
OSU won 19–15

Rankings

Based on 25,000 simulations, 50% into the season.

RankTeam
1Ohio State6-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 93
2036tied for 539.9Big Ten
2Indiana6-1
Last 4 games: Elo down 14
20192910.1Big Ten
3Georgia6-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 15
1998tied for 169.8SEC
4Ole Miss5-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 20
1972199.4SEC
5Miami6-0
Last 4 games: Elo up 58
19716010.9ACC
6Alabama5-2
Last 4 games: Elo down 22
190798.7SEC
7BYU6-0
Last 4 games: Elo up 65
19022710.6Big 12
8Tennessee6-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 65
1901269.3SEC
9Oregon4-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 28
189668Big Ten
10Utah6-0
Last 4 games: Elo up 48
18958310.1Big 12
11Texas4-2
Last 4 games: Elo down 41
1894tied for 17.7SEC
12Texas Tech6-0
Last 4 games: Elo up 38
18838610.6Big 12
13Iowa5-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 12
1883229.4Big Ten
14Notre Dame6-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 16
1883699.8FBS Indep.
15LSU5-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 62
1860107.7SEC
16USC6-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 16
1850478.5Big Ten
17Missouri5-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 16
1836257.7SEC
18Arizona5-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 83
1812848.6Big 12
19Kentucky6-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 82
180878.7SEC
20Michigan4-2
Last 4 games: Elo down 32
1807377.0Big Ten
21James Madison7-0
Last 4 games: Elo up 62
180611911.3Sun Belt
22Houston6-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 102
1796499.3Big 12
23UCLA6-0
Last 4 games: Elo up 120
17967010.1Big Ten
24Wake Forest6-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 141
1795689.5ACC
25Oklahoma3-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 33
1790126.0SEC
26SMU5-1
Last 4 games: Elo down 6
1785749.1ACC
27Texas A&M4-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 52
1766tied for 235.9SEC
28Northwestern5-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 65
1765737.9Big Ten
29Washington4-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 59
1756516.3Big Ten
30Louisville4-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 11
1752tied for 237.1ACC
31Florida5-2
Last 4 games: Elo down 5
174737.2SEC
32Nebraska5-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 36
1746617.2Big Ten
33Auburn4-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 39
1745tied for 137.0SEC
34Boise State5-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 103
1725tied for 629.1Pac-12
35South Carolina3-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 11
1725185.4SEC
36Duke4-2
Last 4 games: Elo down 57
1724507.0ACC
37Clemson4-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 19
1713307.7ACC
38TCU3-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 5
1710386.0Big 12
39Mississippi State4-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 9
1710tied for 136.9SEC
40Penn State3-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 143
1708526.2Big Ten
41Wisconsin4-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 55
1699tied for 397.2Big Ten
42Vanderbilt3-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 175
1699tied for 134.7SEC
43Kansas State4-2
Last 4 games: Elo down 43
1689597.1Big 12
44Iowa State3-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 29
1677216.1Big 12
45Baylor4-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 64
1674tied for 536.5Big 12
46Illinois3-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 62
1673465.3Big Ten
47Minnesota4-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 6
1671456.0Big Ten
48UTSA6-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 56
1663929.2American
49Arkansas3-4
Last 4 games: Elo up 47
164944.6SEC
50Pittsburgh5-2
Last 4 games: Elo down 62
1643887.3ACC
51North Carolina4-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 54
164187ACC
52Tulane3-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 3
1639tied for 767.1American
53Virginia Tech5-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 6
1639937.0ACC
54Arizona State3-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 51
1631445.7Big 12
55Cincinnati4-2
Last 4 games: Elo down 14
1629tied for 625.9Big 12
56North Texas4-2
Last 4 games: Elo down 29
1627857.7American
57NC State3-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 24
1627326.3ACC
58Virginia4-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 54
1626tied for 766.4ACC
59New Mexico5-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 42
16261349.1Mountain West
60Army4-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 52
1616tied for 967.9American
61North Dakota State6-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 33
16081319.7Mountain West
62Florida State3-4
Last 4 games: Elo up 40
1602115.3ACC
63Oklahoma State4-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 123
1598tied for 416.5Big 12
64South Florida5-2
Last 4 games: Elo down 49
15981267.9American
65Fresno State4-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 10
15931157.5Pac-12
66Ohio5-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 71
15921258.8MAC
67Western Michigan5-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 1
1592tied for 1108.7MAC
68Purdue3-4
Last 4 games: Elo up 83
1592tied for 14.6Big Ten
69Georgia Tech2-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 24
1587364ACC
70Texas State3-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 53
1587715.8Pac-12
71Memphis5-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 14
1578917.9American
72West Virginia4-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 91
1577485.4Big 12
73UNLV4-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 39
15741087.5Mountain West
74Louisiana5-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 61
15741128.6Sun Belt
75UCF3-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 2
1569355.5Big 12
76UConn3-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 46
15621376.4FBS Indep.
77Rutgers2-4
Last 4 games: Elo up 33
1559663.9Big Ten
78Oregon State5-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 184
1559986.9Pac-12
79Toledo5-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 17
15521368.3MAC
80Kansas2-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 37
1548284.1Big 12
81East Carolina3-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 8
15481076.5American
82Air Force5-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 122
15441238.5Mountain West
83Stanford3-4
Last 4 games: Elo up 7
1542204.7ACC
84Boston College3-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 12
1542334.9ACC
85Liberty5-1
Last 4 games: Elo up 153
15401339.2CUSA
86Navy2-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 67
15381035.1American
87Louisiana Tech4-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 24
1538677.6Sun Belt
88Michigan State2-5
Last 4 games: Elo down 83
1531313.1Big Ten
89Georgia Southern3-4
Last 4 games: Elo up 40
1529645.9Sun Belt
90Jacksonville State5-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 61
15281208.4CUSA
91California3-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 43
1508344.6ACC
92Marshall4-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 32
15041046.9Sun Belt
93Colorado2-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 66
150253.9Big 12
94South Alabama4-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 6
1492876.8Sun Belt
95Florida Atlantic4-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 39
14831006.6American
96Maryland2-5
Last 4 games: Elo down 107
1483tied for 163.3Big Ten
97UAB4-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 89
1480956.2American
98Georgia State4-2
Last 4 games: Elo up 59
14781136.9Sun Belt
99San Diego State3-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 35
1472tied for 395.0Pac-12
100Arkansas State3-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 4
14711065.9Sun Belt
101Old Dominion2-5
Last 4 games: Elo down 97
1468814.4Sun Belt
102Troy3-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 63
14641175.7Sun Belt
103App State4-2
Last 4 games: Elo down 21
14601246.6Sun Belt
104Syracuse2-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 20
1459tied for 533.3ACC
105Miami (OH)4-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 8
14581216.3MAC
106Tulsa4-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 8
14491056.1American
107Western Kentucky3-4
Last 4 games: Elo up 34
1449995.6CUSA
108Buffalo4-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 92
14481027.1MAC
109Washington State1-6
Last 4 games: Elo down 102
1446433.4Pac-12
110Utah State2-4
Last 4 games: Elo up 41
1436tied for 414.8Pac-12
111Delaware3-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 54
14301145.4CUSA
112Florida International3-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 7
14231275.6CUSA
113Wyoming4-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 88
14121386.0Mountain West
114Central Michigan3-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 25
1404795.6MAC
115Eastern Michigan4-4
Last 4 games: Elo up 58
13981325.7MAC
116San José State4-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 9
13951226.4Mountain West
117Coastal Carolina2-5
Last 4 games: Elo down 57
13841163.5Sun Belt
118Kennesaw State1-5
Last 4 games: Elo down 47
1383tied for 963.8CUSA
119Middle Tennessee4-3
Last 4 games: Elo up 23
13751306.5CUSA
120New Mexico State3-4
Last 4 games: Elo up 41
13581285.0CUSA
121Temple2-5
Last 4 games: Elo down 68
1356823.6American
122Hawai'i1-6
Last 4 games: Elo down 120
13531093.6Mountain West
123Missouri State2-5
Last 4 games: Elo down 64
1348904.2CUSA
124Nevada2-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 13
13471294.1Mountain West
125Bowling Green2-5
Last 4 games: Elo up 63
13381013.8MAC
126Kent State2-5
Last 4 games: Elo down 16
1324tied for 534.3MAC
127Colorado State2-4
Last 4 games: Elo down 92
1321573.8Pac-12
128Southern Miss1-5
Last 4 games: Elo down 107
1315782.6Sun Belt
129Massachusetts4-3
Last 4 games: Elo down 15
13121356.0MAC
130Rice1-6
Last 4 games: Elo down 81
1307582.0American
131Charlotte1-6
Last 4 games: Elo up 9
1270752.0American
132Akron1-6
Last 4 games: Elo down 90
1269892.4MAC
133Ball State2-5
Last 4 games: Elo down 29
1269803.8MAC
134Sacramento State1-6
Last 4 games: Elo down 175
12621182.6MAC
135Northern Illinois0-6
Last 4 games: Elo down 73
1227651.9Mountain West
136Sam Houston1-6
Last 4 games: Elo down 74
1223tied for 1102.3CUSA
137UL Monroe0-6
Last 4 games: Elo down 91
1214941.3Sun Belt
138UTEP1-6
Last 4 games: Elo down 133
1185722.1Mountain 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
1Ohio State6-111.3We rank them higher by 0.31121
2Notre Dame6-1142.8We rank them lower by 11.22612
3Georgia6-133.3We rank them higher by 0.34243
4Miami6-053.5We rank them lower by 1.53434
5Indiana6-125.3We rank them higher by 3.35385
6Alabama5-266.5We rank them higher by 0.56956
7Texas4-2119.3We rank them lower by 1.7101377
8Ole Miss5-149.5We rank them higher by 5.5981011
9LSU5-2159.8We rank them lower by 5.271868
10Texas Tech6-01210.8We rank them lower by 1.21210129
11Oregon4-2911.0We rank them higher by 2.0817910
12Tennessee6-1811.3We rank them higher by 3.311111112
13Utah6-01012.0We rank them higher by 2.01551513
14BYU6-0712.3We rank them higher by 5.31471414
tied for 15UCLA6-02317.8We rank them lower by 5.213141331
tied for 15Florida5-23117.8We rank them lower by 13.216201619
17Houston6-12218.5We rank them lower by 3.520191718
18USC6-11619.3We rank them higher by 3.321162317
19Nebraska5-23219.5We rank them lower by 12.519242015
20Iowa5-11319.8We rank them higher by 6.818122425
21Wake Forest6-12420.5We rank them lower by 3.523212216
22Kentucky6-11921.5We rank them higher by 2.517152826
23Missouri5-21722.5We rank them higher by 5.522231827
tied for 24Oklahoma3-32523.3We rank them lower by 1.725271922
tied for 24Auburn4-23323.3We rank them lower by 9.724222720
26Texas A&M4-32726.3We rank them lower by 0.729322123
27Northwestern5-12827.5We rank them lower by 0.526263424
28Louisville4-33027.8We rank them lower by 2.230352521
29South Carolina3-33531.3We rank them lower by 3.727432629
30Arizona5-11831.5We rank them higher by 13.531253733
31Michigan4-22032.3We rank them higher by 12.334283532
32Mississippi State4-23932.8We rank them lower by 6.232303138
33Wisconsin4-24133.0We rank them lower by 8.028333239
34Penn State3-44033.5We rank them lower by 6.536403028
35Boise State5-13435.0We rank them higher by 1.037343930
36SMU5-12636.5We rank them higher by 10.535294636
37Oklahoma State4-26336.8We rank them lower by 26.233452940
38Baylor4-24537.8We rank them lower by 7.238413834
39Pittsburgh5-25040.3We rank them lower by 9.743483337
40TCU3-33840.5We rank them higher by 2.540443642
41North Carolina4-25140.8We rank them lower by 10.239364741
42James Madison7-02141.3We rank them higher by 20.348314046
43Kansas State4-24342.3We rank them lower by 0.745384145
44Florida State3-46242.8We rank them lower by 19.244504235
45Clemson4-23745.3We rank them higher by 8.342395248
46Washington4-32946.0We rank them higher by 17.041424952
47Duke4-23647.0We rank them higher by 11.047465144
48Virginia Tech5-25348.0We rank them lower by 5.046554447
49UCF3-37550.0We rank them lower by 25.049574351
50Iowa State3-34450.3We rank them higher by 6.356375454
51New Mexico5-15950.8We rank them lower by 8.254614543
52Oregon State5-27851.0We rank them lower by 27.055524849
53Virginia4-35852.3We rank them lower by 5.753565050
54Illinois3-34652.8We rank them higher by 6.850535553
55Arkansas3-44956.0We rank them higher by 7.057496058
tied for 56Minnesota4-24756.5We rank them higher by 9.551475672
tied for 56Cincinnati4-25556.5We rank them higher by 1.558516156
58Purdue3-46858.3We rank them lower by 9.752635860
59Kansas2-48059.5We rank them lower by 20.561695355
60NC State3-35760.3We rank them higher by 3.360625762
61West Virginia4-37262.0We rank them lower by 10.059606267
62Memphis5-27164.0We rank them lower by 7.068646757
63Vanderbilt3-44264.3We rank them higher by 22.363587165
64Michigan State2-58865.3We rank them lower by 22.762706861
65North Texas4-25665.8We rank them higher by 9.873666559
66Arizona State3-35466.0We rank them higher by 12.065596674
67Colorado2-49368.0We rank them lower by 25.066657764
tied for 68UTSA6-14869.0We rank them higher by 21.072547377
tied for 68Army4-26069.0We rank them higher by 9.070746369
tied for 68Georgia Tech2-46969.0Agree64727268
71Syracuse2-410469.5We rank them lower by 34.569845966
72North Dakota State6-16169.8We rank them higher by 8.871677071
73Texas State3-37070.5We rank them higher by 0.567816470
74Liberty5-18572.5We rank them lower by 12.574797463
75Fresno State4-36574.3We rank them higher by 9.380756973
76Tulane3-35275.3We rank them higher by 23.378688075
tied for 77Air Force5-18279.5We rank them lower by 2.583718579
tied for 77Maryland2-59679.5We rank them lower by 16.575837585
tied for 79Louisiana5-27480.0We rank them higher by 6.081828176
tied for 79California3-49180.0We rank them lower by 11.076787888
81Boston College3-38480.5We rank them lower by 3.579738882
82South Florida5-26480.8We rank them higher by 16.885768280
83UNLV4-37381.3We rank them higher by 8.386778478
tied for 84Rutgers2-47781.5We rank them higher by 4.577877983
tied for 84Louisiana Tech4-28781.5We rank them lower by 5.584807686
86Western Michigan5-26783.8We rank them higher by 16.882858781
tied for 87Toledo5-27986.8We rank them higher by 7.888868984
tied for 87Tulsa4-310686.8We rank them lower by 19.287908387
89Georgia Southern3-48992.3We rank them higher by 3.392969289
90Navy2-48693.0We rank them higher by 7.0901058691
91Georgia State4-29893.5We rank them lower by 4.593999092
92UConn3-37693.8We rank them higher by 17.8911009193
93Ohio5-26694.0We rank them higher by 28.094919794
94San Diego State3-49994.8We rank them lower by 4.2968894101
95East Carolina3-38195.5We rank them higher by 14.5100939990
96South Alabama4-39496.0We rank them higher by 2.0899710098
97Utah State2-411096.3We rank them lower by 13.7103929595
98Washington State1-610997.3We rank them lower by 11.7999593102
99Jacksonville State5-29097.5We rank them higher by 7.5989410197
100Stanford3-48399.3We rank them higher by 16.39589104109
101App State4-2103100.0We rank them lower by 3.01049898100
102Florida Atlantic4-295100.3We rank them higher by 5.39710296106
103Arkansas State3-4100103.5We rank them higher by 3.510211110299
104Miami (OH)4-3105103.8We rank them lower by 1.2101104105105
105Troy3-3102105.3We rank them higher by 3.3107107103104
106Nevada2-4124108.5We rank them lower by 15.511011411496
107Temple2-5121109.0We rank them lower by 12.0111115107103
108Colorado State2-4127110.0We rank them lower by 17.0106113106115
109Florida International3-4112110.3We rank them lower by 1.7105119110107
110UAB4-397110.5We rank them higher by 13.5108101115118
tied for 111Western Kentucky3-4107111.3We rank them higher by 4.3109109116111
tied for 111San José State4-3116111.3We rank them lower by 4.7112106113114
113Delaware3-4111113.8We rank them higher by 2.8120118109108
114Old Dominion2-5101114.0We rank them higher by 13.0114110112120
115Coastal Carolina2-5117115.5We rank them lower by 1.5119122108113
116Kennesaw State1-5118116.5We rank them lower by 1.5117128111110
117Marshall4-392117.0We rank them higher by 25.0122103120123
118Central Michigan3-4114117.3We rank them higher by 3.3113116119121
tied for 119Wyoming4-3113117.5We rank them higher by 4.5115108122125
tied for 119Hawai'i1-6122117.5We rank them lower by 4.5118123117112
121New Mexico State3-4120118.0We rank them lower by 2.0121117118116
122Buffalo4-3108119.3We rank them higher by 11.3116120124117
tied for 123Middle Tennessee4-3119123.5We rank them higher by 4.5128112128126
tied for 123Rice1-6130123.5We rank them lower by 6.5124125121124
125Eastern Michigan4-4115124.0We rank them higher by 9.0123121125127
126Massachusetts4-3129125.0We rank them lower by 4.0127131123119
127Southern Miss1-5128126.3We rank them lower by 1.7130127126122
128Missouri State2-5123127.0We rank them higher by 4.0125126129128
129Bowling Green2-5125127.8We rank them higher by 2.8126124131130
130Sam Houston1-6136129.3We rank them lower by 6.7129132127129
131Ball State2-5133131.3We rank them lower by 1.7132129132132
132Kent State2-5126132.3We rank them higher by 6.3131130133135
133Northern Illinois0-6135132.8We rank them lower by 2.2133133134131
134Akron1-6132133.5We rank them higher by 1.5134136130134
135Charlotte1-6131134.3We rank them higher by 3.3135134135133
136UTEP1-6138135.8We rank them lower by 2.2136135136136
137UL Monroe0-6137137.0Agree137137137137
138Sacramento State1-6134138.0We rank them higher by 4.0138138138138
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