NCAA Football Rankings

2026 Season

Updated: 10/15/2026

Rank	Team	Conf	Record	Rating	Next Game	Model Line	Model Win%	Model Total	Mrkt %	Excitement
1	Georgia	SEC	6-0	92.3	vs Auburn (56.5)10/17, 7:30 PM	+19.8	92.0%	49.6	-	-
2	Alabama	SEC	5-1	89.6	@ Tennessee (71.3)10/17, 7:30 PM	+11.3	73.5%	53	-	-
3	Miami	ACC	5-0	88.3	vs Florida State (45.9)10/17, 11:00 PM	+26.3	91.8%	61.3	-	-
4	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	6-0	85.6	@ BYU (75.7)10/17, 11:30 PM	+8.2	60.2%	45.9	-	-
5	Indiana	Big Ten	6-0	85.2	vs Ohio State (85.0)10/17, 4:00 PM	+4.6	56.1%	45.4	-	-
6	Ohio State	Big Ten	5-1	85.0	@ Indiana (85.2)10/17, 4:00 PM	-4.6	43.9%	45.4	-	-
7	Texas	SEC	4-1	82.6	vs Florida (64.6)10/17, 4:00 PM	+17.8	76.6%	56.9	-	-
8	Utah	Big 12	5-0	81.0	@ Colorado (36.8)10/18, 2:15 AM	+19.7	85.4%	48.4	-	-
9	Texas Tech	Big 12	5-0	79.5	vs Arizona State (39.3)10/17, 7:30 PM	+22.2	88.2%	55.9	-	-
10	BYU	Big 12	5-0	75.7	vs Notre Dame (85.6)10/17, 11:30 PM	-8.2	39.8%	45.9	-	-
11	Ole Miss	SEC	4-1	75.5	vs Missouri (74.5)10/17, 7:30 PM	+3.6	57.0%	52.4	-	-
12	Missouri	SEC	5-1	74.5	@ Ole Miss (75.5)10/17, 7:30 PM	-3.6	43.0%	52.4	-	-
13	Mississippi State	SEC	4-1	74.1	@ LSU (73.8)10/17, 4:00 PM	-11.5	44.7%	55.4	-	-
14	LSU	SEC	4-2	73.8	vs Mississippi State (74.1)10/17, 4:00 PM	+11.5	55.3%	55.4	-	-
15	Kentucky	SEC	5-1	73.2	@ Oklahoma (70.2)10/17, 11:30 PM	-5.8	48.0%	43.7	-	-
16	UCLA	Big Ten	5-0	71.6	vs Wisconsin (59.0)10/17, 11:30 PM	+6.3	68.7%	51	-	-
17	Tennessee	SEC	5-1	71.3	vs Alabama (89.6)10/17, 7:30 PM	-11.3	26.5%	53	-	-
18	Houston	Big 12	5-1	70.7	vs Oklahoma State (48.2)10/17, 11:30 PM	+14.7	76.5%	54.4	-	-
19	Oklahoma	SEC	3-2	70.2	vs Kentucky (73.2)10/17, 11:30 PM	+5.8	52.0%	43.7	-	-
20	Wake Forest	ACC	5-1	70.0	@ California (33.6)10/18, 2:30 AM	+13.8	78.6%	55.3	-	-
21	Iowa	Big Ten	5-1	68.7	@ Minnesota (47.0)10/24, 4:00 AM	+8.2	66.3%	45.4	-	-
22	Northwestern	Big Ten	4-1	68.7	@ Michigan State (34.9)10/17, 4:00 PM	+6.6	76.5%	48.9	-	-
23	Oregon	Big Ten	3-2	68.6	vs Nebraska (67.1)10/18, 3:00 AM	+4.9	57.4%	46.6	-	-
24	Nebraska	Big Ten	5-1	67.1	@ Oregon (68.6)10/18, 3:00 AM	-4.9	42.6%	46.6	-	-
25	Arizona	Big 12	5-1	64.9	vs Iowa State (52.3)10/24, 4:00 AM	+10.7	67.9%	40.5	-	-
The Field
26	Florida	SEC	4-2	64.6	@ Texas (82.6)10/17, 4:00 PM	-17.8	23.4%	56.9	-	-
27	South Carolina	SEC	3-3	62.9	vs Tennessee (71.3)10/24, 7:30 PM	-2.8	46.2%	57.3	-	-
28	Texas A&M	SEC	3-3	62.4	vs The Citadel (3.2)10/17, 5:00 PM	+37.3	98.5%	61.5	-	-
29	Boise State	Pac-12	5-1	61.3	@ Washington State (19.8)10/24, 10:00 PM	+11.0	83.7%	48.9	-	-
30	Baylor	Big 12	4-1	60.3	vs TCU (44.5)10/17, 11:00 PM	+7.6	70.4%	40.8	-	-
31	USC	Big Ten	6-1	60.2	@ Wisconsin (59.0)10/24, 11:30 PM	-5.4	45.5%	48.4	-	-
32	Wisconsin	Big Ten	4-1	59.0	@ UCLA (71.6)10/17, 11:30 PM	-6.3	31.3%	51	-	-
33	Auburn	SEC	3-2	56.5	@ Georgia (92.3)10/17, 7:30 PM	-19.8	8.0%	49.6	-	-
34	Louisville	ACC	3-3	56.3	@ Syracuse (28.3)10/17, 11:30 PM	+5.7	72.2%	52.2	-	-
35	Michigan	Big Ten	3-2	56.2	vs Penn State (47.3)10/17, 7:30 PM	+5.6	64.3%	40.8	-	-
36	James Madison	Sun Belt	6-0	56.1	vs Georgia State (27.6)10/17, 4:00 PM	+16.9	80.8%	55	-	-
37	New Mexico	Mountain West	4-1	54.3	@ Hawai'i (14.4)10/18, 2:30 AM	+11.5	84.9%	43.8	-	-
38	Clemson	ACC	3-2	53.5	vs Charleston Southern (4.6)10/17, 4:00 PM	+20.8	96.8%	39.2	-	-
39	Iowa State	Big 12	3-3	52.3	@ Arizona (64.9)10/24, 4:00 AM	-10.7	32.1%	40.5	-	-
40	Pittsburgh	ACC	5-1	52.3	@ Boston College (17.2)10/17, 4:00 PM	+12.8	80.7%	51.8	-	-
41	Duke	ACC	4-1	52.1	vs North Carolina (49.6)10/17, 7:30 PM	+7.5	58.1%	40.2	-	-
42	Purdue	Big Ten	3-3	51.0	vs Washington (39.7)10/17, 12:00 AM	+0.5	66.5%	51.8	-	-
43	Vanderbilt	SEC	3-3	50.0	vs Arkansas (39.8)10/17, 11:00 PM	+6.9	65.5%	51.7	-	-
44	North Carolina	ACC	3-2	49.6	@ Duke (52.1)10/17, 7:30 PM	-7.5	41.9%	40.2	-	-
45	SMU	ACC	4-1	49.6	vs Virginia (44.0)10/17, 4:00 PM	+12.7	61.1%	52.3	-	-
46	Oregon State	Pac-12	4-2	48.9	vs Washington State (19.8)10/17, 10:00 PM	+19.7	82.9%	50.7	-	-
47	Oklahoma State	Big 12	4-1	48.2	@ Houston (70.7)10/17, 11:30 PM	-14.7	23.5%	54.4	-	-
48	Penn State	Big Ten	3-3	47.3	@ Michigan (56.2)10/17, 7:30 PM	-5.6	35.7%	40.8	-	-
49	Minnesota	Big Ten	4-2	47.0	vs Iowa (68.7)10/24, 4:00 AM	-8.2	33.7%	45.4	-	-
50	Cincinnati	Big 12	4-1	46.3	@ West Virginia (31.2)10/17, 4:00 PM	-0.9	60.2%	55.9	-	-
51	Florida State	ACC	3-3	45.9	@ Miami (88.3)10/17, 11:00 PM	-26.3	8.2%	61.3	-	-
52	North Dakota State	Mountain West	5-1	45.4	vs Nevada (15.2)10/17, 11:00 PM	+17.1	85.4%	43.3	-	-
53	Kansas State	Big 12	3-2	44.9	vs Kansas (43.2)10/17, 4:00 PM	+4.5	57.4%	49	-	-
54	TCU	Big 12	2-3	44.5	@ Baylor (60.3)10/17, 11:00 PM	-7.6	29.6%	40.8	-	-
55	Memphis	American Athletic	5-1	44.4	@ Tulane (30.8)10/16, 11:30 PM	+4.4	58.8%	49.8	-	-
56	UCF	Big 12	3-3	44.2	vs BYU (75.7)10/24, 4:00 AM	-5.6	24.2%	44.3	-	-
57	Illinois	Big Ten	3-3	44.2	vs Oregon (68.6)10/24, 4:00 AM	-8.2	31.3%	55.8	-	-
58	Virginia	ACC	4-2	44.0	@ SMU (49.6)10/17, 4:00 PM	-12.7	38.9%	52.3	-	-
59	North Texas	American Athletic	4-2	44.0	@ Navy (22.2)10/24, 7:30 PM	-2.9	68.6%	66.8	-	-
60	Kansas	Big 12	2-3	43.2	@ Kansas State (44.9)10/17, 4:00 PM	-4.5	42.6%	49	-	-
61	UTSA	American Athletic	5-1	42.9	vs Navy (22.2)10/18, 12:00 AM	+9.5	76.8%	58	-	-
62	Arkansas	SEC	2-4	39.8	@ Vanderbilt (50.0)10/17, 11:00 PM	-6.9	34.5%	51.7	-	-
63	NC State	ACC	3-3	39.7	@ Stanford (28.8)10/24, 2:30 AM	+4.5	56.5%	54.3	-	-
64	Washington	Big Ten	3-3	39.7	@ Purdue (51.0)10/17, 12:00 AM	-0.5	33.5%	51.8	-	-
65	Arizona State	Big 12	3-2	39.3	@ Texas Tech (79.5)10/17, 7:30 PM	-22.2	11.8%	55.9	-	-
66	Fresno State	Pac-12	4-2	39.1	@ San Diego State (23.9)10/18, 2:30 AM	+2.4	61.9%	43.2	-	-
67	UNLV	Mountain West	4-2	39.1	@ Air Force (27.6)10/17, 7:30 PM	-0.4	57.3%	46.9	-	-
68	Georgia Tech	ACC	2-3	37.0	@ Virginia Tech (36.3)10/17, 7:30 PM	-4.6	45.1%	57.9	-	-
69	Colorado	Big 12	2-3	36.8	vs Utah (81.0)10/18, 2:15 AM	-19.7	14.6%	48.4	-	-
70	Virginia Tech	ACC	4-2	36.3	vs Georgia Tech (37.0)10/17, 7:30 PM	+4.6	54.9%	57.9	-	-
71	Western Michigan	Mid-American	4-2	35.5	@ Central Michigan (22.4)10/17, 5:30 PM	+2.4	60.3%	37.1	-	-
72	South Florida	American Athletic	4-2	35.0	vs Kent State (14.4)10/17, 11:00 PM	+24.0	80.1%	48.5	-	-
73	Michigan State	Big Ten	2-4	34.9	vs Northwestern (68.7)10/17, 4:00 PM	-6.6	23.5%	48.9	-	-
74	California	ACC	3-3	33.6	vs Wake Forest (70.0)10/18, 2:30 AM	-13.8	21.4%	55.3	-	-
75	Texas State	Pac-12	2-3	31.6	vs Colorado State (21.4)10/16, 12:00 AM	+14.3	68.1%	74.6	-	-
76	Liberty	Conference USA	5-1	31.5	@ Kennesaw State (13.9)10/22, 11:00 PM	+6.0	69.3%	45.5	-	-
77	West Virginia	Big 12	3-3	31.2	vs Cincinnati (46.3)10/17, 4:00 PM	+0.9	39.8%	55.9	-	-
78	Tulane	American Athletic	2-3	30.8	vs Memphis (44.4)10/16, 11:30 PM	-4.4	41.2%	49.8	-	-
79	Louisiana Tech	Sun Belt	3-2	30.6	@ UL Monroe (5.2)10/18, 12:00 AM	+18.5	86.4%	57.8	-	-
80	Army	American Athletic	3-2	30.2	vs Florida Atlantic (26.4)10/17, 4:00 PM	+10.8	60.3%	56.4	-	-
81	Ohio	Mid-American	4-2	29.6	@ Sacramento State (5.5)10/18, 2:00 AM	+12.6	85.1%	44.1	-	-
82	Maryland	Big Ten	2-4	29.3	vs Rutgers (14.1)10/17, 4:30 PM	+7.6	76.0%	50.1	-	-
83	Stanford	ACC	2-4	28.8	vs Elon (3.3)10/17, 11:30 PM	+23.5	93.8%	55.6	-	-
84	East Carolina	American Athletic	3-2	28.5	@ UAB (15.5)10/15, 11:30 PM	+4.4	63.3%	46.4	-	26.9
85	Syracuse	ACC	2-3	28.3	vs Louisville (56.3)10/17, 11:30 PM	-5.7	27.8%	52.2	-	-
86	Air Force	Mountain West	4-1	27.6	vs UNLV (39.1)10/17, 7:30 PM	+0.4	42.7%	46.9	-	-
87	Georgia State	Sun Belt	4-1	27.6	@ James Madison (56.1)10/17, 4:00 PM	-16.9	19.2%	55	-	-
88	South Alabama	Sun Belt	4-2	27.1	@ Marshall (14.3)10/20, 11:30 PM	+6.0	63.9%	63.5	-	-
89	Florida Atlantic	American Athletic	4-1	26.4	@ Army (30.2)10/17, 4:00 PM	-10.8	39.7%	56.4	-	-
90	Louisiana	Sun Belt	4-2	26.3	vs Troy (21.0)10/17, 9:00 PM	+6.5	62.8%	43.6	-	-
91	Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	2-4	25.7	@ Old Dominion (18.2)10/15, 11:30 PM	+1.6	55.4%	46.2	-	29.8
92	Toledo	Mid-American	4-2	25.6	@ Eastern Michigan (15.9)10/17, 7:30 PM	+5.7	59.2%	48.1	-	-
93	Jacksonville State	Conference USA	5-2	25.5	@ New Mexico State (13.6)10/29, 12:00 AM	-1.2	63.5%	49.9	-	-
94	Tulsa	American Athletic	3-3	24.8	@ Rice (16.3)10/17, 8:30 PM	-2.5	57.4%	42.6	-	-
95	UConn	FBS Independents	3-3	24.0	vs Massachusetts (12.1)10/23, 11:00 PM	+6.1	74.2%	55	-	-
96	San Diego State	Pac-12	2-4	23.9	vs Fresno State (39.1)10/18, 2:30 AM	-2.4	38.1%	43.2	-	-
97	Central Michigan	Mid-American	3-3	22.4	vs Western Michigan (35.5)10/17, 5:30 PM	-2.4	39.7%	37.1	-	-
98	Navy	American Athletic	2-3	22.2	@ UTSA (42.9)10/18, 12:00 AM	-9.5	23.2%	58	-	-
99	Utah State	Pac-12	2-4	22.1	@ Texas State (31.6)10/24, 11:30 PM	-14.4	32.8%	54.7	-	-
100	Colorado State	Pac-12	2-3	21.4	@ Texas State (31.6)10/16, 12:00 AM	-14.3	31.9%	74.6	-	-