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Ranking of University Division Teams

Based on games played between 2025/8/23 and 2026/1/19
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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2026 - Ranking of University Division teams based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif		WinLoss		Schedule		Team	Division		Global			Conference
Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating		Games	Record	Rank	Games	Record
1	34.65	1	32.48	7	38.50	Indiana	15	15-0	1	16	0-0	BIG 10
2	30.91	3	25.02	10	39.73	Ohio State	13	11-2	2	14	0-0	BIG 10
3	27.81	2	25.51	9	39.64	Oregon	14	12-2	3	15	0-0	BIG 10
4	27.24	8	20.69	49	53.46	Texas Tech	13	11-2	6	14	0-0	BIG 12
5	27.16	9	19.54	50	53.54	Notre Dame	12	10-2	4	12	0-0	FBS-Ind
6	27.15	5	23.70	4	37.53	Miami FL	15	12-3	5	16	0-0	ACC
7	23.43	12	18.67	55	54.96	Utah	12	10-2	8	13	0-0	BIG 12
8	23.21	7	21.95	29	46.46	Georgia	13	11-2	7	14	0-0	SEC
9	21.95	6	22.28	31	46.93	Mississippi	14	12-2	9	15	0-0	SEC
10	20.92	4	24.17	14	41.27	Brigham Young	13	11-2	12	14	0-0	BIG 12
11	20.86	10	19.11	37	49.58	Texas A&M	12	10-2	10	13	0-0	SEC
12	19.08	17	15.17	19	43.58	Iowa	12	8-4	17	13	0-0	BIG 10
13	18.63	15	15.78	33	47.27	Southern California	13	9-4	11	13	0-0	BIG 10
14	18.61	24	13.81	52	54.33	Vanderbilt	12	9-3	14	13	0-0	SEC
15	18.45	11	18.84	6	38.32	Alabama	14	10-4	16	15	0-0	SEC
16	17.53	13	18.42	17	42.79	Oklahoma	12	9-3	13	13	0-0	SEC
17	17.01	28	12.27	47	52.67	Washington	12	8-4	15	13	0-0	BIG 10
18	15.52	19	14.74	59	57.12	Texas	13	10-3	18	13	0-0	SEC
19	15.06	27	12.42	44	50.83	Arizona	12	8-4	20	13	0-0	BIG 12
20	14.99	14	16.33	15	41.88	Illinois	12	8-4	22	13	0-0	BIG 10
21	14.84	33	11.06	60	57.21	Southern Methodist	12	8-4	21	13	0-0	ACC
22	14.73	43	7.05	38	49.62	Penn State	12	6-6	19	13	0-0	BIG 10
23	13.57	21	14.57	34	48.73	Michigan	13	9-4	23	13	0-0	BIG 10
24	13.15	16	15.19	61	57.42	Virginia	13	10-3	26	14	0-0	ACC
25	12.90	23	14.46	26	45.71	Texas Christian	12	8-4	27	13	0-0	BIG 12
26	12.52	35	9.75	63	57.88	Louisville	12	8-4	28	13	0-0	ACC
27	11.55	34	10.87	93	82.85	James Madison	13	11-2	24	14	0-0	SBC
28	11.36	42	7.31	58	57.04	Tennessee	12	7-5	30	14	0-0	SEC
29	11.13	20	14.58	85	73.42	North Texas	13	11-2	25	14	0-0	AC
30	11.08	45	6.24	54	54.96	Missouri	12	7-5	32	13	0-0	SEC
31	10.85	37	9.11	74	67.08	South Florida	12	8-4	29	13	0-0	AC
32	10.69	40	8.14	56	55.12	Pittsburgh	12	7-5	34	13	0-0	ACC
33	10.48	31	11.52	40	49.82	Iowa State	11	7-4	31	12	0-0	BIG 12
34	10.22	30	12.11	16	42.67	North Carolina State	12	7-5	36	13	0-0	ACC
35	10.10	51	3.48	41	49.82	Kansas State	11	5-6	40	12	0-0	BIG 12
36	9.24	32	11.32	24	44.62	Arizona State	12	7-5	39	13	0-0	BIG 12
37	9.21	29	12.26	53	54.92	Georgia Tech	12	8-4	37	13	0-0	ACC
38	9.02	41	7.52	18	43.54	Louisiana State	12	6-6	33	13	0-0	SEC
39	8.82	26	12.50	32	47.12	Duke	13	8-5	41	14	0-0	ACC
40	8.75	25	12.85	69	63.17	Houston	12	9-3	35	13	0-0	BIG 12
41	7.76	18	15.02	72	63.89	Tulane	14	11-3	38	14	0-0	AC
42	7.15	54	2.28	64	58.12	Clemson	12	6-6	47	13	0-0	ACC
43	7.08	72	-0.99	43	50.68	Auburn	11	4-7	44	12	0-0	SEC
44	6.82	63	0.64	73	64.54	Washington State	12	6-6	49	13	0-0	FBS-Ind
45	6.69	39	8.50	76	68.79	East Carolina	12	8-4	46	13	0-0	AC
46	6.61	66	0.23	35	48.86	Florida State	11	4-7	50	12	0-0	ACC
47	6.38	36	9.72	67	61.67	Wake Forest	12	8-4	48	13	0-0	ACC
48	6.04	44	6.60	97	85.79	Old Dominion	12	9-3	42	13	0-0	SBC
49	5.27	46	6.06	42	50.67	Northwestern	12	6-6	54	13	0-0	BIG 10
50	5.12	22	14.47	81	72.54	Navy	12	10-2	52	13	0-0	AC
51	4.84	47	5.23	46	52.08	Cincinnati	12	6-6	58	13	0-0	BIG 12
52	4.28	59	1.34	1	31.68	Florida	11	3-8	57	12	0-0	SEC
53	4.19	73	-1.25	11	40.23	South Carolina	11	3-8	55	12	0-0	SEC
54	4.11	69	-0.65	36	49.23	Kansas	11	4-7	66	12	0-0	BIG 12
55	4.01	48	5.23	39	49.79	Nebraska	12	6-6	61	13	0-0	BIG 10
56	3.98	38	8.72	51	53.96	Minnesota	12	7-5	62	13	0-0	BIG 10
57	3.59	61	0.92	96	85.58	San Diego State	12	8-4	53	13	0-0	MWC
58	3.40	53	2.83	84	73.27	Boise State	13	8-5	51	14	0-0	MWC
59	3.28	49	4.00	3	37.29	Wisconsin	12	4-8	64	12	0-0	BIG 10
60	3.19	56	2.05	20	43.91	Rutgers	11	4-7	68	12	0-0	BIG 10
61	2.96	68	0.15	22	44.41	Kentucky	11	4-7	56	12	0-0	SEC
62	2.39	88	-5.10	123	94.33	Toledo	12	7-5	59	13	0-0	MAC
63	2.25	65	0.46	21	44.36	Baylor	11	4-7	74	12	0-0	BIG 12
64	1.75	107	-9.88	12	40.41	Arkansas	11	1-10	69	12	0-0	SEC
65	1.59	55	2.22	87	77.00	Memphis	12	7-5	60	13	0-0	AC
66	1.02	74	-1.26	30	46.92	Mississippi State	12	4-8	72	13	0-0	SEC
67	0.69	62	0.66	77	69.67	Texas San Antonio	12	6-6	63	13	0-0	AC
68	0.55	57	1.57	94	84.71	New Mexico	12	8-4	67	13	0-0	MWC
69	-0.12	50	3.55	80	72.25	Army	12	7-5	71	13	0-0	AC
70	-0.48	81	-2.70	28	46.23	Michigan State	11	3-8	75	12	0-0	BIG 10
71	-0.59	64	0.62	107	91.00	Nevada Las Vegas	13	9-4	70	14	0-0	MWC
72	-0.75	67	0.23	103	89.33	Hawaii	12	8-4	77	13	0-0	MWC
73	-1.05	75	-1.31	8	39.08	UCLA	12	3-9	79	12	0-0	BIG 10
74	-1.28	58	1.53	102	88.23	Western Michigan	13	9-4	73	14	0-0	MAC
75	-1.40	90	-5.46	57	55.64	Maryland	11	3-8	80	12	0-0	BIG 10
76	-1.43	80	-2.37	62	57.50	Central Florida	11	4-7	91	12	0-0	BIG 12
77	-1.51	71	-0.70	13	40.55	West Virginia	11	3-8	92	12	0-0	BIG 12
78	-2.16	82	-3.11	23	44.50	Colorado	12	3-9	84	12	0-0	BIG 12
79	-2.57	76	-1.45	120	94.04	Ohio University	12	8-4	81	13	0-0	MAC
80	-2.66	60	1.27	71	63.62	California	12	6-6	87	13	0-0	ACC
81	-2.86	77	-1.55	118	93.75	Fresno State	12	8-4	86	13	0-0	MWC
82	-2.91	78	-1.93	45	51.38	Stanford	12	4-8	93	12	0-0	ACC
83	-3.23	91	-5.86	2	33.27	Purdue	11	1-10	85	12	0-0	BIG 10
84	-3.54	92	-6.47	110	92.00	Texas State	12	6-6	78	13	0-0	SBC
85	-3.68	52	2.99	109	91.42	Kennesaw State	13	9-4	83	14	0-0	CUSA
86	-4.21	96	-7.02	86	75.08	Utah State	12	5-7	88	13	0-0	MWC
87	-5.37	70	-0.67	129	98.71	Connecticut	12	8-4	90	13	0-0	FBS-Ind
88	-5.62	85	-4.63	5	37.86	Virginia Tech	11	2-9	97	12	0-0	ACC
89	-6.04	89	-5.32	125	97.21	Louisiana Tech	12	7-5	82	13	0-0	CUSA
90	-6.40	79	-2.33	133	100.79	Western Kentucky	12	8-4	94	13	0-0	CUSA
91	-7.56	93	-6.54	65	59.18	North Carolina	11	3-8	103	12	0-0	ACC
92	-8.23	83	-3.57	68	61.86	Temple	11	4-7	105	12	0-0	AC
93	-8.33	102	-8.82	104	90.12	Miami OH	13	6-7	102	14	0-0	MAC
94	-8.54	108	-10.85	98	85.82	Marshall	11	4-7	99	12	0-0	SBC
95	-8.74	87	-5.08	105	90.27	Troy	13	7-6	101	14	0-0	SBC
96	-9.04	111	-13.29	48	52.95	Boston College	11	1-10	115	12	0-0	ACC
97	-9.52	97	-7.09	25	45.27	Syracuse	11	2-9	112	12	0-0	ACC
98	-10.40	104	-9.34	117	93.67	Central Michigan	12	6-6	121	13	0-0	MAC
99	-10.43	86	-4.70	95	85.21	Georgia Southern	12	6-6	107	13	0-0	SBC
100	-10.53	100	-7.96	127	97.88	Southern Mississippi	12	6-6	106	13	0-0	SBC
101	-10.70	112	-13.52	88	80.18	Air Force	11	3-8	116	12	0-0	MWC
102	-10.93	84	-3.88	132	100.04	Jacksonville State	13	8-5	110	14	0-0	CUSA
103	-11.39	101	-7.98	90	80.96	Coastal Carolina	12	5-7	120	13	0-0	SBC
104	-11.48	95	-6.95	106	90.79	Missouri State	12	6-6	109	13	0-0	CUSA
105	-11.50	98	-7.13	115	93.50	Arkansas State	12	6-6	117	13	0-0	SBC
106	-12.11	94	-6.60	112	92.58	Florida International	12	6-6	119	13	0-0	CUSA
107	-13.07	114	-15.15	27	45.86	Oklahoma State	11	0-11	137	12	0-0	BIG 12
108	-13.64	105	-9.39	82	72.59	Florida Atlantic	11	3-8	131	12	0-0	AC
109	-14.18	109	-10.96	119	94.04	Louisiana Lafayette	12	5-7	127	13	0-0	SBC
110	-14.38	103	-8.91	130	98.88	Delaware	12	6-6	128	13	0-0	CUSA
111	-14.65	113	-13.97	108	91.42	Appalachian State	12	4-8	134	13	0-0	SBC
112	-14.87	119	-16.70	101	87.95	Wyoming	11	3-8	136	12	0-0	MWC
113	-14.96	115	-15.33	100	87.68	South Alabama	11	3-8	139	12	0-0	SBC
114	-15.49	121	-17.02	113	92.91	Liberty	11	3-8	132	12	0-0	CUSA
115	-15.60	117	-16.26	70	63.41	Oregon State	11	1-10	138	12	0-0	FBS-Ind
116	-16.04	110	-12.73	89	80.77	Tulsa	11	3-8	130	12	0-0	AC
117	-16.36	124	-18.68	91	81.41	Nevada Reno	11	2-9	146	12	0-0	MWC
118	-16.39	129	-19.14	75	68.68	Colorado State	11	1-10	149	12	0-0	MWC
119	-16.41	99	-7.48	83	72.96	Rice	12	4-8	140	13	0-0	AC
120	-16.44	126	-18.78	92	82.09	San Jose State	11	2-9	148	12	0-0	MWC
121	-17.09	118	-16.39	134	101.00	Eastern Michigan	11	4-7	156	12	0-0	MAC
122	-17.30	106	-9.87	79	71.41	Alabama Birmingham	11	3-8	147	12	0-0	AC
123	-17.32	116	-15.48	114	93.23	Kent State	11	4-7	157	12	0-0	MAC
124	-17.67	120	-16.74	135	102.27	Buffalo	11	4-7	154	12	0-0	MAC
125	-18.89	131	-20.59	128	97.91	Bowling Green	11	3-8	152	12	0-0	MAC
126	-19.69	134	-23.10	116	93.64	Northern Illinois	11	2-9	164	12	0-0	MAC
127	-19.80	127	-19.06	124	96.64	New Mexico State	11	3-8	155	12	0-0	CUSA
128	-20.23	123	-18.37	131	98.95	Middle Tennessee	11	3-8	166	12	0-0	CUSA
129	-21.09	130	-19.29	136	107.95	Akron	11	4-7	159	12	0-0	MAC
130	-22.11	125	-18.70	122	94.32	Ball State	11	3-8	170	12	0-0	MAC
131	-22.51	132	-22.32	78	70.50	Georgia State	11	0-11	171	12	0-0	SBC
132	-22.93	128	-19.12	99	86.00	Louisiana Monroe	11	2-9	177	12	0-0	SBC
133	-24.81	135	-26.40	126	97.68	Texas El Paso	11	1-10	173	12	0-0	CUSA
134	-24.84	122	-18.31	66	60.18	UNC Charlotte	11	0-11	182	12	0-0	AC
135	-28.08	133	-22.35	121	94.25	Sam Houston	12	2-10	201	12	0-0	CUSA
136	-35.26	136	-30.01	111	92.09	Massachusetts	11	0-11	235	12	0-0	MAC

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       Soren Sorensen  -  Updated Tue Mar  3 23:09:17 2026

College Football 2026Ranking of University Division Teams

Based on games played between 2025/8/23 and 2026/1/19Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

College Football 2026
Ranking of University Division Teams

Based on games played between 2025/8/23 and 2026/1/19
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)