NCAA Football Rankings

2026 Season

Updated: 10/4/2026

Rank	Team	Conf	Record	Rating	Next Game	Model Line	Model Win%	Model Total	Mrkt %
1	Miami	ACC	5-0	65.0	vs Florida State (45.9)10/17, 4:00 AM	+31.6	100.0%	59.4	-
2	Alabama	SEC	5-0	64.2	vs Georgia (61.0)10/10, 11:30 PM	+0.8	54.4%	49.3	-
3	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	5-0	62.1	vs Stanford (33.1)10/10, 7:30 PM	+38.6	100.0%	57.5	-
4	Georgia	SEC	5-0	61.0	@ Alabama (64.2)10/10, 11:30 PM	-0.8	45.6%	49.3	-
5	Texas Tech	Big 12	5-0	60.9	vs Arizona State (38.2)10/17, 4:00 AM	+31.3	100.0%	58.2	-
6	Ohio State	Big Ten	4-1	60.7	vs Maryland (36.1)10/10, 8:15 PM	+36.0	100.0%	57.3	-
7	North Dakota State	Mountain West	5-0	60.7	@ UNLV (46.3)10/10, 11:00 PM	+23.5	99.9%	60.8	-
8	Indiana	Big Ten	5-0	60.2	@ Nebraska (57.6)10/10, 4:00 PM	+14.4	97.3%	48.6	-
9	James Madison	Sun Belt	5-0	60.0	@ Georgia Southern (39.1)10/10, 11:30 PM	+20.5	99.6%	61.2	-
10	Utah	Big 12	4-0	58.9	vs Kansas (39.1)10/11, 2:15 AM	+28.3	100.0%	59.4	-
11	BYU	Big 12	4-0	58.3	vs Iowa State (42.7)10/10, 2:15 AM	+17.5	99.0%	47.7	-
12	Nebraska	Big Ten	5-0	57.6	vs Indiana (60.2)10/10, 4:00 PM	-14.4	2.7%	48.6	-
13	Boise State	Pac-12	4-1	56.5	@ Fresno State (52.6)10/11, 2:30 AM	-4.9	27.4%	40.3	-
14	Houston	Big 12	4-1	56.4	@ Kansas State (48.2)10/10, 7:30 PM	+9.0	85.7%	59.3	-
15	Oregon	Big Ten	3-1	54.8	vs UCLA (54.0)10/10, 7:30 PM	+20.3	99.9%	52.5	-
16	Missouri	SEC	4-1	54.4	vs Texas A&M (45.1)10/10, 4:00 PM	+10.4	80.5%	58.7	-
17	Arizona	Big 12	4-1	54.2	@ West Virginia (39.0)10/10, 4:00 PM	+12.5	94.5%	51.9	-
18	Texas	SEC	4-0	54.1	@ Oklahoma (44.8)10/10, 7:30 PM	+2.0	54.3%	41.3	-
19	UCLA	Big Ten	4-0	54.0	@ Oregon (54.8)10/10, 7:30 PM	-20.3	0.1%	52.5	-
20	New Mexico	Mountain West	4-1	52.7	@ Hawai'i (30.5)10/17, 4:00 AM	+13.2	94.8%	46.5	-
21	Pittsburgh	ACC	5-0	52.7	vs North Carolina (38.6)10/10, 4:00 PM	+22.8	99.9%	53	-
22	Tennessee	SEC	4-1	52.7	@ Arkansas (36.8)10/10, 8:15 PM	+18.1	96.3%	61.9	-
23	Fresno State	Pac-12	4-1	52.6	vs Boise State (56.5)10/11, 2:30 AM	+4.9	72.6%	40.3	-
24	Memphis	American Athletic	4-1	52.4	vs UAB (36.6)10/10, 11:00 PM	+21.1	99.5%	64.5	-
25	Baylor	Big 12	4-1	52.0	vs TCU (42.7)10/17, 4:00 AM	+9.0	91.9%	48.7	-
The Field
26	Duke	ACC	4-0	51.6	@ Georgia Tech (37.0)10/10, 7:30 PM	+4.2	55.8%	56.9	-
27	LSU	SEC	4-1	51.3	@ Kentucky (49.1)10/10, 11:00 PM	-5.1	21.9%	48.9	-
28	Northwestern	Big Ten	3-1	51.2	vs Ball State (30.2)10/10, 4:30 PM	+32.4	100.0%	47.6	-
29	South Florida	American Athletic	4-1	51.1	@ UTSA (47.8)10/8, 11:30 PM	+4.0	63.9%	69	-
30	Florida	SEC	4-1	51.0	vs South Carolina (38.3)10/10, 4:45 PM	+17.8	93.9%	53.7	-
31	USC	Big Ten	5-1	50.5	@ Penn State (47.7)10/10, 11:30 PM	-8.3	18.2%	50.5	-
32	SMU	ACC	4-1	49.9	vs Virginia (46.4)10/17, 4:00 AM	+9.8	87.4%	49.4	-
33	Liberty	Conference USA	4-1	49.4	vs Sam Houston (34.4)10/8, 11:00 PM	+19.7	96.5%	56.3	-
34	Wisconsin	Big Ten	4-1	49.2	@ UCLA (54.0)10/17, 4:00 AM	-1.7	49.3%	43.3	-
35	Kentucky	SEC	4-1	49.1	vs LSU (51.3)10/10, 11:00 PM	+5.1	78.1%	48.9	-
36	Mississippi State	SEC	4-1	49.0	@ LSU (51.3)10/17, 4:00 AM	-13.5	2.5%	54.5	-
37	Toledo	Mid-American	4-1	48.5	vs Buffalo (32.4)10/10, 7:30 PM	+28.6	100.0%	58.1	-
38	Kansas State	Big 12	3-1	48.2	vs Houston (56.4)10/10, 7:30 PM	-9.0	14.3%	59.3	-
39	UTSA	American Athletic	4-1	47.8	vs South Florida (51.1)10/8, 11:30 PM	-4.0	36.1%	69	-
40	Penn State	Big Ten	3-2	47.7	vs USC (50.5)10/10, 11:30 PM	+8.3	81.8%	50.5	-
41	Wake Forest	ACC	4-1	47.6	@ NC State (44.6)10/10, 4:00 PM	-5.3	33.6%	55.3	-
42	Virginia Tech	ACC	4-1	47.1	@ California (34.2)10/10, 7:30 PM	+1.7	54.1%	48.9	-
43	North Texas	American Athletic	3-2	47.0	vs Charlotte (23.0)10/10, 7:30 PM	+42.9	100.0%	65.4	-
44	Ole Miss	SEC	3-1	47.0	@ Vanderbilt (46.6)10/10, 7:30 PM	-5.6	38.5%	61.5	-
45	Vanderbilt	SEC	3-2	46.6	vs Ole Miss (47.0)10/10, 7:30 PM	+5.6	61.5%	61.5	-
46	Virginia	ACC	3-2	46.4	vs Syracuse (37.4)10/10, 11:30 PM	+19.0	98.5%	54.7	-
47	UNLV	Mountain West	3-2	46.3	vs North Dakota State (60.7)10/10, 11:00 PM	-23.5	0.1%	60.8	-
48	Oregon State	Pac-12	3-2	46.2	vs San Diego State (36.5)10/10, 10:00 PM	+6.7	85.8%	45.5	-
49	UCF	Big 12	3-2	46.1	@ Oklahoma State (44.3)10/10, 4:00 PM	+3.2	62.7%	40.2	-
50	Western Michigan	Mid-American	3-2	45.9	vs Kent State (36.2)10/10, 7:30 PM	+30.9	100.0%	54.9	-
51	Florida State	ACC	3-2	45.9	@ Louisville (45.6)10/9, 11:00 PM	-10.9	6.3%	52.3	-
52	Iowa	Big Ten	4-1	45.6	@ Washington (43.5)10/10, 1:00 AM	+2.2	51.8%	47	-
53	Louisville	ACC	2-3	45.6	vs Florida State (45.9)10/9, 11:00 PM	+10.9	93.7%	52.3	-
54	Georgia State	Sun Belt	4-1	45.5	@ James Madison (60.0)10/17, 4:00 AM	-32.8	1.1%	60.4	-
55	Florida Atlantic	American Athletic	4-1	45.5	@ Army (45.0)10/17, 4:00 PM	-16.4	6.9%	58.3	-
56	Cincinnati	Big 12	4-1	45.3	@ West Virginia (39.0)10/17, 4:00 AM	+2.7	59.7%	53.4	-
57	Louisiana	Sun Belt	4-1	45.1	@ Louisiana Tech (38.2)10/10, 11:30 PM	-4.9	24.6%	51.1	-
58	Texas A&M	SEC	3-2	45.1	@ Missouri (54.4)10/10, 4:00 PM	-10.4	19.5%	58.7	-
59	Army	American Athletic	2-2	45.0	vs Tulane (39.3)10/10, 4:00 PM	+8.7	87.9%	48.9	-
60	Oklahoma	SEC	2-2	44.8	vs Texas (54.1)10/10, 7:30 PM	-2.0	45.7%	41.3	-
61	NC State	ACC	3-2	44.6	vs Wake Forest (47.6)10/10, 4:00 PM	+5.3	66.4%	55.3	-
62	Oklahoma State	Big 12	3-1	44.3	vs UCF (46.1)10/10, 4:00 PM	-3.2	37.3%	40.2	-
63	Minnesota	Big Ten	4-1	43.7	@ Purdue (37.1)10/11, 12:00 AM	+1.5	52.3%	50.4	-
64	Clemson	ACC	3-2	43.6	vs Charleston Southern (35.5)10/17, 4:00 AM	+18.4	99.8%	46.8	-
65	Washington	Big Ten	3-2	43.5	vs Iowa (45.6)10/10, 1:00 AM	-2.2	48.2%	47	-
66	Ohio	Mid-American	3-2	43.3	vs Central Michigan (42.2)10/10, 7:30 PM	+13.2	97.1%	48.1	-
67	Jacksonville State	Conference USA	3-2	43.2	@ Kennesaw State (37.0)10/7, 11:00 PM	-0.8	45.5%	49.5	-
68	Michigan	Big Ten	3-2	43.0	vs Penn State (47.7)10/17, 4:00 AM	+3.5	63.0%	42.9	-
69	Massachusetts	Mid-American	4-1	43.0	vs Miami (OH) (37.5)10/10, 6:00 PM	-1.6	49.3%	44.3	-
70	East Carolina	American Athletic	2-2	42.8	vs Rice (33.1)10/10, 8:00 PM	+22.2	99.9%	48.7	-
71	Iowa State	Big 12	3-2	42.7	@ BYU (58.3)10/10, 2:15 AM	-17.5	1.0%	47.7	-
72	TCU	Big 12	2-3	42.7	@ Baylor (52.0)10/17, 4:00 AM	-9.0	8.1%	48.7	-
73	Texas State	Pac-12	2-3	42.4	vs Colorado State (31.9)10/16, 12:00 AM	+22.4	99.6%	59.2	-
74	Central Michigan	Mid-American	3-2	42.2	@ Ohio (43.3)10/10, 7:30 PM	-13.2	2.9%	48.1	-
75	Tulsa	American Athletic	3-2	42.2	@ Navy (41.6)10/10, 7:30 PM	-9.5	8.4%	53.4	-
76	Air Force	Mountain West	3-1	42.1	@ Northern Illinois (28.3)10/10, 11:30 PM	+11.1	92.8%	52.4	-
77	Auburn	SEC	3-2	41.9	@ Georgia (61.0)10/17, 4:00 AM	-24.3	0.1%	52.7	-
78	Navy	American Athletic	1-3	41.6	vs Tulsa (42.2)10/10, 7:30 PM	+9.5	91.6%	53.4	-
79	Florida International	Conference USA	2-2	41.5	vs New Mexico State (33.8)10/7, 11:30 PM	+13.8	96.9%	52.8	-
80	South Alabama	Sun Belt	3-2	41.4	@ Arkansas State (37.0)10/8, 11:30 PM	-5.1	23.3%	54.3	-
81	App State	Sun Belt	3-1	41.2	vs Old Dominion (34.3)10/10, 5:00 PM	+0.9	53.4%	51.8	-
82	UConn	FBS Independents	2-3	40.8	@ Temple (40.4)10/10, 7:45 PM	-0.2	49.0%	56.6	-
83	Temple	American Athletic	2-3	40.4	vs UConn (40.8)10/10, 7:45 PM	+0.2	51.0%	56.6	-
84	Illinois	Big Ten	2-3	39.4	@ Michigan State (36.9)10/10, 7:30 PM	+4.1	56.4%	55.1	-
85	Tulane	American Athletic	2-2	39.3	@ Army (45.0)10/10, 4:00 PM	-8.7	12.1%	48.9	-
86	Troy	Sun Belt	2-2	39.1	vs Southern Miss (34.0)10/7, 12:00 AM	+7.2	85.3%	49.9	-
87	Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	2-3	39.1	vs James Madison (60.0)10/10, 11:30 PM	-20.5	0.4%	61.2	-
88	Kansas	Big 12	2-2	39.1	@ Utah (58.9)10/11, 2:15 AM	-28.3	0.0%	59.4	-
89	West Virginia	Big 12	3-2	39.0	vs Arizona (54.2)10/10, 4:00 PM	-12.5	5.5%	51.9	-
90	Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	3-3	38.7	@ Akron (29.5)10/10, 7:30 PM	-2.0	38.6%	44.7	-
91	North Carolina	ACC	2-2	38.6	@ Pittsburgh (52.7)10/10, 4:00 PM	-22.8	0.1%	53	-
92	San José State	Mountain West	3-2	38.5	vs Wyoming (33.8)10/10, 1:00 AM	+8.7	83.4%	42.2	-
93	South Carolina	SEC	2-3	38.3	@ Florida (51.0)10/10, 4:45 PM	-17.8	6.1%	53.7	-
94	Arizona State	Big 12	2-2	38.2	vs Hawai'i (30.5)10/11, 2:30 AM	+24.3	94.3%	61.2	-
95	Louisiana Tech	Sun Belt	2-2	38.2	vs Louisiana (45.1)10/10, 11:30 PM	+4.9	75.4%	51.1	-
96	Marshall	Sun Belt	3-2	37.7	vs Coastal Carolina (30.7)10/10, 11:00 PM	+13.2	96.0%	57.2	-
97	Miami (OH)	Mid-American	2-3	37.5	@ Massachusetts (43.0)10/10, 6:00 PM	+1.6	50.7%	44.3	-
98	Syracuse	ACC	2-2	37.4	@ Virginia (46.4)10/10, 11:30 PM	-19.0	1.5%	54.7	-
99	Purdue	Big Ten	2-3	37.1	vs Minnesota (43.7)10/11, 12:00 AM	-1.5	47.7%	50.4	-
100	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	2-3	37.0	vs South Alabama (41.4)10/8, 11:30 PM	+5.1	76.7%	54.3	-