Rankings
Ranked by Gridpex's Elo model. SP+, FPI, SRS and the AP poll are shown for comparison — Δ vs AP flags where our model disagrees with the human poll. See unit leaderboards →
| # | Team | Conf | Elo | SP+ | FPI | SRS | AP | Δ vs AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alabama | SEC | 2229 | 33.5O11/D1 | 28.4 | 26.3 | #4 | ▲ 3 |
| 2 |  Penn State | Big Ten | 2134 | 26.0O5/D10 | 25.0 | 25.6 | #9 | ▲ 7 |
| 3 |  Ohio State | Big Ten | 2123 | 30.9O3/D7 | 26.9 | 25.6 | #5 | ▲ 2 |
| 4 |  Clemson | ACC | 2111 | 26.4O20/D2 | 24.2 | 25.9 | #1 | ▼ 3 |
| 5 |  Oklahoma | SEC | 2063 | 25.5O1/D43 | 22.3 | 22.7 | #2 | ▼ 3 |
| 6 |  Georgia | SEC | 2054 | 26.7O7/D12 | 25.1 | 27.0 | #3 | ▼ 3 |
| 7 |  Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2028 | 26.8O18/D4 | 21.7 | 24.7 | #6 | ▼ 1 |
| 8 |  Washington | Big Ten | 2009 | 22.1O8/D13 | 21.7 | 20.1 | #12 | ▲ 4 |
| 9 |  Auburn | SEC | 1994 | 24.7O25/D3 | 21.6 | 23.6 | #7 | ▼ 2 |
| 10 |  Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1917 | 19.1O4/D35 | 17.0 | 18.4 | #17 | ▲ 7 |
| 11 |  Stanford | ACC | 1886 | 15.8O16/D44 | 15.8 | 12.5 | #15 | ▲ 4 |
| 12 |  LSU | SEC | 1854 | 21.1O23/D8 | 13.9 | 12.1 | #16 | ▲ 4 |
| 13 |  Virginia Tech | ACC | 1846 | 14.3O71/D9 | 13.4 | 14.8 | #22 | ▲ 9 |
| 14 |  UCF | Big 12 | 1842 | 14.1O6/D63 | 13.8 | 20.7 | #10 | ▼ 4 |
| 15 |  Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1835 | 20.8O18/D15 | 18.9 | 22.0 | #14 | ▼ 1 |
| 16 |  Memphis | American Athletic | 1834 | 7.8O17/D86 | 8.9 | 10.5 | #19 | ▲ 3 |
| 17 |  USC | Big Ten | 1820 | 17.9O12/D24 | 13.6 | 11.9 | #8 | ▼ 9 |
| 18 |  Iowa | Big Ten | 1818 | 9.8O69/D21 | 11.6 | 16.3 | #25 | ▲ 7 |
| 19 |  TCU | Big 12 | 1817 | 18.9O21/D19 | 16.8 | 16.8 | #13 | ▼ 6 |
| 20 |  Louisville | ACC | 1802 | 19.2O2/D47 | 13.0 | 13.3 | #17 | ▼ 3 |
| 21 |  Michigan | Big Ten | 1802 | 19.6O49/D5 | 11.2 | 12.9 | #19 | ▼ 2 |
| 22 |  Miami | ACC | 1794 | 17.4O27/D16 | 13.5 | 15.8 | #11 | ▼ 11 |
| 23 |  Mississippi State | SEC | 1788 | 16.0O40/D18 | 13.3 | 14.1 | #24 | ▲ 1 |
| 24 |  Northwestern | Big Ten | 1786 | 11.2O59/D17 | 9.9 | 13.1 | #20 | ▼ 4 |
| 25 |  Texas | SEC | 1735 | 10.6O80/D13 | 10.6 | 11.1 | #23 | ▼ 2 |
| 26 |  App State | Sun Belt | 1728 | 3.8O55/D45 | 0.9 | 1.6 | — | — |
| 27 |  South Florida | American Athletic | 1728 | 10.2O47/D29 | 5.0 | 8.9 | #23 | ▼ 4 |
| 28 |  Boise State | Pac-12 | 1722 | 9.1O63/D26 | 5.7 | 7.7 | #25 | ▼ 3 |
| 29 |  Florida State | ACC | 1722 | 22.8O37/D6 | 13.3 | 10.1 | #12 | ▼ 17 |
| 30 |  Iowa State | Big 12 | 1717 | 7.5O13/D88 | 10.0 | 14.3 | #24 | ▼ 6 |
| 31 |  Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 1713 | 5.1O30/D89 | 2.2 | 9.5 | — | — |
| 32 |  Navy | American Athletic | 1700 | -0.7O39/D93 | 2.1 | 6.1 | #25 | ▼ 7 |
| 33 |  NC State | ACC | 1698 | 12.9O15/D37 | 13.1 | 13.7 | #25 | ▼ 8 |
| 34 |  Kansas State | Big 12 | 1694 | 10.9O32/D59 | 8.9 | 7.3 | #18 | ▼ 16 |
| 35 |  Utah | Big 12 | 1686 | 12.0O53/D26 | 6.3 | 7.3 | #20 | ▼ 15 |
| 36 |  Michigan State | Big Ten | 1684 | 13.8O72/D11 | 8.0 | 12.8 | #18 | ▼ 18 |
| 37 |  Oregon | Big Ten | 1671 | 9.1O28/D49 | 9.4 | 4.6 | #24 | ▼ 13 |
| 38 |  Missouri | SEC | 1668 | 11.1O24/D60 | 5.9 | 5.3 | — | — |
| 39 |  Boston College | ACC | 1665 | 4.6O89/D23 | 7.2 | 11.2 | — | — |
| 40 |  Texas A&M | SEC | 1663 | 9.4O38/D52 | 5.9 | 5.4 | — | — |
| 41 |  Ohio | Mid-American | 1659 | 3.3O44/D86 | 1.1 | 2.8 | — | — |
| 42 |  Duke | ACC | 1641 | 6.1O87/D20 | 6.6 | 8.3 | — | — |
| 43 |  Troy | Sun Belt | 1641 | 1.6O73/D39 | -0.5 | 1.2 | — | — |
| 44 |  Wake Forest | ACC | 1637 | 10.5O21/D49 | 8.9 | 13.8 | — | — |
| 45 |  San Diego State | Pac-12 | 1626 | 4.5O67/D45 | 2.6 | 3.1 | #19 | ▼ 26 |
| 46 |  Houston | Big 12 | 1610 | 7.7O41/D56 | 1.9 | 2.7 | — | — |
| 47 |  South Carolina | SEC | 1608 | 7.8O69/D22 | 7.4 | 7.3 | — | — |
| 48 |  West Virginia | Big 12 | 1602 | 5.6O36/D65 | 4.7 | 6.5 | #24 | ▼ 24 |
| 49 |  Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 1596 | 1.5O56/D74 | -3.7 | -2.9 | — | — |
| 50 |  Toledo | Mid-American | 1596 | 6.6O44/D54 | 1.2 | 3.8 | — | — |
| 51 |  Indiana | Big Ten | 1588 | 10.2O63/D25 | 3.7 | 6.0 | — | — |
| 52 |  Georgia Tech | ACC | 1586 | 8.9O29/D49 | 7.6 | 8.7 | — | — |
| 53 |  Pittsburgh | ACC | 1585 | 6.0O48/D48 | 1.8 | 3.9 | — | — |
| 54 |  California | ACC | 1584 | -1.0O62/D81 | 2.0 | 1.9 | — | — |
| 55 |  Purdue | Big Ten | 1582 | 5.8O63/D30 | 3.9 | 10.8 | — | — |
| 56 |  Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1580 | -2.4O84/D73 | -4.1 | -4.4 | — | — |
| 57 |  Washington State | Pac-12 | 1578 | 8.6O50/D30 | 7.1 | 6.6 | #21 | ▼ 36 |
| 58 |  Louisiana Tech | Sun Belt | 1556 | -5.5O79/D96 | -6.5 | -5.3 | — | — |
| 59 |  Wyoming | Mountain West | 1555 | -2.5O114/D36 | -3.4 | -2.3 | — | — |
| 60 |  Temple | American Athletic | 1552 | 0.5O90/D42 | -3.9 | -1.6 | — | — |
| 61 |  Ole Miss | SEC | 1550 | 11.6O10/D76 | 2.1 | 1.6 | — | — |
| 62 |  Florida | SEC | 1546 | 10.1O51/D33 | 3.6 | -0.9 | #21 | ▼ 41 |
| 63 |  Colorado State | Pac-12 | 1543 | 3.9O31/D96 | -2.4 | -2.6 | — | — |
| 64 |  Army | American Athletic | 1533 | -5.3O46/D105 | 0.7 | 0.9 | — | — |
| 65 |  Fresno State | Pac-12 | 1529 | -2.7O105/D53 | 1.1 | 3.3 | #25 | ▼ 40 |
| 66 |  Texas Tech | Big 12 | 1527 | 4.8O32/D70 | 5.6 | 4.8 | #24 | ▼ 42 |
| 67 |  Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 1522 | -1.4O111/D26 | -3.3 | -0.1 | — | — |
| 68 |  Arizona | Big 12 | 1519 | 3.7O14/D100 | 5.3 | 3.4 | #23 | ▼ 45 |
| 69 |  Minnesota | Big Ten | 1499 | 0.4O100/D30 | -0.2 | 2.8 | — | — |
| 70 |  Arizona State | Big 12 | 1497 | 1.0O35/D99 | 4.1 | 2.6 | — | — |
| 71 |  Colorado | Big 12 | 1492 | 2.0O54/D84 | -0.5 | -2.8 | — | — |
| 72 |  Marshall | Sun Belt | 1464 | -4.5O115/D41 | -4.5 | -2.7 | — | — |
| 73 |  Utah State | Pac-12 | 1463 | -3.3O95/D67 | -5.7 | -5.2 | — | — |
| 74 |  James Madison | Sun Belt | 1461 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 75 |  UCLA | Big Ten | 1456 | 4.9O9/D104 | 4.8 | 0.8 | #25 | ▼ 50 |
| 76 |  North Carolina | ACC | 1442 | 4.3O56/D58 | 0.9 | -2.3 | — | — |
| 77 |  Arkansas | SEC | 1441 | 2.1O34/D91 | -1.4 | -4.7 | — | — |
| 78 |  Kentucky | SEC | 1430 | 2.7O51/D80 | 1.4 | 0.5 | — | — |
| 79 |  Air Force | Mountain West | 1422 | -11.0O59/D122 | -6.9 | -7.8 | — | — |
| 80 |  Liberty | Conference USA | 1416 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 |  Tulsa | American Athletic | 1409 | -10.7O76/D115 | -7.1 | -8.7 | — | — |
| 82 |  Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 1404 | -4.9O87/D83 | -13.6 | -15.0 | — | — |
| 83 |  Baylor | Big 12 | 1400 | -1.4O78/D77 | -4.3 | -4.2 | — | — |
| 84 |  Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1398 | -5.3O106/D60 | -6.5 | -4.2 | — | — |
| 85 |  UTSA | American Athletic | 1394 | -2.5O117/D34 | -8.1 | -9.0 | — | — |
| 86 |  Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1386 | -8.6O109/D68 | -7.9 | -5.6 | — | — |
| 87 |  Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1382 | -4.9O110/D62 | -9.0 | -8.8 | — | — |
| 88 |  Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 1380 | -3.4O92/D70 | -7.4 | -9.7 | — | — |
| 89 |  Vanderbilt | SEC | 1371 | 0.6O41/D77 | -3.3 | -5.1 | — | — |
| 90 |  Tennessee | SEC | 1366 | 1.2O83/D54 | -2.6 | -7.3 | #23 | ▼ 67 |
| 91 |  BYU | Big 12 | 1342 | -7.4O119/D56 | -8.0 | -10.6 | — | — |
| 92 |  Nebraska | Big Ten | 1341 | 2.5O85/D40 | -2.1 | -0.9 | — | — |
| 93 |  Nevada | Mountain West | 1336 | -16.4O85/D125 | -11.3 | -9.2 | — | — |
| 94 |  Tulane | American Athletic | 1335 | -5.7O67/D105 | -4.6 | -3.6 | — | — |
| 95 |  SMU | ACC | 1332 | -2.9O25/D111 | -2.5 | -2.0 | — | — |
| 96 |  Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1327 | -2.2O96/D63 | -8.2 | -8.4 | — | — |
| 97 |  UAB | American Athletic | 1323 | — | -12.6 | -13.6 | — | — |
| 98 |  Massachusetts | Mid-American | 1317 | -9.7O97/D92 | -9.3 | -10.3 | — | — |
| 99 |  Florida International | Conference USA | 1315 | -10.4O99/D105 | -14.0 | -10.9 | — | — |
| 100 |  Virginia | ACC | 1312 | 0.8O91/D37 | -3.3 | -0.8 | — | — |
| 101 |  Buffalo | Mid-American | 1308 | -11.2O92/D100 | -7.8 | -4.3 | — | — |
| 102 |  Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 1296 | -15.8O120/D108 | -16.5 | -17.4 | — | — |
| 103 |  UNLV | Mountain West | 1275 | -14.5O82/D119 | -11.6 | -9.9 | — | — |
| 104 |  Syracuse | ACC | 1262 | 4.0O56/D66 | 0.7 | 1.0 | — | — |
| 105 |  New Mexico State | Conference USA | 1259 | -9.4O94/D95 | -11.1 | -11.2 | — | — |
| 106 |  North Texas | American Athletic | 1253 | -4.5O63/D103 | -8.3 | -8.2 | — | — |
| 107 |  Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1234 | -14.0O122/D74 | -15.5 | -12.6 | — | — |
| 108 |  Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 1223 | — | -18.1 | -17.4 | — | — |
| 109 |  Illinois | Big Ten | 1208 | -7.4O107/D81 | -12.3 | -11.4 | — | — |
| 110 | Idaho | — | 1206 | -12.4O117/D85 | -15.0 | -14.9 | — | — |
| 111 |  Maryland | Big Ten | 1203 | -4.5O80/D70 | -5.1 | -0.8 | — | — |
| 112 |  Cincinnati | Big 12 | 1184 | -6.4O101/D68 | -12.3 | -12.6 | — | — |
| 113 |  UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 1184 | -12.9O41/D128 | -11.9 | -12.7 | — | — |
| 114 |  Akron | Mid-American | 1165 | -17.6O97/D118 | -12.3 | -8.9 | — | — |
| 115 |  New Mexico | Mountain West | 1158 | -12.4O112/D102 | -15.1 | -16.2 | — | — |
| 116 |  Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1149 | -10.0O73/D117 | -16.3 | -14.3 | — | — |
| 117 |  Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 1127 | -16.8O123/D98 | -18.2 | -20.6 | — | — |
| 118 |  East Carolina | American Athletic | 1123 | -14.0O77/D126 | -16.3 | -14.8 | — | — |
| 119 |  UConn | FBS Independents | 1111 | -19.2O104/D123 | -16.2 | -13.5 | — | — |
| 120 |  South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1100 | -12.0O120/D90 | -15.8 | -16.3 | — | — |
| 121 |  Louisiana | Sun Belt | 1097 | -15.8O73/D127 | -17.7 | -20.0 | — | — |
| 122 |  Rutgers | Big Ten | 1097 | -5.5O101/D77 | -8.1 | -6.1 | — | — |
| 123 |  Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1093 | -12.6O59/D120 | -12.7 | -16.5 | — | — |
| 124 |  Hawai'i | Mountain West | 1075 | -19.7O101/D121 | -17.2 | -20.3 | — | — |
| 125 |  Rice | American Athletic | 996 | -23.6O116/D124 | -22.9 | -24.4 | — | — |
| 126 |  Kansas | Big 12 | 987 | -14.8O107/D109 | -16.6 | -17.4 | — | — |
| 127 |  Charlotte | American Athletic | 954 | -26.1O127/D113 | -25.1 | -25.4 | — | — |
| 128 |  Texas State | Pac-12 | 946 | -23.5O125/D110 | -25.6 | -25.0 | — | — |
| 129 |  Kent State | Mid-American | 944 | -20.2O126/D94 | -23.1 | -22.7 | — | — |
| 130 |  UTEP | Mountain West | 878 | -27.4O128/D116 | -27.2 | -28.9 | — | — |
| 131 |  Ball State | Mid-American | 857 | -19.7O113/D113 | -26.5 | -27.9 | — | — |
| 132 |  San José State | Mountain West | 788 | -20.0O124/D112 | -24.3 | -26.7 | — | — |