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 |  Georgia | SEC | 2220 | 32.0O2/D1 | 30.0 | 27.9 | #3 | ▲ 2 |
| 2 |  Alabama | SEC | 2219 | 26.0O4/D9 | 25.4 | 19.5 | #1 | ▼ 1 |
| 3 |  Ohio State | Big Ten | 2149 | 29.3O1/D20 | 24.0 | 21.0 | #7 | ▲ 4 |
| 4 |  Michigan | Big Ten | 2022 | 23.4O19/D10 | 20.7 | 18.3 | #2 | ▼ 2 |
| 5 |  Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1990 | 17.4O20/D15 | 16.7 | 16.4 | #5 | even |
| 6 |  Cincinnati | Big 12 | 1952 | 21.2O13/D11 | 15.3 | 16.9 | #4 | ▼ 2 |
| 7 |  Utah | Big 12 | 1935 | 15.2O14/D21 | 14.5 | 15.3 | #10 | ▲ 3 |
| 8 |  Iowa State | Big 12 | 1919 | 14.3O34/D19 | 15.3 | 10.6 | #22 | ▲ 14 |
| 9 |  Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1913 | 17.2O53/D4 | 16.2 | 16.5 | #9 | even |
| 10 |  Clemson | ACC | 1899 | 18.7O71/D3 | 15.8 | 11.1 | #19 | ▲ 9 |
| 11 |  Oklahoma | SEC | 1874 | 16.8O3/D57 | 17.6 | 9.5 | #14 | ▲ 3 |
| 12 |  Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1864 | 20.1O58/D2 | 13.3 | 14.0 | #18 | ▲ 6 |
| 13 |  Louisiana | Sun Belt | 1831 | 8.7O54/D26 | 4.8 | 5.7 | #16 | ▲ 3 |
| 14 |  Texas A&M | SEC | 1813 | 21.1O35/D7 | 12.5 | 12.2 | #23 | ▲ 9 |
| 15 |  Baylor | Big 12 | 1785 | 15.6O39/D12 | 12.4 | 11.6 | #6 | ▼ 9 |
| 16 |  Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 1776 | 13.3O5/D90 | 5.9 | 5.0 | — | — |
| 17 |  Kentucky | SEC | 1756 | 13.4O21/D35 | 8.8 | 9.0 | #25 | ▲ 8 |
| 18 |  Penn State | Big Ten | 1755 | 14.3O72/D6 | 11.8 | 14.0 | #23 | ▲ 5 |
| 19 |  Pittsburgh | ACC | 1751 | 17.6O9/D29 | 14.2 | 10.8 | #13 | ▼ 6 |
| 20 |  UCLA | Big Ten | 1751 | 9.4O12/D76 | 8.4 | 9.2 | #20 | even |
| 21 |  Boise State | Pac-12 | 1746 | 9.4O69/D23 | 6.5 | 12.4 | — | — |
| 22 |  Ole Miss | SEC | 1737 | 14.8O17/D36 | 11.0 | 12.4 | #8 | ▼ 14 |
| 23 |  App State | Sun Belt | 1735 | 10.3O49/D41 | 7.9 | 8.0 | — | — |
| 24 |  Air Force | Mountain West | 1725 | 7.4O57/D33 | 0.7 | 8.8 | — | — |
| 25 |  BYU | Big 12 | 1723 | 8.9O14/D78 | 5.9 | 8.0 | #12 | ▼ 13 |
| 26 |  Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 1721 | 13.2O6/D62 | 5.1 | 2.8 | #22 | ▼ 4 |
| 27 |  Tennessee | SEC | 1711 | 17.5O7/D47 | 9.3 | 8.0 | — | — |
| 28 |  Wake Forest | ACC | 1711 | 10.1O10/D92 | 9.6 | 12.5 | #20 | ▼ 8 |
| 29 |  Minnesota | Big Ten | 1709 | 14.4O63/D8 | 9.1 | 6.8 | — | — |
| 30 |  Nebraska | Big Ten | 1704 | 10.3O33/D27 | 8.5 | 7.3 | — | — |
| 31 |  Purdue | Big Ten | 1703 | 10.3O44/D25 | 9.4 | 7.9 | #25 | ▼ 6 |
| 32 |  Texas | SEC | 1700 | 8.5O28/D85 | 9.5 | 3.9 | #25 | ▼ 7 |
| 33 |  Auburn | SEC | 1699 | 11.0O56/D17 | 9.9 | 7.1 | #16 | ▼ 17 |
| 34 |  NC State | ACC | 1699 | 16.1O39/D14 | 12.1 | 13.5 | #18 | ▼ 16 |
| 35 |  Arkansas | SEC | 1689 | 13.8O31/D27 | 9.8 | 9.7 | #22 | ▼ 13 |
| 36 |  Iowa | Big Ten | 1687 | 11.4O93/D5 | 8.3 | 8.6 | #17 | ▼ 19 |
| 37 |  Houston | Big 12 | 1680 | 10.9O51/D18 | 6.9 | 7.7 | #21 | ▼ 16 |
| 38 |  Kansas State | Big 12 | 1675 | 14.2O36/D16 | 7.2 | 8.6 | #25 | ▼ 13 |
| 39 |  Arizona State | Big 12 | 1671 | 11.8O36/D24 | 6.4 | 8.6 | #18 | ▼ 21 |
| 40 |  Liberty | Conference USA | 1651 | 8.4O47/D38 | 1.9 | 3.4 | — | — |
| 41 |  Fresno State | Pac-12 | 1636 | 10.8O27/D49 | 2.8 | 5.2 | #25 | ▼ 16 |
| 42 |  Washington State | Pac-12 | 1635 | 6.7O49/D60 | 2.7 | 4.5 | — | — |
| 43 |  Oregon | Big Ten | 1611 | 10.2O22/D60 | 8.4 | 9.9 | #15 | ▼ 28 |
| 44 |  SMU | ACC | 1611 | 8.9O18/D69 | 5.1 | 6.1 | #23 | ▼ 21 |
| 45 |  Florida | SEC | 1609 | 11.0O22/D39 | 7.6 | 7.2 | #20 | ▼ 25 |
| 46 |  Miami | ACC | 1606 | 10.8O25/D51 | 9.5 | 2.9 | #24 | ▼ 22 |
| 47 |  UCF | Big 12 | 1604 | 4.8O60/D40 | 2.3 | 0.8 | — | — |
| 48 |  Louisville | ACC | 1602 | 7.8O24/D64 | 4.9 | 8.1 | — | — |
| 49 |  Utah State | Pac-12 | 1599 | 0.1O69/D78 | -0.8 | 0.4 | #24 | ▼ 25 |
| 50 |  Nevada | Mountain West | 1597 | 3.6O54/D68 | 1.5 | 6.3 | — | — |
| 51 |  Michigan State | Big Ten | 1595 | 11.2O31/D30 | 10.8 | 11.1 | #11 | ▼ 40 |
| 52 |  North Carolina | ACC | 1583 | 6.4O11/D101 | 5.8 | 4.7 | #21 | ▼ 31 |
| 53 |  Marshall | Sun Belt | 1573 | 8.0O43/D41 | 0.1 | 3.7 | — | — |
| 54 |  UAB | American Athletic | 1570 | 9.1O47/D30 | 1.4 | 1.0 | — | — |
| 55 |  Army | American Athletic | 1567 | 4.7O66/D41 | 1.2 | 4.6 | — | — |
| 56 |  Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1567 | 8.9O16/D87 | 3.5 | 7.5 | — | — |
| 57 |  LSU | SEC | 1557 | 4.1O72/D57 | 5.8 | 5.4 | #16 | ▼ 41 |
| 58 |  Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1557 | 0.6O39/D91 | -1.1 | -7.0 | — | — |
| 59 |  Washington | Big Ten | 1555 | -0.7O101/D45 | 1.1 | 2.3 | #20 | ▼ 39 |
| 60 |  Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1554 | -1.0O68/D93 | -2.3 | -5.3 | — | — |
| 61 |  Texas Tech | Big 12 | 1554 | 9.8O28/D69 | 4.0 | -1.7 | — | — |
| 62 |  San Diego State | Pac-12 | 1553 | 8.3O92/D12 | -0.0 | 5.2 | #19 | ▼ 43 |
| 63 |  Toledo | Mid-American | 1552 | 6.9O65/D21 | 1.0 | 0.4 | — | — |
| 64 |  Virginia | ACC | 1539 | 7.2O8/D100 | 4.8 | 2.1 | — | — |
| 65 |  Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1534 | 1.8O77/D65 | -3.9 | -6.6 | — | — |
| 66 |  Mississippi State | SEC | 1530 | 10.5O28/D33 | 7.1 | 8.9 | — | — |
| 67 |  East Carolina | American Athletic | 1528 | 0.5O79/D83 | -2.7 | 2.8 | — | — |
| 68 |  Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1525 | 1.5O63/D67 | -4.1 | -1.9 | — | — |
| 69 |  UTSA | American Athletic | 1518 | 6.5O42/D76 | 1.8 | 6.4 | #24 | ▼ 45 |
| 70 |  California | ACC | 1516 | 3.4O77/D51 | -0.1 | 3.6 | — | — |
| 71 |  Tulsa | American Athletic | 1503 | 5.8O67/D48 | -1.3 | -1.1 | — | — |
| 72 |  Florida State | ACC | 1502 | 7.6O58/D37 | 3.8 | 4.0 | — | — |
| 73 |  Wyoming | Mountain West | 1496 | 0.6O86/D41 | -5.4 | -0.4 | — | — |
| 74 |  Illinois | Big Ten | 1495 | 4.3O98/D32 | 0.5 | -0.9 | — | — |
| 75 |  Maryland | Big Ten | 1495 | 6.2O25/D74 | 1.1 | -4.8 | — | — |
| 76 |  Memphis | American Athletic | 1485 | 1.0O60/D78 | -2.7 | -3.0 | — | — |
| 77 |  West Virginia | Big 12 | 1485 | 1.8O75/D51 | 4.2 | 1.1 | — | — |
| 78 |  USC | Big Ten | 1481 | -0.6O45/D106 | 1.7 | 0.4 | #14 | ▼ 64 |
| 79 |  South Carolina | SEC | 1480 | 3.9O86/D49 | 0.3 | 0.0 | — | — |
| 80 |  Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1418 | -4.0O90/D69 | -4.6 | -8.2 | — | — |
| 81 |  Tulane | American Athletic | 1416 | -3.9O74/D99 | -5.5 | -6.6 | — | — |
| 82 |  Boston College | ACC | 1415 | 0.9O83/D63 | 0.0 | 0.9 | — | — |
| 83 |  TCU | Big 12 | 1405 | -0.6O38/D109 | 0.4 | -2.8 | — | — |
| 84 |  Hawai'i | Mountain West | 1398 | -2.3O81/D98 | -9.1 | -7.8 | — | — |
| 85 |  Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 1391 | -5.2O99/D85 | -7.2 | -7.6 | — | — |
| 86 |  North Texas | American Athletic | 1389 | -6.5O99/D87 | -7.9 | -12.1 | — | — |
| 87 |  Virginia Tech | ACC | 1369 | 2.4O85/D54 | 1.1 | 1.2 | #15 | ▼ 72 |
| 88 |  Ball State | Mid-American | 1365 | -11.2O105/D108 | -9.2 | -7.3 | — | — |
| 89 |  Syracuse | ACC | 1358 | 0.3O81/D54 | -1.4 | 1.1 | — | — |
| 90 |  Missouri | SEC | 1356 | 3.1O52/D97 | -1.6 | -2.2 | — | — |
| 91 |  Navy | American Athletic | 1355 | -8.5O115/D75 | -9.1 | -5.5 | — | — |
| 92 |  Colorado State | Pac-12 | 1349 | -2.4O97/D59 | -8.6 | -0.5 | — | — |
| 93 |  Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 1335 | -7.4O107/D81 | -10.4 | -9.2 | — | — |
| 94 |  Colorado | Big 12 | 1331 | -10.0O120/D94 | -5.4 | -5.8 | — | — |
| 95 |  Buffalo | Mid-American | 1323 | -9.5O89/D105 | -8.8 | -14.4 | — | — |
| 96 |  Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 1323 | -15.3O121/D110 | -13.9 | -14.9 | — | — |
| 97 |  Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1320 | -7.8O80/D122 | -7.8 | -4.9 | — | — |
| 98 |  Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 1314 | -7.1O62/D116 | -7.3 | -6.0 | — | — |
| 99 |  Ohio | Mid-American | 1303 | -11.6O88/D114 | -15.4 | -13.8 | — | — |
| 100 |  Rutgers | Big Ten | 1298 | -3.0O109/D46 | -4.2 | 0.4 | — | — |
| 101 |  Northwestern | Big Ten | 1292 | -11.1O118/D72 | -7.5 | -7.2 | — | — |
| 102 |  UTEP | Mountain West | 1290 | -4.2O91/D83 | -12.0 | -6.7 | — | — |
| 103 |  Stanford | ACC | 1283 | -10.2O104/D107 | -5.6 | -2.7 | — | — |
| 104 |  South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1277 | -7.2O106/D81 | -11.9 | -8.6 | — | — |
| 105 |  Troy | Sun Belt | 1271 | -6.5O114/D65 | -8.8 | -10.4 | — | — |
| 106 |  Georgia Tech | ACC | 1270 | -6.7O83/D103 | -3.8 | -3.6 | — | — |
| 107 |  Kent State | Mid-American | 1261 | -6.4O45/D120 | -9.0 | -13.5 | — | — |
| 108 |  San José State | Mountain West | 1258 | -1.9O102/D54 | -11.6 | -9.9 | — | — |
| 109 |  Indiana | Big Ten | 1245 | -7.8O112/D72 | -4.1 | -6.9 | #17 | ▼ 92 |
| 110 |  Arizona | Big 12 | 1209 | -12.6O119/D102 | -11.3 | -9.2 | — | — |
| 111 |  Louisiana Tech | Sun Belt | 1202 | -11.6O93/D112 | -10.2 | -7.8 | — | — |
| 112 |  UNLV | Mountain West | 1201 | -13.8O116/D104 | -14.4 | -7.9 | — | — |
| 113 |  South Florida | American Athletic | 1176 | -12.1O95/D117 | -11.5 | -10.5 | — | — |
| 114 |  Charlotte | American Athletic | 1158 | -13.7O76/D127 | -16.0 | -16.4 | — | — |
| 115 |  Texas State | Pac-12 | 1155 | -16.0O110/D120 | -16.3 | -15.6 | — | — |
| 116 |  Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 1150 | -14.2O128/D89 | -15.8 | -19.1 | — | — |
| 117 |  Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 1143 | -17.9O108/D124 | -16.2 | -16.8 | — | — |
| 118 |  Rice | American Athletic | 1118 | -22.9O122/D123 | -18.1 | -15.6 | — | — |
| 119 |  New Mexico | Mountain West | 1094 | -18.6O130/D95 | -20.8 | -15.1 | — | — |
| 120 |  Vanderbilt | SEC | 1084 | -19.4O124/D115 | -16.9 | -10.2 | — | — |
| 121 |  Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1066 | -12.4O125/D95 | -18.7 | -17.7 | — | — |
| 122 |  UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 1061 | -20.3O127/D113 | -16.6 | -14.4 | — | — |
| 123 |  Kansas | Big 12 | 1041 | -19.7O103/D126 | -15.2 | -14.9 | — | — |
| 124 |  New Mexico State | Conference USA | 1027 | -24.2O111/D129 | -25.0 | -20.6 | — | — |
| 125 |  Duke | ACC | 1002 | -13.5O96/D118 | -15.0 | -15.6 | — | — |
| 126 |  UConn | FBS Independents | 926 | -25.6O129/D119 | -25.9 | -21.4 | — | — |
| 127 |  Temple | American Athletic | 902 | -19.1O123/D111 | -23.4 | -19.7 | — | — |
| 128 |  Akron | Mid-American | 895 | -23.1O113/D128 | -25.2 | -22.6 | — | — |
| 129 |  Florida International | Conference USA | 871 | -21.6O116/D125 | -24.6 | -27.5 | — | — |
| 130 |  Massachusetts | Mid-American | 804 | -29.3O126/D130 | -30.1 | -19.7 | — | — |