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 |  Indiana | Big Ten | 2346 | 32.4O2/D2 | 31.5 | 27.3 | #1 | even |
| 2 |  Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2243 | 24.4O4/D13 | 25.3 | 24.1 | #9 | ▲ 7 |
| 3 |  Ohio State | Big Ten | 2138 | 30.1O13/D1 | 27.6 | 26.6 | #3 | even |
| 4 |  Oregon | Big Ten | 2071 | 25.9O10/D5 | 23.9 | 22.1 | #5 | ▲ 1 |
| 5 |  Georgia | SEC | 2057 | 24.1O14/D8 | 21.4 | 16.0 | #2 | ▼ 3 |
| 6 |  Texas Tech | Big 12 | 2056 | 27.6O7/D3 | 21.5 | 22.3 | #4 | ▼ 2 |
| 7 |  Miami | ACC | 2014 | 20.7O22/D7 | 22.4 | 22.2 | #10 | ▲ 3 |
| 8 |  Ole Miss | SEC | 2009 | 24.0O3/D20 | 19.3 | 15.8 | #6 | ▼ 2 |
| 9 |  Utah | Big 12 | 1976 | 22.2O6/D17 | 20.1 | 21.3 | #15 | ▲ 6 |
| 10 |  Penn State | Big Ten | 1954 | 18.1O17/D22 | 15.9 | 14.4 | #7 | ▼ 3 |
| 11 |  Iowa | Big Ten | 1937 | 19.7O37/D6 | 15.3 | 13.8 | #17 | ▲ 6 |
| 12 |  Texas | SEC | 1926 | 16.2O30/D18 | 18.6 | 12.6 | #14 | ▲ 2 |
| 13 |  James Madison | Sun Belt | 1905 | 12.3O18/D39 | 10.3 | 9.9 | #19 | ▲ 6 |
| 14 |  Vanderbilt | SEC | 1880 | 20.3O5/D39 | 17.0 | 16.0 | #13 | ▼ 1 |
| 15 |  Texas A&M | SEC | 1872 | 20.7O11/D14 | 18.4 | 16.6 | #7 | ▼ 8 |
| 16 |  USC | Big Ten | 1871 | 16.9O9/D36 | 18.0 | 15.5 | #16 | even |
| 17 |  Washington | Big Ten | 1866 | 18.4O20/D9 | 14.0 | 17.4 | #24 | ▲ 7 |
| 18 |  Alabama | SEC | 1857 | 14.8O36/D11 | 19.0 | 12.7 | #11 | ▼ 7 |
| 19 |  SMU | ACC | 1852 | 13.4O22/D25 | 12.5 | 11.0 | #25 | ▲ 6 |
| 20 |  Oklahoma | SEC | 1810 | 18.3O51/D4 | 15.9 | 12.7 | #8 | ▼ 12 |
| 21 |  Tennessee | SEC | 1787 | 15.0O7/D63 | 14.3 | 11.7 | #18 | ▼ 3 |
| 22 |  Michigan | Big Ten | 1786 | 12.4O48/D15 | 14.2 | 11.0 | #18 | ▼ 4 |
| 23 |  South Florida | American Athletic | 1774 | 11.6O12/D62 | 11.1 | 12.6 | #25 | ▲ 2 |
| 24 |  Clemson | ACC | 1755 | 9.5O65/D24 | 9.5 | 6.2 | #12 | ▼ 12 |
| 25 |  BYU | Big 12 | 1750 | 15.9O24/D22 | 15.3 | 15.0 | #12 | ▼ 13 |
| 26 |  Missouri | SEC | 1750 | 14.4O47/D10 | 13.1 | 10.5 | #25 | ▼ 1 |
| 27 |  Louisville | ACC | 1749 | 12.4O39/D29 | 10.2 | 9.3 | #19 | ▼ 8 |
| 28 |  North Texas | American Athletic | 1709 | 13.8O1/D78 | 7.0 | 10.6 | #23 | ▼ 5 |
| 29 |  South Carolina | SEC | 1697 | 5.9O86/D31 | 9.0 | 3.8 | #11 | ▼ 18 |
| 30 |  Arizona | Big 12 | 1688 | 12.0O29/D25 | 10.1 | 12.2 | #21 | ▼ 9 |
| 31 |  LSU | SEC | 1675 | 10.3O75/D11 | 10.7 | 8.2 | #20 | ▼ 11 |
| 32 |  Kansas State | Big 12 | 1674 | 7.0O46/D58 | 7.8 | 7.2 | #17 | ▼ 15 |
| 33 |  Auburn | SEC | 1670 | 11.6O59/D16 | 11.1 | 8.3 | #22 | ▼ 11 |
| 34 |  Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 1670 | 5.9O39/D48 | 4.8 | 6.1 | — | — |
| 35 |  TCU | Big 12 | 1670 | 8.3O30/D50 | 9.4 | 8.5 | #24 | ▼ 11 |
| 36 |  UTSA | American Athletic | 1668 | 3.7O27/D91 | 1.6 | 1.5 | — | — |
| 37 |  Toledo | Mid-American | 1646 | 6.0O75/D21 | 4.3 | 6.2 | — | — |
| 38 |  Virginia | ACC | 1637 | 11.1O56/D19 | 8.2 | 9.8 | #20 | ▼ 18 |
| 39 |  Iowa State | Big 12 | 1629 | 9.9O63/D25 | 8.6 | 9.6 | #22 | ▼ 17 |
| 40 |  Duke | ACC | 1622 | 6.6O19/D86 | 6.4 | 5.2 | — | — |
| 41 |  UNLV | Mountain West | 1622 | 4.3O25/D89 | 0.1 | -0.9 | — | — |
| 42 |  Pittsburgh | ACC | 1614 | 8.4O39/D47 | 7.7 | 10.0 | #24 | ▼ 18 |
| 43 |  Arizona State | Big 12 | 1609 | 3.9O59/D44 | 6.3 | 5.8 | #24 | ▼ 19 |
| 44 |  Texas State | Pac-12 | 1606 | 2.3O15/D117 | -1.5 | -1.6 | — | — |
| 45 |  NC State | ACC | 1605 | 4.8O45/D64 | 5.2 | 7.0 | — | — |
| 46 |  Georgia Tech | ACC | 1595 | 9.3O34/D57 | 7.6 | 7.8 | #24 | ▼ 22 |
| 47 |  Illinois | Big Ten | 1595 | 12.9O27/D41 | 10.0 | 12.3 | #23 | ▼ 24 |
| 48 |  Boise State | Pac-12 | 1594 | 3.1O55/D60 | 3.6 | 4.3 | #25 | ▼ 23 |
| 49 |  East Carolina | American Athletic | 1593 | 8.0O33/D51 | 5.1 | 5.7 | — | — |
| 50 |  Florida | SEC | 1593 | 3.5O89/D43 | 8.2 | 5.4 | #13 | ▼ 37 |
| 51 |  Army | American Athletic | 1589 | 0.8O85/D53 | -2.7 | -0.8 | — | — |
| 52 |  Ohio | Mid-American | 1584 | -4.0O98/D61 | -2.4 | -3.5 | — | — |
| 53 |  Tulane | American Athletic | 1583 | 6.3O35/D71 | 3.7 | 3.0 | #17 | ▼ 36 |
| 54 |  Navy | American Athletic | 1575 | 6.2O26/D72 | 0.5 | 2.1 | #22 | ▼ 32 |
| 55 |  Northwestern | Big Ten | 1574 | 5.8O90/D30 | 3.5 | 4.4 | — | — |
| 56 |  Arkansas | SEC | 1571 | 5.1O16/D99 | 6.6 | 4.0 | — | — |
| 57 |  Nebraska | Big Ten | 1558 | 6.2O56/D44 | 5.5 | 2.5 | #25 | ▼ 32 |
| 58 |  Florida State | ACC | 1556 | 7.2O54/D38 | 9.4 | 8.4 | #25 | ▼ 33 |
| 59 |  Washington State | Pac-12 | 1549 | 3.8O86/D32 | 1.4 | 6.2 | — | — |
| 60 |  Fresno State | Pac-12 | 1548 | 1.8O100/D37 | -4.3 | -2.7 | — | — |
| 61 |  Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1546 | -1.4O105/D42 | -2.7 | -0.1 | — | — |
| 62 |  Memphis | American Athletic | 1540 | 7.6O21/D75 | 3.4 | 2.5 | #22 | ▼ 40 |
| 63 |  Wake Forest | ACC | 1531 | 5.7O70/D34 | 2.1 | 4.2 | — | — |
| 64 |  San Diego State | Pac-12 | 1528 | 6.7O90/D28 | 0.6 | 3.6 | — | — |
| 65 |  Kansas | Big 12 | 1516 | 4.1O48/D76 | 4.4 | 3.2 | — | — |
| 66 |  Minnesota | Big Ten | 1516 | 1.5O94/D33 | 1.1 | 0.7 | — | — |
| 67 |  Houston | Big 12 | 1512 | 7.4O44/D46 | 4.4 | 6.3 | #25 | ▼ 42 |
| 68 |  Baylor | Big 12 | 1509 | 1.4O32/D110 | 3.0 | 0.6 | — | — |
| 69 |  Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1502 | -4.4O122/D34 | 2.5 | 2.3 | — | — |
| 70 |  New Mexico | Mountain West | 1494 | 0.9O82/D66 | -2.7 | -0.2 | — | — |
| 71 |  Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 1491 | -6.7O67/D102 | -9.5 | -8.4 | — | — |
| 72 |  UConn | FBS Independents | 1477 | 5.1O38/D76 | -3.5 | -3.5 | — | — |
| 73 |  Cincinnati | Big 12 | 1471 | 4.5O50/D67 | 3.7 | 2.9 | #22 | ▼ 51 |
| 74 |  Rutgers | Big Ten | 1469 | 1.0O39/D95 | 1.5 | 2.4 | — | — |
| 75 |  Marshall | Sun Belt | 1468 | -4.5O52/D118 | -5.8 | -5.8 | — | — |
| 76 |  Mississippi State | SEC | 1468 | 4.1O39/D84 | 3.4 | 2.3 | — | — |
| 77 |  Kentucky | SEC | 1465 | 1.8O80/D48 | 5.1 | 2.9 | — | — |
| 78 |  Hawai'i | Mountain West | 1459 | 1.7O66/D69 | -5.2 | -3.3 | — | — |
| 79 |  UCF | Big 12 | 1448 | -1.2O98/D51 | -0.8 | -0.8 | — | — |
| 80 |  Utah State | Pac-12 | 1446 | -3.1O53/D98 | -3.0 | -1.9 | — | — |
| 81 |  Liberty | Conference USA | 1441 | -9.0O86/D103 | -10.7 | -10.0 | — | — |
| 82 |  Louisiana Tech | Sun Belt | 1431 | -1.3O77/D68 | -6.2 | -3.9 | — | — |
| 83 |  Michigan State | Big Ten | 1409 | -3.4O70/D81 | 0.8 | -0.3 | — | — |
| 84 |  Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 1408 | 1.6O56/D78 | -7.4 | -4.2 | — | — |
| 85 |  Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1400 | -3.4O114/D54 | -5.7 | -5.6 | — | — |
| 86 |  Maryland | Big Ten | 1387 | 0.6O90/D55 | -1.7 | -0.8 | — | — |
| 87 |  Air Force | Mountain West | 1386 | -3.2O59/D101 | -8.4 | -7.4 | — | — |
| 88 |  Troy | Sun Belt | 1384 | -4.8O95/D84 | -6.8 | -7.9 | — | — |
| 89 |  Virginia Tech | ACC | 1382 | -10.1O109/D96 | -1.2 | -4.1 | — | — |
| 90 |  California | ACC | 1360 | -3.2O77/D72 | -3.4 | -4.1 | — | — |
| 91 |  Boston College | ACC | 1359 | -8.5O97/D107 | -5.2 | -5.4 | — | — |
| 92 |  Delaware | Conference USA | 1356 | -10.9O73/D126 | -12.9 | -12.4 | — | — |
| 93 |  Colorado | Big 12 | 1344 | -8.3O103/D88 | -2.7 | -2.2 | — | — |
| 94 |  South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1336 | -12.7O82/D125 | -10.7 | -12.8 | — | — |
| 95 |  Stanford | ACC | 1335 | -11.8O117/D78 | -3.7 | -4.1 | — | — |
| 96 |  Louisiana | Sun Belt | 1334 | -10.1O84/D113 | -10.6 | -11.6 | — | — |
| 97 |  Missouri State | Conference USA | 1328 | -10.7O77/D118 | -11.5 | -8.8 | — | — |
| 98 |  Florida International | Conference USA | 1324 | -10.5O74/D124 | -11.2 | -10.4 | — | — |
| 99 |  UCLA | Big Ten | 1322 | -8.7O105/D94 | -2.4 | -1.1 | — | — |
| 100 |  North Carolina | ACC | 1320 | -6.6O123/D58 | -5.9 | -6.7 | — | — |
| 101 |  Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 1317 | -8.8O90/D111 | -9.6 | -10.2 | — | — |
| 102 |  Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 1314 | -9.4O59/D130 | -9.7 | -8.6 | — | — |
| 103 |  Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 1310 | -5.4O72/D93 | -8.0 | -4.4 | — | — |
| 104 |  Buffalo | Mid-American | 1298 | -7.5O118/D70 | -13.3 | -14.2 | — | — |
| 105 |  Wyoming | Mountain West | 1295 | -11.3O129/D55 | -11.5 | -10.7 | — | — |
| 106 |  West Virginia | Big 12 | 1291 | -6.8O102/D91 | -4.1 | -2.6 | — | — |
| 107 |  Nevada | Mountain West | 1277 | -13.4O133/D81 | -14.3 | -13.3 | — | — |
| 108 |  Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 1275 | -7.1O69/D103 | -8.6 | -8.6 | — | — |
| 109 |  Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1260 | -12.6O128/D83 | -11.8 | -14.4 | — | — |
| 110 |  Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1239 | -14.7O113/D114 | -13.5 | -16.2 | — | — |
| 111 |  Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 1233 | -16.7O135/D74 | -14.3 | -17.2 | — | — |
| 112 |  Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1232 | -8.8O120/D65 | -11.2 | -8.4 | — | — |
| 113 |  Purdue | Big Ten | 1227 | -6.1O104/D90 | -4.7 | -1.6 | — | — |
| 114 |  Temple | American Athletic | 1219 | -5.1O68/D109 | -8.4 | -7.0 | — | — |
| 115 |  App State | Sun Belt | 1216 | -11.4O100/D122 | -13.3 | -12.2 | — | — |
| 116 |  UAB | American Athletic | 1184 | -15.8O80/D132 | -14.9 | -14.3 | — | — |
| 117 |  Syracuse | ACC | 1182 | -13.1O115/D106 | -9.3 | -7.1 | — | — |
| 118 |  Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 1178 | -8.7O64/D131 | -11.3 | -11.2 | — | — |
| 119 |  New Mexico State | Conference USA | 1172 | -15.5O112/D120 | -17.2 | -16.1 | — | — |
| 120 |  Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1164 | -16.0O110/D128 | -18.0 | -18.4 | — | — |
| 121 |  Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 1163 | -15.1O96/D128 | -14.2 | -11.6 | — | — |
| 122 |  Colorado State | Pac-12 | 1155 | -15.6O120/D105 | -13.2 | -13.8 | — | — |
| 123 |  Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1150 | -15.9O125/D96 | -11.6 | -12.6 | — | — |
| 124 |  San José State | Mountain West | 1146 | -14.3O108/D115 | -13.7 | -14.4 | — | — |
| 125 |  UTEP | Mountain West | 1135 | -17.5O111/D127 | -16.6 | -17.7 | — | — |
| 126 |  Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1112 | -24.5O116/D134 | -17.6 | -18.1 | — | — |
| 127 |  Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1110 | -15.1O131/D100 | -12.1 | -11.3 | — | — |
| 128 |  Tulsa | American Athletic | 1110 | -10.0O105/D107 | -14.0 | -11.3 | — | — |
| 129 |  Akron | Mid-American | 1101 | -13.9O123/D87 | -17.6 | -14.6 | — | — |
| 130 |  Rice | American Athletic | 1044 | -14.8O119/D112 | -17.3 | -15.1 | — | — |
| 131 |  Charlotte | American Athletic | 1023 | -26.7O132/D132 | -21.3 | -21.8 | — | — |
| 132 |  UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 1016 | -21.6O127/D123 | -19.2 | -20.0 | — | — |
| 133 |  Ball State | Mid-American | 1010 | -23.0O134/D115 | -19.4 | -19.1 | — | — |
| 134 |  Kent State | Mid-American | 1001 | -19.3O125/D120 | -19.6 | -16.1 | — | — |
| 135 |  Sam Houston | Conference USA | 994 | -27.8O129/D135 | -24.3 | -22.7 | — | — |
| 136 |  Massachusetts | Mid-American | 718 | -36.6O136/D136 | -30.5 | -32.3 | — | — |