CFB League Power Rankings 2026

Updated Wed, Sep 30 · 7:15 PM ET

The schedule ahead - whose helps from here, and which defences give up points to each position - is on Matchup Strength.

The rest of the season played out 20,000 times, ranked by Pts/wk: each roster's best lineup, projected a week from here on.

How it works

Every week left, each roster starts its best lineup on that week's projections - byes, opponents and injuries included - with each player's preseason projection updated by his real points per game (weighed against 5 games of the projection). A week is won head to head and against the median, on top of Yahoo's standings; the top 6 make the bracket. Proj. is the final record; Bench the value over replacement behind the starters; Move/7d the places climbed since the last build / a week ago.

Team	Record	Playoffs	Title	Pts/wk	Proj.	Move	7d	Bye	±Avg	QB	RB	WR	TE	DEF	Bench	Anchor
1Puntaholics	4-4	85%	23%	178.6	11.2–8.8	▲1	▲2	22%	+11.9	54	58	50	9	6	21	Malachi Toney (WR)
2CCAM State	8-0	>99%	25%	175.6	15.0–5.0	▼1	▼1	87%	+8.9	40	72	48	10	7	44	Nate Sheppard (RB)
3Mike Locksley	4-4	73%	12%	171.6	10.3–9.7	·	▲1	12%	+5.0	51	61	41	11	6	50	Kamario Taylor (QB)
4Max's Majestic Team	6-2	92%	13%	171.2	12.6–7.4	▲1	▼2	40%	+4.6	58	61	41	12	4	66	Sam Leavitt (QB)
5Jackson's Brilliant Team	4-4	69%	5%	168.9	10.5–9.5	▼1	▲3	10%	+2.3	56	46	58	4	5	21	LJ Martin (RB)
6Benjamin Brahman	5-3	86%	13%	168.6	11.4–8.6	·	▼1	20%	+2.0	52	60	41	9	5	45	Jadan Baugh (RB)
7I Stand With Diggs (1 unrated)	4-4	50%	4%	164.1	9.6–10.4	·	·	4%	-2.5	49	71	38	6	4	42	Kewan Lacy (RB)
8Cameron's Choice Team	4-4	43%	3%	161.0	9.3–10.7	▲1	▼2	3%	-5.7	46	64	40	7	7	24	Caleb Hawkins (RB)
9Too B1G Too Strong Too Fast	0-8	3%	<1%	156.9	5.3–14.7	▼1	▲1	<1%	-9.7	33	52	56	13	6	3	Jeremiah Smith (WR)
10Austin's Best Team	1-7	1%	<1%	149.7	4.8–15.2	·	▼1	0%	-16.9	53	48	43	7	5	1	DeSean Bishop (RB)

Playoff Picture

The top 6 make the playoffs and the top 2 skip the first round. Each team has 12 games left - 6 weeks of a head-to-head game and the median. Nobody has clinched or been knocked out yet; the closest is CCAM State, 9 more wins from sure.

Team	W-L	Status	Playoffs
1CCAM State	8-0	A win: >99%magic 9	>99%
2Max's Majestic Team	6-2	Magic 11	92%
3Benjamin Brahman	5-3	Magic 12	86%
4Mike Locksley	4-4	—	73%
5Puntaholics	4-4	—	85%
6Jackson's Brilliant Team	4-4	—	69%
7I Stand With Diggs	4-4	—	50%
8Cameron's Choice Team	4-4	—	43%
9Austin's Best Team	1-7	—	1%
10Too B1G Too Strong Too Fast	0-8	—	3%

Seeded as things stand, on wins and then points for: the solid line is the playoff cut, the dashed one the byes. Magic: more wins that clinch a place whatever anyone else does (losses by the teams chasing can bring it down too); — means the team needs results elsewhere. A win: 99% is the simulations' odds with a win - likely, not certain. Playoffs: the simulated chance.

Through the Season

Lineup points a week against the league average, every build since Sep 2: CCAM State +22 pts, Austin's Best Team -16 pts.

This Week's Stakes

What week 5's game is worth to each team: its playoff odds with a win and with a loss, from the same simulated seasons split on that game. Swing is the gap, in points of percentage. The game of the week, highlighted, is the one expected to move the odds most - a big swing on a game that could go either way: Jackson's Brilliant Team vs Cameron's Choice Team.

Team	Swing	With a win	With a loss	Playoffs now	Win chance	Plays
Mike Locksley	32	79%	47%	73%	81%	I Stand With Diggs
Cameron's Choice Team	30	62%	31%	43%	37%	Jackson's Brilliant Team
I Stand With Diggs	29	74%	44%	50%	19%	Mike Locksley
Jackson's Brilliant Team	28	79%	51%	69%	63%	Cameron's Choice Team
Benjamin Brahman	24	87%	64%	86%	94%	Austin's Best Team
Puntaholics	21	88%	67%	85%	83%	Too B1G Too Strong Too Fast
Max's Majestic Team	7	97%	90%	92%	32%	CCAM State
Too B1G Too Strong Too Fast	6	8%	1%	3%	17%	Puntaholics
Austin's Best Team	4	4%	1%	1%	6%	Benjamin Brahman
CCAM State	1	100%	99%	100%	68%	Max's Majestic Team