CFB National Rankings

2026 season

All 138 FBS teams, ranked by ESPN's Football Power Index for the 2026 season, with the AP poll beside it as the human column, pulled Aug 31. FPI is expected point margin against an average FBS team on a neutral field; the projected record is ESPN's simulation of each team's actual schedule. Preseason these are projections; once games are played the same numbers update with results. Move is places climbed since Aug 30; 7d since Aug 25.

Rating is the ratings and the projected record, Odds what ESPN's simulations give each team, Resume what the schedule has been worth. Click any column header to sort by it; click again to reverse. Top 25 highlighted - the highlight follows the team, so the FPI top 25 stay marked however the table is sorted. On the Resume tab, SOS is strength-of-schedule rank (hardest first) and Rem SOS the same for the games still to play; SOR is strength of record - where an average top-25 team would sit with this resume - and GC game control, the share of game time spent in the lead.

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Team	Move	7d	Conf	AP	Rec	FPI	Proj W-L	Playoff%	Win Conf%	Bowl%	Win Out%	Title%	SOS	Rem SOS	SOR	GC
1Ohio State Buckeyes	·	·	Big Ten	1	0-0	+28.7	10.3-2.3	76.4%	39.9%	99.4%	10.1%	16.6%	11	11
2Texas Longhorns	·	·	SEC	5	0-0	+26.9	9.7-2.8	69.3%	28.2%	97.8%	6.4%	13.1%	2	2
3Notre Dame Fighting Irish	·	·	FBS Indep.	4	0-0	+25.9	10.7-1.3	74.5%	·	99.9%	32.1%	11.1%	55	55
4Oregon Ducks	·	·	Big Ten	2	0-0	+25.3	10.2-2.2	65.9%	25.1%	99.5%	9.5%	9.5%	28	29
5Georgia Bulldogs	·	·	SEC	3	0-0	+24.8	10.0-2.4	64.9%	24.0%	98.7%	11.4%	9.3%	20	21
6Indiana Hoosiers	·	·	Big Ten	6	0-0	+23.1	10.2-2.2	57.1%	19.0%	99.5%	10.5%	6.5%	36	36
7Miami Hurricanes	·	·	ACC	7	0-0	+21.8	10.4-2.3	64.1%	50.5%	99.4%	8.8%	5.5%	44	44
8Alabama Crimson Tide	·	·	SEC	13	0-0	+20.1	8.6-3.6	42.2%	10.3%	93.3%	1.6%	3.8%	15	15
9LSU Tigers	·	·	SEC	11	0-0	+20.0	8.4-3.8	40.5%	9.1%	92.0%	1.1%	3.7%	10	10
10Texas Tech Red Raiders	·	·	Big 12	12	0-0	+20.0	10.8-1.8	57.8%	45.9%	99.6%	25.8%	3.7%	71	71
11Texas A&M Aggies	·	·	SEC	8	0-0	+20.0	8.4-3.8	39.5%	8.3%	92.9%	0.8%	3.3%	8	8
12Oklahoma Sooners	·	·	SEC	10	0-0	+17.8	7.6-4.6	29.2%	5.6%	83.4%	0.2%	2.2%	3	3
13Ole Miss Rebels	·	▲1	SEC	9	0-0	+16.0	7.4-4.7	22.8%	4.0%	81.9%	0.1%	1.4%	6	6
14Michigan Wolverines	·	▲1	Big Ten	16	0-0	+15.9	7.9-4.3	23.6%	3.9%	90.0%	0.1%	1.2%	16	17
15Tennessee Volunteers	·	▲1	SEC	20	0-0	+15.1	7.3-4.8	20.8%	3.3%	80.3%	0.1%	1.1%	13	13
16Penn State Nittany Lions	·	▲1	Big Ten	18	0-0	+13.7	9.1-3.1	22.8%	4.6%	96.2%	3.0%	0.8%	62	62
17Florida Gators	·	▲1	SEC		0-0	+13.6	6.7-5.3	15.4%	2.0%	71.8%	·	0.7%	7	7
18USC Trojans	·	▼5	Big Ten	14	1-0	+13.6	7.6-4.4	16.0%	2.2%	88.8%	0.1%	0.6%	19	16	5	2
19Clemson Tigers	·	·	ACC		0-0	+13.4	8.1-4.1	22.2%	12.1%	89.2%	0.5%	0.8%	35	35
20BYU Cougars	·	·	Big 12	14	0-0	+13.1	8.8-3.6	26.6%	17.5%	93.4%	1.5%	0.7%	56	56
21Missouri Tigers	·	·	SEC	25	0-0	+12.2	6.7-5.4	12.4%	1.5%	71.3%	·	0.4%	12	12
22Auburn Tigers	·	·	SEC		0-0	+12.0	6.7-5.4	12.3%	1.5%	71.0%	·	0.5%	14	14
23South Carolina Gamecocks	·	·	SEC		0-0	+11.7	6.5-5.6	11.0%	1.4%	67.0%	·	0.4%	9	9
24SMU Mustangs	·	·	ACC	19	0-0	+11.1	8.2-4.0	17.6%	9.6%	90.6%	0.4%	0.5%	49	49
25Iowa Hawkeyes	·	·	Big Ten	22	0-0	+10.6	7.6-4.4	12.1%	1.6%	85.7%	0.1%	0.3%	38	38
26Virginia Cavaliers	·	▲6	ACC		1-0	+10.4	8.7-3.5	15.7%	6.7%	95.0%	1.6%	0.2%	66	63	3	1
27Washington Huskies	·	▼1	Big Ten	17	0-0	+9.9	7.1-4.9	10.0%	1.2%	79.0%	·	0.2%	27	27
28Louisville Cardinals	·	▼1	ACC	24	0-0	+9.5	7.7-4.5	13.4%	7.0%	83.2%	0.4%	0.2%	58	58
29Vanderbilt Commodores	·	·	SEC		0-0	+9.0	6.3-5.8	6.9%	0.6%	64.0%	·	0.2%	18	19
30Nebraska Cornhuskers	·	·	Big Ten		0-0	+8.8	6.8-5.2	7.5%	0.8%	76.1%	·	0.1%	21	22
31Utah Utes	·	·	Big 12	21	0-0	+8.5	7.8-4.4	11.2%	6.4%	84.3%	0.5%	0.2%	65	65
32Florida State Seminoles	·	▼4	ACC		1-0	+8.0	6.4-5.6	6.6%	2.6%	67.4%	·	0.1%	22	20	7	7
33Virginia Tech Hokies	·	·	ACC		0-0	+7.4	7.0-5.1	7.2%	2.8%	75.4%	·	0.1%	43	43
34Arizona Wildcats	·	·	Big 12		0-0	+7.2	7.3-4.8	8.1%	4.5%	80.4%	0.1%	0.1%	54	54
35Houston Cougars	·	·	Big 12	23	0-0	+7.1	7.4-4.7	7.5%	3.9%	81.3%	0.1%	0.1%	59	59
36Pittsburgh Panthers	·	·	ACC		0-0	+6.6	7.1-5.0	6.3%	2.4%	77.2%	0.1%	0.1%	53	53
37Baylor Bears	·	·	Big 12		0-0	+6.5	6.6-5.5	6.6%	3.5%	69.2%	·	0.1%	40	40
38Illinois Fighting Illini	·	▲1	Big Ten		0-0	+6.3	6.7-5.3	5.2%	0.5%	72.4%	·	0.1%	37	37
39North Carolina Tar Heels	·	▲3	ACC		1-0	+5.9	6.6-5.4	5.0%	1.6%	72.2%	·	·	29	28	1	3
40Kentucky Wildcats	·	·	SEC		0-0	+5.4	4.6-7.4	2.5%	0.1%	31.0%	·	0.1%	4	4
41Kansas State Wildcats	·	·	Big 12		0-0	+5.1	7.0-5.1	5.4%	3.0%	74.8%	0.1%	0.1%	68	68
42Wisconsin Badgers	·	▲1	Big Ten		0-0	+4.8	6.6-5.5	3.7%	0.7%	69.8%	·	·	42	42
43TCU Horned Frogs	·	▼5	Big 12		0-1	+4.8	5.9-6.1	2.5%	2.1%	58.7%	·	·	48	47	9	12
44Arizona State Sun Devils	·	·	Big 12		0-0	+4.8	5.9-6.1	3.7%	2.0%	57.1%	·	·	30	30
45Colorado Buffaloes	·	·	Big 12		0-0	+4.5	6.1-6.0	4.6%	2.6%	58.6%	·	0.1%	51	51
46Cincinnati Bearcats	·	·	Big 12		0-0	+4.4	6.4-5.7	4.2%	2.2%	65.4%	·	·	50	50
47Arkansas Razorbacks	·	·	SEC		0-0	+4.4	4.3-7.7	1.7%	0.2%	24.4%	·	·	1	1
48Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	·	·	ACC		0-0	+4.2	5.7-6.3	3.3%	1.3%	53.3%	·	·	31	31
49Mississippi State Bulldogs	·	·	SEC		0-0	+4.1	4.6-7.4	1.6%	0.1%	29.1%	·	·	5	5
50Boise State Broncos	·	·	Pac-12		0-0	+4.0	7.7-3.9	12.0%	37.0%	84.0%	0.3%	0.1%	73	73
51Duke Blue Devils	·	▲1	ACC		0-0	+3.5	6.0-6.1	2.9%	1.1%	57.7%	·	·	45	45
52Wake Forest Demon Deacons	·	▲1	ACC		0-0	+3.4	6.3-5.7	3.0%	1.0%	64.0%	·	·	52	52
53Oklahoma State Cowboys	·	▲1	Big 12		0-0	+3.3	6.0-6.0	3.4%	1.9%	58.6%	·	·	46	46
54Kansas Jayhawks	·	▲1	Big 12		0-0	+2.8	6.1-5.9	3.0%	1.6%	59.6%	·	·	60	60
55Tulane Green Wave	·	▲1	American		0-0	+2.3	8.2-4.2	7.9%	21.8%	87.1%	0.7%	·	97	96
56UCF Knights	·	▲1	Big 12		0-0	+2.1	6.2-5.9	2.7%	1.5%	60.7%	·	·	64	64
57San Diego State Aztecs	·	▲2	Pac-12		0-0	+1.4	7.5-4.0	7.9%	24.3%	81.0%	1.0%	·	103	102
58Northwestern Wildcats	·	▲2	Big Ten		0-0	+1.4	4.8-7.2	1.0%	·	35.1%	·	·	17	18
59Maryland Terrapins	·	▲2	Big Ten		0-0	+1.0	5.4-6.6	1.2%	0.1%	46.7%	·	·	34	34
60California Golden Bears	·	▲2	ACC		0-0	+0.9	5.7-6.4	1.5%	0.6%	51.4%	·	·	61	61
61Minnesota Golden Gophers	·	▲2	Big Ten		0-0	+0.6	5.3-6.7	1.0%	0.1%	44.0%	·	·	33	33
62UCLA Bruins	·	▲2	Big Ten		0-0	+0.5	5.1-6.9	1.1%	0.1%	42.4%	·	·	39	39
63Michigan State Spartans	·	▲2	Big Ten		0-0	+0.3	4.6-7.4	0.9%	0.2%	32.5%	·	·	25	26
64West Virginia Mountaineers	·	▲2	Big 12		0-0	+0.2	5.3-6.7	1.5%	0.7%	45.2%	·	·	47	48
65Memphis Tigers	·	▲9	American		1-0	+0.0	8.1-4.1	6.7%	13.4%	90.6%	0.4%	·	94	97	2	4
66Rutgers Scarlet Knights	·	▲1	Big Ten		0-0	-0.2	5.0-7.0	0.9%	0.1%	38.1%	·	·	32	32
67UNLV Rebels	·	▼9	Mountain West		0-1	-0.4	7.5-4.9	1.2%	24.6%	81.9%	1.2%	·	118	118	9	14
68East Carolina Pirates	·	·	American		0-0	-0.6	8.0-4.3	5.1%	15.2%	87.6%	0.1%	·	84	84
69Navy Midshipmen	·	·	American		0-0	-0.7	7.8-4.5	4.9%	17.4%	85.1%	0.1%	·	83	83
70Syracuse Orange	·	·	ACC		0-0	-0.8	4.9-7.1	0.9%	0.3%	35.9%	·	·	41	41
71Purdue Boilermakers	·	·	Big Ten		0-0	-0.9	4.3-7.7	0.5%	·	25.6%	·	·	23	24
72Iowa State Cyclones	·	·	Big 12		0-0	-0.9	5.2-6.9	1.1%	0.6%	41.3%	·	·	57	57
73South Florida Bulls	·	·	American		0-0	-0.9	8.3-3.9	5.4%	11.5%	90.6%	0.9%	·	122	120
74Stanford Cardinal	·	▲6	ACC		1-0	-1.2	4.8-7.2	0.5%	0.1%	32.1%	·	·	26	23	4	5
75North Dakota State Bison	·	▲25	Mountain West		1-0	-1.2	9.0-3.5	5.2%	23.0%	96.1%	1.7%	·	129	125	6	6
76NC State Wolfpack	·	▼25	ACC		0-1	-1.4	5.1-6.9	0.2%	0.1%	40.6%	·	·	63	67	9	11
77James Madison Dukes	·	▼2	Sun Belt - East		0-0	-2.0	8.1-4.2	4.0%	19.3%	87.3%	0.6%	·	124	122
78Fresno State Bulldogs	·	▼1	Pac-12		0-0	-2.5	6.4-4.9	3.1%	11.6%	65.5%	0.1%	·	87	87
79Boston College Eagles	·	▼1	ACC		0-0	-2.7	4.0-8.0	0.3%	0.1%	20.3%	·	·	24	25
80Toledo Rockets	·	▼1	MAC		0-0	-3.0	8.7-3.8	4.3%	27.9%	91.6%	1.3%	·	136	134
81New Mexico Lobos	·	·	Mountain West		0-0	-3.5	7.5-4.8	2.7%	16.5%	81.3%	0.1%	·	91	91
82Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors	·	▼6	Mountain West		0-1	-4.0	7.0-5.3	0.6%	15.8%	76.5%	0.3%	·	111	115	9	13
83Western Michigan Broncos	·	▼1	MAC		0-0	-4.0	7.7-4.6	3.1%	22.8%	83.8%	0.1%	·	99	99
84Washington State Cougars	·	▼1	Pac-12		0-0	-4.1	5.2-6.0	1.6%	8.8%	40.3%	·	·	76	76
85Texas State Bobcats	·	▼1	Pac-12		0-0	-4.3	5.6-5.6	1.8%	8.2%	51.7%	·	·	69	69
86Old Dominion Monarchs	·	▼1	Sun Belt - East		0-0	-4.4	7.2-5.0	2.0%	13.4%	75.8%	0.1%	·	116	113
87Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	·	▼1	CUSA		0-0	-4.9	7.2-5.2	2.0%	25.8%	78.0%	·	·	67	66
88Southern Miss Golden Eagles	·	▼1	Sun Belt - West		0-0	-5.1	7.0-5.3	1.8%	12.9%	73.7%	·	·	98	98
89UTSA Roadrunners	·	▼1	American		0-0	-5.3	6.4-5.7	1.5%	5.6%	66.8%	·	·	78	78
90Army Black Knights	·	▼1	American		0-0	-5.6	6.4-5.7	1.4%	4.9%	64.1%	·	·	117	114
91North Texas Mean Green	·	▼1	American		0-0	-6.4	6.2-5.9	1.1%	4.2%	62.7%	·	·	79	79
92Delaware Blue Hens	·	▼1	CUSA		0-0	-6.6	6.9-5.4	1.2%	18.1%	73.2%	·	·	96	95
93Utah State Aggies	·	▼1	Pac-12		0-0	-6.7	4.7-6.4	0.7%	4.7%	32.8%	·	·	77	77
94Air Force Falcons	·	▼1	Mountain West		0-0	-6.8	7.0-5.2	1.5%	9.5%	73.1%	0.1%	·	131	130
95Miami (OH) RedHawks	·	▼1	MAC		0-0	-7.0	7.2-5.1	1.3%	14.1%	78.0%	·	·	115	112
96Troy Trojans	·	▼1	Sun Belt - West		0-0	-7.4	6.6-5.6	0.9%	7.9%	68.3%	·	·	102	101
97Liberty Flames	·	▼1	CUSA		0-0	-7.7	7.4-4.9	1.4%	15.7%	78.0%	0.2%	·	138	137
98Ohio Bobcats	·	▼1	MAC		0-0	-8.0	7.5-4.8	1.4%	13.1%	81.3%	0.1%	·	125	123
99Oregon State Beavers	·	▼1	Pac-12		0-0	-8.1	4.4-6.7	0.5%	4.1%	27.5%	·	·	74	74
100Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	·	▼1	Sun Belt - West		0-0	-8.3	6.9-5.3	0.9%	8.3%	73.0%	·	·	108	107
101Temple Owls	·	▲1	American		0-0	-8.6	5.4-6.6	0.4%	1.9%	47.7%	·	·	90	90
102Georgia Southern Eagles	·	▲1	Sun Belt - East		0-0	-8.7	5.9-6.2	0.5%	6.1%	56.2%	·	·	95	94
103Marshall Thundering Herd	·	▲1	Sun Belt - East		0-0	-8.8	6.5-5.6	0.9%	6.5%	67.8%	·	·	104	103
104Tulsa Golden Hurricane	·	▲1	American		0-0	-9.0	5.7-6.3	0.5%	2.1%	52.7%	·	·	106	105
105Kennesaw State Owls	·	▲1	CUSA		0-0	-9.0	6.6-5.6	0.9%	12.6%	67.9%	·	·	107	106
106Arkansas State Red Wolves	·	▲1	Sun Belt - West		0-0	-9.2	6.2-5.9	0.6%	6.5%	61.9%	·	·	120	119
107Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	·	▲1	Sun Belt - West		0-0	-9.6	5.6-6.5	0.5%	5.5%	48.9%	·	·	82	82
108App State Mountaineers	·	▲1	Sun Belt - East		0-0	-9.8	6.1-6.0	0.6%	5.4%	59.7%	·	·	128	127
109Missouri State Bears	·	▲1	CUSA		0-0	-10.3	5.8-6.4	0.4%	9.9%	54.7%	·	·	80	80
110South Alabama Jaguars	·	▲2	Sun Belt - West		0-0	-10.5	5.5-6.6	0.3%	4.3%	47.9%	·	·	112	110
111Buffalo Bulls	·	▲2	MAC		0-0	-10.8	6.6-5.5	0.5%	6.2%	70.5%	·	·	109	108
112UConn Huskies	·	▲2	FBS Indep.		0-0	-11.2	4.8-7.2	·	·	35.7%	·	·	110	109
113Florida Atlantic Owls	·	▲2	American		0-0	-11.3	5.0-7.0	0.3%	1.1%	39.6%	·	·	93	93
114San José State Spartans	·	▲10	Mountain West		0-1	-11.8	5.5-7.6	0.1%	3.1%	47.7%	·	·	100	129	9	9
115Nevada Wolf Pack	·	▲1	Mountain West		0-0	-11.9	4.6-7.5	0.1%	2.9%	33.6%	·	·	113	111
116Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	·	▲1	Sun Belt - East		0-0	-12.1	5.2-6.9	0.3%	2.5%	42.0%	·	·	123	121
117Colorado State Rams	·	▲1	Pac-12		0-0	-12.4	3.6-7.5	0.1%	1.3%	15.7%	·	·	89	89
118Florida International Panthers	·	▲1	CUSA		0-0	-12.6	5.8-6.3	0.3%	5.3%	53.4%	·	·	135	133
119Central Michigan Chippewas	·	▲1	MAC		0-0	-12.8	5.7-6.4	0.3%	4.5%	53.3%	·	·	88	88
120Wyoming Cowboys	·	▲1	Mountain West		0-0	-13.1	5.3-6.8	0.1%	2.1%	44.8%	·	·	130	128
121Rice Owls	·	▲1	American		0-0	-13.4	4.0-8.0	0.1%	0.5%	21.0%	·	·	75	75
122Bowling Green Falcons	·	▲1	MAC		0-0	-13.7	4.9-7.2	0.1%	3.3%	37.4%	·	·	105	104
123Jacksonville State Gamecocks	·	▼22	CUSA		0-1	-13.9	5.1-7.0	·	3.6%	42.0%	·	·	133	138	9	15
124New Mexico State Aggies	·	▲5	CUSA		0-1	-14.0	5.1-7.1	0.1%	4.5%	39.6%	·	·	114	135	9	8
125Northern Illinois Huskies	·	·	Mountain West		0-0	-14.5	4.2-7.9	·	1.7%	25.3%	·	·	85	85
126Charlotte 49ers	·	·	American		0-0	-14.6	3.9-8.1	0.1%	0.4%	19.8%	·	·	86	86
127Eastern Michigan Eagles	·	▲4	MAC		1-0	-15.1	5.5-6.5	0.1%	2.6%	48.8%	·	·	121	116	8	10
128Georgia State Panthers	·	▼1	Sun Belt - East		0-0	-15.2	4.5-7.5	0.1%	1.2%	30.4%	·	·	126	124
129UAB Blazers	·	▼1	American		0-0	-15.5	4.0-8.0	0.1%	0.2%	20.8%	·	·	101	100
130Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	·	·	CUSA		0-0	-16.1	4.9-7.2	0.1%	2.9%	36.0%	·	·	132	131
131UTEP Miners	·	▲1	Mountain West		0-0	-16.6	3.8-8.2	·	0.8%	18.1%	·	·	72	72
132Akron Zips	·	▲1	MAC		0-0	-16.9	4.3-7.7	·	1.4%	26.4%	·	·	119	117
133Ball State Cardinals	·	▲1	MAC		0-0	-17.3	4.5-7.6	0.1%	1.6%	29.5%	·	·	81	81
134Kent State Golden Flashes	·	▲1	MAC		0-0	-17.9	3.9-8.1	·	1.2%	20.5%	·	·	70	70
135Sam Houston Bearkats	·	▲1	CUSA		0-0	-18.4	3.9-8.1	·	1.5%	21.3%	·	·	92	92
136Massachusetts Minutemen	·	▲1	MAC		0-0	-18.8	5.1-6.9	0.1%	1.1%	40.1%	·	·	137	136
137UL Monroe Warhawks	·	▲1	Sun Belt - West		0-0	-19.3	3.5-8.5	·	0.4%	15.9%	·	·	127	126
138Sacramento State Hornets	·	▼27	MAC		0-1	-20.8	3.7-8.3	·	0.2%	14.2%	·	·	134	132	9	16