2026 Season

FBS Football Rankings

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FBS standings

138 ranked teams

Rank	Team	Record	Rating	Off.	Def.	Opponent rating	Move
1	Texas FBS · SEC	4–0	218.85	28.3	12.1	162.76	—
2	Alabama FBS · SEC	4–0	212.15	36.4	19.0	131.21	▲ 4
3	Florida FBS · SEC	4–0	212.11	38.6	20.3	138.49	▲ 1
4	Notre Dame FBS · FBS Independents	4–0	207.73	33.2	12.9	125.06	▼ 2
5	Mississippi State FBS · SEC	4–0	206.31	33.4	18.6	128.44	▼ 2
6	Georgia FBS · SEC	4–0	197.87	39.4	17.7	123.91	▲ 31
7	Ohio State FBS · Big Ten	3–1	195.16	33.9	15.9	130.96	▲ 3
8	Miami FBS · ACC	4–0	194.55	37.3	14.6	101.69	▲ 5
9	UCLA FBS · Big Ten	4–0	193.42	34.2	18.4	109.31	▲ 7
10	Nebraska FBS · Big Ten	4–0	189.63	31.9	15.9	106.96	▲ 2
11	Utah FBS · Big 12	4–0	184.22	32.7	15.0	107.28	▲ 25
12	LSU FBS · SEC	3–1	184.03	30.9	16.0	135.40	▲ 14
13	Indiana FBS · Big Ten	4–0	181.48	30.6	14.5	110.61	▲ 27
14	Auburn FBS · SEC	3–1	180.55	26.6	19.3	152.41	—
15	Iowa FBS · Big Ten	4–0	177.71	27.4	13.5	108.59	▲ 6
16	UCF FBS · Big 12	3–1	175.99	30.5	14.9	132.68	▲ 3
17	Pittsburgh FBS · ACC	4–0	175.71	30.7	14.6	104.34	▼ 8
18	Texas Tech FBS · Big 12	4–0	173.48	29.8	17.9	105.79	▲ 23
19	Cincinnati FBS · Big 12	4–0	173.22	30.2	20.9	108.29	▲ 24
20	Kentucky FBS · SEC	3–1	172.85	28.6	19.9	141.94	▲ 9
21	Virginia FBS · ACC	3–1	172.76	31.2	15.1	120.24	▲ 25
22	Boise State FBS · Pac-12	3–1	170.41	28.8	17.0	121.43	▲ 20
23	Penn State FBS · Big Ten	3–1	170.31	28.1	14.8	117.07	▼ 16
24	NC State FBS · ACC	2–2	168.49	31.9	21.3	135.38	▲ 20
25	James Madison FBS · Sun Belt	4–0	168.21	33.9	16.4	93.11	▼ 3
26	USC FBS · Big Ten	4–1	166.45	32.1	22.4	130.90	▼ 21
27	Oregon FBS · Big Ten	3–1	165.15	35.5	19.1	138.34	▲ 49
28	Tennessee FBS · SEC	3–1	164.56	33.5	18.3	118.86	▼ 17
29	Vanderbilt FBS · SEC	3–1	163.47	25.7	19.4	152.27	▼ 21
30	Houston FBS · Big 12	3–1	162.65	35.0	18.4	117.89	▼ 2
31	Northwestern FBS · Big Ten	2–1	162.61	29.0	17.5	130.04	▼ 14
32	Kansas State FBS · Big 12	3–1	162.01	30.2	18.2	102.60	▼ 17
33	Baylor FBS · Big 12	3–1	161.71	25.5	16.6	111.13	▲ 6
34	Wisconsin FBS · Big Ten	3–1	160.99	29.5	18.9	130.95	▲ 27
35	Minnesota FBS · Big Ten	3–1	160.18	27.4	19.5	105.33	▼ 1
36	Virginia Tech FBS · ACC	4–0	159.41	32.7	19.3	83.40	▼ 6
37	North Dakota State FBS · Mountain West	4–0	158.51	28.1	16.0	92.90	▼ 12
38	Oklahoma State FBS · Big 12	3–1	158.34	30.4	18.4	106.51	▲ 17
39	Missouri FBS · SEC	3–1	156.80	29.1	18.2	112.40	▼ 19
40	Ole Miss FBS · SEC	3–1	153.87	29.4	23.1	144.53	▼ 22
41	South Florida FBS · American Athletic	4–0	153.65	26.3	18.0	94.10	▼ 10
42	Fresno State FBS · Pac-12	3–1	153.55	24.3	19.2	102.58	▼ 10
43	Clemson FBS · ACC	3–1	153.18	23.2	19.9	130.19	▲ 14
44	Arkansas FBS · SEC	2–2	152.90	24.1	21.4	143.06	▲ 58
45	Duke FBS · ACC	4–0	151.93	27.1	15.6	100.78	▼ 18
46	UTSA FBS · American Athletic	3–1	149.91	29.9	22.4	135.79	▲ 23
47	Michigan FBS · Big Ten	3–1	149.72	23.6	18.6	122.53	▼ 23
48	BYU FBS · Big 12	3–0	149.48	30.2	17.8	90.50	▼ 10
49	Wake Forest FBS · ACC	3–1	147.25	26.3	21.0	122.84	▲ 3
50	North Carolina FBS · ACC	2–1	145.26	23.7	16.2	129.29	▲ 1
51	Army FBS · American Athletic	2–1	144.78	28.7	18.5	111.17	▲ 8
52	Liberty FBS · Conference USA	3–1	144.64	26.9	17.9	103.69	▲ 10
53	Michigan State FBS · Big Ten	2–2	142.09	22.3	18.2	144.85	—
54	West Virginia FBS · Big 12	3–1	141.70	30.1	22.6	114.16	▼ 19
55	Texas State FBS · Pac-12	2–2	141.43	29.4	25.1	130.15	▲ 18
56	South Carolina FBS · SEC	2–2	141.11	29.4	21.6	131.00	▼ 11
57	Texas A&M FBS · SEC	2–2	140.51	26.8	18.9	139.69	▼ 34
58	TCU FBS · Big 12	2–2	139.78	27.2	15.1	112.96	▼ 9
59	Oklahoma FBS · SEC	2–2	139.75	22.7	14.7	133.50	▼ 26
60	Illinois FBS · Big Ten	2–2	137.95	29.5	22.5	131.28	▼ 4
61	Oregon State FBS · Pac-12	2–2	137.37	27.7	18.9	122.84	▲ 11
62	SMU FBS · ACC	3–1	135.97	28.7	21.2	88.74	▼ 2
63	Iowa State FBS · Big 12	2–2	135.13	27.8	18.1	128.38	▼ 9
64	Louisville FBS · ACC	2–2	134.16	31.2	25.2	117.56	▼ 14
65	Washington FBS · Big Ten	3–1	133.30	23.4	20.1	96.84	▼ 2
66	Air Force FBS · Mountain West	2–1	131.30	27.3	22.5	110.26	▲ 21
67	New Mexico FBS · Mountain West	3–1	131.21	30.2	16.5	84.87	▼ 9
68	Florida Atlantic FBS · American Athletic	3–1	130.62	25.8	24.8	112.06	—
69	Massachusetts FBS · Mid-American	4–0	129.55	28.7	17.1	57.57	▲ 13
70	Louisiana FBS · Sun Belt	3–1	129.32	26.2	19.5	94.45	▼ 3
71	Western Kentucky FBS · Conference USA	1–3	127.83	22.2	28.3	129.14	▲ 59
72	Arizona FBS · Big 12	3–1	127.26	27.6	19.1	91.53	▲ 3
73	Arizona State FBS · Big 12	2–1	127.15	30.5	22.0	97.81	▼ 9
74	Georgia State FBS · Sun Belt	3–1	126.72	31.8	21.3	90.64	▲ 7
75	App State FBS · Sun Belt	3–1	123.63	27.8	21.6	83.16	▼ 4
76	Toledo FBS · Mid-American	3–1	123.42	32.3	24.5	95.92	▲ 19
77	Memphis FBS · American Athletic	3–1	122.34	29.0	23.2	102.07	▲ 13
78	Maryland FBS · Big Ten	2–2	121.57	26.6	21.5	118.02	▼ 31
79	Marshall FBS · Sun Belt	3–1	120.17	23.1	26.4	106.12	▲ 1
80	Tulane FBS · American Athletic	2–2	117.59	20.7	19.9	122.19	▼ 6
81	Western Michigan FBS · Mid-American	2–2	117.44	23.3	19.1	122.20	▼ 15
82	Jacksonville State FBS · Conference USA	3–2	116.15	24.7	20.6	100.20	▲ 24
83	Miami (OH) FBS · Mid-American	2–2	114.70	25.9	23.8	128.03	▲ 38
84	Utah State FBS · Pac-12	1–3	114.67	18.4	19.2	131.21	▲ 27
85	Florida State FBS · ACC	2–2	114.04	26.3	21.1	109.61	▼ 7
86	Stanford FBS · ACC	2–2	112.33	21.8	26.5	126.42	▲ 22
87	Colorado State FBS · Pac-12	2–2	111.17	31.4	27.7	110.79	▼ 10
88	North Texas FBS · American Athletic	2–2	110.50	32.6	23.9	113.29	▲ 22
89	Purdue FBS · Big Ten	1–3	110.44	27.9	28.3	150.44	▲ 2
90	Central Michigan FBS · Mid-American	2–2	109.71	18.7	22.4	129.80	▼ 4
91	San José State FBS · Mountain West	2–2	109.47	21.9	23.4	108.45	▲ 7
92	California FBS · ACC	2–2	108.56	23.1	21.7	121.61	▼ 7
93	Nevada FBS · Mountain West	1–3	108.26	23.7	22.3	124.64	▲ 4
94	Boston College FBS · ACC	2–2	106.58	19.0	20.5	112.28	▲ 11
95	UNLV FBS · Mountain West	2–2	105.62	20.9	18.8	88.54	▲ 39
96	Florida International FBS · Conference USA	2–2	104.02	17.8	17.1	96.15	▼ 4
97	South Alabama FBS · Sun Belt	2–2	102.43	26.6	24.9	114.14	▼ 8
98	Temple FBS · American Athletic	1–3	101.91	25.4	22.6	116.83	▼ 5
99	Ohio FBS · Mid-American	2–2	100.37	26.9	25.0	108.24	▲ 5
100	UConn FBS · FBS Independents	2–2	100.13	27.5	20.8	83.17	▼ 30
101	Delaware FBS · Conference USA	2–2	99.14	23.4	22.1	116.22	▼ 22
102	Wyoming FBS · Mountain West	2–2	98.88	18.0	20.9	88.86	▲ 22
103	UAB FBS · American Athletic	2–2	98.88	20.4	22.0	99.84	▲ 9
104	Syracuse FBS · ACC	1–2	98.83	26.5	18.9	100.08	▼ 4
105	Colorado FBS · Big 12	2–2	98.15	22.2	19.9	108.50	▼ 11
106	Tulsa FBS · American Athletic	3–1	97.26	23.1	16.5	104.29	▼ 58
107	Rutgers FBS · Big Ten	1–3	97.04	27.3	24.9	111.02	▲ 6
108	East Carolina FBS · American Athletic	2–2	96.85	22.3	21.0	110.83	▼ 12
109	San Diego State FBS · Pac-12	1–3	96.68	21.3	21.0	135.81	▼ 8
110	Troy FBS · Sun Belt	2–2	96.37	22.2	20.4	105.73	▼ 45
111	Kansas FBS · Big 12	1–2	94.83	24.9	22.4	99.69	▼ 4
112	Middle Tennessee FBS · Conference USA	2–2	94.36	22.4	21.7	91.63	▼ 24
113	Louisiana Tech FBS · Sun Belt	1–2	94.02	29.6	23.8	115.31	▲ 5
114	Arkansas State FBS · Sun Belt	2–2	93.45	24.0	21.3	92.86	▲ 8
115	Kent State FBS · Mid-American	2–2	92.34	18.1	27.3	110.71	▲ 5
116	Old Dominion FBS · Sun Belt	1–3	90.12	22.1	23.5	124.03	▲ 1
117	Georgia Tech FBS · ACC	1–3	90.10	24.0	23.1	107.25	▼ 33
118	Sam Houston FBS · Conference USA	1–3	88.61	24.8	22.0	100.09	▼ 35
119	Coastal Carolina FBS · Sun Belt	1–3	86.75	23.3	21.1	115.49	▼ 20
120	Rice FBS · American Athletic	1–3	86.72	21.9	23.9	125.84	▼ 11
121	Washington State FBS · Pac-12	1–3	86.37	22.2	21.6	121.65	▼ 6
122	Buffalo FBS · Mid-American	2–2	85.21	23.3	28.9	84.55	▼ 3
123	Georgia Southern FBS · Sun Belt	1–3	82.92	23.9	20.3	121.85	▲ 6
124	Kennesaw State FBS · Conference USA	1–3	79.45	21.6	19.1	103.65	▼ 10
125	Navy FBS · American Athletic	1–2	76.44	25.1	23.6	80.89	▼ 2
126	Missouri State FBS · Conference USA	1–3	74.73	22.2	26.2	105.81	—
127	Ball State FBS · Mid-American	1–3	74.71	20.2	27.2	133.02	▼ 11
128	Southern Miss FBS · Sun Belt	1–3	72.37	22.8	24.1	106.83	▼ 1
129	Bowling Green FBS · Mid-American	0–4	70.41	15.8	26.3	146.95	▲ 2
130	Hawai'i FBS · Mountain West	1–3	69.11	19.0	24.7	94.48	▼ 5
131	New Mexico State FBS · Conference USA	1–3	61.09	22.9	25.4	85.82	▼ 3
132	Northern Illinois FBS · Mountain West	0–4	60.24	20.4	24.6	124.34	—
133	Eastern Michigan FBS · Mid-American	2–3	58.63	19.1	25.2	97.36	▲ 4
134	UL Monroe FBS · Sun Belt	0–4	55.66	20.8	31.3	125.39	▲ 1
135	UTEP FBS · Mountain West	1–3	55.21	20.3	29.0	108.23	▼ 2
136	Akron FBS · Mid-American	1–3	52.22	21.3	26.5	113.19	▼ 33
137	Charlotte FBS · American Athletic	0–4	47.84	19.6	27.4	109.64	▼ 1
138	Sacramento State FBS · Mid-American	1–4	47.67	18.6	25.8	101.62	—