2026 Power Rankings
Season TimelineCurrent
| Rank | Team | Rating | Off Rank | Def Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indiana | +26.5 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 |  Notre Dame | +26.3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 (T) |  Georgia | +25.7 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 (T) |  Alabama | +25.7 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 |  Ohio State | +24.5 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 |  Miami | +23.7 | 10 | 2 |
| 7 |  Utah | +22.5 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 |  Texas Tech | +20.4 | 12 | 7 |
| 9 |  Texas | +18.1 | 22 | 5 |
| 10 |  Oregon | +17.2 | 13 | 17 |
| 11 |  Missouri | +16.2 | 24 | 12 |
| 12 |  LSU | +16.0 | 25 | 11 |
| 13 |  Ole Miss | +15.7 | 4 | 42 |
| 14 |  Nebraska | +14.7 | 14 | 24 |
| 15 |  Iowa | +14.4 | 36 | 14 |
| 16 |  Tennessee | +14.3 | 16 | 23 |
| 17 |  Oklahoma | +13.9 | 50 | 6 |
| 18 |  BYU | +13.5 | 45 | 12 |
| 19 |  USC | +13.1 | 9 | 48 |
| 20 |  Texas A&M | +12.6 | 30 | 20 |
| 21 |  Boise State | +12.2 | 17 | 35 |
| 22 (T) |  Northwestern | +12.1 | 35 | 19 |
| 22 (T) |  Arizona | +12.1 | 18 | 33 |
| 24 |  Penn State | +11.9 | 33 | 21 |
| 25 |  Houston | +11.2 | 26 | 26 |
| 26 |  UCLA | +10.8 | 22 | 31 |
| 27 |  Wake Forest | +10.4 | 28 | 29 |
| 28 |  James Madison | +10.3 | 31 | 27 |
| 29 |  Mississippi State | +10.2 | 11 | 73 |
| 30 |  South Carolina | +9.8 | 28 | 35 |
| 31 |  Florida | +9.5 | 15 | 67 |
| 32 |  Louisville | +9.2 | 19 | 53 |
| 33 |  Michigan | +9.1 | 57 | 18 |
| 34 |  New Mexico | +9.0 | 43 | 24 |
| 35 |  Auburn | +8.8 | 66 | 15 |
| 36 (T) |  Iowa State | +7.8 | 47 | 30 |
| 36 (T) |  Memphis | +7.8 | 21 | 63 |
| 38 (T) |  Wisconsin | +7.7 | 69 | 16 |
| 38 (T) |  Kentucky | +7.7 | 32 | 47 |
| 40 |  Baylor | +7.2 | 20 | 71 |
| 41 (T) |  Pittsburgh | +7.0 | 43 | 41 |
| 41 (T) |  Florida State | +7.0 | 33 | 55 |
| 43 |  North Texas | +6.6 | 7 | 112 |
| 44 |  Vanderbilt | +6.5 | 26 | 67 |
| 45 |  Kansas State | +6.1 | 38 | 57 |
| 46 |  Kansas | +6.0 | 37 | 61 |
| 47 |  Duke | +5.5 | 49 | 48 |
| 48 (T) |  Washington | +5.4 | 58 | 35 |
| 48 (T) |  SMU | +5.4 | 40 | 57 |
| 50 |  North Dakota State | +4.7 | 80 | 22 |
| 51 |  TCU | +4.3 | 71 | 27 |
| 52 |  South Florida | +4.1 | 65 | 35 |
| 53 |  Oregon State | +3.9 | 42 | 71 |
| 54 |  Virginia | +3.6 | 67 | 39 |
| 55 |  Illinois | +3.5 | 40 | 74 |
| 56 |  Cincinnati | +2.6 | 52 | 70 |
| 57 |  Arkansas | +2.3 | 56 | 69 |
| 58 (T) |  Clemson | +2.1 | 75 | 43 |
| 58 (T) |  Fresno State | +2.1 | 70 | 46 |
| 60 |  UNLV | +1.2 | 75 | 51 |
| 61 |  Liberty | +0.8 | 71 | 59 |
| 62 |  UCF | +0.7 | 85 | 43 |
| 63 |  Michigan State | +0.6 | 80 | 53 |
| 64 |  Purdue | +0.5 | 50 | 84 |
| 65 |  Arizona State | +0.1 | 75 | 64 |
| 66 |  East Carolina | -0.3 | 78 | 66 |
| 67 |  UTSA | -0.4 | 54 | 88 |
| 68 (T) |  Georgia Tech | -0.6 | 59 | 81 |
| 68 (T) |  North Carolina | -0.6 | 93 | 45 |
| 70 |  Virginia Tech | -0.7 | 61 | 80 |
| 71 |  Minnesota | -0.8 | 91 | 50 |
| 72 |  Utah State | -0.9 | 90 | 51 |
| 73 (T) |  NC State | -1.1 | 54 | 92 |
| 73 (T) |  Tulane | -1.1 | 108 | 31 |
| 75 |  Toledo | -1.7 | 62 | 87 |
| 76 |  Army | -2.0 | 98 | 55 |
| 77 |  Western Michigan | -2.1 | 115 | 33 |
| 78 |  Air Force | -2.3 | 63 | 91 |
| 79 |  UConn | -2.6 | 53 | 108 |
| 80 |  Oklahoma State | -3.0 | 78 | 83 |
| 81 |  Washington State | -3.6 | 121 | 39 |
| 82 |  Navy | -3.7 | 88 | 78 |
| 83 |  Troy | -4.0 | 93 | 75 |
| 84 |  West Virginia | -4.6 | 45 | 123 |
| 85 |  California | -4.8 | 84 | 90 |
| 86 |  Texas State | -4.9 | 47 | 123 |
| 87 (T) |  Maryland | -5.0 | 82 | 95 |
| 87 (T) |  Colorado | -5.0 | 117 | 59 |
| 89 (T) |  Louisiana Tech | -5.1 | 73 | 104 |
| 89 (T) |  Florida International | -5.1 | 110 | 65 |
| 91 |  Nevada | -5.4 | 92 | 86 |
| 92 |  Ohio | -5.5 | 95 | 84 |
| 93 (T) |  Temple | -6.1 | 85 | 98 |
| 93 (T) |  Louisiana | -6.1 | 89 | 94 |
| 95 |  Old Dominion | -6.5 | 107 | 79 |
| 96 |  Georgia State | -6.7 | 73 | 115 |
| 97 |  Georgia Southern | -6.9 | 83 | 111 |
| 98 (T) |  Syracuse | -7.0 | 96 | 96 |
| 98 (T) |  South Alabama | -7.0 | 39 | 134 |
| 100 (T) |  San Jose State | -7.2 | 117 | 77 |
| 100 (T) |  San Diego State | -7.2 | 117 | 76 |
| 102 |  Tulsa | -7.4 | 101 | 93 |
| 103 |  Kennesaw State | -7.6 | 103 | 89 |
| 104 |  Jacksonville State | -7.8 | 97 | 100 |
| 105 (T) |  Boston College | -8.0 | 113 | 81 |
| 105 (T) |  Rutgers | -8.0 | 68 | 122 |
| 107 |  Florida Atlantic | -9.1 | 63 | 128 |
| 108 |  App State | -9.3 | 103 | 101 |
| 109 |  Arkansas State | -9.9 | 105 | 106 |
| 110 (T) |  Buffalo | -10.0 | 111 | 99 |
| 110 (T) |  Central Michigan | -10.0 | 115 | 97 |
| 112 |  Hawai'i | -10.4 | 112 | 101 |
| 113 |  Colorado State | -10.5 | 60 | 135 |
| 114 |  Miami (OH) | -10.6 | 109 | 110 |
| 115 |  Wyoming | -11.1 | 136 | 62 |
| 116 (T) |  New Mexico State | -11.6 | 123 | 101 |
| 116 (T) |  Delaware | -11.6 | 102 | 116 |
| 118 (T) |  Western Kentucky | -11.9 | 100 | 120 |
| 118 (T) |  Marshall | -11.9 | 99 | 120 |
| 120 (T) |  UAB | -12.0 | 113 | 114 |
| 120 (T) |  Southern Miss | -12.0 | 87 | 128 |
| 122 |  Stanford | -12.1 | 105 | 116 |
| 123 |  Coastal Carolina | -12.9 | 122 | 113 |
| 124 |  Rice | -13.0 | 125 | 106 |
| 125 |  Bowling Green | -13.8 | 128 | 109 |
| 126 |  Eastern Michigan | -14.6 | 117 | 125 |
| 127 |  Missouri State | -15.0 | 124 | 119 |
| 128 |  Middle Tennessee | -15.4 | 125 | 118 |
| 129 |  Northern Illinois | -16.6 | 135 | 105 |
| 130 |  Sam Houston | -17.9 | 127 | 127 |
| 131 |  Akron | -19.9 | 130 | 131 |
| 132 |  Massachusetts | -20.2 | 134 | 126 |
| 133 |  Kent State | -20.4 | 132 | 131 |
| 134 |  Ball State | -21.4 | 131 | 133 |
| 135 |  UTEP | -22.6 | 129 | 137 |
| 136 |  UL Monroe | -22.7 | 133 | 136 |
| 137 |  Charlotte | -23.5 | 137 | 130 |
| 138 |  Sacramento State | -29.1 | 138 | 137 |