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Season Power Ratings

This table shows team rankings for the season. Δ vs Previous Week shows how a team moved in the rankings compared to last week. Click a row to view detailed game-level ratings for the team.

Power Ratings – Week 3

⚠ Early-season ratings — based on 3 weeks of games; expect movement as the sample grows.

Data updated 9/18/2026

Final 2026 season ratings (Week 3) — 2027 ratings begin when the season kicks off.

Rank Team ⓘ Superscript number indicates current AP Poll ranking (not used in model). Overall Season Rating Offensive Rating Defensive Rating Δ
1
Indiana
52.52 36.98 15.55 ▲ +76
2
Virginia
48.61 19.16 29.45 ▼ 1
3
Northwestern
46.53 22.01 24.53 ▲ +2
4
Texas A&M
41.38 12.65 28.72 ▲ +73
5
Notre Dame
39.10 21.24 17.86 ▲ +72
6
USC
36.99 28.16 8.83 ▲ +43
7
Missouri
35.00 13.27 21.73 ▲ +3
8
Florida
34.45 20.73 13.72 ▲ +68
9
Pittsburgh
34.14 13.84 20.30 ▲ +67
10
South Carolina
33.94 27.38 6.56 ▲ +66
11
North Carolina
32.04 5.49 26.56 ▲ +65
12
Texas
31.41 15.21 16.20 ▲ +64
13
Virginia Tech
30.77 26.17 4.59 ▲ +5
14
South Florida
30.40 14.82 15.58 ▲ +62
15
Michigan
30.01 10.90 19.10 ▲ +61
16
Maryland
29.95 13.26 16.69 ▲ +60
17
LSU
29.32 14.95 14.37 ▲ +59
18
Ohio State
28.74 10.70 18.04 ▲ +58
19
Mississippi State
28.63 15.66 12.98 ▲ +57
20
Cincinnati
28.37 19.75 8.61 ▼ 6
21
North Texas
28.14 17.16 10.97 ▲ +55
22
Miami
27.80 21.02 6.78 ▼ 12
23
Michigan State
27.24 20.83 6.41 ▲ +53
24
Utah
26.92 18.38 8.54 ▼ 7
25
Temple
26.60 16.90 9.70 ▼ 18
26
Auburn
26.50 13.02 13.48 ▲ +50
27
Wake Forest
25.78 17.10 8.68 ▲ +49
28
Oregon State
25.17 8.53 16.64 ▲ +48
29
Kentucky
24.96 7.73 17.23 ▼ 26
30
Alabama
24.75 8.78 15.97 ▲ +46
31
BYU
24.51 23.17 1.34 ▲ +144
32
Air Force
24.39 20.66 3.73 ▲ +44
33
Penn State
24.16 16.38 7.78 ▲ +43
34
Vanderbilt
23.78 13.34 10.44 ▼ 11
35
Georgia State
23.26 17.43 5.84 ▲ +2
36
UCF
22.83 0.59 22.24 ▲ +40
37
Colorado State
22.49 15.27 7.22 ▲ +39
38
Ole Miss
21.34 7.53 13.81 ▼ 19
39
NC State
21.21 12.68 8.52 ▼ 19
40
Florida State
21.11 12.64 8.47 ▼ 14
41
West Virginia
20.43 11.42 9.01 ▲ +35
42
UConn
19.65 10.96 8.70 ▲ +33
43
Arizona
19.57 5.77 13.80 ▼ 11
44
SMU
19.13 7.06 12.07 ▼ 9
45
Louisville
18.97 13.53 5.45 ▲ +3
46
Louisiana
18.93 18.13 0.81 ▼ 34
47
Nebraska
18.76 15.93 2.83 ▲ +28
48
Baylor
18.75 3.94 14.81 ▲ +27
49
Kansas State
18.72 10.53 8.19 ▼ 49
50
Tennessee
18.59 19.70 -1.11 ▲ +25
51
Fresno State
18.41 4.58 13.82 ▲ +175
52
Coastal Carolina
18.27 10.98 7.29 ▲ +23
53
UCLA
16.93 10.75 6.18 ▲ +21
54
Arizona State
16.78 8.53 8.25 ▼ 48
55
Boise State
16.59 11.25 5.34 ▲ +19
56
New Mexico
16.12 16.48 -0.36 ▲ +17
57
Duke
15.51 1.91 13.60 ▲ +16
58
Iowa State
15.47 10.10 5.37 ▼ 37
59
Kennesaw State
14.44 1.80 12.63 ▼ 23
60
Oklahoma
14.16 6.35 7.80 ▲ +12
61
Purdue
14.13 12.54 1.59 ▼ 43
62
James Madison
13.37 17.23 -3.87 ▲ +10
63
TCU
13.25 -0.13 13.38 ▲ +9
64
Army
13.19 19.05 -5.86 ▼ 62
65
Iowa
13.00 5.40 7.60 ▲ +7
66
Liberty
11.11 -3.06 14.17 ▲ +3
67
Illinois
10.78 20.83 -10.05 ▲ +1
68
Houston
10.26 11.24 -0.99 —
69
Louisiana Tech
9.97 2.39 7.58 ▼ 1
70
Ohio
9.88 9.25 0.63 ▼ 2
71
Tulsa
9.71 1.24 8.47 ▼ 3
72
Georgia
8.74 7.08 1.66 ▼ 64
73
Toledo
8.69 0.42 8.27 ▼ 5
74
East Carolina
8.62 5.84 2.78 ▼ 6
75
Tulane
8.27 -1.57 9.84 ▼ 7
76
Florida Atlantic
8.23 8.10 0.13 ▼ 8
77
Kansas
8.03 1.64 6.39 ▼ 32
78
Arkansas
8.01 -0.42 8.43 ▼ 57
79
Western Michigan
7.87 3.47 4.40 ▼ 11
80
Rice
7.75 -0.75 8.50 ▼ 77
81
California
7.62 2.49 5.13 ▼ 13
82
Sam Houston
7.52 8.02 -0.50 ▼ 14
83
Massachusetts
6.74 3.14 3.60 ▼ 41
84
Old Dominion
6.57 2.64 3.93 ▲ +128
85
Memphis
6.21 7.91 -1.70 ▼ 49
86
Akron
6.15 4.53 1.62 ▼ 20
87
Stanford
5.83 4.60 1.24 ▼ 26
88
Georgia Tech
5.56 -1.58 7.14 ▼ 23
89
Florida International
5.49 -0.05 5.54 ▼ 24
90
Wisconsin
5.39 5.04 0.36 ▼ 25
91
Washington State
5.30 -2.46 7.76 ▼ 27
92
San José State
4.94 1.58 3.36 ▼ 75
93
Texas Tech
4.94 3.05 1.89 ▼ 79
94
Troy
4.67 4.36 0.31 ▼ 32
95
Minnesota
3.39 0.99 2.40 ▼ 96
96
San Diego State
2.77 -2.58 5.35 ▼ 58
97
Central Michigan
2.54 1.65 0.88 ▼ 39
98
Nevada
2.48 -1.11 3.59 ▼ 40
99
Boston College
2.30 -4.73 7.03 ▲ +65
100
Utah State
1.77 -0.98 2.76 ▲ +82
101
Oregon
1.72 1.35 0.37 ▼ 44
102
Marshall
1.21 -3.26 4.47 ▼ 45
103
Clemson
0.16 4.72 -4.57 ▼ 46
104
South Alabama
-0.40 10.08 -10.48 ▼ 80
105
Syracuse
-2.06 -5.65 3.59 ▼ 97
106
App State
-2.50 1.74 -4.24 ▼ 126
107
Oklahoma State
-2.58 -6.30 3.72 ▼ 56
108
Northern Illinois
-2.60 -5.77 3.17 ▼ 57
109
Wyoming
-2.96 -7.70 4.75 ▼ 59
110
Eastern Michigan
-4.41 -7.12 2.71 ▼ 90
111
Buffalo
-6.22 -0.88 -5.34 ▼ 113
112
Texas State
-6.99 -0.30 -6.68 ▼ 78
113
Jacksonville State
-7.02 -7.36 0.34 ▼ 117
114
Southern Miss
-7.40 -2.62 -4.78 ▼ 83
115
Bowling Green
-7.63 -9.31 1.68 ▼ 111
116
Ball State
-8.15 -3.73 -4.41 ▼ 92
117
Arkansas State
-8.80 -2.19 -6.60 ▲ +30
118
Miami (OH)
-9.04 9.11 -18.15 ▼ 97
119
Washington
-9.67 -5.75 -3.92 ▼ 99
120
Colorado
-10.09 -14.21 4.13 ▼ 102
121
UNLV
-10.80 -11.41 0.61 ▼ 135
122
UL Monroe
-11.17 -7.47 -3.70 ▼ 108
123
Georgia Southern
-11.50 -11.61 0.11 ▼ 145
124
Hawai'i
-12.43 -9.92 -2.51 ▲ +48
125
Middle Tennessee
-12.75 -6.01 -6.74 ▼ 134
126
Navy
-14.50 -5.94 -8.56 ▼ 170
127
UTSA
-14.81 -10.01 -4.79 ▼ 124
128
UTEP
-16.01 -9.74 -6.27 ▼ 125
129
Rutgers
-16.25 -9.56 -6.69 ▲ +28
130
Charlotte
-16.26 -5.09 -11.17 ▲ +20
131
New Mexico State
-16.65 -5.36 -11.29 ▲ +2
132
Western Kentucky
-17.54 -2.76 -14.78 ▼ 137
133
Kent State
-23.35 -8.01 -15.33 ▼ 157
134
UAB
-23.98 -14.36 -9.62 ▼ 161

SER Rating Distribution