PUBLIC RANKINGS

My CFB Baseline · 2026 through Week 3 · revision 3

2026 season · through week 3

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Calculated Sep 18, 2026 · 10:13 PM CDT.

My CFB Example rankings using persisted real data and the same point-in-time rules documented in the methodology.

Model configuration used
Configuration
Revision 3
Engine version
3.8.0-kickoff-chronology
Evidence cutoff
Sep 18, 2026 · 10:11 PM CDT
Factor keyNormalized share
adj_margin0.108108
avoid_bad_losses0.040541
close_game_wins0.027027
defense_ppg0.067568
offense_ppg0.067568
preseason_portal0.040541
preseason_previous_performance0.054054
preseason_recruiting0.067568
preseason_returning0.054054
preseason_talent0.067568
quality_wins0.081081
recent_form0.054054
road_neutral_wins0.040541
sos0.081081
statement_wins0.040541
win_pct0.108108

These values came from this immutable run, not the model’s current settings.

RankTeamExplanation
1Notre Dame Why here?
2Texas A&M Why here?
3Missouri Why here?
4Maryland Why here?
5LSU Why here?
6Auburn Why here?
7South Carolina Why here?
8Alabama Why here?
9Virginia Why here?
10Georgia State Why here?
11Utah Why here?
12BYU Why here?
13North Carolina Why here?
14Virginia Tech Why here?
15North Dakota State Why here?
16Florida Why here?
17Tennessee Why here?
18Miami Why here?
19Pittsburgh Why here?
20West Virginia Why here?
21Ole Miss Why here?
22Michigan Why here?
23UCLA Why here?
24USC Why here?
25Vanderbilt Why here?
26Penn State Why here?
27Indiana Why here?
28Houston Why here?
29SMU Why here?
30Georgia Why here?
31Texas Tech Why here?
32New Mexico Why here?
33Texas Why here?
34Northwestern Why here?
35James Madison Why here?
36Colorado State Why here?
37Baylor Why here?
38Colorado Why here?
39Iowa Why here?
40NC State Why here?
41Kansas State Why here?
42Wake Forest Why here?
43TCU Why here?
44Cincinnati Why here?
45UCF Why here?
46Arizona Why here?
47Oklahoma Why here?
48Arizona State Why here?
49Nebraska Why here?
50Kansas Why here?