PUBLIC RANKINGS

My CFB Baseline · 2026 through Week 3 · revision 3

2026 season · through week 3

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Calculated Sep 19, 2026 · 1:26 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 19, 2026 · 1:25 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
1Texas A&M Why here?
2Notre Dame Why here?
3Missouri Why here?
4Maryland Why here?
5LSU Why here?
6Auburn Why here?
7South Carolina Why here?
8Virginia Why here?
9Georgia State Why here?
10Alabama 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?
18Pittsburgh Why here?
19Miami Why here?
20West Virginia Why here?
21Ole Miss Why here?
22Michigan Why here?
23Vanderbilt Why here?
24UCLA Why here?
25USC Why here?
26Indiana Why here?
27Georgia Why here?
28SMU Why here?
29Penn State Why here?
30New Mexico Why here?
31Northwestern Why here?
32Texas Tech Why here?
33James Madison Why here?
34Colorado State Why here?
35Texas Why here?
36Baylor Why here?
37NC State Why here?
38Colorado Why here?
39Iowa Why here?
40Kansas State Why here?
41TCU Why here?
42Wake Forest Why here?
43UCF Why here?
44Arizona Why here?
45Arizona State Why here?
46Cincinnati Why here?
47Kansas Why here?
48Oklahoma Why here?
49Nebraska Why here?
50Michigan State Why here?