PUBLIC RANKINGS

My CFB Baseline · 2026 through Week 3 · revision 3

2026 season · through week 3

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Calculated Sep 19, 2026 · 2:21 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 · 2:19 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?
4Tennessee Why here?
5Maryland Why here?
6LSU Why here?
7Auburn Why here?
8South Carolina Why here?
9Virginia Why here?
10Georgia State Why here?
11Alabama Why here?
12Utah Why here?
13BYU Why here?
14Virginia Tech Why here?
15North Carolina Why here?
16North Dakota State Why here?
17Florida Why here?
18Pittsburgh Why here?
19Miami Why here?
20Colorado Why here?
21Ole Miss Why here?
22Michigan Why here?
23West Virginia Why here?
24Vanderbilt Why here?
25UCLA Why here?
26USC Why here?
27Indiana Why here?
28Georgia Why here?
29SMU Why here?
30New Mexico Why here?
31Northwestern Why here?
32Texas Tech Why here?
33James Madison Why here?
34Penn State Why here?
35Texas Why here?
36Colorado State Why here?
37Baylor Why here?
38NC State Why here?
39Iowa Why here?
40TCU Why here?
41UCF Why here?
42Wake Forest Why here?
43Arizona Why here?
44Arizona State Why here?
45Cincinnati Why here?
46Oklahoma Why here?
47Kansas Why here?
48Delaware Why here?
49Nebraska Why here?
50Michigan State Why here?