PUBLIC RANKINGS

My CFB Baseline · 2026 through Week 3 · revision 3

2026 season · through week 3

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Calculated Sep 19, 2026 · 4:20 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 · 4:18 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?
3Tennessee Why here?
4Maryland Why here?
5LSU Why here?
6Missouri Why here?
7Auburn Why here?
8Georgia State Why here?
9Alabama Why here?
10Virginia Why here?
11BYU Why here?
12North Carolina Why here?
13Virginia Tech Why here?
14North Dakota State Why here?
15Florida Why here?
16South Carolina Why here?
17Pittsburgh Why here?
18Utah Why here?
19Colorado Why here?
20Ole Miss Why here?
21Michigan Why here?
22Arizona State Why here?
23West Virginia Why here?
24UCLA Why here?
25Miami Why here?
26Texas Why here?
27Vanderbilt Why here?
28Georgia Why here?
29USC Why here?
30SMU Why here?
31New Mexico Why here?
32Northwestern Why here?
33Texas Tech Why here?
34Penn State Why here?
35Ohio State Why here?
36Indiana Why here?
37James Madison Why here?
38Cincinnati Why here?
39Baylor Why here?
40TCU Why here?
41Mississippi State Why here?
42UCF Why here?
43Arizona Why here?
44Iowa Why here?
45Oklahoma Why here?
46Colorado State Why here?
47Delaware Why here?
48App State Why here?
49Louisville Why here?
50Western Michigan Why here?