PUBLIC RANKINGS

My CFB Baseline · 2026 through Week 3 · revision 3

2026 season · through week 3

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Calculated Sep 19, 2026 · 6:20 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 · 6:18 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
1Notre Dame Why here?
2Tennessee Why here?
3Maryland Why here?
4LSU Why here?
5Alabama Why here?
6Auburn Why here?
7UCLA Why here?
8Missouri Why here?
9Georgia State Why here?
10Virginia Why here?
11BYU Why here?
12Virginia Tech Why here?
13Pittsburgh Why here?
14Florida Why here?
15North Dakota State Why here?
16South Carolina Why here?
17Texas A&M Why here?
18Colorado Why here?
19West Virginia Why here?
20Michigan Why here?
21Vanderbilt Why here?
22Ole Miss Why here?
23Kentucky Why here?
24Utah Why here?
25Miami Why here?
26James Madison Why here?
27California Why here?
28New Mexico Why here?
29Georgia Why here?
30USC Why here?
31Mississippi State Why here?
32Texas Why here?
33Northwestern Why here?
34Baylor Why here?
35North Carolina Why here?
36Texas Tech Why here?
37Indiana Why here?
38Arizona State Why here?
39Cincinnati Why here?
40Kansas State Why here?
41UCF Why here?
42Penn State Why here?
43Clemson Why here?
44Arizona Why here?
45Colorado State Why here?
46Louisville Why here?
47Iowa Why here?
48Delaware Why here?
49Ohio State Why here?
50TCU Why here?