PUBLIC RANKINGS

My CFB Baseline · 2026 through Week 3 · revision 3

2026 season · through week 3

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