PUBLIC RANKINGS

My CFB Baseline · 2026 through Week 3 · revision 3

2026 season · through week 3

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Calculated Sep 19, 2026 · 11:37 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 · 11:35 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?
6Notre Dame Why here?
7West Virginia Why here?
8Florida Why here?
9North Dakota State Why here?
10Pittsburgh Why here?
11Mississippi State Why here?
12Tulsa Why here?
13Ole Miss Why here?
14Maryland Why here?
15Northwestern Why here?
16Alabama 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?
28Kansas State Why here?
29California Why here?
30Texas A&M Why here?
31Oregon Why here?
32Cincinnati Why here?
33LSU Why here?
34Texas Tech Why here?
35Texas Why here?
36Penn State Why here?
37Baylor Why here?
38South Carolina Why here?
39Georgia State Why here?
40Oklahoma State Why here?
41Nebraska Why here?
42Louisville Why here?
43Kentucky Why here?
44Oklahoma Why here?
45Washington Why here?
46Arizona Why here?
47Arizona State Why here?
48Delaware Why here?
49Minnesota Why here?
50North Carolina Why here?