PUBLIC RANKINGS

My CFB Baseline · 2026 through Week 2 · revision 3

2026 season · through week 2

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Calculated Sep 12, 2026 · 2:45 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 12, 2026 · 2:44 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
51South Alabama Why here?
52Navy Why here?
53Middle Tennessee Why here?
54Army Why here?
55Purdue Why here?
56Jacksonville State Why here?
57Sacramento State Why here?
58Texas Why here?
59Ohio State Why here?
60Notre Dame Why here?
61LSU Why here?
62Old Dominion Why here?
63Florida Why here?
64Liberty Why here?
65Temple Why here?
66New Mexico State Why here?
67Eastern Michigan Why here?
68Kent State Why here?
69Iowa Why here?
70San José State Why here?
71Oregon Why here?
72Michigan Why here?
73Nebraska Why here?
74Mississippi State Why here?
75UCLA Why here?
76Pittsburgh Why here?
77Buffalo Why here?
78Washington Why here?
79Cincinnati Why here?
80Auburn Why here?
81Memphis Why here?
82Houston Why here?
83Illinois Why here?
84Duke Why here?
85East Carolina Why here?
86Oklahoma Why here?
87Florida International Why here?
88New Mexico Why here?
89Colorado Why here?
90Colorado State Why here?
91North Carolina Why here?
92Tulsa Why here?
93West Virginia Why here?
94Nevada Why here?
95Stanford Why here?
96North Texas Why here?
97Michigan State Why here?
98Missouri State Why here?
99UNLV Why here?
100Massachusetts Why here?