PUBLIC RANKINGS

My CFB Baseline · 2026 through Week 4 · revision 3

2026 season · through week 4

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