PUBLIC RANKINGS

My CFB Baseline · 2026 through Week 5 · revision 3

2026 season · through week 5

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Calculated Oct 2, 2026 · 8:08 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
Oct 2, 2026 · 8:08 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
1Alabama Why here?
2Texas Why here?
3Utah Why here?
4Notre Dame Why here?
5Pittsburgh Why here?
6Florida Why here?
7Texas Tech Why here?
8UCLA Why here?
9BYU Why here?
10Georgia Why here?
11Indiana Why here?
12Oregon Why here?
13Virginia Tech Why here?
14UCF Why here?
15James Madison Why here?
16Oklahoma State Why here?
17Mississippi State Why here?
18Cincinnati Why here?
19Nebraska Why here?
20Iowa Why here?
21LSU Why here?
22Virginia Why here?
23North Dakota State Why here?
24Houston Why here?
25Tennessee Why here?
26West Virginia Why here?
27Miami Why here?
28Auburn Why here?
29Wisconsin Why here?
30Northwestern Why here?
31Massachusetts Why here?
32Ohio State Why here?
33Boise State Why here?
34Baylor Why here?
35Duke Why here?
36Ole Miss Why here?
37Kentucky Why here?
38Missouri Why here?
39UTSA Why here?
40Clemson Why here?
41North Carolina Why here?
42South Florida Why here?
43Toledo Why here?
44Kansas State Why here?
45TCU Why here?
46Penn State Why here?
47SMU Why here?
48California Why here?
49USC Why here?
50Vanderbilt Why here?