PUBLIC RANKINGS

My CFB Baseline · 2026 through Week 2 · revision 3

2026 season · through week 2

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Calculated Sep 12, 2026 · 9:27 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 · 9:25 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?
2Texas A&M Why here?
3Missouri Why here?
4Maryland Why here?
5Alabama Why here?
6Ohio State Why here?
7South Carolina Why here?
8SMU Why here?
9Virginia Why here?
10Georgia State Why here?
11BYU Why here?
12UCLA Why here?
13Ole Miss Why here?
14Virginia Tech Why here?
15Tennessee Why here?
16Pittsburgh Why here?
17Utah Why here?
18Wake Forest Why here?
19Houston Why here?
20Penn State Why here?
21Southern Miss Why here?
22Florida Why here?
23Texas Tech Why here?
24Vanderbilt Why here?
25Colorado Why here?
26Georgia Why here?
27North Dakota State Why here?
28North Carolina Why here?
29Texas Why here?
30Indiana Why here?
31Miami Why here?
32West Virginia Why here?
33Louisiana Tech Why here?
34Louisiana Why here?
35New Mexico Why here?
36Northwestern Why here?
37James Madison Why here?
38Air Force Why here?
39Iowa State Why here?
40Arkansas Why here?
41Kansas State Why here?
42South Florida Why here?
43Iowa Why here?
44NC State Why here?
45UCF Why here?
46Florida State Why here?
47Georgia Southern Why here?
48Mississippi State Why here?
49Nebraska Why here?
50Cincinnati Why here?