PUBLIC RANKINGS

My CFB Baseline · 2026 through Week 5 · revision 3

2026 season · through week 5

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