PUBLIC RANKINGS

My CFB Baseline · 2026 through Week 2 · revision 3

2026 season · through week 2

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Calculated Sep 12, 2026 · 10:10 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 · 10:09 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?
11Tennessee Why here?
12BYU Why here?
13Pittsburgh Why here?
14Virginia Tech Why here?
15UCLA Why here?
16Utah Why here?
17LSU Why here?
18Ole Miss Why here?
19West Virginia Why here?
20Wake Forest Why here?
21Southern Miss Why here?
22Houston Why here?
23Florida Why here?
24Penn State Why here?
25Texas Tech Why here?
26Vanderbilt Why here?
27North Dakota State Why here?
28Georgia Why here?
29North Carolina Why here?
30Indiana Why here?
31Texas Why here?
32Miami Why here?
33Louisiana Why here?
34New Mexico Why here?
35Colorado Why here?
36Northwestern Why here?
37Air Force Why here?
38James Madison Why here?
39Iowa Why here?
40Colorado State Why here?
41Arkansas Why here?
42Kansas State Why here?
43NC State Why here?
44UCF Why here?
45South Florida Why here?
46Georgia Southern Why here?
47Florida State Why here?
48Mississippi State Why here?
49Cincinnati Why here?
50Nebraska Why here?