PUBLIC RANKINGS

My CFB Baseline · 2026 through Week 2 · revision 3

2026 season · through week 2

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