PUBLIC RANKINGS

My CFB Baseline · 2026 through Week 2 · revision 3

2026 season · through week 2

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Calculated Sep 13, 2026 · 1:05 AM 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 13, 2026 · 1:04 AM 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
1Texas A&M Why here?
2Notre Dame Why here?
3Missouri Why here?
4Maryland Why here?
5LSU Why here?
6Auburn Why here?
7South Carolina Why here?
8Virginia Why here?
9Alabama Why here?
10SMU Why here?
11Georgia State Why here?
12Utah Why here?
13BYU Why here?
14North Carolina Why here?
15North Dakota State Why here?
16Florida Why here?
17Virginia Tech Why here?
18Pittsburgh Why here?
19Tennessee Why here?
20West Virginia Why here?
21Ole Miss Why here?
22UCLA Why here?
23Wake Forest Why here?
24Michigan Why here?
25Vanderbilt Why here?
26Houston Why here?
27Penn State Why here?
28Georgia Why here?
29Louisiana Why here?
30Indiana Why here?
31Texas Tech Why here?
32Miami Why here?
33Texas Why here?
34New Mexico Why here?
35Northwestern Why here?
36James Madison Why here?
37Colorado State Why here?
38USC Why here?
39Iowa Why here?
40Colorado Why here?
41Baylor Why here?
42Kansas State Why here?
43UCF Why here?
44NC State Why here?
45TCU Why here?
46Cincinnati Why here?
47Florida State Why here?
48Oklahoma Why here?
49Arizona Why here?
50Nebraska Why here?