PUBLIC RANKINGS

My CFB Baseline · 2026 through Week 3 · revision 3

2026 season · through week 3

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