National

2026 College Football Rankings

Team Power Rankings Preseason

Rank Team Conference Record Power Rating
1 Ohio State B1G — 129.61
2 Notre Dame Ind — 124.44
3 Oregon B1G — 123.16
4 Georgia SEC — 122.70
5 Miami ACC — 120.26
6 Texas Tech B12 — 120.03
7 Texas SEC — 119.84
8 Indiana B1G — 119.12
9 Texas A&M SEC — 117.64
10 SMU ACC — 117.56
11 Ole Miss SEC — 116.95
12 Oklahoma SEC — 116.69
13 BYU B12 — 116.14
14 Michigan B1G — 114.20
15 USC B1G — 113.89
16 Washington B1G — 112.44
17 Alabama SEC — 112.32
18 Utah B12 — 112.01
19 Tennessee SEC — 112.00
20 Missouri SEC — 111.22
21 Penn State B1G — 110.52
22 South Carolina SEC — 110.26
23 Clemson ACC — 110.24
24 Toledo MAC — 109.42
25 LSU SEC — 109.33
26 Boise State PAC — 108.55
27 Kansas State B12 — 108.44
28 Arizona B12 — 107.92
29 Iowa B1G — 107.39
30 Minnesota B1G — 107.24
31 Louisville ACC — 106.56
32 Ohio MAC — 106.38
33 Vanderbilt SEC — 106.18
34 Florida SEC — 105.73
35 NC State ACC — 105.41
36 Western Michigan MAC — 105.28
37 TCU B12 — 105.25
38 Washington State PAC — 104.86
39 Nebraska B1G — 104.42
40 UTSA AAC — 104.04
41 Texas State PAC — 104.02
42 Houston B12 — 103.64
43 San Diego State PAC — 103.63
44 Baylor B12 — 103.45
45 Pittsburgh ACC — 103.34
46 Florida State ACC — 103.32
47 Western Kentucky CUSA — 103.16
48 Fresno State PAC — 103.15
49 UNLV MWC — 102.43
50 Arizona State B12 — 102.41
51 Illinois B1G — 102.39
52 Virginia ACC — 101.97
53 Georgia Tech ACC — 101.95
54 Auburn SEC — 101.94
55 Marshall SBC — 101.71
56 Iowa State B12 — 100.81
57 Wisconsin B1G — 100.72
58 Navy AAC — 100.50
59 Army AAC — 100.48
60 Memphis AAC — 100.45
61 James Madison SBC — 100.43
62 Duke ACC — 100.37
63 Northwestern B1G — 100.15
64 Liberty CUSA — 100.06
65 Tulane AAC — 99.91
66 East Carolina AAC — 99.70
67 Old Dominion SBC — 99.55
68 Kansas B12 — 99.42
69 Louisiana Tech SBC — 99.36
70 California ACC — 99.14
71 Troy SBC — 98.93
72 South Florida AAC — 98.90
73 Cincinnati B12 — 98.78
74 Wake Forest ACC — 98.75
75 Mississippi State SEC — 98.50
76 Jacksonville State CUSA — 98.21
77 Maryland B1G — 97.73
78 Colorado B12 — 97.65
79 UCF B12 — 97.63
80 Miami (OH) MAC — 97.63
81 Arkansas SEC — 97.61
82 North Carolina ACC — 97.40
83 Utah State PAC — 97.20
84 Kentucky SEC — 96.93
85 New Mexico MWC — 96.01
86 Michigan State B1G — 95.99
87 South Alabama SBC — 95.96
88 Air Force MWC — 95.78
89 Syracuse ACC — 95.69
90 West Virginia B12 — 95.69
91 UCLA B1G — 95.55
92 UConn Ind — 95.34
93 Rutgers B1G — 95.18
94 Louisiana SBC — 94.91
95 Virginia Tech ACC — 94.72
96 Hawai'i MWC — 94.69
97 Arkansas State SBC — 94.68
98 Akron MAC — 94.65
99 Florida Atlantic AAC — 94.54
100 North Texas AAC — 93.79
101 Southern Miss SBC — 93.41
102 Central Michigan MAC — 93.36
103 Eastern Michigan MAC — 93.28
104 App State SBC — 92.90
105 Oregon State PAC — 92.82
106 Buffalo MAC — 92.25
107 Georgia Southern SBC — 92.08
108 Florida International CUSA — 91.01
109 Coastal Carolina SBC — 90.85
110 Sacramento State MAC — 90.59
111 Purdue B1G — 90.44
112 Boston College ACC — 90.28
113 Stanford ACC — 90.17
114 Delaware CUSA — 90.10
115 Oklahoma State B12 — 89.92
116 Tulsa AAC — 89.77
117 UAB AAC — 89.66
118 Temple AAC — 89.36
119 Rice AAC — 89.23
120 Kennesaw State CUSA — 89.17
121 Colorado State PAC — 88.84
122 Wyoming MWC — 88.73
123 Bowling Green MAC — 88.56
124 Northern Illinois MWC — 88.43
125 Middle Tennessee CUSA — 87.81
126 UL Monroe SBC — 87.78
127 Nevada MWC — 87.71
128 UTEP MWC — 87.53
129 New Mexico State CUSA — 87.07
130 Sam Houston CUSA — 86.81
131 San José State MWC — 86.58
132 Missouri State CUSA — 86.38
133 North Dakota State MWC — 84.62
134 Charlotte AAC — 84.02
135 Ball State MAC — 83.61
136 Kent State MAC — 83.22
137 Georgia State SBC — 82.83
138 Massachusetts MAC — 74.57