| FBS Power Rankings | FBS Merit Rankings | FCS Power Rankings | FCS Merit Rankings | |||||||||||||
| These are based on | These are calculated from | These are based on | These are calculated from | |||||||||||||
| Margins of Victory | Win/Loss records along | Margins of Victory | Win/Loss records along | |||||||||||||
| in previous games | with opponents' records | in previous games | with opponents' records | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Miami (Florida) | 100.0 | 1. | Miami (Florida) | 96.1 | 1. | Youngstown State | 100.0 | 1. | Stephen F. Austin | 91.5 | |||||
| 2. | LSU | 99.4 | 2. | UCLA | 95.7 | 2. | South Dakota St. | 98.0 | 2. | Harvard | 88.2 | |||||
| 3. | Notre Dame | 97.9 | 3. | Utah | 94.8 | 3. | South Dakota | 93.5 | 3. | Tennessee Tech | 86.2 | |||||
| 4. | Alabama | 95.8 | 4. | Kentucky | 92.7 | 4. | Illinois State | 92.6 | 4. | Montana State | 85.6 | |||||
| 5. | Georgia | 94.9 | 5. | Ohio State | 88.4 | 5. | Stephen F. Austin | 92.5 | 5. | Northern Arizona | 83.8 | |||||
| 6. | Ohio State | 93.1 | 6. | Wake Forest | 87.1 | 6. | Montana State | 91.1 | 6. | Tarleton State | 82.2 | |||||
| 7. | Mississippi | 88.1 | 7. | Indiana | 86.0 | 7. | North Dakota | 88.2 | 7. | Campbell | 81.5 | |||||
| 8. | Indiana | 87.9 | 8. | Brigham Young | 85.2 | 8. | Harvard | 86.9 | 8. | Youngstown State | 80.8 | |||||
| 9. | UCLA | 87.6 | 9. | Notre Dame | 84.8 | 9. | Tarleton State | 84.2 | 9. | South Dakota | 80.8 | |||||
| 10. | Oklahoma State | 87.4 | 10. | Arizona | 84.2 | 10. | Incarnate Word | 84.1 | 10. | E. Tennessee St. | 77.6 | |||||
| 11. | Texas | 86.7 | 11. | SMU | 82.9 | 11. | Northern Iowa | 84.0 | 11. | Lamar | 77.3 | |||||
| 12. | Utah | 85.5 | 12. | Northwestern | 82.2 | 12. | Austin Peay | 81.8 | 12. | South Dakota St. | 74.7 | |||||
| 13. | Arizona | 85.4 | 13. | Georgia | 81.8 | 13. | Montana | 81.5 | 13. | Monmouth (NJ) | 74.4 | |||||
| 14. | Cincinnati | 83.9 | 14. | Texas Tech | 81.3 | 14. | Southern Illinois | 80.9 | 14. | Mercer | 73.2 | |||||
| 15. | Houston | 83.9 | 15. | LSU | 81.2 | 15. | Northern Arizona | 80.8 | 15. | Austin Peay | 72.5 | |||||
| 16. | Wake Forest | 83.1 | 16. | Texas | 79.8 | 16. | Lamar | 79.1 | 16. | Richmond | 72.4 | |||||
| 17. | Tennessee | 81.6 | 17. | Alabama | 79.7 | 17. | Alabama A&M | 77.4 | 17. | Illinois State | 71.9 | |||||
| 18. | Kentucky | 80.4 | 18. | Florida | 78.7 | 18. | SE Missouri St. | 76.9 | 18. | Chattanooga | 70.3 | |||||
| 19. | Central Florida | 80.4 | 19. | Cincinnati | 78.4 | 19. | Western Illinois | 76.7 | 19. | North Dakota | 68.5 | |||||
| 20. | Nebraska | 79.8 | 20. | Houston | 78.4 | 20. | S. Carolina State | 76.6 | 20. | Abilene Christian | 68.5 | |||||
| 21. | Oregon | 79.2 | 21. | Pittsburgh | 77.7 | 21. | Tennessee Tech | 76.2 | 21. | SE Missouri St. | 67.1 | |||||
| 22. | Brigham Young | 79.0 | 22. | Wisconsin | 76.5 | 22. | Abilene Christian | 76.0 | 22. | Wofford | 65.2 | |||||
| 23. | Wisconsin | 78.7 | 23. | Mississippi | 76.4 | 23. | Idaho State | 75.9 | 23. | Albany | 65.0 | |||||
| 24. | Texas Tech | 78.5 | 24. | Central Florida | 76.2 | 24. | Chattanooga | 75.2 | 24. | Stony Brook | 63.9 | |||||
| 25. | Florida | 78.5 | 25. | Boise State | 75.4 | 25. | Indiana State | 74.9 | 25. | Dayton | 63.8 | |||||
| 26. | Northwestern | 78.2 | 26. | Oklahoma State | 74.5 | 26. | Weber State | 74.7 | 26. | Montana | 63.4 | |||||
| 27. | South Carolina | 78.1 | 27. | Tennessee | 74.1 | 27. | Mercer | 74.7 | 27. | Lehigh | 63.3 | |||||
| 28. | Louisville | 75.9 | 28. | UT - San Antonio | 73.8 | 28. | Idaho | 74.6 | 28. | Incarnate Word | 63.1 | |||||
| 29. | Missouri | 74.8 | 29. | Missouri | 71.1 | 29. | E. Tennessee St. | 73.7 | 29. | Weber State | 62.6 | |||||
| 30. | Pittsburgh | 73.6 | 30. | Virginia Tech | 70.9 | 30. | North Alabama | 73.2 | 30. | Princeton | 62.5 | |||||
| 31. | Oklahoma | 73.5 | 31. | Southern Cal | 70.6 | 31. | SE Louisiana | 72.6 | 31. | Idaho | 62.1 | |||||
| 32. | Florida State | 73.3 | 32. | Minnesota | 70.5 | 32. | Cornell | 72.2 | 32. | UC-Davis | 61.0 | |||||
| 33. | Auburn | 73.0 | 33. | Iowa | 69.8 | 33. | Lehigh | 71.8 | 33. | SE Louisiana | 60.4 | |||||
| 34. | Texas A&M | 72.3 | 34. | Oklahoma | 68.6 | 34. | Southern Utah | 71.6 | 34. | Alabama A&M | 60.0 | |||||
| 35. | Mississippi State | 71.9 | 35. | Louisville | 68.3 | 35. | Cha'ston Southern | 70.8 | 35. | Idaho State | 59.9 | |||||
| 36. | Iowa | 71.3 | 36. | Nebraska | 67.8 | 36. | Albany | 70.4 | 36. | S. Carolina State | 58.8 | |||||
| 37. | SMU | 71.1 | 37. | Duke | 67.6 | 37. | West Florida | 70.2 | 37. | St. Thomas (MN) | 58.1 | |||||
| 38. | TCU | 69.4 | 38. | West Virginia | 67.3 | 38. | Houston Christian | 69.2 | 38. | Southern Illinois | 57.6 | |||||
| 39. | Oregon State | 68.1 | 39. | South Carolina | 67.2 | 39. | Texas - Rio Grande | 69.1 | 39. | West Florida | 57.5 | |||||
| 40. | West Virginia | 67.0 | 40. | Boston College | 67.1 | 40. | E. Washington | 68.3 | 40. | Bryant | 57.3 | |||||
| 41. | North Carolina | 66.6 | 41. | Oregon | 67.0 | 41. | Western Carolina | 68.2 | 41. | North Alabama | 57.1 | |||||
| 42. | Baylor | 66.5 | 42. | North Carolina | 66.8 | 42. | Central Arkansas | 68.0 | 42. | Columbia | 56.5 | |||||
| 43. | Kansas State | 66.0 | 43. | New Mexico | 66.4 | 43. | Campbell | 67.7 | 43. | Butler | 56.1 | |||||
| 44. | Michigan | 65.1 | 44. | James Madison | 65.5 | 44. | Brown | 67.6 | 44. | Northern Iowa | 55.6 | |||||
| 45. | Boise State | 64.7 | 45. | Illinois | 65.4 | 45. | UC-Davis | 67.4 | 45. | Western Carolina | 55.4 | |||||
| 46. | Penn State | 64.5 | 46. | Auburn | 65.3 | 46. | Gardner-Webb | 67.4 | 46. | Villanova | 55.4 | |||||
| 47. | Illinois | 64.4 | 47. | Clemson | 65.1 | 47. | Lindenwood (MO) | 67.4 | 47. | Houston Christian | 55.2 | |||||
| 48. | Southern Cal | 64.1 | 48. | Oregon State | 64.9 | 48. | Colgate | 66.7 | 48. | Cha'ston Southern | 55.1 | |||||
| 49. | Purdue | 63.7 | 49. | Liberty | 63.9 | 49. | Samford | 65.6 | 49. | Western Illinois | 54.9 | |||||
| 50. | Duke | 62.1 | 50. | Mississippi State | 63.4 | 50. | Princeton | 65.6 | 50. | Texas - Rio Grande | 54.6 | |||||
| 51. | Iowa State | 61.8 | 51. | Louisiana Tech | 63.1 | 51. | Eastern Illinois | 65.5 | 51. | Howard | 54.3 | |||||
| 52. | New Mexico | 61.7 | 52. | North Texas | 62.2 | 52. | Wofford | 65.4 | 52. | C. Connecticut St. | 53.8 | |||||
| 53. | Clemson | 61.2 | 53. | Toledo | 61.8 | 53. | Northern Colorado | 64.9 | 53. | Bethune-Cookman | 53.5 | |||||
| 54. | Virginia Tech | 60.1 | 54. | Ohio | 61.3 | 54. | McNeese State | 64.3 | 54. | Morgan State | 53.4 | |||||
| 55. | Michigan State | 60.0 | 55. | Army | 60.9 | 55. | Furman | 64.2 | 55. | Jackson State | 53.2 | |||||
| 56. | James Madison | 59.3 | 56. | Stanford | 60.7 | 56. | Norfolk State | 64.0 | 56. | Cornell | 52.3 | |||||
| 57. | Kansas | 58.9 | 57. | Michigan | 60.7 | 57. | Stony Brook | 63.2 | 57. | Colgate | 52.0 | |||||
| 58. | Boston College | 58.8 | 58. | Jacksonville State | 60.2 | 58. | Yale | 62.9 | 58. | Eastern Kentucky | 50.8 | |||||
| 59. | Virginia | 58.3 | 59. | Purdue | 59.2 | 59. | Monmouth (NJ) | 62.6 | 59. | Georgetown | 50.5 | |||||
| 60. | North Texas | 58.1 | 60. | Memphis | 58.9 | 60. | Portland State | 62.1 | 60. | Brown | 50.2 | |||||
| 61. | Minnesota | 57.9 | 61. | Arizona State | 58.8 | 61. | Cal Poly | 61.5 | 61. | McNeese State | 49.8 | |||||
| 62. | Texas State | 57.1 | 62. | Texas A&M | 57.9 | 62. | Rhode Island | 61.4 | 62. | Southern Utah | 48.6 | |||||
| 63. | Washington | 57.0 | 63. | North Dakota St. | 56.8 | 63. | Jackson State | 61.3 | 63. | Grambling | 48.3 | |||||
| 64. | Liberty | 56.8 | 64. | Baylor | 56.7 | 64. | The Citadel | 61.0 | 64. | Rhode Island | 47.7 | |||||
| 65. | Syracuse | 56.1 | 65. | Kansas State | 56.4 | 65. | Villanova | 60.5 | 65. | Dartmouth | 47.6 | |||||
| 66. | Arkansas | 55.2 | 66. | Washington | 56.3 | 66. | Richmond | 59.6 | 66. | Lafayette | 47.4 | |||||
| 67. | Army | 54.4 | 67. | Texas State | 56.1 | 67. | East Texas A&M | 59.0 | 67. | Elon | 47.3 | |||||
| 68. | Louisiana Tech | 53.5 | 68. | Iowa State | 55.8 | 68. | Dartmouth | 58.7 | 68. | Holy Cross | 47.0 | |||||
| 69. | UT - San Antonio | 53.1 | 69. | Western Michigan | 55.6 | 69. | C. Connecticut St. | 58.5 | 69. | UT-Martin | 46.3 | |||||
| 70. | Vanderbilt | 50.1 | 70. | Miami-Ohio | 54.5 | 70. | Eastern Kentucky | 58.5 | 70. | Nicholls | 45.7 | |||||
| 71. | N. C. State | 49.4 | 71. | Appalachian State | 53.8 | 71. | Tennessee State | 58.3 | 71. | Portland State | 45.5 | |||||
| 72. | Arizona State | 49.2 | 72. | South Florida | 53.3 | 72. | Holy Cross | 57.4 | 72. | Pennsylvania | 45.1 | |||||
| 73. | Memphis | 48.8 | 73. | Florida Atlantic | 53.3 | 73. | Murray State | 57.2 | 73. | Prairie View | 45.1 | |||||
| 74. | Colorado | 48.7 | 74. | Florida State | 53.2 | 74. | Utah Tech | 56.5 | 74. | Ark. - Pine Bluff | 45.0 | |||||
| 75. | Fresno State | 48.2 | 75. | N. C. State | 53.1 | 75. | Pennsylvania | 56.1 | 75. | Delaware State | 44.9 | |||||
| 76. | Tulsa | 48.2 | 76. | Arkansas | 53.0 | 76. | Towson | 55.8 | 76. | E. Washington | 44.8 | |||||
| 77. | Connecticut | 47.2 | 77. | Buffalo | 52.7 | 77. | Howard | 54.7 | 77. | Lindenwood (MO) | 44.7 | |||||
| 78. | Georgia Southern | 46.1 | 78. | Air Force | 52.6 | 78. | West Georgia | 53.4 | 78. | Sacred Heart | 44.2 | |||||
| 79. | North Dakota St. | 46.1 | 79. | TCU | 52.6 | 79. | Bryant | 53.0 | 79. | Cal Poly | 43.5 | |||||
| 80. | Georgia State | 45.9 | 80. | Kansas | 51.6 | 80. | Duquesne | 53.0 | 80. | The Citadel | 43.2 | |||||
| 81. | Louisiana | 45.8 | 81. | Virginia | 51.3 | 81. | St. Thomas (MN) | 52.6 | 81. | Northern Colorado | 42.7 | |||||
| 82. | Toledo | 45.0 | 82. | Syracuse | 50.5 | 82. | Lafayette | 52.3 | 82. | Indiana State | 42.1 | |||||
| 83. | South Florida | 44.2 | 83. | South Alabama | 50.1 | 83. | Stonehill | 51.8 | 83. | Samford | 41.7 | |||||
| 84. | Western Michigan | 44.1 | 84. | UNLV | 49.9 | 84. | Butler | 51.7 | 84. | William & Mary | 41.6 | |||||
| 85. | Maryland | 44.0 | 85. | Louisiana | 49.7 | 85. | Prairie View | 50.9 | 85. | Alabama State | 40.8 | |||||
| 86. | Georgia Tech | 43.6 | 86. | Wyoming | 49.1 | 86. | Elon | 50.8 | 86. | N. C. A&T | 40.7 | |||||
| 87. | Rutgers | 43.4 | 87. | Middle Tennessee | 48.0 | 87. | Grambling | 50.5 | 87. | Yale | 40.1 | |||||
| 88. | Tulane | 42.9 | 88. | California | 47.8 | 88. | Georgetown | 50.5 | 88. | Duquesne | 39.4 | |||||
| 89. | Utah State | 42.3 | 89. | UAB | 47.3 | 89. | Bethune-Cookman | 50.3 | 89. | Stonehill | 39.0 | |||||
| 90. | UNLV | 41.5 | 90. | Vanderbilt | 47.2 | 90. | Fordham | 50.2 | 90. | Eastern Illinois | 38.9 | |||||
| 91. | California | 41.5 | 91. | Marshall | 46.9 | 91. | Robert Morris | 50.0 | 91. | Presbyterian | 38.3 | |||||
| 92. | Washington State | 40.0 | 92. | Penn State | 46.6 | 92. | Morgan State | 49.5 | 92. | Fordham | 37.8 | |||||
| 93. | Air Force | 39.8 | 93. | Connecticut | 46.4 | 93. | Ark. - Pine Bluff | 49.4 | 93. | Alcorn State | 37.8 | |||||
| 94. | Navy | 39.1 | 94. | Georgia Tech | 44.7 | 94. | Alabama State | 49.3 | 94. | Furman | 37.6 | |||||
| 95. | Arkansas State | 39.0 | 95. | Tulane | 44.3 | 95. | Alcorn State | 49.1 | 95. | Gardner-Webb | 37.5 | |||||
| 96. | Appalachian State | 38.8 | 96. | Colorado | 44.0 | 96. | Long Island | 49.1 | 96. | N. C. Central | 37.4 | |||||
| 97. | Colorado State | 38.8 | 97. | Georgia Southern | 43.1 | 97. | Florida A&M | 48.9 | 97. | Norfolk State | 37.3 | |||||
| 98. | South Alabama | 38.7 | 98. | Rutgers | 42.7 | 98. | Sacred Heart | 48.0 | 98. | Valparaiso | 37.0 | |||||
| 99. | San Diego State | 38.2 | 99. | Colorado State | 42.0 | 99. | Columbia | 48.0 | 99. | Long Island | 36.9 | |||||
| 100. | Nevada | 38.0 | 100. | Michigan State | 41.5 | 100. | N. C. A&T | 47.7 | 100. | San Diego | 36.9 | |||||
| 101. | Jacksonville State | 37.1 | 101. | Fresno State | 41.3 | 101. | Merrimack | 47.4 | 101. | Marist | 36.3 | |||||
| 102. | Ohio | 37.1 | 102. | Arkansas State | 40.2 | 102. | Nicholls | 46.8 | 102. | Central Arkansas | 36.1 | |||||
| 103. | Coastal Carolina | 36.5 | 103. | Georgia State | 39.8 | 103. | New Hampshire | 46.2 | 103. | Utah Tech | 35.3 | |||||
| 104. | East Carolina | 36.2 | 104. | Ball State | 38.2 | 104. | UT-Martin | 45.0 | 104. | Robert Morris | 34.5 | |||||
| 105. | Temple | 36.0 | 105. | Maryland | 38.1 | 105. | N. C. Central | 44.6 | 105. | East Texas A&M | 34.4 | |||||
| 106. | UAB | 34.8 | 106. | San Diego State | 37.9 | 106. | William & Mary | 44.3 | 106. | Tennessee State | 34.1 | |||||
| 107. | Fla. International | 34.7 | 107. | Kent State | 37.3 | 107. | Delaware State | 43.6 | 107. | Murray State | 32.7 | |||||
| 108. | Florida Atlantic | 34.3 | 108. | Western Kentucky | 37.3 | 108. | Northwestern State | 43.6 | 108. | Southern | 31.0 | |||||
| 109. | Delaware | 34.2 | 109. | Tulsa | 37.3 | 109. | Maine | 43.4 | 109. | New Hampshire | 30.0 | |||||
| 110. | Miami-Ohio | 34.0 | 110. | Eastern Michigan | 36.2 | 110. | New Haven | 41.5 | 110. | West Georgia | 29.5 | |||||
| 111. | New Mexico State | 33.2 | 111. | San Jose State | 35.9 | 111. | Dayton | 41.4 | 111. | Mississippi Valley | 27.6 | |||||
| 112. | Hawai'i | 32.7 | 112. | Nevada | 35.3 | 112. | Bucknell | 40.5 | 112. | Florida A&M | 27.3 | |||||
| 113. | Troy | 32.3 | 113. | Troy | 35.1 | 113. | Valparaiso | 38.8 | 113. | Bucknell | 25.6 | |||||
| 114. | Stanford | 31.7 | 114. | Central Michigan | 34.9 | 114. | Mercyhurst | 37.5 | 114. | Maine | 24.8 | |||||
| 115. | Wyoming | 30.2 | 115. | East Carolina | 33.8 | 115. | Southern | 35.7 | 115. | Davidson | 24.2 | |||||
| 116. | Western Kentucky | 30.1 | 116. | Fla. International | 33.7 | 116. | San Diego | 35.7 | 116. | New Haven | 23.5 | |||||
| 117. | Rice | 29.6 | 117. | Delaware | 33.3 | 117. | Marist | 35.4 | 117. | Texas Southern | 23.1 | |||||
| 118. | Central Michigan | 29.4 | 118. | Massachusetts | 31.7 | 118. | Hampton | 31.8 | 118. | Drake | 22.2 | |||||
| 119. | Kennesaw State | 29.3 | 119. | Utah State | 31.4 | 119. | Drake | 29.9 | 119. | Hampton | 22.0 | |||||
| 120. | Buffalo | 29.1 | 120. | New Mexico State | 31.1 | 120. | Virginia Military | 29.9 | 120. | Towson | 19.3 | |||||
| 121. | Middle Tennessee | 29.0 | 121. | Navy | 27.0 | 121. | Wagner | 28.0 | 121. | Morehead State | 19.0 | |||||
| 122. | Old Dominion | 28.8 | 122. | Coastal Carolina | 26.1 | 122. | Chicago State | 24.3 | 122. | Virginia Military | 18.3 | |||||
| 123. | Southern Miss. | 27.8 | 123. | Bowling Green | 24.9 | 123. | Texas Southern | 20.4 | 123. | Mercyhurst | 18.1 | |||||
| 124. | San Jose State | 27.4 | 124. | Missouri State | 24.2 | 124. | Presbyterian | 12.5 | 124. | Merrimack | 17.3 | |||||
| 125. | Marshall | 26.8 | 125. | Temple | 23.5 | 125. | Mississippi Valley | 10.9 | 125. | Northwestern State | 16.6 | |||||
| 126. | Sam Houston St. | 26.2 | 126. | Southern Miss. | 23.5 | 126. | Stetson | 8.4 | 126. | Wagner | 14.4 | |||||
| 127. | Eastern Michigan | 26.1 | 127. | Hawai'i | 23.3 | 127. | Morehead State | 2.9 | 127. | Stetson | 10.1 | |||||
| 128. | Massachusetts | 25.3 | 128. | Old Dominion | 22.1 | 128. | Davidson | -1.0 | 128. | Chicago State | -4.3 | |||||
| 129. | Ball State | 21.3 | 129. | UL - Monroe | 17.7 | |||||||||||
| 130. | Kent State | 21.3 | 130. | Washington State | 17.6 | |||||||||||
| 131. | Northern Illinois | 20.5 | 131. | Charlotte | 17.4 | |||||||||||
| 132. | Bowling Green | 20.4 | 132. | Texas - El Paso | 14.0 | |||||||||||
| 133. | Missouri State | 20.1 | 133. | Sam Houston St. | 12.2 | |||||||||||
| 134. | UL - Monroe | 18.6 | 134. | Rice | 12.2 | |||||||||||
| 135. | Charlotte | 16.3 | 135. | Akron | 11.4 | |||||||||||
| 136. | Texas - El Paso | 14.5 | 136. | Kennesaw State | 11.0 | |||||||||||
| 137. | Akron | 13.6 | 137. | Northern Illinois | 5.1 | |||||||||||
| 138. | Sacramento State | -1.2 | 138. | Sacramento State | 3.8 | Updated 25 October 2026 | ||||||||||