NCAAF Power Rankings

Updated Oct 27, 2026 · Week 9 of 2026

Every NCAAF team ranked by the G&W power rating, updated through the latest results.

NCAAF Power Rankings

NCAAF power rankings
#	Team	Record	Rating	Pts/G	Allowed/G	Move
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6-1	+25.3	41.1	13.4	—
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	6-1	+24.1	39.3	13.4	—
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	6-2	+22.2	38.2	21.2	—
4	Miami Hurricanes	7-0	+22.1	44.3	16.7	—
5	LSU Tigers	6-2	+21.5	36.9	16.3	—
6	Georgia Bulldogs	6-1	+20.7	39.7	18.0	—
7	Indiana Hoosiers	7-1	+20.0	30.6	13.7	—
8	Texas Longhorns	5-2	+17.5	30.7	19.1	—
9	Utah Utes	7-0	+17.0	32.7	14.7	—
10	UCLA Bruins	7-0	+15.8	34.4	15.3	—
11	Ole Miss Rebels	5-2	+15.8	36.0	25.3	—
12	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	6-1	+14.7	37.4	19.4	—
13	Tennessee Volunteers	6-2	+13.8	28.9	17.3	—
14	BYU Cougars	6-1	+13.0	28.2	20.5	—
15	Missouri Tigers	5-2	+12.6	27.3	20.5	—
16	Kentucky Wildcats	7-1	+12.4	31.1	26.4	▲1
17	Nebraska Cornhuskers	5-2	+12.4	35.8	16.8	▲1
18	Texas Tech Red Raiders	6-1	+12.2	36.3	22.2	▼2
19	Houston Cougars	6-2	+12.2	30.1	23.1	—
20	Oregon Ducks	4-3	+12.0	24.7	24.2	—
21	Arizona Wildcats	6-1	+11.9	36.3	18.3	—
22	Florida Gators	5-2	+11.1	37.5	32.5	—
23	Wisconsin Badgers	5-2	+11.1	25.5	16.3	—
24	South Carolina Gamecocks	4-3	+10.9	34.7	28.0	—
25	Oklahoma Sooners	4-3	+10.6	21.6	17.7	—
26	Louisville Cardinals	4-3	+10.2	35.3	29.8	▲1
27	Mississippi State Bulldogs	4-3	+10.2	30.0	27.7	▼1
28	Texas A&M Aggies	4-4	+10.1	26.4	21.6	▲1
29	USC Trojans	6-2	+10.1	32.8	25.0	▼1
30	Northwestern Wildcats	6-1	+9.9	34.8	16.3	—
31	Oklahoma State Cowboys	5-2	+9.7	36.8	27.7	—
32	Iowa Hawkeyes	5-2	+9.3	23.5	16.7	—
33	SMU Mustangs	6-1	+9.2	33.2	23.0	—
34	James Madison Dukes	7-1	+8.5	34.9	20.4	—
35	Penn State Nittany Lions	3-4	+8.3	28.7	18.9	—
36	Auburn Tigers	4-3	+8.1	25.4	24.1	—
37	TCU Horned Frogs	3-4	+7.6	16.8	15.0	—
38	Michigan Wolverines	4-3	+7.5	20.3	15.7	—
39	UCF Knights	4-3	+7.3	26.0	25.8	▲1
40	New Mexico Lobos	6-1	+7.2	31.5	12.0	▼1
41	Pittsburgh Panthers	5-3	+6.6	27.7	23.9	—
42	Liberty Flames	6-1	+6.3	32.8	12.5	—
43	Florida State Seminoles	3-4	+5.8	31.2	31.3	—
44	Kansas Jayhawks	3-4	+5.5	27.7	27.0	—
45	Oregon State Beavers	5-2	+5.5	41.2	24.2	—
46	Baylor Bears	4-3	+5.4	26.7	18.3	—
47	Boise State Broncos	6-1	+5.3	33.8	20.0	—
48	Duke Blue Devils	5-2	+5.0	24.5	17.5	—
49	North Carolina Tar Heels	4-3	+4.9	22.7	23.8	—
50	North Texas Mean Green	5-2	+4.7	39.8	33.3	—
51	Cincinnati Bearcats	5-2	+4.4	31.0	29.2	—
52	Kansas State Wildcats	4-3	+4.3	26.5	24.2	—
53	Virginia Tech Hokies	6-2	+4.0	29.6	23.0	—
54	Virginia Cavaliers	4-4	+3.7	23.9	22.0	▲2
55	Illinois Fighting Illini	4-3	+3.6	27.3	27.8	▼1
56	Memphis Tigers	6-2	+3.6	34.9	24.1	▼1
57	North Dakota State Bison	6-2	+2.2	26.3	14.3	—
58	Washington Huskies	4-3	+2.1	24.5	23.8	—
59	Michigan State Spartans	2-6	+2.0	19.9	25.8	—
60	UTSA Roadrunners	7-1	+1.7	31.9	27.4	—
61	Clemson Tigers	4-3	+1.7	18.8	24.8	—
62	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	5-2	+1.0	24.3	23.5	—
63	Iowa State Cyclones	3-4	+0.8	23.8	26.5	—
64	Arizona State Sun Devils	4-3	+0.6	24.3	33.7	—
65	Boston College Eagles	4-3	+0.5	24.8	24.8	▲1
66	West Virginia Mountaineers	5-3	+0.5	33.6	35.9	▼1
67	Purdue Boilermakers	3-4	−0.1	29.2	34.5	—
68	Minnesota Golden Gophers	5-2	−0.1	21.2	22.3	—
69	Army Black Knights	5-2	−0.5	31.3	25.3	—
70	Texas State Bobcats	4-3	−0.5	32.8	33.3	—
71	Arkansas Razorbacks	3-4	−0.7	19.3	28.8	—
72	UConn Huskies	4-3	−0.8	32.2	26.7	—
73	Toledo Rockets	6-2	−0.8	33.7	27.6	—
74	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	5-3	−0.8	29.0	23.3	—
75	Vanderbilt Commodores	3-5	−1.2	22.0	33.3	—
76	South Florida Bulls	5-2	−1.6	21.2	14.8	—
77	Fresno State Bulldogs	4-3	−1.6	27.6	20.9	—
78	Syracuse Orange	3-4	−2.2	25.8	30.2	—
79	Georgia State Panthers	4-3	−2.7	32.0	28.7	▲1
80	Air Force Falcons	5-2	−2.7	27.5	24.3	▼1
81	Maryland Terrapins	2-5	−2.9	22.7	38.8	—
82	Navy Midshipmen	2-5	−3.0	27.7	31.5	▲1
83	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	4-4	−3.0	28.0	27.9	▼1
84	Colorado Buffaloes	2-5	−3.2	14.8	31.7	—
85	NC State Wolfpack	3-4	−3.4	25.5	32.8	—
86	Georgia Southern Eagles	3-4	−3.8	23.3	26.8	▲1
87	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	2-5	−3.8	23.8	33.5	▼1
88	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	5-2	−4.2	23.7	25.3	—
89	App State Mountaineers	5-2	−4.2	26.0	26.5	—
90	East Carolina Pirates	3-4	−4.8	22.2	29.2	—
91	Western Michigan Broncos	5-3	−4.8	23.4	21.3	—
92	Ohio Bobcats	6-2	−4.8	28.9	24.0	▲1
93	Nevada Wolf Pack	3-4	−4.9	29.5	22.3	▼1
94	UNLV Rebels	4-3	−5.1	24.1	23.7	—
95	Utah State Aggies	2-5	−5.4	14.5	22.0	—
96	Miami (OH) RedHawks	5-3	−6.0	24.4	28.4	—
97	Arkansas State Red Wolves	4-4	−6.3	25.4	30.1	▲1
98	Tulane Green Wave	3-4	−6.3	20.3	24.6	▼1
99	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	2-5	−7.0	23.8	37.7	—
100	Wyoming Cowboys	5-3	−7.4	19.3	21.0	—
101	Florida International Panthers	3-4	−7.7	20.2	18.5	—
102	UAB Blazers	4-3	−7.8	21.7	26.3	—
103	South Alabama Jaguars	4-3	−8.0	34.5	35.5	—
104	Temple Owls	2-5	−8.2	23.7	30.3	—
105	Delaware Blue Hens	4-4	−8.3	27.3	30.4	▲1
106	Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors	2-6	−8.8	20.8	24.5	▼1
107	Florida Atlantic Owls	5-2	−9.2	32.5	38.0	—
108	Troy Trojans	3-4	−9.5	21.0	26.2	—
109	California Golden Bears	3-5	−9.7	19.7	35.1	—
110	San Diego State Aztecs	3-5	−9.8	22.7	38.4	▲1
111	San José State Spartans	4-4	−10.1	19.0	22.9	▲1
112	New Mexico State Aggies	3-4	−10.1	20.2	27.3	▼2
113	Washington State Cougars	1-7	−10.2	14.7	30.6	—
114	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	2-5	−10.4	23.0	29.0	—
115	Marshall Thundering Herd	4-3	−10.6	19.3	30.0	—
116	Southern Miss Golden Eagles	2-5	−11.2	21.8	37.3	—
117	Kennesaw State Owls	1-6	−11.4	15.5	29.2	—
118	Stanford Cardinal	4-4	−11.6	17.9	39.6	—
119	Buffalo Bulls	5-3	−12.2	21.5	26.3	—
120	Old Dominion Monarchs	2-6	−12.4	13.3	29.1	—
121	Rice Owls	1-7	−12.8	19.6	35.9	—
122	Central Michigan Chippewas	3-5	−13.4	18.6	28.1	▲1
123	Colorado State Rams	3-4	−13.5	35.3	47.3	▲1
124	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	3-5	−13.5	16.9	34.6	▼2
125	Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	4-3	−13.7	20.8	29.8	—
126	Eastern Michigan Eagles	4-5	−13.9	20.4	28.5	▲1
127	Massachusetts Minutemen	4-4	−13.9	23.2	24.2	▼1
128	Missouri State Bears	3-5	−14.8	21.0	33.3	▲2
129	Bowling Green Falcons	2-6	−16.6	19.6	31.1	—
130	Ball State Cardinals	3-5	−16.8	19.3	37.9	▲1
131	UL Monroe Warhawks	1-6	−16.9	17.7	37.2	▲1
132	Sam Houston Bearkats	1-7	−18.1	12.1	28.7	▼4
133	Akron Zips	1-7	−19.6	15.3	36.0	—
134	Kent State Golden Flashes	3-5	−20.1	11.9	32.7	—
135	Charlotte 49ers	1-6	−20.9	15.5	40.2	—
136	UTEP Miners	1-6	−21.5	9.2	41.8	—
137	Northern Illinois Huskies	0-7	−22.4	13.7	40.3	—
138	Sacramento State Hornets	1-7	−27.1	10.0	37.6	—

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