College Football Ratings · 2025
College Football Ratings — Week 10
136 FBS teams · 11 conferences · Through November 3, 2025 · Updated Jul 28, 11:19 PM ET
Home field worth 3.0 pts (estimated this season)
Team ratings
| # | Team | Conf | Rec | SRS | SOS | Elo | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8–0 | +26.69 | +2.72 | 2280 | +6.4 |
| 2 | Indiana | Big Ten | 9–0 | +24.44 | +1.88 | 2122 | +12.1 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6–2 | +22.54 | +6.72 | 2092 | +2.7 |
| 4 | Oregon | Big Ten | 7–1 | +21.80 | +2.05 | 2070 | +0.0 |
| 5 | Utah | Big 12 | 7–2 | +19.98 | +2.12 | 1942 | +51.4 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | SEC | 8–0 | +18.19 | +6.71 | 2023 | +0.0 |
| 7 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 8–1 | +18.00 | -3.59 | 1966 | +84.3 |
| 8 | Georgia | SEC | 7–1 | +17.73 | +6.52 | 2097 | +11.1 |
| 9 | Alabama | SEC | 7–1 | +17.69 | +6.19 | 2038 | +0.0 |
| 10 | Miami | ACC | 6–2 | +17.52 | +4.26 | 1867 | -40.6 |
| 11 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8–1 | +16.36 | +4.81 | 2068 | +8.6 |
| 12 | USC | Big Ten | 6–2 | +15.74 | +3.16 | 1918 | +27.3 |
| 13 | BYU | Big 12 | 8–0 | +15.34 | +0.67 | 2013 | +0.0 |
| 14 | Texas | SEC | 7–2 | +15.22 | +3.01 | 2030 | +20.7 |
| 15 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 7–2 | +13.72 | +1.33 | 1935 | -20.7 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | SEC | 7–2 | +13.70 | +3.01 | 1926 | +62.7 |
| 17 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6–2 | +13.31 | -2.36 | 1925 | +0.0 |
| 18 | Louisville | ACC | 7–1 | +13.14 | +0.72 | 1916 | +16.5 |
| 19 | Tennessee | SEC | 6–3 | +12.98 | +3.31 | 1858 | -62.7 |
| 20 | Washington | Big Ten | 6–2 | +12.39 | +3.78 | 1900 | +0.0 |
| 21 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3–5 | +12.20 | +2.53 | 1826 | -6.4 |
| 22 | LSU | SEC | 5–3 | +11.86 | +7.37 | 1835 | +0.0 |
| 23 | Missouri | SEC | 6–2 | +11.67 | -0.76 | 1889 | +0.0 |
| 24 | Illinois | Big Ten | 6–3 | +11.32 | +5.35 | 1838 | +30.2 |
| 25 | TCU | Big 12 | 6–2 | +10.59 | +1.76 | 1842 | +0.0 |
| 26 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7–2 | +10.32 | +2.98 | 1917 | +2.5 |
| 27 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 7–2 | +10.05 | -3.05 | 1810 | +26.3 |
| 28 | SMU | ACC | 6–3 | +9.95 | -0.37 | 1917 | +40.6 |
| 29 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 7–1 | +9.54 | -6.79 | 1869 | +39.8 |
| 30 | South Florida | American Athletic | 6–2 | +9.04 | -1.29 | 1800 | +0.0 |
| 31 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 5–4 | +8.59 | +4.24 | 1696 | -45.5 |
| 32 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 4–5 | +8.40 | +6.16 | 1783 | -84.3 |
| 33 | Auburn | SEC | 4–5 | +8.34 | +5.48 | 1647 | -93.8 |
| 34 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 8–1 | +8.29 | -1.89 | 1804 | -112.2 |
| 35 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 6–3 | +8.21 | +6.19 | 1817 | +45.5 |
| 36 | Florida | SEC | 3–5 | +8.18 | +8.61 | 1799 | -11.1 |
| 37 | Arizona | Big 12 | 5–3 | +7.79 | -0.78 | 1743 | +110.9 |
| 38 | Memphis | American Athletic | 8–1 | +7.75 | -9.47 | 1830 | +18.6 |
| 39 | Virginia | ACC | 8–1 | +7.74 | -2.49 | 1802 | +30.4 |
| 40 | North Texas | American Athletic | 8–1 | +7.20 | -5.29 | 1788 | +70.0 |
| 41 | Clemson | ACC | 3–5 | +6.97 | +1.94 | 1731 | -14.9 |
| 42 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 7–2 | +6.68 | -1.84 | 1784 | -51.4 |
| 43 | Florida State | ACC | 4–4 | +6.58 | +0.14 | 1612 | +102.3 |
| 44 | Duke | ACC | 5–3 | +6.42 | +0.67 | 1841 | +14.9 |
| 45 | South Carolina | SEC | 3–6 | +6.40 | +7.38 | 1683 | -8.6 |
| 46 | Baylor | Big 12 | 5–4 | +5.97 | +0.68 | 1737 | +44.4 |
| 47 | Arkansas | SEC | 2–7 | +5.89 | +5.83 | 1582 | -44.0 |
| 48 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 6–3 | +5.45 | -1.43 | 1720 | -27.3 |
| 49 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5–4 | +5.37 | +2.42 | 1618 | +44.0 |
| 50 | Boise State | Mountain West | 6–3 | +4.98 | -3.94 | 1700 | -170.4 |
| 51 | Kansas | Big 12 | 5–4 | +4.76 | -1.09 | 1679 | +12.1 |
| 52 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 5–3 | +4.56 | -5.36 | 1720 | +65.7 |
| 53 | Houston | Big 12 | 7–2 | +4.08 | -1.61 | 1674 | -121.5 |
| 54 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 7–1 | +3.33 | -9.20 | 1747 | +24.1 |
| 55 | Kentucky | SEC | 3–5 | +2.56 | +7.81 | 1596 | +93.8 |
| 56 | Tulane | American Athletic | 6–2 | +2.31 | +0.32 | 1693 | -119.9 |
| 57 | NC State | ACC | 5–4 | +2.17 | +3.08 | 1692 | +112.2 |
| 58 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 6–3 | +2.12 | -3.80 | 1684 | +29.2 |
| 59 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5–3 | +2.11 | -1.31 | 1651 | +0.0 |
| 60 | UCF | Big 12 | 4–4 | +2.10 | -3.14 | 1568 | -44.4 |
| 61 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4–4 | +1.79 | -0.81 | 1618 | -12.1 |
| 62 | Colorado | Big 12 | 3–6 | +1.08 | +6.05 | 1562 | -110.9 |
| 63 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4–4 | +0.81 | -10.12 | 1507 | +0.0 |
| 64 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 4–5 | +0.20 | +1.50 | 1592 | -49.4 |
| 65 | Army | American Athletic | 4–4 | +0.18 | -2.72 | 1648 | +19.9 |
| 66 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 4–5 | -0.19 | +1.32 | 1627 | -30.2 |
| 67 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6–3 | -0.20 | -1.61 | 1773 | +5.8 |
| 68 | Ohio | Mid-American | 5–3 | -0.78 | -6.19 | 1732 | +0.0 |
| 69 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5–3 | -1.25 | -1.13 | 1538 | -102.3 |
| 70 | UConn | FBS Independents | 6–3 | -1.43 | -12.77 | 1670 | +24.0 |
| 71 | UCLA | Big Ten | 3–5 | -1.51 | +6.43 | 1643 | +0.0 |
| 72 | UTSA | American Athletic | 4–4 | -1.72 | -3.49 | 1676 | +119.9 |
| 72 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2–6 | -1.72 | +8.53 | 1503 | +0.0 |
| 74 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 3–6 | -1.75 | +2.20 | 1533 | -16.5 |
| 75 | Navy | American Athletic | 7–1 | -2.25 | -12.92 | 1744 | -70.0 |
| 76 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 5–3 | -2.30 | -8.59 | 1492 | +28.0 |
| 77 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 4–4 | -2.38 | -6.14 | 1708 | -100.3 |
| 78 | UNLV | Mountain West | 6–2 | -2.50 | -7.36 | 1707 | -74.6 |
| 79 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 3–6 | -3.12 | +3.66 | 1585 | +121.5 |
| 80 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3–6 | -3.18 | +3.43 | 1452 | -5.8 |
| 81 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3–5 | -3.30 | -4.98 | 1554 | -39.8 |
| 82 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 6–3 | -3.39 | -5.97 | 1670 | +74.6 |
| 83 | Syracuse | ACC | 3–6 | -3.50 | +2.80 | 1487 | -103.8 |
| 84 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2–7 | -3.56 | +3.80 | 1412 | -2.5 |
| 85 | California | ACC | 5–4 | -3.71 | -4.08 | 1530 | -30.4 |
| 86 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5–3 | -4.03 | -9.28 | 1712 | +0.0 |
| 87 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5–4 | -4.41 | -6.15 | 1585 | +19.6 |
| 88 | North Carolina | ACC | 3–5 | -4.58 | -3.14 | 1589 | +103.8 |
| 89 | Troy | Sun Belt | 6–3 | -5.73 | -7.46 | 1629 | -116.6 |
| 90 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 6–2 | -5.87 | -8.20 | 1657 | +0.0 |
| 91 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 6–3 | -5.88 | -9.07 | 1654 | +170.4 |
| 92 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 6–2 | -6.48 | -7.68 | 1598 | +18.6 |
| 93 | Utah State | Mountain West | 4–4 | -6.76 | -4.45 | 1489 | +0.0 |
| 94 | Stanford | ACC | 3–6 | -6.98 | +4.97 | 1483 | -26.3 |
| 95 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 7–2 | -7.09 | -12.97 | 1550 | +27.8 |
| 96 | Boston College | ACC | 1–8 | -7.15 | +0.54 | 1404 | -2.7 |
| 97 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 4–5 | -7.32 | -5.10 | 1519 | -24.1 |
| 98 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 6–3 | -7.33 | -9.75 | 1606 | -68.2 |
| 99 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 5–3 | -7.58 | -13.50 | 1603 | +5.7 |
| 100 | Liberty | Conference USA | 4–4 | -7.88 | -9.04 | 1585 | +68.4 |
| 101 | San José State | Mountain West | 3–5 | -7.97 | -4.68 | 1557 | +68.2 |
| 102 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 5–3 | -8.30 | -6.96 | 1598 | +19.6 |
| 103 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 3–6 | -8.49 | -6.30 | 1528 | +60.3 |
| 104 | Temple | American Athletic | 5–4 | -8.64 | -8.27 | 1474 | -65.7 |
| 105 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 5–4 | -8.65 | -10.52 | 1479 | -19.6 |
| 106 | Air Force | Mountain West | 2–6 | -9.32 | -6.73 | 1425 | -19.9 |
| 107 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 3–5 | -9.34 | -5.20 | 1483 | +0.0 |
| 108 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 5–4 | -9.49 | -6.77 | 1638 | +116.6 |
| 109 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 5–4 | -9.85 | -15.25 | 1530 | +72.9 |
| 110 | App State | Sun Belt | 4–4 | -10.04 | -10.40 | 1485 | +0.0 |
| 111 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 2–7 | -10.08 | -6.80 | 1389 | -60.3 |
| 112 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 5–3 | -10.14 | -6.36 | 1699 | +100.3 |
| 113 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2–7 | -10.60 | +0.23 | 1468 | +49.4 |
| 114 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3–6 | -10.78 | -5.22 | 1316 | -72.9 |
| 115 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 2–6 | -11.52 | -3.73 | 1422 | +0.0 |
| 116 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 2–6 | -11.88 | -6.13 | 1427 | +0.0 |
| 117 | Delaware | Conference USA | 4–4 | -12.90 | -10.35 | 1470 | -68.4 |
| 118 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1–8 | -13.18 | +3.63 | 1345 | -12.1 |
| 119 | Rice | American Athletic | 4–5 | -13.60 | -7.18 | 1423 | -18.6 |
| 120 | UAB | American Athletic | 3–5 | -13.67 | -3.45 | 1435 | -24.0 |
| 121 | Florida International | Conference USA | 3–5 | -14.05 | -8.32 | 1404 | -19.6 |
| 122 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 3–5 | -14.21 | -7.79 | 1443 | +0.0 |
| 123 | Akron | Mid-American | 3–6 | -14.29 | -8.17 | 1427 | +0.0 |
| 124 | UTEP | Conference USA | 2–6 | -14.62 | -8.46 | 1348 | -18.6 |
| 125 | Nevada | Mountain West | 1–7 | -15.17 | -3.48 | 1261 | +0.0 |
| 126 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2–6 | -15.24 | -4.83 | 1327 | +0.0 |
| 127 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2–7 | -15.35 | -7.83 | 1305 | +0.0 |
| 128 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3–5 | -16.35 | -5.80 | 1384 | +0.0 |
| 129 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1–7 | -17.37 | -2.04 | 1256 | +0.0 |
| 129 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 3–5 | -17.37 | -12.05 | 1336 | -27.8 |
| 131 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 3–6 | -17.80 | -7.37 | 1341 | -29.2 |
| 132 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3–5 | -19.31 | -4.26 | 1250 | +0.0 |
| 133 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1–7 | -19.37 | -8.26 | 1159 | -5.7 |
| 134 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 0–8 | -20.52 | -5.45 | 1235 | -28.0 |
| 135 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 1–7 | -22.41 | -3.84 | 1245 | +0.0 |
| 136 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 0–8 | -27.74 | -7.19 | 1065 | +0.0 |
Ratings are points relative to an average FBS team on a neutral field, so a difference between two teams is a projected spread. Ranks are re-based to the teams shown and are assigned on the displayed values, so teams with identical published ratings share a rank.
Conference strength
| # | Conference | Teams | Avg SRS | Top 25 | Best team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | 16 | +11.62 | 10 | Texas A&M+18.19 |
| — | FBS Independents | 2 | +10.55 | 1 | Notre Dame+22.54 |
| 2 | Big Ten | 18 | +8.18 | 8 | Ohio State+26.69 |
| 3 | Big 12 | 16 | +6.58 | 4 | Utah+19.98 |
| 4 | ACC | 17 | +3.52 | 2 | Miami+17.52 |
| 5 | American Athletic | 14 | -4.34 | 0 | South Florida+9.04 |
| — | Pac-12 | 2 | -5.20 | 0 | Washington State+0.20 |
| 6 | Mountain West | 12 | -5.74 | 0 | Boise State+4.98 |
| 7 | Sun Belt | 14 | -7.03 | 0 | James Madison+9.54 |
| 8 | Mid-American | 13 | -10.97 | 0 | Toledo+0.81 |
| 9 | Conference USA | 12 | -11.54 | 0 | Louisiana Tech-2.30 |
Leagues too small for a mean to mean anything are listed with their real numbers but are not ranked — a three-team independents bucket is not a league, and ranking it would say more about who happens to be in it than about its strength.
This week's movers
Risers
- Fresno StateMountain West+170.4
- West VirginiaBig 12+121.5
- UTSAAmerican Athletic+119.9
- Arkansas StateSun Belt+116.6
- NC StateACC+112.2
Fallers
- Boise StateMountain West-170.4
- HoustonBig 12-121.5
- TulaneAmerican Athletic-119.9
- TroySun Belt-116.6
- Georgia TechACC-112.2
Change in Elo rating over this week's games.
Next week's projected margins
| Game | Projection | Home win % |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana at Penn State | Indiana by 9.2 | 28% |
| Oregon at Iowa | Oregon by 5.5 | 37% |
| BYU at Texas Tech | Texas Tech by 5.7 | 64% |
| Texas A&M at Missouri | Texas A&M by 3.5 | 41% |
| LSU at Alabama | Alabama by 8.8 | 71% |
| Ohio State at Purdue | Ohio State by 27.2 | 5% |
| Georgia at Mississippi State | Georgia by 9.3 | 28% |
| Auburn at Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt by 8.4 | 70% |
| Navy at Notre Dame | Notre Dame by 27.8 | 96% |
| Iowa State at TCU | TCU by 5.0 | 62% |
| Northwestern at USC | USC by 16.6 | 85% |
| Syracuse at Miami | Miami by 24.0 | 93% |
| Florida State at Clemson | Clemson by 3.4 | 58% |
| Kansas at Arizona | Arizona by 6.0 | 65% |
| Florida at Kentucky | Florida by 2.6 | 44% |
| Washington at Wisconsin | Washington by 11.1 | 25% |
| Tulane at Memphis | Memphis by 8.4 | 70% |
| California at Louisville | Louisville by 19.9 | 89% |
| UTSA at South Florida | South Florida by 13.8 | 80% |
| James Madison at Marshall | James Madison by 8.9 | 29% |
| Wake Forest at Virginia | Virginia by 12.0 | 77% |
| Houston at UCF | UCF by 1.0 | 53% |
| Duke at UConn | Duke by 4.8 | 38% |
| Nebraska at UCLA | Nebraska by 4.0 | 40% |
| SMU at Boston College | SMU by 14.1 | 19% |
These ratings already include this week's results, so they project next week's games — projecting this week's with them would be reporting the past as a forecast. Games where either side is unrated are omitted rather than projected off a missing rating. Context, not betting advice.
Methodology
- These ratings are computed here from final scores — they are not a republished third-party rating. Nothing on this page comes from a subscription or permission-gated system.
- SRS is a ridge-regularized least-squares fit: each team's rating is chosen so that (home rating - away rating + home-field) best predicts the margin of every game played. It is a whole-season simultaneous solve, so a late upset re-weighs the entire season.
- Elo walks the games in date order and updates after each one, with diminishing credit for blowouts. It reacts to a team improving mid-season in a way a season-long average cannot, and it carries a regressed rating in from last season.
- Ratings are points relative to an average FBS team on a neutral field, so a difference between two teams is a projected spread.
- Home-field advantage is ESTIMATED from the season's own games rather than assumed. Measured home margin has ranged from about 2 points (2020, no crowds) to nearly 8 by season, so a fixed constant would be wrong in both directions.
- Strength of schedule is the average rating of the opponents a team actually played. Teams below Division I are pooled into a single opponent, so scheduling one cannot inflate a schedule rating.
- Blowouts are capped before they enter the fit, so a 63-0 win counts as a decisive win rather than four times a 17-0 win.
- Teams with fewer than four completed games are not rated: with a shorter schedule the rating reflects the prior more than the season.
- Validated walk-forward on 3,867 held-out games (2018-2025), fitting only on games played before each week: SRS predicted game margin to 12.7 points mean absolute error, against 13.5 for the same model with the schedule adjustment removed and 16.1 for assuming the home team wins.
What these numbers can't tell you
- These ratings see final scores only — no injuries, no weather, no personnel changes, no market information. A team missing its starting quarterback is rated exactly as if it were not.
- The consensus betting market predicted the same held-out games better (12.1 vs 12.7 mean absolute error). Projected margins here are context, not betting advice, and should not be read as an edge.
- Early-season ratings are unstable by construction. Through the first month a rating rests on three or four results and will move sharply; treat November's ratings as far more settled than September's.
- FCS teams are rated internally because FBS teams play them, but are not listed. A rating is only comparable within the population it was anchored on.
FACT (final scores, schedule, site, conference affiliation), DERIVED (SRS, Elo, strength of schedule, projected margins)
Fitted constants
- margin_cap
- 35
- ridge
- 0.25
- prior_weight
- 2
- elo_k
- 46
- elo_hfa
- 60
- elo_carry
- 0.87
- elo_epoch_season
- 2002
- min_games_to_rank
- 4
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