College Football Ratings · 2025
College Football Ratings — Week 11
136 FBS teams · 11 conferences · Through November 10, 2025 · Updated Jul 28, 11:20 PM ET
Home field worth 2.9 pts (estimated this season)
Team ratings
| # | Team | Conf | Rec | SRS | SOS | Elo | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9–0 | +26.45 | +2.07 | 2281 | +1.0 |
| 2 | Indiana | Big Ten | 10–0 | +23.60 | +2.50 | 2134 | +11.8 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7–2 | +23.24 | +5.79 | 2105 | +12.5 |
| 4 | Oregon | Big Ten | 8–1 | +21.63 | +3.47 | 2089 | +18.4 |
| 5 | Utah | Big 12 | 7–2 | +19.85 | +1.96 | 1942 | +0.0 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | SEC | 9–0 | +19.49 | +6.94 | 2077 | +54.3 |
| 7 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 9–1 | +19.14 | -1.94 | 2035 | +68.9 |
| 8 | Georgia | SEC | 8–1 | +18.62 | +6.32 | 2107 | +9.7 |
| 9 | Alabama | SEC | 8–1 | +17.87 | +6.81 | 2057 | +18.4 |
| 10 | Miami | ACC | 7–2 | +17.64 | +3.06 | 1877 | +9.5 |
| 11 | USC | Big Ten | 7–2 | +16.34 | +3.30 | 1934 | +16.4 |
| 12 | Ole Miss | SEC | 9–1 | +16.00 | +2.31 | 2069 | +1.3 |
| 13 | Texas | SEC | 7–2 | +15.36 | +3.20 | 2030 | +0.0 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | SEC | 7–2 | +14.02 | +3.41 | 1926 | +0.0 |
| 15 | BYU | Big 12 | 8–1 | +13.80 | +2.51 | 1944 | -68.9 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 8–2 | +13.77 | +2.22 | 1944 | +9.9 |
| 17 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6–3 | +13.75 | +0.47 | 1906 | -18.4 |
| 18 | Tennessee | SEC | 6–3 | +13.29 | +3.69 | 1858 | +0.0 |
| 19 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3–6 | +12.74 | +4.93 | 1814 | -11.8 |
| 20 | LSU | SEC | 5–4 | +11.53 | +8.34 | 1817 | -18.4 |
| 21 | SMU | ACC | 7–3 | +11.36 | -1.11 | 1926 | +9.1 |
| 22 | Illinois | Big Ten | 6–3 | +11.30 | +5.31 | 1838 | +0.0 |
| 23 | Washington | Big Ten | 6–3 | +10.93 | +2.92 | 1834 | -65.8 |
| 24 | Louisville | ACC | 7–2 | +10.77 | -0.21 | 1842 | -74.3 |
| 25 | South Florida | American Athletic | 7–2 | +10.54 | -1.49 | 1838 | +38.1 |
| 26 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7–2 | +10.43 | +3.11 | 1917 | +0.0 |
| 27 | Missouri | SEC | 6–3 | +10.32 | +1.57 | 1835 | -54.3 |
| 28 | TCU | Big 12 | 6–3 | +10.06 | +2.75 | 1788 | -53.8 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 7–2 | +9.49 | -3.75 | 1810 | +0.0 |
| 30 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 8–1 | +9.45 | -6.75 | 1909 | +40.5 |
| 31 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 6–4 | +9.08 | +4.68 | 1750 | +53.8 |
| 32 | Auburn | SEC | 4–6 | +8.81 | +6.74 | 1637 | -9.9 |
| 33 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 4–5 | +8.43 | +6.18 | 1783 | +0.0 |
| 34 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 8–1 | +8.38 | -1.78 | 1804 | +0.0 |
| 35 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 6–3 | +8.36 | +6.38 | 1817 | +0.0 |
| 36 | Arizona | Big 12 | 6–3 | +7.78 | +0.02 | 1766 | +23.1 |
| 37 | Clemson | ACC | 4–5 | +7.73 | +2.20 | 1761 | +30.2 |
| 38 | North Texas | American Athletic | 8–1 | +7.10 | -5.43 | 1788 | +0.0 |
| 39 | Memphis | American Athletic | 8–2 | +6.77 | -8.04 | 1756 | -74.4 |
| 40 | South Carolina | SEC | 3–6 | +6.70 | +7.75 | 1683 | +0.0 |
| 41 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 7–2 | +6.57 | -1.99 | 1784 | +0.0 |
| 42 | Baylor | Big 12 | 5–4 | +6.02 | +0.74 | 1737 | +0.0 |
| 43 | Virginia | ACC | 8–2 | +5.97 | -2.64 | 1705 | -97.2 |
| 44 | Duke | ACC | 5–4 | +5.90 | +0.67 | 1797 | -43.9 |
| 45 | Florida | SEC | 3–6 | +5.86 | +8.78 | 1680 | -118.3 |
| 46 | Kentucky | SEC | 4–5 | +5.75 | +8.09 | 1715 | +118.3 |
| 47 | Arkansas | SEC | 2–7 | +5.65 | +5.52 | 1582 | +0.0 |
| 48 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 7–3 | +5.62 | -1.55 | 1765 | +45.1 |
| 49 | Florida State | ACC | 4–5 | +5.53 | +0.74 | 1581 | -30.2 |
| 50 | Boise State | Mountain West | 6–3 | +5.42 | -3.39 | 1700 | +0.0 |
| 51 | Kansas | Big 12 | 5–5 | +4.94 | -0.19 | 1656 | -23.1 |
| 52 | Houston | Big 12 | 8–2 | +4.52 | -1.09 | 1701 | +27.2 |
| 53 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5–5 | +4.37 | +3.78 | 1608 | -9.7 |
| 54 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 6–3 | +4.02 | -7.49 | 1725 | +5.4 |
| 55 | Tulane | American Athletic | 7–2 | +3.06 | +0.49 | 1768 | +74.4 |
| 56 | Toledo | Mid-American | 5–4 | +2.64 | -10.17 | 1556 | +49.3 |
| 57 | NC State | ACC | 5–4 | +2.12 | +3.01 | 1692 | +0.0 |
| 58 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5–4 | +1.96 | +0.87 | 1635 | -16.4 |
| 59 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 6–3 | +1.78 | -4.22 | 1684 | +0.0 |
| 60 | UCF | Big 12 | 4–5 | +1.75 | -2.34 | 1541 | -27.2 |
| 61 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 5–5 | +0.96 | +1.37 | 1677 | +49.7 |
| 62 | Colorado | Big 12 | 3–7 | +0.41 | +5.11 | 1527 | -35.4 |
| 63 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4–5 | +0.34 | -1.03 | 1568 | -49.7 |
| 64 | Wake Forest | ACC | 6–3 | +0.24 | -0.38 | 1635 | +97.2 |
| 65 | UNLV | Mountain West | 7–2 | +0.07 | -7.49 | 1738 | +31.4 |
| 66 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6–3 | -0.03 | -1.42 | 1773 | +0.0 |
| 67 | UConn | FBS Independents | 7–3 | -0.54 | -10.54 | 1714 | +43.9 |
| 68 | Army | American Athletic | 5–4 | -0.60 | -3.13 | 1654 | +6.0 |
| 69 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 7–2 | -0.68 | -9.59 | 1644 | -102.6 |
| 70 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 4–5 | -0.77 | +0.30 | 1592 | +0.0 |
| 71 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3–6 | -0.81 | +8.50 | 1569 | +65.8 |
| 72 | Ohio | Mid-American | 6–3 | -1.01 | -5.98 | 1760 | +27.6 |
| 73 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 3–6 | -1.54 | +2.43 | 1533 | +0.0 |
| 74 | UCLA | Big Ten | 3–6 | -1.70 | +6.43 | 1598 | -45.1 |
| 75 | Navy | American Athletic | 7–2 | -2.72 | -8.77 | 1732 | -12.5 |
| 76 | California | ACC | 6–4 | -2.75 | -3.45 | 1604 | +74.3 |
| 77 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 4–6 | -2.77 | +3.01 | 1620 | +35.4 |
| 78 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 4–5 | -2.79 | -4.57 | 1667 | -40.5 |
| 79 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 5–4 | -2.81 | -8.75 | 1478 | -14.0 |
| 80 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 6–3 | -3.06 | -5.54 | 1670 | +0.0 |
| 81 | UTSA | American Athletic | 4–5 | -3.12 | -1.81 | 1638 | -38.1 |
| 82 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2–8 | -3.16 | +6.25 | 1411 | -1.0 |
| 83 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3–6 | -3.26 | +3.32 | 1452 | +0.0 |
| 84 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5–4 | -3.47 | -7.87 | 1684 | -27.6 |
| 85 | Syracuse | ACC | 3–7 | -3.74 | +4.38 | 1478 | -9.5 |
| 86 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3–6 | -3.81 | -5.42 | 1525 | -28.3 |
| 87 | Utah State | Mountain West | 5–4 | -4.16 | -5.02 | 1513 | +23.7 |
| 88 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5–4 | -4.22 | -5.93 | 1585 | +0.0 |
| 89 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 7–3 | -4.32 | -8.72 | 1708 | +102.6 |
| 90 | North Carolina | ACC | 4–5 | -4.73 | -3.71 | 1610 | +21.3 |
| 91 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 7–2 | -5.46 | -8.43 | 1708 | +51.0 |
| 92 | Troy | Sun Belt | 6–3 | -5.73 | -7.46 | 1629 | +0.0 |
| 93 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 6–3 | -6.46 | -9.78 | 1654 | +0.0 |
| 94 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 7–2 | -6.58 | -12.33 | 1550 | +0.0 |
| 95 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 7–2 | -6.99 | -8.85 | 1612 | +13.9 |
| 96 | Stanford | ACC | 3–7 | -7.19 | +3.74 | 1462 | -21.3 |
| 97 | Air Force | Mountain West | 3–6 | -7.26 | -5.90 | 1516 | +90.8 |
| 98 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 6–3 | -7.40 | -6.75 | 1641 | +43.0 |
| 99 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 4–5 | -7.48 | -5.30 | 1519 | +0.0 |
| 100 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 6–3 | -7.62 | -13.54 | 1617 | +14.4 |
| 101 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 4–6 | -8.00 | -5.91 | 1557 | +28.3 |
| 102 | Temple | American Athletic | 5–5 | -8.30 | -8.09 | 1468 | -6.0 |
| 103 | Liberty | Conference USA | 4–5 | -8.35 | -8.72 | 1543 | -43.0 |
| 104 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 5–4 | -8.65 | -10.49 | 1479 | +0.0 |
| 105 | Boston College | ACC | 1–9 | -8.66 | +1.42 | 1395 | -9.1 |
| 106 | San José State | Mountain West | 3–6 | -8.67 | -4.46 | 1466 | -90.8 |
| 107 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 4–5 | -9.01 | -5.79 | 1514 | +30.6 |
| 108 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 5–4 | -9.63 | -14.97 | 1530 | +0.0 |
| 109 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 5–5 | -9.91 | -6.65 | 1587 | -51.0 |
| 110 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 2–7 | -10.05 | -6.76 | 1389 | +0.0 |
| 111 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 6–3 | -10.23 | -8.00 | 1704 | +5.2 |
| 112 | App State | Sun Belt | 4–5 | -10.52 | -10.40 | 1454 | -30.6 |
| 113 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3–7 | -11.38 | -6.19 | 1278 | -37.7 |
| 114 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2–8 | -11.60 | -1.40 | 1396 | -72.0 |
| 115 | Florida International | Conference USA | 4–5 | -11.78 | -9.32 | 1440 | +36.0 |
| 116 | Delaware | Conference USA | 5–4 | -12.12 | -9.44 | 1484 | +14.0 |
| 117 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 4–5 | -12.83 | -8.55 | 1477 | +34.1 |
| 118 | Akron | Mid-American | 4–6 | -12.88 | -10.14 | 1438 | +11.1 |
| 119 | Rice | American Athletic | 5–5 | -13.05 | -7.55 | 1463 | +40.4 |
| 120 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1–8 | -13.12 | +3.71 | 1345 | +0.0 |
| 121 | UAB | American Athletic | 3–6 | -13.82 | -4.31 | 1394 | -40.4 |
| 122 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 2–7 | -14.04 | -5.90 | 1378 | -49.3 |
| 123 | UTEP | Conference USA | 2–7 | -14.19 | -7.95 | 1334 | -14.4 |
| 124 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 2–7 | -14.25 | -4.13 | 1390 | -31.4 |
| 125 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 3–7 | -14.52 | -7.85 | 1342 | +37.7 |
| 126 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4–5 | -16.25 | -6.94 | 1401 | +16.8 |
| 127 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2–7 | -16.45 | -5.71 | 1293 | -34.1 |
| 128 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 3–6 | -16.84 | -11.31 | 1322 | -13.9 |
| 129 | Nevada | Mountain West | 1–8 | -17.41 | -4.00 | 1238 | -23.7 |
| 130 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 3–6 | -17.71 | -7.24 | 1341 | +0.0 |
| 131 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1–8 | -17.78 | -3.16 | 1251 | -5.2 |
| 132 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 1–8 | -18.56 | -5.39 | 1308 | +72.0 |
| 133 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3–6 | -19.26 | -5.74 | 1234 | -16.8 |
| 134 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1–8 | -21.40 | -8.80 | 1123 | -36.0 |
| 135 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 1–8 | -22.28 | -3.19 | 1240 | -5.4 |
| 136 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 0–9 | -29.20 | -7.84 | 1054 | -11.1 |
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 | +11.71 | 9 | Texas A&M+19.49 |
| — | FBS Independents | 2 | +11.35 | 1 | Notre Dame+23.24 |
| 2 | Big Ten | 18 | +8.17 | 8 | Ohio State+26.45 |
| 3 | Big 12 | 16 | +6.55 | 3 | Utah+19.85 |
| 4 | ACC | 17 | +3.32 | 3 | Miami+17.64 |
| 5 | American Athletic | 14 | -4.41 | 1 | South Florida+10.54 |
| 6 | Mountain West | 12 | -5.69 | 0 | Boise State+5.42 |
| — | Pac-12 | 2 | -6.18 | 0 | Washington State-0.77 |
| 7 | Sun Belt | 14 | -7.13 | 0 | James Madison+9.45 |
| 8 | Mid-American | 13 | -10.91 | 0 | Toledo+2.64 |
| 9 | Conference USA | 12 | -11.22 | 0 | Louisiana Tech-2.81 |
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
- KentuckySEC+118.3
- Hawai'iMountain West+102.6
- Wake ForestACC+97.2
- Air ForceMountain West+90.8
- TulaneAmerican Athletic+74.4
Fallers
- FloridaSEC-118.3
- San Diego StateMountain West-102.6
- VirginiaACC-97.2
- San José StateMountain West-90.8
- MemphisAmerican Athletic-74.4
Change in Elo rating over this week's games.
Next week's projected margins
| Game | Projection | Home win % |
|---|---|---|
| Texas at Georgia | Georgia by 6.2 | 65% |
| Notre Dame at Pittsburgh | Notre Dame by 10.8 | 25% |
| Oklahoma at Alabama | Alabama by 6.8 | 66% |
| Iowa at USC | USC by 5.5 | 63% |
| South Carolina at Texas A&M | Texas A&M by 15.7 | 84% |
| Utah at Baylor | Utah by 10.9 | 25% |
| UCLA at Ohio State | Ohio State by 31.1 | 97% |
| TCU at BYU | BYU by 6.7 | 66% |
| Wisconsin at Indiana | Indiana by 27.3 | 96% |
| Florida at Ole Miss | Ole Miss by 13.1 | 79% |
| Minnesota at Oregon | Oregon by 24.6 | 94% |
| UCF at Texas Tech | Texas Tech by 20.3 | 90% |
| NC State at Miami | Miami by 18.4 | 87% |
| Clemson at Louisville | Louisville by 6.0 | 65% |
| Arkansas at LSU | LSU by 8.8 | 71% |
| Mississippi State at Missouri | Missouri by 8.9 | 71% |
| Arizona at Cincinnati | Cincinnati by 1.7 | 54% |
| Michigan at Northwesternneutral | Michigan by 8.5 | 30% |
| Virginia at Duke | Duke by 2.9 | 57% |
| Maryland at Illinois | Illinois by 13.9 | 81% |
| Memphis at East Carolina | East Carolina by 0.2 | 51% |
| Penn State at Michigan State | Penn State by 13.1 | 21% |
| South Florida at Navy | South Florida by 10.3 | 26% |
| Purdue at Washington | Washington by 17.0 | 86% |
| West Virginia at Arizona State | Arizona State by 14.1 | 81% |
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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