College Football Ratings · 2025
College Football Ratings — Week 12
136 FBS teams · 11 conferences · Through November 17, 2025 · Updated Jul 28, 11:22 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 | 10–0 | +26.60 | +1.49 | 2283 | +1.7 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8–2 | +24.02 | +6.00 | 2131 | +26.8 |
| 3 | Indiana | Big Ten | 11–0 | +23.43 | +2.30 | 2137 | +3.1 |
| 4 | Oregon | Big Ten | 9–1 | +22.05 | +3.20 | 2103 | +13.8 |
| 5 | Utah | Big 12 | 8–2 | +21.09 | +2.28 | 1986 | +43.5 |
| 6 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 10–1 | +20.22 | -1.64 | 2041 | +5.4 |
| 7 | Georgia | SEC | 9–1 | +20.10 | +7.15 | 2151 | +44.1 |
| 8 | Miami | ACC | 8–2 | +18.85 | +2.90 | 1906 | +28.8 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | SEC | 10–0 | +18.49 | +7.17 | 2079 | +1.8 |
| 10 | Alabama | SEC | 8–2 | +17.52 | +7.98 | 2015 | -41.5 |
| 11 | Ole Miss | SEC | 10–1 | +16.30 | +3.27 | 2075 | +6.4 |
| 12 | USC | Big Ten | 8–2 | +16.19 | +4.22 | 1964 | +29.8 |
| 13 | BYU | Big 12 | 9–1 | +15.82 | +3.30 | 1976 | +32.5 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | SEC | 8–2 | +14.94 | +5.11 | 1967 | +41.5 |
| 15 | Texas | SEC | 7–3 | +13.76 | +4.67 | 1986 | -44.1 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 8–2 | +13.70 | +2.14 | 1944 | +0.0 |
| 17 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6–4 | +13.65 | +1.89 | 1876 | -29.8 |
| 18 | Tennessee | SEC | 7–3 | +13.56 | +1.98 | 1862 | +4.0 |
| 19 | Penn State | Big Ten | 4–6 | +13.42 | +4.45 | 1832 | +17.8 |
| 20 | Washington | Big Ten | 7–3 | +12.53 | +2.47 | 1842 | +7.9 |
| 21 | Illinois | Big Ten | 7–3 | +11.49 | +4.65 | 1853 | +15.4 |
| 22 | Missouri | SEC | 7–3 | +11.21 | +1.63 | 1855 | +20.6 |
| 22 | SMU | ACC | 7–3 | +11.21 | -1.29 | 1926 | +0.0 |
| 24 | LSU | SEC | 6–4 | +10.78 | +7.94 | 1821 | +4.3 |
| 25 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 9–1 | +10.50 | -7.04 | 1916 | +7.1 |
| 26 | Louisville | ACC | 7–3 | +10.45 | +0.89 | 1818 | -23.6 |
| 27 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8–2 | +9.95 | +3.06 | 1924 | +7.4 |
| 28 | South Florida | American Athletic | 7–3 | +9.80 | -1.18 | 1801 | -36.9 |
| 29 | Auburn | SEC | 4–6 | +8.97 | +6.94 | 1637 | +0.0 |
| 30 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 6–4 | +8.86 | +4.41 | 1750 | +0.0 |
| 31 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 7–3 | +8.73 | -0.86 | 1783 | -26.8 |
| 32 | Arizona | Big 12 | 7–3 | +8.38 | +0.65 | 1823 | +56.6 |
| 33 | North Texas | American Athletic | 9–1 | +8.26 | -5.95 | 1805 | +17.4 |
| 34 | South Carolina | SEC | 3–7 | +8.01 | +9.06 | 1682 | -1.8 |
| 35 | TCU | Big 12 | 6–4 | +7.87 | +3.60 | 1755 | -32.5 |
| 36 | Clemson | ACC | 5–5 | +7.83 | +2.50 | 1785 | +23.6 |
| 37 | Virginia | ACC | 9–2 | +7.50 | -1.82 | 1806 | +100.7 |
| 38 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 7–3 | +7.35 | +5.43 | 1825 | +8.4 |
| 38 | Kentucky | SEC | 5–5 | +7.35 | +6.90 | 1778 | +63.1 |
| 40 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 5–5 | +7.24 | +3.87 | 1792 | +8.8 |
| 41 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 9–1 | +7.13 | -2.79 | 1809 | +5.1 |
| 42 | Florida State | ACC | 5–5 | +6.53 | +0.74 | 1628 | +46.5 |
| 43 | Memphis | American Athletic | 8–3 | +6.36 | -7.08 | 1722 | -33.4 |
| 44 | Arkansas | SEC | 2–8 | +6.07 | +5.85 | 1577 | -4.3 |
| 45 | Florida | SEC | 3–7 | +6.04 | +9.42 | 1674 | -6.4 |
| 46 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 7–3 | +6.00 | -0.94 | 1727 | -56.6 |
| 47 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 7–3 | +5.34 | -1.89 | 1765 | +0.0 |
| 48 | Kansas | Big 12 | 5–5 | +5.19 | +0.11 | 1656 | +0.0 |
| 49 | Boise State | Mountain West | 6–4 | +4.71 | -2.68 | 1646 | -54.4 |
| 50 | Toledo | Mid-American | 6–4 | +4.55 | -8.95 | 1672 | +116.1 |
| 51 | Houston | Big 12 | 8–2 | +4.51 | -1.10 | 1701 | +0.0 |
| 52 | Baylor | Big 12 | 5–5 | +4.43 | +2.31 | 1694 | -43.5 |
| 53 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 7–3 | +4.41 | -5.96 | 1759 | +33.4 |
| 54 | Duke | ACC | 5–5 | +4.09 | +0.98 | 1696 | -100.7 |
| 55 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5–6 | +3.35 | +4.34 | 1588 | -20.6 |
| 56 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 7–3 | +3.29 | -4.76 | 1736 | +52.3 |
| 57 | Tulane | American Athletic | 8–2 | +2.59 | -0.63 | 1779 | +11.6 |
| 58 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5–5 | +2.23 | +1.51 | 1628 | -7.4 |
| 59 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 5–5 | +1.38 | +0.63 | 1629 | +37.4 |
| 60 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 8–2 | +1.11 | -7.21 | 1699 | +54.4 |
| 61 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 5–5 | +0.87 | +1.27 | 1677 | +0.0 |
| 62 | NC State | ACC | 5–5 | +0.81 | +4.43 | 1663 | -28.8 |
| 63 | Wake Forest | ACC | 7–3 | +0.52 | -1.28 | 1683 | +47.7 |
| 64 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4–6 | +0.36 | +0.65 | 1553 | -15.4 |
| 65 | Colorado | Big 12 | 3–7 | +0.29 | +4.97 | 1527 | +0.0 |
| 66 | UCF | Big 12 | 4–6 | +0.26 | -0.55 | 1536 | -5.4 |
| 67 | UNLV | Mountain West | 8–2 | -0.46 | -7.39 | 1747 | +9.2 |
| 68 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3–7 | -0.51 | +10.05 | 1566 | -3.1 |
| 69 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6–4 | -0.56 | +0.69 | 1760 | -13.8 |
| 70 | Army | American Athletic | 5–4 | -0.75 | -3.31 | 1654 | +0.0 |
| 71 | UConn | FBS Independents | 8–3 | -0.93 | -10.73 | 1732 | +18.2 |
| 72 | Ohio | Mid-American | 6–4 | -1.15 | -5.54 | 1708 | -51.6 |
| 73 | Navy | American Athletic | 8–2 | -1.41 | -6.57 | 1769 | +36.9 |
| 74 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 4–6 | -1.76 | -5.73 | 1664 | +138.1 |
| 75 | UCLA | Big Ten | 3–7 | -2.01 | +8.44 | 1596 | -1.7 |
| 76 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 4–7 | -2.06 | +3.26 | 1612 | -8.4 |
| 77 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 5–5 | -2.23 | -5.20 | 1679 | +11.6 |
| 78 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 3–7 | -2.25 | +2.87 | 1486 | -46.5 |
| 79 | UTSA | American Athletic | 5–5 | -2.54 | -3.62 | 1653 | +15.4 |
| 80 | California | ACC | 6–4 | -2.86 | -3.59 | 1604 | +0.0 |
| 81 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3–7 | -3.67 | +4.26 | 1435 | -17.8 |
| 82 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6–4 | -3.74 | -5.27 | 1636 | +51.6 |
| 83 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 7–3 | -3.97 | -6.41 | 1677 | +6.8 |
| 84 | Syracuse | ACC | 3–7 | -4.06 | +3.99 | 1478 | +0.0 |
| 85 | Utah State | Mountain West | 5–5 | -4.21 | -4.98 | 1504 | -9.2 |
| 86 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 7–3 | -4.28 | -8.67 | 1708 | +0.0 |
| 87 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5–5 | -4.52 | -6.33 | 1568 | -116.1 |
| 87 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2–9 | -4.52 | +6.67 | 1403 | -7.9 |
| 89 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 7–3 | -4.76 | -9.17 | 1686 | +32.1 |
| 89 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 5–5 | -4.76 | -8.34 | 1441 | -37.4 |
| 91 | North Carolina | ACC | 4–6 | -5.64 | -3.61 | 1563 | -47.7 |
| 92 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 8–2 | -6.47 | -12.92 | 1556 | +6.1 |
| 93 | Stanford | ACC | 3–7 | -7.09 | +3.87 | 1462 | +0.0 |
| 94 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 7–3 | -7.13 | -7.59 | 1652 | +11.5 |
| 95 | Troy | Sun Belt | 6–4 | -7.55 | -6.51 | 1576 | -52.3 |
| 96 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 7–3 | -7.57 | -13.49 | 1659 | +42.0 |
| 97 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 7–3 | -7.75 | -8.99 | 1570 | -42.0 |
| 98 | Air Force | Mountain West | 3–7 | -7.79 | -5.97 | 1498 | -18.2 |
| 99 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 4–6 | -7.89 | -5.78 | 1557 | +0.0 |
| 100 | Boston College | ACC | 1–10 | -7.95 | +1.81 | 1389 | -5.1 |
| 101 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 6–4 | -7.98 | -11.09 | 1546 | +66.9 |
| 102 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 7–3 | -8.08 | -8.35 | 1570 | -138.1 |
| 103 | Temple | American Athletic | 5–5 | -8.23 | -7.99 | 1468 | +0.0 |
| 104 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 4–6 | -8.88 | -5.42 | 1487 | -32.1 |
| 105 | Liberty | Conference USA | 4–6 | -9.01 | -9.08 | 1488 | -54.8 |
| 106 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 5–5 | -9.22 | -6.57 | 1573 | +59.5 |
| 107 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 3–7 | -9.57 | -8.00 | 1450 | +61.3 |
| 108 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 6–4 | -10.08 | -7.83 | 1644 | -59.5 |
| 109 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 5–5 | -10.23 | -7.05 | 1587 | +0.0 |
| 110 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 5–5 | -11.04 | -14.56 | 1463 | -66.9 |
| 111 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3–7 | -11.16 | -5.92 | 1278 | +0.0 |
| 112 | Florida International | Conference USA | 5–5 | -11.20 | -9.27 | 1494 | +54.8 |
| 113 | App State | Sun Belt | 4–6 | -11.58 | -8.49 | 1447 | -7.1 |
| 114 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 4–6 | -12.02 | -7.16 | 1465 | -11.6 |
| 115 | San José State | Mountain West | 3–7 | -12.05 | -5.82 | 1328 | -138.4 |
| 116 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 3–7 | -12.07 | -8.09 | 1406 | +27.7 |
| 117 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1–9 | -12.24 | +4.20 | 1336 | -8.8 |
| 118 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2–9 | -12.51 | -2.15 | 1320 | -76.1 |
| 119 | Rice | American Athletic | 5–5 | -12.84 | -7.29 | 1463 | +0.0 |
| 120 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 2–8 | -12.99 | -3.59 | 1384 | -6.8 |
| 121 | Delaware | Conference USA | 5–5 | -13.02 | -10.51 | 1433 | -50.9 |
| 122 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 4–7 | -13.10 | -8.37 | 1432 | +89.5 |
| 123 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2–8 | -14.12 | -4.51 | 1376 | +138.4 |
| 124 | Akron | Mid-American | 4–7 | -14.41 | -11.33 | 1349 | -89.3 |
| 125 | UAB | American Athletic | 3–7 | -14.53 | -2.94 | 1377 | -17.4 |
| 126 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 3–7 | -14.80 | -6.17 | 1369 | +76.1 |
| 127 | UTEP | Conference USA | 2–8 | -15.02 | -8.48 | 1323 | -11.5 |
| 128 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 3–7 | -17.08 | -9.14 | 1318 | -4.0 |
| 129 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4–6 | -17.31 | -7.38 | 1311 | -89.5 |
| 130 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1–9 | -17.64 | -2.95 | 1239 | -11.6 |
| 131 | Kent State | Mid-American | 4–6 | -18.02 | -6.56 | 1323 | +89.3 |
| 132 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 2–8 | -18.35 | -6.74 | 1358 | +50.9 |
| 133 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 3–7 | -18.57 | -7.84 | 1279 | -61.3 |
| 134 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1–9 | -21.04 | -8.31 | 1117 | -6.1 |
| 135 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 1–9 | -22.63 | -3.14 | 1224 | -15.4 |
| 136 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 0–10 | -30.97 | -8.34 | 1026 | -27.7 |
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 | +11.88 | 10 | Georgia+20.10 |
| — | FBS Independents | 2 | +11.54 | 1 | Notre Dame+24.02 |
| 2 | Big Ten | 18 | +8.16 | 8 | Ohio State+26.60 |
| 3 | Big 12 | 16 | +6.45 | 3 | Utah+21.09 |
| 4 | ACC | 17 | +3.16 | 2 | Miami+18.85 |
| 5 | American Athletic | 14 | -4.17 | 0 | South Florida+9.80 |
| — | Pac-12 | 2 | -5.56 | 0 | Washington State+1.38 |
| 6 | Mountain West | 12 | -5.64 | 0 | Boise State+4.71 |
| 7 | Sun Belt | 14 | -7.19 | 1 | James Madison+10.50 |
| 8 | Mid-American | 13 | -10.84 | 0 | Toledo+4.55 |
| 9 | Conference USA | 12 | -11.53 | 0 | Louisiana Tech-4.76 |
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
- NevadaMountain West+138.4
- Texas StateSun Belt+138.1
- ToledoMid-American+116.1
- VirginiaACC+100.7
- Eastern MichiganMid-American+89.5
Fallers
- San José StateMountain West-138.4
- Southern MissSun Belt-138.1
- Miami (OH)Mid-American-116.1
- DukeACC-100.7
- Ball StateMid-American-89.5
Change in Elo rating over this week's games.
Next week's projected margins
| Game | Projection | Home win % |
|---|---|---|
| USC at Oregon | Oregon by 8.8 | 71% |
| Kansas State at Utah | Utah by 16.8 | 85% |
| Rutgers at Ohio State | Ohio State by 28.7 | 96% |
| Missouri at Oklahoma | Oklahoma by 6.7 | 66% |
| BYU at Cincinnati | BYU by 6.9 | 33% |
| Louisville at SMU | SMU by 3.7 | 59% |
| Kentucky at Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt by 9.3 | 72% |
| Syracuse at Notre Dame | Notre Dame by 31.0 | 97% |
| Arkansas at Texas | Texas by 10.6 | 75% |
| Tennessee at Florida | Tennessee by 4.6 | 39% |
| Nebraska at Penn State | Penn State by 11.0 | 75% |
| Miami at Virginia Tech | Miami by 18.2 | 13% |
| Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech by 1.3 | 53% |
| Kansas at Iowa State | Iowa State by 6.6 | 66% |
| Baylor at Arizona | Arizona by 6.9 | 67% |
| TCU at Houston | TCU by 0.4 | 49% |
| Washington State at James Madison | James Madison by 12.1 | 77% |
| Illinois at Wisconsin | Illinois by 9.1 | 29% |
| Washington at UCLA | Washington by 11.6 | 24% |
| Michigan at Maryland | Michigan by 6.7 | 34% |
| Michigan State at Iowa | Iowa by 20.3 | 90% |
| Arizona State at Colorado | Arizona State by 4.1 | 40% |
| Florida State at NC State | Florida State by 2.8 | 43% |
| Western Kentucky at LSU | LSU by 20.2 | 90% |
| East Carolina at UTSA | East Carolina by 4.0 | 40% |
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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