College Football Ratings · 2025
College Football Ratings — Week 14
136 FBS teams · 11 conferences · Through December 1, 2025 · Updated Jul 28, 11:20 PM ET
Home field worth 2.6 pts (estimated this season)
Team ratings
| # | Team | Conf | Rec | SRS | SOS | Elo | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 12–0 | +27.35 | +2.27 | 2305 | +19.7 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 10–2 | +24.60 | +4.32 | 2140 | +6.0 |
| 3 | Indiana | Big Ten | 12–0 | +24.39 | +2.00 | 2140 | +2.9 |
| 4 | Oregon | Big Ten | 11–1 | +23.53 | +5.80 | 2158 | +27.2 |
| 5 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 11–1 | +21.26 | -1.78 | 2057 | +16.5 |
| 6 | Miami | ACC | 10–2 | +20.74 | +3.21 | 2000 | +81.0 |
| 7 | Utah | Big 12 | 10–2 | +19.50 | +2.37 | 2011 | +13.0 |
| 8 | Georgia | SEC | 11–1 | +18.29 | +4.05 | 2158 | +6.5 |
| 9 | Alabama | SEC | 10–2 | +16.54 | +4.86 | 2035 | +19.6 |
| 10 | Ole Miss | SEC | 11–1 | +16.49 | +2.64 | 2085 | +9.1 |
| 11 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 10–2 | +16.32 | +3.05 | 2043 | +68.8 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | SEC | 11–1 | +16.26 | +4.28 | 2019 | -60.2 |
| 13 | BYU | Big 12 | 11–1 | +16.20 | +3.18 | 2009 | +5.5 |
| 14 | USC | Big Ten | 9–3 | +15.58 | +5.11 | 1944 | +8.5 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | SEC | 10–2 | +14.84 | +5.79 | 2010 | +14.3 |
| 16 | Penn State | Big Ten | 6–6 | +14.83 | +4.99 | 1900 | +21.0 |
| 17 | Iowa | Big Ten | 8–4 | +14.33 | +2.35 | 1930 | +50.7 |
| 18 | Texas | SEC | 9–3 | +13.86 | +4.69 | 2053 | +60.2 |
| 19 | Washington | Big Ten | 8–4 | +13.71 | +3.67 | 1854 | -27.2 |
| 20 | SMU | ACC | 8–4 | +12.52 | -0.05 | 1897 | -70.4 |
| 21 | Tennessee | SEC | 8–4 | +12.30 | +2.42 | 1836 | -68.8 |
| 22 | South Florida | American Athletic | 9–3 | +11.37 | -2.89 | 1827 | +11.3 |
| 23 | Missouri | SEC | 8–4 | +11.30 | +2.49 | 1855 | +28.0 |
| 24 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 11–1 | +11.18 | -6.54 | 1950 | +26.5 |
| 25 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9–3 | +11.11 | +4.99 | 1923 | -19.7 |
| 26 | Arizona | Big 12 | 9–3 | +10.98 | +1.64 | 1934 | +77.4 |
| 27 | Louisville | ACC | 8–4 | +10.97 | +2.74 | 1839 | +61.8 |
| 28 | North Texas | American Athletic | 11–1 | +10.00 | -6.48 | 1838 | +9.1 |
| 29 | Illinois | Big Ten | 8–4 | +9.67 | +4.41 | 1766 | +30.0 |
| 29 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 8–4 | +9.67 | +3.51 | 1798 | +7.2 |
| 31 | LSU | SEC | 7–5 | +9.64 | +7.09 | 1814 | -14.3 |
| 32 | Auburn | SEC | 5–7 | +9.27 | +5.74 | 1721 | -19.6 |
| 33 | TCU | Big 12 | 8–4 | +9.23 | +3.86 | 1828 | +40.4 |
| 34 | Clemson | ACC | 7–5 | +8.92 | +0.55 | 1855 | +64.8 |
| 35 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 8–4 | +8.35 | +1.65 | 1782 | -81.0 |
| 36 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 6–6 | +8.30 | +5.17 | 1791 | +11.8 |
| 37 | Virginia | ACC | 10–2 | +8.19 | -1.70 | 1817 | +11.2 |
| 38 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 8–4 | +7.45 | +5.08 | 1775 | -77.4 |
| 39 | South Carolina | SEC | 4–8 | +7.43 | +6.86 | 1678 | -64.8 |
| 40 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 9–3 | +6.43 | +0.02 | 1722 | -6.5 |
| 41 | Florida | SEC | 4–8 | +5.45 | +8.71 | 1678 | +47.1 |
| 42 | Boise State | Mountain West | 8–4 | +5.38 | -3.05 | 1680 | +16.1 |
| 43 | Toledo | Mid-American | 8–4 | +5.21 | -9.81 | 1741 | +57.5 |
| 44 | Houston | Big 12 | 9–3 | +5.08 | +0.19 | 1724 | +56.1 |
| 45 | Florida State | ACC | 5–7 | +4.92 | +1.67 | 1542 | -47.1 |
| 46 | Duke | ACC | 7–5 | +4.91 | +0.49 | 1781 | +48.0 |
| 47 | Memphis | American Athletic | 8–4 | +4.75 | -6.69 | 1663 | -59.8 |
| 48 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 9–3 | +4.52 | -6.28 | 1795 | +2.8 |
| 49 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 7–5 | +4.44 | +1.12 | 1659 | -40.4 |
| 50 | Arkansas | SEC | 2–10 | +4.41 | +6.32 | 1543 | -28.0 |
| 51 | Kansas | Big 12 | 5–7 | +4.37 | +2.77 | 1603 | -13.0 |
| 52 | Kentucky | SEC | 5–7 | +3.82 | +7.50 | 1686 | -61.8 |
| 53 | Tulane | American Athletic | 10–2 | +3.53 | -3.21 | 1807 | +2.9 |
| 54 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 8–4 | +3.25 | -6.17 | 1711 | +46.6 |
| 55 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 7–5 | +3.03 | +0.74 | 1667 | -50.7 |
| 56 | Baylor | Big 12 | 5–7 | +3.00 | +3.51 | 1603 | -56.1 |
| 57 | NC State | ACC | 7–5 | +2.78 | +3.86 | 1729 | +27.1 |
| 58 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 6–6 | +2.67 | +2.26 | 1644 | -30.0 |
| 59 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 6–6 | +2.53 | +0.47 | 1636 | +14.1 |
| 60 | UNLV | Mountain West | 10–2 | +2.06 | -7.67 | 1821 | +20.5 |
| 61 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5–7 | +2.03 | +4.48 | 1579 | -9.1 |
| 62 | Wake Forest | ACC | 8–4 | +1.44 | -1.44 | 1656 | -48.0 |
| 63 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4–8 | +1.24 | +9.74 | 1643 | -39.5 |
| 64 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 5–7 | +1.04 | +4.45 | 1653 | -21.0 |
| 65 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 9–3 | +0.65 | -7.68 | 1673 | -34.6 |
| 66 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 7–5 | +0.23 | +1.00 | 1753 | +39.5 |
| 67 | Navy | American Athletic | 9–2 | +0.09 | -5.57 | 1828 | +59.8 |
| 68 | UTSA | American Athletic | 6–6 | -0.31 | -2.87 | 1695 | -52.0 |
| 69 | UCF | Big 12 | 5–7 | -0.83 | -0.34 | 1541 | -5.5 |
| 70 | Colorado | Big 12 | 3–9 | -1.03 | +5.49 | 1488 | -11.8 |
| 71 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 6–6 | -1.16 | -7.19 | 1700 | +28.7 |
| 72 | UConn | FBS Independents | 9–3 | -1.29 | -10.83 | 1746 | +0.0 |
| 73 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4–8 | -1.32 | +4.89 | 1506 | +74.4 |
| 74 | Army | American Athletic | 6–5 | -1.54 | -3.94 | 1673 | +52.0 |
| 75 | Ohio | Mid-American | 8–4 | -1.94 | -8.49 | 1724 | +14.6 |
| 76 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4–8 | -1.95 | +0.94 | 1460 | -74.4 |
| 77 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 9–3 | -2.06 | -5.65 | 1754 | +34.6 |
| 78 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 3–9 | -2.07 | +5.24 | 1462 | -11.2 |
| 79 | Utah State | Mountain West | 6–6 | -2.77 | -3.97 | 1591 | -16.1 |
| 80 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 8–4 | -2.87 | -6.63 | 1696 | +27.1 |
| 81 | California | ACC | 7–5 | -2.90 | -2.00 | 1584 | +70.4 |
| 82 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 7–5 | -3.05 | -7.44 | 1637 | +12.0 |
| 83 | UCLA | Big Ten | 3–9 | -3.12 | +9.82 | 1549 | -8.5 |
| 84 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 4–8 | -3.34 | +4.47 | 1595 | -16.5 |
| 85 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 5–7 | -3.89 | -6.08 | 1573 | -66.5 |
| 86 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 8–4 | -4.47 | -9.41 | 1616 | +33.0 |
| 87 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 7–5 | -4.52 | -8.95 | 1578 | +94.3 |
| 88 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2–10 | -4.80 | +8.52 | 1400 | -2.9 |
| 89 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 8–4 | -4.89 | -8.04 | 1674 | +18.7 |
| 90 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 8–4 | -5.28 | -10.41 | 1527 | -21.1 |
| 91 | Stanford | ACC | 4–8 | -5.44 | +5.17 | 1547 | -6.0 |
| 92 | Boston College | ACC | 2–10 | -5.57 | +1.70 | 1497 | +107.9 |
| 93 | Syracuse | ACC | 3–9 | -5.98 | +5.10 | 1367 | -107.9 |
| 94 | North Carolina | ACC | 4–8 | -6.10 | -1.99 | 1499 | -27.1 |
| 95 | Troy | Sun Belt | 8–4 | -6.84 | -7.66 | 1638 | +52.8 |
| 96 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 9–3 | -6.85 | -8.79 | 1650 | +28.7 |
| 97 | Air Force | Mountain West | 4–8 | -7.61 | -6.38 | 1519 | +64.1 |
| 98 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 8–4 | -8.00 | -12.72 | 1619 | +21.1 |
| 99 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 7–5 | -8.12 | -7.09 | 1507 | -94.3 |
| 100 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 7–5 | -8.41 | -10.51 | 1519 | -57.5 |
| 101 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 6–6 | -8.50 | -7.42 | 1610 | +5.1 |
| 102 | Florida International | Conference USA | 7–5 | -8.79 | -9.91 | 1578 | +23.1 |
| 103 | Liberty | Conference USA | 4–8 | -9.37 | -8.49 | 1416 | -28.7 |
| 104 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 7–5 | -9.48 | -8.60 | 1460 | -52.8 |
| 105 | Temple | American Athletic | 5–7 | -9.51 | -5.28 | 1434 | -9.1 |
| 106 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 4–8 | -10.10 | -7.54 | 1479 | -28.7 |
| 107 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 6–6 | -10.23 | -5.70 | 1584 | +66.5 |
| 108 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1–11 | -10.28 | +4.58 | 1319 | -7.2 |
| 109 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 6–6 | -10.55 | -7.72 | 1555 | +16.4 |
| 110 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 4–8 | -10.95 | -6.28 | 1397 | -18.7 |
| 111 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 4–8 | -11.10 | -9.05 | 1289 | +41.7 |
| 112 | App State | Sun Belt | 5–7 | -11.27 | -8.25 | 1471 | -16.4 |
| 113 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 5–7 | -11.81 | -12.61 | 1392 | -14.6 |
| 114 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 6–6 | -12.43 | -5.14 | 1557 | -26.5 |
| 115 | Delaware | Conference USA | 6–6 | -12.65 | -10.08 | 1449 | +36.8 |
| 115 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2–10 | -12.65 | -1.46 | 1306 | -14.1 |
| 117 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 4–8 | -13.18 | -5.69 | 1405 | -46.6 |
| 118 | Nevada | Mountain West | 3–9 | -13.63 | -3.93 | 1426 | -20.5 |
| 119 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 4–8 | -13.82 | -8.53 | 1405 | -27.1 |
| 120 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 3–9 | -13.94 | -8.80 | 1318 | -54.8 |
| 121 | San José State | Mountain West | 3–9 | -14.04 | -5.12 | 1286 | -33.0 |
| 122 | Rice | American Athletic | 5–7 | -14.06 | -4.13 | 1428 | -11.3 |
| 123 | Akron | Mid-American | 5–7 | -14.17 | -11.78 | 1380 | +0.0 |
| 124 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 4–8 | -14.26 | -6.46 | 1338 | -64.2 |
| 125 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 2–10 | -14.29 | -2.67 | 1301 | -64.1 |
| 126 | UAB | American Athletic | 4–8 | -14.52 | -2.93 | 1426 | +64.2 |
| 127 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1–11 | -17.06 | -2.76 | 1227 | -2.8 |
| 128 | UTEP | Conference USA | 2–10 | -17.39 | -9.64 | 1247 | -36.8 |
| 129 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 4–8 | -17.54 | -10.67 | 1277 | -79.8 |
| 130 | Kent State | Mid-American | 5–7 | -17.92 | -7.61 | 1347 | +54.8 |
| 131 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 3–9 | -18.11 | -7.82 | 1266 | -5.1 |
| 132 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4–8 | -18.19 | -6.32 | 1289 | -12.0 |
| 133 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 3–9 | -18.97 | -9.72 | 1298 | +79.8 |
| 134 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 2–10 | -21.11 | -7.90 | 1235 | -23.1 |
| 135 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 1–11 | -21.72 | -0.90 | 1221 | -2.9 |
| 136 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 0–12 | -31.83 | -8.21 | 983 | -41.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | FBS Independents | 2 | +11.66 | 1 | Notre Dame+24.60 |
| 1 | SEC | 16 | +11.14 | 9 | Georgia+18.29 |
| 2 | Big Ten | 18 | +8.42 | 8 | Ohio State+27.35 |
| 3 | Big 12 | 16 | +6.50 | 3 | Texas Tech+21.26 |
| 4 | ACC | 17 | +3.65 | 2 | Miami+20.74 |
| 5 | American Athletic | 14 | -4.01 | 1 | South Florida+11.37 |
| — | Pac-12 | 2 | -5.06 | 0 | Washington State+2.53 |
| 6 | Mountain West | 12 | -5.55 | 0 | Boise State+5.38 |
| 7 | Sun Belt | 14 | -7.42 | 1 | James Madison+11.18 |
| 8 | Mid-American | 13 | -11.06 | 0 | Toledo+5.21 |
| 9 | Conference USA | 12 | -11.55 | 0 | Louisiana Tech-4.52 |
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
- Boston CollegeACC+107.9
- Louisiana TechConference USA+94.3
- MiamiACC+81.0
- Middle TennesseeConference USA+79.8
- ArizonaBig 12+77.4
Fallers
- SyracuseACC-107.9
- Missouri StateConference USA-94.3
- PittsburghACC-81.0
- New Mexico StateConference USA-79.8
- Arizona StateBig 12-77.4
Change in Elo rating over this week's games.
Next week's projected margins
| Game | Projection | Home win % |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana at Ohio Stateneutral | Ohio State by 3.0 | 57% |
| BYU at Texas Techneutral | Texas Tech by 5.1 | 62% |
| Georgia at Alabamaneutral | Georgia by 1.8 | 46% |
| North Texas at Tulane | North Texas by 3.9 | 40% |
| Duke at Virginianeutral | Virginia by 3.3 | 58% |
| UNLV at Boise State | Boise State by 5.9 | 64% |
| Troy at James Madison | James Madison by 20.6 | 90% |
| Miami (OH) at Western Michiganneutral | Western Michigan by 0.2 | 50% |
| Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State by 1.4 | 54% |
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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