WS POWER 138

Every FBS team, one number, updated nightly. How it's calculated

AP Poll: Week 7

WS ratings finalized Oct 12, 2026

New polls post Sunday afternoons; this page checks twice that day.

WS Power vs AP Top 25

This week's rankings article

Why WS has Georgia Bulldogs at No. 1: Week 6 power rankings, the movers, and the why

This week's rankings vs AP → · This week's depth chart changes →

The order blends each team's résumé (2026 results) with head-to-head wins, so it can differ slightly from the OVR column. How we rank

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1Georgia99Elite
2Alabama99Elite
3Texas99Elite
4Ohio State96Elite
5Notre Dame96Elite
6Kentucky96Elite
7LSU96Elite
8Miami96Elite
9Indiana95Elite
10UCLA91Contender
11Oregon94Elite
12Oklahoma94Elite
13Mississippi State91Contender
14Missouri93Elite
15Tennessee92Contender
16BYU91Contender
17Iowa91Contender
18Texas Tech91Contender
19Utah90Contender
20South Carolina89Contender
21Florida88Contender
22Mississippi89Contender
23Nebraska87Contender
24USC86Contender
25Houston86Contender
26Northwestern86Contender
27Texas A&M85Solid
28Wake Forest84Solid
29Arizona84Solid
30Clemson83Solid
31North Carolina83Solid
32Boise State83Solid
33Michigan82Solid
34Oklahoma State82Solid
35Wisconsin82Solid
36Pittsburgh81Solid
37Louisville80Solid
38SMU81Solid
39Auburn80Solid
40Baylor80Solid
41Purdue80Solid
42Arkansas79Solid
43Florida State79Solid
44Cincinnati77Average
45Kansas State78Solid
46Vanderbilt78Solid
47Duke78Solid
48Iowa State78Solid
49Virginia Tech78Solid
50Penn State78Solid
51James Madison77Average
52Arizona State77Average
53Kansas77Average
54UTSA77Average
55Maryland77Average
56Illinois77Average
57Minnesota76Average
58Washington76Average
59New Mexico76Average
60UCF76Average
61TCU76Average
62Oregon State75Average
63Colorado75Average
64Virginia74Average
65Memphis73Average
66North Dakota State73Average
67Georgia Tech73Average
68Louisiana Tech72Average
69Texas State69Rebuilding
70North Texas67Rebuilding
71UNLV68Rebuilding
72California71Average
73Syracuse72Average
74Air Force72Average
75Michigan State71Average
76North Carolina State70Average
77Boston College68Rebuilding
78Rutgers70Average
79West Virginia70Average
80Liberty70Average
81Fresno State69Rebuilding
82Florida Atlantic69Rebuilding
83Western Michigan69Rebuilding
84South Florida67Rebuilding
85Army69Rebuilding
86Utah State68Rebuilding
87East Carolina68Rebuilding
88Troy68Rebuilding
89Stanford68Rebuilding
90Louisiana67Rebuilding
91Colorado State67Rebuilding
92Navy66Rebuilding
93Georgia State66Rebuilding
94Tulane64Rebuilding
95South Alabama64Rebuilding
96Ohio65Rebuilding
97Jacksonville State64Rebuilding
98Florida International63Rebuilding
99Buffalo66Rebuilding
100Nevada65Rebuilding
101Georgia Southern65Rebuilding
102Toledo63Rebuilding
103San Diego State65Rebuilding
104Tulsa63Rebuilding
105Bowling Green62Rebuilding
106Miami (Ohio)62Rebuilding
107UConn63Rebuilding
108Western Kentucky63Rebuilding
109App State63Rebuilding
110Central Michigan63Rebuilding
111Temple62Rebuilding
112Rice62Rebuilding
113Washington State62Rebuilding
114Wyoming62Rebuilding
115San José State62Rebuilding
116Northern Illinois62Rebuilding
117UAB62Rebuilding
118Old Dominion62Rebuilding
119Marshall62Rebuilding
120Middle Tennessee62Rebuilding
121Delaware62Rebuilding
122Coastal Carolina62Rebuilding
123Kent State62Rebuilding
124Southern Miss62Rebuilding
125Arkansas State62Rebuilding
126New Mexico State62Rebuilding
127Kennesaw State62Rebuilding
128Massachusetts62Rebuilding
129Eastern Michigan62Rebuilding
130Louisiana-Monroe62Rebuilding
131Missouri State62Rebuilding
132Sam Houston62Rebuilding
133UTEP62Rebuilding
134Ball State62Rebuilding
135Charlotte62Rebuilding
136Hawai'i62Rebuilding
137Akron62Rebuilding
138Sacramento State62Rebuilding

Vs. the current AP poll. Green = we rank them higher than the poll did, red = lower.

About the Rating

The Who's Starting Power Rating blends last season's on-field efficiency with returning production, roster talent, and this year's recruiting class into one number.

The colored number is a team's rating, 0–99 — higher is better (gold 95+, purple 90+, green 85+). How it's made

Ratings generated Oct 15, 2026

Model record: 245-88 straight up · Brier 0.17

Calibration

When we say a team has a 70% chance to win, does that actually happen close to 70% of the time? Every graded game this season, sorted by how confident we were.

WS saidHappenedGames
50-55%51%45
55-60%51%35
60-65%64%33
65-70%74%50
70-75%71%31
75-80%79%33
80-85%91%32
85-90%90%30
90-95%96%25 (low)
95-100%95%19 (low)

Rows marked "low" have fewer than 30 games — read those as a preview, not a verdict.

Our disagreement with Vegas has predicted the result at β=-0.19 so far (n=227). Anything near zero means no edge — and that's what we've found, same as the study that led to this page.

Leaderboards

Top 10 offenses by OFF rating.

  1. 1Georgia Bulldogs
    99
  2. 2Alabama Crimson Tide
    99
  3. 3Ohio State Buckeyes
    99
  4. 4Miami Hurricanes
    99
  5. 5Mississippi State Bulldogs
    98
  6. 6Notre Dame Fighting Irish
    97
  7. 7Florida Gators
    95
  8. 8LSU Tigers
    93
  9. 9Utah Utes
    93
  10. 10Mississippi
    93

Top Players by OVR

Ranked by OVR. Proven = rated off real production; Projected = rated off recruiting (no track record yet).

  1. 1Yhonzae PierreProvenWOLF · Alabama Crimson Tide
    99
  2. 2Cade UluaveProvenTransferMACK · BYU Cougars
    99
  3. 3Faletau SatualaProvenFS · BYU Cougars
    99
  4. 4Zabien BrownProvenLCB · Alabama Crimson Tide
    98
  5. 5Jadan BaughProvenRB · Florida Gators
    98
  6. 6Gunner StocktonProvenQB · Georgia Bulldogs
    98
  7. 7Damon Wilson IIProvenTransferLDE · Miami Hurricanes
    98
  8. 8Robert Woodyard Jr.ProvenTransferMLB · Missouri Tigers
    98
  9. 9Jeremiah SmithProvenWR-X · Ohio State Buckeyes
    98
  10. 10Braden PeganProvenTransferWR-Z · Utah Utes
    98
  11. 11Devan ThompkinsProvenTransferDE · Alabama Crimson Tide
    97
  12. 12Bray HubbardProvenFS · Alabama Crimson Tide
    97
  13. 13Dijon Lee Jr.ProvenRCB · Alabama Crimson Tide
    97
  14. 14Evan JohnsonProvenLCB · BYU Cougars
    97
  15. 15Marquise LightfootProvenRDE · Miami Hurricanes
    97
  16. 16Peyton BowenProvenSS · Oklahoma Sooners
    97
  17. 17Colin SimmonsProvenJACK · Texas Longhorns
    97
  18. 18Tobi OsunsanmiProvenTransferSTUD · Indiana Hoosiers
    96
  19. 19Zach LutmerProvenFS · Iowa Hawkeyes
    96
  20. 20Darian MensahProvenTransferQB · Miami Hurricanes
    96
  21. 21Justin ScottProvenLDT · Miami Hurricanes
    96
  22. 22David StoneProvenDT · Oklahoma Sooners
    96
  23. 23Tanook HinesProvenWR-X · USC Trojans
    96
  24. 24King MillerProvenRB · USC Trojans
    96
  25. 25Dylan RileyProvenRB · Boise State Broncos
    95