Rankings

WS Power Ratings vs AP Top 25, Week 1

Aug 29 – Sep 9, 2026

AP Poll captured Sep 8, 2026

Georgia Bulldogs is the #1 team in the Who's Starting Power Ratings for Week 1 (Aug 29 – Sep 9, 2026).

Projected record and exact-record odds come straight from the nightly season sim. No CFP or national-title odds are shown — committee behavior can't be derived from a rating alone.

1Georgia Bulldogs99
AP #3RESULTS #3Proj 11-1 (41.1%)SEC title 25.3%
2Alabama Crimson Tide99
AP #13RESULTS #2Proj 10-2 (44.2%)SEC title 30.1%
3Texas Longhorns99
AP #5RESULTS #12Proj 9-3 (32.7%)SEC title 10%
4Ohio State Buckeyes96
AP #1RESULTS #30Proj 9-3 (33.9%)Big Ten title 17.6%
5Notre Dame Fighting Irish96
AP #4RESULTS #29Proj 11-1 (44.3%)
6Kentucky Wildcats96
AP #15RESULTS #4Proj 8-4 (33.7%)SEC title 1.8%
7LSU Tigers96
AP #11RESULTS #14Proj 8-4 (34.6%)SEC title 11.9%
8Miami Hurricanes96
AP #7RESULTS #8Proj 11-1 (44.5%)ACC title 68.1%
9Indiana Hoosiers95
AP #6RESULTS #26Proj 11-1 (41.3%)Big Ten title 24.9%
10UCLA Bruins91
AP #12RESULTS #1Proj 11-1 (36.1%)Big Ten title 15.3%
11Oregon Ducks94
AP #2RESULTS #45Proj 8-4 (34.3%)Big Ten title 11.3%
12Oklahoma Sooners94
AP #10RESULTS #47Proj 6-6 (29.3%)SEC title 1.1%
13Mississippi State Bulldogs91
AP #16RESULTS #5Proj 8-4 (33.5%)SEC title 3.8%
14Missouri Tigers93
AP #25RESULTS #7Proj 9-3 (34.3%)SEC title 7.4%
15Tennessee Volunteers92
AP #20RESULTS #28Proj 8-4 (32.4%)SEC title 4.1%
16BYU Cougars91
AP #14RESULTS #18Proj 10-2 (33.5%)Big 12 title 11.8%
17Iowa Hawkeyes91
AP #22RESULTS #17Proj 9-3 (31.4%)Big Ten title 3.4%
18Texas Tech Red Raiders91
AP #12RESULTS #39Proj 10-2 (33.7%)Big 12 title 22.5%
19Utah Utes90
AP #21RESULTS #11Proj 11-1 (35.4%)Big 12 title 34%
20South Carolina Gamecocks89
Unranked (AP)RESULTS #35Proj 6-6 (32.3%)SEC title 2.5%
21Florida Gators88
Unranked (AP)RESULTS #31Proj 6-6 (33.6%)SEC title 0.5%
22Mississippi89
AP #9RESULTS #10Proj 8-4 (31.3%)SEC title 1.2%
23Nebraska Cornhuskers87
Unranked (AP)RESULTS #27Proj 9-3 (36.7%)Big Ten title 7.6%
24USC Trojans86
AP #14RESULTS #50Proj 8-4 (39.1%)Big Ten title 0.5%
25Houston Cougars86
AP #23RESULTS #20Proj 9-3 (36.6%)Big 12 title 10.2%

Common questions

Who is the #1 team in the Who's Starting Power Ratings, Week 1?
Georgia Bulldogs is the #1 team in the Who's Starting Power Ratings for Week 1 (Aug 29 – Sep 9, 2026).
How does the WS Top 25 compare to the prior week's AP poll?
No prior week's AP snapshot is on file yet, so a week-over-week AP delta isn't available for Week 1 (Aug 29 – Sep 9, 2026).
Which team does Who's Starting rank higher than the AP poll?
Who's Starting ranks Missouri Tigers #14, 11 spots higher than its AP rank of #25.
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