Rankings

WS Power Ratings vs AP Top 25, Week 5

Oct 1 – Oct 5, 2026

AP Poll captured Oct 3, 2026

WS ratings finalized Oct 4, 2026

Alabama Crimson Tide is the #1 team in the Who's Starting Power Ratings for Week 5 (Oct 1 – Oct 5, 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.

1Alabama Crimson Tide99
AP #7 ▲1RESULTS #2Proj 10-2 (44.2%)SEC title 30.1%
2Texas Longhorns99
AP #1RESULTS #12Proj 9-3 (32.7%)SEC title 10%
3Georgia Bulldogs99
AP #2RESULTS #3Proj 11-1 (41.1%)SEC title 25.3%
4LSU Tigers97
AP #11 ▼1RESULTS #14Proj 8-4 (34.6%)SEC title 11.9%
5Notre Dame Fighting Irish96
AP #3RESULTS #29Proj 11-1 (44.3%)
6Oregon Ducks96
AP #15 ▲5RESULTS #45Proj 8-4 (34.3%)Big Ten title 11.3%
7Miami Hurricanes95
AP #4 ▲2RESULTS #8Proj 11-1 (44.5%)ACC title 68.1%
8Ohio State Buckeyes95
AP #5 ▲2RESULTS #30Proj 9-3 (33.9%)Big Ten title 17.6%
9Indiana Hoosiers93
AP #6 ▼1RESULTS #26Proj 11-1 (41.3%)Big Ten title 24.9%
10Tennessee Volunteers92
AP #17 ▼3RESULTS #28Proj 8-4 (32.4%)SEC title 4.1%
11Mississippi State Bulldogs90
AP #16 ▲8RESULTS #5Proj 8-4 (33.5%)SEC title 3.8%
12Missouri Tigers91
AP #25 ▼6RESULTS #7Proj 9-3 (34.3%)SEC title 7.4%
13Florida Gators91
AP #8 ▲13RESULTS #31Proj 6-6 (33.6%)SEC title 0.5%
14Texas Tech Red Raiders90
AP #12 ▼1RESULTS #39Proj 10-2 (33.7%)Big 12 title 22.5%
15Kentucky Wildcats90
AP #24RESULTS #4Proj 8-4 (33.7%)SEC title 1.8%
16Iowa Hawkeyes89
AP #14 ▲3RESULTS #17Proj 9-3 (31.4%)Big Ten title 3.4%
17Utah Utes89
AP #13 ▲2RESULTS #11Proj 11-1 (35.4%)Big 12 title 34%
18BYU Cougars89
AP #10 ▼1RESULTS #18Proj 10-2 (33.5%)Big 12 title 11.8%
19Oklahoma Sooners89
Unranked (AP)RESULTS #47Proj 6-6 (29.3%)SEC title 1.1%
20Mississippi88
AP #9 ▼5RESULTS #10Proj 8-4 (31.3%)SEC title 1.2%
21Northwestern Wildcats88
AP #25RESULTS #13Proj 9-3 (34.8%)Big Ten title 7.9%
22Texas A&M Aggies88
Unranked (AP)RESULTS #46Proj 6-6 (34%)SEC title 0.4%
23Nebraska Cornhuskers87
Unranked (AP)RESULTS #27Proj 9-3 (36.7%)Big Ten title 7.6%
24USC Trojans86
AP #18 ▼6RESULTS #50Proj 8-4 (39.1%)Big Ten title 0.5%
25South Carolina Gamecocks86
Unranked (AP)RESULTS #35Proj 6-6 (32.3%)SEC title 2.5%

Common questions

Who is the #1 team in the Who's Starting Power Ratings, Week 5?
Alabama Crimson Tide is the #1 team in the Who's Starting Power Ratings for Week 5 (Oct 1 – Oct 5, 2026).
Which team rose the most in the AP poll from the prior week?
Florida Gators rose 13 spots in the AP Top 25 since the prior week.
Which team does Who's Starting rank higher than the AP poll?
Who's Starting ranks Missouri Tigers #12, 13 spots higher than its AP rank of #25.
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