Tuesday, January 20, 2026

NCAA Football Rankings - Final

Indiana's dominant run to the championship put the Hoosiers firmly in the #1 spot in the final rankings of the season, just ahead of Ohio State, who was #1 entering the postseason. Miami moved up to finish at #5 after reaching the title game, and Ole Miss moved into the top 10 by reaching the semifinals. Here are my full final rankings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proj

Rank

LW

Team

Rating

W

L

W

L

1

3

Indiana

-26.1

16

0

16

0

2

1

Ohio State

-23.48

12

2

12

2

3

4

Notre Dame

-22.7

10

2

10

2

4

2

Texas Tech

-21.08

12

2

12

2

5

6

Miami

-20.36

13

3

13

3

6

5

Oregon

-20.27

13

2

13

2

7

7

Utah

-18.06

11

2

11

2

8

8

Georgia

-15.91

12

2

12

2

9

9

Texas A&M

-15.65

11

2

11

2

10

13

Ole Miss

-15.04

13

2

13

2

11

10

Vanderbilt

-14.68

10

3

10

3

12

11

BYU

-14.61

12

2

12

2

13

12

USC

-14.6

9

4

9

4

14

17

Iowa

-13.92

9

4

9

4

15

19

Washington

-13.28

9

4

9

4

16

14

Alabama

-12.99

11

4

11

4

17

20

Texas

-11.97

10

3

10

3

18

16

Oklahoma

-11.76

10

3

10

3

19

21

SMU

-11.72

9

4

9

4

20

24

Penn State

-11.72

7

6

7

6

21

15

South Florida

-11.48

9

4

9

4

22

18

James Madison

-11.46

12

2

12

2

23

22

Arizona

-10.41

9

4

9

4

24

27

Illinois

-10.36

9

4

9

4

25

25

North Texas

-10.33

12

2

12

2

26

23

Michigan

-10.24

9

4

9

4

27

31

Virginia

-9.692

11

3

11

3

28

30

Louisville

-9.138

9

4

9

4

29

26

Tennessee

-9.003

8

5

8

5

30

29

Pittsburgh

-8.863

8

5

8

5

31

28

Missouri

-8.413

8

5

8

5

32

32

TCU

-8.129

9

4

9

4

33

46

Old Dominion

-7.461

10

3

10

3

34

49

NC State

-7.271

8

5

8

5

35

41

East Carolina

-7.087

9

4

9

4

36

38

Georgia Tech

-6.943

9

4

9

4

37

37

Florida State

-6.82

5

7

5

7

38

35

Iowa State

-6.786

8

4

8

4

39

34

Auburn

-6.73

5

7

5

7

40

42

Duke

-6.66

9

5

9

5

41

33

LSU

-6.638

7

6

7

6

42

36

Clemson

-6.513

7

6

7

6

43

39

Toledo

-6.201

8

5

8

5

44

44

Tulane

-5.612

11

3

11

3

45

52

Washington St

-5.443

7

6

7

6

46

47

Houston

-5.438

10

3

10

3

47

45

Arizona State

-5.407

8

5

8

5

48

48

Kansas State

-5.048

6

6

6

6

49

50

San Diego State

-5.033

9

4

9

4

50

56

Wake Forest

-4.729

9

4

9

4

51

43

Boise State

-4.466

9

5

9

5

52

40

Memphis

-4.338

8

5

8

5

53

57

Navy

-4.281

11

2

11

2

54

58

Northwestern

-4.039

7

6

7

6

55

54

Florida

-3.757

4

8

4

8

56

53

Arkansas

-3.557

2

10

2

10

57

55

South Carolina

-3.319

4

8

4

8

58

63

UT San Antonio

-3.066

7

6

7

6

59

51

Cincinnati

-2.644

7

6

7

6

60

61

Fresno State

-2.529

9

4

9

4

61

59

Nebraska

-2.241

7

6

7

6

62

67

Rutgers

-1.872

5

7

5

7

63

62

Kentucky

-1.856

5

7

5

7

64

69

Minnesota

-1.436

8

5

8

5

65

60

Mississippi St

-1.201

5

8

5

8

66

70

Wisconsin

-1.196

4

8

4

8

67

75

Texas State

-0.97

7

6

7

6

68

65

Baylor

-0.959

5

7

5

7

69

77

West Michigan

-0.868

10

4

10

4

70

66

New Mexico

-0.707

9

4

9

4

71

64

UNLV

-0.449

10

4

10

4

72

68

Kansas

-0.205

5

7

5

7

73

74

Hawaii

-0.039

9

4

9

4

74

86

Army

0.271

7

6

7

6

75

78

Michigan St

0.359

4

8

4

8

76

72

Utah State

0.7624

6

7

6

7

77

81

Ohio

0.9964

9

4

9

4

78

76

UCF

1.2874

5

7

5

7

79

83

Maryland

1.5028

4

8

4

8

80

73

Kennesaw State

1.5737

10

4

10

4

81

82

California

1.6748

7

6

7

6

82

71

Connecticut

1.7288

9

4

9

4

83

80

Louisiana Tech

1.7996

8

5

8

5

84

84

UCLA

1.8905

3

9

3

9

85

79

West Virginia

1.9789

4

8

4

8

86

85

West Kentucky

2.2945

9

4

9

4

87

88

Stanford

2.6624

4

8

4

8

88

87

Colorado

2.8509

3

9

3

9

89

92

Purdue

3.0989

2

10

2

10

90

90

Marshall

3.352

5

7

5

7

91

89

Miami (OH)

3.5762

7

7

7

7

92

91

Troy

3.9046

8

6

8

6

93

96

Virginia Tech

4.1852

3

9

3

9

94

99

Temple

4.8188

5

7

5

7

95

94

Air Force

4.8573

4

8

4

8

96

93

Central Michigan

5.0119

7

6

7

6

97

102

North Carolina

5.1728

4

8

4

8

98

100

Boston College

5.2698

2

10

2

10

99

101

Jacksonville State

5.3996

9

5

9

5

100

95

Southern Miss

5.4893

7

6

7

6

101

108

Georgia Southern

6.013

7

6

7

6

102

98

Missouri State

6.0699

7

6

7

6

103

104

Arkansas State

6.4511

7

6

7

6

104

97

Florida Intl

6.7896

7

6

7

6

105

103

Liberty

6.8385

4

8

4

8

106

106

Syracuse

6.8781

3

9

3

9

107

105

Louisiana

7.7594

6

7

6

7

108

107

Florida Atlantic

7.8342

4

8

4

8

109

109

Coastal Carolina

8.0681

6

7

6

7

110

110

South Alabama

8.2951

4

8

4

8

111

112

Wyoming

8.6022

4

8

4

8

112

113

Delaware

8.6582

7

5

7

5

113

111

Appalachian St

9.6721

5

8

5

8

114

114

Tulsa

9.7713

4

8

4

8

115

115

Buffalo

10.152

5

7

5

7

116

117

Oregon State

10.433

2

10

2

10

117

116

Oklahoma State

10.967

1

11

1

11

118

119

Bowling Green

11.02

4

8

4

8

119

121

San Jose State

11.392

3

9

3

9

120

120

Nevada

11.447

3

9

3

9

121

124

Colorado State

11.709

2

10

2

10

122

127

Eastern Michigan

12.031

4

8

4

8

123

122

Kent State

12.049

5

7

5

7

124

123

New Mexico St

12.122

4

8

4

8

125

118

Rice

12.136

5

8

5

8

126

126

Akron

12.319

5

7

5

7

127

125

UAB

12.366

4

8

4

8

128

128

Northern Illinois

13.247

3

9

3

9

129

129

UTEP

13.799

2

10

2

10

130

130

Louisiana Monroe

13.896

3

9

3

9

131

131

Georgia State

14.362

1

11

1

11

132

133

Ball State

15.539

4

8

4

8

133

132

Mid Tennessee

15.579

3

9

3

9

134

134

Charlotte

19.041

1

11

1

11

135

135

Sam Houston

20.191

2

10

2

10

136

136

UMass

26.807

0

12

0

12


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