College Football Ratings · 2025
College Football Ratings — Week 6
136 FBS teams · 11 conferences · Through October 6, 2025 · Updated Jul 28, 11:18 PM ET
Home field worth 3.4 pts (estimated this season)
Team ratings
| # | Team | Conf | Rec | SRS | SOS | Elo | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3–2 | +23.61 | +8.99 | 2060 | +17.2 |
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5–0 | +23.33 | -0.58 | 2255 | +5.8 |
| 3 | Oregon | Big Ten | 5–0 | +22.54 | -1.54 | 2137 | +0.0 |
| 4 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5–0 | +19.44 | -2.25 | 2010 | +0.0 |
| 5 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5–0 | +18.87 | +3.18 | 2058 | +0.0 |
| 6 | Miami | ACC | 5–0 | +18.44 | +2.39 | 1947 | +14.6 |
| 7 | Georgia | SEC | 4–1 | +18.03 | +4.80 | 2023 | +4.6 |
| 8 | Alabama | SEC | 4–1 | +17.67 | +5.27 | 1932 | +63.1 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | SEC | 5–0 | +15.92 | +6.10 | 1872 | +18.9 |
| 10 | USC | Big Ten | 4–1 | +15.72 | -1.43 | 1847 | +0.0 |
| 11 | LSU | SEC | 4–1 | +15.32 | +4.88 | 1954 | +0.0 |
| 12 | Tennessee | SEC | 4–1 | +15.07 | -0.92 | 1944 | +0.0 |
| 13 | Texas | SEC | 3–2 | +14.10 | -1.77 | 1939 | -83.6 |
| 13 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5–1 | +14.10 | -3.08 | 1857 | -63.1 |
| 15 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3–2 | +14.08 | -4.99 | 1876 | -101.4 |
| 16 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 5–0 | +13.84 | -11.08 | 1878 | +65.0 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | SEC | 5–0 | +13.67 | -4.81 | 1892 | +1.2 |
| 18 | BYU | Big 12 | 5–0 | +13.36 | -5.80 | 1939 | +7.3 |
| 19 | TCU | Big 12 | 4–1 | +13.19 | +0.63 | 1882 | +20.3 |
| 20 | Utah | Big 12 | 4–1 | +13.09 | -4.53 | 1762 | +0.0 |
| 21 | Louisville | ACC | 4–1 | +12.66 | -0.85 | 1846 | -60.2 |
| 22 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5–1 | +12.46 | +1.18 | 1883 | +14.7 |
| 23 | Missouri | SEC | 5–0 | +11.90 | -7.75 | 1944 | +0.0 |
| 24 | Washington | Big Ten | 4–1 | +11.25 | +0.16 | 1890 | +27.5 |
| 25 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4–1 | +11.13 | +1.28 | 1900 | +9.6 |
| 26 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 4–1 | +10.89 | +2.26 | 1922 | +0.0 |
| 27 | Auburn | SEC | 3–2 | +10.80 | +2.57 | 1719 | +0.0 |
| 28 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 5–1 | +10.48 | -0.17 | 1850 | -86.6 |
| 29 | Memphis | American Athletic | 6–0 | +10.12 | -11.05 | 1897 | +4.1 |
| 30 | Kansas | Big 12 | 4–2 | +9.17 | -3.88 | 1789 | +34.4 |
| 31 | SMU | ACC | 3–2 | +9.00 | -2.01 | 1832 | +37.4 |
| 32 | South Carolina | SEC | 3–2 | +8.86 | +1.42 | 1800 | +0.0 |
| 33 | Duke | ACC | 4–2 | +8.79 | +0.61 | 1904 | +39.9 |
| 34 | Virginia | ACC | 5–1 | +8.63 | -3.65 | 1755 | +60.2 |
| 35 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 4–1 | +8.56 | -4.58 | 1732 | +31.4 |
| 36 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3–2 | +8.45 | -5.21 | 1821 | +0.0 |
| 37 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 4–1 | +8.24 | -4.66 | 1748 | +26.3 |
| 38 | Florida | SEC | 2–3 | +8.20 | +5.11 | 1852 | +83.6 |
| 39 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 5–0 | +7.44 | -3.87 | 1812 | +0.0 |
| 40 | Arkansas | SEC | 2–3 | +6.90 | +2.36 | 1720 | +0.0 |
| 41 | Clemson | ACC | 2–3 | +6.78 | +1.85 | 1781 | +51.3 |
| 42 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 3–2 | +6.47 | -6.54 | 1634 | +56.6 |
| 43 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 4–1 | +6.29 | -2.94 | 1750 | +86.6 |
| 44 | Boise State | Mountain West | 3–2 | +6.21 | -2.87 | 1768 | -17.2 |
| 45 | Baylor | Big 12 | 4–2 | +6.09 | -1.23 | 1774 | +10.5 |
| 46 | North Texas | American Athletic | 5–0 | +5.99 | -7.05 | 1738 | +0.0 |
| 47 | Florida State | ACC | 3–2 | +5.76 | -0.36 | 1598 | -14.6 |
| 48 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 2–4 | +5.64 | +3.24 | 1702 | -10.5 |
| 49 | Colorado | Big 12 | 2–4 | +5.16 | +3.20 | 1640 | -20.3 |
| 50 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 4–1 | +5.03 | -8.50 | 1766 | +11.8 |
| 51 | Tulane | American Athletic | 4–1 | +4.87 | +0.47 | 1767 | +0.0 |
| 52 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4–1 | +4.84 | -6.59 | 1694 | -27.5 |
| 53 | South Florida | American Athletic | 4–1 | +4.52 | -1.65 | 1723 | +9.8 |
| 54 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3–2 | +4.10 | -9.51 | 1583 | +0.0 |
| 55 | Arizona | Big 12 | 4–1 | +3.97 | -5.49 | 1674 | +24.2 |
| 56 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4–2 | +3.54 | -2.01 | 1591 | -18.9 |
| 57 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3–2 | +3.08 | -5.26 | 1667 | +0.0 |
| 58 | Houston | Big 12 | 4–1 | +2.80 | -3.41 | 1651 | -65.0 |
| 59 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 3–2 | +2.60 | -6.64 | 1681 | +0.0 |
| 60 | Kentucky | SEC | 2–3 | +2.45 | +6.59 | 1524 | -4.6 |
| 61 | NC State | ACC | 4–2 | +1.99 | -2.16 | 1616 | +8.1 |
| 62 | Syracuse | ACC | 3–3 | +1.76 | +2.85 | 1691 | -37.4 |
| 63 | UCF | Big 12 | 3–2 | +1.75 | -6.80 | 1571 | -34.4 |
| 64 | UNLV | Mountain West | 5–0 | +1.38 | -10.74 | 1856 | +16.0 |
| 65 | Army | American Athletic | 2–3 | +1.36 | +0.29 | 1636 | +50.9 |
| 66 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2–3 | +1.13 | +1.60 | 1542 | -9.6 |
| 67 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 4–1 | +0.94 | -7.06 | 1606 | +0.0 |
| 68 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3–2 | +0.67 | -9.40 | 1666 | -27.5 |
| 69 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3–2 | -0.13 | -5.25 | 1762 | -5.8 |
| 70 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3–2 | -0.31 | +0.07 | 1577 | -31.4 |
| 71 | Navy | American Athletic | 5–0 | -0.59 | -16.75 | 1801 | +3.8 |
| 72 | UConn | FBS Independents | 4–2 | -0.63 | -11.74 | 1674 | +19.9 |
| 73 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3–2 | -0.66 | -4.03 | 1633 | +51.1 |
| 74 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3–3 | -1.05 | -2.77 | 1711 | -98.0 |
| 75 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2–4 | -1.30 | +1.26 | 1496 | -67.3 |
| 76 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2–3 | -2.49 | +5.80 | 1463 | -14.7 |
| 77 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 4–1 | -2.75 | -10.13 | 1640 | +26.4 |
| 78 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 2–3 | -2.91 | -7.95 | 1735 | +0.0 |
| 79 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 5–1 | -3.39 | -11.22 | 1646 | +41.9 |
| 80 | Utah State | Mountain West | 3–2 | -3.45 | -4.07 | 1568 | +0.0 |
| 81 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 5–1 | -3.51 | -11.64 | 1671 | +4.2 |
| 82 | California | ACC | 4–2 | -3.56 | -7.11 | 1607 | -39.9 |
| 83 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3–2 | -3.58 | -5.46 | 1572 | +67.3 |
| 84 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2–3 | -3.82 | -5.70 | 1644 | +45.8 |
| 85 | UTSA | American Athletic | 2–3 | -4.00 | -4.22 | 1583 | -73.8 |
| 86 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3–2 | -4.21 | -7.40 | 1552 | -49.1 |
| 87 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 2–4 | -4.29 | +1.20 | 1537 | -7.3 |
| 88 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3–3 | -4.86 | -3.38 | 1546 | +17.6 |
| 89 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2–3 | -5.05 | -2.62 | 1537 | +0.0 |
| 90 | UCLA | Big Ten | 1–4 | -5.42 | +4.74 | 1514 | +101.4 |
| 91 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 3–2 | -5.64 | -2.12 | 1604 | +0.0 |
| 92 | Boston College | ACC | 1–4 | -5.80 | -7.71 | 1470 | -56.6 |
| 93 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 2–3 | -6.47 | -12.02 | 1523 | +0.0 |
| 94 | Troy | Sun Belt | 3–2 | -7.33 | -5.36 | 1639 | +17.7 |
| 95 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 2–3 | -7.42 | -1.08 | 1536 | +0.0 |
| 96 | Delaware | Conference USA | 3–2 | -7.76 | -8.58 | 1595 | -41.9 |
| 97 | North Carolina | ACC | 2–3 | -7.95 | -3.96 | 1509 | -51.3 |
| 98 | Stanford | ACC | 2–3 | -8.00 | -0.50 | 1476 | +0.0 |
| 99 | Temple | American Athletic | 3–2 | -8.43 | -6.86 | 1478 | +73.8 |
| 100 | San José State | Mountain West | 2–3 | -8.88 | -4.41 | 1582 | +49.1 |
| 101 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1–5 | -8.91 | -4.61 | 1428 | -17.7 |
| 102 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 2–3 | -9.16 | -9.33 | 1568 | +0.0 |
| 103 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 2–3 | -9.38 | -2.74 | 1562 | +0.0 |
| 104 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 3–2 | -9.51 | -5.51 | 1528 | +0.0 |
| 105 | Liberty | Conference USA | 1–4 | -9.70 | -4.54 | 1453 | +0.0 |
| 106 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 4–2 | -9.83 | -9.99 | 1562 | +0.0 |
| 107 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2–3 | -9.85 | -3.98 | 1457 | -16.0 |
| 108 | Air Force | Mountain West | 1–4 | -9.87 | -7.20 | 1411 | -3.8 |
| 109 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 3–3 | -10.74 | -14.59 | 1547 | +3.5 |
| 110 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 1–4 | -10.75 | -4.23 | 1430 | -45.8 |
| 111 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1–4 | -11.30 | -1.39 | 1416 | -24.2 |
| 112 | Rice | American Athletic | 3–3 | -12.19 | -11.92 | 1417 | -78.4 |
| 113 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 0–6 | -12.42 | +3.24 | 1355 | -17.7 |
| 114 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 3–2 | -12.65 | -9.91 | 1466 | -51.1 |
| 115 | App State | Sun Belt | 3–2 | -12.68 | -11.92 | 1513 | +17.7 |
| 116 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 3–3 | -12.75 | -9.63 | 1355 | -41.0 |
| 117 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 2–4 | -12.94 | -5.66 | 1445 | +27.5 |
| 118 | Nevada | Mountain West | 1–4 | -13.06 | -5.56 | 1296 | -4.2 |
| 119 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1–4 | -13.63 | +2.97 | 1369 | -11.8 |
| 120 | UAB | American Athletic | 2–3 | -13.69 | -3.15 | 1396 | -50.9 |
| 121 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 1–4 | -13.90 | -5.51 | 1413 | -26.4 |
| 122 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2–3 | -13.93 | -2.51 | 1460 | +98.0 |
| 123 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1–4 | -13.94 | -4.97 | 1332 | +0.0 |
| 124 | Akron | Mid-American | 2–4 | -14.19 | -7.69 | 1402 | +41.0 |
| 125 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 2–3 | -14.46 | -3.12 | 1484 | -26.3 |
| 126 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 3–2 | -14.66 | -8.87 | 1369 | +0.0 |
| 127 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 2–3 | -14.96 | -9.60 | 1408 | +78.4 |
| 128 | Florida International | Conference USA | 2–3 | -15.56 | -7.88 | 1368 | -19.9 |
| 129 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2–4 | -15.73 | -4.61 | 1350 | -4.1 |
| 130 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 3–2 | -16.77 | -13.18 | 1417 | +95.1 |
| 131 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1–5 | -16.89 | -9.39 | 1263 | -3.5 |
| 132 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 0–5 | -17.55 | -2.90 | 1358 | -95.1 |
| 133 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 1–4 | -21.03 | -8.41 | 1329 | -9.8 |
| 134 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1–4 | -21.85 | -7.56 | 1176 | +0.0 |
| 135 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1–4 | -22.89 | -0.57 | 1145 | -1.2 |
| 136 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 0–5 | -25.54 | -4.46 | 1147 | -17.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | 16 | +12.21 | 10 | Ole Miss+18.87 |
| — | FBS Independents | 2 | +11.49 | 1 | Notre Dame+23.61 |
| 2 | Big Ten | 18 | +8.14 | 8 | Ohio State+23.33 |
| 3 | Big 12 | 16 | +6.26 | 4 | Texas Tech+13.84 |
| 4 | ACC | 17 | +3.38 | 2 | Miami+18.44 |
| 5 | American Athletic | 14 | -4.33 | 0 | Memphis+10.12 |
| 6 | Mountain West | 12 | -5.98 | 0 | Boise State+6.21 |
| 7 | Sun Belt | 14 | -7.12 | 0 | Old Dominion+8.24 |
| — | Pac-12 | 2 | -9.03 | 0 | Washington State-5.64 |
| 8 | Mid-American | 13 | -10.64 | 0 | Toledo+4.10 |
| 9 | Conference USA | 12 | -11.18 | 0 | Louisiana Tech+0.94 |
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
- UCLABig Ten+101.4
- Ball StateMid-American+98.0
- New Mexico StateConference USA+95.1
- CincinnatiBig 12+86.6
- FloridaSEC+83.6
Fallers
- Penn StateBig Ten-101.4
- OhioMid-American-98.0
- Sam HoustonConference USA-95.1
- Iowa StateBig 12-86.6
- TexasSEC-83.6
Change in Elo rating over this week's games.
Next week's projected margins
| Game | Projection | Home win % |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana at Oregon | Oregon by 6.5 | 66% |
| Ohio State at Illinois | Ohio State by 7.4 | 32% |
| Alabama at Missouri | Alabama by 2.3 | 44% |
| Georgia at Auburn | Georgia by 3.8 | 41% |
| Oklahoma at Texasneutral | Texas by 0.4 | 51% |
| Michigan at USC | USC by 8.0 | 69% |
| NC State at Notre Dame | Notre Dame by 25.1 | 94% |
| South Carolina at LSU | LSU by 9.9 | 73% |
| Florida at Texas A&M | Texas A&M by 11.2 | 76% |
| Arizona State at Utah | Utah by 5.6 | 64% |
| Kansas at Texas Tech | Texas Tech by 8.1 | 69% |
| Arkansas at Tennessee | Tennessee by 11.6 | 76% |
| TCU at Kansas State | TCU by 4.1 | 40% |
| BYU at Arizona | BYU by 6.0 | 36% |
| Iowa State at Colorado | Iowa State by 1.9 | 45% |
| Rutgers at Washington | Washington by 12.1 | 77% |
| Northwestern at Penn State | Penn State by 18.2 | 87% |
| Nebraska at Maryland | Nebraska by 0.3 | 49% |
| Washington State at Ole Miss | Ole Miss by 27.9 | 96% |
| Pittsburgh at Florida State | Florida State by 2.7 | 57% |
| South Florida at North Texas | North Texas by 4.9 | 62% |
| Iowa at Wisconsin | Iowa by 3.9 | 40% |
| UCF at Cincinnati | Cincinnati by 8.0 | 69% |
| East Carolina at Tulane | Tulane by 5.2 | 63% |
| Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech by 12.2 | 78% |
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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