College Football Ratings · 2025
College Football Ratings — Week 7
136 FBS teams · 11 conferences · Through October 13, 2025 · Updated Jul 28, 11:21 PM ET
Home field worth 3.3 pts (estimated this season)
Team ratings
| # | Team | Conf | Rec | SRS | SOS | Elo | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6–0 | +25.01 | +2.14 | 2272 | +16.9 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4–2 | +24.52 | +8.40 | 2067 | +6.6 |
| 3 | Indiana | Big Ten | 6–0 | +21.90 | +2.50 | 2100 | +89.9 |
| 4 | Oregon | Big Ten | 5–1 | +20.54 | +1.95 | 2048 | -89.9 |
| 5 | Miami | ACC | 5–0 | +19.43 | +3.80 | 1947 | +0.0 |
| 6 | Georgia | SEC | 5–1 | +18.58 | +5.52 | 2042 | +19.6 |
| 7 | Alabama | SEC | 5–1 | +17.00 | +5.36 | 1972 | +39.7 |
| 8 | Utah | Big 12 | 5–1 | +16.79 | -1.25 | 1870 | +108.0 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | SEC | 6–0 | +16.68 | +6.48 | 1921 | +49.6 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 6–0 | +16.57 | -6.79 | 1920 | +41.7 |
| 11 | Texas | SEC | 4–2 | +15.87 | +0.47 | 1995 | +56.3 |
| 12 | Ole Miss | SEC | 6–0 | +15.85 | +1.67 | 2061 | +2.5 |
| 13 | USC | Big Ten | 5–1 | +15.79 | -0.91 | 1913 | +66.3 |
| 14 | LSU | SEC | 5–1 | +14.57 | +4.48 | 1977 | +22.7 |
| 15 | Tennessee | SEC | 5–1 | +13.90 | +0.18 | 1953 | +9.2 |
| 16 | Washington | Big Ten | 5–1 | +13.49 | +2.48 | 1912 | +21.4 |
| 17 | BYU | Big 12 | 6–0 | +13.42 | -4.09 | 1959 | +19.2 |
| 18 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5–1 | +13.30 | -4.17 | 1857 | +0.0 |
| 19 | Louisville | ACC | 4–1 | +13.13 | -0.20 | 1846 | +0.0 |
| 20 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3–3 | +12.02 | -3.95 | 1845 | -31.5 |
| 21 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5–2 | +11.86 | +5.06 | 1866 | -16.9 |
| 22 | Iowa | Big Ten | 4–2 | +11.84 | -4.67 | 1855 | +33.6 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | SEC | 5–1 | +11.76 | -1.55 | 1836 | -56.3 |
| 24 | Missouri | SEC | 5–1 | +11.66 | -3.80 | 1905 | -39.7 |
| 25 | TCU | Big 12 | 4–2 | +11.20 | +1.59 | 1796 | -85.5 |
| 26 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 5–2 | +10.17 | +1.46 | 1778 | -72.3 |
| 27 | Memphis | American Athletic | 6–0 | +10.15 | -10.99 | 1897 | +0.0 |
| 28 | Auburn | SEC | 3–3 | +9.53 | +4.45 | 1699 | -19.6 |
| 29 | Clemson | ACC | 3–3 | +9.50 | +0.69 | 1808 | +27.4 |
| 30 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4–2 | +9.10 | +2.57 | 1834 | -66.3 |
| 31 | SMU | ACC | 4–2 | +8.88 | -3.78 | 1842 | +10.4 |
| 32 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 6–0 | +8.84 | -2.01 | 1823 | +11.2 |
| 33 | Virginia | ACC | 5–1 | +8.73 | -3.52 | 1755 | +0.0 |
| 34 | Duke | ACC | 4–2 | +8.57 | +0.33 | 1904 | +0.0 |
| 34 | South Carolina | SEC | 3–3 | +8.57 | +3.36 | 1777 | -22.7 |
| 36 | South Florida | American Athletic | 5–1 | +8.54 | -0.15 | 1820 | +96.2 |
| 37 | Florida | SEC | 2–4 | +8.39 | +8.15 | 1802 | -49.6 |
| 38 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 5–1 | +7.91 | -4.39 | 1766 | +34.3 |
| 39 | Arkansas | SEC | 2–4 | +7.62 | +4.06 | 1711 | -9.2 |
| 40 | Boise State | Mountain West | 4–2 | +7.52 | -1.64 | 1788 | +19.6 |
| 41 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 4–2 | +7.36 | +3.63 | 1814 | -108.0 |
| 42 | Kansas | Big 12 | 4–3 | +7.09 | -1.68 | 1747 | -41.7 |
| 43 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 4–2 | +7.07 | -4.64 | 1668 | +34.4 |
| 44 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 3–4 | +7.04 | +4.05 | 1787 | +85.5 |
| 45 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 5–1 | +6.44 | -2.16 | 1769 | +19.2 |
| 46 | Colorado | Big 12 | 3–4 | +6.30 | +4.46 | 1712 | +72.3 |
| 47 | Florida State | ACC | 3–3 | +5.55 | +1.40 | 1563 | -34.4 |
| 48 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 4–2 | +5.47 | -2.87 | 1685 | -62.9 |
| 49 | Baylor | Big 12 | 4–2 | +5.43 | -2.16 | 1774 | +0.0 |
| 50 | Tulane | American Athletic | 5–1 | +4.91 | +0.68 | 1792 | +25.4 |
| 51 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4–2 | +4.23 | -4.51 | 1660 | -34.3 |
| 52 | Houston | Big 12 | 5–1 | +4.02 | -4.93 | 1687 | +35.8 |
| 53 | Arizona | Big 12 | 4–2 | +3.82 | -2.60 | 1655 | -19.2 |
| 54 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 5–1 | +3.45 | -9.50 | 1785 | +18.2 |
| 55 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4–2 | +3.28 | -2.37 | 1591 | +0.0 |
| 56 | North Texas | American Athletic | 5–1 | +3.08 | -3.81 | 1642 | -96.2 |
| 57 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3–3 | +3.04 | -3.32 | 1642 | -25.4 |
| 58 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3–3 | +2.91 | -8.61 | 1544 | -39.4 |
| 59 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 3–3 | +2.53 | -2.62 | 1659 | -21.4 |
| 60 | NC State | ACC | 4–3 | +2.17 | +2.33 | 1609 | -6.6 |
| 61 | Kentucky | SEC | 2–3 | +2.02 | +5.97 | 1524 | +0.0 |
| 62 | Syracuse | ACC | 3–3 | +1.84 | +2.96 | 1691 | +0.0 |
| 63 | UCF | Big 12 | 3–3 | +1.51 | -4.80 | 1551 | -19.2 |
| 64 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4–2 | +1.50 | -1.25 | 1665 | +31.5 |
| 65 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 5–1 | +1.28 | -9.58 | 1664 | +23.5 |
| 66 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 3–3 | +1.10 | -5.00 | 1797 | +62.9 |
| 67 | UNLV | Mountain West | 6–0 | +0.69 | -9.60 | 1859 | +2.7 |
| 68 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4–2 | +0.45 | -4.20 | 1772 | +9.2 |
| 69 | Army | American Athletic | 3–3 | -0.07 | -3.75 | 1649 | +12.2 |
| 70 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4–2 | -0.16 | -5.19 | 1612 | +40.4 |
| 71 | UTSA | American Athletic | 3–3 | -0.76 | -4.98 | 1618 | +34.7 |
| 72 | UConn | FBS Independents | 4–2 | -0.80 | -11.96 | 1674 | +0.0 |
| 73 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3–3 | -0.82 | -2.44 | 1711 | +0.0 |
| 74 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3–3 | -1.16 | -8.48 | 1604 | -62.1 |
| 75 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2–5 | -1.43 | +2.37 | 1485 | -11.2 |
| 76 | UCLA | Big Ten | 2–4 | -1.50 | +3.71 | 1620 | +106.2 |
| 77 | Navy | American Athletic | 6–0 | -1.73 | -16.38 | 1806 | +5.1 |
| 78 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 3–3 | -2.25 | +1.89 | 1601 | -2.5 |
| 79 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2–4 | -2.50 | +2.93 | 1508 | -33.6 |
| 80 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2–4 | -3.00 | +4.31 | 1454 | -9.2 |
| 81 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3–3 | -3.46 | -1.09 | 1576 | +39.4 |
| 81 | California | ACC | 4–2 | -3.46 | -6.97 | 1607 | +0.0 |
| 83 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3–3 | -3.76 | -8.00 | 1673 | +29.2 |
| 84 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 4–3 | -3.87 | -6.79 | 1595 | +48.9 |
| 85 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 4–2 | -3.89 | -8.27 | 1482 | -123.9 |
| 86 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 2–4 | -4.09 | +1.49 | 1537 | +0.0 |
| 87 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 5–1 | -4.28 | -12.42 | 1646 | +0.0 |
| 88 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3–3 | -4.33 | -0.80 | 1470 | -106.2 |
| 89 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3–3 | -4.40 | -4.99 | 1532 | -19.6 |
| 90 | Troy | Sun Belt | 4–2 | -4.89 | -4.06 | 1701 | +62.1 |
| 91 | Utah State | Mountain West | 3–3 | -6.06 | -5.11 | 1512 | -55.8 |
| 92 | Delaware | Conference USA | 3–2 | -7.54 | -8.25 | 1595 | +0.0 |
| 93 | North Carolina | ACC | 2–3 | -7.64 | -3.51 | 1509 | +0.0 |
| 94 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 3–3 | -7.69 | -13.08 | 1536 | +13.1 |
| 95 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 5–2 | -7.80 | -12.61 | 1542 | -129.0 |
| 96 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 2–4 | -8.11 | -3.05 | 1542 | +129.0 |
| 97 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 5–2 | -8.16 | -9.87 | 1618 | +55.8 |
| 98 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 2–4 | -8.19 | -6.86 | 1550 | -18.2 |
| 98 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 3–3 | -8.19 | -4.09 | 1543 | +6.7 |
| 100 | Temple | American Athletic | 3–3 | -8.47 | -6.46 | 1473 | -5.1 |
| 101 | Boston College | ACC | 1–5 | -8.60 | -5.49 | 1443 | -27.4 |
| 102 | Stanford | ACC | 2–4 | -8.69 | +0.77 | 1466 | -10.4 |
| 103 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 3–3 | -8.89 | -4.25 | 1516 | +58.3 |
| 104 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1–5 | -8.92 | -4.62 | 1428 | +0.0 |
| 105 | Air Force | Mountain West | 1–5 | -8.96 | -6.44 | 1408 | -2.7 |
| 106 | Liberty | Conference USA | 2–4 | -9.14 | -6.99 | 1499 | +45.9 |
| 107 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 4–2 | -9.49 | -7.25 | 1570 | +42.1 |
| 108 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 4–2 | -9.52 | -6.86 | 1493 | +123.9 |
| 109 | San José State | Mountain West | 2–4 | -9.63 | -5.58 | 1523 | -58.3 |
| 110 | App State | Sun Belt | 4–2 | -10.03 | -12.43 | 1565 | +52.2 |
| 111 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 3–3 | -10.10 | -13.73 | 1547 | +0.0 |
| 112 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 2–4 | -10.92 | -4.88 | 1520 | -42.1 |
| 113 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 1–5 | -11.34 | -5.68 | 1369 | -61.2 |
| 114 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 2–4 | -12.69 | -5.32 | 1445 | +0.0 |
| 115 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1–5 | -13.06 | -1.23 | 1380 | -35.8 |
| 116 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 3–3 | -13.13 | -10.11 | 1355 | +0.0 |
| 117 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 3–3 | -13.35 | -5.39 | 1532 | +48.1 |
| 118 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 3–3 | -13.78 | -11.61 | 1462 | +54.0 |
| 119 | Rice | American Athletic | 3–4 | -13.94 | -9.75 | 1382 | -34.7 |
| 120 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 0–7 | -14.12 | +2.81 | 1314 | -40.4 |
| 121 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 3–3 | -14.45 | -10.86 | 1418 | -48.1 |
| 122 | Akron | Mid-American | 2–5 | -15.06 | -7.43 | 1373 | -29.2 |
| 123 | Florida International | Conference USA | 2–3 | -15.38 | -7.62 | 1368 | +0.0 |
| 124 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2–4 | -15.97 | -4.94 | 1350 | +0.0 |
| 125 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2–5 | -16.07 | -9.72 | 1324 | +61.2 |
| 126 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1–5 | -16.17 | -7.15 | 1286 | -45.9 |
| 127 | Nevada | Mountain West | 1–5 | -16.33 | -5.05 | 1272 | -23.5 |
| 128 | UAB | American Athletic | 2–4 | -16.37 | -5.81 | 1342 | -54.0 |
| 129 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 0–6 | -16.51 | -3.51 | 1345 | -13.1 |
| 130 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2–4 | -16.83 | -3.10 | 1411 | -48.9 |
| 131 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1–5 | -16.87 | -0.20 | 1317 | -52.2 |
| 132 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 3–2 | -17.47 | -14.20 | 1417 | +0.0 |
| 133 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 1–5 | -19.34 | -5.93 | 1316 | -12.2 |
| 134 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2–4 | -19.58 | -5.00 | 1212 | +67.5 |
| 135 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1–5 | -20.85 | -7.65 | 1169 | -6.7 |
| 136 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 0–6 | -28.26 | -6.44 | 1079 | -67.5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | FBS Independents | 2 | +11.86 | 1 | Notre Dame+24.52 |
| 1 | SEC | 16 | +11.79 | 10 | Georgia+18.58 |
| 2 | Big Ten | 18 | +8.16 | 8 | Ohio State+25.01 |
| 3 | Big 12 | 16 | +6.25 | 4 | Utah+16.79 |
| 4 | ACC | 17 | +3.75 | 2 | Miami+19.43 |
| 5 | American Athletic | 14 | -4.34 | 0 | Memphis+10.15 |
| 6 | Mountain West | 12 | -5.74 | 0 | Boise State+7.52 |
| 7 | Sun Belt | 14 | -7.21 | 0 | Old Dominion+5.47 |
| — | Pac-12 | 2 | -8.18 | 0 | Washington State-2.25 |
| 8 | Mid-American | 13 | -10.72 | 0 | Toledo+2.91 |
| 9 | Conference USA | 12 | -11.39 | 0 | Louisiana Tech-3.89 |
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
- Colorado StateMountain West+129.0
- Kennesaw StateConference USA+123.9
- UtahBig 12+108.0
- UCLABig Ten+106.2
- South FloridaAmerican Athletic+96.2
Fallers
- Fresno StateMountain West-129.0
- Louisiana TechConference USA-123.9
- Arizona StateBig 12-108.0
- Michigan StateBig Ten-106.2
- North TexasAmerican Athletic-96.2
Change in Elo rating over this week's games.
Next week's projected margins
| Game | Projection | Home win % |
|---|---|---|
| USC at Notre Dame | Notre Dame by 12.1 | 77% |
| Ole Miss at Georgia | Georgia by 6.1 | 65% |
| Louisville at Miami | Miami by 9.6 | 73% |
| Tennessee at Alabama | Alabama by 6.4 | 66% |
| Utah at BYU | Utah by 0.0 | 50% |
| LSU at Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt by 2.1 | 55% |
| Texas A&M at Arkansas | Texas A&M by 5.7 | 36% |
| Texas Tech at Arizona State | Texas Tech by 5.9 | 36% |
| Penn State at Iowa | Iowa by 3.2 | 58% |
| Oregon at Rutgers | Oregon by 14.7 | 18% |
| Washington at Michigan | Washington by 1.1 | 47% |
| Ohio State at Wisconsin | Ohio State by 24.2 | 7% |
| Missouri at Auburn | Auburn by 1.2 | 53% |
| Oklahoma at South Carolina | South Carolina by 0.1 | 50% |
| SMU at Clemson | Clemson by 4.0 | 60% |
| Texas at Kentucky | Texas by 10.5 | 26% |
| Michigan State at Indiana | Indiana by 29.6 | 97% |
| Georgia Tech at Duke | Duke by 3.1 | 58% |
| Baylor at TCU | TCU by 9.1 | 71% |
| Mississippi State at Florida | Florida by 8.4 | 70% |
| Old Dominion at James Madison | James Madison by 1.3 | 53% |
| Pittsburgh at Syracuse | Pittsburgh by 1.9 | 45% |
| Nebraska at Minnesota | Nebraska by 4.1 | 40% |
| UNLV at Boise State | Boise State by 10.2 | 74% |
| Arizona at Houston | Houston by 3.5 | 59% |
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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