College Football Ratings · 2025
College Football Ratings — Week 8
136 FBS teams · 11 conferences · Through October 20, 2025 · Updated Jul 28, 11:20 PM ET
Home field worth 3.2 pts (estimated this season)
Team ratings
| # | Team | Conf | Rec | SRS | SOS | Elo | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7–0 | +25.93 | +1.29 | 2274 | +2.1 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5–2 | +24.07 | +9.13 | 2089 | +22.7 |
| 3 | Oregon | Big Ten | 6–1 | +22.81 | +2.14 | 2068 | +20.2 |
| 4 | Indiana | Big Ten | 7–0 | +21.16 | +1.17 | 2102 | +2.1 |
| 5 | Georgia | SEC | 6–1 | +18.54 | +6.64 | 2086 | +43.7 |
| 6 | Miami | ACC | 5–1 | +17.77 | +5.13 | 1898 | -49.2 |
| 7 | Alabama | SEC | 6–1 | +17.71 | +6.01 | 2022 | +49.9 |
| 8 | USC | Big Ten | 5–2 | +16.27 | +3.07 | 1890 | -22.7 |
| 9 | Utah | Big 12 | 5–2 | +16.22 | +0.57 | 1852 | -17.8 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | SEC | 7–0 | +15.94 | +6.04 | 1939 | +17.6 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 6–1 | +15.68 | -4.52 | 1877 | -42.8 |
| 12 | Ole Miss | SEC | 6–1 | +15.62 | +4.03 | 2017 | -43.7 |
| 13 | Texas | SEC | 5–2 | +15.38 | +1.14 | 2000 | +4.6 |
| 14 | Louisville | ACC | 5–1 | +14.10 | +2.29 | 1896 | +49.2 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | SEC | 6–1 | +13.88 | -0.04 | 1905 | +69.3 |
| 16 | LSU | SEC | 5–2 | +13.77 | +5.40 | 1919 | -57.6 |
| 17 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 6–1 | +13.57 | -1.83 | 1914 | +57.6 |
| 18 | BYU | Big 12 | 7–0 | +13.47 | -1.45 | 1976 | +17.8 |
| 19 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3–4 | +13.25 | -0.40 | 1832 | -12.4 |
| 20 | Tennessee | SEC | 5–2 | +12.83 | +2.68 | 1903 | -49.9 |
| 21 | Missouri | SEC | 6–1 | +12.39 | -2.02 | 1930 | +25.4 |
| 22 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5–2 | +11.69 | +4.85 | 1866 | +0.0 |
| 23 | Washington | Big Ten | 5–2 | +11.34 | +3.17 | 1841 | -70.5 |
| 24 | TCU | Big 12 | 5–2 | +11.22 | +2.62 | 1829 | +33.1 |
| 25 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5–2 | +11.15 | -2.88 | 1867 | +12.4 |
| 26 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5–2 | +11.03 | +4.11 | 1904 | +70.5 |
| 27 | SMU | ACC | 5–2 | +10.61 | -1.72 | 1905 | +62.1 |
| 28 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 5–2 | +10.42 | +1.83 | 1778 | +0.0 |
| 29 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 7–0 | +9.57 | -1.24 | 1901 | +78.3 |
| 30 | South Florida | American Athletic | 6–1 | +9.35 | -2.36 | 1831 | +11.5 |
| 31 | Auburn | SEC | 3–4 | +9.15 | +6.01 | 1674 | -25.4 |
| 32 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 5–2 | +8.84 | -3.52 | 1754 | +85.2 |
| 33 | Boise State | Mountain West | 5–2 | +8.77 | -1.76 | 1865 | +77.7 |
| 34 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 5–2 | +8.33 | +5.35 | 1857 | +42.8 |
| 35 | Clemson | ACC | 3–4 | +7.89 | +1.87 | 1746 | -62.1 |
| 36 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 6–1 | +7.76 | -4.24 | 1788 | +18.3 |
| 37 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 3–4 | +7.71 | +4.93 | 1787 | +0.0 |
| 38 | Virginia | ACC | 6–1 | +7.69 | -2.97 | 1765 | +10.4 |
| 39 | Arkansas | SEC | 2–5 | +7.46 | +5.28 | 1693 | -17.6 |
| 40 | Florida | SEC | 3–4 | +7.32 | +6.98 | 1810 | +7.8 |
| 40 | Kansas | Big 12 | 4–3 | +7.32 | -1.37 | 1747 | +0.0 |
| 42 | Memphis | American Athletic | 6–1 | +7.18 | -11.33 | 1781 | -116.7 |
| 43 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 6–1 | +6.98 | -7.50 | 1829 | +44.2 |
| 44 | Duke | ACC | 4–3 | +6.91 | +1.07 | 1826 | -78.3 |
| 45 | South Carolina | SEC | 3–4 | +6.77 | +4.91 | 1708 | -69.3 |
| 46 | Colorado | Big 12 | 3–4 | +6.33 | +4.48 | 1712 | +0.0 |
| 47 | North Texas | American Athletic | 6–1 | +6.10 | -3.38 | 1704 | +61.8 |
| 48 | Baylor | Big 12 | 4–3 | +5.97 | +0.03 | 1741 | -33.1 |
| 49 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 5–2 | +5.55 | -3.66 | 1712 | -53.4 |
| 50 | Tulane | American Athletic | 6–1 | +4.67 | +0.45 | 1813 | +20.7 |
| 51 | Arizona | Big 12 | 4–3 | +4.36 | -1.04 | 1632 | -22.7 |
| 52 | UCF | Big 12 | 4–3 | +4.23 | -4.41 | 1613 | +61.3 |
| 53 | Houston | Big 12 | 6–1 | +4.09 | -3.50 | 1709 | +22.7 |
| 54 | Florida State | ACC | 3–4 | +3.90 | +0.32 | 1509 | -53.8 |
| 55 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4–3 | +3.72 | -1.17 | 1583 | -7.8 |
| 56 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4–3 | +3.15 | -11.16 | 1557 | +13.3 |
| 57 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5–2 | +2.86 | -1.31 | 1686 | +21.3 |
| 58 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4–3 | +2.82 | -5.18 | 1630 | -29.7 |
| 59 | Kentucky | SEC | 2–4 | +2.66 | +7.24 | 1520 | -4.6 |
| 60 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5–2 | +2.26 | -3.26 | 1825 | +53.4 |
| 61 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 4–3 | +2.09 | -5.18 | 1654 | +12.5 |
| 62 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 4–3 | +1.87 | -1.88 | 1641 | -44.2 |
| 63 | NC State | ACC | 4–3 | +1.56 | +1.53 | 1609 | +0.0 |
| 64 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 5–1 | +0.71 | -10.35 | 1664 | +0.0 |
| 65 | Army | American Athletic | 3–4 | +0.55 | -1.84 | 1628 | -20.7 |
| 66 | UConn | FBS Independents | 5–2 | +0.43 | -11.32 | 1706 | +32.2 |
| 67 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 3–4 | +0.33 | +0.67 | 1639 | -20.2 |
| 68 | Syracuse | ACC | 3–4 | +0.13 | +3.44 | 1606 | -85.2 |
| 69 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4–2 | +0.03 | -4.93 | 1612 | +0.0 |
| 70 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 4–3 | -0.14 | -5.72 | 1808 | +10.8 |
| 71 | Ohio | Mid-American | 4–3 | -0.62 | -5.32 | 1722 | +11.7 |
| 72 | UCLA | Big Ten | 3–4 | -1.12 | +3.52 | 1650 | +29.7 |
| 73 | UNLV | Mountain West | 6–1 | -1.15 | -7.44 | 1781 | -77.7 |
| 74 | Navy | American Athletic | 6–0 | -1.18 | -15.63 | 1806 | +0.0 |
| 75 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3–4 | -1.28 | -7.60 | 1594 | -10.8 |
| 76 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 3–4 | -1.35 | +2.35 | 1591 | -10.4 |
| 77 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2–5 | -1.84 | +1.81 | 1485 | +0.0 |
| 78 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 4–3 | -3.09 | -5.76 | 1595 | +0.0 |
| 79 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 4–2 | -3.28 | -7.40 | 1482 | +0.0 |
| 80 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2–5 | -3.54 | +6.09 | 1506 | -2.1 |
| 81 | California | ACC | 5–2 | -3.66 | -6.68 | 1624 | +17.0 |
| 82 | UTSA | American Athletic | 3–4 | -3.82 | -3.86 | 1556 | -61.8 |
| 83 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2–5 | -3.84 | +4.39 | 1433 | -21.3 |
| 84 | Troy | Sun Belt | 5–2 | -4.05 | -6.79 | 1730 | +28.8 |
| 85 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3–4 | -4.07 | +2.14 | 1468 | -2.1 |
| 86 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 4–3 | -4.87 | -10.35 | 1682 | +9.1 |
| 87 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 4–3 | -5.30 | -5.86 | 1538 | +6.0 |
| 88 | Utah State | Mountain West | 4–3 | -5.62 | -4.89 | 1547 | +34.7 |
| 89 | Temple | American Athletic | 4–3 | -5.83 | -8.72 | 1530 | +57.7 |
| 90 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 2–5 | -6.19 | +2.05 | 1475 | -61.3 |
| 91 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 4–3 | -6.26 | -11.77 | 1597 | +60.3 |
| 92 | Stanford | ACC | 3–4 | -6.77 | +1.47 | 1520 | +53.8 |
| 93 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3–4 | -6.83 | -2.39 | 1440 | -136.1 |
| 94 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 6–2 | -6.86 | -9.91 | 1674 | +55.8 |
| 95 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 5–2 | -7.38 | -12.16 | 1504 | -142.6 |
| 96 | North Carolina | ACC | 2–4 | -7.48 | -4.01 | 1492 | -17.0 |
| 97 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 5–2 | -7.50 | -12.18 | 1542 | +0.0 |
| 98 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 5–2 | -7.54 | -7.17 | 1637 | +66.9 |
| 99 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 3–3 | -8.06 | -3.88 | 1543 | +0.0 |
| 100 | Delaware | Conference USA | 3–3 | -8.40 | -7.68 | 1534 | -60.3 |
| 101 | Air Force | Mountain West | 2–5 | -8.93 | -6.70 | 1445 | +37.1 |
| 102 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 3–4 | -9.03 | -5.13 | 1479 | -37.1 |
| 103 | San José State | Mountain West | 2–5 | -9.04 | -5.10 | 1489 | -34.7 |
| 104 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 2–5 | -9.23 | -6.22 | 1483 | -66.9 |
| 105 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1–6 | -9.31 | -5.12 | 1410 | -18.3 |
| 106 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 3–4 | -9.35 | -5.61 | 1542 | +21.4 |
| 107 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 4–3 | -9.44 | -9.08 | 1491 | +136.1 |
| 108 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 4–2 | -9.46 | -6.79 | 1493 | +0.0 |
| 109 | Boston College | ACC | 1–6 | -9.48 | -4.47 | 1411 | -32.2 |
| 110 | Liberty | Conference USA | 3–4 | -10.06 | -8.43 | 1517 | +18.4 |
| 111 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 2–5 | -10.10 | -4.24 | 1486 | -55.8 |
| 112 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 4–3 | -10.54 | -15.26 | 1554 | +7.0 |
| 113 | App State | Sun Belt | 4–3 | -11.48 | -12.36 | 1499 | -66.7 |
| 114 | Florida International | Conference USA | 3–3 | -11.61 | -7.43 | 1510 | +142.6 |
| 115 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 3–4 | -11.66 | -5.60 | 1463 | +18.3 |
| 116 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1–7 | -12.03 | -0.21 | 1419 | +104.3 |
| 117 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 4–3 | -12.70 | -7.26 | 1598 | +66.7 |
| 118 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 1–6 | -12.91 | -5.16 | 1357 | -11.7 |
| 119 | UAB | American Athletic | 3–4 | -13.54 | -4.09 | 1459 | +116.7 |
| 120 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1–6 | -13.80 | +1.12 | 1362 | -18.3 |
| 121 | UTEP | Conference USA | 2–5 | -14.24 | -8.46 | 1367 | +81.3 |
| 122 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 3–4 | -14.49 | -8.30 | 1450 | -11.5 |
| 123 | Rice | American Athletic | 3–4 | -14.54 | -10.49 | 1382 | +0.0 |
| 124 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3–4 | -15.34 | -4.58 | 1454 | +43.3 |
| 125 | Nevada | Mountain West | 1–6 | -15.42 | -5.61 | 1266 | -6.0 |
| 126 | Akron | Mid-American | 2–6 | -15.54 | -7.64 | 1330 | -43.3 |
| 127 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2–5 | -15.59 | -4.44 | 1337 | -12.5 |
| 128 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 3–4 | -15.60 | -9.09 | 1390 | -28.8 |
| 129 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2–6 | -16.03 | -9.08 | 1315 | -9.1 |
| 130 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 3–3 | -16.84 | -13.90 | 1399 | -18.4 |
| 131 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1–6 | -17.51 | -1.46 | 1296 | -21.4 |
| 132 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 0–7 | -18.50 | -5.33 | 1263 | -81.3 |
| 133 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2–5 | -20.60 | -3.87 | 1199 | -13.3 |
| 134 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1–5 | -21.12 | -7.99 | 1169 | +0.0 |
| 135 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 1–6 | -21.91 | -5.77 | 1259 | -57.7 |
| 136 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 0–7 | -27.26 | -6.74 | 1072 | -7.0 |
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 | +12.25 | 1 | Notre Dame+24.07 |
| 1 | SEC | 16 | +11.67 | 10 | Georgia+18.54 |
| 2 | Big Ten | 18 | +8.10 | 8 | Ohio State+25.93 |
| 3 | Big 12 | 16 | +6.45 | 4 | Utah+16.22 |
| 4 | ACC | 17 | +3.52 | 2 | Miami+17.77 |
| 5 | American Athletic | 14 | -4.35 | 0 | South Florida+9.35 |
| 6 | Mountain West | 12 | -5.79 | 0 | Boise State+8.77 |
| — | Pac-12 | 2 | -6.69 | 0 | Washington State-1.35 |
| 7 | Sun Belt | 14 | -7.21 | 0 | James Madison+6.98 |
| 8 | Mid-American | 13 | -10.76 | 0 | Toledo+3.15 |
| 9 | Conference USA | 12 | -11.27 | 0 | Louisiana Tech-3.28 |
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
- Florida InternationalConference USA+142.6
- Central MichiganMid-American+136.1
- UABAmerican Athletic+116.7
- Oregon StatePac-12+104.3
- PittsburghACC+85.2
Fallers
- Western KentuckyConference USA-142.6
- Bowling GreenMid-American-136.1
- MemphisAmerican Athletic-116.7
- SyracuseACC-85.2
- Sam HoustonConference USA-81.3
Change in Elo rating over this week's games.
Next week's projected margins
| Game | Projection | Home win % |
|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M at LSU | LSU by 1.1 | 53% |
| Ole Miss at Oklahoma | Oklahoma by 1.5 | 54% |
| Missouri at Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt by 4.4 | 61% |
| Alabama at South Carolina | Alabama by 7.7 | 32% |
| BYU at Iowa State | Iowa State by 0.2 | 51% |
| Illinois at Washington | Washington by 2.9 | 57% |
| Colorado at Utah | Utah by 13.1 | 79% |
| UCLA at Indiana | Indiana by 25.5 | 94% |
| Wisconsin at Oregon | Oregon by 29.6 | 97% |
| Texas at Mississippi State | Texas by 8.4 | 30% |
| Auburn at Arkansas | Arkansas by 1.5 | 54% |
| South Florida at Memphis | Memphis by 1.1 | 53% |
| Tennessee at Kentucky | Tennessee by 6.9 | 33% |
| Kansas State at Kansas | Kansas by 2.8 | 57% |
| Baylor at Cincinnati | Cincinnati by 5.0 | 62% |
| Minnesota at Iowa | Iowa by 12.1 | 77% |
| Houston at Arizona State | Arizona State by 7.5 | 68% |
| Stanford at Miami | Miami by 27.8 | 96% |
| SMU at Wake Forest | SMU by 7.3 | 32% |
| NC State at Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh by 10.5 | 74% |
| Syracuse at Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech by 12.7 | 78% |
| Northwestern at Nebraska | Nebraska by 5.9 | 64% |
| Michigan at Michigan State | Michigan by 11.9 | 23% |
| TCU at West Virginia | TCU by 14.2 | 19% |
| Boston College at Louisville | Louisville by 26.8 | 95% |
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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