College Football Ratings · 2025
College Football Ratings — Week 13
136 FBS teams · 11 conferences · Through November 24, 2025 · Updated Jul 28, 11:21 PM ET
Home field worth 2.7 pts (estimated this season)
Team ratings
| # | Team | Conf | Rec | SRS | SOS | Elo | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 11–0 | +27.09 | +1.58 | 2286 | +2.6 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9–2 | +24.43 | +5.16 | 2134 | +2.3 |
| 3 | Indiana | Big Ten | 11–0 | +23.58 | +2.43 | 2137 | +0.0 |
| 4 | Oregon | Big Ten | 10–1 | +22.83 | +4.70 | 2131 | +28.2 |
| 5 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 10–1 | +20.14 | -1.77 | 2041 | +0.0 |
| 6 | Utah | Big 12 | 9–2 | +19.88 | +2.43 | 1998 | +12.5 |
| 7 | Georgia | SEC | 10–1 | +19.03 | +4.33 | 2151 | +0.4 |
| 8 | Miami | ACC | 9–2 | +18.96 | +2.58 | 1918 | +12.8 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | SEC | 11–0 | +17.17 | +3.64 | 2079 | +0.2 |
| 10 | Alabama | SEC | 9–2 | +16.60 | +4.78 | 2016 | +0.7 |
| 11 | Ole Miss | SEC | 10–1 | +16.18 | +3.04 | 2075 | +0.0 |
| 12 | BYU | Big 12 | 10–1 | +16.01 | +3.34 | 2004 | +27.3 |
| 13 | USC | Big Ten | 8–3 | +15.69 | +5.79 | 1936 | -28.2 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | SEC | 9–2 | +15.22 | +5.57 | 1996 | +28.7 |
| 15 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 9–2 | +15.02 | +2.45 | 1974 | +30.0 |
| 16 | Penn State | Big Ten | 5–6 | +14.86 | +4.76 | 1879 | +47.1 |
| 17 | Tennessee | SEC | 8–3 | +14.32 | +1.83 | 1905 | +42.9 |
| 18 | Washington | Big Ten | 8–3 | +14.25 | +2.09 | 1881 | +38.4 |
| 19 | Texas | SEC | 8–3 | +13.73 | +4.37 | 1993 | +6.6 |
| 20 | SMU | ACC | 8–3 | +13.40 | -0.17 | 1967 | +41.2 |
| 21 | Iowa | Big Ten | 7–4 | +12.99 | +2.11 | 1879 | +2.7 |
| 22 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9–2 | +11.72 | +3.29 | 1943 | +18.7 |
| 23 | Missouri | SEC | 7–4 | +10.84 | +2.71 | 1827 | -28.7 |
| 24 | South Florida | American Athletic | 8–3 | +10.75 | -2.01 | 1816 | +14.8 |
| 25 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 7–4 | +10.15 | +4.43 | 1790 | +40.4 |
| 26 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 10–1 | +9.93 | -6.24 | 1924 | +7.6 |
| 27 | Auburn | SEC | 5–6 | +9.88 | +5.29 | 1741 | +103.2 |
| 27 | Illinois | Big Ten | 7–4 | +9.88 | +4.60 | 1736 | -116.6 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 8–3 | +9.80 | -0.24 | 1863 | +80.6 |
| 30 | Arizona | Big 12 | 8–3 | +9.68 | +0.95 | 1857 | +34.4 |
| 31 | North Texas | American Athletic | 10–1 | +9.52 | -6.32 | 1828 | +23.5 |
| 32 | LSU | SEC | 7–4 | +9.38 | +6.46 | 1828 | +7.4 |
| 33 | South Carolina | SEC | 4–7 | +8.74 | +6.90 | 1743 | +61.0 |
| 34 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 8–3 | +8.58 | +4.54 | 1852 | +27.4 |
| 35 | Louisville | ACC | 7–4 | +8.43 | +1.93 | 1777 | -41.2 |
| 36 | TCU | Big 12 | 7–4 | +8.35 | +4.06 | 1788 | +32.5 |
| 37 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 5–6 | +8.02 | +5.21 | 1779 | -12.5 |
| 38 | Clemson | ACC | 6–5 | +7.53 | -0.35 | 1790 | +5.5 |
| 39 | Virginia | ACC | 9–2 | +7.37 | -2.00 | 1806 | +0.0 |
| 40 | Memphis | American Athletic | 8–3 | +6.19 | -7.26 | 1722 | +0.0 |
| 41 | Kentucky | SEC | 5–6 | +5.97 | +7.52 | 1748 | -30.0 |
| 42 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 9–2 | +5.95 | -1.77 | 1729 | -80.6 |
| 43 | Florida State | ACC | 5–6 | +5.86 | +1.06 | 1589 | -38.8 |
| 44 | Boise State | Mountain West | 7–4 | +5.57 | -3.26 | 1664 | +18.3 |
| 45 | Arkansas | SEC | 2–9 | +5.54 | +6.34 | 1571 | -6.6 |
| 46 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 7–4 | +5.44 | +0.30 | 1700 | -27.3 |
| 47 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 8–3 | +4.99 | -5.40 | 1792 | +56.0 |
| 48 | Toledo | Mid-American | 7–4 | +4.83 | -9.77 | 1683 | +10.7 |
| 49 | Florida | SEC | 3–8 | +4.54 | +9.40 | 1631 | -42.9 |
| 50 | Houston | Big 12 | 8–3 | +4.40 | -0.19 | 1668 | -32.5 |
| 51 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 7–4 | +4.23 | -0.42 | 1718 | -47.1 |
| 52 | Kansas | Big 12 | 5–6 | +3.94 | +0.98 | 1616 | -40.4 |
| 53 | Duke | ACC | 6–5 | +3.87 | +0.12 | 1733 | +36.6 |
| 54 | Tulane | American Athletic | 9–2 | +3.74 | -1.37 | 1804 | +25.4 |
| 55 | Baylor | Big 12 | 5–6 | +3.62 | +3.43 | 1659 | -34.4 |
| 56 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5–6 | +3.06 | +3.98 | 1588 | +0.0 |
| 57 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 6–5 | +2.53 | +1.65 | 1674 | +46.2 |
| 58 | Wake Forest | ACC | 8–3 | +2.11 | -2.16 | 1704 | +21.3 |
| 59 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 5–6 | +1.98 | +1.55 | 1621 | -7.6 |
| 60 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 7–4 | +1.81 | -5.35 | 1664 | -94.4 |
| 61 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4–7 | +1.73 | +10.46 | 1683 | +116.6 |
| 62 | NC State | ACC | 6–5 | +1.71 | +4.53 | 1701 | +38.8 |
| 63 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 9–2 | +1.20 | -8.08 | 1708 | +9.3 |
| 64 | UNLV | Mountain West | 9–2 | +1.18 | -7.09 | 1801 | +53.6 |
| 65 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 5–6 | +0.44 | +3.44 | 1674 | -2.6 |
| 66 | UTSA | American Athletic | 6–5 | +0.23 | -2.98 | 1747 | +94.4 |
| 67 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6–5 | -0.71 | +0.63 | 1713 | -46.2 |
| 68 | UCF | Big 12 | 5–6 | -0.87 | -1.88 | 1546 | +10.5 |
| 69 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4–7 | -0.96 | +1.52 | 1534 | -18.7 |
| 70 | Colorado | Big 12 | 3–8 | -1.31 | +5.11 | 1500 | -27.4 |
| 71 | Navy | American Athletic | 8–2 | -1.42 | -6.61 | 1769 | +0.0 |
| 72 | Ohio | Mid-American | 7–4 | -1.59 | -7.96 | 1710 | +1.6 |
| 73 | UConn | FBS Independents | 9–3 | -1.64 | -11.25 | 1746 | +13.6 |
| 74 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 5–6 | -1.83 | -6.71 | 1671 | +8.0 |
| 75 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 3–8 | -1.97 | +4.49 | 1473 | -12.8 |
| 76 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 4–7 | -2.28 | +3.03 | 1612 | +0.0 |
| 77 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 8–3 | -2.30 | -5.96 | 1719 | +42.2 |
| 78 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3–8 | -2.33 | +5.14 | 1432 | -2.7 |
| 79 | Army | American Athletic | 5–5 | -2.36 | -4.63 | 1621 | -33.2 |
| 80 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 5–6 | -2.74 | -5.60 | 1639 | -40.0 |
| 81 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7–4 | -2.81 | -5.73 | 1669 | +33.0 |
| 82 | Utah State | Mountain West | 6–5 | -3.16 | -4.88 | 1607 | +102.9 |
| 83 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 6–5 | -3.23 | -6.40 | 1625 | +56.7 |
| 84 | UCLA | Big Ten | 3–8 | -3.31 | +9.27 | 1557 | -38.4 |
| 85 | Syracuse | ACC | 3–8 | -4.17 | +6.05 | 1475 | -2.3 |
| 86 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2–9 | -4.22 | +7.02 | 1403 | +0.0 |
| 87 | California | ACC | 6–5 | -4.54 | -3.88 | 1513 | -91.0 |
| 88 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 6–5 | -4.99 | -8.58 | 1484 | +42.8 |
| 89 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 8–3 | -5.08 | -10.67 | 1548 | -7.4 |
| 90 | Stanford | ACC | 4–7 | -5.48 | +3.20 | 1553 | +91.0 |
| 91 | North Carolina | ACC | 4–7 | -5.49 | -2.73 | 1526 | -36.6 |
| 92 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 7–4 | -5.81 | -7.85 | 1655 | -53.6 |
| 93 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 7–4 | -5.98 | -8.98 | 1583 | -102.9 |
| 94 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 7–4 | -7.01 | -7.01 | 1601 | -51.4 |
| 95 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 8–3 | -7.25 | -8.65 | 1622 | +51.4 |
| 96 | Troy | Sun Belt | 7–4 | -7.57 | -7.46 | 1585 | +9.2 |
| 97 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 7–4 | -7.61 | -11.65 | 1576 | +30.9 |
| 98 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 5–6 | -7.72 | -6.37 | 1605 | +48.4 |
| 99 | Boston College | ACC | 1–10 | -7.82 | +1.92 | 1389 | +0.0 |
| 100 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 7–4 | -8.34 | -13.55 | 1598 | -60.7 |
| 101 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 7–4 | -8.74 | -8.76 | 1512 | -57.5 |
| 102 | Liberty | Conference USA | 4–7 | -9.02 | -8.78 | 1445 | -42.8 |
| 103 | Air Force | Mountain West | 3–8 | -9.08 | -5.89 | 1455 | -42.2 |
| 104 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 4–7 | -9.15 | -8.01 | 1508 | +57.5 |
| 105 | Temple | American Athletic | 5–6 | -9.24 | -6.79 | 1443 | -25.4 |
| 106 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 4–7 | -10.10 | -6.40 | 1416 | -70.6 |
| 107 | Florida International | Conference USA | 6–5 | -10.54 | -8.94 | 1555 | +60.7 |
| 108 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 5–6 | -10.71 | -7.32 | 1539 | -48.4 |
| 109 | App State | Sun Belt | 5–6 | -10.97 | -7.94 | 1487 | +40.0 |
| 110 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1–10 | -11.20 | +3.95 | 1326 | -10.5 |
| 111 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 6–5 | -11.35 | -6.63 | 1583 | -61.0 |
| 112 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 5–6 | -11.37 | -5.96 | 1517 | -56.0 |
| 113 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 4–7 | -11.58 | -6.52 | 1452 | -13.6 |
| 114 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 5–6 | -12.12 | -13.73 | 1406 | -56.7 |
| 115 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3–8 | -12.13 | -7.05 | 1247 | -30.8 |
| 116 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2–9 | -12.41 | -2.07 | 1320 | +0.0 |
| 117 | San José State | Mountain West | 3–8 | -12.51 | -5.18 | 1319 | -9.3 |
| 118 | Nevada | Mountain West | 3–8 | -12.68 | -4.45 | 1447 | +70.6 |
| 119 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 3–8 | -12.75 | -7.52 | 1373 | -33.0 |
| 120 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 2–9 | -13.13 | -2.34 | 1365 | -18.3 |
| 121 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 4–7 | -13.40 | -8.71 | 1432 | +0.0 |
| 122 | Rice | American Athletic | 5–6 | -13.51 | -5.47 | 1440 | -23.5 |
| 123 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 4–7 | -13.52 | -5.74 | 1403 | +33.2 |
| 124 | Akron | Mid-American | 5–7 | -14.08 | -11.67 | 1380 | +30.8 |
| 125 | Delaware | Conference USA | 5–6 | -14.43 | -9.52 | 1412 | -21.3 |
| 126 | UAB | American Athletic | 3–8 | -15.11 | -1.71 | 1362 | -14.8 |
| 127 | UTEP | Conference USA | 2–9 | -15.48 | -9.12 | 1284 | -38.9 |
| 128 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 4–7 | -16.15 | -9.26 | 1357 | +38.9 |
| 129 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1–10 | -17.63 | -3.46 | 1230 | -9.2 |
| 130 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4–7 | -17.67 | -6.31 | 1301 | -10.7 |
| 131 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 3–8 | -18.52 | -7.45 | 1271 | -8.0 |
| 132 | Kent State | Mid-American | 4–7 | -18.61 | -6.93 | 1292 | -30.9 |
| 133 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 2–9 | -19.43 | -7.96 | 1258 | -100.4 |
| 134 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 2–9 | -19.72 | -8.89 | 1218 | +100.4 |
| 135 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 1–10 | -21.83 | -1.34 | 1224 | -0.4 |
| 136 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 0–11 | -30.82 | -7.91 | 1024 | -1.6 |
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 | +11.58 | 9 | Georgia+19.03 |
| — | FBS Independents | 2 | +11.39 | 1 | Notre Dame+24.43 |
| 2 | Big Ten | 18 | +8.35 | 8 | Ohio State+27.09 |
| 3 | Big 12 | 16 | +6.41 | 4 | Texas Tech+20.14 |
| 4 | ACC | 17 | +3.27 | 2 | Miami+18.96 |
| 5 | American Athletic | 14 | -4.02 | 1 | South Florida+10.75 |
| — | Pac-12 | 2 | -5.21 | 0 | Washington State+1.98 |
| 6 | Mountain West | 12 | -5.57 | 0 | Boise State+5.57 |
| 7 | Sun Belt | 14 | -7.38 | 0 | James Madison+9.93 |
| 8 | Mid-American | 13 | -10.92 | 0 | Toledo+4.83 |
| 9 | Conference USA | 12 | -11.45 | 0 | Louisiana Tech-4.99 |
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
- WisconsinBig Ten+116.6
- AuburnSEC+103.2
- Utah StateMountain West+102.9
- Middle TennesseeConference USA+100.4
- UTSAAmerican Athletic+94.4
Fallers
- IllinoisBig Ten-116.6
- Fresno StateMountain West-102.9
- Sam HoustonConference USA-100.4
- East CarolinaAmerican Athletic-94.4
- CaliforniaACC-91.0
Change in Elo rating over this week's games.
Next week's projected margins
| Game | Projection | Home win % |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State at Michigan | Ohio State by 12.7 | 22% |
| Oregon at Washington | Oregon by 5.9 | 36% |
| Texas A&M at Texas | Texas A&M by 0.7 | 48% |
| Vanderbilt at Tennessee | Tennessee by 2.0 | 55% |
| Miami at Pittsburgh | Miami by 6.4 | 35% |
| Alabama at Auburn | Alabama by 4.0 | 40% |
| Georgia at Georgia Techneutral | Georgia by 13.1 | 21% |
| LSU at Oklahoma | Oklahoma by 8.6 | 70% |
| Utah at Kansas | Utah by 13.2 | 21% |
| Indiana at Purdue | Indiana by 25.1 | 6% |
| Ole Miss at Mississippi State | Ole Miss by 10.4 | 26% |
| Notre Dame at Stanford | Notre Dame by 27.2 | 5% |
| Arizona at Arizona State | Arizona State by 1.6 | 54% |
| Texas Tech at West Virginia | Texas Tech by 19.7 | 11% |
| Iowa at Nebraska | Iowa by 6.0 | 35% |
| Missouri at Arkansas | Missouri by 2.6 | 44% |
| Clemson at South Carolina | South Carolina by 3.9 | 60% |
| Penn State at Rutgers | Penn State by 11.7 | 23% |
| UCF at BYU | BYU by 19.6 | 89% |
| Kentucky at Louisville | Louisville by 5.2 | 63% |
| Cincinnati at TCU | TCU by 5.6 | 64% |
| Northwestern at Illinois | Illinois by 10.1 | 73% |
| UCLA at USC | USC by 21.7 | 91% |
| Florida State at Florida | Florida by 1.4 | 54% |
| SMU at California | SMU by 15.2 | 17% |
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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