Indiana HoosiersPower 78 • Résumé 64 • SOS 64 • Medium confidence • Prior 60% • Best win: Northwestern Wildcats
4-0
96.9
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FSN COLLEGE MODEL
College Football Computer Rankings: FSN Top 25
The 2026 FSN College Football Computer Rankings combine team power, opponent quality, résumé and schedule context into an original Top 25. The AP poll is kept separate so model disagreements stay visible.
PowerOpponent-aware strength
FSN evaluates performance in the context of opponent strength so beating an elite team is not treated like beating a weak schedule.
RésuméWho you beat matters
Quality wins, losses and strength-of-record help distinguish teams with similar records but very different résumés.
Sample sizeEarly priors fade
The model resists overreacting in September, then gives the current season more control as FBS results accumulate.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL COMPUTER RANKINGS
TOP 252026 FSN Computer Top 25
2026 · through Week 5
Notre Dame Fighting IrishPower 88 • Résumé 66 • SOS 45 • Medium confidence • Prior 40% • Best win: Wisconsin Badgers
4-0
94.5
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Utah UtesPower 92 • Résumé 68 • SOS 52 • Medium confidence • Prior 40% • Best win: Iowa State Cyclones
4-0
93.5
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Georgia BulldogsPower 86 • Résumé 64 • SOS 43 • Medium confidence • Prior 60% • Best win: Arkansas Razorbacks
4-0
93.1
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Miami HurricanesPower 81 • Résumé 66 • SOS 21 • Medium confidence • Prior 40% • Best win: Wake Forest Demon Deacons
4-0
93.3
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Oregon DucksPower 74 • Résumé 64 • SOS 82 • Medium confidence • Prior 40% • Best win: Boise State Broncos
3-1
91.8
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Texas LonghornsPower 85 • Résumé 73 • SOS 75 • High confidence • Prior 20% • Best win: Ohio State Buckeyes
4-0
91.5
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Alabama Crimson TidePower 90 • Résumé 68 • SOS 55 • Medium confidence • Prior 40% • Best win: Kentucky Wildcats
4-0
92.0
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Ohio State BuckeyesPower 83 • Résumé 60 • SOS 48 • High confidence • Prior 20% • Best win: Illinois Fighting Illini
3-1
92.1
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Texas Tech Red RaidersPower 70 • Résumé 66 • SOS 38 • Medium confidence • Prior 40% • Best win: Houston Cougars
4-0
91.1
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LSU TigersPower 85 • Résumé 62 • SOS 56 • High confidence • Prior 20% • Best win: Clemson Tigers
3-1
86.0
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BYU CougarsPower 70 • Résumé 63 • SOS 36 • Medium confidence • Prior 60% • Best win: Arizona Wildcats
3-0
86.4
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Florida GatorsPower 88 • Résumé 68 • SOS 60 • Medium confidence • Prior 40% • Best win: Ole Miss Rebels
4-0
83.7
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Iowa HawkeyesPower 63 • Résumé 66 • SOS 36 • Medium confidence • Prior 40% • Best win: Iowa State Cyclones
4-0
84.0
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James Madison DukesPower 71 • Résumé 66 • SOS 28 • Medium confidence • Prior 40% • Best win: Liberty Flames
4-0
84.6
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Pittsburgh PanthersPower 75 • Résumé 66 • SOS 44 • Medium confidence • Prior 40% • Best win: UCF Knights
4-0
83.2
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Ole Miss RebelsPower 65 • Résumé 65 • SOS 79 • High confidence • Prior 20% • Best win: LSU Tigers
3-1
81.8
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Penn State Nittany LionsPower 75 • Résumé 59 • SOS 35 • High confidence • Prior 20% • Best win: Temple Owls
3-1
81.3
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Boise State BroncosPower 76 • Résumé 61 • SOS 60 • Medium confidence • Prior 40% • Best win: Memphis Tigers
3-1
78.4
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Duke Blue DevilsPower 70 • Résumé 65 • SOS 27 • Medium confidence • Prior 40% • Best win: Illinois Fighting Illini
4-0
78.6
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South Florida BullsPower 58 • Résumé 64 • SOS 24 • Medium confidence • Prior 60% • Best win: Army Black Knights
4-0
79.0
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Tennessee VolunteersPower 70 • Résumé 58 • SOS 40 • Medium confidence • Prior 40% • Best win: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
3-1
77.0
↑3
Nebraska CornhuskersPower 82 • Résumé 65 • SOS 23 • Medium confidence • Prior 40% • Best win: Michigan State Spartans
4-0
78.5
↓1
Mississippi State BulldogsPower 78 • Résumé 70 • SOS 56 • Medium confidence • Prior 40% • Best win: Missouri Tigers
4-0
76.0
↓1
Clemson TigersPower 59 • Résumé 63 • SOS 57 • High confidence • Prior 20% • Best win: North Carolina Tar Heels
3-1
75.5
↓1
TRANSPARENT MODEL
How FSN College Football Computer Rankings Work
Opponent-adjusted team strength
FSN College Top 25 combines current opponent-adjusted power (50%), strength-of-record/résumé (40%), and recent performance versus expectation (10%). Opponent strength is recursive and embedded in power, résumé and form. A prior-season FSN baseline controls tiny September samples and fades completely after five FBS games. Weak/FCS wins provide no résumé bonus, FCS losses are heavily penalized, blowout value has diminishing returns, and head-to-head/common opponents/SOS resolve genuine near-ties. AP ranking never enters the formula.
Results against the schedule
Record is only the starting point. The model asks which opponents produced those wins and losses and how difficult the overall path has been.
AP is comparison-only
The AP Top 25 does not feed the FSN score. Keeping it separate lets readers see exactly where the computer model agrees or disagrees with the media ballot.
EXTERNAL REFERENCE
APAP Top 25 Comparison
Top 10 preview · AP does not affect the FSN model
This is a comparison layer, not a model input. The dedicated FSN computer ranking above remains independently calculated.
1Texas4-0
2Georgia4-0
3Notre Dame4-0
4Miami4-0
5Ohio State3-1
6Indiana4-0
7Alabama4-0
8Florida4-0
9Ole Miss3-1
10BYU3-0
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