Final Rankings — 2025 Season

📊 Understanding the Metrics

WL: Win/Loss (10%) • SOS: Strength of Schedule (25%) • SOR: Strength of Record (20%) • PD: Point Differential (capped at ±28/game, opponent-aware) 5% • OE: Offensive Efficiency (7%) • DE: Defensive Efficiency (7%) • QW: Quality Wins (13%) • CB: Championship Behavior (8%) • ST: Special Teams (3%) • BC: Ball Control (2%)

Green = Strong (75+) • Yellow = Average (50-74) • Red = Below Average (<50)

↗ = Head-to-Head tiebreaker applied (team ranked above opponent with higher composite score)

Rank	Team	Conf	Rec	Score	WL	SOS	SOR	PD	OE	DE	QW	CB	ST	BC
1	Indiana	Big Ten	15-0	63.3	59	57	41	63	45	76	100	80	90	100
2	Miami	ACC	12-3	56.6	48	59	34	58	30	73	100	80	73	97
3	Ole Miss	SEC	12-2	52.3	49	51	33	58	39	56	60	77	100	54
4	Georgia	SEC	11-2	51.2	48	53	33	60	33	66	62	77	100	72
5	Oregon	Big Ten	12-2	50.8	51	58	36	56	39	67	76	59	70	68
6	Texas Tech	Big 12	11-2	49.9	48	51	32	60	46	76	62	47	68	50
7	Ohio State	Big Ten	11-2	49.4	50	57	35	59	39	81	56	68	58	68
8	BYU	Big 12	11-2	48.4	50	58	35	55	29	63	62	47	73	66
9	Oklahoma	SEC	9-3	45.6	44	56	31	54	28	70	32	74	80	35
10	Alabama	SEC	10-4	45.5	42	58	30	52	27	62	58	53	20	73
11	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	10-2	44.6	46	48	30	60	59	67	38	62	73	19
12	Duke	ACC	8-5	43.6	37	59	26	52	35	42	52	35	80	48
13	Texas	SEC	10-3	43.2	43	48	28	56	36	62	60	41	82	28
14	Iowa	Big Ten	8-4	41.7	38	54	26	55	34	68	26	71	95	44
15	Virginia	ACC	10-3	41.2	43	48	28	55	35	61	32	59	65	63
16	Texas A&M	SEC	10-2	40.9	46	48	30	56	35	59	18	74	28	50
17	USC	Big Ten	9-4	40.2	40	54	27	54	49	57	26	62	28	35
18	Iowa State	Big 12	7-4	39.8	36	50	24	51	29	58	44	56	85	31
19	Utah	Big 12	10-2	39.0	46	46	30	57	53	61	14	53	52	41
20	Vanderbilt	SEC	9-3	39.0	41	45	27	56	49	52	0	68	98	44
21	Louisville	ACC	8-4	38.5	38	51	25	55	28	60	40	35	68	37
22	Arizona State	Big 12	7-5	38.5	34	56	24	50	21	58	60	32	10	45
23	Illinois	Big Ten	8-4	38.4	39	55	27	49	32	54	32	20	85	41
24	SMU	ACC	8-4	38.3	37	49	25	56	40	59	46	38	23	18
25	TCU	Big 12	8-4	38.0	38	52	26	53	40	52	40	35	35	30