WS POWER 138

Every FBS team, one number, updated nightly. How it's calculated

AP Poll: Week 5

New polls post Sunday afternoons; this page checks twice that day.

WS Power vs AP Top 25

This week's rankings article

Why WS has Texas Longhorns at No. 1: Week 5 power rankings, the movers, and the why

This week's rankings vs AP → · This week's depth chart changes →

The order blends each team's résumé (2026 results) with head-to-head wins, so it can differ slightly from the OVR column. How we rank

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1Texas99Elite
2Alabama97Elite
3Georgia97Elite
4LSU96Elite
5Oregon96Elite
6Notre Dame95Elite
7Florida94Elite
8Ohio State93Elite
9Miami92Contender
10Indiana92Contender
11Tennessee91Contender
12Utah90Contender
13Mississippi90Contender
14Iowa89Contender
15Kentucky87Contender
16Texas A&M89Contender
17Michigan85Solid
18Oklahoma89Contender
19Texas Tech89Contender
20Mississippi State88Contender
21South Carolina89Contender
22BYU88Contender
23USC88Contender
24UCLA86Contender
25Virginia Tech85Solid
26Missouri85Solid
27Northwestern85Solid
28Penn State85Solid
29Pittsburgh84Solid
30Nebraska84Solid
31Auburn82Solid
32Vanderbilt82Solid
33Cincinnati82Solid
34Kansas State82Solid
35Clemson82Solid
36Wake Forest79Solid
37Louisville82Solid
38SMU81Solid
39Florida State82Solid
40Houston82Solid
41Virginia82Solid
42Arizona82Solid
43Arizona State82Solid
44Duke81Solid
45Illinois81Solid
46Minnesota80Solid
47Washington81Solid
48North Carolina81Solid
49Arkansas81Solid
50Oklahoma State81Solid
51Maryland81Solid
52Boise State80Solid
53UCF80Solid
54UTSA80Solid
55Iowa State79Solid
56Kansas79Solid
57Baylor79Solid
58Wisconsin79Solid
59New Mexico78Solid
60Purdue78Solid
61Michigan State78Solid
62California75Average
63Syracuse77Average
64James Madison77Average
65TCU76Average
66North Dakota State75Average
67North Carolina State75Average
68Colorado75Average
69West Virginia75Average
70Louisiana Tech75Average
71Memphis75Average
72South Florida74Average
73Army74Average
74Stanford71Average
75Georgia Tech74Average
76Toledo70Average
77San Diego State73Average
78Air Force73Average
79Oregon State73Average
80Louisiana73Average
81Texas State73Average
82Boston College72Average
83Rutgers72Average
84Western Michigan72Average
85Florida Atlantic69Rebuilding
86Navy72Average
87Washington State71Average
88Utah State71Average
89Colorado State71Average
90Liberty71Average
91Miami (Ohio)71Average
92Temple71Average
93Fresno State70Average
94Tulane68Rebuilding
95South Alabama67Rebuilding
96Ohio66Rebuilding
97Jacksonville State66Rebuilding
98Georgia Southern70Average
99Rice69Rebuilding
100North Texas68Rebuilding
101UNLV69Rebuilding
102App State69Rebuilding
103East Carolina69Rebuilding
104UConn69Rebuilding
105Florida International66Rebuilding
106Buffalo69Rebuilding
107Delaware69Rebuilding
108Tulsa68Rebuilding
109Central Michigan68Rebuilding
110Old Dominion67Rebuilding
111Marshall67Rebuilding
112Troy67Rebuilding
113Nevada67Rebuilding
114Bowling Green66Rebuilding
115San José State66Rebuilding
116Georgia State65Rebuilding
117Arkansas State65Rebuilding
118Kennesaw State66Rebuilding
119Western Kentucky66Rebuilding
120Coastal Carolina65Rebuilding
121Wyoming63Rebuilding
122Kent State63Rebuilding
123Hawai'i63Rebuilding
124UAB62Rebuilding
125Southern Miss62Rebuilding
126Massachusetts62Rebuilding
127Northern Illinois62Rebuilding
128Middle Tennessee62Rebuilding
129Sam Houston62Rebuilding
130UTEP62Rebuilding
131New Mexico State62Rebuilding
132Missouri State62Rebuilding
133Charlotte62Rebuilding
134Akron62Rebuilding
135Eastern Michigan62Rebuilding
136Ball State62Rebuilding
137Louisiana-Monroe62Rebuilding
138Sacramento State62Rebuilding

Vs. the current AP poll. Green = we rank them higher than the poll did, red = lower.

About the Rating

The Who's Starting Power Rating blends last season's on-field efficiency with returning production, roster talent, and this year's recruiting class into one number.

The colored number is a team's rating, 0–99 — higher is better (gold 95+, purple 90+, green 85+). How it's made

Ratings generated Oct 2, 2026

Model record: 170-47 straight up · Brier 0.15

Calibration

When we say a team has a 70% chance to win, does that actually happen close to 70% of the time? Every graded game this season, sorted by how confident we were.

WS saidHappenedGames
50-55%63%24 (low)
55-60%54%24 (low)
60-65%63%24 (low)
65-70%79%28 (low)
70-75%82%17 (low)
75-80%88%16 (low)
80-85%86%22 (low)
85-90%92%24 (low)
90-95%95%21 (low)
95-100%94%17 (low)

Rows marked "low" have fewer than 30 games — read those as a preview, not a verdict.

Our disagreement with Vegas has predicted the result at β=-0.24 so far (n=111). Anything near zero means no edge — and that's what we've found, same as the study that led to this page.

Leaderboards

Top 10 offenses by OFF rating.

  1. 1Alabama Crimson Tide
    99
  2. 2Georgia Bulldogs
    99
  3. 3Florida Gators
    99
  4. 4Ohio State Buckeyes
    98
  5. 5USC Trojans
    97
  6. 6Oregon Ducks
    95
  7. 7Mississippi State Bulldogs
    95
  8. 8Miami Hurricanes
    94
  9. 9Tennessee Volunteers
    94
  10. 10UCLA Bruins
    93

Top Players by OVR

Ranked by OVR. Proven = rated off real production; Projected = rated off recruiting (no track record yet).

  1. 1Tyler BrownProvenTransferSS · Iowa Hawkeyes
    99
  2. 2Zach LutmerProvenFS · Iowa Hawkeyes
    99
  3. 3Deshaun LeeProvenRCB · Iowa Hawkeyes
    99
  4. 4Princewill UmanmielenProvenTransferRDE · LSU Tigers
    98
  5. 5Jeremiah SmithProvenWR-X · Ohio State Buckeyes
    98
  6. 6Mike MatthewsProvenWR-X · Tennessee Volunteers
    98
  7. 7Braylon StaleyProvenWR-SL · Tennessee Volunteers
    98
  8. 8Tanook HinesProvenWR-X · USC Trojans
    98
  9. 9Jayden MaiavaProvenQB · USC Trojans
    98
  10. 10King MillerProvenRB · USC Trojans
    98
  11. 11Jadan BaughProvenRB · Florida Gators
    97
  12. 12Gunner StocktonProvenQB · Georgia Bulldogs
    97
  13. 13Nate FrazierProvenRB · Georgia Bulldogs
    97
  14. 14Ty BenefieldProvenTransferSS · LSU Tigers
    97
  15. 15Peyton BowenProvenSS · Oklahoma Sooners
    97
  16. 16Dakorien MooreProvenWR-X · Oregon Ducks
    97
  17. 17Jordon DavisonProvenRB · Oregon Ducks
    97
  18. 18Sammy BrownProvenWLB · Clemson Tigers
    96
  19. 19TJ DotteryProvenTransferMLB · LSU Tigers
    96
  20. 20DJ PickettProvenLCB · LSU Tigers
    96
  21. 21Boubacar TraoreProvenRDE · Notre Dame Fighting Irish
    96
  22. 22Leonard MooreProvenBCB · Notre Dame Fighting Irish
    96
  23. 23Colin SimmonsProvenJACK · Texas Longhorns
    96
  24. 24Braden PeganProvenTransferWR-Z · Utah Utes
    96
  25. 25Eric Singleton Jr.ProvenTransferWR-Z · Florida Gators
    95