Rankings

WS Power Ratings vs AP Top 25, Week 1

Aug 27 – Sep 9, 2026

Georgia Bulldogs is the #1 team in the Who's Starting Power Ratings for Week 1 (Aug 27 – Sep 9, 2026).

Projected record and exact-record odds come straight from the nightly season sim. No CFP or national-title odds are shown — committee behavior can't be derived from a rating alone.

1

Georgia Bulldogs95

AP #3Proj 10-2 (27.5%)SEC title 27.3%

2

Ohio State Buckeyes95

AP #1Proj 9-3 (28.5%)Big Ten title 21.7%

3

AP #2Proj 10-2 (31.8%)Big Ten title 24.5%

4

Indiana Hoosiers94

AP #6Proj 10-2 (30.1%)Big Ten title 24.2%

5

Notre Dame Fighting Irish94

AP #4Proj 11-1 (35.6%)

6

AP #9Proj 9-3 (26.7%)SEC title 14.4%

7

Texas A&M Aggies93

AP #8Proj 9-3 (27.8%)SEC title 19.5%

8

Texas Tech Red Raiders93

AP #12Proj 11-1 (37.9%)Big 12 title 54.4%

9

Miami Hurricanes92

AP #7Proj 10-2 (33.1%)ACC title 52.7%

10

Texas Longhorns92

AP #5Proj 8-4 (25.6%)SEC title 8.6%

11

AP #14Proj 9-3 (28.5%)Big Ten title 8.4%

12

Alabama Crimson Tide91

AP #13Proj 8-4 (25.7%)SEC title 8%

13

Oklahoma Sooners91

AP #10Proj 7-5 (24.9%)SEC title 5.1%

14

Tennessee Volunteers90

AP #20Proj 8-4 (25.6%)SEC title 5.4%

15

AP #21Proj 10-2 (29.6%)Big 12 title 25%

16

Washington Huskies90

AP #17Proj 9-3 (26.9%)Big Ten title 6.4%

17

Michigan Wolverines89

AP #16Proj 8-4 (26.7%)Big Ten title 3.2%

18

Vanderbilt Commodores89

Unranked (AP)Proj 8-4 (26.2%)SEC title 5.7%

19

Iowa Hawkeyes88

AP #22Proj 8-4 (27.1%)Big Ten title 4%

20

AP #14Proj 8-4 (25.8%)Big 12 title 9.1%

21

AP #11Proj 7-5 (24.7%)SEC title 1.3%

22

Missouri Tigers87

AP #25Proj 7-5 (25.3%)SEC title 3.2%

23

Penn State Nittany Lions87

AP #18Proj 9-3 (26.6%)Big Ten title 5.2%

24

Clemson Tigers86

Unranked (AP)Proj 8-4 (26.4%)ACC title 5.7%

25

AP #19Proj 9-3 (29.7%)ACC title 18.5%

Common questions

Who is the #1 team in the Who's Starting Power Ratings, Week 1?: Georgia Bulldogs is the #1 team in the Who's Starting Power Ratings for Week 1 (Aug 27 – Sep 9, 2026).
How does the WS Top 25 compare to the prior week's AP poll?: No prior week's AP snapshot is on file yet, so a week-over-week AP delta isn't available for Week 1 (Aug 27 – Sep 9, 2026).
Which team does Who's Starting rank higher than the AP poll?: Who's Starting ranks Utah Utes #15, 6 spots higher than its AP rank of #21.