Rankings

WS Power Ratings vs AP Top 25, Week 2

Sep 10 – Sep 16, 2026

AP Poll captured Sep 9, 2026

Georgia Bulldogs is the #1 team in the Who's Starting Power Ratings for Week 2 (Sep 10 – Sep 16, 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 #2 ▲1Proj 10-2 (27.7%)SEC title 26.9%

2

Ohio State Buckeyes95

AP #1Proj 9-3 (28.6%)Big Ten title 21.9%

3

AP #6 ▼4Proj 10-2 (32.6%)Big Ten title 25.2%

4

Indiana Hoosiers94

AP #5 ▲1Proj 10-2 (31.2%)Big Ten title 23.6%

5

Notre Dame Fighting Irish94

AP #3 ▲1Proj 11-1 (37.2%)

6

AP #9Proj 9-3 (28.4%)SEC title 14.5%

7

Texas A&M Aggies93

AP #10 ▼2Proj 9-3 (27.9%)SEC title 19.8%

8

Texas Tech Red Raiders93

AP #13 ▼1Proj 11-1 (38.1%)Big 12 title 54.8%

9

Miami Hurricanes92

AP #7Proj 10-2 (33.9%)ACC title 44.1%

10

Texas Longhorns92

AP #4 ▲1Proj 8-4 (26.3%)SEC title 8.7%

11

AP #14Proj 9-3 (29.4%)Big Ten title 8.4%

12

Alabama Crimson Tide91

AP #12 ▲1Proj 8-4 (26.1%)SEC title 8.1%

13

Oklahoma Sooners91

AP #11 ▼1Proj 7-5 (24.9%)SEC title 5%

14

Tennessee Volunteers90

AP #18 ▲2Proj 8-4 (25.8%)SEC title 5.2%

15

AP #20 ▲1Proj 10-2 (29.9%)Big 12 title 24.5%

16

Washington Huskies90

AP #19 ▼2Proj 9-3 (28.2%)Big Ten title 6%

17

Michigan Wolverines89

Unranked (AP)Proj 8-4 (27.7%)Big Ten title 3.2%

18

Vanderbilt Commodores89

Unranked (AP)Proj 8-4 (26.4%)SEC title 5.9%

19

Iowa Hawkeyes88

AP #21 ▲1Proj 8-4 (27.2%)Big Ten title 4.4%

20

AP #15 ▼1Proj 8-4 (25.9%)Big 12 title 9%

21

AP #8 ▲3Proj 7-5 (26.4%)SEC title 1.4%

22

Missouri Tigers87

AP #23 ▲2Proj 7-5 (25.3%)SEC title 3.2%

23

Penn State Nittany Lions87

AP #16 ▲2Proj 9-3 (27.7%)Big Ten title 5.2%

24

Clemson Tigers86

Unranked (AP)Proj 8-4 (27.6%)ACC title 6.6%

25

AP #17 ▲2Proj 10-2 (30%)ACC title 21.3%

Common questions

Who is the #1 team in the Who's Starting Power Ratings, Week 2?: Georgia Bulldogs is the #1 team in the Who's Starting Power Ratings for Week 2 (Sep 10 – Sep 16, 2026).
Which team rose the most in the AP poll from the prior week?: LSU Tigers rose 3 spots in the AP Top 25 since the prior week.
Which team does Who's Starting rank higher than the AP poll?: Who's Starting ranks Utah Utes #15, 5 spots higher than its AP rank of #20.