Rankings

WS Power Ratings vs AP Top 25, Week 5

Oct 1 – Oct 5, 2026

AP Poll captured Sep 28, 2026

Texas Longhorns is the #1 team in the Who's Starting Power Ratings for Week 5 (Oct 1 – Oct 5, 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

Texas Longhorns99

AP #1Proj 10-2 (28.7%)SEC title 17.1%

2

Georgia Bulldogs99

AP #2Proj 10-2 (34.3%)SEC title 20.9%

3

Alabama Crimson Tide97

AP #7 ▲1Proj 10-2 (33%)SEC title 19.4%

4

AP #11 ▼1Proj 9-3 (30.5%)SEC title 13.7%

5

AP #15 ▲5Proj 9-3 (31%)Big Ten title 15.8%

6

Notre Dame Fighting Irish95

AP #3Proj 11-1 (40.4%)

7

Florida Gators94

AP #8 ▲13Proj 9-3 (30.1%)SEC title 6.9%

8

Ohio State Buckeyes93

AP #5 ▲2Proj 9-3 (31%)Big Ten title 22.4%

9

Indiana Hoosiers93

AP #6 ▼1Proj 10-2 (33.3%)Big Ten title 24.1%

10

Miami Hurricanes92

AP #4 ▲2Proj 10-2 (33.8%)ACC title 47.8%

11

Tennessee Volunteers91

AP #17 ▼3Proj 8-4 (29.3%)SEC title 11.5%

12

AP #13 ▲2Proj 11-1 (37.4%)Big 12 title 47%

13

AP #9 ▼5Proj 7-5 (30%)SEC title 1.3%

14

Iowa Hawkeyes89

AP #14 ▲3Proj 9-3 (29.6%)Big Ten title 6%

15

Kentucky Wildcats87

AP #24Proj 7-5 (27.4%)SEC title 0.7%

16

Texas A&M Aggies89

Unranked (AP)Proj 6-6 (30.9%)SEC title 1%

17

Michigan Wolverines86

Unranked (AP)Proj 7-5 (30.2%)Big Ten title 1.7%

18

Oklahoma Sooners89

Unranked (AP)Proj 5-7 (27.6%)SEC title 0.9%

19

Texas Tech Red Raiders89

AP #12 ▼1Proj 10-2 (32%)Big 12 title 15.1%

20

Mississippi State Bulldogs88

AP #16 ▲8Proj 9-3 (32%)SEC title 4.1%

21

South Carolina Gamecocks89

Unranked (AP)Proj 5-7 (29%)SEC title 0.6%

22

AP #10 ▼1Proj 9-3 (30.2%)Big 12 title 14.8%

23

AP #18 ▼6Proj 7-5 (31.8%)Big Ten title 1%

24

AP #23Proj 10-2 (31.1%)Big Ten title 6.7%

25

Virginia Tech Hokies85

Unranked (AP)Proj 9-3 (31.3%)ACC title 12.3%

Common questions

Who is the #1 team in the Who's Starting Power Ratings, Week 5?: Texas Longhorns is the #1 team in the Who's Starting Power Ratings for Week 5 (Oct 1 – Oct 5, 2026).
Which team rose the most in the AP poll from the prior week?: Florida Gators rose 13 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 Oregon Ducks #5, 10 spots higher than its AP rank of #15.