Top 25 vs CFP

2026 · our ranking (wins above bubble, no polls consulted) next to the CFP committee rankings released after the same week's games. Gap: how many spots higher we have a team than the CFP does. Who picks games better is on the Scoreboard.

Week 10's CFP committee rankings come out Tuesday; week 9 is the latest here until then.

Week 9

In both top 25s23/25
Average gap4.0spots, teams in both
Rank correlation0.81over the CFP's 25
Biggest splitBoise State#14 here · #25 in the CFP
OUT OF TOP 25OURS · WABCFP COMMITTEE RANKINGSMiami: #1 here, #1 in the CFPMiami0101MiamiKentucky: #2 here, #6 in the CFPKentucky0206KentuckyUCLA: #3 here, #8 in the CFPUCLA0308UCLAUtah: #4 here, #3 in the CFPUtah0403UtahIndiana: #5 here, #4 in the CFPIndiana0504IndianaBYU: #6 here, #9 in the CFPBYU0609BYUNotre Dame: #7 here, #11 in the CFPNotre Dame0711Notre DameWake Forest: #8 here, #16 in the CFPWake Forest0816Wake ForestGeorgia: #9 here, #2 in the CFPGeorgia0902GeorgiaAlabama: #10 here, #5 in the CFPAlabama1005AlabamaTexas: #11 here, #7 in the CFPTexas1107TexasOle Miss: #12 here, #10 in the CFPOle Miss1210Ole MissTexas Tech: #13 here, #15 in the CFPTexas Tech1315Texas TechBoise State: #14 here, #25 in the CFPBoise State1425Boise StateUTSA: #15 here, unranked in the CFPUTSA15Houston: #16 here, #17 in the CFPHouston1617HoustonUSC: #17 here, #20 in the CFPUSC1720USCOhio State: #18 here, #12 in the CFPOhio State1812Ohio StateLSU: #19 here, #14 in the CFPLSU1914LSUTennessee: #20 here, #13 in the CFPTennessee2013TennesseeLiberty: #21 here, unranked in the CFPLiberty21Missouri: #22 here, #18 in the CFPMissouri2218MissouriFlorida: #23 here, #24 in the CFPFlorida2324FloridaIowa: #24 here, #19 in the CFPIowa2419IowaOregon: #25 here, #23 in the CFPOregon2523OregonArizona: #27 here, #22 in the CFP22ArizonaSouth Carolina: #33 here, #21 in the CFP21South Carolina
OursTeamCFPGapWABRecord
01Miami1=+2.008-0
02Kentucky6+4+1.627-1
03UCLA8+5+1.478-0
04Utah3−1+1.408-0
05Indiana4−1+1.308-1
06BYU9+3+1.057-1
07Notre Dame11+4+0.987-1
08Wake Forest16+8+0.897-1
09Georgia2−7+0.857-1
10Alabama5−5+0.976-2
11Texas7−4+0.836-2
12Ole Miss10−2+0.956-2
13Texas Tech15+2+0.747-1
14Boise State25+11+0.687-1
15UTSA—CFP NR+0.527-1
16Houston17+1+0.476-2
17USC20+3+0.457-2
18Ohio State12−6+0.546-2
19LSU14−5+0.436-2
20Tennessee13−7+0.186-2
21Liberty—CFP NR+0.097-1
22Missouri18−4+0.026-2
23Florida24+1+0.105-3
24Iowa19−5−0.066-2
25Oregon23−2−0.075-3
In the CFP top 25, outside ours
33South Carolina21−12−0.495-3
27Arizona22−5−0.206-2

Across the season

WeekIn both top 25sAverage gapRank correlation
W923/254.00.81

The committee weighs résumé, but also the eye test, injuries and conference titles; this ranking counts results only.