Independent college football rankings

A different look at the Top 25.

Explore weekly rankings, track movement throughout the season, and compare every snapshot with one consistent model.

CFB TOP 25 RANKINGS

Choose a season and ranking stage to generate a snapshot

Choose a ranking snapshot

Use the controls above to explore weekly rankings, postseason snapshots, or a preseason projection. The same published methodology is applied consistently across the selected field.

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Weekly rankings

Generate an independent snapshot for any available week or postseason stage and follow how teams rise or fall as their résumés change.

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Preseason projection

Before games are played, the predictive model combines recent team strength with returning production, roster quality, quarterback outlook and portal movement.

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Published methodology

The goal is transparency: the site explains what the model values, where the data comes from and why preseason prediction is separated from in-season evaluation.

More than a poll

A consistent framework for the college football argument

CFB Top 25 is independently operated and built to make the reasoning behind a ranking easier to inspect.

How It Works