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"I particularly condemn the way our political leaders supplied the manpower for that war. The policies - determining who would be drafted and who would be deferred, who would serve and who would escape, who would die and who would live - were an antidemocratic disgrace. I can never forgive a leadership that said, in effect: These young men - poorer, less educated, less privileged - are expendable (someone described them as 'economic cannon fodder'), but the rest are too good to risk. I am angry that so many of the sons of the powerful and well placed and so many professional athletes (who were probably healthier than any of us) managed to wangle slots in Reserve and National Guard units. Of the many tragedies of Vietnam, this raw class discrimination strikes me as the most damaging to the ideal that all Americans are created equal and owe equal allegiance to their country."

page 148 "MY AMERICAN JOURNEY" by Colin Powell
Copyright 1995 by Colin L. Powell
published by Random House
ISBN 0-679-43296-5


2026 COLLEGE FOOTBALL through results of SEPTEMBER 26 SATURDAY - WEEK 4

this output has three parts: (1) teams listed by RATING top-to-bottom
                             (2) CONFERENCE AVERAGES
                                 (listed top-to-bottom & alphabetically)
                             (3) teams listed by CONFERENCE
                                 (listed in order within conferences)
The SCHEDULE ratings represent what the rating would have to be for a
hypothetical team to have a mathematical expectation of winning precisely 50%
of their games against the schedule played by the team in question in the games
that it has played so far.  The schedule difficulty of each given game takes
into account the rating of the opponent and the location of the game. This
is the same concept that is used in computing the WIN50% conference ratings.
In COLLEGE FOOTBALL the W-L records include ALL games, but ONLY
games between the 266 TEAMS RATED here are used for RATING and SCHEDULE
STRENGTH computations.
To make predictions for upcoming games, simply compare the RATINGS of
the teams in question and allow an ADDITIONAL  3  points for the home
team.  Thus, for example, a HOME team with a rating of 92 would be
favored by  5  points over a VISITING team having a rating of 90.
Or a VISITING team with a rating of 89 would be favored by  7  points
over a HOME team having a rating of 79.
NOTE: Use whatever home advantage is listed in the output below.
      In the example just above, a home edge of 3 was shown for
      illustrative purposes. The home edge will vary during the season.
Several different home edges are shown, one for each of the several different type of ratings
directly over their respective columns.

The numbers to the right of a team's schedule strength are its rank of schedule - (in parentheses) - and its record versus teams in these rating's CURRENT top 10 and top 30 respectively.

Teams that appear to be tied to two decimal places in a given column are actually different when carried to more decimal places in the computer's internal arithmetic. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The PREDICTOR, is such that the score is the only thing that matters. PREDICTOR is also known as PURE_POINTS, BALLANTINE, RHEINGOLD, WHITE OWL and is a very good PREDICTOR of future games. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOLDEN_MEAN also utilizes the actual SCORES of the games in a different way but is also completely SCORE BASED and thus should be a good match for the PURE POINTS in terms of predictive accuracy for upcoming games. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The RECENT, is score-based and weights RECENT play more heavily than earlier games. Its effect will become more pronounced the longer a season goes if a given team happens to have an upward or downward trend. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The overall RATING is a synthesis of the three different SCORE-BASED methods, PREDICTOR(PURE_POINTS), GOLDEN_MEAN, and RECENT and thus should be a good predictor in its own right.

These ratings reflect a score of Western Michigan defeating Michigan 12-7 on Saturday, September 5, 2026.

Predictions_with_Totals_and_Moneylines

just click on "Predictions_with_Totals_and_Moneylines" and it will take you to the daily predictions at the bottom of the file where you'll also see the additional set of EXPERIMENTAL predictions which are the basic predictions that are adjusted to take into account each team's tendencies of performance at home and away along with the extra picks column of STRONG RECENT
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2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
                                RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 |  PREDICTOR   | GOLDEN_MEAN  |  RECENT      | STRONG RECENT
                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
   1  Notre Dame           A  =  95.00    4   0   70.14(  27)    0   0  |    1   0  |   93.47    2 |   96.47    1 |   96.53    1 |  103.23    1  I-A IND.            (A)
   2  Ohio State           A  =  94.59    3   1   64.09(  68)    0   1  |    0   1  |   93.71    1 |   96.18    2 |   92.84    2 |   96.64    7  BIG TEN             (A)
   3  Texas                A  =  93.10    4   0   78.11(   2)    1   0  |    2   0  |   91.95    4 |   94.75    3 |   92.04    4 |   94.20    9  SEC                 (A)
   4  Oregon               A  =  92.63    3   1   73.67(  10)    0   0  |    1   0  |   92.42    3 |   94.34    4 |   88.44    8 |   90.28   12  BIG TEN             (A)
   5  Georgia              A  =  92.53    4   0   63.10(  76)    0   0  |    1   0  |   91.84    5 |   94.21    5 |   89.72    7 |   99.03    3  SEC                 (A)
   6  Indiana              A  =  90.79    4   0   57.82( 126)    0   0  |    1   0  |   90.75    6 |   94.13    6 |   83.39   15 |   82.36   26  BIG TEN             (A)
   7  Miami-Florida        A  =  90.65    4   0   59.41( 113)    0   0  |    0   0  |   90.17    7 |   92.29    7 |   87.12   10 |   94.58    8  ACC                 (A)
   8  Alabama              A  =  90.41    4   0   73.07(  14)    0   0  |    1   0  |   89.27    9 |   91.34    8 |   91.50    5 |   99.05    2  SEC                 (A)
   9  LSU                  A  =  90.19    3   1   77.05(   3)    0   0  |    1   1  |   89.49    8 |   90.30    9 |   92.73    3 |   98.10    5  SEC                 (A)
  10  Florida              A  =  88.09    4   0   68.66(  35)    0   0  |    2   0  |   87.06   10 |   88.53   10 |   90.59    6 |   98.77    4  SEC                 (A)
2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
                                RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 |  PREDICTOR   | GOLDEN_MEAN  |  RECENT      | STRONG RECENT
                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
  11  Tennessee            A  =  85.63    3   1   65.05(  62)    0   1  |    0   1  |   85.45   12 |   85.93   15 |   84.53   14 |   87.88   19  SEC                 (A)
  12  Texas A&M            A  =  85.26    2   2   74.70(   8)    0   1  |    0   2  |   86.05   11 |   86.23   13 |   79.39   28 |   76.08   44  SEC                 (A)
  13  Texas Tech           A  =  85.02    4   0   60.97(  97)    0   0  |    0   0  |   84.19   16 |   87.47   11 |   80.04   26 |   77.19   41  BIG 12              (A)
  14  Mississippi          A  =  84.90    3   1   79.37(   1)    1   1  |    1   1  |   84.97   13 |   87.16   12 |   78.02   31 |   73.93   58  SEC                 (A)
  15  Southern California  A  =  84.11    4   1   66.25(  46)    0   1  |    0   1  |   84.51   15 |   86.16   14 |   76.70   38 |   72.84   64  BIG TEN             (A)
  16  Iowa                 A  =  84.06    4   0   62.57(  80)    0   0  |    1   0  |   83.65   18 |   84.62   18 |   82.71   18 |   86.35   21  BIG TEN             (A)
  17  Utah                 A  =  84.02    4   0   62.77(  77)    0   0  |    0   0  |   83.37   19 |   83.64   20 |   88.32    9 |   96.98    6  BIG 12              (A)
  18  Oklahoma             A  =  83.86    2   2   75.46(   5)    0   1  |    0   2  |   84.97   14 |   85.93   16 |   74.97   45 |   69.82   74  SEC                 (A)
  19  Michigan             A  =  83.31    2   2   68.75(  33)    0   0  |    1   1  |   83.89   17 |   84.93   17 |   76.25   40 |   72.85   63  BIG TEN             (A)
  20  Penn State           A  =  82.95    3   1   60.20( 104)    0   0  |    0   1  |   83.18   20 |   83.89   19 |   78.31   30 |   78.26   38  BIG TEN             (A)
2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
                                RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 |  PREDICTOR   | GOLDEN_MEAN  |  RECENT      | STRONG RECENT
                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
  21  UCLA                 A  =  82.95    4   0   68.71(  34)    0   0  |    0   0  |   82.46   21 |   82.70   22 |   85.35   12 |   91.37   11  BIG TEN             (A)
  22  Nebraska             A  =  82.11    4   0   58.16( 125)    0   0  |    0   0  |   81.34   23 |   81.93   25 |   85.63   11 |   92.06   10  BIG TEN             (A)
  23  Auburn               A  =  82.07    3   1   73.15(  13)    0   1  |    0   1  |   81.76   22 |   82.54   23 |   80.53   24 |   79.08   35  SEC                 (A)
  24  Mississippi State    A  =  81.89    4   0   73.84(   9)    0   0  |    1   0  |   81.34   24 |   82.33   24 |   81.39   23 |   88.68   18  SEC                 (A)
  25  BYU                  A  =  81.70    3   0   59.92( 110)    0   0  |    0   0  |   80.98   25 |   83.49   21 |   77.50   33 |   80.85   31  BIG 12              (A)
  26  Wisconsin            A  =  81.01    3   1   67.99(  37)    0   1  |    1   1  |   80.70   26 |   81.37   27 |   79.76   27 |   80.76   32  BIG TEN             (A)
  27  Pittsburgh           A  =  80.93    4   0   60.43( 102)    0   0  |    0   0  |   80.62   27 |   80.72   29 |   82.04   21 |   87.17   20  ACC                 (A)
  28  Kentucky             A  =  80.66    3   1   72.97(  16)    0   1  |    1   1  |   80.25   29 |   80.48   30 |   82.13   19 |   84.22   24  SEC                 (A)
  29  Missouri             A  =  79.73    3   1   63.49(  72)    0   0  |    0   1  |   79.61   31 |   81.63   26 |   73.22   55 |   70.66   71  SEC                 (A)
  30  Northwestern         A  =  79.68    2   1   73.66(  11)    0   1  |    0   1  |   79.24   34 |   79.34   35 |   81.94   22 |   89.28   15  BIG TEN             (A)
2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
                                RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 |  PREDICTOR   | GOLDEN_MEAN  |  RECENT      | STRONG RECENT
                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
  31  Virginia             A  =  79.57    3   1   62.13(  87)    0   0  |    0   0  |   79.60   32 |   78.33   39 |   84.55   13 |   89.53   14  ACC                 (A)
  32  South Carolina       A  =  79.26    2   2   63.75(  70)    0   1  |    0   2  |   79.92   30 |   79.87   32 |   73.88   52 |   68.95   78  SEC                 (A)
  33  Houston              A  =  79.21    3   1   62.74(  78)    0   0  |    0   1  |   79.39   33 |   79.11   36 |   77.62   32 |   81.32   29  BIG 12              (A)
  34  Louisville           A  =  79.13    2   2   71.12(  22)    0   0  |    0   1  |   80.28   28 |   79.96   31 |   71.86   64 |   71.98   69  ACC                 (A)
  35  Illinois             A  =  78.85    2   2   67.33(  39)    0   1  |    0   1  |   79.15   35 |   78.58   37 |   77.43   34 |   75.33   47  BIG TEN             (A)
  36  Clemson              A  =  78.45    3   1   72.46(  18)    0   1  |    0   1  |   78.01   38 |   79.86   33 |   74.00   51 |   72.65   65  ACC                 (A)
  37  Washington           A  =  78.08    3   1   58.78( 121)    0   0  |    0   0  |   78.58   36 |   81.35   28 |   66.85   80 |   60.77  119  BIG TEN             (A)
  38  Oklahoma State       A  =  78.05    3   1   70.19(  26)    1   0  |    1   0  |   77.82   40 |   76.99   43 |   83.19   16 |   89.67   13  BIG 12              (A)
  39  Vanderbilt           A  =  77.78    3   1   67.14(  42)    0   0  |    0   1  |   77.17   42 |   78.43   38 |   76.38   39 |   74.47   54  SEC                 (A)
  40  SMU                  A  =  77.52    3   1   64.40(  67)    0   0  |    0   0  |   78.45   37 |   79.82   34 |   67.06   79 |   64.63   95  ACC                 (A)
2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
                                RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 |  PREDICTOR   | GOLDEN_MEAN  |  RECENT      | STRONG RECENT
                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
  41  Kansas State         A  =  77.32    3   1   59.52( 112)    0   0  |    0   0  |   77.88   39 |   77.53   42 |   73.15   56 |   74.37   55  BIG 12              (A)
  42  Duke                 A  =  77.06    4   0   61.89(  91)    0   0  |    0   0  |   77.04   43 |   76.74   44 |   76.99   36 |   84.71   23  ACC                 (A)
  43  Minnesota            A  =  77.03    3   1   61.66(  92)    0   0  |    0   1  |   77.41   41 |   77.60   41 |   72.30   60 |   73.67   59  BIG TEN             (A)
  44  Virginia Tech        A  =  77.00    4   0   58.49( 123)    0   0  |    0   0  |   76.86   44 |   78.17   40 |   72.07   63 |   75.01   51  ACC                 (A)
  45  Baylor               A  =  76.28    3   1   62.52(  81)    0   0  |    0   1  |   76.12   46 |   75.92   47 |   76.91   37 |   78.81   36  BIG 12              (A)
  46  Arizona State        A  =  76.23    2   1   68.64(  36)    0   0  |    0   1  |   76.54   45 |   76.57   45 |   72.40   59 |   73.36   62  BIG 12              (A)
  47  Central Florida(UCF) A  =  76.03    3   1   63.79(  69)    0   0  |    0   1  |   75.90   49 |   74.70   51 |   82.07   20 |   85.64   22  BIG 12              (A)
  48  Boise State          A  =  75.81    3   1   68.87(  31)    0   1  |    0   1  |   75.48   50 |   74.49   52 |   83.03   17 |   88.75   16  PAC-12              (A)
  49  TCU                  A  =  75.75    2   2   62.13(  86)    0   0  |    0   0  |   76.03   47 |   74.80   50 |   77.25   35 |   77.78   39  BIG 12              (A)
  50  Arizona              A  =  75.34    3   1   60.45( 101)    0   0  |    0   1  |   75.44   51 |   76.31   46 |   70.06   68 |   69.28   77  BIG 12              (A)
2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
                                RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 |  PREDICTOR   | GOLDEN_MEAN  |  RECENT      | STRONG RECENT
                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
  51  Wake Forest          A  =  75.24    3   1   74.80(   6)    0   1  |    0   1  |   75.37   52 |   75.08   49 |   73.73   53 |   75.43   45  ACC                 (A)
  52  NC State             A  =  75.15    2   2   66.19(  49)    0   0  |    0   0  |   75.96   48 |   74.10   53 |   74.73   48 |   73.66   60  ACC                 (A)
  53  Florida State        A  =  74.60    2   2   63.58(  71)    0   1  |    0   1  |   75.15   53 |   75.22   48 |   68.89   73 |   65.67   91  ACC                 (A)
  54  West Virginia        A  =  74.46    3   1   63.19(  74)    0   0  |    0   0  |   74.14   55 |   74.09   55 |   75.77   43 |   75.34   46  BIG 12              (A)
  55  Cincinnati           A  =  74.05    4   0   59.39( 115)    0   0  |    0   0  |   74.03   56 |   74.09   54 |   72.25   61 |   75.16   50  BIG 12              (A)
  56  Michigan State       A  =  73.79    2   2   71.88(  19)    0   1  |    0   2  |   73.99   57 |   72.73   57 |   75.92   41 |   74.31   56  BIG TEN             (A)
  57  Arkansas             A  =  73.77    2   2   71.62(  21)    0   1  |    0   2  |   73.66   58 |   74.07   56 |   71.28   67 |   67.36   84  SEC                 (A)
  58  Iowa State           A  =  73.39    2   2   64.92(  63)    0   0  |    0   2  |   74.16   54 |   71.25   63 |   79.08   29 |   81.71   27  BIG 12              (A)
  59  North Carolina       A  =  72.59    2   1   70.01(  28)    0   0  |    0   0  |   72.51   60 |   72.49   58 |   71.41   66 |   74.59   52  ACC                 (A)
  60  James Madison        A  =  71.92    4   0   57.60( 127)    0   0  |    0   0  |   71.94   62 |   69.99   64 |   80.37   25 |   88.75   17  SUN BELT EAST       (A)
2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
                                RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 |  PREDICTOR   | GOLDEN_MEAN  |  RECENT      | STRONG RECENT
                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
  61  Georgia Tech         A  =  71.46    1   3   67.27(  40)    0   0  |    0   1  |   72.81   59 |   71.99   59 |   63.01  105 |   59.13  125  ACC                 (A)
  62  Kansas               A  =  71.20    1   2   67.21(  41)    0   0  |    0   1  |   72.16   61 |   71.30   62 |   65.37   90 |   62.89  106  BIG 12              (A)
  63  Syracuse             A  =  70.99    1   2   65.15(  59)    0   0  |    0   1  |   71.82   63 |   69.23   66 |   73.49   54 |   74.55   53  ACC                 (A)
  64  California           A  =  70.46    2   2   70.28(  25)    0   0  |    0   1  |   70.74   66 |   71.36   60 |   64.04   97 |   61.00  118  ACC                 (A)
  65  New Mexico           A  =  70.45    3   1   54.54( 153)    0   0  |    0   1  |   71.26   64 |   68.49   70 |   74.05   50 |   83.01   25  MOUNTAIN WEST       (A)
  66  Maryland             A  =  70.26    2   2   65.95(  52)    0   0  |    0   1  |   70.36   67 |   71.33   61 |   63.87   98 |   62.35  109  BIG TEN             (A)
  67  UTSA                 A  =  70.25    3   1   66.24(  47)    0   1  |    0   1  |   70.02   68 |   69.00   68 |   75.21   44 |   78.32   37  AMERICAN            (A)
  68  Purdue               A  =  70.19    1   3   76.36(   4)    0   1  |    0   2  |   70.76   65 |   69.56   65 |   68.39   75 |   63.76  101  BIG TEN             (A)
  69  Colorado             A  =  69.11    2   2   72.80(  17)    0   0  |    0   1  |   69.26   71 |   69.10   67 |   66.28   86 |   64.54   97  BIG 12              (A)
  70  South Dakota State   AA =  69.06    4   1   43.30( 248)    0   0  |    0   1  |   69.38   70 |   68.90   69 |   66.25   87 |   67.83   83  MISSOURI VALLEY     (AA)
2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
                                RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 |  PREDICTOR   | GOLDEN_MEAN  |  RECENT      | STRONG RECENT
                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
  71  Rutgers              A  =  68.91    1   3   59.03( 119)    0   0  |    0   1  |   69.99   69 |   67.74   72 |   67.28   76 |   67.32   85  BIG TEN             (A)
  72  Texas State          A  =  67.86    2   2   65.88(  53)    0   1  |    0   1  |   68.10   72 |   65.86   77 |   74.35   49 |   77.37   40  PAC-12              (A)
  73  North Dakota State   A  =  67.81    4   0   51.27( 176)    0   0  |    0   0  |   67.43   74 |   67.89   71 |   66.68   82 |   70.22   73  MOUNTAIN WEST       (A)
  74  Army West Point      A  =  67.28    2   1   57.25( 130)    0   0  |    0   0  |   67.06   75 |   65.50   78 |   74.95   47 |   77.01   42  AMERICAN            (A)
  75  Oregon State         A  =  66.74    2   2   68.87(  30)    0   0  |    0   1  |   67.97   73 |   64.07   82 |   71.65   65 |   79.19   33  PAC-12              (A)
  76  Memphis              A  =  66.74    3   1   61.05(  96)    0   0  |    0   0  |   66.19   79 |   66.30   76 |   68.61   74 |   69.42   76  AMERICAN            (A)
  77  Toledo               A  =  66.36    3   1   59.00( 120)    0   0  |    0   0  |   66.73   76 |   63.74   84 |   75.90   42 |   81.48   28  MAC                 (A)
  78  Stanford             A  =  66.32    2   2   73.01(  15)    0   1  |    0   1  |   66.29   78 |   67.13   73 |   60.73  116 |   57.32  133  ACC                 (A)
  79  South Florida        A  =  66.22    4   0   52.30( 169)    0   0  |    0   0  |   65.24   80 |   66.42   75 |   67.18   78 |   68.81   79  AMERICAN            (A)
  80  North Texas          A  =  65.73    2   2   65.53(  56)    0   1  |    0   1  |   66.48   77 |   63.13   87 |   72.51   58 |   76.12   43  AMERICAN            (A)
2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
                                RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 |  PREDICTOR   | GOLDEN_MEAN  |  RECENT      | STRONG RECENT
                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
  81  Fresno State         A  =  65.46    3   1   57.32( 128)    0   0  |    0   1  |   65.14   81 |   64.37   80 |   69.29   71 |   72.26   67  PAC-12              (A)
  82  Montana State        AA =  65.26    5   0   44.02( 243)    0   0  |    0   0  |   64.57   83 |   66.65   74 |   59.91  119 |   58.90  127  BIG SKY             (AA)
  83  Western Michigan     A  =  64.96    3   1   65.57(  55)    0   0  |    1   0  |   64.61   82 |   63.78   83 |   69.43   70 |   70.49   72  MAC                 (A)
  84  Liberty              A  =  64.87    3   1   55.53( 142)    0   0  |    0   0  |   64.19   85 |   63.08   88 |   74.97   46 |   79.11   34  CONF-USA            (A)
  85  Tulane               A  =  64.44    2   2   66.89(  44)    0   0  |    0   0  |   64.22   84 |   64.18   81 |   63.73   99 |   61.65  114  AMERICAN            (A)
  86  Boston College       A  =  64.12    2   2   66.24(  48)    0   0  |    0   0  |   63.79   87 |   65.01   79 |   59.14  122 |   57.24  135  ACC                 (A)
  87  Tulsa                A  =  63.90    3   1   63.15(  75)    0   0  |    0   0  |   63.44   89 |   63.16   86 |   66.49   83 |   68.48   82  AMERICAN            (A)
  88  UNLV                 A  =  63.68    2   2   61.32(  94)    0   0  |    0   0  |   63.32   91 |   63.54   85 |   63.09  102 |   63.90  100  MOUNTAIN WEST       (A)
  89  San Diego State      A  =  63.50    1   3   67.64(  38)    0   0  |    0   1  |   63.46   88 |   62.65   89 |   64.64   93 |   60.59  120  PAC-12              (A)
  90  Louisiana-Lafayette  A  =  63.44    3   1   55.20( 146)    0   0  |    0   1  |   63.42   90 |   61.65   93 |   69.12   72 |   74.10   57  SUN BELT WEST       (A)
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                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
  91  Washington State     A  =  62.82    1   3   71.64(  20)    0   0  |    0   0  |   63.81   86 |   62.09   90 |   58.92  123 |   59.80  123  PAC-12              (A)
  92  Louisiana Tech       A  =  62.52    1   2   74.76(   7)    0   1  |    0   1  |   63.24   92 |   59.34  104 |   72.12   62 |   75.22   49  SUN BELT WEST       (A)
  93  East Carolina        A  =  62.42    2   2   60.85(  99)    0   1  |    0   1  |   62.26   95 |   61.81   91 |   62.85  107 |   62.68  107  AMERICAN            (A)
  94  Colorado State       A  =  62.29    2   2   62.37(  84)    0   0  |    0   1  |   62.81   93 |   60.25   99 |   66.39   84 |   68.58   80  PAC-12              (A)
  95  Youngstown State     AA =  62.13    3   2   55.98( 138)    0   0  |    0   1  |   62.63   94 |   59.91  100 |   67.24   77 |   72.36   66  MISSOURI VALLEY     (AA)
  96  Florida Atlantic     A  =  62.13    3   1   59.17( 117)    0   1  |    0   1  |   61.55   99 |   61.78   92 |   63.21  101 |   64.55   96  AMERICAN            (A)
  97  Miami-Ohio           A  =  61.62    2   2   65.82(  54)    0   0  |    0   1  |   61.63   98 |   60.29   98 |   64.57   94 |   66.77   87  MAC                 (A)
  98  Temple               A  =  61.60    1   3   65.26(  58)    0   0  |    0   1  |   61.91   96 |   59.01  106 |   69.65   69 |   71.19   70  AMERICAN            (A)
  99  Navy                 A  =  61.47    1   2   54.60( 151)    0   0  |    0   0  |   61.38  101 |   61.58   94 |   58.33  126 |   55.28  147  AMERICAN            (A)
 100  Appalachian State    A  =  61.45    3   1   55.27( 145)    0   0  |    0   0  |   61.44  100 |   59.78  102 |   66.13   88 |   69.52   75  SUN BELT EAST       (A)
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                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
 101  Connecticut          A  =  61.33    2   2   57.10( 132)    0   0  |    0   0  |   61.84   97 |   59.32  105 |   65.16   92 |   68.49   81  I-A IND.            (A)
 102  North Dakota         AA =  61.17    4   1   47.01( 215)    0   0  |    0   1  |   60.42  104 |   61.16   96 |   61.38  114 |   61.69  113  MISSOURI VALLEY     (AA)
 103  Air Force            A  =  60.78    2   1   54.44( 154)    0   0  |    0   0  |   60.49  103 |   60.64   97 |   59.55  121 |   61.40  116  MOUNTAIN WEST       (A)
 104  Georgia State        A  =  60.49    3   1   54.57( 152)    0   0  |    0   0  |   60.56  102 |   57.35  118 |   73.12   57 |   81.11   30  SUN BELT EAST       (A)
 105  Montana              AA =  60.49    4   1   46.52( 220)    0   0  |    0   0  |   60.35  105 |   61.17   95 |   54.95  142 |   55.18  148  BIG SKY             (AA)
 106  Austin Peay          AA =  60.33    4   1   47.37( 208)    0   0  |    0   0  |   60.13  107 |   58.47  109 |   66.82   81 |   73.53   61  UAC                 (AA)
 107  South Dakota         AA =  60.30    3   2   53.28( 162)    0   0  |    0   0  |   59.93  109 |   59.36  103 |   63.05  104 |   63.46  103  MISSOURI VALLEY     (AA)
 108  South Alabama        A  =  59.83    2   2   61.94(  89)    0   0  |    0   1  |   59.59  110 |   58.19  112 |   65.29   91 |   67.07   86  SUN BELT WEST       (A)
 109  Jacksonville State   A  =  59.73    3   2   55.42( 144)    0   0  |    0   0  |   59.42  111 |   58.90  107 |   61.58  113 |   62.15  112  CONF-USA            (A)
 110  Stephen F. Austin    AA =  59.72    5   0   45.02( 237)    0   0  |    0   0  |   58.93  112 |   58.47  108 |   65.92   89 |   72.17   68  SOUTHLAND           (AA)
2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
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                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
 111  Utah State           A  =  59.69    1   3   68.85(  32)    0   0  |    0   1  |   60.19  106 |   57.78  116 |   62.88  106 |   63.59  102  PAC-12              (A)
 112  Georgia Southern     A  =  59.39    1   3   66.75(  45)    0   0  |    0   0  |   60.13  108 |   57.10  120 |   63.24  100 |   65.90   89  SUN BELT EAST       (A)
 113  Delaware             A  =  59.23    2   2   64.44(  66)    0   0  |    0   0  |   58.80  114 |   57.88  115 |   64.09   95 |   64.77   93  CONF-USA            (A)
 114  Troy                 A  =  58.88    2   2   58.61( 122)    0   0  |    0   1  |   58.87  113 |   58.15  113 |   58.87  124 |   59.05  126  SUN BELT WEST       (A)
 115  Arkansas State       A  =  58.60    2   2   60.93(  98)    0   0  |    0   0  |   58.53  115 |   57.13  119 |   62.21  111 |   63.04  104  SUN BELT WEST       (A)
 116  Illinois State       AA =  58.57    4   1   48.87( 195)    0   0  |    0   0  |   58.28  116 |   57.38  117 |   61.90  112 |   64.02   99  MISSOURI VALLEY     (AA)
 117  Old Dominion         A  =  58.56    1   3   62.71(  79)    0   0  |    0   0  |   58.01  117 |   58.35  111 |   58.57  125 |   53.92  154  SUN BELT EAST       (A)
 118  Kennesaw State       A  =  57.63    1   3   60.14( 107)    0   0  |    0   1  |   58.00  118 |   55.43  126 |   62.53  109 |   62.33  110  CONF-USA            (A)
 119  Ohio                 A  =  57.58    2   2   59.68( 111)    0   0  |    0   1  |   56.99  119 |   56.20  124 |   63.06  103 |   64.15   98  MAC                 (A)
 120  Marshall             A  =  57.27    3   1   57.11( 131)    0   0  |    0   1  |   55.60  126 |   58.42  110 |   56.06  135 |   52.79  158  SUN BELT EAST       (A)
2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
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                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
 121  Tarleton State       AA =  56.98    4   0   43.33( 247)    0   0  |    0   0  |   55.42  127 |   57.97  114 |   56.00  137 |   56.22  138  UAC                 (AA)
 122  Western Kentucky     A  =  56.87    1   3   73.15(  12)    0   2  |    0   2  |   56.91  120 |   56.36  123 |   55.35  139 |   54.09  153  CONF-USA            (A)
 123  Southern Illinois    AA =  56.83    3   2   49.39( 190)    0   0  |    0   0  |   55.68  125 |   56.52  122 |   59.95  117 |   60.09  121  MISSOURI VALLEY     (AA)
 124  Coastal Carolina     A  =  56.47    1   3   60.76( 100)    0   0  |    0   0  |   56.59  121 |   53.92  135 |   64.04   96 |   64.64   94  SUN BELT EAST       (A)
 125  Hawai'i              A  =  56.15    1   3   59.22( 116)    0   0  |    0   0  |   55.87  123 |   56.74  121 |   50.94  163 |   46.77  187  MOUNTAIN WEST       (A)
 126  Nevada               A  =  56.08    1   3   57.28( 129)    0   0  |    0   0  |   56.55  122 |   54.79  127 |   56.15  134 |   54.78  151  MOUNTAIN WEST       (A)
 127  Tennessee Tech       AA =  55.64    4   0   46.32( 223)    0   0  |    0   0  |   54.56  132 |   54.72  128 |   61.04  115 |   65.86   90  SOUTHERN            (AA)
 128  Central Michigan     A  =  55.44    2   2   64.51(  65)    0   1  |    0   1  |   54.48  133 |   55.64  125 |   55.09  141 |   51.64  164  MAC                 (A)
 129  San Jose State       A  =  55.37    2   2   60.16( 106)    0   0  |    0   1  |   55.14  128 |   54.57  131 |   56.35  131 |   55.95  140  MOUNTAIN WEST       (A)
 130  UAB                  A  =  55.32    2   2   62.43(  82)    0   0  |    0   0  |   55.08  129 |   53.71  136 |   59.92  118 |   62.99  105  AMERICAN            (A)
2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
                                RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 |  PREDICTOR   | GOLDEN_MEAN  |  RECENT      | STRONG RECENT
                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
 131  Rice                 A  =  55.15    1   3   65.33(  57)    0   1  |    0   1  |   54.63  131 |   53.23  137 |   62.50  110 |   61.51  115  AMERICAN            (A)
 132  Sam Houston State    A  =  54.78    1   3   61.37(  93)    0   0  |    0   1  |   55.81  124 |   51.09  145 |   62.72  108 |   66.13   88  CONF-USA            (A)
 133  Fla. International   A  =  54.77    2   2   53.83( 157)    0   0  |    0   0  |   54.40  134 |   54.38  133 |   54.43  145 |   55.45  145  CONF-USA            (A)
 134  Wyoming              A  =  54.73    2   2   54.79( 150)    0   0  |    0   0  |   54.02  136 |   54.71  129 |   54.19  147 |   53.04  157  MOUNTAIN WEST       (A)
 135  Idaho State          AA =  54.71    4   0   42.94( 250)    0   0  |    0   0  |   54.22  135 |   54.39  132 |   54.61  143 |   61.06  117  BIG SKY             (AA)
 136  Lehigh               AA =  54.56    5   0   42.91( 251)    0   0  |    0   0  |   53.82  137 |   53.97  134 |   56.77  130 |   62.16  111  PATRIOT             (AA)
 137  Massachusetts        A  =  54.31    4   0   45.28( 231)    0   0  |    0   0  |   53.76  138 |   51.39  144 |   66.36   85 |   75.30   48  MAC                 (A)
 138  Missouri State       A  =  54.20    1   3   66.00(  51)    0   0  |    0   1  |   54.83  130 |   52.25  139 |   56.26  132 |   58.50  129  CONF-USA            (A)
 139  Harvard              AA =  54.20    2   0   44.96( 238)    0   0  |    0   0  |   52.92  139 |   54.60  130 |   54.25  146 |   56.44  137  IVY LEAGUE          (AA)
 140  Mercer               AA =  52.77    3   2   44.87( 240)    0   0  |    0   0  |   52.43  141 |   52.90  138 |   49.62  170 |   50.16  167  SOUTHERN            (AA)
2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
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                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
 141  Southern Miss        A  =  52.48    1   3   62.13(  88)    0   0  |    0   1  |   52.50  140 |   50.46  148 |   57.32  129 |   58.79  128  SUN BELT WEST       (A)
 142  Eastern Michigan     A  =  52.33    2   3   56.54( 136)    0   0  |    0   1  |   51.51  145 |   52.12  141 |   52.98  152 |   51.79  163  MAC                 (A)
 143  Northern Iowa        AA =  52.26    2   2   54.85( 149)    0   0  |    0   1  |   51.71  143 |   51.40  143 |   54.54  144 |   55.41  146  MISSOURI VALLEY     (AA)
 144  Middle Tennessee     A  =  52.19    2   2   53.43( 159)    0   0  |    0   0  |   51.64  144 |   50.92  146 |   56.22  133 |   59.95  122  CONF-USA            (A)
 145  New Mexico State     A  =  52.18    1   3   61.17(  95)    0   0  |    0   0  |   52.39  142 |   50.72  147 |   53.67  149 |   54.20  152  CONF-USA            (A)
 146  Northern Arizona     AA =  51.59    3   2   53.23( 163)    0   0  |    0   0  |   50.61  146 |   52.07  142 |   49.61  171 |   50.87  165  BIG SKY             (AA)
 147  Northern Illinois    A  =  51.16    0   4   71.01(  24)    0   0  |    0   1  |   50.52  148 |   49.34  153 |   57.79  128 |   55.85  141  MOUNTAIN WEST       (A)
 148  Akron                A  =  50.78    1   3   66.03(  50)    0   0  |    0   0  |   50.61  147 |   50.05  149 |   50.63  165 |   49.32  172  MAC                 (A)
 149  UTEP                 A  =  50.50    1   3   71.09(  23)    0   0  |    0   2  |   50.38  149 |   49.67  151 |   50.60  166 |   49.09  174  MOUNTAIN WEST       (A)
 150  Kent State           A  =  50.13    2   2   65.06(  61)    0   1  |    0   1  |   48.62  154 |   49.37  152 |   55.79  138 |   55.53  144  MAC                 (A)
2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
                                RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 |  PREDICTOR   | GOLDEN_MEAN  |  RECENT      | STRONG RECENT
                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
 151  Gardner-Webb         AA =  49.99    1   4   55.75( 140)    0   0  |    0   0  |   49.81  150 |   47.32  172 |   57.81  127 |   62.44  108  OVC-BIG SOUTH       (AA)
 152  Chattanooga          AA =  49.88    3   2   44.51( 242)    0   0  |    0   0  |   49.26  152 |   49.01  155 |   52.25  158 |   55.69  143  SOUTHERN            (AA)
 153  Yale                 AA =  49.78    1   1   45.50( 229)    0   0  |    0   0  |   49.80  151 |   50.05  150 |   43.50  203 |   39.77  215  IVY LEAGUE          (AA)
 154  Dayton               AA =  49.70    3   0   45.73( 227)    0   0  |    0   0  |   37.09  234 |   59.87  101 |   41.12  216 |   47.12  183  PIONEER             (AA)
 155  UC Davis             AA =  49.68    3   2   47.01( 216)    0   0  |    0   0  |   48.11  158 |   52.17  140 |   38.71  225 |   37.21  221  BIG SKY             (AA)
 156  Bowling Green        A  =  49.30    0   4   69.71(  29)    0   0  |    0   1  |   48.21  155 |   48.66  158 |   52.65  155 |   48.30  178  MAC                 (A)
 157  Lamar                AA =  49.19    3   1   50.59( 178)    0   0  |    0   0  |   48.19  156 |   48.27  163 |   53.35  150 |   58.32  132  SOUTHLAND           (AA)
 158  Abilene Christian    AA =  49.19    1   4   56.88( 134)    0   0  |    0   1  |   48.81  153 |   49.03  154 |   47.17  183 |   44.13  198  UAC                 (AA)
 159  SE Missouri State    AA =  48.79    2   3   52.89( 164)    0   0  |    0   0  |   47.49  163 |   47.38  170 |   56.04  136 |   56.11  139  OVC-BIG SOUTH       (AA)
 160  Idaho                AA =  48.68    0   4   52.54( 168)    0   0  |    0   1  |   48.18  157 |   48.53  161 |   47.13  184 |   40.53  211  BIG SKY             (AA)
2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
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                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
 161  Southern Utah        AA =  48.52    1   4   53.89( 156)    0   0  |    0   0  |   47.80  161 |   48.55  160 |   47.25  182 |   44.83  194  BIG SKY             (AA)
 162  East Tennessee State AA =  48.36    3   2   47.28( 210)    0   0  |    0   0  |   47.85  160 |   47.82  166 |   48.71  176 |   49.00  176  SOUTHERN            (AA)
 163  Campbell             AA =  48.33    4   1   45.06( 234)    0   1  |    0   1  |   47.29  165 |   47.30  173 |   52.99  151 |   58.45  130  COASTAL ATHLETIC    (AA)
 164  Colgate              AA =  48.31    4   1   45.61( 228)    0   0  |    0   0  |   47.48  164 |   47.12  174 |   52.78  153 |   59.46  124  PATRIOT             (AA)
 165  UTRGV                AA =  48.24    2   2   48.30( 198)    0   0  |    0   0  |   47.25  166 |   47.83  165 |   50.08  168 |   49.08  175  SOUTHLAND           (AA)
 166  Monmouth-NJ          AA =  48.23    3   2   51.78( 171)    0   0  |    0   0  |   45.82  175 |   48.55  159 |   52.77  154 |   52.53  161  COASTAL ATHLETIC    (AA)
 167  Buffalo              A  =  48.22    2   2   51.64( 172)    0   0  |    0   1  |   46.84  168 |   48.97  156 |   46.44  188 |   41.98  204  MAC                 (A)
 168  Eastern Washington   AA =  48.06    1   4   56.84( 135)    0   0  |    0   0  |   47.66  162 |   47.80  167 |   46.51  186 |   45.17  191  BIG SKY             (AA)
 169  SC State             AA =  48.04    5   0   41.45( 256)    0   0  |    0   0  |   46.38  170 |   48.41  162 |   49.31  173 |   53.27  156  MEAC                (AA)
 170  Dartmouth            AA =  47.92    0   2   51.40( 175)    0   0  |    0   0  |   48.10  159 |   45.90  179 |   51.36  162 |   49.92  169  IVY LEAGUE          (AA)
2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
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                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
 171  Jackson State        AA =  47.63    4   0   37.62( 262)    0   0  |    0   0  |   46.84  167 |   48.69  157 |   40.96  217 |   41.52  206  SWAC-EAST           (AA)
 172  SE Louisiana         AA =  47.57    3   2   43.67( 246)    0   0  |    0   0  |   45.80  176 |   47.64  168 |   50.53  167 |   52.58  160  SOUTHLAND           (AA)
 173  Elon                 AA =  47.51    4   1   38.26( 261)    0   0  |    0   0  |   46.51  169 |   47.36  171 |   48.19  179 |   49.57  170  COASTAL ATHLETIC    (AA)
 174  Princeton            AA =  47.26    1   1   42.99( 249)    0   0  |    0   0  |   46.31  171 |   45.26  185 |   55.12  140 |   56.81  136  IVY LEAGUE          (AA)
 175  North Alabama        AA =  47.10    3   2   47.11( 212)    0   0  |    0   0  |   46.06  173 |   45.92  177 |   52.27  157 |   54.99  149  UAC                 (AA)
 176  Ball State           A  =  47.04    1   3   62.37(  83)    0   1  |    0   1  |   45.92  174 |   46.01  176 |   51.91  159 |   49.42  171  MAC                 (A)
 177  Villanova            AA =  46.74    2   3   45.02( 236)    0   0  |    0   0  |   45.21  180 |   48.15  164 |   41.82  212 |   35.85  229  PATRIOT             (AA)
 178  Charlotte            A  =  46.36    0   4   62.28(  85)    0   0  |    0   1  |   46.17  172 |   44.41  191 |   50.93  164 |   50.33  166  AMERICAN            (A)
 179  Indiana State        AA =  46.33    2   3   48.96( 194)    0   0  |    0   0  |   45.49  177 |   44.84  189 |   51.70  160 |   54.79  150  MISSOURI VALLEY     (AA)
 180  Incarnate Word       AA =  46.30    2   2   53.67( 158)    0   0  |    0   0  |   44.86  183 |   47.48  169 |   42.20  209 |   35.20  230  SOUTHLAND           (AA)
2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
                                RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 |  PREDICTOR   | GOLDEN_MEAN  |  RECENT      | STRONG RECENT
                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
 181  West Florida         AA =  46.06    3   1   52.82( 165)    0   0  |    0   0  |   44.26  187 |   43.16  198 |   59.84  120 |   65.35   92  UAC                 (AA)
 182  Tennessee-Martin     AA =  45.90    1   4   58.18( 124)    0   0  |    0   0  |   44.51  184 |   45.46  182 |   49.31  172 |   47.01  184  OVC-BIG SOUTH       (AA)
 183  LouisianaMonroe(ULM) A  =  45.89    0   4   60.28( 103)    0   0  |    0   1  |   45.30  179 |   45.42  184 |   45.99  191 |   40.92  210  SUN BELT WEST       (A)
 184  Pennsylvania         AA =  45.81    1   1   45.11( 232)    0   0  |    0   0  |   45.43  178 |   45.16  186 |   45.73  194 |   44.62  196  IVY LEAGUE          (AA)
 185  Stony Brook          AA =  45.73    3   2   42.56( 254)    0   0  |    0   0  |   44.28  186 |   44.69  190 |   51.70  161 |   53.57  155  COASTAL ATHLETIC    (AA)
 186  Rhode Island         AA =  45.59    2   3   46.47( 221)    0   0  |    0   0  |   43.84  191 |   46.33  175 |   45.26  196 |   42.92  201  COASTAL ATHLETIC    (AA)
 187  Furman               AA =  45.59    2   3   55.47( 143)    0   0  |    0   1  |   45.08  181 |   44.86  188 |   46.44  187 |   45.97  190  SOUTHERN            (AA)
 188  Central Arkansas     AA =  45.31    2   3   53.38( 160)    0   0  |    0   0  |   43.96  189 |   44.87  187 |   48.47  178 |   46.79  186  UAC                 (AA)
 189  Western Illinois     AA =  45.26    2   3   53.31( 161)    0   0  |    0   1  |   45.03  182 |   42.10  205 |   54.02  148 |   58.35  131  OVC-BIG SOUTH       (AA)
 190  Weber State          AA =  45.25    2   3   46.00( 226)    0   0  |    0   0  |   44.37  185 |   45.69  181 |   42.21  208 |   41.51  207  BIG SKY             (AA)
2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
                                RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 |  PREDICTOR   | GOLDEN_MEAN  |  RECENT      | STRONG RECENT
                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
 191  Western Carolina     AA =  44.82    2   3   48.46( 197)    0   0  |    0   0  |   43.82  192 |   45.90  178 |   38.54  226 |   37.20  222  SOUTHERN            (AA)
 192  Alabama State        AA =  44.65    3   1   38.85( 260)    0   0  |    0   0  |   44.02  188 |   45.44  183 |   37.88  232 |   41.34  208  SWAC-EAST           (AA)
 193  Cal Poly-SLO         AA =  44.57    3   2   47.31( 209)    0   0  |    0   0  |   43.61  193 |   44.19  193 |   45.81  192 |   47.58  181  BIG SKY             (AA)
 194  St. Thomas-Mn.       AA =  44.39    4   1   46.99( 217)    0   0  |    0   0  |   43.58  194 |   43.76  195 |   46.08  190 |   48.95  177  PIONEER             (AA)
 195  Sacramento State     A  =  44.24    1   4   54.99( 148)    0   0  |    0   0  |   43.10  195 |   44.29  192 |   44.27  201 |   40.35  213  MAC                 (A)
 196  Northern Colorado    AA =  44.11    2   3   48.09( 200)    0   0  |    0   0  |   43.89  190 |   41.95  206 |   49.23  174 |   52.70  159  BIG SKY             (AA)
 197  Richmond             AA =  43.95    4   1   42.15( 255)    0   0  |    0   0  |   41.35  205 |   45.78  180 |   41.50  214 |   40.48  212  PATRIOT             (AA)
 198  Cornell              AA =  43.90    1   1   49.04( 192)    0   0  |    0   0  |   42.93  197 |   42.47  201 |   49.20  175 |   52.34  162  IVY LEAGUE          (AA)
 199  Prairie View A&M     AA =  43.71    2   3   52.69( 167)    0   0  |    0   0  |   42.52  199 |   42.78  199 |   48.02  180 |   48.04  180  SWAC-WEST           (AA)
 200  Wofford              AA =  43.70    2   3   48.60( 196)    0   0  |    0   0  |   42.13  200 |   43.30  196 |   47.37  181 |   46.53  188  SOUTHERN            (AA)
2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
                                RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 |  PREDICTOR   | GOLDEN_MEAN  |  RECENT      | STRONG RECENT
                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
 201  Samford              AA =  43.60    1   3   47.81( 203)    0   0  |    0   0  |   43.09  196 |   41.75  208 |   48.60  177 |   50.11  168  SOUTHERN            (AA)
 202  Bryant               AA =  43.54    3   1   45.03( 235)    0   0  |    0   0  |   40.99  206 |   42.61  200 |   52.43  156 |   57.24  134  COASTAL ATHLETIC    (AA)
 203  Brown                AA =  43.34    1   1   44.84( 241)    0   0  |    0   0  |   42.73  198 |   42.14  204 |   46.39  189 |   48.15  179  IVY LEAGUE          (AA)
 204  Eastern Kentucky     AA =  42.81    1   3   50.58( 179)    0   0  |    0   0  |   41.48  203 |   44.11  194 |   36.61  240 |   30.75  244  UAC                 (AA)
 205  Columbia             AA =  42.59    2   0   37.28( 264)    0   0  |    0   0  |   41.71  201 |   43.23  197 |   37.95  231 |   37.79  218  IVY LEAGUE          (AA)
 206  Albany-NY            AA =  42.44    2   3   44.90( 239)    0   0  |    0   0  |   41.35  204 |   41.76  207 |   45.18  198 |   44.95  193  COASTAL ATHLETIC    (AA)
 207  McNeese State        AA =  42.31    2   3   50.01( 183)    0   0  |    0   0  |   41.59  202 |   41.21  210 |   45.29  195 |   44.03  199  SOUTHLAND           (AA)
 208  Alabama A&M          AA =  41.76    4   1   37.55( 263)    0   0  |    0   0  |   40.85  207 |   39.37  222 |   49.68  169 |   55.84  142  SWAC-EAST           (AA)
 209  Morgan State         AA =  41.41    3   1   49.58( 188)    0   0  |    0   0  |   39.57  212 |   41.16  211 |   45.19  197 |   46.95  185  MEAC                (AA)
 210  Holy Cross           AA =  41.27    1   4   50.94( 177)    0   0  |    0   0  |   39.86  209 |   42.25  203 |   37.36  236 |   33.76  235  PATRIOT             (AA)
2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
                                RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 |  PREDICTOR   | GOLDEN_MEAN  |  RECENT      | STRONG RECENT
                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
 211  William & Mary       AA =  41.19    2   3   50.14( 180)    0   0  |    0   0  |   39.28  214 |   42.39  202 |   38.48  228 |   32.06  241  PATRIOT             (AA)
 212  Charleston Southern  AA =  40.95    2   2   47.76( 204)    0   0  |    0   0  |   40.07  208 |   40.23  216 |   42.95  204 |   42.62  202  OVC-BIG SOUTH       (AA)
 213  New Hampshire        AA =  40.75    1   4   47.89( 201)    0   0  |    0   0  |   38.86  219 |   41.68  209 |   39.37  220 |   32.32  240  COASTAL ATHLETIC    (AA)
 214  Central Connecticut  AA =  40.74    0   3   66.91(  43)    0   0  |    0   0  |   39.81  211 |   38.99  226 |   46.61  185 |   44.65  195  NORTHEAST           (AA)
 215  Portland State       AA =  40.72    1   4   60.12( 108)    0   1  |    0   1  |   39.47  213 |   41.12  212 |   39.15  223 |   35.99  227  BIG SKY             (AA)
 216  Towson               AA =  40.52    0   5   49.70( 186)    0   0  |    0   0  |   39.86  210 |   40.28  215 |   39.34  221 |   35.02  231  COASTAL ATHLETIC    (AA)
 217  NC Central           AA =  40.45    2   3   46.25( 224)    0   0  |    0   0  |   39.15  215 |   40.73  213 |   39.72  219 |   33.17  238  MEAC                (AA)
 218  Butler               AA =  40.24    4   1   40.43( 259)    0   0  |    0   0  |   39.11  216 |   39.71  218 |   42.39  206 |   46.41  189  PIONEER             (AA)
 219  West Georgia         AA =  40.05    1   4   55.13( 147)    0   0  |    0   0  |   38.91  218 |   40.67  214 |   36.68  239 |   29.96  246  UAC                 (AA)
 220  Sacred Heart         AA =  39.97    1   3   49.45( 189)    0   0  |    0   0  |   38.93  217 |   38.33  229 |   45.74  193 |   47.49  182  COASTAL ATHLETIC    (AA)
2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
                                RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 |  PREDICTOR   | GOLDEN_MEAN  |  RECENT      | STRONG RECENT
                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
 221  Lindenwood           AA =  39.51    1   3   50.08( 182)    0   0  |    0   0  |   38.42  221 |   39.68  219 |   38.20  230 |   33.92  233  OVC-BIG SOUTH       (AA)
 222  Eastern Illinois     AA =  39.48    1   4   59.39( 114)    0   0  |    0   0  |   37.92  226 |   39.20  223 |   42.16  210 |   39.22  216  OVC-BIG SOUTH       (AA)
 223  Fordham              AA =  39.42    1   4   51.59( 173)    0   0  |    0   0  |   37.87  227 |   38.51  227 |   44.40  200 |   41.79  205  PATRIOT             (AA)
 224  Norfolk State        AA =  39.39    3   2   50.11( 181)    0   0  |    0   0  |   38.07  223 |   38.32  230 |   44.18  202 |   49.14  173  MEAC                (AA)
 225  Lafayette            AA =  39.12    1   3   43.94( 244)    0   0  |    0   0  |   38.28  222 |   39.95  217 |   32.17  249 |   26.75  249  PATRIOT             (AA)
 226  Maine                AA =  38.93    1   4   52.05( 170)    0   0  |    0   0  |   37.97  225 |   39.16  224 |   36.70  237 |   33.40  236  COASTAL ATHLETIC    (AA)
 227  Howard               AA =  38.74    1   3   59.99( 109)    0   1  |    0   1  |   37.66  228 |   38.30  231 |   40.15  218 |   37.05  223  MEAC                (AA)
 228  Drake                AA =  38.72    1   3   51.58( 174)    0   0  |    0   0  |   37.99  224 |   39.59  220 |   30.31  252 |   27.87  247  PIONEER             (AA)
 229  Delaware State       AA =  38.59    3   2   46.72( 219)    0   0  |    0   0  |   37.15  233 |   38.05  232 |   41.72  213 |   41.99  203  MEAC                (AA)
 230  Grambling State      AA =  38.49    2   2   61.92(  90)    0   0  |    0   0  |   38.60  220 |   36.44  242 |   41.25  215 |   37.01  224  SWAC-WEST           (AA)
2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
                                RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 |  PREDICTOR   | GOLDEN_MEAN  |  RECENT      | STRONG RECENT
                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
 231  East Texas A&M       AA =  38.43    1   4   52.76( 166)    0   0  |    0   0  |   36.95  236 |   37.62  234 |   42.73  205 |   43.05  200  SOUTHLAND           (AA)
 232  Robert Morris        AA =  38.39    2   2   47.05( 214)    0   0  |    0   0  |   37.46  230 |   37.22  236 |   41.98  211 |   44.19  197  NORTHEAST           (AA)
 233  Duquesne             AA =  38.24    1   3   64.83(  64)    0   0  |    0   0  |   37.60  229 |   39.01  225 |   29.92  254 |   20.36  256  NORTHEAST           (AA)
 234  Merrimack            AA =  38.19    2   3   47.53( 206)    0   0  |    0   0  |   36.56  238 |   38.42  228 |   38.85  224 |   37.54  219  UAC                 (AA)
 235  Tennessee State      AA =  38.16    1   3   49.01( 193)    0   1  |    0   1  |   37.45  231 |   37.59  235 |   38.49  227 |   36.37  226  OVC-BIG SOUTH       (AA)
 236  The Citadel          AA =  38.04    1   3   45.34( 230)    0   0  |    0   0  |   37.33  232 |   37.65  233 |   37.59  235 |   33.30  237  SOUTHERN            (AA)
 237  Nicholls State       AA =  37.51    2   3   49.89( 185)    0   0  |    0   0  |   35.11  244 |   39.56  221 |   30.55  250 |   24.31  252  SOUTHLAND           (AA)
 238  Houston Christian    AA =  37.40    2   3   56.27( 137)    0   0  |    0   0  |   35.80  241 |   36.46  241 |   42.38  207 |   41.13  209  SOUTHLAND           (AA)
 239  Bethune-Cookman      AA =  37.40    2   2   46.81( 218)    0   0  |    0   0  |   36.54  239 |   36.99  239 |   37.61  234 |   35.90  228  SWAC-EAST           (AA)
 240  Southern U.          AA =  37.08    2   3   56.90( 133)    0   0  |    0   0  |   37.06  235 |   37.15  237 |   29.28  256 |   22.25  253  SWAC-WEST           (AA)
2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
                                RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 |  PREDICTOR   | GOLDEN_MEAN  |  RECENT      | STRONG RECENT
                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
 241  LIU Post             AA =  37.01    0   5   55.87( 139)    0   0  |    0   0  |   36.58  237 |   35.90  244 |   38.32  229 |   36.92  225  NORTHEAST           (AA)
 242  Utah Tech            AA =  36.92    0   5   60.16( 105)    0   0  |    0   1  |   35.93  240 |   37.03  238 |   35.15  243 |   30.10  245  BIG SKY             (AA)
 243  Stonehill College    AA =  36.35    1   4   47.74( 205)    0   0  |    0   0  |   34.51  250 |   34.41  250 |   44.78  199 |   45.01  192  NORTHEAST           (AA)
 244  Florida A&M          AA =  35.74    1   4   47.46( 207)    0   1  |    0   1  |   35.37  243 |   35.08  248 |   34.69  246 |   26.59  250  SWAC-EAST           (AA)
 245  San Diego            AA =  35.72    1   3   49.64( 187)    0   0  |    0   0  |   34.56  248 |   36.73  240 |   28.61  257 |   21.97  254  PIONEER             (AA)
 246  Alcorn State         AA =  35.69    3   2   42.63( 253)    0   0  |    0   0  |   34.22  251 |   36.11  243 |   34.49  247 |   31.25  242  SWAC-WEST           (AA)
 247  Bucknell             AA =  35.65    1   4   46.40( 222)    0   0  |    0   1  |   34.63  246 |   35.18  247 |   36.69  238 |   34.21  232  PATRIOT             (AA)
 248  New Haven            AA =  35.49    1   4   41.18( 258)    0   0  |    0   0  |   34.52  249 |   35.21  246 |   35.45  241 |   31.18  243  NORTHEAST           (AA)
 249  Georgetown           AA =  35.45    0   3   46.11( 225)    0   0  |    0   0  |   35.65  242 |   34.00  251 |   35.13  244 |   33.83  234  PATRIOT             (AA)
 250  Murray State         AA =  34.95    1   4   49.91( 184)    0   0  |    0   0  |   33.32  252 |   35.27  245 |   34.83  245 |   27.60  248  MISSOURI VALLEY     (AA)
2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
                                RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 |  PREDICTOR   | GOLDEN_MEAN  |  RECENT      | STRONG RECENT
                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
 251  Marist               AA =  34.72    2   2   36.50( 265)    0   0  |    0   0  |   35.07  245 |   33.27  254 |   33.61  248 |   40.10  214  PIONEER             (AA)
 252  Texas Southern       AA =  34.33    1   3   43.92( 245)    0   0  |    0   0  |   33.14  253 |   34.92  249 |   30.40  251 |   26.02  251  SWAC-WEST           (AA)
 253  NC A&T               AA =  34.30    1   4   47.26( 211)    0   0  |    0   0  |   32.67  254 |   33.29  253 |   39.23  222 |   37.50  220  COASTAL ATHLETIC    (AA)
 254  Ark.-Pine Bluff      AA =  33.99    2   2   59.17( 118)    0   0  |    0   1  |   34.58  247 |   30.87  259 |   37.65  233 |   39.10  217  SWAC-WEST           (AA)
 255  Mercyhurst           AA =  33.39    1   4   63.19(  73)    0   0  |    0   0  |   32.35  256 |   33.80  252 |   29.62  255 |   19.75  257  NORTHEAST           (AA)
 256  Chicago State        AA =  31.88    1   4   42.84( 252)    0   0  |    0   0  |   32.40  255 |   31.13  258 |   24.75  260 |   13.16  261  UAC                 (AA)
 257  Wagner               AA =  31.86    1   3   65.10(  60)    0   0  |    0   0  |   31.81  259 |   31.20  257 |   28.57  258 |   20.67  255  NORTHEAST           (AA)
 258  Hampton              AA =  31.62    1   4   48.16( 199)    0   0  |    0   0  |   30.90  261 |   31.32  256 |   30.11  253 |   19.47  258  COASTAL ATHLETIC    (AA)
 259  Presbyterian College AA =  31.56    1   3   47.10( 213)    0   0  |    0   0  |   31.84  258 |   31.75  255 |    9.93  266 |   -4.39  266  PIONEER             (AA)
 260  Valparaiso           AA =  31.06    1   3   41.30( 257)    0   0  |    0   0  |   31.10  260 |   28.30  263 |   35.32  242 |   32.94  239  PIONEER             (AA)
2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4
                                RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 |  PREDICTOR   | GOLDEN_MEAN  |  RECENT      | STRONG RECENT
                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  4.17]                                               [  4.28]       [  4.28]       [  3.11]       [  3.11]
 261  Morehead State       AA =  30.78    1   3   55.71( 141)    0   0  |    0   0  |   32.00  257 |   29.52  260 |   19.56  262 |    9.34  264  PIONEER             (AA)
 262  Davidson             AA =  29.59    2   3   35.56( 266)    0   0  |    0   0  |   30.04  262 |   29.18  262 |   17.94  264 |   10.09  262  PIONEER             (AA)
 263  VMI                  AA =  29.11    0   5   47.87( 202)    0   0  |    0   0  |   28.47  263 |   29.31  261 |   23.35  261 |   16.50  259  SOUTHERN            (AA)
 264  Northwestern State   AA =  27.58    0   5   49.09( 191)    0   0  |    0   0  |   27.09  266 |   27.15  264 |   25.06  259 |   14.43  260  SOUTHLAND           (AA)
 265  Miss. Valley State   AA =  27.11    1   4   45.09( 233)    0   0  |    0   0  |   27.87  264 |   26.30  265 |   14.28  265 |    3.99  265  SWAC-EAST           (AA)
 266  Stetson              AA =  26.60    1   3   54.32( 155)    0   0  |    0   0  |   27.21  265 |   25.58  266 |   19.12  263 |    9.37  263  PIONEER             (AA)
 267  ***UNRATED***        __ = -91.00    6  54    0.00(   0)    0   0  |    0   0  |  -91.00  267 |  -91.00  267 |  -91.00  267 |  -91.00  267  ___UNRATED___       (__)
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Conference Rankings

There are three group ratings, the "central mean", the
"simple average" (also known as the "arithmetic mean",)
and the WIN50%.
The "central mean" gives the most weight to the middle team(s)
in the group and progressively less weight to teams as you go
away from the middle in either direction, up or down.
This tends to smooth out the effect of anomalous teams that are rated
much higher and lower than the middle team(s) in the group.  The
"simple average" ("arithmetic mean") weights each team equally
no matter where they are relative to the middle.
Here are a few examples of how the "central mean" is computed.
  4-team group ___ the weights are   1-2-2-1
  5-team group ___ the weights are   1-2-3-2-1
  6-team group ___ the weights are   1-2-3-3-2-1
  7-team group ___ the weights are   1-2-3-4-3-2-1
  8-team group ___ the weights are   1-2-3-4-4-3-2-1
  9-team group ___ the weights are   1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1
 10-team group ___ the weights are   1-2-3-4-5-5-4-3-2-1
 11-team group ___ the weights are   1-2-3-4-5-6-5-4-3-2-1
 12-team group ___ the weights are   1-2-3-4-5-6-6-5-4-3-2-1
 13-team group ___ the weights are   1-2-3-4-5-6-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
This is an expanded version of the "tri-mean".
The WIN50% is the rating required to win 50% of the games if playing an
infinite number of round-robins in the given group at a neutral location.
      CONFERENCE          CENTRAL MEAN    SIMPLE AVERAGE  TEAMS      WIN50%         RATING          PREDICTOR         GOLDEN_MEAN         RECENT
   1  SEC                 (A) =  84.26      84.32  (  1)     16      84.32  (  1)  84.3221( 5.5278)  84.0473( 5.2646)  85.2324( 5.7824)  82.0189( 7.3490)
   2  BIG TEN             (A) =  80.88      80.85  (  2)     18      80.82  (  2)  80.8487( 7.3152)  80.8943( 7.0102)  81.5809( 8.1569)  77.9649( 7.9862)
   3  I-A IND.            (A) =  78.16      78.16  (  3)      2      78.16  (  3)  78.1624(23.8056)  77.6587(22.3647)  77.8940(26.2666)  80.8480(22.1799)
   4  BIG 12              (A) =  76.44      76.70  (  4)     16      76.66  (  4)  76.6969( 4.2470)  76.7120( 3.8979)  76.6465( 4.8681)  76.0793( 6.0624)
   5  ACC                 (A) =  75.38      75.37  (  5)     17      75.31  (  5)  75.3668( 6.0783)  75.6162( 5.9945)  75.7345( 6.3380)  72.0493( 7.9039)
   6  PAC-12              (A) =  65.02      65.52  (  6)      8      65.39  (  6)  65.5218( 4.9071)  65.8714( 4.6907)  63.9447( 4.9554)  68.8935( 7.5353)
   7  AMERICAN            (A) =  62.83      62.07  (  7)     14      62.33  (  7)  62.0725( 6.1776)  61.8309( 6.1895)  60.9459( 6.5347)  65.4328( 6.6941)
   8  SUN BELT EAST       (A) =  60.03      60.79  (  8)      7      60.57  (  8)  60.7926( 5.2012)  60.6104( 5.4382)  59.2728( 5.0633)  65.9344( 8.3940)
   9  SUN BELT WEST       (A) =  58.13      57.38  ( 10)      7      57.60  ( 10)  57.3765( 6.1770)  57.3497( 6.4431)  55.7630( 5.7165)  61.5596( 8.6645)
  10  MOUNTAIN WEST       (A) =  58.00      58.67  (  9)     10      58.49  (  9)  58.6720( 6.7857)  58.4975( 7.0050)  58.0365( 6.8659)  58.9394( 7.2866)
  11  MISSOURI VALLEY     (AA)=  56.90      55.73  ( 12)      9      56.37  ( 12)  55.7335(10.0678)  55.2038(10.6112)  54.9708( 9.9229)  57.8725( 9.9843)
  12  CONF-USA            (A) =  56.30      56.64  ( 11)     10      56.59  ( 11)  56.6441( 3.9108)  56.6381( 3.7026)  55.1011( 4.0672)  60.1818( 6.4779)
  13  MAC                 (A) =  53.39      54.02  ( 13)     13      53.84  ( 13)  54.0234( 6.9128)  53.3077( 7.3693)  53.1161( 6.3681)  57.6211( 9.4373)
  14  BIG SKY             (AA)=  48.58      49.12  ( 14)     13      48.88  ( 14)  49.1192( 7.6890)  48.3661( 7.8478)  49.3307( 8.1516)  46.9403( 7.0415)
  15  IVY LEAGUE          (AA)=  46.54      46.85  ( 15)      8      46.80  ( 15)  46.8480( 3.8562)  46.2414( 3.8769)  46.1021( 4.2512)  47.9383( 5.7501)
  16  SOUTHERN            (AA)=  45.57      45.15  ( 17)     10      45.40  ( 17)  45.1514( 7.5522)  44.4012( 7.5612)  44.7241( 7.4133)  45.3523(10.1638)
  17  UAC                 (AA)=  45.56      45.79  ( 16)     10      45.66  ( 16)  45.7914( 8.4545)  44.7982( 8.3935)  45.3746( 8.3272)  46.7471(12.6670)
  18  SOUTHLAND           (AA)=  43.49      43.42  ( 19)     10      43.42  ( 19)  43.4241( 8.7926)  42.1558( 8.8750)  43.1686( 8.6264)  44.8101(11.4958)
  19  OVC-BIG SOUTH       (AA)=  43.29      43.50  ( 18)      8      43.48  ( 18)  43.5048( 4.5683)  42.5888( 4.7477)  42.3708( 3.8538)  47.3722( 7.9445)
  20  COASTAL ATHLETIC    (AA)=  42.46      42.11  ( 21)     13      42.20  ( 21)  42.1127( 5.1869)  40.7133( 5.0151)  41.7429( 5.3225)  44.5387( 7.1877)
  21  PATRIOT             (AA)=  42.04      42.57  ( 20)     10      42.42  ( 20)  42.5660( 5.9630)  41.3429( 5.9027)  42.7295( 6.1773)  41.7099( 7.7853)
  22  MEAC                (AA)=  40.54      41.10  ( 22)      6      41.03  ( 22)  41.1029( 3.5641)  39.6643( 3.4138)  40.8279( 3.9487)  43.3777( 3.6233)
  23  SWAC-EAST           (AA)=  39.42      39.05  ( 23)      6      39.22  ( 23)  39.0478( 7.3301)  38.5828( 6.8150)  38.6446( 7.9426)  35.8490(11.7578)
  24  SWAC-WEST           (AA)=  36.80      37.22  ( 24)      6      37.16  ( 24)  37.2159( 3.6030)  36.6858( 3.4911)  36.3771( 3.8510)  36.8460( 7.0600)
  25  NORTHEAST           (AA)=  36.54      36.43  ( 25)      8      36.44  ( 25)  36.4344( 2.8541)  35.5786( 2.7617)  35.7176( 2.6697)  36.9071( 7.1440)
  26  PIONEER             (AA)=  35.03      35.74  ( 26)     11      35.52  ( 26)  35.7352( 6.9663)  34.5071( 4.6999)  36.1154( 9.6908)  29.4527(11.6270)
  27  ___UNRATED___       (__)= -91.00     -91.00  ( 27)      1     -91.00  ( 27) -91.0000( 0.0000) -91.0000( 0.0000) -91.0000( 0.0000) -91.0000( 0.0000)
       OVERALL                                                                     56.8177(16.6097)  56.3083(16.9608)  56.4597(16.9932)  57.1198(17.1252)
      CONFERENCE          CENTRAL MEAN    SIMPLE AVERAGE  TEAMS      WIN50%         RATING          PREDICTOR         GOLDEN_MEAN         RECENT
   7  AMERICAN            (A) =  62.83      62.07  (  7)     14      62.33  (  7)  62.0725( 6.1776)  61.8309( 6.1895)  60.9459( 6.5347)  65.4328( 6.6941)
   5  ACC                 (A) =  75.38      75.37  (  5)     17      75.31  (  5)  75.3668( 6.0783)  75.6162( 5.9945)  75.7345( 6.3380)  72.0493( 7.9039)
   2  BIG TEN             (A) =  80.88      80.85  (  2)     18      80.82  (  2)  80.8487( 7.3152)  80.8943( 7.0102)  81.5809( 8.1569)  77.9649( 7.9862)
   4  BIG 12              (A) =  76.44      76.70  (  4)     16      76.66  (  4)  76.6969( 4.2470)  76.7120( 3.8979)  76.6465( 4.8681)  76.0793( 6.0624)
  12  CONF-USA            (A) =  56.30      56.64  ( 11)     10      56.59  ( 11)  56.6441( 3.9108)  56.6381( 3.7026)  55.1011( 4.0672)  60.1818( 6.4779)
  13  MAC                 (A) =  53.39      54.02  ( 13)     13      53.84  ( 13)  54.0234( 6.9128)  53.3077( 7.3693)  53.1161( 6.3681)  57.6211( 9.4373)
  10  MOUNTAIN WEST       (A) =  58.00      58.67  (  9)     10      58.49  (  9)  58.6720( 6.7857)  58.4975( 7.0050)  58.0365( 6.8659)  58.9394( 7.2866)
   6  PAC-12              (A) =  65.02      65.52  (  6)      8      65.39  (  6)  65.5218( 4.9071)  65.8714( 4.6907)  63.9447( 4.9554)  68.8935( 7.5353)
   1  SEC                 (A) =  84.26      84.32  (  1)     16      84.32  (  1)  84.3221( 5.5278)  84.0473( 5.2646)  85.2324( 5.7824)  82.0189( 7.3490)
   8  SUN BELT EAST       (A) =  60.03      60.79  (  8)      7      60.57  (  8)  60.7926( 5.2012)  60.6104( 5.4382)  59.2728( 5.0633)  65.9344( 8.3940)
   9  SUN BELT WEST       (A) =  58.13      57.38  ( 10)      7      57.60  ( 10)  57.3765( 6.1770)  57.3497( 6.4431)  55.7630( 5.7165)  61.5596( 8.6645)
   3  I-A IND.            (A) =  78.16      78.16  (  3)      2      78.16  (  3)  78.1624(23.8056)  77.6587(22.3647)  77.8940(26.2666)  80.8480(22.1799)
  14  BIG SKY             (AA)=  48.58      49.12  ( 14)     13      48.88  ( 14)  49.1192( 7.6890)  48.3661( 7.8478)  49.3307( 8.1516)  46.9403( 7.0415)
  20  COASTAL ATHLETIC    (AA)=  42.46      42.11  ( 21)     13      42.20  ( 21)  42.1127( 5.1869)  40.7133( 5.0151)  41.7429( 5.3225)  44.5387( 7.1877)
  15  IVY LEAGUE          (AA)=  46.54      46.85  ( 15)      8      46.80  ( 15)  46.8480( 3.8562)  46.2414( 3.8769)  46.1021( 4.2512)  47.9383( 5.7501)
  22  MEAC                (AA)=  40.54      41.10  ( 22)      6      41.03  ( 22)  41.1029( 3.5641)  39.6643( 3.4138)  40.8279( 3.9487)  43.3777( 3.6233)
  11  MISSOURI VALLEY     (AA)=  56.90      55.73  ( 12)      9      56.37  ( 12)  55.7335(10.0678)  55.2038(10.6112)  54.9708( 9.9229)  57.8725( 9.9843)
  25  NORTHEAST           (AA)=  36.54      36.43  ( 25)      8      36.44  ( 25)  36.4344( 2.8541)  35.5786( 2.7617)  35.7176( 2.6697)  36.9071( 7.1440)
  19  OVC-BIG SOUTH       (AA)=  43.29      43.50  ( 18)      8      43.48  ( 18)  43.5048( 4.5683)  42.5888( 4.7477)  42.3708( 3.8538)  47.3722( 7.9445)
  21  PATRIOT             (AA)=  42.04      42.57  ( 20)     10      42.42  ( 20)  42.5660( 5.9630)  41.3429( 5.9027)  42.7295( 6.1773)  41.7099( 7.7853)
  26  PIONEER             (AA)=  35.03      35.74  ( 26)     11      35.52  ( 26)  35.7352( 6.9663)  34.5071( 4.6999)  36.1154( 9.6908)  29.4527(11.6270)
  16  SOUTHERN            (AA)=  45.57      45.15  ( 17)     10      45.40  ( 17)  45.1514( 7.5522)  44.4012( 7.5612)  44.7241( 7.4133)  45.3523(10.1638)
  18  SOUTHLAND           (AA)=  43.49      43.42  ( 19)     10      43.42  ( 19)  43.4241( 8.7926)  42.1558( 8.8750)  43.1686( 8.6264)  44.8101(11.4958)
  23  SWAC-EAST           (AA)=  39.42      39.05  ( 23)      6      39.22  ( 23)  39.0478( 7.3301)  38.5828( 6.8150)  38.6446( 7.9426)  35.8490(11.7578)
  24  SWAC-WEST           (AA)=  36.80      37.22  ( 24)      6      37.16  ( 24)  37.2159( 3.6030)  36.6858( 3.4911)  36.3771( 3.8510)  36.8460( 7.0600)
  17  UAC                 (AA)=  45.56      45.79  ( 16)     10      45.66  ( 16)  45.7914( 8.4545)  44.7982( 8.3935)  45.3746( 8.3272)  46.7471(12.6670)
  27  ___UNRATED___       (__)= -91.00     -91.00  ( 27)      1     -91.00  ( 27) -91.0000( 0.0000) -91.0000( 0.0000) -91.0000( 0.0000) -91.0000( 0.0000)
       OVERALL                                                                     56.8177(16.6097)  56.3083(16.9608)  56.4597(16.9932)  57.1198(17.1252)
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By Conference

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7 AMERICAN (A) = 62.83 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 67 UTSA A = 70.25 3 1 66.24( 47) 0 1 | 0 1 | 70.02 68 | 69.00 68 | 75.21 44 | 78.32 37 AMERICAN (A) 74 Army West Point A = 67.28 2 1 57.25( 130) 0 0 | 0 0 | 67.06 75 | 65.50 78 | 74.95 47 | 77.01 42 AMERICAN (A) 76 Memphis A = 66.74 3 1 61.05( 96) 0 0 | 0 0 | 66.19 79 | 66.30 76 | 68.61 74 | 69.42 76 AMERICAN (A) 79 South Florida A = 66.22 4 0 52.30( 169) 0 0 | 0 0 | 65.24 80 | 66.42 75 | 67.18 78 | 68.81 79 AMERICAN (A) 80 North Texas A = 65.73 2 2 65.53( 56) 0 1 | 0 1 | 66.48 77 | 63.13 87 | 72.51 58 | 76.12 43 AMERICAN (A) 85 Tulane A = 64.44 2 2 66.89( 44) 0 0 | 0 0 | 64.22 84 | 64.18 81 | 63.73 99 | 61.65 114 AMERICAN (A) 87 Tulsa A = 63.90 3 1 63.15( 75) 0 0 | 0 0 | 63.44 89 | 63.16 86 | 66.49 83 | 68.48 82 AMERICAN (A) 93 East Carolina A = 62.42 2 2 60.85( 99) 0 1 | 0 1 | 62.26 95 | 61.81 91 | 62.85 107 | 62.68 107 AMERICAN (A) 96 Florida Atlantic A = 62.13 3 1 59.17( 117) 0 1 | 0 1 | 61.55 99 | 61.78 92 | 63.21 101 | 64.55 96 AMERICAN (A) 98 Temple A = 61.60 1 3 65.26( 58) 0 0 | 0 1 | 61.91 96 | 59.01 106 | 69.65 69 | 71.19 70 AMERICAN (A) 99 Navy A = 61.47 1 2 54.60( 151) 0 0 | 0 0 | 61.38 101 | 61.58 94 | 58.33 126 | 55.28 147 AMERICAN (A) 130 UAB A = 55.32 2 2 62.43( 82) 0 0 | 0 0 | 55.08 129 | 53.71 136 | 59.92 118 | 62.99 105 AMERICAN (A) 131 Rice A = 55.15 1 3 65.33( 57) 0 1 | 0 1 | 54.63 131 | 53.23 137 | 62.50 110 | 61.51 115 AMERICAN (A) 178 Charlotte A = 46.36 0 4 62.28( 85) 0 0 | 0 1 | 46.17 172 | 44.41 191 | 50.93 164 | 50.33 166 AMERICAN (A) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5 ACC (A) = 75.38 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 7 Miami-Florida A = 90.65 4 0 59.41( 113) 0 0 | 0 0 | 90.17 7 | 92.29 7 | 87.12 10 | 94.58 8 ACC (A) 27 Pittsburgh A = 80.93 4 0 60.43( 102) 0 0 | 0 0 | 80.62 27 | 80.72 29 | 82.04 21 | 87.17 20 ACC (A) 31 Virginia A = 79.57 3 1 62.13( 87) 0 0 | 0 0 | 79.60 32 | 78.33 39 | 84.55 13 | 89.53 14 ACC (A) 34 Louisville A = 79.13 2 2 71.12( 22) 0 0 | 0 1 | 80.28 28 | 79.96 31 | 71.86 64 | 71.98 69 ACC (A) 36 Clemson A = 78.45 3 1 72.46( 18) 0 1 | 0 1 | 78.01 38 | 79.86 33 | 74.00 51 | 72.65 65 ACC (A) 40 SMU A = 77.52 3 1 64.40( 67) 0 0 | 0 0 | 78.45 37 | 79.82 34 | 67.06 79 | 64.63 95 ACC (A) 42 Duke A = 77.06 4 0 61.89( 91) 0 0 | 0 0 | 77.04 43 | 76.74 44 | 76.99 36 | 84.71 23 ACC (A) 44 Virginia Tech A = 77.00 4 0 58.49( 123) 0 0 | 0 0 | 76.86 44 | 78.17 40 | 72.07 63 | 75.01 51 ACC (A) 51 Wake Forest A = 75.24 3 1 74.80( 6) 0 1 | 0 1 | 75.37 52 | 75.08 49 | 73.73 53 | 75.43 45 ACC (A) 52 NC State A = 75.15 2 2 66.19( 49) 0 0 | 0 0 | 75.96 48 | 74.10 53 | 74.73 48 | 73.66 60 ACC (A) 53 Florida State A = 74.60 2 2 63.58( 71) 0 1 | 0 1 | 75.15 53 | 75.22 48 | 68.89 73 | 65.67 91 ACC (A) 59 North Carolina A = 72.59 2 1 70.01( 28) 0 0 | 0 0 | 72.51 60 | 72.49 58 | 71.41 66 | 74.59 52 ACC (A) 61 Georgia Tech A = 71.46 1 3 67.27( 40) 0 0 | 0 1 | 72.81 59 | 71.99 59 | 63.01 105 | 59.13 125 ACC (A) 63 Syracuse A = 70.99 1 2 65.15( 59) 0 0 | 0 1 | 71.82 63 | 69.23 66 | 73.49 54 | 74.55 53 ACC (A) 64 California A = 70.46 2 2 70.28( 25) 0 0 | 0 1 | 70.74 66 | 71.36 60 | 64.04 97 | 61.00 118 ACC (A) 78 Stanford A = 66.32 2 2 73.01( 15) 0 1 | 0 1 | 66.29 78 | 67.13 73 | 60.73 116 | 57.32 133 ACC (A) 86 Boston College A = 64.12 2 2 66.24( 48) 0 0 | 0 0 | 63.79 87 | 65.01 79 | 59.14 122 | 57.24 135 ACC (A) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 BIG TEN (A) = 80.88 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 2 Ohio State A = 94.59 3 1 64.09( 68) 0 1 | 0 1 | 93.71 1 | 96.18 2 | 92.84 2 | 96.64 7 BIG TEN (A) 4 Oregon A = 92.63 3 1 73.67( 10) 0 0 | 1 0 | 92.42 3 | 94.34 4 | 88.44 8 | 90.28 12 BIG TEN (A) 6 Indiana A = 90.79 4 0 57.82( 126) 0 0 | 1 0 | 90.75 6 | 94.13 6 | 83.39 15 | 82.36 26 BIG TEN (A) 15 Southern California A = 84.11 4 1 66.25( 46) 0 1 | 0 1 | 84.51 15 | 86.16 14 | 76.70 38 | 72.84 64 BIG TEN (A) 16 Iowa A = 84.06 4 0 62.57( 80) 0 0 | 1 0 | 83.65 18 | 84.62 18 | 82.71 18 | 86.35 21 BIG TEN (A) 19 Michigan A = 83.31 2 2 68.75( 33) 0 0 | 1 1 | 83.89 17 | 84.93 17 | 76.25 40 | 72.85 63 BIG TEN (A) 20 Penn State A = 82.95 3 1 60.20( 104) 0 0 | 0 1 | 83.18 20 | 83.89 19 | 78.31 30 | 78.26 38 BIG TEN (A) 21 UCLA A = 82.95 4 0 68.71( 34) 0 0 | 0 0 | 82.46 21 | 82.70 22 | 85.35 12 | 91.37 11 BIG TEN (A) 22 Nebraska A = 82.11 4 0 58.16( 125) 0 0 | 0 0 | 81.34 23 | 81.93 25 | 85.63 11 | 92.06 10 BIG TEN (A) 26 Wisconsin A = 81.01 3 1 67.99( 37) 0 1 | 1 1 | 80.70 26 | 81.37 27 | 79.76 27 | 80.76 32 BIG TEN (A) 30 Northwestern A = 79.68 2 1 73.66( 11) 0 1 | 0 1 | 79.24 34 | 79.34 35 | 81.94 22 | 89.28 15 BIG TEN (A) 35 Illinois A = 78.85 2 2 67.33( 39) 0 1 | 0 1 | 79.15 35 | 78.58 37 | 77.43 34 | 75.33 47 BIG TEN (A) 37 Washington A = 78.08 3 1 58.78( 121) 0 0 | 0 0 | 78.58 36 | 81.35 28 | 66.85 80 | 60.77 119 BIG TEN (A) 43 Minnesota A = 77.03 3 1 61.66( 92) 0 0 | 0 1 | 77.41 41 | 77.60 41 | 72.30 60 | 73.67 59 BIG TEN (A) 56 Michigan State A = 73.79 2 2 71.88( 19) 0 1 | 0 2 | 73.99 57 | 72.73 57 | 75.92 41 | 74.31 56 BIG TEN (A) 66 Maryland A = 70.26 2 2 65.95( 52) 0 0 | 0 1 | 70.36 67 | 71.33 61 | 63.87 98 | 62.35 109 BIG TEN (A) 68 Purdue A = 70.19 1 3 76.36( 4) 0 1 | 0 2 | 70.76 65 | 69.56 65 | 68.39 75 | 63.76 101 BIG TEN (A) 71 Rutgers A = 68.91 1 3 59.03( 119) 0 0 | 0 1 | 69.99 69 | 67.74 72 | 67.28 76 | 67.32 85 BIG TEN (A) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4 BIG 12 (A) = 76.44 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 13 Texas Tech A = 85.02 4 0 60.97( 97) 0 0 | 0 0 | 84.19 16 | 87.47 11 | 80.04 26 | 77.19 41 BIG 12 (A) 17 Utah A = 84.02 4 0 62.77( 77) 0 0 | 0 0 | 83.37 19 | 83.64 20 | 88.32 9 | 96.98 6 BIG 12 (A) 25 BYU A = 81.70 3 0 59.92( 110) 0 0 | 0 0 | 80.98 25 | 83.49 21 | 77.50 33 | 80.85 31 BIG 12 (A) 33 Houston A = 79.21 3 1 62.74( 78) 0 0 | 0 1 | 79.39 33 | 79.11 36 | 77.62 32 | 81.32 29 BIG 12 (A) 38 Oklahoma State A = 78.05 3 1 70.19( 26) 1 0 | 1 0 | 77.82 40 | 76.99 43 | 83.19 16 | 89.67 13 BIG 12 (A) 41 Kansas State A = 77.32 3 1 59.52( 112) 0 0 | 0 0 | 77.88 39 | 77.53 42 | 73.15 56 | 74.37 55 BIG 12 (A) 45 Baylor A = 76.28 3 1 62.52( 81) 0 0 | 0 1 | 76.12 46 | 75.92 47 | 76.91 37 | 78.81 36 BIG 12 (A) 46 Arizona State A = 76.23 2 1 68.64( 36) 0 0 | 0 1 | 76.54 45 | 76.57 45 | 72.40 59 | 73.36 62 BIG 12 (A) 47 Central Florida(UCF) A = 76.03 3 1 63.79( 69) 0 0 | 0 1 | 75.90 49 | 74.70 51 | 82.07 20 | 85.64 22 BIG 12 (A) 49 TCU A = 75.75 2 2 62.13( 86) 0 0 | 0 0 | 76.03 47 | 74.80 50 | 77.25 35 | 77.78 39 BIG 12 (A) 50 Arizona A = 75.34 3 1 60.45( 101) 0 0 | 0 1 | 75.44 51 | 76.31 46 | 70.06 68 | 69.28 77 BIG 12 (A) 54 West Virginia A = 74.46 3 1 63.19( 74) 0 0 | 0 0 | 74.14 55 | 74.09 55 | 75.77 43 | 75.34 46 BIG 12 (A) 55 Cincinnati A = 74.05 4 0 59.39( 115) 0 0 | 0 0 | 74.03 56 | 74.09 54 | 72.25 61 | 75.16 50 BIG 12 (A) 58 Iowa State A = 73.39 2 2 64.92( 63) 0 0 | 0 2 | 74.16 54 | 71.25 63 | 79.08 29 | 81.71 27 BIG 12 (A) 62 Kansas A = 71.20 1 2 67.21( 41) 0 0 | 0 1 | 72.16 61 | 71.30 62 | 65.37 90 | 62.89 106 BIG 12 (A) 69 Colorado A = 69.11 2 2 72.80( 17) 0 0 | 0 1 | 69.26 71 | 69.10 67 | 66.28 86 | 64.54 97 BIG 12 (A) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12 CONF-USA (A) = 56.30 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 84 Liberty A = 64.87 3 1 55.53( 142) 0 0 | 0 0 | 64.19 85 | 63.08 88 | 74.97 46 | 79.11 34 CONF-USA (A) 109 Jacksonville State A = 59.73 3 2 55.42( 144) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.42 111 | 58.90 107 | 61.58 113 | 62.15 112 CONF-USA (A) 113 Delaware A = 59.23 2 2 64.44( 66) 0 0 | 0 0 | 58.80 114 | 57.88 115 | 64.09 95 | 64.77 93 CONF-USA (A) 118 Kennesaw State A = 57.63 1 3 60.14( 107) 0 0 | 0 1 | 58.00 118 | 55.43 126 | 62.53 109 | 62.33 110 CONF-USA (A) 122 Western Kentucky A = 56.87 1 3 73.15( 12) 0 2 | 0 2 | 56.91 120 | 56.36 123 | 55.35 139 | 54.09 153 CONF-USA (A) 132 Sam Houston State A = 54.78 1 3 61.37( 93) 0 0 | 0 1 | 55.81 124 | 51.09 145 | 62.72 108 | 66.13 88 CONF-USA (A) 133 Fla. International A = 54.77 2 2 53.83( 157) 0 0 | 0 0 | 54.40 134 | 54.38 133 | 54.43 145 | 55.45 145 CONF-USA (A) 138 Missouri State A = 54.20 1 3 66.00( 51) 0 0 | 0 1 | 54.83 130 | 52.25 139 | 56.26 132 | 58.50 129 CONF-USA (A) 144 Middle Tennessee A = 52.19 2 2 53.43( 159) 0 0 | 0 0 | 51.64 144 | 50.92 146 | 56.22 133 | 59.95 122 CONF-USA (A) 145 New Mexico State A = 52.18 1 3 61.17( 95) 0 0 | 0 0 | 52.39 142 | 50.72 147 | 53.67 149 | 54.20 152 CONF-USA (A) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13 MAC (A) = 53.39 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 77 Toledo A = 66.36 3 1 59.00( 120) 0 0 | 0 0 | 66.73 76 | 63.74 84 | 75.90 42 | 81.48 28 MAC (A) 83 Western Michigan A = 64.96 3 1 65.57( 55) 0 0 | 1 0 | 64.61 82 | 63.78 83 | 69.43 70 | 70.49 72 MAC (A) 97 Miami-Ohio A = 61.62 2 2 65.82( 54) 0 0 | 0 1 | 61.63 98 | 60.29 98 | 64.57 94 | 66.77 87 MAC (A) 119 Ohio A = 57.58 2 2 59.68( 111) 0 0 | 0 1 | 56.99 119 | 56.20 124 | 63.06 103 | 64.15 98 MAC (A) 128 Central Michigan A = 55.44 2 2 64.51( 65) 0 1 | 0 1 | 54.48 133 | 55.64 125 | 55.09 141 | 51.64 164 MAC (A) 137 Massachusetts A = 54.31 4 0 45.28( 231) 0 0 | 0 0 | 53.76 138 | 51.39 144 | 66.36 85 | 75.30 48 MAC (A) 142 Eastern Michigan A = 52.33 2 3 56.54( 136) 0 0 | 0 1 | 51.51 145 | 52.12 141 | 52.98 152 | 51.79 163 MAC (A) 148 Akron A = 50.78 1 3 66.03( 50) 0 0 | 0 0 | 50.61 147 | 50.05 149 | 50.63 165 | 49.32 172 MAC (A) 150 Kent State A = 50.13 2 2 65.06( 61) 0 1 | 0 1 | 48.62 154 | 49.37 152 | 55.79 138 | 55.53 144 MAC (A) 156 Bowling Green A = 49.30 0 4 69.71( 29) 0 0 | 0 1 | 48.21 155 | 48.66 158 | 52.65 155 | 48.30 178 MAC (A) 167 Buffalo A = 48.22 2 2 51.64( 172) 0 0 | 0 1 | 46.84 168 | 48.97 156 | 46.44 188 | 41.98 204 MAC (A) 176 Ball State A = 47.04 1 3 62.37( 83) 0 1 | 0 1 | 45.92 174 | 46.01 176 | 51.91 159 | 49.42 171 MAC (A) 195 Sacramento State A = 44.24 1 4 54.99( 148) 0 0 | 0 0 | 43.10 195 | 44.29 192 | 44.27 201 | 40.35 213 MAC (A) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10 MOUNTAIN WEST (A) = 58.00 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 65 New Mexico A = 70.45 3 1 54.54( 153) 0 0 | 0 1 | 71.26 64 | 68.49 70 | 74.05 50 | 83.01 25 MOUNTAIN WEST (A) 73 North Dakota State A = 67.81 4 0 51.27( 176) 0 0 | 0 0 | 67.43 74 | 67.89 71 | 66.68 82 | 70.22 73 MOUNTAIN WEST (A) 88 UNLV A = 63.68 2 2 61.32( 94) 0 0 | 0 0 | 63.32 91 | 63.54 85 | 63.09 102 | 63.90 100 MOUNTAIN WEST (A) 103 Air Force A = 60.78 2 1 54.44( 154) 0 0 | 0 0 | 60.49 103 | 60.64 97 | 59.55 121 | 61.40 116 MOUNTAIN WEST (A) 125 Hawai'i A = 56.15 1 3 59.22( 116) 0 0 | 0 0 | 55.87 123 | 56.74 121 | 50.94 163 | 46.77 187 MOUNTAIN WEST (A) 126 Nevada A = 56.08 1 3 57.28( 129) 0 0 | 0 0 | 56.55 122 | 54.79 127 | 56.15 134 | 54.78 151 MOUNTAIN WEST (A) 129 San Jose State A = 55.37 2 2 60.16( 106) 0 0 | 0 1 | 55.14 128 | 54.57 131 | 56.35 131 | 55.95 140 MOUNTAIN WEST (A) 134 Wyoming A = 54.73 2 2 54.79( 150) 0 0 | 0 0 | 54.02 136 | 54.71 129 | 54.19 147 | 53.04 157 MOUNTAIN WEST (A) 147 Northern Illinois A = 51.16 0 4 71.01( 24) 0 0 | 0 1 | 50.52 148 | 49.34 153 | 57.79 128 | 55.85 141 MOUNTAIN WEST (A) 149 UTEP A = 50.50 1 3 71.09( 23) 0 0 | 0 2 | 50.38 149 | 49.67 151 | 50.60 166 | 49.09 174 MOUNTAIN WEST (A) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6 PAC-12 (A) = 65.02 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 48 Boise State A = 75.81 3 1 68.87( 31) 0 1 | 0 1 | 75.48 50 | 74.49 52 | 83.03 17 | 88.75 16 PAC-12 (A) 72 Texas State A = 67.86 2 2 65.88( 53) 0 1 | 0 1 | 68.10 72 | 65.86 77 | 74.35 49 | 77.37 40 PAC-12 (A) 75 Oregon State A = 66.74 2 2 68.87( 30) 0 0 | 0 1 | 67.97 73 | 64.07 82 | 71.65 65 | 79.19 33 PAC-12 (A) 81 Fresno State A = 65.46 3 1 57.32( 128) 0 0 | 0 1 | 65.14 81 | 64.37 80 | 69.29 71 | 72.26 67 PAC-12 (A) 89 San Diego State A = 63.50 1 3 67.64( 38) 0 0 | 0 1 | 63.46 88 | 62.65 89 | 64.64 93 | 60.59 120 PAC-12 (A) 91 Washington State A = 62.82 1 3 71.64( 20) 0 0 | 0 0 | 63.81 86 | 62.09 90 | 58.92 123 | 59.80 123 PAC-12 (A) 94 Colorado State A = 62.29 2 2 62.37( 84) 0 0 | 0 1 | 62.81 93 | 60.25 99 | 66.39 84 | 68.58 80 PAC-12 (A) 111 Utah State A = 59.69 1 3 68.85( 32) 0 0 | 0 1 | 60.19 106 | 57.78 116 | 62.88 106 | 63.59 102 PAC-12 (A) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 SEC (A) = 84.26 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 3 Texas A = 93.10 4 0 78.11( 2) 1 0 | 2 0 | 91.95 4 | 94.75 3 | 92.04 4 | 94.20 9 SEC (A) 5 Georgia A = 92.53 4 0 63.10( 76) 0 0 | 1 0 | 91.84 5 | 94.21 5 | 89.72 7 | 99.03 3 SEC (A) 8 Alabama A = 90.41 4 0 73.07( 14) 0 0 | 1 0 | 89.27 9 | 91.34 8 | 91.50 5 | 99.05 2 SEC (A) 9 LSU A = 90.19 3 1 77.05( 3) 0 0 | 1 1 | 89.49 8 | 90.30 9 | 92.73 3 | 98.10 5 SEC (A) 10 Florida A = 88.09 4 0 68.66( 35) 0 0 | 2 0 | 87.06 10 | 88.53 10 | 90.59 6 | 98.77 4 SEC (A) 11 Tennessee A = 85.63 3 1 65.05( 62) 0 1 | 0 1 | 85.45 12 | 85.93 15 | 84.53 14 | 87.88 19 SEC (A) 12 Texas A&M A = 85.26 2 2 74.70( 8) 0 1 | 0 2 | 86.05 11 | 86.23 13 | 79.39 28 | 76.08 44 SEC (A) 14 Mississippi A = 84.90 3 1 79.37( 1) 1 1 | 1 1 | 84.97 13 | 87.16 12 | 78.02 31 | 73.93 58 SEC (A) 18 Oklahoma A = 83.86 2 2 75.46( 5) 0 1 | 0 2 | 84.97 14 | 85.93 16 | 74.97 45 | 69.82 74 SEC (A) 23 Auburn A = 82.07 3 1 73.15( 13) 0 1 | 0 1 | 81.76 22 | 82.54 23 | 80.53 24 | 79.08 35 SEC (A) 24 Mississippi State A = 81.89 4 0 73.84( 9) 0 0 | 1 0 | 81.34 24 | 82.33 24 | 81.39 23 | 88.68 18 SEC (A) 28 Kentucky A = 80.66 3 1 72.97( 16) 0 1 | 1 1 | 80.25 29 | 80.48 30 | 82.13 19 | 84.22 24 SEC (A) 29 Missouri A = 79.73 3 1 63.49( 72) 0 0 | 0 1 | 79.61 31 | 81.63 26 | 73.22 55 | 70.66 71 SEC (A) 32 South Carolina A = 79.26 2 2 63.75( 70) 0 1 | 0 2 | 79.92 30 | 79.87 32 | 73.88 52 | 68.95 78 SEC (A) 39 Vanderbilt A = 77.78 3 1 67.14( 42) 0 0 | 0 1 | 77.17 42 | 78.43 38 | 76.38 39 | 74.47 54 SEC (A) 57 Arkansas A = 73.77 2 2 71.62( 21) 0 1 | 0 2 | 73.66 58 | 74.07 56 | 71.28 67 | 67.36 84 SEC (A) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8 SUN BELT EAST (A) = 60.03 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 60 James Madison A = 71.92 4 0 57.60( 127) 0 0 | 0 0 | 71.94 62 | 69.99 64 | 80.37 25 | 88.75 17 SUN BELT EAST (A) 100 Appalachian State A = 61.45 3 1 55.27( 145) 0 0 | 0 0 | 61.44 100 | 59.78 102 | 66.13 88 | 69.52 75 SUN BELT EAST (A) 104 Georgia State A = 60.49 3 1 54.57( 152) 0 0 | 0 0 | 60.56 102 | 57.35 118 | 73.12 57 | 81.11 30 SUN BELT EAST (A) 112 Georgia Southern A = 59.39 1 3 66.75( 45) 0 0 | 0 0 | 60.13 108 | 57.10 120 | 63.24 100 | 65.90 89 SUN BELT EAST (A) 117 Old Dominion A = 58.56 1 3 62.71( 79) 0 0 | 0 0 | 58.01 117 | 58.35 111 | 58.57 125 | 53.92 154 SUN BELT EAST (A) 120 Marshall A = 57.27 3 1 57.11( 131) 0 0 | 0 1 | 55.60 126 | 58.42 110 | 56.06 135 | 52.79 158 SUN BELT EAST (A) 124 Coastal Carolina A = 56.47 1 3 60.76( 100) 0 0 | 0 0 | 56.59 121 | 53.92 135 | 64.04 96 | 64.64 94 SUN BELT EAST (A) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9 SUN BELT WEST (A) = 58.13 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 90 Louisiana-Lafayette A = 63.44 3 1 55.20( 146) 0 0 | 0 1 | 63.42 90 | 61.65 93 | 69.12 72 | 74.10 57 SUN BELT WEST (A) 92 Louisiana Tech A = 62.52 1 2 74.76( 7) 0 1 | 0 1 | 63.24 92 | 59.34 104 | 72.12 62 | 75.22 49 SUN BELT WEST (A) 108 South Alabama A = 59.83 2 2 61.94( 89) 0 0 | 0 1 | 59.59 110 | 58.19 112 | 65.29 91 | 67.07 86 SUN BELT WEST (A) 114 Troy A = 58.88 2 2 58.61( 122) 0 0 | 0 1 | 58.87 113 | 58.15 113 | 58.87 124 | 59.05 126 SUN BELT WEST (A) 115 Arkansas State A = 58.60 2 2 60.93( 98) 0 0 | 0 0 | 58.53 115 | 57.13 119 | 62.21 111 | 63.04 104 SUN BELT WEST (A) 141 Southern Miss A = 52.48 1 3 62.13( 88) 0 0 | 0 1 | 52.50 140 | 50.46 148 | 57.32 129 | 58.79 128 SUN BELT WEST (A) 183 LouisianaMonroe(ULM) A = 45.89 0 4 60.28( 103) 0 0 | 0 1 | 45.30 179 | 45.42 184 | 45.99 191 | 40.92 210 SUN BELT WEST (A) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 I-A IND. (A) = 78.16 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 1 Notre Dame A = 95.00 4 0 70.14( 27) 0 0 | 1 0 | 93.47 2 | 96.47 1 | 96.53 1 | 103.23 1 I-A IND. (A) 101 Connecticut A = 61.33 2 2 57.10( 132) 0 0 | 0 0 | 61.84 97 | 59.32 105 | 65.16 92 | 68.49 81 I-A IND. (A) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 14 BIG SKY (AA)= 48.58 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 82 Montana State AA = 65.26 5 0 44.02( 243) 0 0 | 0 0 | 64.57 83 | 66.65 74 | 59.91 119 | 58.90 127 BIG SKY (AA) 105 Montana AA = 60.49 4 1 46.52( 220) 0 0 | 0 0 | 60.35 105 | 61.17 95 | 54.95 142 | 55.18 148 BIG SKY (AA) 135 Idaho State AA = 54.71 4 0 42.94( 250) 0 0 | 0 0 | 54.22 135 | 54.39 132 | 54.61 143 | 61.06 117 BIG SKY (AA) 146 Northern Arizona AA = 51.59 3 2 53.23( 163) 0 0 | 0 0 | 50.61 146 | 52.07 142 | 49.61 171 | 50.87 165 BIG SKY (AA) 155 UC Davis AA = 49.68 3 2 47.01( 216) 0 0 | 0 0 | 48.11 158 | 52.17 140 | 38.71 225 | 37.21 221 BIG SKY (AA) 160 Idaho AA = 48.68 0 4 52.54( 168) 0 0 | 0 1 | 48.18 157 | 48.53 161 | 47.13 184 | 40.53 211 BIG SKY (AA) 161 Southern Utah AA = 48.52 1 4 53.89( 156) 0 0 | 0 0 | 47.80 161 | 48.55 160 | 47.25 182 | 44.83 194 BIG SKY (AA) 168 Eastern Washington AA = 48.06 1 4 56.84( 135) 0 0 | 0 0 | 47.66 162 | 47.80 167 | 46.51 186 | 45.17 191 BIG SKY (AA) 190 Weber State AA = 45.25 2 3 46.00( 226) 0 0 | 0 0 | 44.37 185 | 45.69 181 | 42.21 208 | 41.51 207 BIG SKY (AA) 193 Cal Poly-SLO AA = 44.57 3 2 47.31( 209) 0 0 | 0 0 | 43.61 193 | 44.19 193 | 45.81 192 | 47.58 181 BIG SKY (AA) 196 Northern Colorado AA = 44.11 2 3 48.09( 200) 0 0 | 0 0 | 43.89 190 | 41.95 206 | 49.23 174 | 52.70 159 BIG SKY (AA) 215 Portland State AA = 40.72 1 4 60.12( 108) 0 1 | 0 1 | 39.47 213 | 41.12 212 | 39.15 223 | 35.99 227 BIG SKY (AA) 242 Utah Tech AA = 36.92 0 5 60.16( 105) 0 0 | 0 1 | 35.93 240 | 37.03 238 | 35.15 243 | 30.10 245 BIG SKY (AA) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 20 COASTAL ATHLETIC (AA)= 42.46 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 163 Campbell AA = 48.33 4 1 45.06( 234) 0 1 | 0 1 | 47.29 165 | 47.30 173 | 52.99 151 | 58.45 130 COASTAL ATHLETIC (AA) 166 Monmouth-NJ AA = 48.23 3 2 51.78( 171) 0 0 | 0 0 | 45.82 175 | 48.55 159 | 52.77 154 | 52.53 161 COASTAL ATHLETIC (AA) 173 Elon AA = 47.51 4 1 38.26( 261) 0 0 | 0 0 | 46.51 169 | 47.36 171 | 48.19 179 | 49.57 170 COASTAL ATHLETIC (AA) 185 Stony Brook AA = 45.73 3 2 42.56( 254) 0 0 | 0 0 | 44.28 186 | 44.69 190 | 51.70 161 | 53.57 155 COASTAL ATHLETIC (AA) 186 Rhode Island AA = 45.59 2 3 46.47( 221) 0 0 | 0 0 | 43.84 191 | 46.33 175 | 45.26 196 | 42.92 201 COASTAL ATHLETIC (AA) 202 Bryant AA = 43.54 3 1 45.03( 235) 0 0 | 0 0 | 40.99 206 | 42.61 200 | 52.43 156 | 57.24 134 COASTAL ATHLETIC (AA) 206 Albany-NY AA = 42.44 2 3 44.90( 239) 0 0 | 0 0 | 41.35 204 | 41.76 207 | 45.18 198 | 44.95 193 COASTAL ATHLETIC (AA) 213 New Hampshire AA = 40.75 1 4 47.89( 201) 0 0 | 0 0 | 38.86 219 | 41.68 209 | 39.37 220 | 32.32 240 COASTAL ATHLETIC (AA) 216 Towson AA = 40.52 0 5 49.70( 186) 0 0 | 0 0 | 39.86 210 | 40.28 215 | 39.34 221 | 35.02 231 COASTAL ATHLETIC (AA) 220 Sacred Heart AA = 39.97 1 3 49.45( 189) 0 0 | 0 0 | 38.93 217 | 38.33 229 | 45.74 193 | 47.49 182 COASTAL ATHLETIC (AA) 226 Maine AA = 38.93 1 4 52.05( 170) 0 0 | 0 0 | 37.97 225 | 39.16 224 | 36.70 237 | 33.40 236 COASTAL ATHLETIC (AA) 253 NC A&T AA = 34.30 1 4 47.26( 211) 0 0 | 0 0 | 32.67 254 | 33.29 253 | 39.23 222 | 37.50 220 COASTAL ATHLETIC (AA) 258 Hampton AA = 31.62 1 4 48.16( 199) 0 0 | 0 0 | 30.90 261 | 31.32 256 | 30.11 253 | 19.47 258 COASTAL ATHLETIC (AA) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 15 IVY LEAGUE (AA)= 46.54 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 139 Harvard AA = 54.20 2 0 44.96( 238) 0 0 | 0 0 | 52.92 139 | 54.60 130 | 54.25 146 | 56.44 137 IVY LEAGUE (AA) 153 Yale AA = 49.78 1 1 45.50( 229) 0 0 | 0 0 | 49.80 151 | 50.05 150 | 43.50 203 | 39.77 215 IVY LEAGUE (AA) 170 Dartmouth AA = 47.92 0 2 51.40( 175) 0 0 | 0 0 | 48.10 159 | 45.90 179 | 51.36 162 | 49.92 169 IVY LEAGUE (AA) 174 Princeton AA = 47.26 1 1 42.99( 249) 0 0 | 0 0 | 46.31 171 | 45.26 185 | 55.12 140 | 56.81 136 IVY LEAGUE (AA) 184 Pennsylvania AA = 45.81 1 1 45.11( 232) 0 0 | 0 0 | 45.43 178 | 45.16 186 | 45.73 194 | 44.62 196 IVY LEAGUE (AA) 198 Cornell AA = 43.90 1 1 49.04( 192) 0 0 | 0 0 | 42.93 197 | 42.47 201 | 49.20 175 | 52.34 162 IVY LEAGUE (AA) 203 Brown AA = 43.34 1 1 44.84( 241) 0 0 | 0 0 | 42.73 198 | 42.14 204 | 46.39 189 | 48.15 179 IVY LEAGUE (AA) 205 Columbia AA = 42.59 2 0 37.28( 264) 0 0 | 0 0 | 41.71 201 | 43.23 197 | 37.95 231 | 37.79 218 IVY LEAGUE (AA) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 22 MEAC (AA)= 40.54 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 169 SC State AA = 48.04 5 0 41.45( 256) 0 0 | 0 0 | 46.38 170 | 48.41 162 | 49.31 173 | 53.27 156 MEAC (AA) 209 Morgan State AA = 41.41 3 1 49.58( 188) 0 0 | 0 0 | 39.57 212 | 41.16 211 | 45.19 197 | 46.95 185 MEAC (AA) 217 NC Central AA = 40.45 2 3 46.25( 224) 0 0 | 0 0 | 39.15 215 | 40.73 213 | 39.72 219 | 33.17 238 MEAC (AA) 224 Norfolk State AA = 39.39 3 2 50.11( 181) 0 0 | 0 0 | 38.07 223 | 38.32 230 | 44.18 202 | 49.14 173 MEAC (AA) 227 Howard AA = 38.74 1 3 59.99( 109) 0 1 | 0 1 | 37.66 228 | 38.30 231 | 40.15 218 | 37.05 223 MEAC (AA) 229 Delaware State AA = 38.59 3 2 46.72( 219) 0 0 | 0 0 | 37.15 233 | 38.05 232 | 41.72 213 | 41.99 203 MEAC (AA) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11 MISSOURI VALLEY (AA)= 56.90 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 70 South Dakota State AA = 69.06 4 1 43.30( 248) 0 0 | 0 1 | 69.38 70 | 68.90 69 | 66.25 87 | 67.83 83 MISSOURI VALLEY (AA) 95 Youngstown State AA = 62.13 3 2 55.98( 138) 0 0 | 0 1 | 62.63 94 | 59.91 100 | 67.24 77 | 72.36 66 MISSOURI VALLEY (AA) 102 North Dakota AA = 61.17 4 1 47.01( 215) 0 0 | 0 1 | 60.42 104 | 61.16 96 | 61.38 114 | 61.69 113 MISSOURI VALLEY (AA) 107 South Dakota AA = 60.30 3 2 53.28( 162) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.93 109 | 59.36 103 | 63.05 104 | 63.46 103 MISSOURI VALLEY (AA) 116 Illinois State AA = 58.57 4 1 48.87( 195) 0 0 | 0 0 | 58.28 116 | 57.38 117 | 61.90 112 | 64.02 99 MISSOURI VALLEY (AA) 123 Southern Illinois AA = 56.83 3 2 49.39( 190) 0 0 | 0 0 | 55.68 125 | 56.52 122 | 59.95 117 | 60.09 121 MISSOURI VALLEY (AA) 143 Northern Iowa AA = 52.26 2 2 54.85( 149) 0 0 | 0 1 | 51.71 143 | 51.40 143 | 54.54 144 | 55.41 146 MISSOURI VALLEY (AA) 179 Indiana State AA = 46.33 2 3 48.96( 194) 0 0 | 0 0 | 45.49 177 | 44.84 189 | 51.70 160 | 54.79 150 MISSOURI VALLEY (AA) 250 Murray State AA = 34.95 1 4 49.91( 184) 0 0 | 0 0 | 33.32 252 | 35.27 245 | 34.83 245 | 27.60 248 MISSOURI VALLEY (AA) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 25 NORTHEAST (AA)= 36.54 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 214 Central Connecticut AA = 40.74 0 3 66.91( 43) 0 0 | 0 0 | 39.81 211 | 38.99 226 | 46.61 185 | 44.65 195 NORTHEAST (AA) 232 Robert Morris AA = 38.39 2 2 47.05( 214) 0 0 | 0 0 | 37.46 230 | 37.22 236 | 41.98 211 | 44.19 197 NORTHEAST (AA) 233 Duquesne AA = 38.24 1 3 64.83( 64) 0 0 | 0 0 | 37.60 229 | 39.01 225 | 29.92 254 | 20.36 256 NORTHEAST (AA) 241 LIU Post AA = 37.01 0 5 55.87( 139) 0 0 | 0 0 | 36.58 237 | 35.90 244 | 38.32 229 | 36.92 225 NORTHEAST (AA) 243 Stonehill College AA = 36.35 1 4 47.74( 205) 0 0 | 0 0 | 34.51 250 | 34.41 250 | 44.78 199 | 45.01 192 NORTHEAST (AA) 248 New Haven AA = 35.49 1 4 41.18( 258) 0 0 | 0 0 | 34.52 249 | 35.21 246 | 35.45 241 | 31.18 243 NORTHEAST (AA) 255 Mercyhurst AA = 33.39 1 4 63.19( 73) 0 0 | 0 0 | 32.35 256 | 33.80 252 | 29.62 255 | 19.75 257 NORTHEAST (AA) 257 Wagner AA = 31.86 1 3 65.10( 60) 0 0 | 0 0 | 31.81 259 | 31.20 257 | 28.57 258 | 20.67 255 NORTHEAST (AA) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 19 OVC-BIG SOUTH (AA)= 43.29 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 151 Gardner-Webb AA = 49.99 1 4 55.75( 140) 0 0 | 0 0 | 49.81 150 | 47.32 172 | 57.81 127 | 62.44 108 OVC-BIG SOUTH (AA) 159 SE Missouri State AA = 48.79 2 3 52.89( 164) 0 0 | 0 0 | 47.49 163 | 47.38 170 | 56.04 136 | 56.11 139 OVC-BIG SOUTH (AA) 182 Tennessee-Martin AA = 45.90 1 4 58.18( 124) 0 0 | 0 0 | 44.51 184 | 45.46 182 | 49.31 172 | 47.01 184 OVC-BIG SOUTH (AA) 189 Western Illinois AA = 45.26 2 3 53.31( 161) 0 0 | 0 1 | 45.03 182 | 42.10 205 | 54.02 148 | 58.35 131 OVC-BIG SOUTH (AA) 212 Charleston Southern AA = 40.95 2 2 47.76( 204) 0 0 | 0 0 | 40.07 208 | 40.23 216 | 42.95 204 | 42.62 202 OVC-BIG SOUTH (AA) 221 Lindenwood AA = 39.51 1 3 50.08( 182) 0 0 | 0 0 | 38.42 221 | 39.68 219 | 38.20 230 | 33.92 233 OVC-BIG SOUTH (AA) 222 Eastern Illinois AA = 39.48 1 4 59.39( 114) 0 0 | 0 0 | 37.92 226 | 39.20 223 | 42.16 210 | 39.22 216 OVC-BIG SOUTH (AA) 235 Tennessee State AA = 38.16 1 3 49.01( 193) 0 1 | 0 1 | 37.45 231 | 37.59 235 | 38.49 227 | 36.37 226 OVC-BIG SOUTH (AA) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 21 PATRIOT (AA)= 42.04 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 136 Lehigh AA = 54.56 5 0 42.91( 251) 0 0 | 0 0 | 53.82 137 | 53.97 134 | 56.77 130 | 62.16 111 PATRIOT (AA) 164 Colgate AA = 48.31 4 1 45.61( 228) 0 0 | 0 0 | 47.48 164 | 47.12 174 | 52.78 153 | 59.46 124 PATRIOT (AA) 177 Villanova AA = 46.74 2 3 45.02( 236) 0 0 | 0 0 | 45.21 180 | 48.15 164 | 41.82 212 | 35.85 229 PATRIOT (AA) 197 Richmond AA = 43.95 4 1 42.15( 255) 0 0 | 0 0 | 41.35 205 | 45.78 180 | 41.50 214 | 40.48 212 PATRIOT (AA) 210 Holy Cross AA = 41.27 1 4 50.94( 177) 0 0 | 0 0 | 39.86 209 | 42.25 203 | 37.36 236 | 33.76 235 PATRIOT (AA) 211 William & Mary AA = 41.19 2 3 50.14( 180) 0 0 | 0 0 | 39.28 214 | 42.39 202 | 38.48 228 | 32.06 241 PATRIOT (AA) 223 Fordham AA = 39.42 1 4 51.59( 173) 0 0 | 0 0 | 37.87 227 | 38.51 227 | 44.40 200 | 41.79 205 PATRIOT (AA) 225 Lafayette AA = 39.12 1 3 43.94( 244) 0 0 | 0 0 | 38.28 222 | 39.95 217 | 32.17 249 | 26.75 249 PATRIOT (AA) 247 Bucknell AA = 35.65 1 4 46.40( 222) 0 0 | 0 1 | 34.63 246 | 35.18 247 | 36.69 238 | 34.21 232 PATRIOT (AA) 249 Georgetown AA = 35.45 0 3 46.11( 225) 0 0 | 0 0 | 35.65 242 | 34.00 251 | 35.13 244 | 33.83 234 PATRIOT (AA) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 26 PIONEER (AA)= 35.03 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 154 Dayton AA = 49.70 3 0 45.73( 227) 0 0 | 0 0 | 37.09 234 | 59.87 101 | 41.12 216 | 47.12 183 PIONEER (AA) 194 St. Thomas-Mn. AA = 44.39 4 1 46.99( 217) 0 0 | 0 0 | 43.58 194 | 43.76 195 | 46.08 190 | 48.95 177 PIONEER (AA) 218 Butler AA = 40.24 4 1 40.43( 259) 0 0 | 0 0 | 39.11 216 | 39.71 218 | 42.39 206 | 46.41 189 PIONEER (AA) 228 Drake AA = 38.72 1 3 51.58( 174) 0 0 | 0 0 | 37.99 224 | 39.59 220 | 30.31 252 | 27.87 247 PIONEER (AA) 245 San Diego AA = 35.72 1 3 49.64( 187) 0 0 | 0 0 | 34.56 248 | 36.73 240 | 28.61 257 | 21.97 254 PIONEER (AA) 251 Marist AA = 34.72 2 2 36.50( 265) 0 0 | 0 0 | 35.07 245 | 33.27 254 | 33.61 248 | 40.10 214 PIONEER (AA) 259 Presbyterian College AA = 31.56 1 3 47.10( 213) 0 0 | 0 0 | 31.84 258 | 31.75 255 | 9.93 266 | -4.39 266 PIONEER (AA) 260 Valparaiso AA = 31.06 1 3 41.30( 257) 0 0 | 0 0 | 31.10 260 | 28.30 263 | 35.32 242 | 32.94 239 PIONEER (AA) 261 Morehead State AA = 30.78 1 3 55.71( 141) 0 0 | 0 0 | 32.00 257 | 29.52 260 | 19.56 262 | 9.34 264 PIONEER (AA) 262 Davidson AA = 29.59 2 3 35.56( 266) 0 0 | 0 0 | 30.04 262 | 29.18 262 | 17.94 264 | 10.09 262 PIONEER (AA) 266 Stetson AA = 26.60 1 3 54.32( 155) 0 0 | 0 0 | 27.21 265 | 25.58 266 | 19.12 263 | 9.37 263 PIONEER (AA) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 16 SOUTHERN (AA)= 45.57 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 127 Tennessee Tech AA = 55.64 4 0 46.32( 223) 0 0 | 0 0 | 54.56 132 | 54.72 128 | 61.04 115 | 65.86 90 SOUTHERN (AA) 140 Mercer AA = 52.77 3 2 44.87( 240) 0 0 | 0 0 | 52.43 141 | 52.90 138 | 49.62 170 | 50.16 167 SOUTHERN (AA) 152 Chattanooga AA = 49.88 3 2 44.51( 242) 0 0 | 0 0 | 49.26 152 | 49.01 155 | 52.25 158 | 55.69 143 SOUTHERN (AA) 162 East Tennessee State AA = 48.36 3 2 47.28( 210) 0 0 | 0 0 | 47.85 160 | 47.82 166 | 48.71 176 | 49.00 176 SOUTHERN (AA) 187 Furman AA = 45.59 2 3 55.47( 143) 0 0 | 0 1 | 45.08 181 | 44.86 188 | 46.44 187 | 45.97 190 SOUTHERN (AA) 191 Western Carolina AA = 44.82 2 3 48.46( 197) 0 0 | 0 0 | 43.82 192 | 45.90 178 | 38.54 226 | 37.20 222 SOUTHERN (AA) 200 Wofford AA = 43.70 2 3 48.60( 196) 0 0 | 0 0 | 42.13 200 | 43.30 196 | 47.37 181 | 46.53 188 SOUTHERN (AA) 201 Samford AA = 43.60 1 3 47.81( 203) 0 0 | 0 0 | 43.09 196 | 41.75 208 | 48.60 177 | 50.11 168 SOUTHERN (AA) 236 The Citadel AA = 38.04 1 3 45.34( 230) 0 0 | 0 0 | 37.33 232 | 37.65 233 | 37.59 235 | 33.30 237 SOUTHERN (AA) 263 VMI AA = 29.11 0 5 47.87( 202) 0 0 | 0 0 | 28.47 263 | 29.31 261 | 23.35 261 | 16.50 259 SOUTHERN (AA) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 18 SOUTHLAND (AA)= 43.49 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 110 Stephen F. Austin AA = 59.72 5 0 45.02( 237) 0 0 | 0 0 | 58.93 112 | 58.47 108 | 65.92 89 | 72.17 68 SOUTHLAND (AA) 157 Lamar AA = 49.19 3 1 50.59( 178) 0 0 | 0 0 | 48.19 156 | 48.27 163 | 53.35 150 | 58.32 132 SOUTHLAND (AA) 165 UTRGV AA = 48.24 2 2 48.30( 198) 0 0 | 0 0 | 47.25 166 | 47.83 165 | 50.08 168 | 49.08 175 SOUTHLAND (AA) 172 SE Louisiana AA = 47.57 3 2 43.67( 246) 0 0 | 0 0 | 45.80 176 | 47.64 168 | 50.53 167 | 52.58 160 SOUTHLAND (AA) 180 Incarnate Word AA = 46.30 2 2 53.67( 158) 0 0 | 0 0 | 44.86 183 | 47.48 169 | 42.20 209 | 35.20 230 SOUTHLAND (AA) 207 McNeese State AA = 42.31 2 3 50.01( 183) 0 0 | 0 0 | 41.59 202 | 41.21 210 | 45.29 195 | 44.03 199 SOUTHLAND (AA) 231 East Texas A&M AA = 38.43 1 4 52.76( 166) 0 0 | 0 0 | 36.95 236 | 37.62 234 | 42.73 205 | 43.05 200 SOUTHLAND (AA) 237 Nicholls State AA = 37.51 2 3 49.89( 185) 0 0 | 0 0 | 35.11 244 | 39.56 221 | 30.55 250 | 24.31 252 SOUTHLAND (AA) 238 Houston Christian AA = 37.40 2 3 56.27( 137) 0 0 | 0 0 | 35.80 241 | 36.46 241 | 42.38 207 | 41.13 209 SOUTHLAND (AA) 264 Northwestern State AA = 27.58 0 5 49.09( 191) 0 0 | 0 0 | 27.09 266 | 27.15 264 | 25.06 259 | 14.43 260 SOUTHLAND (AA) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 23 SWAC-EAST (AA)= 39.42 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 171 Jackson State AA = 47.63 4 0 37.62( 262) 0 0 | 0 0 | 46.84 167 | 48.69 157 | 40.96 217 | 41.52 206 SWAC-EAST (AA) 192 Alabama State AA = 44.65 3 1 38.85( 260) 0 0 | 0 0 | 44.02 188 | 45.44 183 | 37.88 232 | 41.34 208 SWAC-EAST (AA) 208 Alabama A&M AA = 41.76 4 1 37.55( 263) 0 0 | 0 0 | 40.85 207 | 39.37 222 | 49.68 169 | 55.84 142 SWAC-EAST (AA) 239 Bethune-Cookman AA = 37.40 2 2 46.81( 218) 0 0 | 0 0 | 36.54 239 | 36.99 239 | 37.61 234 | 35.90 228 SWAC-EAST (AA) 244 Florida A&M AA = 35.74 1 4 47.46( 207) 0 1 | 0 1 | 35.37 243 | 35.08 248 | 34.69 246 | 26.59 250 SWAC-EAST (AA) 265 Miss. Valley State AA = 27.11 1 4 45.09( 233) 0 0 | 0 0 | 27.87 264 | 26.30 265 | 14.28 265 | 3.99 265 SWAC-EAST (AA) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 24 SWAC-WEST (AA)= 36.80 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 199 Prairie View A&M AA = 43.71 2 3 52.69( 167) 0 0 | 0 0 | 42.52 199 | 42.78 199 | 48.02 180 | 48.04 180 SWAC-WEST (AA) 230 Grambling State AA = 38.49 2 2 61.92( 90) 0 0 | 0 0 | 38.60 220 | 36.44 242 | 41.25 215 | 37.01 224 SWAC-WEST (AA) 240 Southern U. AA = 37.08 2 3 56.90( 133) 0 0 | 0 0 | 37.06 235 | 37.15 237 | 29.28 256 | 22.25 253 SWAC-WEST (AA) 246 Alcorn State AA = 35.69 3 2 42.63( 253) 0 0 | 0 0 | 34.22 251 | 36.11 243 | 34.49 247 | 31.25 242 SWAC-WEST (AA) 252 Texas Southern AA = 34.33 1 3 43.92( 245) 0 0 | 0 0 | 33.14 253 | 34.92 249 | 30.40 251 | 26.02 251 SWAC-WEST (AA) 254 Ark.-Pine Bluff AA = 33.99 2 2 59.17( 118) 0 0 | 0 1 | 34.58 247 | 30.87 259 | 37.65 233 | 39.10 217 SWAC-WEST (AA) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 17 UAC (AA)= 45.56 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 106 Austin Peay AA = 60.33 4 1 47.37( 208) 0 0 | 0 0 | 60.13 107 | 58.47 109 | 66.82 81 | 73.53 61 UAC (AA) 121 Tarleton State AA = 56.98 4 0 43.33( 247) 0 0 | 0 0 | 55.42 127 | 57.97 114 | 56.00 137 | 56.22 138 UAC (AA) 158 Abilene Christian AA = 49.19 1 4 56.88( 134) 0 0 | 0 1 | 48.81 153 | 49.03 154 | 47.17 183 | 44.13 198 UAC (AA) 175 North Alabama AA = 47.10 3 2 47.11( 212) 0 0 | 0 0 | 46.06 173 | 45.92 177 | 52.27 157 | 54.99 149 UAC (AA) 181 West Florida AA = 46.06 3 1 52.82( 165) 0 0 | 0 0 | 44.26 187 | 43.16 198 | 59.84 120 | 65.35 92 UAC (AA) 188 Central Arkansas AA = 45.31 2 3 53.38( 160) 0 0 | 0 0 | 43.96 189 | 44.87 187 | 48.47 178 | 46.79 186 UAC (AA) 204 Eastern Kentucky AA = 42.81 1 3 50.58( 179) 0 0 | 0 0 | 41.48 203 | 44.11 194 | 36.61 240 | 30.75 244 UAC (AA) 219 West Georgia AA = 40.05 1 4 55.13( 147) 0 0 | 0 0 | 38.91 218 | 40.67 214 | 36.68 239 | 29.96 246 UAC (AA) 234 Merrimack AA = 38.19 2 3 47.53( 206) 0 0 | 0 0 | 36.56 238 | 38.42 228 | 38.85 224 | 37.54 219 UAC (AA) 256 Chicago State AA = 31.88 1 4 42.84( 252) 0 0 | 0 0 | 32.40 255 | 31.13 258 | 24.75 260 | 13.16 261 UAC (AA) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 27 ___UNRATED___ (__)= -91.00 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 4.17] [ 4.28] [ 4.28] [ 3.11] [ 3.11] 267 ***UNRATED*** __ = -91.00 6 54 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | -91.00 267 | -91.00 267 | -91.00 267 | -91.00 267 ___UNRATED___ (__) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ These are the "regular method". _ HOME or CLOSEBY (c) is denoted _ by an "@" next to the HOME or CLOSER team _ An "n" for NEUTRAL location will appear if a neutral game Rating Favorite _ Strong MONEYLINE=odds to 100 _ FAVORITE Rating Predict Golden Recent Recent UNDERDOG ODDS PCT% TOTAL _ ====================================================================================================================================

Predictions_with_Totals_and_Moneylines

2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 HOME ADVANTAGE= 4.17 4.28 4.28 3.11 3.11 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 1 Western Kentucky 0.52 0.23 1.36 -1.43 -3.22 @ New Mexico State 106 51% 30.69 25.85 56.54 4.83 63% 168 2 @ Tulsa 2.34 1.25 4.31 -2.91 -4.53 North Texas 129 56% 32.86 28.62 61.48 4.24 61% 158 3 Liberty 1.47 1.11 0.92 7.77 11.23 @ Delaware 117 54% 24.42 28.33 52.75 -3.92 40% -153 4 @ Northwestern 0.90 0.34 -0.26 6.75 14.13 Penn State 110 52% 25.61 21.15 46.76 4.46 62% 162 5 @ Virginia Tech 0.23 0.52 1.73 -6.86 -9.05 Pittsburgh 103 51% 28.45 33.79 62.24 -5.34 36% -177 6 @ Air Force 3.48 3.39 3.34 4.34 9.24 Navy 146 59% 34.65 27.79 62.43 6.86 67% 207 7 @ Arizona 5.45 5.69 6.50 0.92 -2.77 Cincinnati 179 64% 33.32 29.62 62.94 3.70 60% 149 8 @ Arizona State 4.12 4.70 4.93 -1.40 -2.34 Baylor 156 61% 25.83 26.06 51.89 -0.22 49% -102 9 Toledo 15.15 16.53 13.45 20.88 28.95 @ Ball State 459 82% 23.48 40.73 64.21 -17.25 15% -555 10 @ Boise State 20.28 19.58 20.99 23.26 28.27 Utah State 724 88% 30.32 5.99 36.31 24.32 91% 1017 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 11 Western Michigan 12.58 13.49 10.52 19.89 25.40 @ Buffalo 361 78% 21.73 39.95 61.68 -18.22 14% -605 12 @ Central Michigan 8.83 8.16 9.87 7.57 5.44 Akron 252 72% 30.08 23.71 53.79 6.36 66% 197 13 Memphis 16.21 15.74 17.61 14.57 15.98 @ Charlotte 505 83% 23.18 35.55 58.73 -12.36 22% -354 14 Miami-Florida 8.04 7.88 8.15 10.01 18.82 @ Clemson 233 70% 25.31 30.72 56.03 -5.42 36% -179 15 @ Coastal Carolina 1.25 0.74 1.10 3.92 1.85 Georgia Southern 115 53% 26.28 20.05 46.33 6.22 66% 194 16 Texas Tech 11.75 10.65 14.09 10.65 9.54 @ Colorado 334 77% 19.75 26.10 45.86 -6.35 34% -197 17 Oregon State 0.29 0.88 -0.46 2.16 7.49 @ Colorado State 103 51% 32.49 35.74 68.22 -3.25 41% -142 18 Syracuse 5.49 5.69 5.63 5.22 2.95 @ Connecticut 180 64% 23.62 26.53 50.15 -2.92 42% -137 19 @ Florida Atlantic 31.96 32.69 31.15 35.93 41.64 Texas Southern 1799 95% 48.75 14.84 63.59 33.91 95% 2041 20 Virginia 0.80 0.17 -1.17 12.55 20.74 @ Florida State 109 52% 20.62 28.05 48.67 -7.43 31% -220 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 21 @ Georgia 18.91 18.95 20.07 16.46 27.67 Vanderbilt 643 87% 35.15 24.87 60.02 10.28 74% 290 22 @ Georgia State 6.10 6.84 3.29 17.66 30.29 Old Dominion 192 66% 39.24 20.94 60.17 18.30 86% 609 23 @ Hawai'i 4.94 5.02 6.45 -2.30 -6.07 San Jose State 170 63% 23.59 27.10 50.69 -3.51 41% -146 24 @ Houston 7.34 7.77 8.69 -1.34 -1.21 Central Florida(UCF) 217 69% 28.48 27.50 55.98 0.97 53% 111 25 @ Illinois 12.82 12.68 13.31 12.15 14.68 Purdue 370 79% 40.31 29.90 70.21 10.41 75% 294 26 Ohio State 6.37 5.78 7.28 7.01 7.17 @ Iowa 197 66% 24.89 25.94 50.83 -1.05 47% -112 27 @ Iowa State 3.10 4.30 1.44 6.42 9.47 West Virginia 140 58% 33.60 26.66 60.26 6.93 68% 209 28 @ James Madison 18.82 20.63 15.86 27.42 39.07 Marshall 637 86% 45.66 18.17 63.83 27.49 93% 1305 29 @ Kansas 23.18 24.80 24.66 12.26 6.06 Middle Tennessee 926 90% 29.14 16.81 45.95 12.33 78% 353 30 Ohio 3.29 4.09 2.54 4.16 5.50 @ Kent State 143 59% 24.86 32.42 57.29 -7.56 31% -222 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 31 @ LSU 52.05 52.19 53.37 50.54 57.18 McNeese State 4467 98% 48.69 2.62 51.31 46.08 97% 3695 32 Army West Point 0.59 -0.47 1.88 -0.28 -1.33 @ Louisiana Tech 107 52% 30.94 30.65 61.59 0.29 51% 103 33 @ Louisiana-Lafayette 9.00 9.18 8.81 10.02 14.17 Arkansas State 257 72% 31.29 20.06 51.35 11.23 76% 318 34 @ Massachusetts 6.14 6.53 3.55 16.49 26.62 Eastern Michigan 193 66% 34.95 14.95 49.90 20.00 88% 707 35 @ Miami-Ohio 16.49 17.70 15.91 15.03 21.58 Bowling Green 518 84% 31.32 14.79 46.11 16.53 84% 520 36 Michigan 2.11 2.20 3.05 0.84 -3.93 @ Minnesota 126 56% 24.02 23.34 47.37 0.68 52% 108 37 Alabama 4.35 3.65 4.73 6.99 7.26 @ Mississippi State 160 62% 31.72 32.35 64.07 -0.62 48% -107 38 Florida 4.20 3.17 2.62 14.26 25.00 @ Missouri 157 61% 25.27 32.49 57.76 -7.22 32% -215 39 @ Nebraska 16.02 15.27 14.88 24.86 32.82 Maryland 496 83% 36.17 17.46 53.63 18.70 86% 631 40 @ New Mexico 24.11 25.17 23.10 26.56 37.03 UTEP 999 91% 45.09 16.27 61.36 28.82 94% 1442 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 41 Notre Dame 18.24 16.68 19.69 22.02 25.53 @ North Carolina 606 86% 12.52 27.72 40.24 -15.20 18% -461 42 @ NC State 0.18 -0.03 -1.58 5.99 4.79 Louisville 102 51% 39.97 32.15 72.13 7.82 70% 228 43 @ North Dakota State 17.25 17.70 17.46 15.60 20.29 Wyoming 555 85% 29.62 7.76 37.38 21.86 89% 829 44 UTSA 10.93 11.11 11.48 9.60 13.70 @ Rice 309 76% 28.00 35.57 63.57 -7.58 31% -223 45 Indiana 17.71 16.48 22.11 13.00 11.93 @ Rutgers 578 85% 21.65 35.40 57.05 -13.76 20% -403 46 Texas State 0.19 0.35 -1.07 6.59 13.66 @ San Diego State 102 51% 21.80 25.09 46.89 -3.29 41% -143 47 @ South Alabama 18.11 18.57 17.05 22.41 29.25 LouisianaMonroe(ULM) 599 86% 43.85 20.47 64.32 23.38 90% 941 48 @ South Carolina 2.77 3.96 3.68 -5.15 -12.16 Kentucky 135 57% 27.79 28.65 56.44 -0.86 48% -110 49 @ South Florida 8.79 7.61 11.69 0.64 0.73 Temple 251 72% 30.14 25.18 55.31 4.96 63% 171 50 @ Southern California 10.20 10.22 9.09 12.96 15.18 Washington 288 74% 37.16 22.16 59.32 15.00 82% 452 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 HOME ADVANTAGE= 4.17 4.28 4.28 3.11 3.11 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 51 @ SMU 17.56 18.95 19.09 11.03 10.51 Boston College 570 85% 28.64 12.61 41.26 16.03 83% 497 52 @ Tennessee 7.73 7.98 7.67 7.11 11.91 Auburn 226 69% 31.75 25.74 57.48 6.01 66% 190 53 N @ Texas A&M 11.48 12.39 12.16 8.11 8.73 Arkansas 326 77% 29.63 19.52 49.15 10.11 74% 286 54 BYU 1.78 0.67 4.40 -2.86 -0.04 @ TCU 121 55% 27.44 21.07 48.52 6.37 66% 197 55 @ UAB 15.89 16.27 16.24 14.43 15.99 Samford 491 83% 27.65 11.90 39.55 15.75 83% 485 56 California 2.61 3.15 3.53 -2.16 -6.01 @ UNLV 133 57% 14.78 14.42 29.20 0.35 51% 104 57 @ Wake Forest 13.08 13.36 12.24 16.11 21.22 Stanford 379 79% 34.11 16.43 50.54 17.68 85% 576 58 @ Washington State 1.53 2.96 2.00 -7.26 -9.34 Fresno State 118 54% 17.33 24.05 41.39 -6.72 33% -204 59 @ Wisconsin 11.38 10.99 12.92 6.95 9.56 Michigan State 323 76% 27.81 21.88 49.70 5.93 65% 188 60 @ Abilene Christian 7.29 8.84 10.15 -9.56 -18.12 West Florida 217 68% 22.49 30.84 53.34 -8.35 29% -241 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 61 N Jackson State 5.88 5.99 9.32 -8.72 -14.31 @ Alabama A&M 187 65% 25.28 24.37 49.65 0.91 52% 110 62 @ Albany-NY 8.01 8.48 7.99 6.57 6.07 Delaware State 233 70% 24.27 15.41 39.67 8.86 72% 253 63 @ Austin Peay 29.01 29.90 27.54 34.48 45.45 New Haven 1462 94% 42.77 4.63 47.40 38.14 96% 2604 64 Alabama State 3.08 3.20 4.16 -2.84 2.33 @ Bethune-Cookman 140 58% 33.75 28.26 62.01 5.49 64% 180 65 @ Bryant 13.40 12.60 13.61 16.31 22.85 NC A&T 390 80% 28.55 9.76 38.31 18.78 86% 635 66 @ Cal Poly-SLO 3.48 3.52 2.78 6.71 9.18 Weber State 146 59% 37.12 32.91 70.02 4.21 61% 158 67 @ Central Connecticut 13.04 12.28 12.07 21.15 27.09 Wagner 378 79% 39.60 24.58 64.18 15.02 82% 453 68 Gardner-Webb 4.87 5.46 2.81 11.75 16.71 @ Charleston Southern 169 63% 17.03 25.14 42.18 -8.11 30% -235 69 Princeton 0.50 0.31 -2.26 14.06 15.90 @ Columbia 106 51% 20.36 27.75 48.11 -7.40 31% -219 70 @ Dartmouth 6.28 6.95 5.02 8.75 8.41 Pennsylvania 195 66% 22.89 17.67 40.56 5.22 64% 175 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 71 Dayton 6.81 -5.18 16.00 7.70 16.13 @ Drake 206 67% 18.25 28.79 47.04 -10.54 25% -298 72 @ East Tennessee State 2.65 2.87 3.09 -0.43 -3.58 Chattanooga 133 57% 24.78 23.27 48.05 1.51 54% 118 73 UTRGV 5.64 6.01 5.93 4.24 2.92 @ East Texas A&M 183 65% 20.66 24.78 45.44 -4.12 39% -156 74 North Alabama 0.13 0.30 -2.47 12.54 21.12 @ Eastern Kentucky 101 50% 20.58 30.87 51.45 -10.30 26% -291 75 @ Furman 6.06 7.24 5.85 2.18 2.56 Wofford 191 66% 26.51 19.86 46.37 6.65 67% 203 76 Cornell 4.29 3.00 4.19 10.96 15.40 @ Georgetown 159 61% 18.61 27.43 46.03 -8.82 28% -252 77 @ Grambling State 6.97 8.67 4.62 9.87 8.87 Alcorn State 210 68% 37.43 24.16 61.59 13.27 79% 386 78 @ Harvard 10.05 9.73 11.77 4.58 0.09 Colgate 284 74% 20.71 13.46 34.17 7.25 68% 215 79 @ Houston Christian 4.06 4.97 1.19 14.93 19.94 Nicholls State 155 61% 34.95 19.33 54.28 15.62 83% 479 80 C @ Howard 9.20 8.90 9.12 11.59 19.13 Hampton 262 72% 34.41 24.28 58.69 10.12 74% 286 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 81 Montana State 12.42 12.11 13.83 9.67 15.26 @ Idaho 356 78% 24.88 36.02 60.90 -11.14 24% -315 82 @ Idaho State 7.29 7.89 6.60 8.11 13.30 Northern Arizona 217 68% 32.83 21.66 54.50 11.17 76% 316 83 South Dakota State 6.33 6.81 7.23 1.24 0.70 @ Illinois State 196 66% 30.02 28.83 58.85 1.18 53% 114 84 Richmond 0.66 -1.21 1.55 6.22 10.63 @ Lafayette 108 52% 26.47 28.19 54.66 -1.71 45% -121 85 @ Lamar 25.77 25.38 25.41 31.40 47.01 Northwestern State 1142 92% 35.86 8.49 44.35 27.38 93% 1294 86 @ Lehigh 19.31 20.23 19.74 15.48 23.47 Fordham 665 87% 33.23 15.64 48.88 17.59 85% 571 87 @ LIU Post 7.79 8.51 6.38 11.82 20.28 Mercyhurst 227 69% 33.46 25.29 58.75 8.17 70% 236 88 @ Maine 3.13 3.32 5.11 -5.93 -10.98 Sacred Heart 140 58% 18.50 24.93 43.43 -6.43 34% -198 89 Prairie View A&M 12.44 10.37 12.20 30.63 40.95 @ Miss. Valley State 357 78% 19.61 32.58 52.19 -12.97 21% -375 90 @ Monmouth-NJ 11.88 10.24 12.56 16.54 20.62 Towson 339 77% 39.64 23.12 62.76 16.53 84% 520 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 91 @ Montana 20.55 20.74 23.50 8.83 5.58 Northern Colorado 741 88% 28.84 19.36 48.20 9.48 73% 269 92 @ Morehead State 3.89 5.18 5.50 -12.66 -20.49 Valparaiso 152 60% 29.31 23.53 52.84 5.78 65% 186 93 Elon 2.60 3.37 1.40 5.71 14.14 @ New Hampshire 133 57% 27.22 31.15 58.38 -3.93 40% -153 94 Campbell 3.71 3.86 2.29 10.16 22.17 @ NC Central 150 60% 25.08 35.32 60.39 -10.24 26% -289 95 @ North Dakota 30.39 31.38 30.18 29.66 37.21 Murray State 1614 94% 44.43 13.96 58.39 30.47 94% 1623 96 St. Thomas-Mn. 8.67 7.46 7.72 33.04 50.23 @ Presbyterian College 248 71% 25.18 37.21 62.39 -12.03 23% -343 97 @ Rhode Island 6.42 5.39 8.47 1.99 -2.12 Brown 198 66% 23.30 22.46 45.75 0.84 52% 110 98 @ Robert Morris 3.16 3.67 3.19 0.90 -1.84 Norfolk State 141 58% 26.96 20.77 47.73 6.18 66% 193 99 @ San Diego 10.30 8.80 11.84 13.78 15.00 Davidson 291 74% 32.13 27.34 59.46 4.79 63% 167 100 @ SC State 14.16 13.34 15.04 14.83 23.08 The Citadel 419 81% 32.90 15.82 48.72 17.08 85% 546 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 HOME ADVANTAGE= 4.17 4.28 4.28 3.11 3.11 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 101 @ South Dakota 18.14 18.72 18.80 14.45 11.77 Indiana State 600 86% 45.08 27.40 72.48 17.67 85% 576 102 @ Southern U. 7.25 6.76 10.57 -5.26 -13.74 Ark.-Pine Bluff 216 68% 27.77 36.81 64.58 -9.04 28% -257 103 Youngstown State 1.13 2.67 -0.88 4.19 9.16 @ Southern Illinois 113 53% 27.92 29.75 57.67 -1.83 45% -122 104 @ Stephen F. Austin 17.59 18.36 15.28 26.83 40.09 Incarnate Word 572 85% 41.11 16.83 57.94 24.27 91% 1013 105 Marist 3.96 3.58 3.41 11.38 27.61 @ Stetson 153 61% 20.25 24.52 44.78 -4.27 39% -159 106 @ Tarleton State 29.26 27.31 31.13 34.36 46.17 Chicago State 1490 94% 43.71 17.62 61.33 26.08 92% 1171 107 @ UC Davis 5.79 4.73 8.65 -4.69 -4.85 Eastern Washington 186 65% 28.81 31.32 60.14 -2.51 43% -131 108 Southern Utah 7.44 7.59 7.24 8.99 11.63 @ Utah Tech 220 69% 24.64 32.68 57.33 -8.04 30% -233 109 @ Villanova 9.50 9.93 11.27 -0.26 -7.99 Morgan State 269 73% 25.48 26.68 52.16 -1.21 47% -114 110 Mercer 19.49 19.68 19.31 23.16 30.55 @ VMI 676 87% 15.91 31.19 47.10 -15.28 18% -464 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 111 Tennessee Tech 6.65 6.45 4.54 19.39 25.56 @ Western Carolina 203 67% 22.00 41.24 63.23 -19.24 13% -661 112 @ Western Illinois 11.27 11.86 8.79 18.64 25.09 Tennessee State 319 76% 29.76 10.90 40.66 18.87 86% 640 113 @ William & Mary 4.08 3.70 4.43 4.22 1.41 Holy Cross 155 61% 34.21 27.05 61.26 7.16 68% 214 114 @ Yale 15.76 17.52 15.91 7.76 5.34 Merrimack 485 83% 35.53 19.12 54.65 16.41 84% 514 EXPERIMENTAL NUMBERS INVOLVING HOME-AWAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR EACH TEAM 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 HOME ADVANTAGE= 4.17 4.28 4.28 3.11 3.11 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 1 @ New Mexico State 8.94 9.23 8.10 10.89 12.69 Western Kentucky 255 72% 35.42 21.12 56.54 14.29 81% 424 2 @ Tulsa 14.05 12.96 16.03 8.81 7.19 North Texas 415 81% 38.72 22.76 61.48 15.96 83% 494 3 Liberty 6.26 5.89 5.70 12.55 16.01 @ Delaware 195 66% 22.02 30.72 52.75 -8.70 29% -249 4 @ Northwestern 14.38 13.83 13.22 20.23 27.61 Penn State 427 81% 32.35 14.41 46.76 17.95 86% 590 5 @ Virginia Tech 2.48 2.77 3.99 -4.61 -6.79 Pittsburgh 131 57% 29.58 32.66 62.24 -3.08 42% -140 6 @ Air Force 13.76 13.68 13.63 14.62 19.52 Navy 404 80% 39.79 22.65 62.43 17.14 85% 549 7 @ Arizona 0.64 0.88 1.68 -3.90 -7.58 Cincinnati 107 52% 30.91 32.03 62.94 -1.11 47% -113 8 @ Arizona State 12.40 12.98 13.21 6.88 5.94 Baylor 355 78% 29.97 21.92 51.89 8.06 70% 234 9 Toledo 14.95 16.33 13.24 20.67 28.74 @ Ball State 450 82% 23.58 40.63 64.21 -17.05 16% -545 10 @ Boise State 23.36 22.65 24.07 26.34 31.35 Utah State 939 90% 31.85 4.46 36.31 27.40 93% 1296 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 11 Western Michigan 27.40 28.32 25.34 34.71 40.22 @ Buffalo 1296 93% 14.32 47.36 61.68 -33.04 5% -1932 12 @ Central Michigan 7.84 7.18 8.89 6.58 4.45 Akron 229 70% 29.58 24.20 53.79 5.38 64% 178 13 Memphis 24.43 23.96 25.83 22.80 24.21 @ Charlotte 1026 91% 19.07 39.66 58.73 -20.59 12% -744 14 Miami-Florida 23.37 23.22 23.49 25.35 34.15 @ Clemson 941 90% 17.64 38.39 56.03 -20.75 12% -754 15 Georgia Southern 2.09 2.60 2.24 -0.58 1.48 @ Coastal Carolina 126 56% 24.61 21.72 46.33 2.89 58% 137 16 Texas Tech 7.11 6.01 9.45 6.01 4.91 @ Colorado 213 68% 22.07 23.78 45.86 -1.71 45% -121 17 Oregon State 5.23 5.81 4.48 7.10 12.43 @ Colorado State 175 64% 30.02 38.21 68.22 -8.19 30% -237 18 Syracuse 2.28 2.48 2.41 2.00 -0.27 @ Connecticut 128 56% 25.22 24.92 50.15 0.30 51% 103 19 @ Florida Atlantic 44.65 45.38 43.84 48.61 54.33 Texas Southern 3502 97% 55.09 8.50 63.59 46.60 97% 3764 20 Virginia 13.96 13.34 12.00 25.72 33.91 @ Florida State 411 80% 14.03 34.63 48.67 -20.60 12% -744 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 21 @ Georgia 36.80 36.84 37.96 34.35 45.55 Vanderbilt 2422 96% 44.09 15.93 60.02 28.16 93% 1373 22 @ Georgia State 25.90 26.63 23.09 37.45 50.09 Old Dominion 1154 92% 49.13 11.04 60.17 38.09 96% 2598 23 San Jose State 6.07 6.00 4.56 13.32 17.08 @ Hawai'i 191 66% 18.08 32.61 50.69 -14.52 19% -433 24 @ Houston 10.68 11.11 12.03 2.00 2.13 Central Florida(UCF) 302 75% 30.15 25.83 55.98 4.31 61% 159 25 @ Illinois 14.04 13.90 14.53 13.37 15.90 Purdue 414 81% 40.92 29.29 70.21 11.63 77% 330 26 Ohio State 3.57 2.98 4.48 4.21 4.37 @ Iowa 147 60% 26.29 24.54 50.83 1.75 55% 121 27 @ Iowa State 7.07 8.27 5.41 10.38 13.44 West Virginia 212 68% 35.58 24.68 60.26 10.90 76% 308 28 @ James Madison 36.31 38.11 33.35 44.91 56.56 Marshall 2355 96% 54.40 9.43 63.83 44.97 97% 3546 29 @ Kansas 12.98 14.61 14.46 2.06 -4.14 Middle Tennessee 375 79% 24.04 21.91 45.95 2.14 56% 126 30 @ Kent State 0.62 -0.18 1.37 -0.25 -1.59 Ohio 107 52% 26.82 30.47 57.29 -3.65 40% -148 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 31 @ LSU 72.75 72.89 74.07 71.24 77.88 McNeese State 6768 99% 59.04 -7.73 51.31 66.78 98% 6146 32 @ Louisiana Tech 9.63 10.70 8.35 10.51 11.55 Army West Point 273 73% 36.05 25.54 61.59 10.51 75% 297 33 @ Louisiana-Lafayette 18.14 18.31 17.94 19.15 23.30 Arkansas State 600 86% 35.86 15.49 51.35 20.37 88% 729 34 @ Massachusetts 23.08 23.47 20.49 33.43 43.56 Eastern Michigan 918 90% 43.42 6.48 49.90 36.94 96% 2441 35 @ Miami-Ohio 34.13 35.34 33.55 32.68 39.23 Bowling Green 2069 95% 40.14 5.97 46.11 34.18 95% 2075 36 @ Minnesota 1.72 1.64 0.78 2.99 7.76 Michigan 121 55% 25.94 21.43 47.37 4.51 62% 163 37 Alabama 10.20 9.49 10.57 12.84 13.11 @ Mississippi State 288 74% 28.80 35.27 64.07 -6.47 33% -199 38 Florida 23.08 22.06 21.50 33.14 43.89 @ Missouri 919 90% 15.83 41.93 57.76 -26.10 8% -1173 39 @ Nebraska 19.70 18.95 18.56 28.55 36.50 Maryland 688 87% 38.01 15.62 53.63 22.38 90% 866 40 @ New Mexico 45.04 46.10 44.03 47.49 57.96 UTEP 3555 97% 55.55 5.81 61.36 49.74 98% 4176 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 41 Notre Dame 27.47 25.91 28.92 31.24 34.75 @ North Carolina 1303 93% 7.90 32.33 40.24 -24.43 9% -1026 42 @ NC State 1.57 1.36 -0.19 7.38 6.18 Louisville 119 54% 40.67 31.46 72.13 9.21 72% 262 43 @ North Dakota State 33.22 33.66 33.43 31.57 36.26 Wyoming 1953 95% 37.60 -0.22 37.38 37.83 96% 2561 44 UTSA 15.50 15.69 16.05 14.17 18.27 @ Rice 474 83% 25.71 37.86 63.57 -12.15 22% -347 45 Indiana 15.23 13.99 19.63 10.51 9.45 @ Rutgers 462 82% 22.89 34.16 57.05 -11.27 24% -319 46 @ San Diego State 1.35 1.19 2.61 -5.05 -12.12 Texas State 116 54% 22.57 24.32 46.89 -1.75 45% -121 47 @ South Alabama 27.28 27.75 26.23 31.58 38.43 LouisianaMonroe(ULM) 1285 93% 48.44 15.89 64.32 32.55 95% 1871 48 Kentucky 13.89 12.70 12.97 21.80 28.82 @ South Carolina 408 80% 19.47 36.98 56.44 -17.51 15% -568 49 @ South Florida 6.83 5.65 9.72 -1.32 -1.24 Temple 207 67% 29.16 26.16 55.31 3.00 58% 139 50 @ Southern California 9.10 9.12 8.00 11.87 14.09 Washington 259 72% 36.61 22.71 59.32 13.90 80% 409 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 HOME ADVANTAGE= 4.17 4.28 4.28 3.11 3.11 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 51 @ SMU 19.21 20.60 20.74 12.68 12.16 Boston College 660 87% 29.47 11.79 41.26 17.68 85% 576 52 @ Tennessee 14.16 14.41 14.11 13.55 18.34 Auburn 419 81% 34.96 22.52 57.48 12.45 78% 357 53 N @ Texas A&M 12.10 13.01 12.77 8.73 9.34 Arkansas 346 78% 29.94 19.21 49.15 10.73 75% 303 54 BYU 1.77 0.67 4.40 -2.87 -0.04 @ TCU 121 55% 27.44 21.07 48.52 6.37 66% 197 55 @ UAB 24.33 24.71 24.68 22.87 24.43 Samford 1018 91% 31.87 7.68 39.55 24.19 91% 1006 56 California 7.28 7.82 8.21 2.51 -1.34 @ UNLV 216 68% 12.44 16.76 29.20 -4.32 39% -159 57 @ Wake Forest 23.19 23.47 22.34 26.21 31.32 Stanford 926 90% 39.16 11.38 50.54 27.78 93% 1335 58 @ Washington State 2.79 4.21 3.26 -6.00 -8.09 Fresno State 135 58% 17.96 23.43 41.39 -5.47 36% -180 59 @ Wisconsin 10.98 10.58 12.51 6.55 9.15 Michigan State 311 76% 27.61 22.09 49.70 5.53 64% 181 60 West Florida 16.17 14.63 13.31 33.02 41.58 @ Abilene Christian 503 83% 10.76 42.58 53.34 -31.82 5% -1782 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 61 N Jackson State 0.29 0.40 3.73 -14.31 -19.90 @ Alabama A&M 103 51% 28.08 21.58 49.65 6.50 67% 200 62 @ Albany-NY 11.55 12.02 11.53 10.11 9.61 Delaware State 328 77% 26.04 13.64 39.67 12.40 78% 355 63 @ Austin Peay 48.95 49.84 47.48 54.42 65.40 New Haven 4074 98% 52.74 -5.34 47.40 58.08 98% 5188 64 Alabama State 6.88 7.00 7.96 0.96 6.13 @ Bethune-Cookman 208 68% 31.85 30.16 62.01 1.69 55% 120 65 @ Bryant 31.08 30.27 31.28 33.98 40.52 NC A&T 1694 94% 37.39 0.93 38.31 36.46 96% 2376 66 @ Cal Poly-SLO 2.87 2.91 2.16 6.09 8.57 Weber State 137 58% 36.81 33.22 70.02 3.59 60% 148 67 @ Central Connecticut 24.16 23.39 23.19 32.26 38.20 Wagner 1003 91% 45.15 19.03 64.18 26.13 92% 1175 68 Gardner-Webb 12.80 13.39 10.74 19.68 24.64 @ Charleston Southern 369 79% 13.07 29.11 42.18 -16.04 17% -497 69 @ Columbia 2.73 2.93 5.49 -10.83 -12.67 Princeton 135 57% 21.97 26.14 48.11 -4.16 39% -157 70 Pennsylvania 2.65 1.97 3.91 0.18 0.51 @ Dartmouth 133 57% 18.43 22.13 40.56 -3.70 40% -149 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 71 Dayton 21.24 9.24 30.42 22.13 30.56 @ Drake 786 89% 11.04 36.00 47.04 -24.96 9% -1071 72 Chattanooga 1.82 1.60 1.38 4.91 8.05 @ East Tennessee State 122 55% 22.54 25.51 48.05 -2.96 42% -138 73 @ East Texas A&M 6.55 6.17 6.26 7.94 9.27 UTRGV 201 67% 26.76 18.68 45.44 8.07 70% 234 74 North Alabama 12.15 12.31 9.54 24.56 33.14 @ Eastern Kentucky 347 78% 14.57 36.88 51.45 -22.31 10% -861 75 @ Furman 11.21 12.39 11.00 7.33 7.70 Wofford 317 76% 29.08 17.28 46.37 11.80 77% 336 76 Cornell 8.98 7.70 8.89 15.66 20.09 @ Georgetown 256 72% 16.26 29.77 46.03 -13.51 20% -394 77 @ Grambling State 11.60 13.30 9.25 14.50 13.50 Alcorn State 330 77% 39.75 21.85 61.59 17.90 85% 588 78 @ Harvard 0.41 0.09 2.13 -5.06 -9.55 Colgate 105 51% 15.89 18.28 34.17 -2.39 44% -130 79 @ Houston Christian 18.92 19.83 16.04 29.79 34.79 Nicholls State 643 87% 42.38 11.90 54.28 30.48 94% 1625 80 C @ Howard 19.68 19.38 19.61 22.07 29.62 Hampton 687 87% 39.65 19.04 58.69 20.61 88% 745 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 81 Montana State 29.36 29.05 30.78 26.61 32.20 @ Idaho 1500 94% 16.41 44.49 60.90 -28.09 7% -1365 82 @ Idaho State 16.05 16.65 15.36 16.87 22.06 Northern Arizona 498 83% 37.21 17.28 54.50 19.93 88% 703 83 @ Illinois State 3.03 2.55 2.13 8.12 8.66 South Dakota State 139 58% 34.70 24.15 58.85 10.54 75% 298 84 Richmond 4.56 2.69 5.44 10.11 14.52 @ Lafayette 163 62% 24.53 30.14 54.66 -5.61 35% -182 85 @ Lamar 53.60 53.21 53.24 59.22 74.83 Northwestern State 4658 98% 49.77 -5.43 44.35 55.20 98% 4851 86 @ Lehigh 26.54 27.47 26.98 22.72 30.71 Fordham 1214 92% 36.85 12.03 48.88 24.83 91% 1059 87 @ LIU Post 22.38 23.10 20.98 26.41 34.87 Mercyhurst 866 90% 40.76 18.00 58.75 22.76 90% 894 88 Sacred Heart 9.82 9.62 7.83 18.88 23.93 @ Maine 278 74% 12.03 31.40 43.43 -19.37 13% -669 89 Prairie View A&M 20.24 18.17 20.00 38.43 48.75 @ Miss. Valley State 722 88% 15.71 36.48 52.19 -20.78 12% -756 90 @ Monmouth-NJ 14.08 12.44 14.76 18.74 22.81 Towson 416 81% 40.74 22.02 62.76 18.73 86% 632 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 91 @ Montana 12.29 12.49 15.24 0.58 -2.67 Northern Colorado 352 78% 24.71 23.49 48.20 1.22 53% 114 92 Valparaiso 0.83 -0.46 -0.78 17.38 25.21 @ Morehead State 110 52% 26.95 25.89 52.84 1.06 53% 112 93 Elon 14.57 15.34 13.37 17.68 26.11 @ New Hampshire 435 81% 21.24 37.14 58.38 -15.90 17% -491 94 Campbell 21.19 21.34 19.76 27.64 39.65 @ NC Central 783 89% 16.34 44.06 60.39 -27.72 7% -1328 95 @ North Dakota 45.18 46.18 44.97 44.45 52.00 Murray State 3574 97% 51.83 6.57 58.39 45.26 97% 3585 96 St. Thomas-Mn. 18.07 16.86 17.12 42.45 59.63 @ Presbyterian College 597 86% 20.48 41.91 62.39 -21.43 11% -799 97 @ Rhode Island 9.78 8.75 11.83 5.35 1.24 Brown 277 73% 24.98 20.78 45.75 4.20 61% 157 98 Norfolk State 2.13 1.62 2.10 4.39 7.13 @ Robert Morris 126 56% 24.31 23.42 47.73 0.89 52% 110 99 @ San Diego 2.53 1.03 4.07 6.02 7.23 Davidson 132 57% 28.24 31.22 59.46 -2.98 42% -138 100 @ SC State 22.50 21.67 23.37 23.17 31.41 The Citadel 875 90% 37.07 11.65 48.72 25.42 92% 1111 2026 College Football through games of September 26 Saturday - Week 4 HOME ADVANTAGE= 4.17 4.28 4.28 3.11 3.11 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 101 @ South Dakota 18.10 18.68 18.76 14.41 11.73 Indiana State 598 86% 45.06 27.42 72.48 17.63 85% 574 102 Ark.-Pine Bluff 6.20 6.69 2.89 18.72 27.19 @ Southern U. 194 66% 21.04 43.54 64.58 -22.49 10% -874 103 Youngstown State 2.29 3.83 0.27 5.34 10.32 @ Southern Illinois 128 56% 27.34 30.33 57.67 -2.99 42% -138 104 @ Stephen F. Austin 43.34 44.11 41.03 52.58 65.84 Incarnate Word 3323 97% 53.98 3.96 57.94 50.03 98% 4212 105 Marist 21.57 21.19 21.02 28.99 45.22 @ Stetson 808 89% 11.45 33.33 44.78 -21.88 11% -830 106 @ Tarleton State 51.48 49.52 53.34 56.57 68.39 Chicago State 4396 98% 54.81 6.52 61.33 48.30 98% 3989 107 @ UC Davis 3.20 2.15 6.07 -7.27 -7.44 Eastern Washington 142 59% 27.52 32.61 60.14 -5.09 37% -173 108 Southern Utah 12.39 12.53 12.18 13.93 16.57 @ Utah Tech 355 78% 22.17 35.15 57.33 -12.98 21% -375 109 Morgan State 5.63 5.20 3.85 15.38 23.11 @ Villanova 183 65% 17.92 34.25 52.16 -16.33 16% -511 110 Mercer 33.86 34.04 33.68 37.53 44.91 @ VMI 2034 95% 8.73 38.38 47.10 -29.65 6% -1532 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL HMARG WIN% MONEY 111 Tennessee Tech 4.95 4.75 2.83 17.69 23.85 @ Western Carolina 170 63% 22.85 40.39 63.23 -17.54 15% -569 112 @ Western Illinois 23.04 23.63 20.55 30.40 36.85 Tennessee State 915 90% 35.65 5.02 40.66 30.63 94% 1642 113 Holy Cross 1.28 1.66 0.93 1.13 3.94 @ William & Mary 115 53% 31.53 29.73 61.26 1.81 55% 122 114 @ Yale 13.26 15.02 13.41 5.26 2.84 Merrimack 385 79% 34.28 20.37 54.65 13.91 80% 409
EIGENVECTOR Analysis            eigen MONEY=odds to 100  EPCT%=confidence
          EFAVORITE           ESPREAD EODDS EPCT%    EUNDERDOG
    1  @ New Mexico State       8.35   240   71%    Western Kentucky
    2  @ Tulsa                 13.68   400   80%    North Texas
    3    Liberty                8.14   235   70%  @ Delaware
    4    Penn State             5.33   177   64%  @ Northwestern
    5    Pittsburgh             4.58   164   62%  @ Virginia Tech
    6  @ Air Force              5.27   176   64%    Navy
    7    Cincinnati             9.01   257   72%  @ Arizona
    8    Baylor                14.84   446   82%  @ Arizona State
    9    Toledo                 9.19   261   72%  @ Ball State
   10  @ Boise State           36.65  2337   96%    Utah State
   11    Western Michigan      16.34   511   84%  @ Buffalo
   12  @ Central Michigan      15.30   465   82%    Akron
   13    Memphis               21.45   797   89%  @ Charlotte
   14    Miami-Florida         12.65   364   78%  @ Clemson
   15  @ Coastal Carolina       5.01   171   63%    Georgia Southern
   16    Texas Tech            18.25   605   86%  @ Colorado
   17    Oregon State           1.35   116   54%  @ Colorado State
   18  @ Connecticut           12.89   372   79%    Syracuse
   19  @ Florida Atlantic      19.01   647   87%    Texas Southern
   20    Virginia              15.04   454   82%  @ Florida State
   21  @ Georgia                3.65   148   60%    Vanderbilt
   22  @ Georgia State         19.95   702   88%    Old Dominion
   23    San Jose State         9.90   280   74%  @ Hawai'i
   24  @ Houston                4.49   162   62%    Central Florida(UCF)
   25  @ Illinois              17.50   567   85%    Purdue
   26    Ohio State             4.64   165   62%  @ Iowa
   27    West Virginia          2.86   136   58%  @ Iowa State
   28  @ James Madison         16.20   505   83%    Marshall
   29    Middle Tennessee      10.13   286   74%  @ Kansas
   30    Ohio                   4.15   157   61%  @ Kent State
   31  @ LSU                   32.66  1844   95%    McNeese State
   32    Army West Point       16.16   502   83%  @ Louisiana Tech
   33  @ Louisiana-Lafayette   20.82   756   88%    Arkansas State
   34  @ Massachusetts         24.31  1008   91%    Eastern Michigan
   35  @ Miami-Ohio            24.21  1000   91%    Bowling Green
   36  @ Minnesota              6.88   207   67%    Michigan
   37    Alabama                6.77   205   67%  @ Mississippi State
   38    Florida               28.52  1390   93%  @ Missouri
   39  @ Nebraska              34.29  2040   95%    Maryland
   40  @ New Mexico            25.34  1093   92%    UTEP
   41    Notre Dame            25.58  1114   92%  @ North Carolina
   42  @ NC State               3.24   142   59%    Louisville
   43  @ North Dakota State    29.95  1538   94%    Wyoming
   44    UTSA                  14.67   439   81%  @ Rice
   45    Indiana               21.24   783   89%  @ Rutgers
   46    Texas State            5.78   185   65%  @ San Diego State
   47  @ South Alabama         25.92  1144   92%    LouisianaMonroe(ULM)
   48    Kentucky              12.25   350   78%  @ South Carolina
   49  @ South Florida         20.33   725   88%    Temple
   50  @ Southern California   27.21  1261   93%    Washington
   51  @ SMU                   19.03   648   87%    Boston College
   52  @ Tennessee              0.95   111   53%    Auburn
   53 N  Arkansas               5.65   183   65%  @ Texas A&M
   54    BYU                    4.97   170   63%  @ TCU
   55  @ UAB                    8.04   233   70%    Samford
   56  @ UNLV                   7.82   228   70%    California
   57  @ Wake Forest           19.36   667   87%    Stanford
   58    Fresno State          16.67   526   84%  @ Washington State
   59  @ Wisconsin             12.96   375   79%    Michigan State
   60    West Florida          14.64   437   81%  @ Abilene Christian
   61 N@ Alabama A&M            5.71   184   65%    Jackson State
   62  @ Albany-NY              4.37   160   62%    Delaware State
   63  @ Austin Peay           38.56  2585   96%    New Haven
   64    Alabama State          3.16   141   58%  @ Bethune-Cookman
   65  @ Bryant                12.60   362   78%    NC A&T
   66  @ Cal Poly-SLO           1.87   123   55%    Weber State
   67  @ Central Connecticut   10.75   304   75%    Wagner
   68    Gardner-Webb          17.13   548   85%  @ Charleston Southern
   69    Princeton              1.09   113   53%  @ Columbia
   70  @ Dartmouth              2.71   134   57%    Pennsylvania
   71  @ Drake                  3.20   141   59%    Dayton
   72    Chattanooga           13.01   376   79%  @ East Tennessee State
   73  @ East Texas A&M         3.56   147   59%    UTRGV
   74    North Alabama         14.58   435   81%  @ Eastern Kentucky
   75    Wofford                3.54   147   59%  @ Furman
   76  @ Georgetown             1.78   121   55%    Cornell
   77    Alcorn State           8.21   237   70%  @ Grambling State
   78    Colgate               22.93   901   90%  @ Harvard
   79  @ Houston Christian      5.08   172   63%    Nicholls State
   80 C@ Howard                11.01   312   76%    Hampton
   81    Montana State         33.14  1900   95%  @ Idaho
   82  @ Idaho State           13.37   389   80%    Northern Arizona
   83    South Dakota State     8.15   236   70%  @ Illinois State
   84    Richmond              16.48   517   84%  @ Lafayette
   85  @ Lamar                 27.58  1297   93%    Northwestern State
   86  @ Lehigh                31.30  1687   94%    Fordham
   87  @ LIU Post              10.46   295   75%    Mercyhurst
   88    Sacred Heart           1.64   120   54%  @ Maine
   89    Prairie View A&M      15.85   489   83%  @ Miss. Valley State
   90  @ Monmouth-NJ           23.58   950   90%    Towson
   91  @ Montana               27.05  1247   93%    Northern Colorado
   92    Valparaiso             3.68   149   60%  @ Morehead State
   93    Elon                  10.08   285   74%  @ New Hampshire
   94    Campbell              22.32   857   90%  @ NC Central
   95  @ North Dakota          37.10  2395   96%    Murray State
   96    St. Thomas-Mn.        15.93   492   83%  @ Presbyterian College
   97  @ Rhode Island          25.06  1070   91%    Brown
   98  @ Robert Morris          0.17   102   50%    Norfolk State
   99  @ San Diego              9.17   261   72%    Davidson
  100  @ SC State              15.86   489   83%    The Citadel
  101  @ South Dakota          15.60   478   83%    Indiana State
  102  @ Southern U.            2.55   132   57%    Ark.-Pine Bluff
  103  @ Southern Illinois      5.29   176   64%    Youngstown State
  104  @ Stephen F. Austin     34.60  2079   95%    Incarnate Word
  105    Marist                 9.62   272   73%  @ Stetson
  106  @ Tarleton State        38.50  2577   96%    Chicago State
  107  @ UC Davis               6.62   202   67%    Eastern Washington
  108    Southern Utah         16.61   523   84%  @ Utah Tech
  109  @ Villanova              7.34   217   68%    Morgan State
  110    Mercer                19.83   695   87%  @ VMI
  111    Tennessee Tech        26.72  1216   92%  @ Western Carolina
  112  @ Western Illinois       8.49   244   71%    Tennessee State
  113  @ William & Mary        13.20   383   79%    Holy Cross
  114    Merrimack              6.25   194   66%  @ Yale
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