2026 GRID Rankings

Through Week 2 · games through Sep 12, 2026

Past week: rankings as they stood after week 2 games. See the latest 2026 rankings

2026 games only: no carryover from last season, like the NCAA formula. With only a few games played, expect big week-to-week swings.

Quadrant 1

Home: 1–12
Neutral: 1–23
Away: 1–38

Quadrant 2

Home: 13–42
Neutral: 24–48
Away: 39–56

Quadrant 3

Home: 43–58
Neutral: 49–69
Away: 57–80

Quadrant 4

Home: 59+
Neutral: 70+
Away: 81+

GRID	+/−	Team	Conf	Rec	Score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Res	Eff	Adj PPD	SOS
1	–	USC	Big Ten	3-0	+1.95	0-0	0-0	1-0	2-0	1	4	+0.62	30
2	▲16	Notre Dame	FBS Indep.	2-0	+1.77	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	11	1	+0.68	46
3	▲10	Penn State	Big Ten	2-0	+1.72	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	5	8	+0.56	41
4	▲11	LSU	SEC	2-0	+1.64	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	9	7	+0.57	38
5	▲5	Mississippi State	SEC	2-0	+1.63	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	17	2	+0.63	48
6	▲11	Alabama	SEC	2-0	+1.63	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	12	5	+0.61	47
7	▲4	Texas A&M	SEC	2-0	+1.60	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	14	6	+0.60	44
8	▲14	Nebraska	Big Ten	2-0	+1.58	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	21	3	+0.62	52
9	▲10	UCLA	Big Ten	2-0	+1.47	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	3	16	+0.39	39
10	▲2	Indiana	Big Ten	2-0	+1.43	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	23	9	+0.55	102
11	▼3	Florida	SEC	2-0	+1.41	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	22	10	+0.52	94
12	▼8	Texas	SEC	2-0	+1.40	0-0	1-0	0-0	1-0	13	11	+0.47	40
13	▼4	North Dakota State	Mountain West	3-0	+1.26	0-0	0-0	0-0	3-0	15	18	+0.39	92
14	–	Pittsburgh	ACC	2-0	+1.25	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	16	19	+0.39	36
15	▼12	Miami	ACC	2-0	+1.24	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	19	15	+0.39	123
16	▲10	Wake Forest	ACC	2-0	+1.24	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	8	24	+0.32	42
17	▲18	Duke	ACC	2-0	+1.23	0-0	1-0	0-0	1-0	2	37	+0.19	21
18	▲25	Auburn	SEC	2-0	+1.19	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	10	25	+0.31	34
19	▲12	Tulsa	American	2-0	+1.12	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	6	35	+0.22	35
20	▲20	Michigan State	Big Ten	2-0	+1.12	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	20	23	+0.32	45
21	▲11	South Florida	American	2-0	+1.11	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	4	40	+0.18	27
22	▼17	South Carolina	SEC	2-0	+1.07	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	38	13	+0.40	127
23	▲2	Virginia	ACC	2-0	+1.05	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	31	20	+0.38	111
24	▲15	Kansas State	Big 12	2-0	+1.01	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	48	14	+0.40	113
25	▲4	Cincinnati	Big 12	2-0	+0.96	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	25	28	+0.29	106
26	▼10	Iowa	Big Ten	2-0	+0.96	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	27	27	+0.29	53
27	▲25	Maryland	Big Ten	2-0	+0.96	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	24	32	+0.28	124
28	▲8	Ole Miss	SEC	2-0	+0.93	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	28	33	+0.27	60
29	▲25	Virginia Tech	ACC	2-0	+0.92	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	43	22	+0.33	135
30	▲33	Tennessee	SEC	2-0	+0.92	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	34	26	+0.30	110
31	▲14	Michigan	Big Ten	2-0	+0.90	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	7	49	+0.11	22
32	▼9	SMU	ACC	2-0	+0.89	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	18	42	+0.17	81
33	▲20	Georgia	SEC	2-0	+0.86	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	53	17	+0.39	138
34	▲31	Utah	Big 12	2-0	+0.85	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	45	29	+0.28	129
35	▲6	James Madison	Sun Belt	2-0	+0.82	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	46	34	+0.27	136
36	▼12	Massachusetts	MAC	2-0	+0.82	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	47	31	+0.28	130
37	▲30	Georgia State	Sun Belt	2-0	+0.80	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	29	36	+0.20	134
38	▲31	Missouri	SEC	2-0	+0.80	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	26	38	+0.19	117
39	▼32	Ohio State	Big Ten	1-1	+0.78	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	65	12	+0.45	23
40	▼10	Houston	Big 12	2-0	+0.75	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	50	30	+0.28	133
41	▼20	New Mexico	Mountain West	2-0	+0.72	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	37	41	+0.18	131
42	▲17	BYU	Big 12	2-0	+0.70	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	36	43	+0.17	132
43	▼37	Oklahoma	SEC	1-1	+0.66	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	64	21	+0.36	29
44	▲3	App State	Sun Belt	2-0	+0.63	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	33	48	+0.12	125
45	▲16	Vanderbilt	SEC	2-0	+0.61	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	32	50	+0.10	88
46	▼9	North Carolina	ACC	2-0	+0.61	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	30	51	+0.10	118
47	▼20	Colorado State	Pac-12	2-0	+0.53	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	39	54	+0.07	116
48	▼4	West Virginia	Big 12	2-0	+0.48	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	42	57	+0.05	114
49	▲28	UTSA	American	2-0	+0.45	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	35	62	+0.01	126
50	▼16	Washington	Big Ten	2-0	+0.43	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	41	61	+0.02	57
51	▲35	Texas Tech	Big 12	2-0	+0.41	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	40	63	+0.00	128
52	▼24	Illinois	Big Ten	1-1	+0.36	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	57	46	+0.16	12
53	▲43	Boise State	Pac-12	1-1	+0.35	0-0	0-1	1-0	0-0	60	44	+0.16	17
54	▼21	Colorado	Big 12	2-0	+0.34	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	44	71	−0.03	119
55	▼53	Memphis	American	2-1	+0.31	0-0	0-1	0-0	2-0	54	55	+0.07	37
56	▼18	Oregon	Big Ten	1-1	+0.24	0-0	0-0	1-1	0-0	58	52	+0.08	19
57	▲57	Fresno State	Pac-12	1-1	+0.13	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	67	56	+0.06	20
58	▲47	Oklahoma State	Big 12	1-1	+0.12	0-1	0-0	1-0	0-0	52	81	−0.08	4
59	▼10	Troy	Sun Belt	2-0	+0.09	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	49	92	−0.16	101
60	▼10	UCF	Big 12	1-1	+0.08	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	84	39	+0.19	73
61	▲66	North Texas	American	1-1	+0.05	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	66	65	+0.00	16
62	▲14	Northwestern	Big Ten	1-0	+0.05	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-0	61	70	−0.03	137
63	▲41	Florida International	CUSA	1-1	+0.03	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	55	77	−0.07	24
64	▲36	Tulane	American	1-1	+0.01	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	56	78	−0.07	14
65	▲27	Baylor	Big 12	1-1	+0.00	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	90	45	+0.16	69
66	▼18	Army	American	1-1	−0.00	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	81	47	+0.13	62
67	▼10	San José State	Mountain West	2-1	−0.06	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	51	102	−0.21	56
68	▲4	Florida State	ACC	1-1	−0.06	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	76	53	+0.08	32
69	▲51	California	ACC	1-1	−0.11	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	62	88	−0.12	10
70	▲43	NC State	ACC	1-1	−0.15	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	79	59	+0.04	68
71	▲53	Clemson	ACC	1-1	−0.25	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	63	101	−0.20	11
72	▲45	Ohio	MAC	1-1	−0.26	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	69	93	−0.16	15
73	▲22	Toledo	MAC	1-1	−0.27	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	93	66	+0.00	98
74	▲34	Boston College	ACC	1-1	−0.29	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	70	89	−0.14	28
75	▼29	Arizona State	Big 12	1-1	−0.29	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	82	72	−0.05	67
76	▲14	Western Michigan	MAC	1-1	−0.30	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	80	75	−0.05	82
77	▼3	Iowa State	Big 12	1-1	−0.34	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	91	74	−0.05	78
78	▼27	Louisiana Tech	Sun Belt	1-1	−0.34	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	89	76	−0.06	97
79	▼11	Middle Tennessee	CUSA	1-1	−0.36	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-1	116	58	+0.05	120
80	▲18	TCU	Big 12	1-1	−0.37	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	105	68	−0.01	96
81	▼21	Air Force	Mountain West	1-1	−0.37	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	109	64	+0.00	100
82	▲17	Louisville	ACC	1-1	−0.37	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	101	69	−0.02	86
83	▼8	Louisiana	Sun Belt	1-1	−0.38	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	71	94	−0.17	59
84	▼26	Temple	American	1-1	−0.38	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	77	86	−0.12	51
85	▲45	Florida Atlantic	American	1-1	−0.42	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	68	111	−0.27	13
86	▲11	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	1-1	−0.42	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	113	67	−0.00	121
87	▲24	Akron	MAC	1-1	−0.43	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	75	91	−0.16	66
88	▲22	UAB	American	1-1	−0.44	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	73	96	−0.17	43
89	▲37	Marshall	Sun Belt	1-1	−0.44	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	59	120	−0.34	5
90	▼48	Minnesota	Big Ten	1-1	−0.45	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	106	73	−0.05	74
91	–	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	1-1	−0.46	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	102	80	−0.07	105
92	▼14	Purdue	Big Ten	1-1	−0.47	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	99	82	−0.09	77
93	▼13	Arizona	Big 12	1-1	−0.51	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	85	95	−0.17	70
94	▼39	Syracuse	ACC	1-1	−0.51	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-1	120	60	+0.02	107
95	▼7	Delaware	CUSA	1-1	−0.51	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	94	90	−0.14	90
96	▼15	San Diego State	Pac-12	1-1	−0.51	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	83	98	−0.18	95
97	▼35	Southern Miss	Sun Belt	1-1	−0.55	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	78	103	−0.22	76
98	▲8	Stanford	ACC	1-1	−0.55	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	72	109	−0.26	26
99	▼17	South Alabama	Sun Belt	1-1	−0.56	0-0	0-0	0-1	1-0	111	84	−0.10	103
100	▼44	Kansas	Big 12	1-1	−0.61	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	117	85	−0.11	112
101	▼35	Kentucky	SEC	1-1	−0.62	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	95	99	−0.20	55
102	▼32	Navy	American	1-1	−0.62	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-1	119	83	−0.09	122
103	▲22	Miami (OH)	MAC	1-1	−0.65	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	92	107	−0.24	108
104	▼15	Sam Houston	CUSA	0-2	−0.69	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	124	79	−0.07	7
105	▼22	Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	1-1	−0.70	0-0	0-0	0-1	1-0	112	97	−0.18	104
106	▼35	UConn	FBS Indep.	1-1	−0.71	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	110	100	−0.20	79
107	▲14	Wisconsin	Big Ten	1-1	−0.72	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	96	110	−0.26	80
108	▲20	Missouri State	CUSA	1-1	−0.76	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	86	119	−0.32	71
109	▼89	Nevada	Mountain West	1-1	−0.76	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-1	123	87	−0.12	75
110	▼46	Rice	American	1-1	−0.77	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	74	123	−0.37	61
111	▼38	UNLV	Mountain West	1-2	−0.79	0-0	0-0	0-2	1-0	107	108	−0.26	33
112	▼33	Kennesaw State	CUSA	1-1	−0.82	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	118	106	−0.23	115
113	▼26	Eastern Michigan	MAC	1-2	−0.83	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-1	108	114	−0.28	31
114	▼30	Old Dominion	Sun Belt	1-1	−0.89	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	97	122	−0.36	89
115	▼13	Jacksonville State	CUSA	1-2	−0.92	0-1	0-0	0-1	1-0	121	104	−0.22	63
116	▲17	Kent State	MAC	1-1	−0.92	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	87	128	−0.42	64
117	▼24	Buffalo	MAC	1-1	−0.94	0-0	0-0	0-1	1-0	98	124	−0.39	72
118	▼33	Arkansas	SEC	1-1	−0.98	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	100	127	−0.40	84
119	▼18	Washington State	Pac-12	0-2	−1.04	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-0	122	117	−0.29	3
120	▼26	Liberty	CUSA	1-1	−1.05	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	103	129	−0.44	91
121	▲1	East Carolina	American	0-2	−1.06	0-1	0-0	0-1	0-0	125	116	−0.29	1
122	▲10	UTEP	Mountain West	1-1	−1.07	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	114	126	−0.40	99
123	▼5	Central Michigan	MAC	1-1	−1.10	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	88	133	−0.53	65
124	▼17	Oregon State	Pac-12	0-2	−1.12	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	127	112	−0.28	9
125	▼13	Wyoming	Mountain West	1-1	−1.13	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	104	132	−0.48	109
126	▼10	Rutgers	Big Ten	0-2	−1.13	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	131	105	−0.23	18
127	▲8	Hawai'i	Mountain West	1-2	−1.15	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-2	129	113	−0.28	49
128	▲3	Ball State	MAC	1-1	−1.19	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	115	131	−0.48	85
129	▼26	Georgia Tech	ACC	0-2	−1.23	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	130	118	−0.31	6
130	▼1	UL Monroe	Sun Belt	0-2	−1.31	0-1	0-0	0-0	0-1	128	125	−0.39	8
131	▼16	New Mexico State	CUSA	1-2	−1.40	0-0	0-0	0-1	1-1	134	115	−0.28	93
132	▲2	Texas State	Pac-12	0-2	−1.48	0-1	0-0	0-1	0-0	126	134	−0.55	2
133	▼24	Sacramento State	MAC	1-2	−1.54	0-0	0-0	0-1	1-1	132	130	−0.46	87
134	▲3	Utah State	Pac-12	0-2	−1.69	0-0	0-1	0-0	0-1	137	121	−0.35	58
135	▼16	Western Kentucky	CUSA	0-2	−1.94	0-1	0-0	0-0	0-1	133	136	−0.66	25
136	▼13	Northern Illinois	Mountain West	0-2	−2.08	0-1	0-0	0-0	0-1	136	135	−0.61	54
137	▼1	Bowling Green	MAC	0-2	−2.15	0-1	0-0	0-0	0-1	135	138	−0.69	50
138	–	Charlotte	American	0-2	−2.71	0-1	0-0	0-0	0-1	138	137	−0.69	83