2026 GRID Rankings

Through Week 3 · games through Sep 19, 2026

Past week: rankings as they stood after week 3 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: 1–14
Neutral: 1–24
Away: 1–33

Quadrant 2

Home: 15–34
Neutral: 25–43
Away: 34–59

Quadrant 3

Home: 35–64
Neutral: 44–80
Away: 60–87

Quadrant 4

Home: 65+
Neutral: 81+
Away: 88+

GRID	+/−	Team	Conf	Rec	Score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Res	Eff	Adj PPD	SOS
1	▲1	Notre Dame	FBS Indep.	3-0	+1.92	0-0	0-0	2-0	1-0	9	1	+0.81	19
2	▲4	Alabama	SEC	3-0	+1.79	0-0	1-0	0-0	2-0	3	3	+0.69	24
3	▼2	USC	Big Ten	4-0	+1.77	0-0	0-0	1-0	3-0	1	5	+0.65	28
4	▲7	Florida	SEC	3-0	+1.72	0-0	1-0	0-0	2-0	2	9	+0.61	49
5	▼2	Penn State	Big Ten	3-0	+1.70	0-0	0-0	0-0	3-0	11	2	+0.69	38
6	▲6	Texas	SEC	3-0	+1.68	0-0	1-0	1-0	1-0	5	8	+0.61	10
7	▼2	Mississippi State	SEC	3-0	+1.67	0-0	1-0	1-0	1-0	10	7	+0.63	37
8	▲7	Miami	ACC	3-0	+1.47	0-0	1-0	0-0	2-0	8	16	+0.47	119
9	▲4	North Dakota State	Mountain West	4-0	+1.39	0-0	0-0	1-0	3-0	17	11	+0.54	96
10	▲18	Ole Miss	SEC	3-0	+1.37	0-0	1-0	1-0	1-0	6	23	+0.39	26
11	▲3	Pittsburgh	ACC	3-0	+1.36	0-0	0-0	1-0	2-0	15	14	+0.50	25
12	▼2	Indiana	Big Ten	3-0	+1.33	0-0	0-0	0-0	3-0	32	4	+0.66	132
13	▼4	UCLA	Big Ten	3-0	+1.32	0-0	0-0	1-0	2-0	12	17	+0.43	35
14	▲17	Michigan	Big Ten	3-0	+1.28	0-0	1-0	1-0	1-0	4	28	+0.33	17
15	▲14	Virginia Tech	ACC	3-0	+1.26	0-0	1-0	0-0	2-0	14	20	+0.42	129
16	▲1	Duke	ACC	3-0	+1.26	0-0	1-0	0-0	2-0	7	30	+0.32	22
17	▼9	Nebraska	Big Ten	3-0	+1.25	0-0	0-0	0-0	3-0	31	10	+0.59	120
18	▲24	BYU	Big 12	3-0	+1.19	0-0	0-0	1-0	2-0	13	26	+0.35	122
19	▲14	Georgia	SEC	3-0	+1.18	0-0	0-0	0-0	3-0	29	12	+0.54	135
20	▲4	Kansas State	Big 12	3-0	+1.17	0-0	0-0	0-0	3-0	24	18	+0.43	100
21	▲14	James Madison	Sun Belt	3-0	+1.15	0-0	0-0	0-0	3-0	19	24	+0.38	131
22	▲8	Tennessee	SEC	3-0	+1.14	0-0	0-0	0-0	3-0	30	13	+0.51	126
23	▲16	Ohio State	Big Ten	2-1	+1.11	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	48	6	+0.64	30
24	▼20	LSU	SEC	2-1	+1.05	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	33	15	+0.48	13
25	▼6	Tulsa	American	3-0	+0.98	0-0	0-0	1-0	2-0	16	36	+0.23	111
26	–	Iowa	Big Ten	3-0	+0.95	0-0	0-0	1-0	2-0	28	25	+0.36	125
27	▲16	Oklahoma	SEC	2-1	+0.93	0-1	0-0	1-0	1-0	34	22	+0.40	15
28	▲6	Utah	Big 12	3-0	+0.91	0-0	0-0	0-0	3-0	39	21	+0.41	137
29	▲9	Missouri	SEC	3-0	+0.86	0-0	0-0	0-0	3-0	23	39	+0.21	123
30	▲18	West Virginia	Big 12	3-0	+0.86	0-0	0-0	1-0	2-0	21	41	+0.19	104
31	▼10	South Florida	American	3-0	+0.85	0-0	0-0	1-0	2-0	18	47	+0.16	94
32	▲13	Vanderbilt	SEC	3-0	+0.85	0-0	0-0	0-0	3-0	22	43	+0.18	60
33	▲29	Northwestern	Big Ten	2-0	+0.79	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	27	37	+0.23	101
34	▼9	Cincinnati	Big 12	3-0	+0.78	0-0	0-0	0-0	3-0	25	48	+0.16	107
35	▼28	Texas A&M	SEC	2-1	+0.68	0-0	0-0	0-1	2-0	59	19	+0.43	27
36	▲15	Texas Tech	Big 12	3-0	+0.67	0-0	0-0	1-0	2-0	20	63	+0.04	108
37	▲23	UCF	Big 12	2-1	+0.65	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	51	29	+0.32	58
38	▲6	App State	Sun Belt	3-0	+0.63	0-0	0-0	0-0	3-0	26	58	+0.07	134
39	▼21	Auburn	SEC	2-1	+0.60	0-1	0-0	1-0	1-0	44	32	+0.25	12
40	▼20	Michigan State	Big Ten	2-1	+0.58	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	40	40	+0.20	14
41	▲16	Fresno State	Pac-12	2-1	+0.57	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	35	51	+0.15	23
42	▼6	Massachusetts	MAC	3-0	+0.46	0-0	0-0	0-0	3-0	41	54	+0.11	138
43	▼27	Wake Forest	ACC	2-1	+0.46	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	49	45	+0.17	20
44	▼22	South Carolina	SEC	2-1	+0.45	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	73	27	+0.33	113
45	▲11	Oregon	Big Ten	2-1	+0.44	0-0	0-1	1-0	1-0	55	35	+0.24	106
46	▼6	Houston	Big 12	2-1	+0.42	0-0	0-1	0-0	2-0	66	31	+0.27	115
47	▼20	Maryland	Big Ten	2-1	+0.42	0-0	0-1	1-0	1-0	52	44	+0.18	91
48	▼25	Virginia	ACC	2-1	+0.39	0-0	0-1	0-0	2-0	69	33	+0.25	75
49	▲1	Washington	Big Ten	3-0	+0.37	0-0	0-0	0-0	3-0	36	72	+0.01	133
50	▲32	Louisville	ACC	2-1	+0.35	0-1	0-0	1-0	1-0	45	56	+0.08	57
51	▼10	New Mexico	Mountain West	2-1	+0.31	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	58	49	+0.15	103
52	▲24	Western Michigan	MAC	2-1	+0.28	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	50	61	+0.05	71
53	▲48	Kentucky	SEC	2-1	+0.28	0-1	1-0	0-0	1-0	42	74	−0.02	32
54	▼2	Illinois	Big Ten	2-1	+0.28	0-0	0-1	0-0	2-0	68	46	+0.17	70
55	▲3	Oklahoma State	Big 12	2-1	+0.26	0-1	0-0	1-0	1-0	46	66	+0.02	78
56	▲21	Iowa State	Big 12	2-1	+0.26	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	82	34	+0.24	114
57	▲50	Wisconsin	Big Ten	2-1	+0.26	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	70	50	+0.15	74
58	▼26	SMU	ACC	2-1	+0.25	0-0	0-1	1-0	1-0	56	55	+0.10	61
59	▼10	UTSA	American	2-1	+0.23	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	43	77	−0.05	66
60	▼7	Boise State	Pac-12	2-1	+0.21	0-0	0-1	1-0	1-0	57	57	+0.07	43
61	▲29	Minnesota	Big Ten	2-1	+0.19	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	72	53	+0.13	86
62	▲3	Baylor	Big 12	2-1	+0.18	0-0	0-1	0-0	2-0	84	38	+0.21	95
63	▼8	Memphis	American	3-1	+0.18	0-0	0-0	0-1	3-0	54	62	+0.05	92
64	▼18	North Carolina	ACC	2-1	+0.15	0-0	0-0	1-1	1-0	60	59	+0.06	93
65	▲28	Arizona	Big 12	2-1	+0.07	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	71	64	+0.03	84
66	▲14	TCU	Big 12	2-1	+0.07	0-0	0-0	0-1	2-0	90	42	+0.19	116
67	▲18	Florida Atlantic	American	2-1	+0.05	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	38	102	−0.21	7
68	▲3	Clemson	ACC	2-1	+0.02	0-1	0-0	1-0	1-0	47	92	−0.15	16
69	▲10	Middle Tennessee	CUSA	2-1	+0.00	0-0	0-0	0-1	2-0	80	60	+0.05	124
70	▼33	Georgia State	Sun Belt	2-1	−0.00	0-0	0-1	0-0	2-0	77	68	+0.02	128
71	▼5	Army	American	1-1	−0.01	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	91	52	+0.13	80
72	▲1	Toledo	MAC	2-1	−0.02	0-0	0-1	0-0	2-0	76	71	+0.01	110
73	▲26	South Alabama	Sun Belt	2-1	−0.03	0-0	0-0	0-1	2-0	74	73	−0.01	83
74	▲15	Marshall	Sun Belt	2-1	−0.03	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	37	108	−0.27	11
75	▼11	Tulane	American	1-2	−0.04	0-2	0-0	0-0	1-0	64	79	−0.07	1
76	▼1	Arizona State	Big 12	2-1	−0.04	0-0	0-1	0-0	2-0	79	69	+0.02	85
77	▲6	Louisiana	Sun Belt	2-1	−0.06	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	53	88	−0.14	55
78	▲17	Delaware	CUSA	2-1	−0.07	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	63	83	−0.10	89
79	▼10	California	ACC	2-1	−0.09	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	65	85	−0.10	105
80	▲26	UConn	FBS Indep.	2-1	−0.09	0-0	0-0	0-1	2-0	87	65	+0.03	117
81	▲39	Liberty	CUSA	2-1	−0.16	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	67	90	−0.15	88
82	▼35	Colorado State	Pac-12	2-1	−0.17	0-0	0-1	0-0	2-0	78	81	−0.09	98
83	▼24	Troy	Sun Belt	2-1	−0.18	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	61	94	−0.18	69
84	▼30	Colorado	Big 12	2-1	−0.22	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	62	101	−0.21	87
85	▼4	Air Force	Mountain West	1-1	−0.26	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	94	70	+0.02	127
86	▼18	Florida State	ACC	1-2	−0.32	0-1	0-0	0-1	1-0	99	67	+0.02	8
87	▼24	Florida International	CUSA	1-2	−0.35	0-1	0-0	0-1	1-0	88	89	−0.15	21
88	▼18	NC State	ACC	1-2	−0.41	0-1	0-1	0-0	1-0	100	75	−0.03	50
89	▲32	East Carolina	American	1-2	−0.42	0-1	0-0	0-1	1-0	83	105	−0.24	6
90	▲12	Navy	American	1-1	−0.42	0-0	0-0	0-1	1-0	95	82	−0.09	136
91	▼30	North Texas	American	1-2	−0.47	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-1	93	87	−0.14	18
92	▲11	Miami (OH)	MAC	1-2	−0.48	0-1	0-1	0-0	1-0	98	84	−0.10	73
93	▲11	Sam Houston	CUSA	1-2	−0.48	0-0	0-1	0-1	1-0	105	76	−0.04	63
94	▼22	Ohio	MAC	1-2	−0.48	0-1	0-0	0-1	1-0	92	99	−0.20	9
95	▼4	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	1-2	−0.51	0-1	0-0	0-1	1-0	104	78	−0.07	62
96	▲19	Jacksonville State	CUSA	2-2	−0.56	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-1	96	97	−0.19	72
97	▼23	Boston College	ACC	2-1	−0.59	0-0	0-1	0-0	2-0	75	122	−0.42	112
98	▼31	San José State	Mountain West	2-2	−0.62	0-1	0-0	0-1	2-0	85	114	−0.36	51
99	▼15	Temple	American	1-2	−0.62	0-1	0-0	0-1	1-0	109	86	−0.12	42
100	▼2	Stanford	ACC	1-2	−0.63	0-2	0-0	0-0	1-0	86	115	−0.37	2
101	▲22	Central Michigan	MAC	2-1	−0.63	0-0	0-1	0-0	2-0	81	120	−0.40	82
102	▼8	Syracuse	ACC	1-2	−0.66	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-1	117	80	−0.08	79
103	▼11	Purdue	Big Ten	1-2	−0.67	0-1	0-0	0-1	1-0	110	93	−0.15	45
104	▲28	Texas State	Pac-12	1-2	−0.70	0-1	0-0	0-1	1-0	89	118	−0.39	5
105	▲19	Oregon State	Pac-12	1-2	−0.72	0-0	0-1	0-1	1-0	106	100	−0.21	47
106	▲13	Washington State	Pac-12	1-2	−0.74	0-1	0-1	0-0	1-0	102	106	−0.26	81
107	▼11	San Diego State	Pac-12	1-2	−0.77	0-1	0-1	0-0	1-0	101	109	−0.28	59
108	▼20	UAB	American	1-2	−0.78	0-0	0-1	0-1	1-0	111	104	−0.23	39
109	▲2	UNLV	Mountain West	1-2	−0.79	0-0	0-0	0-1	1-1	103	110	−0.28	31
110	▼32	Louisiana Tech	Sun Belt	1-2	−0.81	0-1	0-0	0-1	1-0	118	96	−0.19	99
111	▼2	Nevada	Mountain West	1-2	−0.86	0-0	0-0	0-1	1-1	129	91	−0.15	76
112	▼7	Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	1-2	−0.86	0-0	0-0	0-1	1-1	121	98	−0.19	102
113	▼13	Kansas	Big 12	1-2	−0.87	0-0	0-1	0-1	1-0	123	95	−0.18	109
114	▼28	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	1-2	−0.93	0-0	0-0	0-2	1-0	126	103	−0.21	118
115	▲14	Georgia Tech	ACC	1-2	−0.97	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-1	122	107	−0.26	64
116	▼29	Akron	MAC	1-2	−1.00	0-0	0-1	0-1	1-0	114	117	−0.37	67
117	▼7	Rice	American	1-2	−1.01	0-1	0-0	0-1	1-0	107	121	−0.41	41
118	▲9	Hawai'i	Mountain West	1-2	−1.03	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-2	124	112	−0.30	44
119	▼5	Old Dominion	Sun Belt	1-2	−1.07	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-1	119	116	−0.37	65
120	▼12	Missouri State	CUSA	1-2	−1.08	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-1	116	119	−0.40	77
121	▲5	Rutgers	Big Ten	0-3	−1.12	0-1	0-0	0-1	0-1	130	113	−0.32	4
122	–	UTEP	Mountain West	1-2	−1.15	0-2	0-0	0-0	1-0	97	129	−0.59	56
123	▼5	Arkansas	SEC	1-2	−1.17	0-1	0-1	0-0	1-0	108	126	−0.53	40
124	▼7	Buffalo	MAC	1-2	−1.23	0-1	0-0	0-1	1-0	113	127	−0.54	46
125	▲6	New Mexico State	CUSA	1-2	−1.25	0-0	0-0	0-1	1-1	133	111	−0.29	130
126	▼14	Kennesaw State	CUSA	1-2	−1.27	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-1	125	123	−0.47	97
127	▼30	Southern Miss	Sun Belt	1-2	−1.32	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-1	128	124	−0.49	90
128	–	Ball State	MAC	1-2	−1.39	0-1	0-0	0-1	1-0	112	133	−0.66	54
129	▼16	Eastern Michigan	MAC	1-3	−1.43	0-0	0-2	0-0	1-1	120	131	−0.62	29
130	▼14	Kent State	MAC	1-2	−1.45	0-1	0-1	0-0	1-0	115	134	−0.68	52
131	▼6	Wyoming	Mountain West	1-2	−1.50	0-0	0-0	0-1	1-1	127	132	−0.63	121
132	▲1	Sacramento State	MAC	1-3	−1.59	0-1	0-1	0-0	1-1	131	130	−0.60	68
133	▲1	Utah State	Pac-12	0-3	−1.67	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1	135	125	−0.50	33
134	▲1	Western Kentucky	CUSA	0-3	−1.85	0-2	0-0	0-0	0-1	132	137	−0.75	3
135	▲1	Northern Illinois	Mountain West	0-3	−1.99	0-1	0-0	0-1	0-1	134	136	−0.73	36
136	▲2	Charlotte	American	0-3	−2.19	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1	138	128	−0.59	48
137	▼7	UL Monroe	Sun Belt	0-3	−2.28	0-1	0-0	0-0	0-2	137	135	−0.72	53
138	▼1	Bowling Green	MAC	0-3	−2.29	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1	136	138	−0.94	34