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2026 · Defoor Ratings
Through Week 6 — iterative opponent-adjusted model (current late-tuned weights). Side columns show AP rank and week-over-week movement vs last week’s model board.
Through
W6
391 games
Model #1
Alabama Crimson Tide
AP #1
Texas
AP week 6
Model Top 25 — 2026 Week 6
Chg = movement vs Week 5 model ranks (↑ up, ↓ down, NR = new vs prior week). Biggest Win = win vs the highest-quality opponent under this week’s converged model ranks (best/lowest opponent rank). Ties break to higher game_points, then later week — quality of opponent, not margin.
| Rk | Chg | Team | Rec | Score | AP | Biggest Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | Alabama Crimson Tide | 5-0 | 99.38 | 6 | @ #4 Mississippi State Bulldogs, 56-23 (Wk 5) |
| 2 | — | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 5-0 | 87.16 | 3 | vs #22 Wisconsin Badgers (N), 41-13 (Wk 1) |
| 3 | — | Texas Longhorns | 4-0 | 85.80 | 1 | vs #12 Ohio State Buckeyes, 24-23 (Wk 2) |
| 4 | ↑1 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 4-1 | 80.60 | 17 | vs #6 Missouri Tigers, 31-24 (Wk 4) |
| 5 | ↓1 | Miami Hurricanes | 5-0 | 80.54 | 4 | @ #29 Wake Forest Demon Deacons, 33-20 (Wk 3) |
| 6 | — | Missouri Tigers | 4-1 | 77.87 | 14 | vs #9 Florida Gators, 45-17 (Wk 5) |
| 7 | — | Georgia Bulldogs | 5-0 | 76.17 | 2 | vs #47 Oklahoma Sooners, 41-13 (Wk 4) |
| 8 | — | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 5-0 | 75.76 | 11 | vs #24 Houston Cougars, 28-26 (Wk 3) |
| 9 | — | Florida Gators | 4-1 | 73.96 | 16 | vs #21 Ole Miss Rebels, 52-28 (Wk 4) |
| 10 | — | USC Trojans | 5-1 | 73.68 | 19 | vs #42 Fresno State Bulldogs, 39-0 (Wk 1) |
| 11 | — | Pittsburgh Panthers | 5-0 | 73.60 | 25 | @ #36 Virginia Tech Hokies, 35-33 (Wk 5) |
| 12 | — | Ohio State Buckeyes | 4-1 | 72.57 | 5 | @ #33 Iowa Hawkeyes, 31-14 (Wk 5) |
| 13 | — | Indiana Hoosiers | 5-0 | 72.44 | 7 | vs #30 Northwestern Wildcats, 29-23 (Wk 4) |
| 14 | — | Oregon Ducks | 3-1 | 72.13 | 13 | @ #10 USC Trojans, 41-27 (Wk 4) |
| 15 | — | UCLA Bruins | 4-0 | 71.02 | 21 | @ #74 Maryland Terrapins, 54-3 (Wk 4) |
| 16 | — | LSU Tigers | 4-1 | 69.81 | 10 | vs #40 Texas A&M Aggies, 35-6 (Wk 4) |
| 17 | — | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 5-0 | 69.42 | — | @ #51 Michigan State Spartans, 31-13 (Wk 4) |
| 18 | — | BYU Cougars | 4-0 | 68.59 | 8 | vs #32 Arizona Wildcats, 28-17 (Wk 2) |
| 19 | — | Tennessee Volunteers | 4-1 | 67.94 | 15 | vs #27 Auburn Tigers, 24-14 (Wk 5) |
| 20 | — | Kentucky Wildcats | 4-1 | 67.82 | — | @ #40 Texas A&M Aggies, 31-21 (Wk 3) |
| 21 | — | Ole Miss Rebels | 3-1 | 66.89 | 9 | vs #16 LSU Tigers, 32-24 (Wk 3) |
| 22 | — | Wisconsin Badgers | 4-1 | 66.69 | — | @ #43 Penn State Nittany Lions, 24-20 (Wk 4) |
| 23 | — | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 3-1 | 66.68 | 18 | vs #14 Oregon Ducks, 39-31 (Wk 2) |
| 24 | — | Houston Cougars | 4-1 | 66.19 | 22 | vs #41 UCF Knights, 27-17 (Wk 5) |
| 25 | — | Utah Utes | 4-0 | 65.83 | 12 | @ #53 Iowa State Cyclones, 31-17 (Wk 4) |
Downloads: 2026_latest.json · 2026_latest.csv · All 2026 weeks
How this works: each week, game points and opponent-adjusted O/D are re-solved
to a fixed point so early wins are re-valued as opponent strength clarifies.
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