Receipts Rankings: college football top 25, 2026

Every team's record, judged by who they've played. This ranking uses only this season's results, and each spot comes with the games behind it.

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Games through Nov 1, 2026. Data last updated Nov 2, 2026.

  1. 1
    Notre Dame7-1AP 4

    Beat Wisconsin 41-13; only loss 24-28 at BYU (7-1); No. 1 in schedule-adjusted efficiency

  2. 2
    LSU6-2AP 15

    Beat Texas A&M 35-6; both losses on the road to winning teams, including 34-35 at Kentucky (7-1)

  3. 3
    Miami8-0AP 1

    Unbeaten; won 33-20 at Wake Forest (7-1)

  4. 4
    Alabama6-2AP 9

    Won 45-17 at Kentucky (7-1); losses to Georgia and at Tennessee

  5. 5
    Utah8-0AP 3

    Unbeaten; beat Houston 21-13

  6. 6
    UCLA8-0AP 5

    Unbeaten; won 17-15 at Oregon

  7. 7
    Ohio State6-2AP 11

    Won 19-15 at Indiana (8-1); lost 23-24 at Texas and 18-30 at USC

  8. 8
    Georgia7-1AP 2

    Won 20-17 at Alabama; lost 24-27 to Auburn (4-4)

  9. 9
    Indiana8-1AP 6

    Beat Northwestern 29-23; only loss 15-19 to Ohio State

  10. 10
    Wake Forest7-1AP 14

    Won 30-27 at Louisville; only loss to unbeaten Miami

  11. 11
    Texas6-2AP 10

    Beat Ohio State 24-23; lost to Oklahoma (4-4) and Florida by 3 each

  12. 12
    Ole Miss6-2AP 12

    Beat LSU 32-24; lost 28-52 at Florida

  13. 13
    Houston6-2AP 17

    Beat Oklahoma State; losses by 2 at Texas Tech and by 8 at Utah

  14. 14
    BYU7-1AP 7

    Beat Notre Dame 28-24; lost 31-39 at UCF (4-4)

  15. 15
    Boise State7-1AP 20

    Won 38-31 at Fresno State; only loss 27-34 at Oregon

  16. 16
    Missouri6-2AP 19

    Beat Florida 45-17; lost at Mississippi State (4-4)

  17. 17
    Kentucky7-1AP 8

    Beat LSU 35-34; only loss 17-45 to Alabama

  18. 18
    Tennessee6-2AP 16

    Beat Alabama 26-10; lost 24-27 at South Carolina

  19. 19
    Texas Tech7-1AP 13

    Beat Houston 28-26; lost 24-37 at Cincinnati (5-3)

  20. 20
    Northwestern6-2Not in AP poll

    Beat Penn State 34-13; losses at Oregon and to Indiana by 6

  21. 21
    USC7-2AP 18

    Beat Ohio State 30-18; lost 7-24 at Wisconsin

  22. 22
    Oregon5-3Not in AP poll

    Beat Boise State and Northwestern; opponents are 18-4 since playing Oregon

  23. 23
    Arizona6-2AP 24

    Beat Cincinnati 34-7; lost at BYU

  24. 24
    Iowa6-2AP 21

    Beat Wisconsin 30-0; lost 10-13 at Minnesota

  25. 25
    Liberty7-1Not in AP poll

    Only loss 13-20 at James Madison; best FBS win is FIU (3-5)

Next 10 teams
  1. 26
    Nebraska5-3Not in AP poll

    Best win: W 49-21 vs Ohio (6-2). Worst loss: L 10-17 vs Washington (5-3)

  2. 27
    Florida5-3AP 25

    Best win: W 52-28 vs Ole Miss (6-2). Worst loss: L 19-38 vs South Carolina (5-3)

  3. 28
    Louisville5-3Not in AP poll

    Best win: W 41-31 vs SMU (6-2). Worst loss: L 28-31 at NC State (4-4)

  4. 29

    Best win: W 27-24 vs Tennessee (6-2). Worst loss: L 34-41 vs Mississippi State (4-4)

  5. 30
    Baylor5-3Not in AP poll

    Best win: W 36-19 vs Louisiana Tech (6-2). Worst loss: L 24-25 at Kansas (3-5)

  6. 31
    Wisconsin5-3Not in AP poll

    Best win: W 24-7 vs USC (7-2). Worst loss: L 0-30 at Iowa (6-2)

  7. 32
    Oklahoma State5-3Not in AP poll

    Best win: W 39-31 vs Oregon (5-3). Worst loss: L 10-24 at Tulsa (4-4)

  8. 33
    Pittsburgh6-3Not in AP poll

    Best win: None. Worst loss: None

  9. 34
    James Madison7-2Not in AP poll

    Best win: W 20-13 vs Liberty (7-1). Worst loss: L 31-34 at App State (5-3)

  10. 35
    Louisiana Tech6-2Not in AP poll

    Best win: None. Worst loss: None

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Built only on this season's results, with no polls, preseason picks or recruiting, and tested on the last five seasons.

Opponent records in the receipts are their full current records. Data from CollegeFootballData.com.