Rankings archive · 2026 Week 9

2026 Week 9 College Football Rankings

Archived independent COMPARE 2026 Week 9 computer rankings and records for FBS teams. Historical snapshots are reconstructed model outputs, not polls.

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COMPARE	Team	Conference	Record	Résumé	Performance rank
1	Ohio State	B10	6–1	9	1
2	Miami (FL)	ACC	7–0	1	6
3	Notre Dame	IND	6–1	14	2
4	Indiana	B10	7–1	4	8
5	UCLA	B10	7–0	3	12
6	Alabama	SEC	6–2	22	3
6	Liberty	CUSA	6–1	19	7
8	Wake Forest	ACC	6–1	15	10
9	Texas Tech	B12	6–1	11	13
10	Louisiana State	SEC	6–2	21	5
11	Northwestern	B10	6–1	18	11
12	Boise State	P12	6–1	12	14
13	Texas	SEC	5–2	30	4
13	Utah	B12	7–0	2	21
15	Georgia	SEC	6–1	10	16
16	Arizona	B12	6–1	17	17
17	Nebraska	B10	5–2	45	9
18	Brigham Young	B12	6–1	8	27
19	Southern California	B10	6–2	24	20
20	Mississippi	SEC	5–2	35	15
21	Houston	B12	6–2	20	22
22	Kentucky	SEC	7–1	5	33
22	New Mexico	MW	6–1	16	29
24	North Dakota State	MW	6–2	23	24
25	Wisconsin	B10	5–2	39	18

All ranking-eligible FBS teams

COMPARE	Team	Conference	Record	Résumé	Performance rank
1	Ohio State	B10	6–1	9	1
2	Miami (FL)	ACC	7–0	1	6
3	Notre Dame	IND	6–1	14	2
4	Indiana	B10	7–1	4	8
5	UCLA	B10	7–0	3	12
6	Alabama	SEC	6–2	22	3
6	Liberty	CUSA	6–1	19	7
8	Wake Forest	ACC	6–1	15	10
9	Texas Tech	B12	6–1	11	13
10	Louisiana State	SEC	6–2	21	5
11	Northwestern	B10	6–1	18	11
12	Boise State	P12	6–1	12	14
13	Texas	SEC	5–2	30	4
13	Utah	B12	7–0	2	21
15	Georgia	SEC	6–1	10	16
16	Arizona	B12	6–1	17	17
17	Nebraska	B10	5–2	45	9
18	Brigham Young	B12	6–1	8	27
19	Southern California	B10	6–2	24	20
20	Mississippi	SEC	5–2	35	15
21	Houston	B12	6–2	20	22
22	Kentucky	SEC	7–1	5	33
22	New Mexico	MW	6–1	16	29
24	North Dakota State	MW	6–2	23	24
25	Wisconsin	B10	5–2	39	18
26	Tennessee	SEC	6–2	25	28
27	Oregon State	P12	5–2	48	26
28	Auburn	SEC	4–3	65	23
29	James Madison	SB	7–1	6	46
29	Oklahoma	SEC	4–3	61	25
31	Memphis	AAC	6–2	26	41
31	Missouri	SEC	5–2	34	36
33	Southern Methodist	ACC	6–1	13	45
34	Oklahoma State	B12	5–2	33	37
35	Mississippi State	SEC	4–3	63	30
36	Florida	SEC	5–2	31	43
37	Texas-San Antonio	AAC	7–1	7	58
38	Michigan	B10	4–3	72	31
39	Louisville	ACC	4–3	62	34
39	South Carolina	SEC	4–3	59	35
41	Cincinnati	B12	5–2	32	54
42	Pittsburgh	ACC	5–3	50	44
43	Penn State	B10	3–4	98	19
44	Army	AAC	5–2	37	57
45	Iowa	B10	5–2	43	55
46	Baylor	B12	4–3	64	42
47	North Texas	AAC	5–2	46	60
48	North Carolina	ACC	4–3	60	48
49	Boston College	ACC	4–3	73	47
50	Ohio	MAC	6–2	28	71
51	Florida State	ACC	3–4	100	32
51	Texas A&M	SEC	4–4	82	40
53	South Florida	AAC	5–2	42	68
54	Central Florida	B12	4–3	58	56
54	Nevada-Las Vegas	MW	4–3	75	51
56	Duke	ACC	5–2	36	72
57	Oregon	B10	4–3	57	61
58	Nevada	MW	3–4	103	39
58	West Virginia	B12	5–3	52	66
60	Virginia Tech	ACC	6–2	29	83
61	Louisiana	SB	5–3	53	67
62	Air Force	MW	5–2	47	75
63	Fresno State	P12	4–3	80	59
64	Toledo	MAC	6–2	27	86
65	Illinois	B10	4–3	70	65
65	Purdue	B10	3–4	91	49
67	Kansas	B12	3–4	93	50
68	Clemson	ACC	4–3	69	70
69	Tulane	AAC	3–4	95	52
70	Louisiana Tech	SB	5–2	41	87
71	Buffalo	MAC	5–3	51	80
72	Iowa State	B12	3–4	101	53
72	Jacksonville State	CUSA	5–2	44	88
74	Virginia	ACC	4–4	83	62
75	Michigan State	B10	2–6	126	38
76	Connecticut	IND	4–3	76	73
76	Western Michigan	MAC	5–3	55	81
78	Minnesota	B10	5–2	38	96
79	Washington	B10	4–3	79	76
80	Texas Christian	B12	3–4	96	63
81	Florida International	CUSA	3–4	97	64
82	Wyoming	MW	5–3	56	91
83	Kansas State	B12	4–3	77	84
84	Appalachian State	SB	5–2	40	104
85	Georgia State	SB	4–3	81	85
86	Tulsa	AAC	4–4	87	77
87	Arkansas	SEC	3–4	102	74
87	Texas State	P12	4–3	67	94
89	Alabama-Birmingham	AAC	4–3	78	93
90	South Alabama	SB	4–3	68	95
91	Miami (OH)	MAC	5–3	54	103
92	Utah State	P12	2–5	124	69
93	Marshall	SB	4–3	66	99
94	Georgia Southern	SB	3–4	104	82
95	Central Michigan	MAC	3–5	111	79
96	Arkansas State	SB	4–4	85	92
97	Navy	AAC	2–5	121	78
98	San Jose State	MW	4–4	88	97
99	Delaware	CUSA	4–4	84	100
99	Florida Atlantic	AAC	5–2	49	122
101	Arizona State	B12	4–3	74	109
102	Syracuse	ACC	3–4	94	98
103	Middle Tennessee State	CUSA	4–3	71	113
103	Temple	AAC	2–5	117	89
105	Massachusetts	MAC	4–4	89	107
106	Hawaii	MW	2–6	128	90
107	Vanderbilt	SEC	3–5	110	101
108	East Carolina	AAC	3–4	107	108
109	New Mexico State	CUSA	3–4	105	111
110	San Diego State	P12	3–5	109	106
111	Troy	SB	3–4	106	112
112	Colorado State	P12	3–4	99	115
113	Eastern Michigan	MAC	4–5	90	117
114	Coastal Carolina	SB	2–5	120	102
114	Stanford	ACC	4–4	86	123
116	Colorado	B12	2–5	122	105
117	California	ACC	3–5	108	116
117	Old Dominion	SB	2–6	125	110
119	North Carolina State	ACC	3–4	92	126
120	Georgia Tech	ACC	2–5	116	118
121	Maryland	B10	2–5	119	119
122	Bowling Green	MAC	2–6	127	114
123	Missouri State	CUSA	3–5	115	127
124	Ball State	MAC	3–5	114	130
125	Rutgers	B10	2–5	123	124
126	Washington State	P12	1–7	134	120
126	Western Kentucky	CUSA	3–5	113	131
128	Kent State	MAC	3–5	112	132
128	Rice	AAC	1–7	133	121
130	Kennesaw State	CUSA	1–6	132	125
131	Southern Mississippi	SB	2–5	118	133
132	Louisiana-Monroe	SB	1–6	129	128
133	Charlotte	AAC	1–6	130	129
134	Texas-El Paso	MW	1–6	131	137
135	Sam Houston	CUSA	1–7	137	135
136	Akron	MAC	1–7	135	136
137	Northern Illinois	MW	0–7	138	134
138	Sacramento State	MAC	1–7	136	138