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2024 College Football Top 25

Week 6 snapshot. Every FBS team is evaluated with the same points-based in-season model.

2024 Top 25 — Week 6

Top 25 • Week 6

RK TeamConference RecordSOSChange Points
1 Texas SEC 5-0 0.610 0 13.72
2 Ohio State B1G 5-0 0.560 +2 13.00
3 Miami ACC 6-0 0.600 +3 12.63
4 Penn State B1G 5-0 0.500 +1 11.55
5 BYU B12 5-0 0.610 -2 11.45
6 Indiana B1G 6-0 0.517 +2 11.42
7 Oregon B1G 5-0 0.730 +3 11.33
8 Iowa State B12 5-0 0.620 +3 10.22
9 Texas Tech B12 5-1 0.842 +5 10.02
10 Pittsburgh ACC 5-0 0.500 +11 9.20
11 Alabama SEC 4-1 0.700 -9 8.71
12 Ole Miss SEC 5-1 0.542 +19 8.45
13 Nebraska B1G 5-1 0.583 +14 8.38
14 Army American Athletic 5-0 0.420 +4 8.30
15 Washington B1G 4-2 0.733 +11 8.08
16 Washington State Pac-12 4-1 0.710 0 8.07
17 Navy American Athletic 5-0 0.490 -4 8.05
18 Boise State Mountain West 4-1 0.600 +1 7.39
19 Tennessee SEC 4-1 0.540 -10 7.31
20 Texas A&M SEC 5-1 0.744 +24 7.30
21 Notre Dame FBS Independents 4-1 0.550 +11 7.16
22 Illinois B1G 4-1 0.630 +8 6.66
23 Virginia ACC 4-1 0.720 +23 6.64
24 SMU ACC 5-1 0.592 +14 6.32
25 Kansas State B12 4-1 0.750 -3 6.19
1662 completed games evaluated134 FBS teams included • Change vs. Week 5
About this snapshot

What the ranking is trying to measure

The in-season CFB Top 25 is a résumé-oriented ranking. It evaluates what teams have accomplished through the selected stage, including results, opponent quality, schedule strength and game context. Every FBS team goes through the same scoring process, so the ranking can be revisited week by week without changing the rules to fit the latest result.

Early-season rankings naturally carry more uncertainty because teams have played fewer games and opponent résumés are still developing. As the schedule fills in, the model relies progressively more on observed results.

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Top 10 Offenses
  1. 1. Boise State50.6 PPG
  2. 2. Miami47.7 PPG
  3. 3. Indiana47.5 PPG
  4. 4. Tennessee46.0 PPG
  5. 5. Ohio State46.0 PPG
  6. 6. Pittsburgh45.6 PPG
  7. 7. Texas45.0 PPG
  8. 8. Alabama44.6 PPG
  9. 9. UNLV44.4 PPG
  10. 10. Ole Miss44.0 PPG
Top 10 Defenses
  1. 1. Ohio State6.8 allowed
  2. 2. Texas7.0 allowed
  3. 3. Ole Miss7.5 allowed
  4. 4. Tennessee9.4 allowed
  5. 5. Army9.8 allowed
  6. 6. Iowa State10.0 allowed
  7. 7. Nebraska11.3 allowed
  8. 8. Penn State11.4 allowed
  9. 9. Notre Dame12.6 allowed
  10. 10. Washington13.2 allowed
Games Between Current Top 25 Teams
WeekGameDateSite
1Notre Dame 23 @ Texas A&M 13Aug 31, 2024Home-site
2BYU 18 @ SMU 15Sep 06, 2024Home-site
2Boise State 34 @ Oregon 37Sep 08, 2024Home-site
2Texas Tech 16 @ Washington State 37Sep 08, 2024Home-site
3Washington State 24 @ Washington 19Sep 14, 2024Neutral
4Illinois 31 @ Nebraska 24Sep 21, 2024Home-site
4Kansas State 9 @ BYU 38Sep 22, 2024Home-site
5Illinois 7 @ Penn State 21Sep 28, 2024Home-site
5Washington State 24 @ Boise State 45Sep 29, 2024Home-site
Current Top 25 — Record vs Each Other
BYU2-0
Washington State2-1
Penn State1-0
Oregon1-0
Notre Dame1-0
Boise State1-1
Illinois1-1
Texas0-0
Ohio State0-0
Miami0-0
Indiana0-0
Iowa State0-0
Pittsburgh0-0
Alabama0-0
Ole Miss0-0
Army0-0
Navy0-0
Tennessee0-0
Virginia0-0
Texas Tech0-1
Nebraska0-1
Washington0-1
Texas A&M0-1
SMU0-1
Kansas State0-1
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