College Football

2025 Week 16 Rankings

Indiana is No. 1 in the Week 16 NovaModel College Football rankings, ahead of Ohio State and Georgia. The biggest climb: Western Michigan, up 8 spots. The biggest drop: Miami (OH), down 7 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 15

9 games were played in Week 15. Top-25 teams lost 5 times. 1 game was an upset by the pre-game rankings. Indiana is the new No. 1.

Duke upset No. 21 Virginia, 27-20 at a neutral site. Darian Mensah led Duke with 196 passing yds. In these rankings, Duke rises from No. 44 to No. 39 and Virginia falls from No. 21 to No. 24.
No. 2 Indiana beat No. 1 Ohio State, 13-10 at a neutral site. Fernando Mendoza led Indiana with 222 passing yds. In these rankings, Indiana rises from No. 2 to No. 1 and Ohio State falls from No. 1 to No. 2.
No. 7 Texas Tech beat No. 8 BYU, 34-7 at a neutral site. Behren Morton led Texas Tech with 215 passing yds. In these rankings, Texas Tech rises from No. 7 to No. 4 and BYU falls from No. 8 to No. 10.
No. 5 Georgia beat No. 11 Alabama, 28-7 at a neutral site. Gunner Stockton led Georgia with 156 passing yds. In these rankings, Georgia rises from No. 5 to No. 3 and Alabama falls from No. 11 to No. 12.
No. 23 Tulane beat No. 18 North Texas, 34-21 at home. Jake Retzlaff led Tulane with 145 passing yds. In these rankings, Tulane rises from No. 23 to No. 19 and North Texas falls from No. 18 to No. 20.

Week 15 recap reel

All 138 teams

How these rankings work

Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes. A Week 16 ranking uses only games played before Week 16, so it's the order the teams went into that week in. Movement is the change from the ranking before it.

Rank	Team	Record	Last	Next	Rating	Trend
1	IndianaBig Ten	13-0	W 13-10 vs OSU	–	80.0O 76.3 · D 76.4	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
2	Ohio StateBig Ten	12-1	L 10-13 vs IU	–	78.3O 66.3 · D 89.1	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
3	GeorgiaSEC	12-1	W 28-7 vs ALA	–	75.8O 60.9 · D 76.8	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
4	Texas TechBig 12	12-1	W 34-7 vs BYU	–	75.8O 75.3 · D 78.7	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
5	OregonBig Ten	11-1	W 26-14 @ WASH	–	75.0O 71.2 · D 73.7	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
6	Texas A&MSEC	11-1	L 17-27 @ TEX	–	74.9O 72.6 · D 66.4	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
7	Notre DameFBS Independents	10-2	W 49-20 @ STAN	–	74.0O 75.0 · D 72.7	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
8	Ole MissSEC	11-1	W 38-19 @ MSST	–	73.2O 74.5 · D 59.7	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
9	OklahomaSEC	10-2	W 17-13 vs LSU	–	73.1O 52.4 · D 78.2	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
10	BYUBig 12	11-2	L 7-34 vs TTU	–	72.1O 62.7 · D 69.7	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
11	MiamiACC	10-2	W 38-7 @ PITT	–	71.9O 63.8 · D 78.7	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
12	AlabamaSEC	10-3	L 7-28 vs UGA	–	71.4O 63.4 · D 70.4	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
13	UtahBig 12	10-2	W 31-21 @ KU	–	70.4O 76.3 · D 63.0	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
14	VanderbiltSEC	10-2	W 45-24 @ TENN	–	70.4O 75.4 · D 59.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
15	USCBig Ten	9-3	W 29-10 vs UCLA	–	70.2O 72.5 · D 61.7	–
16	James MadisonSun Belt	12-1	W 31-14 vs TROY	–	69.5O 60.4 · D 69.8	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
17	MichiganBig Ten	9-3	L 9-27 vs OSU	–	69.0O 60.1 · D 66.8	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
18	TexasSEC	9-3	W 27-17 vs TA&M	–	68.0O 58.7 · D 67.8	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
19	TulaneAmerican Athletic	11-2	W 34-21 vs UNT	–	67.2O 53.7 · D 60.5	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
20	North TexasAmerican Athletic	11-2	L 21-34 @ TULN	–	67.2O 77.3 · D 48.1	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
21	ArizonaBig 12	9-3	W 23-7 @ ASU	–	66.6O 59.6 · D 67.4	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
22	South FloridaAmerican Athletic	9-3	W 52-3 vs RICE	–	65.7O 76.0 · D 55.9	–
23	IllinoisBig Ten	8-4	W 20-13 vs NU	–	65.1O 60.1 · D 61.9	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
24	VirginiaACC	10-3	L 20-27 vs DUKE	–	65.0O 60.2 · D 63.4	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
25	MissouriSEC	8-4	W 31-17 @ ARK	–	64.9O 60.3 · D 70.1	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
26	Arizona StateBig 12	8-4	L 7-23 vs ARIZ	–	64.5O 51.2 · D 66.2	–
27	IowaBig Ten	8-4	W 40-16 @ NEB	–	64.4O 51.6 · D 75.3	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
28	WashingtonBig Ten	8-4	L 14-26 vs ORE	–	64.3O 64.4 · D 63.6	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
29	TennesseeSEC	8-4	L 24-45 vs VAN	–	63.8O 75.8 · D 48.2	–
30	Georgia TechACC	9-3	L 9-16 vs UGA	–	63.4O 63.2 · D 53.1	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
31	LouisvilleACC	8-4	W 41-0 vs UK	–	63.2O 58.1 · D 64.1	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
32	TCUBig 12	8-4	W 45-23 vs CIN	–	63.1O 60.7 · D 55.5	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
33	PittsburghACC	8-4	L 7-38 vs MIA	–	62.8O 63.1 · D 58.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
34	NavyAmerican Athletic	9-2	W 28-17 @ MEM	vs ARMY	62.6O 56.4 · D 53.3	–
35	Iowa StateBig 12	8-4	W 20-13 @ OKST	–	62.3O 55.0 · D 61.4	–
36	HoustonBig 12	9-3	W 31-24 @ BAY	–	62.3O 55.4 · D 59.1	–
37	Boise StatePac-12	9-4	W 38-21 vs UNLV	–	62.2O 57.1 · D 60.7	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
38	LSUSEC	7-5	L 13-17 @ OU	–	61.9O 46.1 · D 72.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
39	DukeACC	8-5	W 27-20 vs UVA	–	61.9O 64.0 · D 48.3	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
40	Wake ForestACC	8-4	L 32-49 @ DUKE	–	61.6O 49.0 · D 63.9	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
41	SMUACC	8-4	L 35-38 @ CAL	–	61.8O 61.9 · D 59.0	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
42	Old DominionSun Belt	9-3	W 27-10 vs GAST	–	61.5O 58.0 · D 60.4	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
43	NC StateACC	7-5	W 42-19 vs UNC	–	60.9O 60.7 · D 50.6	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
44	East CarolinaAmerican Athletic	8-4	W 42-3 @ FAU	–	60.9O 59.2 · D 57.7	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
45	Penn StateBig Ten	6-6	W 40-36 @ RUTG	–	59.2O 61.0 · D 62.9	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
46	MemphisAmerican Athletic	8-4	L 17-28 vs NAVY	–	59.2O 58.5 · D 58.4	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
47	San Diego StatePac-12	9-3	L 17-23 @ UNM	–	59.0O 44.8 · D 68.5	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
48	CincinnatiBig 12	7-5	L 23-45 @ TCU	–	58.9O 59.4 · D 50.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
49	ClemsonACC	7-5	W 28-14 @ SC	–	58.6O 55.8 · D 60.6	–
50	MinnesotaBig Ten	7-5	W 17-7 vs WIS	–	58.1O 44.5 · D 54.5	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
51	NebraskaBig Ten	7-5	L 16-40 vs IOWA	–	58.4O 52.0 · D 57.8	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
52	New MexicoMountain West	9-3	W 23-17 vs SDSU	–	58.3O 48.3 · D 56.0	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
53	AuburnSEC	5-7	L 20-27 vs ALA	–	57.3O 54.2 · D 68.0	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
54	Kennesaw StateConference USA	10-3	W 19-15 @ JXST	–	57.2O 51.4 · D 48.6	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
55	NorthwesternBig Ten	6-6	L 13-20 @ ILL	–	57.2O 47.4 · D 64.7	–
56	UNLVMountain West	10-3	L 21-38 @ BOIS	–	57.1O 64.6 · D 38.8	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
57	ToledoMid-American	8-4	W 21-3 @ CMU	–	56.6O 55.4 · D 66.5	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
58	FloridaSEC	4-8	W 40-21 vs FSU	–	56.3O 48.7 · D 64.6	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
59	Florida StateACC	5-7	L 21-40 @ FLA	–	56.6O 64.0 · D 59.0	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
60	WisconsinBig Ten	4-8	L 7-17 @ MINN	–	55.9O 36.6 · D 69.6	–
61	KentuckySEC	5-7	L 0-41 @ LOU	–	55.6O 49.5 · D 58.8	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
62	Kansas StateBig 12	6-6	W 24-14 vs COLO	–	55.6O 56.7 · D 54.2	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
63	Washington StatePac-12	6-6	W 32-8 vs ORST	–	55.5O 43.7 · D 69.1	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
64	Mississippi StateSEC	5-7	L 19-38 vs MISS	–	55.1O 59.7 · D 50.2	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
65	Western MichiganMid-American	9-4	W 23-13 vs M-OH	–	54.9O 39.9 · D 62.2	▲ 8Up 8 spots since last week
66	South CarolinaSEC	4-8	L 14-28 vs CLEM	–	54.9O 48.7 · D 63.5	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
67	UConnFBS Independents	9-3	W 48-45 @ FAU	–	54.6O 58.6 · D 44.1	–
68	KansasBig 12	5-7	L 21-31 vs UTAH	–	54.5O 57.5 · D 53.5	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
69	Fresno StatePac-12	8-4	W 41-14 @ SJSU	–	54.5O 44.5 · D 59.4	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
70	Hawai'iMountain West	8-4	W 27-7 vs WYO	–	54.4O 49.9 · D 51.7	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
71	BaylorBig 12	5-7	L 24-31 vs HOU	–	54.4O 64.5 · D 45.4	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
72	CaliforniaACC	7-5	W 38-35 vs SMU	–	53.7O 47.6 · D 51.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
73	UTSAAmerican Athletic	6-6	L 24-27 vs ARMY	–	53.6O 59.0 · D 48.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
74	RutgersBig Ten	5-7	L 36-40 vs PSU	–	52.7O 62.0 · D 44.1	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
75	TroySun Belt	8-5	L 14-31 @ JMU	–	52.3O 40.5 · D 52.4	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
76	Utah StatePac-12	6-6	L 24-25 vs BOIS	–	52.2O 56.8 · D 46.8	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
77	Texas StatePac-12	6-6	W 49-26 vs USA	–	52.2O 64.8 · D 40.5	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
78	OhioMid-American	8-4	W 31-26 @ BUF	–	52.1O 52.6 · D 48.1	–
79	Western KentuckyConference USA	8-4	L 34-37 @ JXST	–	51.6O 50.5 · D 45.2	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
80	UCFBig 12	5-7	L 21-41 @ BYU	–	51.4O 47.1 · D 58.5	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
81	West VirginiaBig 12	4-8	L 0-49 vs TTU	–	51.9O 49.1 · D 51.9	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
82	UCLABig Ten	3-9	L 10-29 @ USC	–	51.3O 46.1 · D 53.8	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
83	Louisiana TechSun Belt	7-5	W 42-30 @ MOST	–	51.1O 45.2 · D 51.9	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
84	Florida InternationalConference USA	7-5	W 56-16 vs SHSU	–	50.6O 46.9 · D 45.0	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
85	ArmyAmerican Athletic	6-5	W 27-24 @ UTSA	vs NAVY	50.5O 38.4 · D 59.6	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
86	Southern MissSun Belt	7-5	L 18-28 vs TROY	–	50.4O 48.0 · D 43.4	–
87	Miami (OH)Mid-American	7-6	L 13-23 vs WMU	–	50.2O 43.9 · D 53.6	▼ 7Down 7 spots since last week
88	North Dakota StateMountain West	–	–	–	50.0O 50.0 · D 50.0	–
89	Sacramento StateMid-American	–	–	–	50.0O 50.0 · D 50.0	–
90	ArkansasSEC	2-10	L 17-31 vs MIZ	–	49.7O 69.4 · D 47.6	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
91	StanfordACC	4-8	L 20-49 vs ND	–	49.7O 42.1 · D 52.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
92	Virginia TechACC	3-9	L 7-27 @ UVA	–	49.6O 46.9 · D 52.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
93	Coastal CarolinaSun Belt	6-6	L 10-59 vs JMU	–	49.6O 42.6 · D 37.7	–
94	Michigan StateBig Ten	4-8	W 38-28 vs MD	–	49.2O 51.0 · D 49.4	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
95	MarshallSun Belt	5-7	L 19-24 vs GASO	–	49.2O 52.7 · D 42.6	–
96	ColoradoBig 12	3-9	L 14-24 @ KSU	–	49.1O 46.2 · D 48.8	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
97	MarylandBig Ten	4-8	L 28-38 vs MSU	–	48.9O 48.1 · D 51.7	–
98	TempleAmerican Athletic	5-7	L 25-52 @ UNT	–	48.7O 47.8 · D 45.2	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
99	Central MichiganMid-American	7-5	L 3-21 vs TOL	–	48.5O 41.6 · D 53.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
100	Georgia SouthernSun Belt	6-6	W 24-19 @ MRSH	–	48.3O 50.7 · D 34.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
101	Missouri StateConference USA	7-5	L 30-42 vs LT	–	48.1O 46.3 · D 47.0	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
102	PurdueBig Ten	2-10	L 3-56 vs IU	–	48.1O 46.9 · D 49.7	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
103	Jacksonville StateConference USA	8-5	L 15-19 vs KENN	–	48.0O 47.2 · D 45.4	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
104	Florida AtlanticAmerican Athletic	4-8	L 3-42 vs ECU	–	47.2O 56.8 · D 36.0	–
105	SyracuseACC	3-9	L 12-34 vs BC	–	47.1O 43.1 · D 46.4	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
106	RiceAmerican Athletic	5-7	L 3-52 @ USF	–	46.9O 32.5 · D 47.6	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
107	North CarolinaACC	4-8	L 19-42 @ NCSU	–	46.8O 35.9 · D 57.1	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
108	LouisianaSun Belt	6-6	W 30-27 vs ULM	–	46.1O 45.3 · D 40.7	–
109	Arkansas StateSun Belt	6-6	W 30-29 @ APP	–	46.5O 41.7 · D 46.3	–
110	DelawareConference USA	6-6	W 61-31 vs UTEP	–	46.0O 49.4 · D 35.5	–
111	UABAmerican Athletic	4-8	W 31-24 @ TLSA	–	45.5O 47.9 · D 36.9	–
112	Air ForceMountain West	4-8	W 42-21 @ CSU	–	44.9O 53.4 · D 41.1	–
113	App StateSun Belt	5-7	L 29-30 vs ARST	–	44.2O 44.1 · D 41.1	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
114	South AlabamaSun Belt	4-8	L 26-49 @ TXST	–	44.0O 45.3 · D 44.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
115	TulsaAmerican Athletic	4-8	L 24-31 vs UAB	–	43.3O 44.5 · D 43.5	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
116	WyomingMountain West	4-8	L 7-27 @ HAW	–	43.2O 29.6 · D 59.5	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
117	LibertyConference USA	4-8	L 42-48 vs KENN	–	42.9O 45.9 · D 46.6	–
118	Boston CollegeACC	2-10	W 34-12 @ SYR	–	42.8O 50.0 · D 42.1	–
119	Oregon StatePac-12	2-10	L 8-32 @ WSU	–	41.7O 41.4 · D 45.8	–
120	San José StateMountain West	3-9	L 14-41 vs FRES	–	41.4O 47.8 · D 36.6	–
121	BuffaloMid-American	5-7	L 26-31 vs OHIO	–	40.8O 38.0 · D 47.4	–
122	Kent StateMid-American	5-7	W 35-31 @ NIU	–	40.4O 41.1 · D 34.2	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
123	NevadaMountain West	3-9	L 17-42 vs UNLV	–	40.3O 33.3 · D 48.8	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
124	Oklahoma StateBig 12	1-11	L 13-20 vs ISU	–	40.2O 34.6 · D 47.5	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
125	AkronMid-American	5-7	W 19-16 @ BGSU	–	39.9O 40.8 · D 40.6	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
126	Bowling GreenMid-American	4-8	W 45-14 @ MASS	–	40.3O 32.4 · D 51.1	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
127	UL MonroeSun Belt	3-9	L 27-30 @ UL	–	40.2O 33.5 · D 44.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
128	New Mexico StateConference USA	4-8	L 24-31 vs MTSU	–	39.3O 33.9 · D 44.2	–
129	Colorado StatePac-12	2-10	L 21-42 vs AF	–	38.8O 38.5 · D 41.4	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
130	Eastern MichiganMid-American	4-8	L 21-31 vs WMU	–	38.7O 43.8 · D 35.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
131	Georgia StateSun Belt	1-11	L 10-27 @ ODU	–	38.7O 41.6 · D 36.6	–
132	Ball StateMid-American	4-8	L 24-45 @ M-OH	–	37.8O 28.9 · D 40.9	–
133	Middle TennesseeConference USA	3-9	W 31-24 @ NMSU	–	37.2O 38.5 · D 36.7	–
134	CharlotteAmerican Athletic	1-11	L 0-27 @ TULN	–	37.0O 30.1 · D 33.7	–
135	Northern IllinoisMountain West	3-9	L 31-35 vs KENT	–	35.5O 27.8 · D 47.8	–
136	UTEPMountain West	2-10	L 31-61 @ DEL	–	35.2O 36.9 · D 39.5	–
137	Sam HoustonConference USA	2-10	L 16-56 vs FIU	–	33.0O 33.7 · D 31.3	–
138	MassachusettsMid-American	0-12	L 14-45 vs BGSU	–	26.1O 23.4 · D 24.6	–

What happened in Week 15

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How these rankings work

What happened in Week 15

All 138 teams

How these rankings work

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