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2025 Week 17 Rankings

Indiana is No. 1 in the Week 17 NovaModel College Football rankings, ahead of Ohio State and Georgia. The biggest climb: Northwestern, up 1 spot. The biggest drop: Army, down 2 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

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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 17 ranking uses only games played before Week 17, so it's the order the teams went into that week in. Movement is the change from the ranking before it.

Every week of 2025

Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12Week 13Week 14Week 15Week 16Week 17

Biggest Movers

▼ 2 spots

Army logo

Army

Now #87

▲ 1 spot

Northwestern logo

Northwestern

Now #54

▼ 1 spot

Kennesaw State logo

Kennesaw State

Now #55

RankTeamRecordLastNextRatingTrend
1Indiana logoIndianaBig Ten13-0W 13-10 vs OSU–80.1O 76.3 · D 76.4–
2Ohio State logoOhio StateBig Ten12-1L 10-13 vs IU–78.4O 66.3 · D 89.1–
3Georgia logoGeorgiaSEC12-1W 28-7 vs ALA–75.9O 60.9 · D 76.8–
4Texas Tech logoTexas TechBig 1212-1W 34-7 vs BYU–75.8O 75.3 · D 78.7–
5Oregon logoOregonBig Ten11-1W 26-14 @ WASH–75.1O 71.3 · D 73.7–
6Texas A&M logoTexas A&MSEC11-1L 17-27 @ TEX–75.0O 72.7 · D 66.4–
7Notre Dame logoNotre DameFBS Independents10-2W 49-20 @ STAN–74.2O 75.1 · D 72.6–
8Ole Miss logoOle MissSEC11-1W 38-19 @ MSST–73.3O 74.6 · D 59.7–
9Oklahoma logoOklahomaSEC10-2W 17-13 vs LSU–73.2O 52.4 · D 78.1–
10BYU logoBYUBig 1211-2L 7-34 vs TTU–72.2O 62.7 · D 69.7–
11Miami logoMiamiACC10-2W 38-7 @ PITT–72.0O 63.8 · D 78.7–
12Alabama logoAlabamaSEC10-3L 7-28 vs UGA–71.4O 63.4 · D 70.4–
13Utah logoUtahBig 1210-2W 31-21 @ KU–70.5O 76.3 · D 63.0–
14Vanderbilt logoVanderbiltSEC10-2W 45-24 @ TENN–70.5O 75.4 · D 59.9–
15USC logoUSCBig Ten9-3W 29-10 vs UCLA–70.3O 72.5 · D 61.7–
16James Madison logoJames MadisonSun Belt12-1W 31-14 vs TROY–69.6O 60.4 · D 69.8–
17Michigan logoMichiganBig Ten9-3L 9-27 vs OSU–69.1O 60.2 · D 66.8–
18Texas logoTexasSEC9-3W 27-17 vs TA&M–68.1O 58.7 · D 67.7–
19Tulane logoTulaneAmerican Athletic11-2W 34-21 vs UNT–67.4O 53.8 · D 60.5–
20North Texas logoNorth TexasAmerican Athletic11-2L 21-34 @ TULN–67.4O 77.5 · D 48.0–
21Arizona logoArizonaBig 129-3W 23-7 @ ASU–66.7O 59.6 · D 67.4–
22South Florida logoSouth FloridaAmerican Athletic9-3W 52-3 vs RICE–65.9O 76.1 · D 55.9–
23Illinois logoIllinoisBig Ten8-4W 20-13 vs NU–65.2O 60.1 · D 61.9–
24Virginia logoVirginiaACC10-3L 20-27 vs DUKE–65.1O 60.2 · D 63.4–
25Missouri logoMissouriSEC8-4W 31-17 @ ARK–65.0O 60.3 · D 70.0–
26Arizona State logoArizona StateBig 128-4L 7-23 vs ARIZ–64.6O 51.2 · D 66.2–
27Iowa logoIowaBig Ten8-4W 40-16 @ NEB–64.5O 51.6 · D 75.3–
28Washington logoWashingtonBig Ten8-4L 14-26 vs ORE–64.4O 64.5 · D 63.6–
29Tennessee logoTennesseeSEC8-4L 24-45 vs VAN–63.9O 75.9 · D 48.2–
30Georgia Tech logoGeorgia TechACC9-3L 9-16 vs UGA–63.5O 63.2 · D 53.2–
31Louisville logoLouisvilleACC8-4W 41-0 vs UK–63.3O 58.1 · D 64.1–
32TCU logoTCUBig 128-4W 45-23 vs CIN–63.2O 60.7 · D 55.5–
33Pittsburgh logoPittsburghACC8-4L 7-38 vs MIA–62.9O 63.2 · D 58.2–
34Navy logoNavyAmerican Athletic10-2W 17-16 vs ARMY–62.5O 55.0 · D 54.5–
35Iowa State logoIowa StateBig 128-4W 20-13 @ OKST–62.4O 55.0 · D 61.4–
36Houston logoHoustonBig 129-3W 31-24 @ BAY–62.4O 55.4 · D 59.1–
37Boise State logoBoise StatePac-129-4W 38-21 vs UNLV–62.3O 57.1 · D 60.8–
38LSU logoLSUSEC7-5L 13-17 @ OU–62.0O 46.2 · D 72.8–
39Duke logoDukeACC8-5W 27-20 vs UVA–62.0O 64.0 · D 48.3–
40Wake Forest logoWake ForestACC8-4L 32-49 @ DUKE–61.7O 49.0 · D 63.9–
41SMU logoSMUACC8-4L 35-38 @ CAL–61.9O 61.9 · D 59.0–
42Old Dominion logoOld DominionSun Belt9-3W 27-10 vs GAST–61.6O 58.0 · D 60.4–
43NC State logoNC StateACC7-5W 42-19 vs UNC–61.0O 60.7 · D 50.6–
44East Carolina logoEast CarolinaAmerican Athletic8-4W 42-3 @ FAU–61.0O 59.3 · D 57.6–
45Penn State logoPenn StateBig Ten6-6W 40-36 @ RUTG–59.4O 61.1 · D 62.9–
46Memphis logoMemphisAmerican Athletic8-4L 17-28 vs NAVY–59.4O 58.6 · D 58.4–
47San Diego State logoSan Diego StatePac-129-3L 17-23 @ UNM–59.1O 44.9 · D 68.5–
48Cincinnati logoCincinnatiBig 127-5L 23-45 @ TCU–59.0O 59.4 · D 50.9–
49Clemson logoClemsonACC7-5W 28-14 @ SC–58.7O 55.8 · D 60.6–
50Minnesota logoMinnesotaBig Ten7-5W 17-7 vs WIS–58.2O 44.6 · D 54.5–
51Nebraska logoNebraskaBig Ten7-5L 16-40 vs IOWA–58.5O 52.0 · D 57.8–
52New Mexico logoNew MexicoMountain West9-3W 23-17 vs SDSU–58.4O 48.3 · D 56.0–
53Auburn logoAuburnSEC5-7L 20-27 vs ALA–57.4O 54.2 · D 67.9–
54Northwestern logoNorthwesternBig Ten6-6L 13-20 @ ILL–57.3O 47.5 · D 64.7▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
55Kennesaw State logoKennesaw StateConference USA10-3W 19-15 @ JXST–57.3O 51.4 · D 48.6▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
56UNLV logoUNLVMountain West10-3L 21-38 @ BOIS–57.2O 64.6 · D 38.9–
57Toledo logoToledoMid-American8-4W 21-3 @ CMU–56.7O 55.4 · D 66.5–
58Florida logoFloridaSEC4-8W 40-21 vs FSU–56.4O 48.7 · D 64.6–
59Florida State logoFlorida StateACC5-7L 21-40 @ FLA–56.7O 64.0 · D 59.0–
60Wisconsin logoWisconsinBig Ten4-8L 7-17 @ MINN–56.0O 36.6 · D 69.6–
61Kentucky logoKentuckySEC5-7L 0-41 @ LOU–55.7O 49.5 · D 58.8–
62Kansas State logoKansas StateBig 126-6W 24-14 vs COLO–55.7O 56.9 · D 54.1–
63Washington State logoWashington StatePac-126-6W 32-8 vs ORST–55.6O 43.8 · D 69.1–
64Mississippi State logoMississippi StateSEC5-7L 19-38 vs MISS–55.2O 59.7 · D 50.2–
65Western Michigan logoWestern MichiganMid-American9-4W 23-13 vs M-OH–55.0O 40.0 · D 62.2–
66South Carolina logoSouth CarolinaSEC4-8L 14-28 vs CLEM–55.0O 48.7 · D 63.5–
67UConn logoUConnFBS Independents9-3W 48-45 @ FAU–54.7O 58.6 · D 44.2–
68Kansas logoKansasBig 125-7L 21-31 vs UTAH–54.6O 57.6 · D 53.5–
69Fresno State logoFresno StatePac-128-4W 41-14 @ SJSU–54.6O 44.5 · D 59.4–
70Baylor logoBaylorBig 125-7L 24-31 vs HOU–54.5O 64.5 · D 45.4▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
71Hawai'i logoHawai'iMountain West8-4W 27-7 vs WYO–54.5O 49.9 · D 51.7▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
72California logoCaliforniaACC7-5W 38-35 vs SMU–53.8O 47.7 · D 51.0–
73UTSA logoUTSAAmerican Athletic6-6L 24-27 vs ARMY–53.8O 59.1 · D 48.9–
74Rutgers logoRutgersBig Ten5-7L 36-40 vs PSU–52.9O 62.0 · D 44.1–
75Troy logoTroySun Belt8-5L 14-31 @ JMU–52.4O 40.5 · D 52.4–
76Utah State logoUtah StatePac-126-6L 24-25 vs BOIS–52.3O 56.8 · D 46.8–
77Texas State logoTexas StatePac-126-6W 49-26 vs USA–52.3O 64.8 · D 40.6–
78Ohio logoOhioMid-American8-4W 31-26 @ BUF–52.2O 52.7 · D 48.1–
79Western Kentucky logoWestern KentuckyConference USA8-4L 34-37 @ JXST–51.7O 50.6 · D 45.2–
80UCF logoUCFBig 125-7L 21-41 @ BYU–51.5O 47.2 · D 58.5–
81West Virginia logoWest VirginiaBig 124-8L 0-49 vs TTU–51.9O 49.2 · D 51.9–
82UCLA logoUCLABig Ten3-9L 10-29 @ USC–51.5O 46.2 · D 53.8–
83Louisiana Tech logoLouisiana TechSun Belt7-5W 42-30 @ MOST–51.2O 45.3 · D 51.9–
84Florida International logoFlorida InternationalConference USA7-5W 56-16 vs SHSU–50.7O 46.9 · D 45.0–
85Southern Miss logoSouthern MissSun Belt7-5L 18-28 vs TROY–50.4O 48.1 · D 43.4▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
86Miami (OH) logoMiami (OH)Mid-American7-6L 13-23 vs WMU–50.3O 44.0 · D 53.6▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
87Army logoArmyAmerican Athletic6-6L 16-17 vs NAVY–50.3O 37.3 · D 61.3▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
88North Dakota State logoNorth Dakota StateMountain West–––50.0O 50.0 · D 50.0–
89Sacramento State logoSacramento StateMid-American–––50.0O 50.0 · D 50.0–
90Arkansas logoArkansasSEC2-10L 17-31 vs MIZ–49.8O 69.5 · D 47.6–
91Stanford logoStanfordACC4-8L 20-49 vs ND–49.8O 42.2 · D 52.9–
92Virginia Tech logoVirginia TechACC3-9L 7-27 @ UVA–49.7O 46.9 · D 52.0–
93Coastal Carolina logoCoastal CarolinaSun Belt6-6L 10-59 vs JMU–49.7O 42.6 · D 37.7–
94Michigan State logoMichigan StateBig Ten4-8W 38-28 vs MD–49.4O 51.1 · D 49.4–
95Marshall logoMarshallSun Belt5-7L 19-24 vs GASO–49.3O 52.7 · D 42.6–
96Colorado logoColoradoBig 123-9L 14-24 @ KSU–49.2O 46.2 · D 48.8–
97Maryland logoMarylandBig Ten4-8L 28-38 vs MSU–49.0O 48.1 · D 51.8–
98Temple logoTempleAmerican Athletic5-7L 25-52 @ UNT–48.8O 48.0 · D 45.0–
99Central Michigan logoCentral MichiganMid-American7-5L 3-21 vs TOL–48.6O 41.6 · D 53.0–
100Georgia Southern logoGeorgia SouthernSun Belt6-6W 24-19 @ MRSH–48.4O 50.7 · D 34.9–
101Purdue logoPurdueBig Ten2-10L 3-56 vs IU–48.2O 47.0 · D 49.7▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
102Missouri State logoMissouri StateConference USA7-5L 30-42 vs LT–48.2O 46.3 · D 47.1▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
103Jacksonville State logoJacksonville StateConference USA8-5L 15-19 vs KENN–48.1O 47.2 · D 45.4–
104Florida Atlantic logoFlorida AtlanticAmerican Athletic4-8L 3-42 vs ECU–47.4O 56.8 · D 36.0–
105Syracuse logoSyracuseACC3-9L 12-34 vs BC–47.2O 43.2 · D 46.4–
106Rice logoRiceAmerican Athletic5-7L 3-52 @ USF–47.1O 32.6 · D 47.5–
107North Carolina logoNorth CarolinaACC4-8L 19-42 @ NCSU–46.9O 36.0 · D 57.1–
108Louisiana logoLouisianaSun Belt6-6W 30-27 vs ULM–46.2O 45.4 · D 40.7–
109Arkansas State logoArkansas StateSun Belt6-6W 30-29 @ APP–46.6O 41.7 · D 46.3–
110Delaware logoDelawareConference USA6-6W 61-31 vs UTEP–46.1O 49.5 · D 35.5–
111UAB logoUABAmerican Athletic4-8W 31-24 @ TLSA–45.6O 48.1 · D 36.8–
112Air Force logoAir ForceMountain West4-8W 42-21 @ CSU–45.1O 53.6 · D 40.9–
113App State logoApp StateSun Belt5-7L 29-30 vs ARST–44.3O 44.1 · D 41.1–
114South Alabama logoSouth AlabamaSun Belt4-8L 26-49 @ TXST–44.1O 45.3 · D 44.1–
115Tulsa logoTulsaAmerican Athletic4-8L 24-31 vs UAB–43.5O 44.7 · D 43.4–
116Wyoming logoWyomingMountain West4-8L 7-27 @ HAW–43.2O 29.6 · D 59.5–
117Liberty logoLibertyConference USA4-8L 42-48 vs KENN–43.0O 45.9 · D 46.6–
118Boston College logoBoston CollegeACC2-10W 34-12 @ SYR–42.9O 50.0 · D 42.2–
119Oregon State logoOregon StatePac-122-10L 8-32 @ WSU–41.8O 41.5 · D 45.8–
120San José State logoSan José StateMountain West3-9L 14-41 vs FRES–41.5O 47.8 · D 36.6–
121Buffalo logoBuffaloMid-American5-7L 26-31 vs OHIO–40.9O 38.0 · D 47.4–
122Kent State logoKent StateMid-American5-7W 35-31 @ NIU–40.4O 41.1 · D 34.3–
123Nevada logoNevadaMountain West3-9L 17-42 vs UNLV–40.4O 33.4 · D 48.8–
124Oklahoma State logoOklahoma StateBig 121-11L 13-20 vs ISU–40.3O 34.6 · D 47.5–
125Akron logoAkronMid-American5-7W 19-16 @ BGSU–40.0O 40.8 · D 40.7–
126Bowling Green logoBowling GreenMid-American4-8W 45-14 @ MASS–40.3O 32.5 · D 51.1–
127UL Monroe logoUL MonroeSun Belt3-9L 27-30 @ UL–40.3O 33.6 · D 44.2–
128New Mexico State logoNew Mexico StateConference USA4-8L 24-31 vs MTSU–39.4O 33.9 · D 44.2–
129Colorado State logoColorado StatePac-122-10L 21-42 vs AF–38.9O 38.5 · D 41.4–
130Georgia State logoGeorgia StateSun Belt1-11L 10-27 @ ODU–38.8O 41.6 · D 36.6▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
131Eastern Michigan logoEastern MichiganMid-American4-8L 21-31 vs WMU–38.8O 43.8 · D 35.9▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
132Ball State logoBall StateMid-American4-8L 24-45 @ M-OH–37.9O 28.9 · D 40.9–
133Middle Tennessee logoMiddle TennesseeConference USA3-9W 31-24 @ NMSU–37.3O 38.5 · D 36.8–
134Charlotte logoCharlotteAmerican Athletic1-11L 0-27 @ TULN–37.1O 30.2 · D 33.7–
135Northern Illinois logoNorthern IllinoisMountain West3-9L 31-35 vs KENT–35.6O 27.9 · D 47.8–
136UTEP logoUTEPMountain West2-10L 31-61 @ DEL–35.3O 36.9 · D 39.5–
137Sam Houston logoSam HoustonConference USA2-10L 16-56 vs FIU–33.1O 33.8 · D 31.3–
138Massachusetts logoMassachusettsMid-American0-12L 14-45 vs BGSU–26.2O 23.4 · D 24.6–

As of: 2025-12-13