College Football

2026 Week 2 Rankings

USC is No. 1 in the Week 2 NovaModel College Football rankings, ahead of Memphis and SMU. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

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 2 ranking uses only games played before Week 2, 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	USCBig Ten	2-0	W 39-0 vs FRES	vs UL	71.0O 65.2 · D 75.2	–
2	MemphisAmerican Athletic	2-0	W 42-24 vs ARST	@ BOIS	66.9O 62.1 · D 54.8	–
3	SMUACC	1-0	W 27-24 @ FSU	vs UC Davis	64.1O 60.0 · D 61.0	–
4	North Dakota StateMountain West	2-0	W 38-0 vs Fordham	@ AF	63.7O 44.0 · D 87.3	–
5	MiamiACC	1-0	W 45-6 @ STAN	vs Florida A&M	62.9O 61.0 · D 70.1	–
6	LSUSEC	1-0	W 51-10 vs CLEM	vs LT	61.7O 65.0 · D 67.3	–
7	IowaBig Ten	1-0	W 40-0 vs NIU	vs ISU	61.2O 55.8 · D 74.9	–
8	Mississippi StateSEC	1-0	W 62-13 vs ULM	@ MINN	61.0O 70.9 · D 59.1	–
9	Texas A&MSEC	1-0	W 50-0 vs MOST	vs ASU	60.9O 58.3 · D 71.8	–
10	Ohio StateBig Ten	1-0	W 56-3 vs BALL	@ TEX	60.8O 64.1 · D 66.5	–
11	South CarolinaSEC	1-0	W 57-0 vs KENT	vs Towson	60.6O 62.8 · D 66.7	–
12	Penn StateBig Ten	1-0	W 45-0 vs MRSH	@ TEM	60.5O 56.6 · D 72.1	–
13	AlabamaSEC	1-0	W 48-10 vs ECU	@ UK	60.5O 59.9 · D 67.6	–
14	PittsburghACC	1-0	W 59-14 vs M-OH	vs UCF	60.2O 68.2 · D 59.7	–
15	OklahomaSEC	1-0	W 51-0 vs UTEP	@ MICH	59.9O 56.5 · D 68.5	–
16	New MexicoMountain West	1-0	W 38-7 vs CMU	vs Mercyhurst	59.8O 50.8 · D 70.8	–
17	FloridaSEC	1-0	W 66-21 vs FAU	vs Campbell	59.8O 71.7 · D 52.6	–
18	UCLABig Ten	1-0	W 45-24 @ CAL	vs SDSU	59.7O 62.6 · D 56.7	–
19	Wake ForestACC	1-0	W 38-16 vs AKR	@ PUR	59.7O 57.4 · D 60.8	–
20	VirginiaACC	1-0	W 34-8 vs NCSU	vs Norfolk State	59.5O 49.9 · D 70.3	–
21	NevadaMountain West	1-0	W 49-14 vs WKU	vs Montana State	59.4O 60.5 · D 59.5	–
22	NebraskaBig Ten	1-0	W 49-21 vs OHIO	vs BGSU	59.3O 61.9 · D 57.2	–
23	WashingtonBig Ten	1-0	W 24-10 vs WSU	vs USU	59.2O 43.7 · D 67.2	–
24	DukeACC	1-0	W 17-3 vs TULN	@ ILL	59.1O 38.9 · D 71.1	–
25	Notre DameFBS Independents	1-0	W 41-13 vs WIS	vs RICE	59.1O 54.2 · D 65.4	–
26	IndianaBig Ten	1-0	W 52-16 vs UNT	vs Howard	59.1O 59.1 · D 58.2	–
27	TexasSEC	1-0	W 59-7 vs TXST	vs #10 OSU	58.9O 63.1 · D 60.5	–
28	MassachusettsMid-American	1-0	W 37-21 @ RUTG	vs Sacred Heart	58.9O 55.6 · D 61.1	–
29	HoustonBig 12	1-0	W 33-20 vs ORST	vs Southern	58.4O 53.7 · D 54.5	–
30	Colorado StatePac-12	1-0	W 35-13 vs WYO	vs Southern Utah	58.1O 49.8 · D 63.9	–
31	Michigan StateBig Ten	1-0	W 30-20 vs TOL	vs EMU	58.1O 46.9 · D 59.5	–
32	MichiganBig Ten	1-0	W 13-12 vs WMU	vs #15 OU	57.8O 32.7 · D 66.7	–
33	IllinoisBig Ten	1-0	W 42-23 vs UAB	vs #24 DUKE	57.8O 51.4 · D 52.1	–
34	CincinnatiBig 12	1-0	W 34-15 vs BC	vs Western Carolina	57.4O 47.1 · D 58.2	–
35	OregonBig Ten	1-0	W 34-27 vs BOIS	@ OKST	57.4O 52.9 · D 54.9	–
36	TroySun Belt	1-0	W 24-21 vs SHSU	vs Alabama State	57.1O 41.5 · D 54.9	–
37	TulsaAmerican Athletic	1-0	W 24-10 vs OKST	@ SHSU	57.0O 42.2 · D 62.3	–
38	West VirginiaBig 12	1-0	W 31-24 vs CCU	vs UT Martin	55.8O 48.1 · D 51.0	–
39	James MadisonSun Belt	1-0	W 20-13 vs LIB	vs Wagner	55.7O 37.3 · D 62.2	–
40	South FloridaAmerican Athletic	1-0	W 19-9 vs FIU	@ ARMY	55.7O 33.6 · D 62.4	–
41	KansasBig 12	1-0	W 51-6 vs Long Island University	vs MIZ	54.6O 57.5 · D 63.2	–
42	MarylandBig Ten	1-0	W 62-0 vs Hampton	@ CONN	54.6O 59.2 · D 61.2	–
43	GeorgiaSEC	1-0	W 63-3 vs Tennessee State	vs WKU	54.6O 61.1 · D 59.1	–
44	UConnFBS Independents	1-0	W 56-7 vs Lafayette	vs MD	54.6O 60.9 · D 58.7	–
45	ArmyAmerican Athletic	1-0	W 59-3 vs Bryant	vs USF	54.5O 59.5 · D 59.8	–
46	TennesseeSEC	1-0	W 56-9 vs Furman	@ GT	54.5O 60.9 · D 57.7	–
47	North CarolinaACC	1-0	W 15-10 vs TCU	vs East Tennessee State	54.5O 37.9 · D 68.2	–
48	Virginia TechACC	1-0	W 73-3 vs VMI	vs ODU	54.5O 63.6 · D 54.8	–
49	Arizona StateBig 12	1-0	W 70-7 vs Morgan State	@ #9 TA&M	54.4O 65.4 · D 52.7	–
50	App StateSun Belt	1-0	W 55-3 vs Maine	@ ECU	54.4O 58.2 · D 59.7	–
51	MissouriSEC	1-0	W 54-14 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff	@ KU	54.4O 60.4 · D 57.5	–
52	Kennesaw StateConference USA	1-0	W 47-0 vs West Georgia	vs GAST	54.4O 51.0 · D 66.9	–
53	MinnesotaBig Ten	1-0	W 59-7 vs Eastern Illinois	vs #8 MSST	54.4O 57.7 · D 59.7	–
54	UtahBig 12	1-0	W 66-14 vs Idaho	vs ARK	54.4O 66.1 · D 51.1	–
55	Southern MissSun Belt	1-0	W 49-3 vs Alcorn State	@ AUB	54.4O 53.8 · D 63.2	–
56	Kansas StateBig 12	1-0	W 71-3 vs Nicholls	vs WSU	54.4O 61.9 · D 55.0	–
57	Georgia StateSun Belt	1-0	W 59-10 vs North Carolina A&T	@ KENN	54.3O 60.5 · D 56.2	–
58	SyracuseACC	1-0	W 66-3 vs New Hampshire	vs CAL	54.3O 59.2 · D 56.7	–
59	BYUBig 12	1-0	W 63-7 vs Utah Tech	vs ARIZ	54.3O 59.8 · D 56.0	–
60	UCFBig 12	1-0	W 73-6 vs Bethune-Cookman	@ #14 PITT	54.3O 63.8 · D 51.8	–
61	Louisiana TechSun Belt	1-0	W 80-6 vs Northwestern State	@ #6 LSU	54.2O 65.7 · D 49.6	–
62	Georgia SouthernSun Belt	1-0	W 31-0 vs Charleston Southern	@ CLEM	54.2O 42.0 · D 73.2	–
63	Air ForceMountain West	1-0	W 34-0 vs Duquesne	vs #4 NDSU	54.2O 42.2 · D 73.0	–
64	DelawareConference USA	1-0	W 42-7 vs Merrimack	@ VAN	54.1O 51.3 · D 62.3	–
65	ArizonaBig 12	1-0	W 35-7 vs Northern Arizona	@ BYU	53.9O 45.4 · D 64.9	–
66	LouisianaSun Belt	1-0	W 38-7 vs Lamar	@ #1 USC	53.9O 45.9 · D 64.0	–
67	RiceAmerican Athletic	1-0	W 31-3 vs Houston Christian	@ #25 ND	53.7O 41.3 · D 66.2	–
68	KentuckySEC	1-0	W 45-13 vs Youngstown State	vs #13 ALA	53.7O 52.2 · D 55.2	–
69	NavyAmerican Athletic	1-0	W 42-15 vs Towson	@ FAU	53.6O 50.9 · D 56.1	–
70	Texas TechBig 12	1-0	W 33-10 vs Abilene Christian	@ ORST	53.5O 41.8 · D 63.2	–
71	PurdueBig Ten	1-0	W 44-19 vs Indiana State	vs #19 WAKE	53.4O 52.3 · D 51.3	–
72	San Diego StatePac-12	1-0	W 53-20 vs Portland State	@ #18 UCLA	53.2O 54.4 · D 46.9	–
73	UTSAAmerican Athletic	1-0	W 45-16 vs UT Rio Grande Valley	@ TXST	53.2O 52.9 · D 48.2	–
74	South AlabamaSun Belt	1-0	W 39-14 vs SE Louisiana	@ TULN	53.2O 43.2 · D 57.8	–
75	Iowa StateBig 12	1-0	W 38-10 vs Southeast Missouri State	@ #7 IOWA	53.2O 39.2 · D 61.7	–
76	ArkansasSEC	1-0	W 31-14 vs North Alabama	@ UTAH	53.1O 37.6 · D 62.4	–
77	VanderbiltSEC	1-0	W 28-9 vs Austin Peay	vs DEL	53.1O 34.4 · D 65.3	–
78	Middle TennesseeConference USA	1-0	W 38-14 vs Murray State	@ MRSH	53.0O 42.3 · D 55.2	–
79	TempleAmerican Athletic	1-0	W 38-14 vs Rhode Island	vs #12 PSU	52.9O 41.2 · D 55.2	–
80	Old DominionSun Belt	1-0	W 31-10 vs Norfolk State	@ VT	52.8O 33.0 · D 62.3	–
81	NorthwesternBig Ten	1-0	W 34-18 vs South Dakota State	vs COLO	52.3O 43.8 · D 44.8	–
82	Ole MissSEC	1-0	W 41-38 vs LOU	vs CLT	51.7O 58.9 · D 42.8	–
83	San José StateMountain West	1-1	W 27-21 @ EMU	vs Cal Poly	50.1O 56.6 · D 55.4	–
84	ColoradoBig 12	1-0	W 14-13 @ GT	vs Weber State	49.4O 39.1 · D 68.6	–
85	AuburnSEC	1-0	W 17-16 vs BAY	vs USM	48.6O 41.5 · D 58.3	–
86	Florida StateACC	1-1	L 24-27 vs SMU	@ #13 ALA	48.0O 43.6 · D 54.4	–
87	UNLVMountain West	1-1	W 21-6 @ HAW	@ UNT	46.6O 38.9 · D 70.3	–
88	Eastern MichiganMid-American	1-1	L 21-27 vs SJSU	@ MSU	46.3O 35.1 · D 59.5	–
89	BuffaloMid-American	1-0	W 21-17 vs UAlbany	@ FIU	45.8O 26.5 · D 53.6	–
90	Jacksonville StateConference USA	1-1	W 49-7 vs Eastern Kentucky	@ OHIO	43.8O 41.6 · D 58.8	–
91	StanfordACC	1-1	L 6-45 vs MIA	@ #24 DUKE	43.3O 40.9 · D 37.3	–
92	Sacramento StateMid-American	1-1	W 52-0 vs Mississippi Valley State	@ FRES	41.3O 41.8 · D 64.8	–
93	New Mexico StateConference USA	1-1	W 51-14 vs Mercyhurst	@ HAW	40.2O 47.4 · D 53.4	–
94	Arkansas StateSun Belt	0-1	L 24-42 @ MEM	vs West Georgia	40.2O 50.7 · D 41.9	–
95	Florida InternationalConference USA	0-1	L 9-19 @ USF	vs BUF	40.0O 39.0 · D 67.9	–
96	BaylorBig 12	0-1	L 16-17 vs AUB	vs Prairie View A&M	39.0O 42.7 · D 59.5	–
97	LibertyConference USA	0-1	L 13-20 @ JMU	vs Gardner-Webb	38.7O 39.1 · D 64.0	–
98	Oklahoma StateBig 12	0-1	L 10-24 @ TLSA	vs ORE	38.6O 39.1 · D 58.7	–
99	Coastal CarolinaSun Belt	0-1	L 24-31 @ WVU	vs Fordham	38.4O 49.2 · D 52.1	–
100	Sam HoustonConference USA	0-1	L 21-24 @ TROY	vs TLSA	38.4O 45.6 · D 59.4	–
101	Georgia TechACC	0-1	L 13-14 vs COLO	vs TENN	38.3O 33.2 · D 62.0	–
102	Boston CollegeACC	0-1	L 15-34 @ CIN	vs RUTG	38.1O 42.7 · D 53.0	–
103	Western MichiganMid-American	0-1	L 12-13 @ MICH	vs Monmouth	37.9O 34.8 · D 69.1	–
104	Fresno StatePac-12	0-1	L 0-39 @ USC	vs SAC	37.9O 27.2 · D 45.6	–
105	LouisvilleACC	0-1	L 38-41 vs MISS	vs Villanova	37.8O 56.5 · D 40.1	–
106	TCUBig 12	0-1	L 10-15 vs UNC	vs Grambling	37.8O 33.5 · D 63.4	–
107	UABAmerican Athletic	0-1	L 23-42 @ ILL	vs ULM	37.5O 48.2 · D 48.1	–
108	ToledoMid-American	0-1	L 20-30 @ MSU	vs Central Connecticut	37.4O 41.3 · D 53.4	–
109	WyomingMountain West	0-1	L 13-35 @ CSU	vs Northern Colorado	37.3O 37.4 · D 50.1	–
110	Oregon StatePac-12	0-1	L 20-33 @ HOU	vs TTU	36.9O 46.1 · D 46.1	–
111	Boise StatePac-12	0-1	L 27-34 @ ORE	vs #2 MEM	36.9O 45.4 · D 46.9	–
112	TulaneAmerican Athletic	0-1	L 3-17 @ DUKE	vs USA	36.6O 31.0 · D 62.4	–
113	RutgersBig Ten	0-1	L 21-37 vs MASS	@ BC	36.5O 40.0 · D 43.7	–
114	Texas StatePac-12	0-1	L 7-59 @ TEX	vs UTSA	36.4O 40.7 · D 35.3	–
115	Washington StatePac-12	0-1	L 10-24 @ WASH	@ KSU	36.4O 34.5 · D 57.1	–
116	WisconsinBig Ten	0-1	L 13-41 vs ND	vs Western Illinois	36.4O 36.1 · D 45.1	–
117	North TexasAmerican Athletic	0-1	L 16-52 @ IU	vs UNLV	36.2O 42.7 · D 39.6	–
118	NC StateACC	0-1	L 8-34 @ UVA	vs Richmond	36.0O 31.5 · D 50.1	–
119	OhioMid-American	0-1	L 21-49 @ NEB	vs JXST	36.0O 43.5 · D 36.7	–
120	Western KentuckyConference USA	0-1	L 14-49 @ NEV	@ UGA	36.0O 41.5 · D 38.2	–
121	Central MichiganMid-American	0-1	L 7-38 @ UNM	vs Colgate	35.8O 31.2 · D 48.9	–
122	AkronMid-American	0-1	L 16-38 @ WAKE	vs Robert Morris	35.7O 40.3 · D 42.0	–
123	UTEPMountain West	0-1	L 0-51 @ OU	vs Texas Southern	35.5O 33.3 · D 42.6	–
124	CaliforniaACC	0-1	L 24-45 vs UCLA	@ SYR	35.5O 44.0 · D 36.0	–
125	Florida AtlanticAmerican Athletic	0-1	L 21-66 @ FLA	vs NAVY	35.4O 47.7 · D 25.8	–
126	Miami (OH)Mid-American	0-1	L 14-59 @ PITT	vs Holy Cross	35.1O 41.3 · D 29.8	–
127	MarshallSun Belt	0-1	L 0-45 @ PSU	vs MTSU	35.0O 30.1 · D 42.6	–
128	East CarolinaAmerican Athletic	0-1	L 10-48 @ ALA	vs APP	35.0O 34.1 · D 38.9	–
129	Kent StateMid-American	0-1	L 0-57 @ SC	vs Wofford	34.8O 35.0 · D 35.9	–
130	Missouri StateConference USA	0-1	L 0-50 @ TA&M	vs Lindenwood	34.6O 30.3 · D 40.7	–
131	Ball StateMid-American	0-1	L 3-56 @ OSU	vs Stony Brook	34.6O 35.1 · D 34.4	–
132	Northern IllinoisMountain West	0-1	L 0-40 @ IOWA	vs Illinois State	34.3O 27.5 · D 43.6	–
133	UL MonroeSun Belt	0-1	L 13-62 @ MSST	@ UAB	34.3O 41.8 · D 26.9	–
134	ClemsonACC	0-1	L 10-51 @ LSU	vs GASO	33.7O 34.3 · D 33.4	–
135	CharlotteAmerican Athletic	0-1	L 41-43 vs The Citadel	@ MISS	27.8O 50.9 · D 25.4	–
136	Utah StatePac-12	0-1	L 17-29 vs Idaho State	@ #23 WASH	27.5O 26.8 · D 45.3	–
137	Bowling GreenMid-American	0-1	L 13-20 vs Tarleton State	@ #22 NEB	26.8O 21.8 · D 41.5	–
138	Hawai'iMountain West	0-2	L 6-21 vs UNLV	vs NMSU	22.4O 27.2 · D 45.4	–

As of: 2026-09-07