THE HATCH RANKINGS
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THE HATCH RANKINGS

MATHEMATICAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKING SYSTEM
EST. 1999
"The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace."
- Numbers 6:24-26
2026 Rankings (10/4/26, after Week 5)
2026-27 Playoff Projection

Current Top 25

Rk Team W L Rating Next Week
1 Alabama 5 0 0.9008 #17. Georgia
2 Texas 4 0 0.8916 vs. Oklahoma
3 Notre Dame 5 0 0.7431 Stanford
4 Miami (Florida) 5 0 0.7005 [Idle]
5 Oregon 3 1 0.6514 #12. UCLA
6 Florida 4 1 0.6507 South Carolina
7 Mississippi State 4 1 0.6416 [Idle]
8 Pittsburgh 5 0 0.6413 North Carolina
9 Texas Tech 5 0 0.6264 [Idle]
10 Brigham Young 4 0 0.5886 Iowa State
11 Southern California 5 1 0.5789 @ Penn State
12 UCLA 4 0 0.5777 @ #5. Oregon
13 James Madison 5 0 0.5578 @ Georgia Southern
14 Nebraska 5 0 0.5507 #21. Indiana
15 Missouri 4 1 0.5486 Texas A&M
16 Duke 4 0 0.5434 @ Georgia Tech
17 Georgia 5 0 0.5415 @ #1. Alabama
18 Mississippi 3 1 0.5364 @ Vanderbilt
19 Ohio State 4 1 0.5345 Maryland
20 North Dakota State 5 0 0.5291 @ Nevada-Las Vegas
21 Indiana 5 0 0.5229 @ #14. Nebraska
22 Houston 4 1 0.5192 @ Kansas State
23 Louisiana State 4 1 0.5100 @ #25. Kentucky
24 Utah 4 0 0.5076 Kansas
25 Kentucky 4 1 0.4991 #23. Louisiana State

System Information & Historical Material

Ranking Procedures
Historical Results (1869-Present)
Lineal Championship

External Links

Massey Rankings Comparison
FBSchedules.com
Winsipedia - Historical Research Tool
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