2025 Week 21 College Football Team Rankings

January 9, 2026By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 2025 Season Tags: • No Comments

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Wins	Loses	Win %	Place	SOS	SOS Place	SOR	SOR Place
1	0	-0.015	INDIANA	B10	15	0	1.000	1	57.13	25	25.60	1
2	0	0.105	OREGON	B10	13	2	0.867	2	55.80	20	36.73	3
3	5	0.127	MIAMI	ACC	13	2	0.867	2	57.33	26	39.73	5
4	-1	0.182	MISSISSIPPI	SEC	13	2	0.867	2	63.27	51	47.40	13
5	-1	0.234	OHIO STATE	B10	12	2	0.857	5	56.79	24	32.64	2
6	-1	0.236	BYU	B12	12	2	0.857	5	54.57	15	42.29	8
7	-1	0.286	GEORGIA	SEC	12	2	0.857	5	60.93	39	46.43	12
8	-1	0.289	TEXAS TECH	B12	12	2	0.857	5	65.07	59	37.43	4
9	0	0.368	NORTH TEXAS	AMC	12	2	0.857	5	66.07	67	47.50	14
10	0	0.432	ALABAMA	SEC	11	4	0.733	22	55.87	21	45.53	9
11	0	0.451	JAMES MADISON	SUN	12	2	0.857	5	70.71	83	52.00	22
12	1	0.534	TEXAS A & M	SEC	11	2	0.846	11	70.77	85	58.00	48
13	-1	0.534	TULANE	AMC	11	3	0.786	15	58.71	29	54.93	33
14	0	0.536	OKLAHOMA	SEC	10	3	0.769	17	56.38	22	45.62	10
15	0	0.546	NOTRE DAME	FBSI	10	2	0.833	14	65.83	66	41.42	7
16	0	0.619	UTAH	B12	11	2	0.846	11	76.23	111	53.85	27
17	0	0.643	VIRGINIA	ACC	11	3	0.786	15	69.93	79	58.71	51
18	0	0.658	NAVY	AMC	11	2	0.846	11	70.92	87	64.46	69
19	0	0.701	TEXAS	SEC	10	3	0.769	17	65.54	64	55.38	36
20	0	0.778	USC	B10	9	4	0.692	26	53.92	13	41.15	6
21	0	0.844	VANDERBILT	SEC	10	3	0.769	17	73.54	98	57.92	47
22	0	0.855	MICHIGAN	B10	9	4	0.692	26	55.15	18	48.00	15
23	0	0.921	ILLINOIS	B10	9	4	0.692	26	60.00	35	54.23	30
24	0	0.946	IOWA	B10	9	4	0.692	26	62.62	47	49.38	18
25	2	1.033	DUKE	ACC	9	5	0.643	47	51.50	8	46.36	11
26	-1	1.035	LOUISVILLE	ACC	9	4	0.692	26	63.77	53	55.00	34
27	-1	1.037	SMU	ACC	9	4	0.692	26	65.15	61	53.46	26
28	0	1.118	TCU	B12	9	4	0.692	26	64.69	57	59.31	53
29	1	1.125	SOUTH FLORIDA	AMC	9	4	0.692	26	65.46	63	48.38	16
30	-1	1.136	ARIZONA	B12	9	4	0.692	26	66.23	68	54.00	28
31	0	1.168	HOUSTON	B12	10	3	0.769	17	79.92	126	73.69	98
32	0	1.243	OLD DOMINION	SUN	10	3	0.769	17	77.77	115	64.31	68
33	0	1.268	WAKE FOREST	ACC	9	4	0.692	26	69.46	78	63.46	67
34	0	1.278	WASHINGTON	B10	9	4	0.692	26	73.15	97	57.77	45
35	0	1.311	NORTH CAROLINA STATE	ACC	8	5	0.615	50	53.15	12	50.08	21
36	0	1.337	KENNESAW STATE	USA	10	4	0.714	23	67.86	76	66.64	78
37	0	1.358	EAST CAROLINA	AMC	9	4	0.692	26	70.69	82	58.08	49
38	0	1.413	GEORGIA TECH	ACC	9	4	0.692	26	72.31	95	65.15	72
39	0	1.490	BOISE STATE	MWC	9	5	0.643	47	60.21	36	54.43	31
40	0	1.542	WEST MICHIGAN	MAC	10	4	0.714	23	73.57	99	66.07	76
41	0	1.558	ARIZONA STATE	B12	8	5	0.615	50	59.08	31	57.77	45
42	0	1.568	IOWA STATE	B12	8	4	0.667	46	66.75	72	59.50	55
43	0	1.629	SAN DIEGO STATE	MWC	9	4	0.692	26	74.00	101	63.00	66
44	0	1.672	UNLV	MWC	10	4	0.714	23	82.07	132	76.00	104
45	0	1.727	CONNECTICUT	FBSI	9	4	0.692	26	90.54	136	82.23	122
46	0	1.746	PITTSBURGH	ACC	8	5	0.615	50	66.38	69	57.46	42
47	0	1.786	MISSOURI	SEC	8	5	0.615	50	70.77	85	59.46	54
48	0	1.826	LSU	SEC	7	6	0.538	60	52.38	10	49.38	18
49	1	1.833	TENNESSEE	SEC	8	5	0.615	50	72.23	94	61.31	59
50	-1	1.842	MINNESOTA	B10	8	5	0.615	50	66.46	70	66.38	77
51	0	1.890	HAWAII	MWC	9	4	0.692	26	80.08	127	75.15	101
52	1	1.962	WESTERN KENTUCKY	USA	9	4	0.692	26	80.15	128	73.46	96
53	-1	1.963	NEW MEXICO	MWC	9	4	0.692	26	81.69	131	76.92	108
54	0	2.007	FRESNO STATE	MWC	9	4	0.692	26	86.23	134	79.23	115
55	0	2.086	PENN STATE	B10	7	6	0.538	60	63.54	52	53.08	24
56	1	2.224	JACKSONVILLE STATE	USA	9	5	0.643	47	75.57	107	72.64	94
57	-1	2.234	MEMPHIS	AMC	8	5	0.615	50	74.77	104	65.46	74
58	0	2.267	OHIO	MAC	9	4	0.692	26	82.85	133	77.00	109
59	0	2.276	CINCINNATI	B12	7	6	0.538	60	61.69	44	57.00	39
60	0	2.284	NORTHWESTERN	B10	7	6	0.538	60	63.23	50	59.69	56
61	0	2.368	NEBRASKA	B10	7	6	0.538	60	65.54	64	61.46	61
62	0	2.456	TOLEDO	MAC	8	5	0.615	50	74.77	104	57.23	40
63	0	2.477	TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO	AMC	7	6	0.538	60	64.38	55	57.69	44
64	1	2.557	ARMY	AMC	7	6	0.538	60	66.77	73	64.54	70
65	-1	2.560	WASHINGTON STATE	P12	7	6	0.538	60	59.54	33	57.23	40
66	0	2.582	CALIFORNIA	ACC	7	6	0.538	60	70.62	81	72.46	93
67	0	2.623	LOUISIANA TECH	USA	8	5	0.615	50	78.00	119	71.46	91
68	0	2.649	CLEMSON	ACC	7	6	0.538	60	74.08	102	67.38	81
69	0	2.672	TROY	SUN	8	6	0.571	59	71.93	92	72.36	92
70	0	2.875	GEORGIA SOUTHERN	SUN	7	6	0.538	60	66.46	70	70.85	90
71	0	2.907	KANSAS STATE	B12	6	6	0.500	78	67.50	75	64.75	71
72	0	3.034	SOUTHERN MISS	SUN	7	6	0.538	60	75.69	109	74.31	99
73	0	3.041	TEXAS STATE	SUN	7	6	0.538	60	77.08	113	69.62	86
74	0	3.077	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL	USA	7	6	0.538	60	72.15	93	73.62	97
75	1	3.112	RUTGERS	B10	5	7	0.417	83	55.00	17	58.17	50
76	-1	3.112	KENTUCKY	SEC	5	7	0.417	83	56.75	23	60.17	58
77	0	3.153	MISSOURI STATE	USA	7	6	0.538	60	71.54	89	74.69	100
78	0	3.205	AUBURN	SEC	5	7	0.417	83	62.25	45	56.17	37
79	1	3.224	FLORIDA STATE	ACC	5	7	0.417	83	63.17	49	52.17	23
80	-1	3.242	ARKANSAS STATE	SUN	7	6	0.538	60	78.54	122	80.77	118
81	0	3.337	MISSISSIPPI STATE	SEC	5	8	0.385	95	57.62	27	57.46	42
82	0	3.441	DELAWARE	USA	7	6	0.538	60	79.69	125	81.69	120
83	1	3.502	WISCONSIN	B10	4	8	0.333	98	39.75	1	48.50	17
84	-1	3.518	BAYLOR	B12	5	7	0.417	83	60.83	38	62.33	65
85	1	3.576	UTAH STATE	MWC	6	7	0.462	80	63.92	54	61.69	62
86	-1	3.590	KANSAS	B12	5	7	0.417	83	62.75	48	61.42	60
87	0	3.606	MIAMI (OH)	MAC	7	7	0.500	78	69.14	77	67.36	80
88	0	3.701	FLORIDA	SEC	4	8	0.333	98	47.58	6	50.00	20
89	0	3.774	CENTRAL MICHIGAN	MAC	7	6	0.538	60	80.31	129	81.31	119
90	0	3.794	TEMPLE	AMC	5	7	0.417	83	60.33	37	62.17	63
91	1	3.854	CENTRAL FLORIDA	B12	5	7	0.417	83	70.33	80	69.58	85
92	-1	3.862	SOUTH CAROLINA	SEC	4	8	0.333	98	54.67	16	54.08	29
93	0	3.984	LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE	SUN	6	7	0.462	80	75.54	106	78.77	113
94	0	4.025	WEST VIRGINIA	B12	4	8	0.333	98	50.83	7	59.92	57
95	0	4.048	COASTAL CAROLINA	SUN	6	7	0.462	80	71.85	91	82.77	124
96	1	4.089	STANFORD	ACC	4	8	0.333	98	51.83	9	62.17	63
97	-1	4.107	RICE	AMC	5	8	0.385	95	61.62	42	75.46	103
98	0	4.231	MICHIGAN STATE	B10	4	8	0.333	98	62.50	46	67.83	82
99	0	4.271	MARSHALL	SUN	5	7	0.417	83	70.75	84	70.25	88
100	0	4.521	FLORIDA ATLANTIC	AMC	4	8	0.333	98	61.67	43	68.50	83
101	1	4.535	UCLA	B10	3	9	0.250	117	41.17	2	56.42	38
102	1	4.537	UAB	AMC	4	8	0.333	98	61.58	41	73.42	95
103	-2	4.543	MARYLAND	B10	4	8	0.333	98	73.92	100	76.92	107
104	0	4.611	NORTH CAROLINA	ACC	4	8	0.333	98	71.00	88	76.25	105
105	0	4.671	COLORADO	B12	3	9	0.250	117	45.08	3	54.67	32
106	0	4.737	VIRGINIA TECH	ACC	3	9	0.250	117	46.42	5	55.17	35
107	0	4.849	APPALACHIAN STATE	SUN	5	8	0.385	95	77.00	112	82.62	123
108	0	4.869	BUFFALO	MAC	5	7	0.417	83	77.83	116	77.33	110
109	0	4.956	AIR FORCE	MWC	4	8	0.333	98	64.75	58	65.25	73
110	0	5.004	TULSA	AMC	4	8	0.333	98	77.92	117	83.67	126
111	0	5.016	SYRACUSE	ACC	3	9	0.250	117	55.17	19	69.92	87
112	0	5.036	LIBERTY	USA	4	8	0.333	98	65.08	60	66.00	75
113	0	5.061	KENT STATE	MAC	5	7	0.417	83	80.58	130	92.92	134
114	0	5.116	AKRON	MAC	5	7	0.417	83	89.92	135	95.08	135
115	0	5.266	ARKANSAS	SEC	2	10	0.167	126	52.42	11	53.33	25
116	0	5.298	SOUTH ALABAMA	SUN	4	8	0.333	98	74.08	103	78.00	111
117	0	5.364	WYOMING	MWC	4	8	0.333	98	75.58	108	80.08	116
118	0	5.465	PURDUE	B10	2	10	0.167	126	46.00	4	59.08	52
119	0	5.491	NEW MEXICO STATE	USA	4	8	0.333	98	78.08	120	84.08	127
120	0	5.688	BALL STATE	MAC	4	8	0.333	98	77.50	114	91.50	133
121	0	5.767	EAST MICHIGAN	MAC	4	8	0.333	98	78.58	123	84.25	128
122	0	5.772	BOWLING GREEN	MAC	4	8	0.333	98	78.33	121	82.08	121
123	1	5.868	BOSTON COLLEGE	ACC	2	10	0.167	126	61.50	40	68.83	84
124	-1	5.900	NEVADA	MWC	3	9	0.250	117	65.25	62	75.17	102
125	0	5.949	SAN JOSE STATE	MWC	3	9	0.250	117	67.42	74	78.50	112
126	0	6.089	LOUISIANA MONROE	SUN	3	9	0.250	117	71.58	90	86.92	132
127	0	6.286	MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE	USA	3	9	0.250	117	77.92	117	86.42	131
128	0	6.330	COLORADO STATE	MWC	2	10	0.167	126	54.42	14	66.75	79
129	0	6.498	OREGON STATE	P12	2	10	0.167	126	59.33	32	70.58	89
130	0	6.562	OKLAHOMA STATE	B12	1	11	0.083	133	59.83	34	79.00	114
131	0	6.564	NORTHERN ILLINOIS	MAC	3	9	0.250	117	79.00	124	86.25	130
132	0	6.709	SAM HOUSTON	USA	2	10	0.167	126	64.67	56	84.75	129
133	0	6.826	CHARLOTTE	AMC	1	11	0.083	133	58.75	30	80.75	117
134	0	6.885	UTEP	USA	2	10	0.167	126	76.08	110	83.17	125
135	0	7.139	GEORGIA STATE	SUN	1	11	0.083	133	58.58	28	76.67	106
136	0	8.055	MASSACHUSETTS	MAC	0	12	0.000	136	72.42	96	99.92	136