Here is the full rank-ordered list of NCAA men’s football rankings using Laura Albert’s composite Markov chain rankings for January 20, 2026
1 Indiana
2 Miami FL
3 Oregon
4 Ohio St
5 Mississippi
6 Texas Tech
7 Georgia
8 BYU
9 Notre Dame
10 Alabama
11 Texas A&M
12 Utah
13 North Texas
14 Texas
15 Tulane
16 James Madison
17 Virginia
18 USC
19 Oklahoma
20 Iowa
21 Louisville
22 TCU
23 SMU
24 Michigan
25 Navy
26 Duke
27 Washington
28 Vanderbilt
29 Illinois
30 Arizona
31 Houston
32 South Florida
33 NC State
34 Georgia Tech
35 Arizona St
36 Old Dominion
37 Wake Forest
38 Iowa St
39 Pittsburgh
40 Kennesaw
41 Washington St
42 East Carolina
43 San Diego St
44 W Michigan
45 Tennessee
46 Penn St
47 WKU
48 Boise St
49 Missouri
50 Hawaii
51 LSU
52 Connecticut
53 Nebraska
54 UNLV
55 Minnesota
56 Fresno St
57 Ohio
58 Army
59 Northwestern
60 Clemson
61 New Mexico
62 UT San Antonio
63 Cincinnati
64 California
65 Kansas St
66 Memphis
67 Toledo
68 Florida St
69 Jacksonville St
70 Texas St
71 Wisconsin
72 Florida
73 Miami OH
74 Auburn
75 Troy
76 Louisiana Tech
77 Mississippi St
78 Kentucky
79 Rutgers
80 Ga Southern
81 Baylor
82 Southern Miss
83 Kansas
84 South Carolina
85 Arkansas St
86 Stanford
87 Utah St
88 West Virginia
89 Missouri St
90 C Michigan
91 Michigan St
92 Colorado
93 Temple
94 Delaware
95 UCLA
96 UCF
97 Marshall
98 Florida Intl
99 Coastal Car
100 Maryland
101 Louisiana
102 Arkansas
103 Appalachian St
104 Virginia Tech
105 Rice
106 Buffalo
107 Tulsa
108 North Carolina
109 Liberty
110 Purdue
111 FL Atlantic
112 Air Force
113 UAB
114 South Alabama
115 Syracuse
116 Kent
117 New Mexico St
118 E Michigan
119 Akron
120 San Jose St
121 Wyoming
122 Boston College
123 Bowling Green
124 ULM
125 Oregon St
126 Ball St
127 Nevada
128 Colorado St
129 MTSU
130 N Illinois
131 Oklahoma St
132 Sam Houston St
133 Charlotte
134 UTEP
135 Georgia St
136 Massachusetts
2 Miami FL
3 Oregon
4 Ohio St
5 Mississippi
6 Texas Tech
7 Georgia
8 BYU
9 Notre Dame
10 Alabama
11 Texas A&M
12 Utah
13 North Texas
14 Texas
15 Tulane
16 James Madison
17 Virginia
18 USC
19 Oklahoma
20 Iowa
21 Louisville
22 TCU
23 SMU
24 Michigan
25 Navy
26 Duke
27 Washington
28 Vanderbilt
29 Illinois
30 Arizona
31 Houston
32 South Florida
33 NC State
34 Georgia Tech
35 Arizona St
36 Old Dominion
37 Wake Forest
38 Iowa St
39 Pittsburgh
40 Kennesaw
41 Washington St
42 East Carolina
43 San Diego St
44 W Michigan
45 Tennessee
46 Penn St
47 WKU
48 Boise St
49 Missouri
50 Hawaii
51 LSU
52 Connecticut
53 Nebraska
54 UNLV
55 Minnesota
56 Fresno St
57 Ohio
58 Army
59 Northwestern
60 Clemson
61 New Mexico
62 UT San Antonio
63 Cincinnati
64 California
65 Kansas St
66 Memphis
67 Toledo
68 Florida St
69 Jacksonville St
70 Texas St
71 Wisconsin
72 Florida
73 Miami OH
74 Auburn
75 Troy
76 Louisiana Tech
77 Mississippi St
78 Kentucky
79 Rutgers
80 Ga Southern
81 Baylor
82 Southern Miss
83 Kansas
84 South Carolina
85 Arkansas St
86 Stanford
87 Utah St
88 West Virginia
89 Missouri St
90 C Michigan
91 Michigan St
92 Colorado
93 Temple
94 Delaware
95 UCLA
96 UCF
97 Marshall
98 Florida Intl
99 Coastal Car
100 Maryland
101 Louisiana
102 Arkansas
103 Appalachian St
104 Virginia Tech
105 Rice
106 Buffalo
107 Tulsa
108 North Carolina
109 Liberty
110 Purdue
111 FL Atlantic
112 Air Force
113 UAB
114 South Alabama
115 Syracuse
116 Kent
117 New Mexico St
118 E Michigan
119 Akron
120 San Jose St
121 Wyoming
122 Boston College
123 Bowling Green
124 ULM
125 Oregon St
126 Ball St
127 Nevada
128 Colorado St
129 MTSU
130 N Illinois
131 Oklahoma St
132 Sam Houston St
133 Charlotte
134 UTEP
135 Georgia St
136 Massachusetts