Sports analytics from Laura Albert at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering

NFL rankings: February 9, 2026

Below are Badger Bracketology’s NFL rankings after the 2025-26 season. Congratulations to the Seattle Seahawks, who are the Super Bowl LX champions. This did not come as a surprise to us, since Seattle has been the top ranked team in our rankings since December. Despite the Super Bowl not being a close game, we believe it featured the best teams in the league.

1 Seattle
2 New England
3 LA Rams
4 Denver
5 Jacksonville
6 Buffalo
7 Houston
8 San Francisco
9 Philadelphia
10 Chicago
11 LA Chargers
12 Detroit
13 Green Bay
14 Minnesota
15 Pittsburgh
16 Indianapolis
17 Baltimore
18 Tampa Bay
19 Kansas City
20 Atlanta
21 Carolina
22 Miami
23 Dallas
24 Cincinnati
25 New Orleans
26 Washington
27 NY Giants
28 Cleveland
29 Arizona
30 Tennessee
31 NY Jets
32 Las Vegas