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SATURDAY FOOTBALL
THE COMPUTER POLL
THE COMPUTER RANKS. AI EXPLAINS.2026 SEASON / WEEK 05 / FORMULA v1.0.0
NO PRESEASON BAGGAGE. JUST THE GAMES.

BRING BACK
THE COMPUTERS.

College football rankings without a memory of August. Every win. Every opponent. Every road trip.
A résumé earned on the field.

SATURDAY FOOTBALL / MAINFRAME_01â—‹ â—‹ â—Ź
> run computer_poll.exe â–Ś
Current-season results[ LOADED ]
Strength of schedule[ LOADED ]
Wins away from home[ LOADED ]
Preseason expectations[ IGNORED ]
Helmet logos[ IGNORED ]
> RESULTS > REPUTATION.
NO OPINIONS REQUIRED.DETERMINISTIC
0% PRESEASON BIAS0% RECRUITING RANKINGS0% HUMAN OVERRIDES100% SHOW YOUR WORK
THE WEEKLY READOUT

THE COMPUTER POLL.

WEEK 5

138 teams. One formula. Nothing carried over from last season.

The Computer Poll,2026, Week5
RKTEAMW–LSCOREMOVEAP
01
ALA
5–099.47NEW6
02
MIA
5–097.16NEW4
03
TEX
4–097.52NEW1
04
ND
Notre Dame
FBS Independents
5–094.88NEW3
05
PITT
5–092.96NEW25
06
TTU
5–091.85NEW11
07
JMU
5–088.61NEWNR
08
UCLA
UCLA
Big Ten
4–089.26NEW21
09
BYU
BYU
Big 12
4–088.14NEW8
10
NDSU
North Dakota State
Mountain West
5–086.34NEWNR
11
USC
USC
Big Ten
5–187.07NEW19
124–186.09NEW17
13
MIZ
4–183.96NEW14
14
FLA
4–184.73NEW16
15
UGA
5–083.41NEW2
16
OSU
Ohio State
Big Ten
4–183.65NEW5
174–183.66NEWNR
18
IU
Indiana
Big Ten
5–082.54NEW7
19
NEB
Nebraska
Big Ten
5–082.07NEWNR
20
DUKE
Duke
ACC
4–080.90NEWNR
21
HOU
Houston
Big 12
4–181.84NEW22
22
ORE
Oregon
Big Ten
3–181.36NEW13
23
WIS
Wisconsin
Big Ten
4–179.99NEWNR
24
UTAH
Utah
Big 12
4–078.96NEW12
254–178.66NEWNR
Current-season results only. Scores out of 100. Formula v1.0.0. Show your work ↗
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BEYOND THE NUMBERS

FROM THE MAINFRAME

THE EXPLAINER
A FORMULA. NOT A FEELING.

THE COMPUTER DOESN’T
REMEMBER AUGUST.

It knows who you played, where you played, and who won. It doesn’t know your recruiting class, your TV deal, or the logo on your helmet.

The entire methodology is public →
25%Results
20%Quality wins
20%Strength of schedule
15%Strength of record
8%Road / neutral
7%Capped dominance
5%Loss quality
0%Reputation