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Who we are

Premier CFB Rankings is a fan project. We build and publish college football polls for the FBS season and give readers a ballot of their own. The site is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the NCAA, the Associated Press, any athletic conference, or any university.

Rankings, comparisons, and ballots on this site are for information and discussion. They are not official, not a prediction market, and not advice to wager.

The polls

The Premier Poll estimates true team strength. It is not trying to pick a playoff field from résumé alone. Inputs include the AP poll, Josh Pate's JP Poll (FPI when JP is missing), ESPN FPI, and roster talent. Weights shift toward the AP as the season progresses. The equation is shown on the poll page.

The Résumé Poll only cares what happened on the field. Each game is scored from the previous week's ranks. Upsets pay; losses to weaker teams cost. The list is the season-long point total.

The Collective Poll averages every published fan Top 25 for that week. It is the crowd's board, rebuilt when new ballots come in.

Compare puts any two of those lists next to each other, including AP weeks when we have them.

Your ballot

Anyone can read the public polls without an account. Creating and saving a personal Top 25 lives on My Poll and requires sign-in so we can store the ballot and fold it into the Collective. Friend invites are optional and only used to share and compare ballots.

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