Using our proprietary formula, we rank all 130 FBS college football teams as we head to the 2018 college football season. Here are our data driven 2018 college football power rankings.
2018 College Football Power Rankings – Preseason
| RANK | TEAM | CONFERENCE |
| 1 | Alabama | SEC |
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| 3 | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 4 | Washington | Pac-12 |
| 5 | Texas | Big 12 |
| 6 | Clemson | ACC |
| 7 | Georgia | SEC |
| 8 | Auburn | SEC |
| 9 | Miami | ACC |
| 10 | Stanford | Pac-12 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
| 12 | Mississippi St. | SEC |
| 13 | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 14 | USC | Pac-12 |
| 15 | Florida | SEC |
| 16 | Penn State | Big Ten |
| 17 | West Virginia | Big 12 |
| 18 | South Carolina | SEC |
| 19 | Utah | Pac-12 |
| 20 | Florida St. | ACC |
| 21 | Oregon | Pac-12 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | Independent |
| 23 | Virginia Tech | ACC |
| 24 | UCF | American |
| 25 | TCU | Big 12 |
| 26 | Texas A&M | SEC |
| 27 | Boise State | Mountain West |
| 28 | California | Pac-12 |
| 29 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA |
| 30 | Michigan State | Big Ten |
| 31 | LSU | SEC |
| 32 | Missouri | SEC |
| 33 | Boston College | ACC |
| 34 | Memphis | American |
| 35 | NC State | ACC |
| 36 | Arizona | Pac-12 |
| 37 | Utah St | Mountain West |
| 38 | Georgia Tech | ACC |
| 39 | Marshall | Conference USA |
| 40 | Iowa | Big Ten |
| 41 | Ohio | MAC |
| 42 | Temple | American |
| 43 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 |
| 44 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt |
| 45 | UCLA | Pac-12 |
| 46 | Purdue | Big Ten |
| 47 | Louisville | ACC |
| 48 | Kentucky | SEC |
| 49 | Army | Independent |
| 50 | Duke | ACC |
| 51 | San Diego State | Mountain West |
| 52 | Kansas State | Big 12 |
| 53 | Houston | American |
| 54 | Mississippi | SEC |
| 55 | Navy | American |
| 56 | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| 57 | North Carolina | ACC |
| 58 | Northern Illinois | MAC |
| 59 | Arkansas | SEC |
| 60 | Appalachian State | Sun Belt |
| 61 | Iowa State | Big 12 |
| 62 | Washington State | Pac-12 |
| 63 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA |
| 64 | South Florida | American |
| 65 | Fresno State | Mountain West |
| 66 | Nebraska | Big Ten |
| 67 | Wake Forest | ACC |
| 68 | Tulane | American |
| 69 | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| 70 | Arizona State | Pac-12 |
| 71 | BYU | Independent |
| 72 | Texas Tech | Big 12 |
| 73 | Wyoming | Mountain West |
| 74 | Tennessee | SEC |
| 75 | Troy | Sun Belt |
| 76 | Toledo | MAC |
| 77 | Indiana | Big Ten |
| 78 | Air Force | Mountain West |
| 79 | Pittsburgh | ACC |
| 80 | Miami (OH) | MAC |
| 81 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA |
| 82 | Syracuse | ACC |
| 83 | Western Michigan | MAC |
| 84 | Maryland | Big Ten |
| 85 | Colorado | Pac-12 |
| 86 | UAB | Conference USA |
| 87 | Baylor | Big 12 |
| 88 | Rutgers | Big Ten |
| 89 | Buffalo | MAC |
| 90 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt |
| 91 | Colorado State | Mountain West |
| 92 | South Alabama | Sun Belt |
| 93 | Oregon State | Pac-12 |
| 94 | SMU | American |
| 95 | Eastern Michigan | MAC |
| 96 | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| 97 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt |
| 98 | Akron | MAC |
| 99 | Nevada | Mountain West |
| 100 | North Texas | Conference USA |
| 101 | Tulsa | American |
| 102 | Georgia State | Sun Belt |
| 103 | Ball St. | MAC |
| 104 | Illinois | Big Ten |
| 105 | Virginia | ACC |
| 106 | Old Dominion | Conference USA |
| 107 | Bowling Green | MAC |
| 108 | Massachusetts | Independent |
| 109 | New Mexico | Mountain West |
| 110 | Florida International | Conference USA |
| 111 | Cincinnati | American |
| 112 | Southern Miss | Conference USA |
| 113 | UTSA | Conference USA |
| 114 | Kansas | Big 12 |
| 115 | UNLV | Mountain West |
| 116 | Central Michigan | MAC |
| 117 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA |
| 118 | San Jose State | Mountain West |
| 119 | UL-Monroe | Sun Belt |
| 120 | East Carolina | American |
| 121 | Hawaii | Mountain West |
| 122 | Louisiana | Sun Belt |
| 123 | Liberty | Independent |
| 124 | Connecticut | American |
| 125 | New Mexico State | Independent |
| 126 | Texas State | Sun Belt |
| 127 | UTEP | Conference USA |
| 128 | Charlotte | Conference USA |
| 129 | Kent St. | MAC |
| 130 | Rice | Conference USA |
College Football Conference Power Rankings
| RANK | CONFERENCE |
| 1 | SEC |
| 2 | Pac-12 |
| 3 | ACC |
| 4 | Big 12 |
| 5 | Big Ten |
| 6 | American |
| 7 | Mountain West |
| 8 | MAC |
| 9 | Sun Belt |
| 10 | Conference USA |
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