Power Rankings
Scored under the published methodology, which sets out what counts as right, what a naive guess would have said, and why an earlier call is worth more than a late one.
- Takes logged
- 550
- Graded
- 162
- Average accuracy
- 63.0
- Pundits
- 117
29% settled
out of 100
have made one
How these calls land
Takes in each band
Settled or waiting
162 / 550
graded
388 still pending
By season
- 20208 of 8 graded
- 20211 of 1 graded
- 20231 of 1 graded
- 202422 of 22 graded
- 2025130 of 131 graded
- 20260 of 387 graded
Who is good at power rankings
- Jamie Erdahl100 accuracy · 1 graded+100.0
- Anthony Gargano75 accuracy · 1 graded+75.0
- Akbar Gbaja-Biamila75 accuracy · 2 graded+62.5
- Peter Schrager63 accuracy · 2 graded+50.0
- Kyle Brandt71 accuracy · 4 graded+48.3
- Nick Shook54 accuracy · 1 graded+45.5
- Manti Te'o67 accuracy · 3 graded+40.5
- Colin Cowherd69 accuracy · 21 graded+33.7
- Tony Dungy49 accuracy · 1 graded+28.6
- Marcus Mosher85 accuracy · 10 graded+25.8
- Danny Parkins70 accuracy · 1 graded+23.8
- Ryan Reynolds83 accuracy · 1 graded+23.3
- Richard Sherman50 accuracy · 4 graded+20.8
- Jonas Knox76 accuracy · 8 graded+20.0
- Gregg Rosenthal83 accuracy · 5 graded+18.1
- Ron Rivera86 accuracy · 1 graded+17.1
- Rich Eisen62 accuracy · 34 graded+9.3
- Mike Garafolo49 accuracy · 2 graded+9.2
- TJ Jefferson71 accuracy · 7 graded+5.7
- Ralph Vacchiano67 accuracy · 1 graded+1.4
- Nick Wright0 accuracy · 3 graded+0.0
- Dan Patrick10 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Mike Mayock100 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Cooper Eisen0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- John Middlekauff100 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Seth Rollins65 accuracy · 2 graded-15.9
- Daniel Jeremiah35 accuracy · 1 graded-16.7
- The Miz47 accuracy · 1 graded-17.0
- Aaron Schatz55 accuracy · 2 graded-25.0
- LaVar Arrington57 accuracy · 8 graded-27.5
- Chris Brockman53 accuracy · 16 graded-28.8
- Bucky Brooks0 accuracy · 1 graded-75.2
provisionalRatings this early are samples, not reputations — the methodology sets out how many articles it takes before we call one settled.
By publisher
- Fox Sports Radio (podcast)77.5 · 2 graded
- The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)69.5 · 22 graded
- The 33rd Team84.6 · 11 graded
- The Richard Sherman Podcast (podcast)50.0 · 4 graded
- Move the Sticks (podcast)53.5 · 23 graded
- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)62.2 · 55 graded
- Around the NFL (podcast)69.4 · 7 graded
- The Dan Patrick Show (podcast)38.5 · 2 graded
- What's Wright? with Nick Wright (podcast)0.0 · 3 graded
- 3 and Out with John Middlekauff (podcast)100.0 · 1 graded
- 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe (podcast)66.3 · 16 graded
- The Draft Network33.4 · 9 graded
- Overreaction Monday (podcast)27.5 · 7 graded
Every power rankings take
226–250 of 550
Find out where the Chiefs, Cowboys and the other 30 teams sit in our Week 2 NFL power rankings. 32. Cleveland Browns ... 1. Seattle Seahawks
Rk Teams ... 1 Seahawks ... 32 Dolphins
1. Seahawks (last week No. 1; 1-0) ... 32. Browns (No. 31; 0-1)
2026 NFL Power Rankings Week 2 ... #32 Miami Dolphins ... #1 Baltimore Ravens
#10 Baltimore Ravens ... #9 Minnesota Vikings ... #8 Los Angeles Rams ... #7 San Francisco 49ers ... #6 Jacksonville Jaguars ... #5 Buffalo Bills ... #4 Philadelphia Eagles ... #3 Chicago Bears ... #2 Denver Broncos ... #1 Seattle Seahawks
I predict the Jets will be the third-worst team in football (behind the Dolphins and Cardinals)
Here's my herd hierarchy. We'll start at number 10 on the eve of the NFL season... Number one... the Seahawks... Where are the Chiefs? I have them in 11th. Where are the Ravens? I have them at 12.
This is how they should be viewed heading into the Eagles' season... 1. Seahawks... 2. 49ers... 3. Rams... 4. Eagles... 5. Bears
One of these seven teams will win the Super Bowl: 1. Los Angeles Rams ... 2. Seattle Seahawks ... 3. Baltimore Ravens ... 4. Buffalo Bills ... 5. Denver Broncos ... 6. Philadelphia Eagles ... 7. Houston Texans
A weekly look at the top five teams among the NFC and AFC West: 5. Kansas City Chiefs ... 4. San Francisco 49ers ... 3. Denver Broncos ... 2. Los Angeles Rams ... 1. Seattle Seahawks
And in the NFC West, I flipped it. I went Seattle second, Rams first.
NFC South, Saints, Panthers, Bucs, Falcons.
There's my AFC East, Buffalo, New England, Jets, Dolphins.
NFC North, best division in football. I'm going to take Detroit... Take the Bears second... but I'll still take their playoff momentum, their third Vikings fourth.
AFC West, I made a change. Denver second, Kansas City third... The Raiders will be a very fun fourth place team.
I do like the Ravens... Pittsburgh has a very high floor and a lower ceiling. They're third... Feel pretty strongly about Cleveland last and Pittsburgh third here.
NFC East. Listen, Philadelphia's roster, I'm going to take them... I'm very high on the Giants... Cowboys will be much better defensively, but we've pumped the brakes here... Washington... They'll finish fourth.
Washington, old, lost their left tackle... They'll finish fourth.
WalterFootball's current NFL Power Rankings provide an amusing wrinkle. Denver enters Week 1 ranked 15th. Kansas City is 17th.
My first power rankings of the season... I'm putting the Bears at 10... at nine, I'm putting the Houston Texans... the chargers are eight... Number seven are the Eagles... at six, the New England Patriots... The Buffalo Bills are here [five]... Four is Dallas... Three is Denver... I put them at two in their title defense, and I put the Rams at one
I've got the Saints finishing last again... I do have the Falcons third... And I've got the Bucks winning the division. I've got the Panthers finishing second.
So I got the Panthers finishing fourth place. Okay. I got the Falcons finishing third... They're Bucks and the Saints.
I have the Falcons fourth... The Panthers third, I I I like the Saints... Somehow the Bucks winning the division, Saints second.
here is Cowherd's actual top 10 before Week 1 kicks off ... 10. Bengals ... 1. Seahawks
THE MIAMI DOLPHINS ON SI WEEK 1 POWER RANKINGS 1. L.A. Rams ... 32. Arizona
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