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
26–50 of 550
At home against a Cardinals team that might finish the year at the bottom of the NFC West
Week eight power rankings brought to you by SoFi... Number 10 on my power rankings list... Big win on the road for the Denver Broncos... Number nine back on the list... The Bengals are back... Number eight... the Jaguars... Number seven, down two spots are your patriots... I'm downgrading the Chiefs to here... And I'll put the Vikings at five... Number four on the list, the bears are up two spots... Number three, back on the list... The Seahawks... Number two, I'm putting the Niners above them... and they're number one. Buffalo Bills
I got the 49ers. I got the Buffalo Bills. I got the Vikings, the Chiefs, and the Bears.
So at one, I'm going to go with the Buffalo Bills... At two, the 49ers... Give me the Vikings at three... At four, the Kansas City Chiefs... And then finally, at five, I'm going to join you and put the Chicago Bears there.
- PendingMarcel Louis-JacquesPower Rankings2026 season
ESPN Rank: 30 Previous : 32 ... -- Marcel Louis-Jacques
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 28, 2026 CBS Sports (Pete Prisco) Rank: 30 Previous : 32
NFL.com (Nick Shook) Rank: 26 Previous : 31
THE MIAMI DOLPHINS ON SI WEEK 8 POWER RANKINGS 1. Minnesota ... 32. Tennessee
FOX Sports (Ralph Vacchiano) Rank: 30 Previous: 32
USA Today (Nate Davis) Rank: 27 Previous: 31
The Sporting News (Vinnie Iyer) Rank: 30 Previous : 31
Pro Football Talk (Mike Florio) Rank: 29 Previous : 31
- PendingFrank SchwabPower Rankings2026 season
Yahoo Sports (Frank Schwab) Rank: 29 Previous : 32
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 28, 2026 Sports Illustrated (Conor Orr) Rank: 31 Previous : 32
Minnesota is the obvious choice for the No. 1 spot in Pete Prisco's Week 8 NFL Power Rankings... 8. Bears (↑5) 18. Panthers (↓4) 19. Falcons (↑4) 21. Texans (↓6) 23. Buccaneers (↑6)
Herd hierarchy countdown: "I'll put Joe Burrow and the guys at 10" ... "I put them at nine" ... "I put Denver at eight" ... "I put Detroit at seven" ... "Bills at six" ... "Kansas City's at number five" ... "I have him at four" (New England) ... "Bears at three" ... number two San Francisco ... number one Seattle
Nate Davis, USA TODAY — Ranking: 2 | Last week: 4 ... The Bears are on the doorstep of the No. 1 spot in Davis' power rankings this week, with only the San Francisco 49ers ahead of them.
NFL Nation, ESPN — Ranking: 7 | Last week: 9
Conor Orr, Sports Illustrated — Ranking: 5 | Last week: 5
Pete Prisco, CBS Sports — Ranking: 8 | Last week: 13
1. Bills (last week No. 3; 5-1) ... 32. Chargers (No. 32; 0-6): "Last winless team in the league" wasn't mentioned in their schedule-release video.
Rk Teams Chg Rcrd — 1 Vikings ... 32 Chargers (Prisco's Week 8 Power Rankings)
And I would think that this team still is a favorite in the AFC
After the week off, I expect them to once again look like arguably the team to beat in the NFL.
- PendingMark LivingstonPower Rankings2026 season
If I were doing my own power rankings today, I'd probably have Carolina around 12 or 13. That feels about right to me.
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 23, 2026
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