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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

29% settled

Average accuracy
63.0

out of 100

Pundits
117

have made one

How these calls land

Every graded call of this kind, bucketed by score.

Takes in each band

020406080
0 — dead wrongscore out of 100100 — nailed it
58 scored 80+35 scored under 40

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

MissedTakes score for this kind of prediction only — accuracy measured against what a naive guess would have scored. Zero means no better than guessing.

provisionalRatings this early are samples, not reputations — the methodology sets out how many articles it takes before we call one settled.

By publisher

The same record pooled across everyone writing under one banner.

Every power rankings take

126–150 of 550

  • PendingNFL NationPower Rankings2026 season

    To form the list, our power panel of more than a dozen NFL analysts evaluates how all 32 teams stack up against one another. ... 1. San Francisco 49ers ... 32. Miami Dolphins

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 10, 2026
  • PendingRichard ShermanPower Rankings2026 season

    The San Francisco 49ers are playing the best football... number two, we're going to go with Kansas city chiefs... number three, I'm going to go with the Seattle Seahawks... Number four... the Jacksonville Jaguars... And number five, it got to go with the Bears.

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 9, 2026the article →
  • PendingRichard ShermanPower Rankings2026 season

    I got the San Francisco 49ers... they're number one in my power ranks... Number two, the Kansas City Chiefs... At number three... The Seattle Seahawks... At number four, the Chicago Bears... Give me the Jacksonville Jaguars at number five.

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 9, 2026the article →
  • PendingChris LongPower Rankings2026 season

    Top five teams in the NFL... I think in no order, Seattle and San Francisco have to be in that top five, and I think the best three teams in the AFC are currently the Chiefs, the Bills, and the Jags.

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 9, 2026the article →
  • PendingDoug JoubertPower Rankings2026 season

    Fox Sports: 23rd — had the hometown heroes pummeting the most, eight spots.

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 8, 2026the article →
  • PendingConor OrrPower Rankings2026 season

    Sports Illustrated: 25th — SI's Conor Orr put things in perspective after dropping the Saints four notches in his rankings.

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 8, 2026the article →
  • PendingMike FlorioPower Rankings2026 season

    PFT: 25th — Mike Florio slid the Saints six spots

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 8, 2026the article →
  • PendingDoug JoubertPower Rankings2026 season

    Yahoo! Sports: 23rd — A five rank drop for the Saints

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 8, 2026the article →
  • PendingKatherine TerrellPower Rankings2026 season

    ESPN: 21st — A three spot slide is given to New Orleans here, with Katherine Terrell saying...

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 8, 2026
  • PendingPete PriscoPower Rankings2026 season

    CBS Sports: 23rd ... Pete Prisco says, "Atlanta beat them up badly on Monday night..."

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 8, 2026the article →
  • PendingDoug JoubertPower Rankings2026 season

    Saints On SI Composite Rankings into Week 4 ... 1 - San Francisco ... 32 - Tennessee

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 8, 2026the article →
  • PendingDoug JoubertPower Rankings2026 season

    The Athletic: 25th — A five-spot drop, and pointing to a lack of production in the first two quarters

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 8, 2026the article →
  • PendingDoug JoubertPower Rankings2026 season

    NFL.com: 20th — Dropping four spots, these guys DID watch MNF, calling the Saints defense "a sieve."

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 8, 2026the article →
  • PendingJared DubinPower Rankings2026 season

    Tier 5: The Dregs — Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans ... Tier 4: Probably Not That Good ... Tier 3: Probably About Average ... Tier 2: Probably Pretty Good — Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings ... Tier 1: The Inner Circle (For Now) — Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 8, 2026the article →
  • PendingRichard ShermanPower Rankings2026 season

    The San Francisco 49ers are playing the best football... Number two, we're going to go with the Kansas City Chiefs... number three, I'm going to go with the Seattle Seahawks... Number four... the Jacksonville Jaguars... And number five, it got to go with the Bears.

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 8, 2026the article →
  • PendingMitchell EisensteinPower Rankings2026 season

    I got the San Francisco 49ers... they're number one in my power ranks. Number two, the Kansas City Chiefs... At number three... the Seattle Seahawks... At number four, the Chicago Bears... Give me the Jacksonville Jaguars at number five.

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 8, 2026the article →
  • PendingTom BradyPower Rankings2026 season

    Here's Brady's full top 10. 10. Las Vegas Raiders ... 9. Los Angeles Rams ... 8. Chicago Bears ... 7. Buffalo Bills ... 6. Baltimore Ravens ... 5. Jacksonville Jaguars ... 4. Seattle Seahawks ... 3. Minnesota Vikings ... 2. Kansas City Chiefs ... 1. San Francisco 49ers

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 8, 2026the article →
  • PendingRich EisenPower Rankings2026 season

    My week five power rankings brought to you by SoFi... Number 10 on the list... I'm keeping the Raiders 10... the two and two Rams are ninth on this list... Number eight on the list. Up one spot, the Chicago Bears... Up one spot, the Jacksonville Jaguars are here... So the Bills are six... The Ravens are fifth... The Vikings are four... Number three, up three spots of the defending Super Bowl champs... Number two, up one spot are the chiefs. And my new number one atop my power rankings are the San Francisco forty niners.

    Seattle Seahawks

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 7, 2026the article →
  • PendingPete PriscoPower Rankings2026 season

    25. Cardinals (↓2) 26. Texans (↑1) 27. Chargers (↓3) 28. Commanders (--) 29. Jets (↑1) ... the Falcons look completely rejuvenated with a healthy signal-caller and are up two spots to No. 19.

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 7, 2026the article →
  • PendingNick ShookPower Rankings2026 season

    Let's take a look at your teams one through eight... up at number one, same as last week, it is the Niners. You got the Chiefs. They are number two. Then Seahawks, Ravens, Broncos, Jags, Bills... And Cowboys. [...] The Bengals down one spot... Bears, the Vikings down two... Raiders... at 12. The Rams, they stood pat at 13. The Carolina Panthers... at 14. Same with the Falcons... at 15. And then the Lions down two at 16. [...] The Browns... remain at 17. The Patriots up 13 spots at 18. You have the Giants, then the Saints, then the Eagles down six spots. The Colts at 22... The Texans up one, and then the Jets down six. [...] You have the Steelers, the Cardinals, the Packers, the Commanders down seven spots, Dolphins, Bucks, Chargers down four spots, and at 32, it's the Titans.

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 7, 2026the article →
  • PendingColin CowherdPower Rankings2026 season

    Here are Cowherd's Week 4 Herd Hierarchy rankings: 10. Dallas Cowboys ... 1. San Francisco 49ers

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 6, 2026the article →
  • PendingConor OrrPower Rankings2026 season

    enough to prompt SI's Conor Orr to move the Giants from No. 24 last week to No. 21 in this week’s MMQB NFL power rankings

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 6, 2026the article →
  • PendingNate TicePower Rankings2026 season

    So I have the Jaguars at one, Chiefs at two, Ravens at three, Bills at four, and I threw in the Patriots at five.

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 6, 2026the article →
  • PendingNate TicePower Rankings2026 season

    I had Seahawks one, forty niners two, Rams Rams three, and Cowboys four, and Bears five.

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 6, 2026the article →
  • PendingBenjamin SolakPower Rankings2026 season

    NFC, I had San Francisco one, Seattle two, Los Angeles Rams three... I have the Minnesota Vikings four, and then I have the Dallas Cowboys five.

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 6, 2026the article →

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NFL — power rankings (162 graded)

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