The first simulated BCS standings of the 2026 college football season arrived Monday, and the old formula wasted no time putting Georgia and Notre Dame in their own lane.
BCSKnowHow’s calculation has Georgia at No. 1 with a .9858 score, with Notre Dame next at .9425. Those two are alone at the top, and the rest of the rankings settle into a clear staircase after that.
Georgia’s rise was powered by its road win at Alabama, a result that also pushed the Bulldogs to No. 1 in the AP Top 25. The Bulldogs picked up 66 of 70 first-place votes in the AP poll and are now 6-0. The win in Tuscaloosa was Georgia’s first there since 2007, and it also knocked Texas out of the top spot after the Longhorns lost to Oklahoma 27-24 in the Red River Rivalry.
Notre Dame stayed right behind the Bulldogs after a 58-7 rout of Stanford. The Irish are 6-0 and rank No. 2 in the AP poll, matching their place in the simulated BCS.
Behind the top two, Miami, Indiana, and Ohio State form the next group. Miami is 5-0, Indiana is 6-0, and Ohio State is 5-1. Indiana’s narrow win at Nebraska kept the Hoosiers unbeaten and moving up.
Alabama and Texas come in at Nos. 6 and 7 even after their losses, a reminder that the old BCS system still gave real weight to quality of opponent and the body of work built before a setback.
The rest of the top 12 includes BYU, Texas Tech, Ole Miss, Utah, and UCLA. UCLA’s upset of Oregon lifted the Bruins nine spots in the AP poll to No. 12, and the computers were just as impressed.
After that, the gap opens fast. Missouri checks in at .4668, with Iowa, Tennessee, and the rest of the field trailing behind.
The BCS standings are a throwback at this point, of course. The College Football Playoff now uses a 12-team selection committee, not the old mix of polls and computer rankings. But this first simulated release still makes the same point loud and clear: Georgia and Notre Dame have separated themselves from everyone else.
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