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2026 Week 10 Northwestern Wildcats Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Rationale
TheZachster	14
ch1l1_ch33s3	15
grtgbln	15
retnuh101	15
Ch-i-ef	16
JustAManAndHisLaptop	16
OKgolfer	16	LW: 10 (lost at Oregon)
LW: 10 (lost at Oregon)
frumious88	17
infinitempg	17	0.756, -11
0.756, -11
MainPeanut25	17	Chip’s gone
Chip’s gone
SCsprinter13	17
sgtshenanigans	17
CommodoreN7	18
Daigotsu	18
jjjoebox	18
TaylorLeprechaun	18	-8
-8
texas2089	18
The-Gothic-Castle	18
Drexlore	19
fshi	19
sickmemes48	19
AJ_CC	20
bakonydraco	20	84.704 (6-2)
84.704 (6-2)
budget_um	20	Despite loss to Oregon, placed higher this week. I value UF over Oregon, but if that changes, so does this ranking
Despite loss to Oregon, placed higher this week. I value UF over Oregon, but if that changes, so does this ranking
ChBass	20	And just like that, the cumulative value of all your wins disappears into the cool Oregon night. They still have a top-20 offense, but their best win is #74 Penn State.
And just like that, the cumulative value of all your wins disappears into the cool Oregon night. They still have a top-20 offense, but their best win is #74 Penn State.
Luigiatl	20
TimeBroken	20
ToeInDigDeep	20	Loss at Indiana, at Oregon
Loss at Indiana, at Oregon
Wescat	20
Bank_Gothic	21
BoukenGreen	21
ChaseTheFalcon	21
DarthYoda2594	21
djowen68	21
e8odie	21
hythloday1	21
jthomas694	21
Justanother_0	21	Lost to Oregon and Indiana and a lack of marquee wins.
Lost to Oregon and Indiana and a lack of marquee wins.
Klaassy23	21
laprasrules	21
MADBuc49	21	-10
-10
mcdsmaster8824	21
PeteyNice	21
RedBarracuda25	21
SlaminSammons	21
Sometimeswelose	21
tdoger	21
TheNSAAgent777	21
UNC_Samurai	21
visor841	21
Xy13	21
AlexanderComet	22
arbadak	22	.747 rating, 6-2, SOS .565 (-5)
.747 rating, 6-2, SOS .565 (-5)
boxbeat	22
bretticus733	22
Buckeyes2010	22
CFBHurts	22
Chris-P-Creme	22
Colton3690	22
Conglossian	22	-3
-3
cvsprinter1	22	2-loss
2-loss
daredassdude	22
DarkLegend64	22
dukemetoo	22
IAmAChemicalEngineer	22
ikindalikelemons	22
NyquillusDillwad20	22
owlalwaysloveyew	22
Pikachu1989	22
Player_1_has_Joined	22
Rakarei	22
redwave2505	22
RegionalBias	22
RJEP22	22
SIMBONEGTP	22
sirgippy	22	GippyRank Quality of Results expected rank: 19.5. Central 80% interval: 5–39. Top-25 probability: 73%.
GippyRank Quality of Results expected rank: 19.5. Central 80% interval: 5–39. Top-25 probability: 73%.
spmartin1993	22
Staind075	22
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx	22	(-7)
(-7)
bladefencer	23	0.817, -8, Pow: 15, Off: 21, Def: 29, SOR: 25
0.817, -8, Pow: 15, Off: 21, Def: 29, SOR: 25
Cars-and-Coffee	23
Charlemagne42	23	49.8
49.8
GeauxTri	23	6-2. Lost 34-26 at Oregon; Penn State remains the best win, but the second loss weakens the resume.
6-2. Lost 34-26 at Oregon; Penn State remains the best win, but the second loss weakens the resume.
HelioOne	23
JBonkies	23
jonstark19	23
KansasEF5Tornado	23
Maladroit44	23
Noy_Telinu	23	Guess you are still ranked? Either NW or Duke or SMU? EH...
Guess you are still ranked? Either NW or Duke or SMU? EH...
r0sco	23
roguebandit1	23
RollWarTideEagle	23
sirvalkyerie	23
spasm01	23
spsellers	23
stripes361	23
the_neverdoctor	23
TheUltimate721	23
thomasosu	23
titansfan174	23
TouchdownHeroes	23
True_Ad5324	23	Down 5
Down 5
Versigot	23
_fastball	24
BananaBouquet	24
Bereft13	24	Power: 22, SoR: 24; LW: 19
Power: 22, SoR: 24; LW: 19
Blooblod	24
BorisNumber1	24
brucewaynewins	24
CambodianDrywall	24
colton_97	24
CRedds19	24
DavoinShower-handle	24
ehoefler	24	77.62 \| -4
77.62 \| -4
EpicSchwinn	24
Euphoric_Relative_13	24
ewolfy13	24
fredmerc111	24
frone	24
GenialGiant	24
halldaylong	24
Helifino	24
JustinMSU21	24
Lex_Ludorum	24
monkeymatt1836	24
royrules22	24
ryseing	24
scronko	24
seaotter2	24
SpadeRyker	24
strikersteve60	24
studio_sally	24
SufferingfOrLife	24
TolkienFan71	24
Tornadohunter24	24	[6-2, 3-2 B1G] (-5) \| SOR: #24 \| Notable Results: W 34-18 vs FCS #5 South Dakota State [7-2], L 23-29 @ #7 Indiana [7-1], W 24-21 @ Michigan State [2-6], L 26-34 @ HM Oregon [5-3] \| Eugene is a tough place to win in for a reason. It's not over for Braun and his merry Cats, but the route to the B1G Title game and CFP are now much harder than they were a week ago.
[6-2, 3-2 B1G] (-5) \| SOR: #24 \| Notable Results: W 34-18 vs FCS #5 South Dakota State [7-2], L 23-29 @ #7 Indiana [7-1], W 24-21 @ Michigan State [2-6], L 26-34 @ HM Oregon [5-3] \| Eugene is a tough place to win in for a reason. It's not over for Braun and his merry Cats, but the route to the B1G Title game and CFP are now much harder than they were a week ago.
w8w8	24
a_bit_of_a_misnomer_	25
BallSoHerd	25
bannista7	25
cfbguy	25
Chipsahoy523	25	-10 NEXT FIVE OUT: South Carolina, Texas A&M, Nebraska, UTSA, Penn State
-10 NEXT FIVE OUT: South Carolina, Texas A&M, Nebraska, UTSA, Penn State
chweris	25
corundum9	25
cyberchaox	25
Darth_Ra	25
diehardcubforever	25
digdat0	25	25. Northwestern — Score: 0.134 \| Results: 0.867, SOS Rank: #51, Quality: 0.024, Recency: 0.000 \| T10W: 0, T25W: 0, T50W: 0, Off Rk: #22, Def Rk: #30
25. Northwestern — Score: 0.134 \| Results: 0.867, SOS Rank: #51, Quality: 0.024, Recency: 0.000 \| T10W: 0, T25W: 0, T50W: 0, Off Rk: #22, Def Rk: #30
Dropbackandpunt	25
ExternalTangents	25	93.9%
93.9%
GatorBolt	25
grey_pilgrim_	25
Hackasizlak	25
Jay_Dubbbs	25
Jerrywelfare	25
joebob431	25
luckroy	25
mthompson2320	25	LW: 25
LW: 25
nin478	25
olmsted	25
pileatedloon	25
placid_salad	25	LW: #21 Sliding after a close loss to #30 Oregon and now 0-2 against the top 60. A narrow win over #104 Michigan State was ugly at the time and looks uglier week by week.
LW: #21 Sliding after a close loss to #30 Oregon and now 0-2 against the top 60. A narrow win over #104 Michigan State was ugly at the time and looks uglier week by week.
Pollaski	25
romulusjsp	25
ruwisc	25
SearonTrejorek	25	0.69683
0.69683

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Rationale
HHunko13	14
sportstrap	14
jibberishdhyukl	15
drewscottt	16	-4
-4
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY	17	6-2; blend +1.20; resume #29, power #16, SOR #30
6-2; blend +1.20; resume #29, power #16, SOR #30
fm22fnam	17
josh55134	17
Star_Wars_Sith	17
RowDull8230	18
divey043	19
g_trechel	19
logace444444444	19
Nath0leon	19	-3.
-3.
Arago_	20
ArlyntheAwesome	20	man :(
man :(
bigred91224	20
jwrtf	20
KevinDoesSports	20
NoOutdoorSoup	20
shouldajustsaid_yeah	20
_THE__BOULDER_	21	Last week I had Northwestern at 15. They now move down due to the loss to Oregon. Unfortunately for NW, they have a bit of a gauntlet on their schedule, playing Iowa, OSU, and Minnesota in the next 3 weeks. Curious to see how they'll manage but they're not out of the rankings yet for me.
Last week I had Northwestern at 15. They now move down due to the loss to Oregon. Unfortunately for NW, they have a bit of a gauntlet on their schedule, playing Iowa, OSU, and Minnesota in the next 3 weeks. Curious to see how they'll manage but they're not out of the rankings yet for me.
JackWK_Gaming	21
MillerHighLifeStan	21
Noahsince2002	21
TailgateLegend	21
Yelich04	21	v4
v4
Akapacman415	22
BasicUsername5362	22
DarthGlazer	22	I think they're really really good. Just lost to two really good teams.
I think they're really really good. Just lost to two really good teams.
isrealball	22
LightningDusty	22	↓10
↓10
NC_Pineapple	22
ninjatown23	22	A road loss to Oregon drops Northwestern down 10 spots in my rankings.
A road loss to Oregon drops Northwestern down 10 spots in my rankings.
pongislame	22
S2OP	22	(-8)
(-8)
Scottyfer	22
666PeaceKeepaGirl	23
BoNnnnfhir	23
DownshiftGD	23
Effective-Lead-6657	23
FickleWolverine	23	I had NW 14th before losing to Oregon last week. They were the first team to show that IU was "stick-with-able". They're still 6-2 and top-20 in SP+... and nobody else in the top 30 has a better resume in my eyes
I had NW 14th before losing to Oregon last week. They were the first team to show that IU was "stick-with-able". They're still 6-2 and top-20 in SP+... and nobody else in the top 30 has a better resume in my eyes
grahamca	23	T19ᵗʰ W/L, T32ⁿᵈ Predicted Wins, 16ᵗʰ Team Strength, 22ⁿᵈ Quality of Wins
T19ᵗʰ W/L, T32ⁿᵈ Predicted Wins, 16ᵗʰ Team Strength, 22ⁿᵈ Quality of Wins
GrimmacingGrinny	23
kennethbring	23
m3owzika	23
mathwrath55	23
NA_Faker	23
NebraskaPlainsman	23
PsychologicalFox8660	23
saquad69	23
Sflabuckeye13	23
SignificanceFirm2398	23
Spazzatack	23
thehornedlamb	23
TyRoland06	23
bocnj	24
cartgold	24
chief_sitass	24
dee3Poh	24	.080
.080
dende-wav	24	Solid team but shouldn't be in the convo
Solid team but shouldn't be in the convo
dstrainr	24
Flaky_Bit6733	24
FoodCourtDruid	24
gonshpreds1	24
ianmcmoney	24	83.19%
83.19%
JJones927	24
leadbymight	24
meristematic	24
Milflover69cbb	24
Nervous_Metal_9445	24
Ok_Boysenberry716	24
Ok_Significance_3803	24
Oldenmw	24
owl-bears	24
2AcesRoth	25	net elo off def ridge fei conf +10.4 +10.6 31.9 21.3 +10.4 +10.2 Big Ten
net elo off def ridge fei conf +10.4 +10.6 31.9 21.3 +10.4 +10.2 Big Ten
Blazemaster77	25
buccaneerboy22	25
d1sportsball	25	Lost to Oregon, however NW still has a good loss to IU and is playing well anyways
Lost to Oregon, however NW still has a good loss to IU and is playing well anyways
Delicious_Fig5384	25
FrontRunner51	25
gohncell	25
hbh110	25
jmdinbtr	25
Lucaball3r	25
MyAngelMiraidon	25	-11 - Oregon is not a good team Next 10: I'll figure this out later, basically all remaining 2 loss P4 teams, Liberty, Cincinnati, OK State, Oregon and maybe Florida are somewhere here
-11 - Oregon is not a good team Next 10: I'll figure this out later, basically all remaining 2 loss P4 teams, Liberty, Cincinnati, OK State, Oregon and maybe Florida are somewhere here
Pure-Shirt-5831	25
Pyroblockx	25
ResearchFlaky5912	25	Northwestern losses to a struggling Oregon team. This loss in and of itself may not have been worth dropping seven spots, but Northwestern really does not have a decent win. Their best win is a terrible PSU team. I still prefer the Wildcats over teams that others have ranked (Boise St is 0-1 in power 4 matchups), but I think they belong below the 3-loss squad for lack of wins.
Northwestern losses to a struggling Oregon team. This loss in and of itself may not have been worth dropping seven spots, but Northwestern really does not have a decent win. Their best win is a terrible PSU team. I still prefer the Wildcats over teams that others have ranked (Boise St is 0-1 in power 4 matchups), but I think they belong below the 3-loss squad for lack of wins.
Select-Edge-3262	25	-5 - 26. Wisconsin 27. Florida 28. Oklahoma State 29. Duke 30. UTSA 31. Minnesota 32. Oregon 33. SMU 34. Virginia Tech 35. Liberty 36. Washington 37. Louisville 38. Nebraska 39. NDSU 40. Illinois Dropped: (19) Florida, (21) Wisconsin, (22) Oklahoma State, (25) SMU
-5 - 26. Wisconsin 27. Florida 28. Oklahoma State 29. Duke 30. UTSA 31. Minnesota 32. Oregon 33. SMU 34. Virginia Tech 35. Liberty 36. Washington 37. Louisville 38. Nebraska 39. NDSU 40. Illinois Dropped: (19) Florida, (21) Wisconsin, (22) Oklahoma State, (25) SMU
SportsCat4	25
undercover_hot_dog	25

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2026 Week 10 Northwestern Wildcats Rankings

Main Poll Voters

Provisional Poll Voters

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