π College Football Future Power Rankings
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- Boston College dropped 21 spots to No. 68 after a 2-10 season, turning to Division II's Saginaw Valley State for QB Mason McKenzie β the 2025 GLIAC Player of the Year with 942 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns β to compete with Arkansas transfer Grayson Wilson
- Purdue held steady at No. 67 in coach Barry Odom's second year, with Ryan Browne locked in as QB1 after throwing for 2,153 yards on 199 completions (9 TDs vs. 10 INTs, 58.8% career rate)
- Stanford moved up two spots to No. 66 with a new staff that includes former Cardinal QB Tavita Pritchard as offensive coordinator and ex-NFL quarterback Andrew Luck serving as general manager
- The prior 2025 evaluation produced significant hits and misses: top-ranked Texas missed the College Football Playoff for the first time since 2022, while No. 20 Indiana exceeded all projections by winning the national title
- Bill O'Brien, entering his third season at Boston College, added veteran defensive coordinator Ted Roof and new GM Kenyatta Watson, and watched DC Ted Roof inherit a unit that finished 121st nationally in scoring (32.8 ppg)
- Stanford signed the nation's No. 30 recruiting class, headlined by top-50 wide receiver Zion Robinson and a 2027 four-star QB pledge in Sione Tu'amoheloa-Kaho, signaling the program's long-term pipeline
- Purdue's front seven added Georgia edge Elo Modozie and Illinois tackle Curt Neal through the portal after losing Jamarrion Harkless to Kentucky, with junior college All-America Jeremy Lewis expected to boost the pass rush
Why it matters: The rankings expose how a single losing season can crater a program's outlook β Boston College fell 21 spots after going 2-10 β while last year's No. 20 Indiana won the national title, proving that roster and staff evaluation in the transfer portal era is more volatile than ever.
