HASHMARK

2026 Preseason · HX 2026.2

The board is posted.

HASHMARK runs a single rating — HX — from recruiting talent, last year’s SP+/Elo/SRS, four-year win trend, returning production, and portal net. Full FBS. The AP column is the Aug 17 preseason ballot.

HX No. 1

Georgia

Bulldogs · SEC · 12–2 last fall

HX
7.89
AP
3
Playoff
98%

Top 25

Full board
  1. 1Georgia↑ 2 vs AP
  2. 2Ohio State↓ 1 vs AP
  3. 3Notre Dame↑ 1 vs AP
  4. 4Oregon↓ 2 vs AP
  5. 5TexasAP even
  6. 6Texas A&M↑ 2 vs AP
  7. 7Texas Tech↑ 5 vs AP
  8. 8Ole Miss↑ 1 vs AP
  9. 9Alabama↑ 4 vs AP
  10. 10Miami↓ 3 vs AP
  11. 11Indiana↓ 5 vs AP
  12. 12Michigan↑ 4 vs AP
  13. 13Penn State↑ 5 vs AP
  14. 14Missouri↑ 11 vs AP
  15. 15Utah↑ 6 vs AP
  16. 16Oklahoma↓ 6 vs AP
  17. 17Tennessee↑ 3 vs AP
  18. 18BYU↓ 4 vs AP
  19. 19SMUAP even
  20. 20LSU↓ 9 vs AP
  21. 21ClemsonAP NR
  22. 22USC↓ 8 vs AP
  23. 23Iowa↓ 1 vs AP
  24. 24FloridaAP NR
  25. 25Washington↓ 8 vs AP

Week 2 · DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium

Ohio St at Texas

Model matchup

Texas
47.1%
Ohio St
52.9%

Projected 26–27 · Ohio St −1.1

Open matchup

Where HX disagrees

Largest gaps versus the preseason AP ballot.

Composite class of 2026

2023202420252026
1
USC
3 five-star · 92.1 avg
2
Alabama
4 five-star · 92.0 avg
3
Oregon
4 five-star · 92.4 avg
4
Ohio St
3 five-star · 91.7 avg
5
Notre Dame
4 five-star · 91.9 avg

Roster talent composite

Listed two-deep, transfers included. Not OL mass.

Full board
1
Georgia
94.3 · 10 TR · 21% portal
2
Ohio St
93.5 · 13 TR · 31% portal
3
Oregon
93.1 · 12 TR · 29% portal
4
Texas
92.3 · 17 TR · 37% portal
5
Notre Dame
92.2 · 7 TR · 16% portal