2025-2026 Live Ratings Updated 2 May 2026

Championship Power Rankings

Two rating models, one table. ELO measures accumulated strength. Glicko-2 adds uncertainty — the RD column shows how confident the model is. The Rank Δ column reveals where the two systems disagree.

Reading Guide

ELOCumulative strength
Glicko-2Strength + uncertainty
RDLower = more confident
Rank ΔG2 rank − ELO rank
+3 G2 more skeptical
−3 G2 more bullish
24 Teams
46 Matchdays
1692 Top ELO (Southampton)
1631 Top G2 (Southampton)

Standings

ELO G2 RD Δ
Championship ELO and Glicko-2 power rankings for the 2025-2026 season, sorted by ELO rating. Columns: position, team, matches played, wins, draws, losses, goals for, goals against, goal difference, points, ELO rating, Glicko-2 rating, rating deviation, ELO change, Glicko-2 change, rank delta.
# Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts ELO G2 RD ELO± G2± Rank Δ
1 Southampton 46 22 14 10 82 56 +26 80 1692 1631 68 +12.9 +10.2 +2
2 Coventry 46 28 11 7 97 45 +52 95 1674 1679 73 +12.0 +8.6 -1
3 Ipswich 46 23 15 8 80 47 +33 84 1648 1645 70 +7.3 +5.5 -1
4 Millwall 46 24 11 11 64 49 +15 83 1625 1622 69 +8.6 +5.6 0
5 Norwich 46 19 8 19 63 56 +7 65 1583 1542 69 -29.1 -12.2 +2
6 Swansea 46 18 10 18 57 59 -2 64 1553 1521 68 +11.7 +8.7 +4
7 Middlesbrough 46 22 14 10 72 47 +25 80 1544 1581 71 +2.4 +1.8 -2
8 Wrexham 46 19 14 13 69 65 +4 71 1542 1569 68 -2.4 -1.7 -2
9 Derby 46 20 9 17 67 59 +8 69 1529 1533 68 -39.0 -18.1 0
10 Portsmouth 46 14 13 19 49 64 -15 55 1517 1479 68 -2.5 -0.9 +4
11 Birmingham 46 17 13 16 57 56 +1 64 1515 1511 68 +2.5 +0.9 0
12 Hull 46 21 10 15 70 66 +4 73 1511 1540 69 +29.1 +12.2 -4
13 Sheffield United 46 18 6 22 66 66 0 60 1494 1483 69 +39.0 +18.5 0
14 Blackburn 46 13 13 20 42 56 -14 52 1482 1458 69 -41.7 -17.4 +2
15 West Brom 46 13 14 19 48 58 -10 53 1466 1456 69 -42.2 -20.4 +2
16 Bristol City 46 17 11 18 59 59 0 62 1464 1486 68 +14.8 +9.5 -4
17 Preston 46 15 15 16 55 62 -7 60 1441 1475 68 -12.9 -10.2 -2
18 Oxford 46 11 14 21 45 59 -14 47 1437 1429 70 -8.6 -5.7 +4
19 QPR 46 16 10 20 61 73 -12 58 1423 1444 68 -7.3 -5.2 0
20 Charlton 46 13 14 19 44 58 -14 53 1416 1436 68 -11.7 -8.7 +1
21 Leicester 46 12 16 18 58 68 -10 52 1416 1439 68 +41.7 +17.1 -1
22 Watford 46 14 15 17 53 65 -12 57 1395 1448 68 -12.0 -7.6 -4
23 Stoke 46 15 10 21 51 56 -5 55 1368 1422 68 -14.8 -9.5 0
24 Sheffield Weds 46 2 12 32 29 89 -60 18 1264 1229 81 +42.2 +28.4 0
Champions League Relegation zone + G2 skeptical G2 bullish Click a row to highlight on chart

Championship ELO Progression 2025-2026

Interactive line chart of Championship team ranking progression over 2025-2026. Each line represents one team. The Y-axis shows league position (1 = top), the X-axis shows matchdays. Use the ELO / Glicko-2 toggle above the chart to switch rating systems. Lower position numbers indicate higher ranking.

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