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Power Ratings — 2023 262 teams

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Power = points vs. an average D1 team (Off + Def), opponent-adjusted, FBS and FCS on one scale. Point-in-time and calibrated (walk-forward ECE 0.037), but a model rating — not a betting edge.

#TeamDivConferencePowerOff (higher = better)Def (higher = better)
1 Michigan FBS Big Ten Conference +29.5 +13.2 +16.2
2 Georgia FBS Southeastern Conference +27.7 +14.7 +13.0
3 Ohio State FBS Big Ten Conference +26.2 +8.6 +17.6
4 Oregon FBS Big Ten Conference +26.0 +14.9 +11.1
5 Texas FBS Southeastern Conference +25.1 +12.5 +12.6
6 South Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +24.4 +9.8 +14.6
7 Penn State FBS Big Ten Conference +24.1 +11.2 +12.9
8 Alabama FBS Southeastern Conference +23.7 +11.2 +12.5
9 Notre Dame FBS FBS Independents +23.2 +13.2 +9.9
10 Kansas State FBS Big 12 Conference +22.3 +13.0 +9.3
11 Florida State FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +21.3 +10.8 +10.5
12 Missouri FBS Southeastern Conference +21.0 +9.5 +11.5
13 Washington FBS Big Ten Conference +21.0 +13.5 +7.4
14 Oklahoma FBS Southeastern Conference +20.9 +15.2 +5.6
15 LSU FBS Southeastern Conference +19.8 +19.6 +0.3
16 Ole Miss FBS Southeastern Conference +18.9 +11.4 +7.5
17 Arizona FBS Big 12 Conference +17.7 +9.7 +8.0
18 Tennessee FBS Southeastern Conference +17.4 +9.2 +8.1
19 Oregon State FBS Pac-12 Conference +16.6 +8.6 +8.0
20 Troy FBS Sun Belt Conference +16.3 +3.6 +12.7
21 North Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +15.7 +10.4 +5.3
22 Kansas FBS Big 12 Conference +15.5 +11.1 +4.3
23 Texas A&M FBS Southeastern Conference +15.1 +7.5 +7.6
24 Duke FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +15.1 +5.0 +10.1
25 Clemson FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +15.1 +6.7 +8.4
26 James Madison FBS Sun Belt Conference +14.7 +7.1 +7.6
27 Louisville FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +14.6 +6.0 +8.6
28 Maryland FBS Big Ten Conference +14.1 +7.8 +6.3
29 Liberty FBS Conference USA +13.8 +11.1 +2.7
30 USC FBS Big Ten Conference +13.8 +17.6 -3.8
31 SMU FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +13.7 +8.1 +5.6
32 Montana State FCS Big Sky Conference +13.7 +9.6 +4.1
33 Montana FCS Big Sky Conference +13.6 +3.9 +9.7
34 TCU FBS Big 12 Conference +13.4 +8.9 +4.5
35 Iowa State FBS Big 12 Conference +13.4 +3.6 +9.8
36 Texas Tech FBS Big 12 Conference +13.2 +5.9 +7.2
37 UCLA FBS Big Ten Conference +12.8 +2.0 +10.7
38 West Virginia FBS Big 12 Conference +12.7 +7.5 +5.1
39 Boise State FBS Mountain West Conference +12.6 +7.2 +5.4
40 Utah FBS Big 12 Conference +12.3 +0.5 +11.8
41 NC State FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +12.2 +3.2 +9.0
42 Miami FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +12.2 +6.8 +5.4
43 Kentucky FBS Southeastern Conference +12.1 +6.6 +5.5
44 Memphis FBS American Conference +11.9 +12.4 -0.5
45 Oklahoma State FBS Big 12 Conference +11.9 +8.0 +4.0
46 Villanova FCS Coastal Athletic Association +11.7 +4.6 +7.1
47 North Carolina FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +11.3 +9.8 +1.5
48 UCF FBS Big 12 Conference +11.1 +6.1 +5.0
49 Auburn FBS Southeastern Conference +10.4 +2.0 +8.4
50 UTSA FBS American Conference +10.2 +5.8 +4.3
51 Virginia Tech FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +10.0 +5.7 +4.3
52 Air Force FBS Mountain West Conference +10.0 +2.4 +7.6
53 App State FBS Sun Belt Conference +9.8 +8.9 +0.9
54 Washington State FBS Pac-12 Conference +9.8 +7.3 +2.5
55 South Alabama FBS Sun Belt Conference +9.8 +4.7 +5.1
56 Tulane FBS American Conference +9.7 +0.8 +8.9
57 Wisconsin FBS Big Ten Conference +9.6 +0.9 +8.7
58 South Carolina FBS Southeastern Conference +9.4 +4.4 +5.0
59 Iowa FBS Big Ten Conference +9.2 -5.4 +14.7
60 Florida FBS Southeastern Conference +9.1 +5.4 +3.7
61 Idaho FCS Big Sky Conference +9.0 +4.9 +4.1
62 UAlbany FCS Coastal Athletic Association +8.8 +2.5 +6.3
63 Toledo FBS Mid-American Conference +8.7 +5.0 +3.7
64 Georgia Tech FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +8.4 +6.9 +1.5
65 Holy Cross FCS Patriot League +8.3 +8.5 -0.1
66 California FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +8.3 +7.4 +0.9
67 Harvard FCS Ivy League +7.9 +4.7 +3.2
68 Miami (OH) FBS Mid-American Conference +7.9 -1.4 +9.3
69 UNLV FBS Mountain West Conference +7.7 +8.3 -0.6
70 Rutgers FBS Big Ten Conference +7.5 +1.2 +6.3
71 Southern Illinois FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +7.5 -1.4 +8.9
72 Jacksonville State FBS Conference USA +7.2 +2.6 +4.6
73 San José State FBS Mountain West Conference +7.1 +3.6 +3.6
74 Youngstown State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +7.0 +7.0 +0.0
75 Arkansas FBS Southeastern Conference +6.9 +3.6 +3.3
76 South Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +6.8 -2.3 +9.1
77 Fresno State FBS Mountain West Conference +6.8 +2.9 +3.8
78 Coastal Carolina FBS Sun Belt Conference +6.6 +2.5 +4.1
79 Western Kentucky FBS Conference USA +6.5 +6.7 -0.2
80 Nebraska FBS Big Ten Conference +6.3 -3.7 +10.0
81 Ohio FBS Mid-American Conference +6.2 -1.4 +7.7
82 Delaware FBS Conference USA +6.1 +3.4 +2.7
83 Wyoming FBS Mountain West Conference +6.1 -0.5 +6.6
84 Northwestern FBS Big Ten Conference +5.9 +1.0 +4.9
85 Furman FCS Southern Conference +5.8 +0.6 +5.2
86 Florida A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference +5.7 +0.0 +5.6
87 BYU FBS Big 12 Conference +5.4 +2.0 +3.4
88 Texas State FBS Sun Belt Conference +5.4 +9.1 -3.7
89 Illinois State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +5.3 +1.8 +3.5
90 Yale FCS Ivy League +5.3 +3.4 +1.9
91 Mississippi State FBS Southeastern Conference +5.1 -0.8 +5.9
92 Central Arkansas FCS United Athletic Conference +5.0 +1.4 +3.7
93 Austin Peay FCS United Athletic Conference +4.8 +3.7 +1.1
94 Bowling Green FBS Mid-American Conference +4.7 +2.0 +2.8
95 Louisiana FBS Sun Belt Conference +4.7 +5.8 -1.2
96 New Hampshire FCS Coastal Athletic Association +4.6 +8.0 -3.4
97 Minnesota FBS Big Ten Conference +4.4 +0.9 +3.6
98 Illinois FBS Big Ten Conference +4.1 +2.9 +1.2
99 Colorado FBS Big 12 Conference +4.1 +6.2 -2.1
100 Tarleton State FCS United Athletic Conference +4.1 +3.5 +0.6
101 UT Martin FCS OVC-Big South Association +4.0 +3.8 +0.3
102 New Mexico State FBS Conference USA +3.9 -0.3 +4.2
103 Sacramento State FCS Big Sky Conference +3.9 +4.6 -0.7
104 North Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +3.9 +4.4 -0.5
105 Wake Forest FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +3.8 +0.3 +3.5
106 Southern Utah FCS United Athletic Conference +3.7 +2.5 +1.2
107 Purdue FBS Big Ten Conference +3.4 +4.3 -0.9
108 Lafayette FCS Patriot League +3.4 +1.4 +2.0
109 Pittsburgh FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +3.3 -0.4 +3.7
110 Mercer FCS Southern Conference +3.1 -0.0 +3.1
111 Army FBS American Conference +3.1 -3.6 +6.7
112 Chattanooga FCS Southern Conference +3.0 +1.4 +1.6
113 UC Davis FCS Big Sky Conference +3.0 -0.9 +3.9
114 Houston FBS Big 12 Conference +3.0 +2.0 +1.0
115 Georgia State FBS Sun Belt Conference +2.9 +2.3 +0.6
116 Boston College FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +2.8 +1.3 +1.4
117 Syracuse FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +2.6 -1.3 +3.9
118 Princeton FCS Ivy League +2.6 -4.9 +7.5
119 Michigan State FBS Big Ten Conference +2.5 -1.3 +3.8
120 Northern Iowa FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +2.4 +0.6 +1.8
121 Butler FCS Pioneer Football League +2.4 -2.3 +4.7
122 Arkansas State FBS Sun Belt Conference +2.3 +1.9 +0.3
123 Dartmouth FCS Ivy League +2.2 -3.3 +5.6
124 Pennsylvania FCS Ivy League +2.2 -0.5 +2.7
125 Weber State FCS Big Sky Conference +2.1 -1.6 +3.8
126 Indiana FBS Big Ten Conference +2.1 +1.9 +0.2
127 Cincinnati FBS Big 12 Conference +1.9 +0.4 +1.4
128 Rice FBS American Conference +1.8 +2.6 -0.9
129 Virginia FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +1.6 +2.1 -0.5
130 Northern Illinois FBS Mid-American Conference +1.5 -0.9 +2.4
131 South Florida FBS American Conference +1.5 +6.1 -4.6
132 Marshall FBS Sun Belt Conference +1.5 -0.5 +2.0
133 Western Carolina FCS Southern Conference +1.4 +7.6 -6.2
134 Missouri State FBS Conference USA +1.3 +2.8 -1.4
135 Middle Tennessee FBS Conference USA +0.9 +0.1 +0.8
136 Incarnate Word FCS Southland Conference +0.8 +0.4 +0.4
137 Old Dominion FBS Sun Belt Conference +0.8 -2.1 +2.9
138 Baylor FBS Big 12 Conference +0.7 +1.5 -0.8
139 Florida Atlantic FBS American Conference +0.7 -1.7 +2.4
140 Arizona State FBS Big 12 Conference +0.6 -2.9 +3.5
141 Georgia Southern FBS Sun Belt Conference +0.5 +4.3 -3.7
142 William & Mary FCS Coastal Athletic Association +0.3 -5.4 +5.8
143 North Texas FBS American Conference +0.3 +7.5 -7.2
144 North Carolina Central FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference +0.1 +6.7 -6.7
145 East Carolina FBS American Conference +0.0 -5.2 +5.3
146 Samford FCS Southern Conference +0.0 +0.8 -0.7
147 Bryant FCS Coastal Athletic Association -0.0 +2.2 -2.2
148 Navy FBS American Conference -0.1 -6.6 +6.6
149 Northern Arizona FCS Big Sky Conference -0.1 +1.0 -1.1
150 Elon FCS Coastal Athletic Association -0.1 -2.9 +2.8
151 Utah State FBS Mountain West Conference -0.2 +7.1 -7.3
152 Eastern Kentucky FCS United Athletic Conference -0.2 +2.6 -2.9
153 Stanford FBS Atlantic Coast Conference -0.3 -0.3 -0.0
154 Rhode Island FCS Coastal Athletic Association -0.4 +0.7 -1.1
155 Richmond FCS Patriot League -0.8 -0.7 -0.1
156 Southeast Missouri State FCS OVC-Big South Association -0.9 +1.6 -2.5
157 Fordham FCS Patriot League -1.0 +1.6 -2.7
158 Monmouth FCS Coastal Athletic Association -1.2 +2.9 -4.1
159 Portland State FCS Big Sky Conference -1.2 +4.0 -5.2
160 Gardner-Webb FCS OVC-Big South Association -1.3 +0.8 -2.1
161 Jackson State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -1.4 -0.2 -1.1
162 San Diego State FBS Mountain West Conference -1.4 -3.8 +2.4
163 Colorado State FBS Mountain West Conference -1.5 -1.1 -0.4
164 Howard FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -1.6 -0.9 -0.7
165 New Haven FCS Northeast Conference -1.6 +4.3 -6.0
166 Eastern Washington FCS Big Sky Conference -1.7 +4.8 -6.5
167 Abilene Christian FCS United Athletic Conference -1.7 -1.7 -0.1
168 Vanderbilt FBS Southeastern Conference -1.9 +1.0 -2.8
169 St. Thomas-Minnesota FCS Pioneer Football League -2.1 -3.1 +1.1
170 Southern Miss FBS Sun Belt Conference -2.2 +1.2 -3.4
171 UAB FBS American Conference -2.3 +3.4 -5.7
172 Davidson FCS Pioneer Football League -2.5 +6.6 -9.0
173 Tulsa FBS American Conference -2.6 +0.4 -3.0
174 Drake FCS Pioneer Football League -2.7 -4.6 +1.9
175 Stephen F. Austin FCS Southland Conference -2.7 +3.4 -6.1
176 Ball State FBS Mid-American Conference -2.9 -6.2 +3.2
177 Eastern Illinois FCS OVC-Big South Association -3.0 -4.9 +2.0
178 Sam Houston FBS Conference USA -3.1 -5.1 +2.1
179 Alabama State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -3.1 -8.8 +5.7
180 Columbia FCS Ivy League -3.5 -9.1 +5.7
181 Nicholls FCS Southland Conference -3.6 -4.2 +0.6
182 UConn FBS FBS Independents -3.8 -4.6 +0.8
183 Western Michigan FBS Mid-American Conference -3.8 +0.7 -4.5
184 Buffalo FBS Mid-American Conference -3.9 -3.7 -0.2
185 UTEP FBS Conference USA -4.0 -5.0 +1.0
186 Central Michigan FBS Mid-American Conference -4.4 -1.3 -3.1
187 Brown FCS Ivy League -4.6 -0.2 -4.4
188 Campbell FCS Coastal Athletic Association -4.8 +1.3 -6.0
189 New Mexico FBS Mountain West Conference -4.8 +0.6 -5.4
190 Louisiana Tech FBS Conference USA -4.8 +1.4 -6.2
191 Hawai'i FBS Mountain West Conference -4.9 -2.1 -2.8
192 Duquesne FCS Northeast Conference -5.0 -0.4 -4.6
193 Kennesaw State FBS Conference USA -5.4 -4.9 -0.5
194 Grambling FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -5.4 -1.2 -4.2
195 Towson FCS Coastal Athletic Association -5.4 -1.1 -4.3
196 Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -5.8 -6.1 +0.4
197 SE Louisiana FCS Southland Conference -5.8 -1.4 -4.4
198 Eastern Michigan FBS Mid-American Conference -6.0 -5.7 -0.3
199 Colgate FCS Patriot League -6.1 -1.9 -4.1
200 Massachusetts FBS Mid-American Conference -6.4 +0.7 -7.1
201 North Alabama FCS United Athletic Conference -6.4 -1.5 -4.9
202 UL Monroe FBS Sun Belt Conference -6.7 -4.8 -1.9
203 Charlotte FBS American Conference -6.9 -6.7 -0.2
204 Saint Francis FCS Northeast Conference -7.0 -2.7 -4.3
205 Merrimack FCS FCS Independents -7.1 -6.0 -1.1
206 Alcorn State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -7.5 -7.7 +0.1
207 Morgan State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -7.5 -11.1 +3.6
208 Dayton FCS Pioneer Football League -7.5 -5.6 -2.0
209 Lamar FCS Southland Conference -7.6 -4.0 -3.7
210 Georgetown FCS Patriot League -7.6 -3.8 -3.8
211 Cornell FCS Ivy League -7.8 -7.3 -0.5
212 Utah Tech FCS United Athletic Conference -7.8 -1.5 -6.3
213 Tennessee State FCS OVC-Big South Association -7.8 -6.2 -1.6
214 Morehead State FCS Pioneer Football League -7.9 -4.3 -3.6
215 Bethune-Cookman FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -8.0 -6.6 -1.4
216 Texas Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -8.0 -1.1 -6.9
217 Nevada FBS Mountain West Conference -8.4 -7.6 -0.8
218 San Diego FCS Pioneer Football League -8.4 -6.6 -1.9
219 Temple FBS American Conference -8.7 -4.4 -4.3
220 Idaho State FCS Big Sky Conference -9.0 -0.3 -8.6
221 Houston Christian FCS Southland Conference -9.1 -6.1 -3.0
222 East Tennessee State FCS Southern Conference -9.2 -4.9 -4.3
223 Alabama A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -9.3 -1.7 -7.6
224 Bucknell FCS Patriot League -9.3 -2.0 -7.3
225 Florida International FBS Conference USA -9.5 -6.1 -3.4
226 Akron FBS Mid-American Conference -9.5 -7.4 -2.2
227 Valparaiso FCS Pioneer Football League -9.6 -9.2 -0.4
228 Tennessee Tech FCS OVC-Big South Association -9.6 -9.8 +0.1
229 Prairie View A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -9.8 -4.3 -5.5
230 Maine FCS Coastal Athletic Association -9.9 -4.0 -5.9
231 VMI FCS Southern Conference -10.0 -11.0 +1.0
232 South Carolina State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -10.5 -6.4 -4.2
233 Murray State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -10.8 -5.9 -4.9
234 Charleston Southern FCS OVC-Big South Association -10.8 -8.9 -1.9
235 Hampton FCS Coastal Athletic Association -11.0 -3.3 -7.7
236 Stonehill FCS Northeast Conference -11.6 -6.0 -5.6
237 Norfolk State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -11.9 -5.6 -6.3
238 Wofford FCS Southern Conference -12.2 -11.2 -1.1
239 Lehigh FCS Patriot League -12.3 -8.3 -3.9
240 Long Island University FCS Northeast Conference -12.3 -8.6 -3.7
241 Indiana State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -12.6 -10.1 -2.5
242 Kent State FBS Mid-American Conference -13.1 -6.8 -6.3
243 Lindenwood FCS OVC-Big South Association -13.1 -5.9 -7.3
244 North Carolina A&T FCS Coastal Athletic Association -13.6 -11.1 -2.5
245 Northern Colorado FCS Big Sky Conference -13.9 -10.6 -3.4
246 Cal Poly FCS Big Sky Conference -14.0 -4.3 -9.8
247 Presbyterian FCS Pioneer Football League -14.2 -9.2 -4.9
248 Robert Morris FCS Northeast Conference -14.2 -9.3 -4.9
249 East Texas A&M FCS Southland Conference -15.0 -11.2 -3.8
250 Northwestern State FCS Southland Conference -15.6 -19.0 +3.4
251 Stetson FCS Pioneer Football League -15.7 -4.5 -11.2
252 Sacred Heart FCS FCS Independents -16.3 -14.5 -1.8
253 Marist FCS Pioneer Football League -16.3 -10.4 -5.9
254 Central Connecticut FCS Northeast Conference -16.6 -6.9 -9.7
255 Wagner FCS Northeast Conference -16.8 -10.4 -6.4
256 Mississippi Valley State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -18.0 -15.4 -2.6
257 Stony Brook FCS Coastal Athletic Association -18.1 -10.2 -7.8
258 McNeese FCS Southland Conference -18.2 -8.3 -9.9
259 Western Illinois FCS OVC-Big South Association -18.8 -6.5 -12.3
260 Delaware State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -19.4 -8.4 -10.9
261 The Citadel FCS Southern Conference -20.1 -14.3 -5.8
262 Arkansas-Pine Bluff FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -23.0 -12.6 -10.5

SRS — season 2023 reference

The prior per-season opponent-adjusted-margin rating, kept for comparison. Season-final only (no preseason or point-in-time), which is why the rewrite replaced it as the headline number.

#TeamDivConferenceSRSOff (higher = better)Def (lower = better)
1 Michigan FBS Big Ten Conference +40.8 +25.4 -29.0
2 Oregon FBS Big Ten Conference +39.1 +29.5 -26.4
3 Georgia FBS Southeastern Conference +37.8 +26.9 -25.3
4 Ohio State FBS Big Ten Conference +37.6 +18.7 -30.5
5 Texas FBS Southeastern Conference +37.1 +24.4 -24.8
6 Penn State FBS Big Ten Conference +34.8 +24.1 -25.8
7 Kansas State FBS Big 12 Conference +34.0 +25.3 -20.5
8 Washington FBS Big Ten Conference +33.9 +25.7 -19.9
9 Notre Dame FBS FBS Independents +33.8 +25.7 -21.8
10 Alabama FBS Southeastern Conference +33.7 +22.6 -24.5
11 Oklahoma FBS Southeastern Conference +32.6 +29.0 -18.5
12 Missouri FBS Southeastern Conference +32.2 +20.6 -22.5
13 Florida State FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +31.3 +20.2 -20.7
14 Arizona FBS Big 12 Conference +30.4 +21.4 -20.3
15 LSU FBS Southeastern Conference +29.7 +33.6 -10.8
16 South Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +29.3 +16.2 -21.9
17 Ole Miss FBS Southeastern Conference +28.7 +22.6 -18.3
18 Oregon State FBS Pac-12 Conference +28.2 +20.5 -19.3
19 Tennessee FBS Southeastern Conference +26.9 +19.5 -19.9
20 Kansas FBS Big 12 Conference +26.6 +21.6 -15.3
21 USC FBS Big Ten Conference +25.9 +31.5 -7.6
22 Texas A&M FBS Southeastern Conference +25.6 +19.3 -18.6
23 Louisville FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +25.0 +16.2 -19.8
24 Maryland FBS Big Ten Conference +24.7 +17.6 -15.2
25 Duke FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +24.7 +13.9 -19.7
26 Troy FBS Sun Belt Conference +24.4 +10.1 -19.6
27 Clemson FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +23.9 +16.2 -17.9
28 Texas Tech FBS Big 12 Conference +23.8 +15.1 -17.2
29 TCU FBS Big 12 Conference +23.4 +18.7 -14.4
30 Utah FBS Big 12 Conference +23.2 +10.7 -23.9
31 Iowa State FBS Big 12 Conference +23.1 +13.8 -18.9
32 UCLA FBS Big Ten Conference +23.0 +10.9 -22.5
33 West Virginia FBS Big 12 Conference +22.5 +16.8 -14.6
34 Oklahoma State FBS Big 12 Conference +22.4 +18.0 -13.7
35 James Madison FBS Sun Belt Conference +22.3 +14.1 -15.3
36 Liberty FBS Conference USA +22.1 +18.5 -8.6
37 Miami FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +21.9 +16.7 -14.6
38 NC State FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +21.5 +12.4 -17.8
39 Washington State FBS Pac-12 Conference +21.5 +19.1 -12.2
40 Boise State FBS Mountain West Conference +21.4 +15.5 -13.3
41 Kentucky FBS Southeastern Conference +21.4 +16.7 -13.4
42 UCF FBS Big 12 Conference +20.9 +16.5 -15.5
43 SMU FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +20.9 +17.8 -16.1
44 North Carolina FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +20.5 +19.2 -11.1
45 Wisconsin FBS Big Ten Conference +19.5 +9.8 -18.5
46 North Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +19.5 +15.6 -9.1
47 Virginia Tech FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +19.5 +15.6 -12.7
48 Auburn FBS Southeastern Conference +19.4 +11.6 -19.1
49 California FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +19.1 +18.5 -10.0
50 Iowa FBS Big Ten Conference +18.9 +2.8 -24.8
51 Memphis FBS American Conference +18.6 +20.3 -5.2
52 South Carolina FBS Southeastern Conference +18.3 +14.0 -15.0
53 Montana FCS Big Sky Conference +18.0 +7.0 -13.2
54 Rutgers FBS Big Ten Conference +18.0 +11.4 -16.3
55 Florida FBS Southeastern Conference +17.9 +15.2 -13.3
56 Georgia Tech FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +17.7 +16.9 -9.9
57 Air Force FBS Mountain West Conference +17.6 +9.3 -14.9
58 Montana State FCS Big Sky Conference +17.2 +13.9 -8.7
59 UNLV FBS Mountain West Conference +16.7 +17.3 -7.3
60 Nebraska FBS Big Ten Conference +16.7 +4.1 -19.7
61 UTSA FBS American Conference +16.7 +12.1 -10.9
62 App State FBS Sun Belt Conference +16.7 +15.2 -6.3
63 Colorado FBS Big 12 Conference +16.5 +17.7 -7.4
64 South Alabama FBS Sun Belt Conference +16.2 +12.7 -12.6
65 Tulane FBS American Conference +16.2 +6.7 -16.5
66 Northwestern FBS Big Ten Conference +16.2 +10.4 -13.7
67 San José State FBS Mountain West Conference +15.6 +12.3 -12.5
68 Arkansas FBS Southeastern Conference +15.4 +11.9 -12.4
69 Wyoming FBS Mountain West Conference +15.4 +7.6 -15.2
70 Toledo FBS Mid-American Conference +15.1 +11.2 -10.2
71 BYU FBS Big 12 Conference +14.5 +10.5 -12.1
72 Fresno State FBS Mountain West Conference +14.5 +10.1 -11.1
73 Villanova FCS Coastal Athletic Association +14.4 +6.3 -9.1
74 Miami (OH) FBS Mid-American Conference +14.2 +2.8 -15.1
75 Coastal Carolina FBS Sun Belt Conference +13.8 +8.6 -10.8
76 Jacksonville State FBS Conference USA +13.5 +8.3 -10.5
77 Idaho FCS Big Sky Conference +13.0 +8.0 -7.2
78 Minnesota FBS Big Ten Conference +13.0 +8.8 -10.6
78 Purdue FBS Big Ten Conference +13.0 +14.0 -7.5
79 Western Kentucky FBS Conference USA +12.9 +11.6 -3.8
80 Mississippi State FBS Southeastern Conference +12.9 +7.2 -15.3
81 Illinois FBS Big Ten Conference +12.7 +12.7 -8.8
82 Texas State FBS Sun Belt Conference +12.2 +15.7 -0.3
83 Michigan State FBS Big Ten Conference +12.2 +5.9 -10.9
84 Arizona State FBS Big 12 Conference +12.0 +5.9 -12.9
85 Bowling Green FBS Mid-American Conference +11.8 +7.5 -8.5
86 Houston FBS Big 12 Conference +11.8 +10.5 -9.9
87 Ohio FBS Mid-American Conference +11.5 +2.4 -13.5
88 South Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +11.4 +1.1 -13.3
89 Indiana FBS Big Ten Conference +11.4 +10.6 -8.5
90 UAlbany FCS Coastal Athletic Association +11.4 +3.0 -7.3
91 New Mexico State FBS Conference USA +11.4 +4.9 -10.4
92 Boston College FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +11.2 +9.7 -9.1
93 Southern Illinois FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +11.1 +2.0 -14.0
94 Virginia FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +10.8 +10.8 -6.5
95 Stanford FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +10.7 +8.2 -8.2
96 Louisiana FBS Sun Belt Conference +10.7 +11.7 -2.9
97 Wake Forest FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +10.7 +6.8 -11.3
98 Pittsburgh FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +10.6 +6.7 -11.3
99 Youngstown State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +10.4 +10.6 -2.1
100 Cincinnati FBS Big 12 Conference +10.0 +10.0 -9.9
101 Georgia State FBS Sun Belt Conference +9.7 +7.6 -6.2
102 Syracuse FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +9.6 +5.8 -12.1
103 Arkansas State FBS Sun Belt Conference +9.4 +5.9 -5.2
104 Holy Cross FCS Patriot League +9.2 +9.4 +0.0
105 Baylor FBS Big 12 Conference +8.7 +10.1 -7.1
106 Army FBS American Conference +8.6 +0.2 -12.7
107 Rice FBS American Conference +8.4 +10.3 -6.1
108 Illinois State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +8.1 +5.5 -5.0
109 Middle Tennessee FBS Conference USA +8.0 +5.5 -6.4
110 Harvard FCS Ivy League +7.9 +5.3 -2.4
111 Utah State FBS Mountain West Conference +7.9 +15.3 +1.3
112 South Florida FBS American Conference +7.8 +12.2 -0.9
113 Northern Illinois FBS Mid-American Conference +7.6 +4.3 -8.3
114 North Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +7.6 +8.1 -2.9
114 Marshall FBS Sun Belt Conference +7.6 +5.9 -7.2
115 Old Dominion FBS Sun Belt Conference +7.4 +3.3 -8.5
116 Central Arkansas FCS United Athletic Conference +7.3 +2.0 -7.1
117 Colorado State FBS Mountain West Conference +7.2 +6.7 -6.3
118 Southern Utah FCS United Athletic Conference +6.6 +4.2 -2.7
119 Sacramento State FCS Big Sky Conference +6.4 +6.1 -0.7
120 Austin Peay FCS United Athletic Conference +6.2 +7.1 -2.6
121 Georgia Southern FBS Sun Belt Conference +6.2 +9.9 -1.4
122 North Texas FBS American Conference +6.1 +13.4 +3.0
123 San Diego State FBS Mountain West Conference +6.1 +3.2 -8.8
124 Florida Atlantic FBS American Conference +5.9 +4.5 -8.5
125 Tarleton State FCS United Athletic Conference +5.9 +5.5 -0.8
126 Northern Iowa FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +5.5 +3.1 -5.3
127 Delaware FBS Conference USA +5.4 +3.8 -2.7
128 UC Davis FCS Big Sky Conference +5.2 -0.6 -5.5
129 East Carolina FBS American Conference +5.2 +0.3 -12.3
130 Vanderbilt FBS Southeastern Conference +5.0 +8.9 -4.3
131 New Hampshire FCS Coastal Athletic Association +5.0 +9.4 +4.0
132 Yale FCS Ivy League +4.9 +4.1 -1.0
133 Missouri State FBS Conference USA +4.8 +7.4 -2.2
134 Lafayette FCS Patriot League +4.7 +2.9 -0.7
135 Navy FBS American Conference +4.7 -2.8 -11.8
136 UT Martin FCS OVC-Big South Association +4.4 +4.5 -0.9
137 Furman FCS Southern Conference +4.2 -1.1 -3.2
138 Northern Arizona FCS Big Sky Conference +4.1 +4.3 -0.7
139 Weber State FCS Big Sky Conference +3.6 -1.3 -4.5
140 New Mexico FBS Mountain West Conference +3.3 +8.0 +0.4
141 Hawai'i FBS Mountain West Conference +3.2 +4.5 -3.4
142 Portland State FCS Big Sky Conference +3.0 +6.4 +3.7
143 Southern Miss FBS Sun Belt Conference +2.9 +5.1 +1.4
144 Ball State FBS Mid-American Conference +2.7 -1.9 -8.2
145 Tulsa FBS American Conference +2.6 +4.3 -0.2
146 Sam Houston FBS Conference USA +2.4 -0.1 -6.7
147 UConn FBS FBS Independents +2.3 -0.5 -5.1
148 UTEP FBS Conference USA +2.3 +0.5 -6.5
149 UAB FBS American Conference +2.2 +9.6 +1.9
150 Dartmouth FCS Ivy League +2.0 -4.3 -4.6
151 Eastern Washington FCS Big Sky Conference +1.8 +7.1 +4.9
152 Eastern Kentucky FCS United Athletic Conference +1.7 +2.9 +1.9
153 Pennsylvania FCS Ivy League +1.6 -1.6 -1.2
154 Louisiana Tech FBS Conference USA +1.2 +6.9 +1.8
155 Chattanooga FCS Southern Conference +1.0 -0.6 +1.7
156 Mercer FCS Southern Conference +1.0 -3.9 +0.3
157 Buffalo FBS Mid-American Conference +0.8 +0.6 -3.7
158 Western Michigan FBS Mid-American Conference +0.8 +6.4 +2.1
159 Central Michigan FBS Mid-American Conference +0.7 +3.8 -1.3
160 Princeton FCS Ivy League +0.5 -7.6 -6.2
161 Western Carolina FCS Southern Conference +0.2 +8.2 +7.6
162 Massachusetts FBS Mid-American Conference -0.2 +5.7 +5.1
163 Nevada FBS Mountain West Conference -0.6 -2.6 -5.7
164 Rhode Island FCS Coastal Athletic Association -0.6 +0.4 +1.9
165 Florida A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -0.8 -6.5 +1.3
166 Monmouth FCS Coastal Athletic Association -0.8 +3.5 +2.9
167 Bryant FCS Coastal Athletic Association -0.9 +1.8 +3.5
168 UL Monroe FBS Sun Belt Conference -1.1 -1.6 -2.1
169 Southeast Missouri State FCS OVC-Big South Association -1.1 +1.9 +3.8
170 William & Mary FCS Coastal Athletic Association -1.2 -8.3 -5.3
171 Incarnate Word FCS Southland Conference -1.3 -3.0 +0.7
172 Abilene Christian FCS United Athletic Conference -1.3 -1.6 +0.8
173 Elon FCS Coastal Athletic Association -1.4 -3.5 -1.9
174 Charlotte FBS American Conference -1.5 -1.8 -6.1
175 Fordham FCS Patriot League -1.7 -0.7 +2.1
176 Eastern Michigan FBS Mid-American Conference -1.7 -3.2 -3.3
177 Stephen F. Austin FCS Southland Conference -2.0 +4.0 +7.1
178 Nicholls FCS Southland Conference -2.0 -3.5 -0.7
179 Gardner-Webb FCS OVC-Big South Association -2.1 -0.0 +3.1
180 Eastern Illinois FCS OVC-Big South Association -2.5 -5.4 -2.0
181 Richmond FCS Patriot League -2.6 -2.4 +2.1
182 Temple FBS American Conference -3.7 -0.4 +0.6
183 Florida International FBS Conference USA -3.7 -1.7 -1.1
184 Samford FCS Southern Conference -4.2 -3.4 +3.3
185 North Carolina Central FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -4.2 +4.5 +11.3
186 Howard FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -4.5 -6.0 +2.7
187 Columbia FCS Ivy League -5.3 -12.2 -4.8
188 Towson FCS Coastal Athletic Association -5.4 -0.9 +6.1
189 North Alabama FCS United Athletic Conference -5.5 -2.0 +4.7
190 Akron FBS Mid-American Conference -5.5 -4.4 -0.7
191 Idaho State FCS Big Sky Conference -5.5 +1.7 +9.2
192 Colgate FCS Patriot League -5.7 -3.6 +6.8
193 Brown FCS Ivy League -5.9 -1.6 +5.9
194 Utah Tech FCS United Athletic Conference -6.0 -1.6 +6.3
195 SE Louisiana FCS Southland Conference -6.7 -1.6 +5.0
196 Lamar FCS Southland Conference -7.0 -3.7 +4.4
197 Campbell FCS Coastal Athletic Association -7.6 -0.9 +9.4
198 Butler FCS Pioneer Football League -7.7 -11.8 +2.3
199 Drake FCS Pioneer Football League -7.9 -13.5 +7.2
200 Murray State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -8.3 -4.5 +4.2
201 Cornell FCS Ivy League -8.9 -9.3 +1.5
202 Georgetown FCS Patriot League -9.0 -5.4 +5.4
203 Morgan State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -9.8 -15.7 -1.7
204 Jackson State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -9.8 -8.1 +9.0
205 Bucknell FCS Patriot League -9.9 -2.4 +10.7
206 Duquesne FCS Northeast Conference -10.1 -4.6 +10.6
207 Tennessee State FCS OVC-Big South Association -10.5 -8.5 +5.4
208 Kent State FBS Mid-American Conference -10.8 -5.1 +5.1
209 Maine FCS Coastal Athletic Association -11.0 -5.3 +7.5
210 Indiana State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -11.0 -9.5 +1.6
211 St. Thomas-Minnesota FCS Pioneer Football League -11.3 -11.1 +6.8
212 Kennesaw State FBS Conference USA -11.6 -9.8 +3.9
213 Houston Christian FCS Southland Conference -11.9 -10.5 +6.6
214 Northern Colorado FCS Big Sky Conference -12.0 -11.6 +3.0
215 Tennessee Tech FCS OVC-Big South Association -12.3 -13.4 +2.5
216 Merrimack FCS FCS Independents -12.5 -10.5 +4.6
217 Alabama State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -12.6 -18.2 +3.2
218 Lehigh FCS Patriot League -12.9 -10.0 +5.8
219 Grambling FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -13.0 -10.2 +11.3
220 Saint Francis FCS Northeast Conference -13.1 -6.7 +8.5
221 Davidson FCS Pioneer Football League -13.1 -1.3 +20.6
222 VMI FCS Southern Conference -13.2 -16.3 +2.0
223 Charleston Southern FCS OVC-Big South Association -13.7 -12.1 +6.5
224 Texas Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -14.0 -7.8 +15.8
225 Cal Poly FCS Big Sky Conference -14.1 -6.4 +12.7
226 Alcorn State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -14.2 -14.4 +6.8
227 Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -14.4 -14.9 +7.1
228 Hampton FCS Coastal Athletic Association -14.4 -7.0 +13.6
229 South Carolina State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -14.8 -10.2 +8.0
230 Norfolk State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -14.9 -9.7 +9.8
231 Bethune-Cookman FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -15.4 -14.9 +7.9
232 East Tennessee State FCS Southern Conference -15.4 -12.5 +12.2
233 Morehead State FCS Pioneer Football League -15.6 -14.0 +12.1
234 Long Island University FCS Northeast Conference -15.7 -12.4 +6.3
235 Robert Morris FCS Northeast Conference -15.9 -10.6 +6.8
236 Wofford FCS Southern Conference -16.4 -15.8 +5.0
237 East Texas A&M FCS Southland Conference -16.4 -13.7 +6.6
238 Northwestern State FCS Southland Conference -16.5 -22.6 -4.2
239 North Carolina A&T FCS Coastal Athletic Association -16.9 -14.4 +3.9
240 Prairie View A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -17.2 -12.7 +14.6
241 Stonehill FCS Northeast Conference -17.4 -11.2 +11.5
242 San Diego FCS Pioneer Football League -17.4 -14.8 +10.4
243 Western Illinois FCS OVC-Big South Association -18.2 -9.3 +17.1
244 Dayton FCS Pioneer Football League -18.7 -15.8 +10.5
245 Lindenwood FCS OVC-Big South Association -19.1 -14.0 +11.0
246 Stony Brook FCS Coastal Athletic Association -19.3 -11.0 +10.2
247 Alabama A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -20.0 -9.2 +16.8
248 Valparaiso FCS Pioneer Football League -20.0 -19.7 +9.4
249 McNeese FCS Southland Conference -20.8 -10.0 +13.3
250 Sacred Heart FCS FCS Independents -21.4 -19.5 +4.7
251 New Haven FCS Northeast Conference -21.5 +1.8 +20.4
252 Presbyterian FCS Pioneer Football League -22.1 -18.2 +13.0
253 Wagner FCS Northeast Conference -22.9 -16.0 +11.0
254 Central Connecticut FCS Northeast Conference -25.1 -12.2 +17.8
255 Marist FCS Pioneer Football League -25.2 -19.4 +14.7
256 Delaware State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -25.4 -13.8 +20.6
257 The Citadel FCS Southern Conference -25.4 -20.7 +12.5
258 Stetson FCS Pioneer Football League -28.0 -14.6 +22.3
259 Mississippi Valley State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -28.7 -27.2 +10.5
260 Arkansas-Pine Bluff FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -32.1 -21.4 +18.6

Elo — live 2025 · week 16

#TeamDivElo
1 Indiana FBS 1883
2 Ohio State FBS 1866
3 North Dakota State FCS 1858
4 Oregon FBS 1848
5 Georgia FBS 1843
6 Notre Dame FBS 1840
7 Montana State FCS 1823
8 Texas Tech FBS 1801
9 Ole Miss FBS 1798
10 Miami FBS 1780
11 James Madison FBS 1779
12 Texas FBS 1760
13 Utah FBS 1752
14 Alabama FBS 1738
15 BYU FBS 1733
16 SMU FBS 1729
17 Texas A&M FBS 1728
18 Tarleton State FCS 1726
19 Villanova FCS 1724
20 Montana FCS 1719
21 Vanderbilt FBS 1717
22 Iowa FBS 1713
23 Oklahoma FBS 1708
24 Lehigh FCS 1707
25 South Dakota FCS 1705

Independent check — SP+ reference, not an input

SP+ is built by someone else from different inputs. Showing it beside our number is the point: two honest estimates, and where they disagree you can see it instead of taking our word for it. Nothing here is fitted to agree with SP+ — it is a yardstick, never an input. Across the 132 teams both systems rate, rank agreement is 0.98 (1.00 = identical order).

Where we disagree most

TeamSP+ rankOur rank (same FBS field)Gap
Wisconsin #29 #52 +23 (we're lower)
Georgia Southern #82 #103 +21 (we're lower)
Bowling Green #94 #75 -19 (we're higher)
North Texas #86 #104 +18 (we're lower)
Kentucky #22 #39 +17 (we're lower)
Eastern Michigan #109 #125 +16 (we're lower)
Wake Forest #96 #81 -15 (we're higher)
Florida #41 #55 +14 (we're lower)

SP+ top 25

#TeamSP+OffDef (lower = better)Our rank (same FBS field)
1 Michigan +31.3 36.6 7.2 #1
2 Georgia +31.2 41.5 12.2 #2
3 Oregon +26.2 45.0 18.2 #4
4 Ohio State +25.2 31.5 7.8 #3
5 Penn State +23.5 32.7 10.5 #6
6 Texas +23.2 39.3 17.7 #5
7 Alabama +23.1 36.8 15.6 #7
8 Notre Dame +20.1 36.3 16.7 #8
9 Florida State +19.4 34.1 16.5 #10
10 Missouri +19.3 36.5 18.0 #11
11 LSU +19.1 44.6 25.0 #14
12 Ole Miss +18.4 36.3 19.2 #15
13 Washington +16.4 40.3 24.7 #12
14 Kansas State +16.2 38.9 21.8 #9
14 Tennessee +16.2 34.9 19.2 #17
16 Texas A&M +15.6 34.5 18.8 #21
17 Oklahoma +15.0 38.5 22.6 #13
18 Arizona +14.1 37.3 23.1 #16
19 Oregon State +12.6 33.2 22.3 #18
20 James Madison +11.8 34.6 23.7 #24
21 Maryland +11.0 28.3 17.6 #26
22 Kentucky +10.5 31.6 22.2 #39
22 Clemson +10.5 29.3 19.0 #23
24 SMU +10.1 34.1 23.0 #29
25 Kansas +9.9 35.6 26.1 #20