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Power Ratings — 2024 263 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 Ohio State FBS Big Ten Conference +29.3 +13.0 +16.4
2 Notre Dame FBS FBS Independents +25.9 +13.6 +12.3
3 Oregon FBS Big Ten Conference +24.9 +14.3 +10.5
4 Texas FBS Southeastern Conference +24.0 +10.5 +13.5
5 Penn State FBS Big Ten Conference +23.9 +10.4 +13.5
6 Ole Miss FBS Southeastern Conference +22.8 +11.6 +11.2
7 Alabama FBS Southeastern Conference +22.4 +11.1 +11.3
8 Georgia FBS Southeastern Conference +21.6 +11.1 +10.6
9 Miami FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +20.1 +16.9 +3.2
10 Indiana FBS Big Ten Conference +19.8 +12.1 +7.7
11 South Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +19.8 +6.8 +12.9
12 SMU FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +19.6 +12.4 +7.2
13 North Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +19.4 +11.2 +8.2
14 BYU FBS Big 12 Conference +18.8 +8.5 +10.3
15 South Carolina FBS Southeastern Conference +18.8 +8.0 +10.8
16 Louisville FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +18.5 +11.7 +6.8
17 Montana State FCS Big Sky Conference +18.2 +9.9 +8.4
18 Tennessee FBS Southeastern Conference +17.8 +8.6 +9.2
19 Boise State FBS Mountain West Conference +17.4 +10.8 +6.6
20 Kansas State FBS Big 12 Conference +17.4 +9.2 +8.2
21 LSU FBS Southeastern Conference +17.2 +10.5 +6.7
22 Clemson FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +17.2 +10.8 +6.4
23 Colorado FBS Big 12 Conference +17.1 +9.9 +7.2
24 Arizona State FBS Big 12 Conference +16.8 +8.9 +7.9
25 Iowa FBS Big Ten Conference +16.7 +6.2 +10.5
26 USC FBS Big Ten Conference +16.2 +10.3 +5.9
27 Iowa State FBS Big 12 Conference +16.2 +7.5 +8.7
28 Texas A&M FBS Southeastern Conference +16.1 +8.1 +8.1
29 Minnesota FBS Big Ten Conference +15.9 +4.3 +11.6
30 Florida FBS Southeastern Conference +15.7 +6.9 +8.7
31 Baylor FBS Big 12 Conference +15.0 +11.0 +4.0
32 Virginia Tech FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +14.7 +5.9 +8.8
33 Michigan FBS Big Ten Conference +14.7 +2.9 +11.8
34 Army FBS American Conference +14.3 +3.6 +10.7
35 TCU FBS Big 12 Conference +14.2 +9.0 +5.2
36 UNLV FBS Mountain West Conference +14.0 +8.7 +5.3
37 Missouri FBS Southeastern Conference +13.9 +4.9 +9.0
38 Kansas FBS Big 12 Conference +13.8 +7.9 +6.0
39 South Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +13.8 +6.1 +7.7
40 Tulane FBS American Conference +13.4 +7.2 +6.2
41 Nebraska FBS Big Ten Conference +13.3 +1.7 +11.6
42 Navy FBS American Conference +12.6 +5.9 +6.7
43 Illinois FBS Big Ten Conference +12.5 +6.1 +6.4
44 Syracuse FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +12.0 +9.4 +2.5
45 Oklahoma FBS Southeastern Conference +11.8 +3.9 +7.9
46 Marshall FBS Sun Belt Conference +11.6 +5.9 +5.7
47 Washington FBS Big Ten Conference +11.6 +3.5 +8.1
48 Memphis FBS American Conference +11.4 +8.3 +3.1
49 James Madison FBS Sun Belt Conference +11.2 +4.9 +6.2
50 Ohio FBS Mid-American Conference +10.9 +2.6 +8.3
51 Utah FBS Big 12 Conference +10.7 -0.1 +10.8
52 Georgia Tech FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +10.5 +5.8 +4.8
53 Vanderbilt FBS Southeastern Conference +10.5 +4.7 +5.7
54 Rutgers FBS Big Ten Conference +10.3 +7.0 +3.4
55 Auburn FBS Southeastern Conference +10.3 +2.9 +7.3
56 Arkansas FBS Southeastern Conference +10.3 +5.9 +4.3
57 Wisconsin FBS Big Ten Conference +10.1 +1.7 +8.5
58 Texas Tech FBS Big 12 Conference +10.0 +11.6 -1.5
59 Boston College FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +10.0 +4.7 +5.2
60 UCF FBS Big 12 Conference +9.8 +7.4 +2.4
61 Duke FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +9.8 +3.2 +6.6
62 Texas State FBS Sun Belt Conference +9.6 +8.5 +1.1
63 Cincinnati FBS Big 12 Conference +9.3 +2.6 +6.7
64 California FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +8.8 +1.3 +7.5
65 Pittsburgh FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +8.6 +6.5 +2.1
66 Washington State FBS Pac-12 Conference +8.3 +8.7 -0.4
67 Miami (OH) FBS Mid-American Conference +8.2 -0.2 +8.5
68 North Carolina FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +7.9 +7.1 +0.8
69 Louisiana FBS Sun Belt Conference +7.8 +4.4 +3.4
70 UCLA FBS Big Ten Conference +7.7 -0.2 +7.8
71 Kentucky FBS Southeastern Conference +7.6 -0.7 +8.2
72 UC Davis FCS Big Sky Conference +7.5 +4.7 +2.7
72 West Virginia FBS Big 12 Conference +7.5 +6.3 +1.2
73 Bowling Green FBS Mid-American Conference +7.4 +1.8 +5.5
74 Northern Illinois FBS Mid-American Conference +7.2 -2.1 +9.3
75 Toledo FBS Mid-American Conference +7.1 +3.3 +3.8
76 South Alabama FBS Sun Belt Conference +7.1 +5.2 +1.8
77 Idaho FCS Big Sky Conference +7.0 +2.2 +4.8
78 Mercer FCS Southern Conference +7.0 +3.0 +4.0
79 Georgia Southern FBS Sun Belt Conference +6.8 +4.4 +2.4
80 Jacksonville State FBS Conference USA +6.8 +7.9 -1.1
81 Incarnate Word FCS Southland Conference +6.4 +6.9 -0.5
82 UTSA FBS American Conference +6.4 +6.5 -0.2
83 Missouri State FBS Conference USA +6.2 +7.4 -1.2
84 Old Dominion FBS Sun Belt Conference +6.2 +3.3 +2.9
85 Montana FCS Big Sky Conference +6.0 +4.6 +1.4
86 NC State FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +6.0 +5.1 +0.9
87 UT Martin FCS OVC-Big South Association +6.0 +4.1 +1.8
88 Jackson State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference +5.9 +3.7 +2.2
89 UConn FBS FBS Independents +5.8 +2.7 +3.1
90 Western Kentucky FBS Conference USA +5.7 +1.8 +3.9
91 Oklahoma State FBS Big 12 Conference +5.5 +5.9 -0.5
92 Harvard FCS Ivy League +5.4 +3.1 +2.3
93 Tarleton State FCS United Athletic Conference +5.3 +3.3 +2.0
94 Maryland FBS Big Ten Conference +5.0 +3.8 +1.1
95 Delaware FBS Conference USA +4.9 +4.4 +0.5
96 Virginia FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +4.3 +0.5 +3.8
97 Fresno State FBS Mountain West Conference +4.1 +1.3 +2.8
98 East Carolina FBS American Conference +4.1 +3.3 +0.8
99 Buffalo FBS Mid-American Conference +3.9 +2.6 +1.3
100 North Texas FBS American Conference +3.8 +7.7 -3.9
101 Arizona FBS Big 12 Conference +3.7 +1.5 +2.2
102 Yale FCS Ivy League +3.6 +5.9 -2.2
103 Sam Houston FBS Conference USA +3.6 -2.2 +5.8
104 South Florida FBS American Conference +3.4 +4.8 -1.3
105 Abilene Christian FCS United Athletic Conference +3.4 +6.5 -3.1
106 Chattanooga FCS Southern Conference +3.4 -0.8 +4.2
107 App State FBS Sun Belt Conference +3.3 +4.0 -0.7
108 Houston FBS Big 12 Conference +3.3 -5.1 +8.3
109 Liberty FBS Conference USA +3.3 +1.3 +1.9
110 San José State FBS Mountain West Conference +3.2 +2.7 +0.4
111 Illinois State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +3.1 -0.9 +4.0
112 Mississippi State FBS Southeastern Conference +3.1 +4.2 -1.1
113 Northwestern FBS Big Ten Conference +3.0 -1.5 +4.4
114 Northern Arizona FCS Big Sky Conference +2.8 -3.5 +6.3
115 Michigan State FBS Big Ten Conference +2.7 -2.4 +5.0
116 Villanova FCS Coastal Athletic Association +2.6 -5.2 +7.8
117 Butler FCS Pioneer Football League +2.3 +0.4 +1.9
118 North Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +2.3 +4.3 -2.0
119 Troy FBS Sun Belt Conference +2.3 +0.6 +1.7
120 Coastal Carolina FBS Sun Belt Conference +2.1 +3.3 -1.2
121 Western Michigan FBS Mid-American Conference +2.0 +4.5 -2.5
122 Stephen F. Austin FCS Southland Conference +2.0 +0.7 +1.3
123 Dartmouth FCS Ivy League +1.9 +1.0 +0.9
124 Oregon State FBS Pac-12 Conference +1.8 +0.7 +1.2
125 Duquesne FCS Northeast Conference +1.7 +1.9 -0.2
126 Florida State FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +1.7 -3.8 +5.6
127 Holy Cross FCS Patriot League +1.7 +0.1 +1.5
127 South Carolina State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference +1.7 +2.3 -0.7
128 Colorado State FBS Mountain West Conference +1.7 -0.4 +2.1
129 Southern Utah FCS United Athletic Conference +1.6 +2.3 -0.7
130 Richmond FCS Patriot League +1.6 -2.7 +4.3
131 Rhode Island FCS Coastal Athletic Association +1.3 -3.0 +4.3
132 North Carolina Central FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference +1.3 +2.1 -0.8
133 Wake Forest FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +1.2 +1.9 -0.6
134 Lehigh FCS Patriot League +1.1 -0.3 +1.3
135 Western Carolina FCS Southern Conference +1.0 +5.8 -4.7
136 East Tennessee State FCS Southern Conference +1.0 -1.4 +2.4
137 Stanford FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +1.0 +0.8 +0.1
138 Southeast Missouri State FCS OVC-Big South Association +0.9 +0.9 -0.0
139 Central Arkansas FCS United Athletic Conference +0.8 +2.4 -1.6
140 Monmouth FCS Coastal Athletic Association +0.8 +9.3 -8.5
141 New Hampshire FCS Coastal Athletic Association +0.5 -3.0 +3.5
142 San Diego FCS Pioneer Football League +0.4 -2.2 +2.5
143 Eastern Washington FCS Big Sky Conference +0.2 +8.1 -7.9
144 UL Monroe FBS Sun Belt Conference -0.0 -2.2 +2.2
145 Air Force FBS Mountain West Conference -0.1 -5.0 +4.8
146 Arkansas State FBS Sun Belt Conference -0.3 +1.7 -2.0
147 Drake FCS Pioneer Football League -0.4 -2.9 +2.6
148 Tennessee Tech FCS OVC-Big South Association -0.4 -4.4 +4.0
149 Columbia FCS Ivy League -0.4 -8.1 +7.6
150 Eastern Kentucky FCS United Athletic Conference -0.5 -2.8 +2.3
151 Stony Brook FCS Coastal Athletic Association -0.6 +0.5 -1.1
152 Nevada FBS Mountain West Conference -0.6 -1.4 +0.8
153 Tennessee State FCS OVC-Big South Association -0.8 -1.9 +1.1
154 Towson FCS Coastal Athletic Association -0.8 -1.4 +0.5
155 Rice FBS American Conference -1.2 -2.8 +1.7
156 Wyoming FBS Mountain West Conference -1.4 -5.0 +3.5
157 Utah State FBS Mountain West Conference -1.4 +7.1 -8.5
158 Hawai'i FBS Mountain West Conference -1.5 -4.0 +2.6
159 Louisiana Tech FBS Conference USA -1.6 -5.2 +3.7
160 Pennsylvania FCS Ivy League -1.8 -1.4 -0.4
161 New Mexico FBS Mountain West Conference -1.8 +7.4 -9.2
162 Florida International FBS Conference USA -1.9 -2.2 +0.3
163 Youngstown State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -1.9 +4.2 -6.2
164 Purdue FBS Big Ten Conference -2.0 +1.3 -3.3
165 Eastern Michigan FBS Mid-American Conference -2.1 -1.0 -1.1
166 Georgia State FBS Sun Belt Conference -2.4 +0.1 -2.5
167 McNeese FCS Southland Conference -2.4 -3.2 +0.7
168 Samford FCS Southern Conference -2.5 -0.6 -1.9
169 Weber State FCS Big Sky Conference -2.6 -0.5 -2.1
170 UAB FBS American Conference -2.8 +1.8 -4.5
171 Elon FCS Coastal Athletic Association -2.8 -2.5 -0.4
172 SE Louisiana FCS Southland Conference -2.9 -4.1 +1.1
173 Akron FBS Mid-American Conference -3.0 -1.8 -1.2
174 William & Mary FCS Coastal Athletic Association -3.0 -2.1 -1.0
175 Ball State FBS Mid-American Conference -3.2 +2.9 -6.1
176 Austin Peay FCS United Athletic Conference -3.5 -3.7 +0.2
177 Hampton FCS Coastal Athletic Association -3.6 +1.9 -5.5
178 Alabama State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -3.6 -8.4 +4.8
179 Southern Illinois FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -3.7 -3.2 -0.5
180 Portland State FCS Big Sky Conference -3.7 +4.3 -8.0
181 Sacramento State FCS Big Sky Conference -3.8 +1.8 -5.7
182 Charlotte FBS American Conference -3.8 -0.9 -2.9
183 Central Connecticut FCS Northeast Conference -3.9 -3.6 -0.3
184 Davidson FCS Pioneer Football League -4.1 +4.8 -8.8
185 Florida Atlantic FBS American Conference -4.2 -1.6 -2.6
186 Central Michigan FBS Mid-American Conference -4.4 -1.8 -2.6
187 Alabama A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -4.5 +2.9 -7.4
188 Presbyterian FCS Pioneer Football League -4.5 -2.2 -2.3
189 Lamar FCS Southland Conference -4.6 -5.1 +0.5
190 Florida A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -4.6 -3.2 -1.4
191 North Alabama FCS United Athletic Conference -4.8 -3.0 -1.8
192 Maine FCS Coastal Athletic Association -4.9 -2.0 -3.0
193 West Georgia FCS United Athletic Conference -5.2 -2.2 -2.9
194 Cornell FCS Ivy League -5.3 +0.6 -5.9
195 San Diego State FBS Mountain West Conference -5.4 -4.7 -0.7
196 Lindenwood FCS OVC-Big South Association -5.4 -2.3 -3.1
197 Merrimack FCS FCS Independents -5.5 -4.7 -0.7
198 Gardner-Webb FCS OVC-Big South Association -5.7 -2.5 -3.1
199 Lafayette FCS Patriot League -5.8 -4.0 -1.8
200 St. Thomas-Minnesota FCS Pioneer Football League -5.9 -4.1 -1.8
201 Massachusetts FBS Mid-American Conference -5.9 +0.4 -6.3
202 Robert Morris FCS Northeast Conference -6.1 -7.5 +1.4
203 Idaho State FCS Big Sky Conference -6.2 +3.2 -9.4
204 Morgan State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -6.6 -6.6 -0.0
205 Northern Iowa FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -6.6 -3.0 -3.5
206 Nicholls FCS Southland Conference -6.8 -6.8 -0.1
207 UAlbany FCS Coastal Athletic Association -6.9 -6.5 -0.4
208 Morehead State FCS Pioneer Football League -7.1 -8.7 +1.5
208 Mercyhurst FCS Northeast Conference -7.1 -0.6 -6.5
209 The Citadel FCS Southern Conference -7.3 -7.0 -0.3
210 Dayton FCS Pioneer Football League -7.3 -9.6 +2.2
211 UTEP FBS Conference USA -7.5 -3.5 -4.0
212 Wofford FCS Southern Conference -7.5 -8.7 +1.2
213 Temple FBS American Conference -7.7 -4.7 -3.0
214 Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -7.7 -8.0 +0.3
215 Bucknell FCS Patriot League -7.7 -0.4 -7.3
216 Grambling FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -7.8 -4.9 -3.0
217 Long Island University FCS Northeast Conference -8.0 -3.4 -4.6
218 New Mexico State FBS Conference USA -8.2 -2.6 -5.6
219 Alcorn State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -8.2 -5.3 -2.9
220 Princeton FCS Ivy League -8.2 -4.9 -3.3
221 Western Illinois FCS OVC-Big South Association -8.4 +6.1 -14.5
222 Houston Christian FCS Southland Conference -8.5 -0.9 -7.6
223 Cal Poly FCS Big Sky Conference -9.2 -4.9 -4.3
224 Furman FCS Southern Conference -9.5 -4.3 -5.2
225 Brown FCS Ivy League -9.7 -1.7 -8.0
226 Indiana State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -10.0 -7.0 -3.0
227 Middle Tennessee FBS Conference USA -10.2 -5.2 -5.0
228 Kennesaw State FBS Conference USA -10.5 -7.9 -2.5
229 Fordham FCS Patriot League -10.7 -8.0 -2.8
230 Howard FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -10.9 -8.8 -2.1
231 Campbell FCS Coastal Athletic Association -11.0 -4.3 -6.7
232 Saint Francis FCS Northeast Conference -11.3 -12.1 +0.8
233 Sacred Heart FCS FCS Independents -11.4 -11.9 +0.5
234 Utah Tech FCS United Athletic Conference -11.4 -4.0 -7.4
235 Southern Miss FBS Sun Belt Conference -11.5 -6.1 -5.4
236 Eastern Illinois FCS OVC-Big South Association -11.5 -6.7 -4.8
237 Tulsa FBS American Conference -11.9 -0.8 -11.1
238 Norfolk State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -12.1 -7.2 -4.9
239 Murray State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -12.3 -0.8 -11.5
240 Texas Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -12.3 -6.5 -5.7
241 Georgetown FCS Patriot League -12.6 -9.9 -2.7
242 Bryant FCS Coastal Athletic Association -12.7 -4.5 -8.2
243 Charleston Southern FCS OVC-Big South Association -12.8 -11.7 -1.1
244 Colgate FCS Patriot League -12.9 -6.4 -6.5
245 Wagner FCS Northeast Conference -13.0 -10.2 -2.8
246 Bethune-Cookman FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -13.4 -6.8 -6.6
247 Prairie View A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -13.6 -8.0 -5.6
248 East Texas A&M FCS Southland Conference -14.3 -8.1 -6.2
249 Kent State FBS Mid-American Conference -15.1 -5.2 -10.0
250 Valparaiso FCS Pioneer Football League -16.0 -12.7 -3.4
251 Northern Colorado FCS Big Sky Conference -16.6 -12.0 -4.6
252 Arkansas-Pine Bluff FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -17.5 -6.4 -11.1
253 VMI FCS Southern Conference -17.7 -12.6 -5.1
254 North Carolina A&T FCS Coastal Athletic Association -18.4 -9.3 -9.1
255 Stetson FCS Pioneer Football League -18.7 -6.7 -11.9
256 Stonehill FCS Northeast Conference -20.5 -9.6 -10.9
257 Mississippi Valley State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -21.2 -9.4 -11.8
258 Delaware State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -21.6 -7.9 -13.7
259 Marist FCS Pioneer Football League -21.9 -10.7 -11.1
260 Northwestern State FCS Southland Conference -25.8 -12.2 -13.7

SRS — season 2024 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 Ohio State FBS Big Ten Conference +42.9 +27.5 -30.6
2 Notre Dame FBS FBS Independents +38.6 +27.6 -26.8
3 Texas FBS Southeastern Conference +36.8 +24.9 -28.3
4 Oregon FBS Big Ten Conference +36.5 +26.0 -21.7
5 Penn State FBS Big Ten Conference +36.5 +23.0 -26.1
6 Ole Miss FBS Southeastern Conference +34.0 +26.1 -25.4
7 Alabama FBS Southeastern Conference +33.6 +25.5 -24.7
8 Indiana FBS Big Ten Conference +33.4 +28.6 -23.0
9 Georgia FBS Southeastern Conference +33.1 +24.3 -24.1
10 BYU FBS Big 12 Conference +31.7 +19.5 -21.1
11 South Carolina FBS Southeastern Conference +31.3 +21.1 -23.6
12 Miami FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +31.2 +29.9 -13.6
13 SMU FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +31.1 +24.2 -18.0
14 Louisville FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +30.1 +24.7 -18.3
15 Arizona State FBS Big 12 Conference +30.1 +21.9 -20.1
16 Colorado FBS Big 12 Conference +30.0 +21.5 -19.1
17 Iowa FBS Big Ten Conference +29.2 +18.8 -21.0
18 USC FBS Big Ten Conference +29.1 +22.5 -19.2
19 Tennessee FBS Southeastern Conference +29.1 +24.1 -24.6
20 LSU FBS Southeastern Conference +29.1 +22.2 -19.4
21 Minnesota FBS Big Ten Conference +28.8 +16.2 -23.9
22 Kansas State FBS Big 12 Conference +28.6 +19.5 -18.4
23 Clemson FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +28.4 +22.9 -17.4
24 Iowa State FBS Big 12 Conference +28.2 +18.9 -19.9
25 Texas A&M FBS Southeastern Conference +28.0 +20.7 -20.2
26 Baylor FBS Big 12 Conference +27.8 +22.9 -14.5
27 Florida FBS Southeastern Conference +27.7 +19.6 -21.9
28 Boise State FBS Mountain West Conference +27.6 +20.3 -15.2
29 Virginia Tech FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +26.7 +16.6 -19.9
30 Michigan FBS Big Ten Conference +25.9 +15.1 -24.2
31 Nebraska FBS Big Ten Conference +25.8 +12.2 -22.1
32 Kansas FBS Big 12 Conference +25.7 +19.1 -16.7
33 TCU FBS Big 12 Conference +25.2 +19.4 -15.3
34 Illinois FBS Big Ten Conference +24.9 +17.4 -17.7
35 UNLV FBS Mountain West Conference +24.0 +18.4 -14.9
36 Missouri FBS Southeastern Conference +23.7 +16.3 -20.9
37 Army FBS American Conference +23.6 +12.0 -19.3
38 Tulane FBS American Conference +22.9 +19.2 -16.4
39 Syracuse FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +22.8 +20.3 -11.2
40 North Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +22.7 +15.5 -12.3
41 Navy FBS American Conference +22.6 +14.7 -14.2
42 South Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +22.4 +12.1 -17.5
43 Oklahoma FBS Southeastern Conference +22.2 +15.9 -21.0
44 Vanderbilt FBS Southeastern Conference +22.2 +17.0 -18.0
45 Rutgers FBS Big Ten Conference +22.0 +18.4 -12.7
46 Washington FBS Big Ten Conference +22.0 +13.1 -19.2
47 Utah FBS Big 12 Conference +21.9 +10.4 -21.5
48 Wisconsin FBS Big Ten Conference +21.8 +13.1 -19.6
49 UCF FBS Big 12 Conference +21.5 +20.2 -13.4
50 Cincinnati FBS Big 12 Conference +21.4 +13.3 -17.3
51 Montana State FCS Big Sky Conference +21.3 +12.6 -11.8
52 Texas Tech FBS Big 12 Conference +21.1 +23.5 -8.1
53 Boston College FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +21.0 +15.8 -15.9
54 Georgia Tech FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +20.9 +16.3 -16.0
55 Auburn FBS Southeastern Conference +20.7 +15.8 -19.5
56 Marshall FBS Sun Belt Conference +20.7 +14.4 -13.1
57 Arkansas FBS Southeastern Conference +20.6 +18.3 -16.5
58 Memphis FBS American Conference +20.0 +16.2 -11.4
59 Pittsburgh FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +19.5 +17.7 -12.0
60 UCLA FBS Big Ten Conference +19.3 +11.1 -18.5
61 James Madison FBS Sun Belt Conference +19.1 +12.1 -13.5
62 Ohio FBS Mid-American Conference +19.0 +9.2 -15.3
63 Texas State FBS Sun Belt Conference +18.7 +17.2 -10.0
64 California FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +18.6 +10.1 -18.0
65 Duke FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +18.5 +12.1 -15.3
66 Kentucky FBS Southeastern Conference +18.5 +11.1 -20.8
67 West Virginia FBS Big 12 Conference +17.8 +16.3 -10.5
68 Miami (OH) FBS Mid-American Conference +17.4 +7.0 -15.6
69 North Carolina FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +17.1 +16.7 -9.6
70 Washington State FBS Pac-12 Conference +17.0 +17.0 -7.2
71 South Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +16.2 +10.7 -10.8
72 Northern Illinois FBS Mid-American Conference +16.2 +3.9 -16.9
73 Louisiana FBS Sun Belt Conference +15.9 +11.1 -10.3
74 Old Dominion FBS Sun Belt Conference +15.8 +12.1 -10.3
75 Bowling Green FBS Mid-American Conference +15.7 +7.9 -11.8
76 Maryland FBS Big Ten Conference +15.3 +15.0 -11.1
77 UConn FBS FBS Independents +15.2 +11.5 -11.4
78 Oklahoma State FBS Big 12 Conference +15.2 +15.4 -7.9
79 Georgia Southern FBS Sun Belt Conference +15.2 +11.3 -9.9
80 Toledo FBS Mid-American Conference +15.0 +9.7 -10.2
81 NC State FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +15.0 +14.4 -8.6
82 Virginia FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +14.8 +10.2 -14.0
83 Houston FBS Big 12 Conference +14.4 +4.5 -19.3
84 Jacksonville State FBS Conference USA +14.2 +16.2 -5.0
85 South Alabama FBS Sun Belt Conference +14.2 +13.5 -9.1
86 Michigan State FBS Big Ten Conference +13.9 +7.4 -15.2
87 Mississippi State FBS Southeastern Conference +13.6 +17.3 -9.4
88 UTSA FBS American Conference +13.6 +13.0 -4.7
89 Arizona FBS Big 12 Conference +13.1 +9.7 -10.0
90 Northwestern FBS Big Ten Conference +13.0 +7.7 -13.9
91 Western Kentucky FBS Conference USA +12.2 +5.9 -8.6
92 North Texas FBS American Conference +12.0 +14.7 -2.5
93 Fresno State FBS Mountain West Conference +11.9 +8.5 -9.8
94 East Carolina FBS American Conference +11.8 +10.6 -6.5
95 Buffalo FBS Mid-American Conference +11.5 +8.0 -5.8
96 Sam Houston FBS Conference USA +11.3 +4.2 -12.2
97 South Florida FBS American Conference +11.3 +12.1 -6.2
98 Stanford FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +10.9 +10.1 -8.7
99 San José State FBS Mountain West Conference +10.8 +10.1 -6.9
100 Wake Forest FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +10.6 +11.1 -7.3
101 UC Davis FCS Big Sky Conference +10.4 +8.2 -5.0
102 App State FBS Sun Belt Conference +10.3 +9.6 -4.5
103 Western Michigan FBS Mid-American Conference +10.1 +9.7 -2.0
104 Colorado State FBS Mountain West Conference +9.9 +6.0 -8.5
105 Florida State FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +9.7 +4.3 -14.7
106 Oregon State FBS Pac-12 Conference +8.8 +7.1 -7.1
107 Idaho FCS Big Sky Conference +8.7 +3.4 -6.0
108 Coastal Carolina FBS Sun Belt Conference +8.6 +10.0 -4.1
109 Nevada FBS Mountain West Conference +8.5 +7.1 -8.3
110 Purdue FBS Big Ten Conference +8.3 +7.7 -1.9
111 Troy FBS Sun Belt Conference +8.2 +7.1 -6.7
112 Liberty FBS Conference USA +8.2 +5.1 -6.7
113 Missouri State FBS Conference USA +7.9 +8.0 +1.7
114 UT Martin FCS OVC-Big South Association +7.9 +5.2 -2.1
115 Incarnate Word FCS Southland Conference +7.9 +8.8 +1.0
116 UL Monroe FBS Sun Belt Conference +7.5 +4.1 -8.2
117 Air Force FBS Mountain West Conference +6.6 +0.7 -11.3
118 Mercer FCS Southern Conference +6.5 +3.4 -3.6
119 Tarleton State FCS United Athletic Conference +6.4 +3.7 -1.7
120 Rice FBS American Conference +6.4 +4.8 -9.7
121 Arkansas State FBS Sun Belt Conference +6.4 +7.4 -3.1
122 Utah State FBS Mountain West Conference +6.3 +14.7 +2.8
123 Wyoming FBS Mountain West Conference +5.8 +1.2 -10.0
124 Montana FCS Big Sky Conference +5.8 +6.4 -1.5
125 Hawai'i FBS Mountain West Conference +5.6 +1.1 -8.8
126 New Mexico FBS Mountain West Conference +5.5 +15.3 +4.2
127 Abilene Christian FCS United Athletic Conference +5.3 +8.5 +3.6
128 Louisiana Tech FBS Conference USA +5.3 -0.4 -10.6
129 Eastern Michigan FBS Mid-American Conference +5.3 +5.1 -3.7
130 Florida International FBS Conference USA +5.2 +4.2 -6.5
131 Akron FBS Mid-American Conference +4.9 +3.7 -3.2
132 Georgia State FBS Sun Belt Conference +4.8 +7.5 -3.8
133 UAB FBS American Conference +4.7 +8.0 -1.1
134 Illinois State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +4.6 -1.5 -3.9
135 Chattanooga FCS Southern Conference +4.6 -1.2 -4.0
136 Charlotte FBS American Conference +4.5 +6.7 -3.1
137 Ball State FBS Mid-American Conference +4.1 +7.9 +4.4
138 Stephen F. Austin FCS Southland Conference +3.8 +1.2 -3.8
139 North Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +3.6 +5.6 +1.3
140 Delaware FBS Conference USA +3.3 +4.7 +0.2
141 Northern Arizona FCS Big Sky Conference +3.0 -4.9 -7.6
142 Southern Utah FCS United Athletic Conference +2.9 +2.5 +1.3
143 Jackson State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference +2.9 -0.6 +1.8
144 Central Michigan FBS Mid-American Conference +2.7 +4.5 -2.9
145 Southeast Missouri State FCS OVC-Big South Association +2.5 +0.5 +0.2
146 Tennessee Tech FCS OVC-Big South Association +2.0 -3.6 -5.0
147 Florida Atlantic FBS American Conference +1.9 +4.9 -2.7
148 Villanova FCS Coastal Athletic Association +1.7 -6.8 -7.8
149 San Diego State FBS Mountain West Conference +1.3 +1.8 -5.1
150 Richmond FCS Patriot League +1.3 -3.0 -4.9
151 East Tennessee State FCS Southern Conference +1.2 -1.9 -2.7
152 Western Carolina FCS Southern Conference +1.0 +6.1 +5.2
153 Eastern Washington FCS Big Sky Conference +1.0 +9.9 +8.2
154 Harvard FCS Ivy League +0.7 -0.1 +1.2
155 Central Arkansas FCS United Athletic Conference +0.6 +2.5 +3.2
156 Massachusetts FBS Mid-American Conference +0.6 +5.9 +2.1
157 Monmouth FCS Coastal Athletic Association +0.4 +11.3 +9.6
158 Rhode Island FCS Coastal Athletic Association +0.3 -4.7 -3.4
159 South Carolina State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference +0.3 +3.2 +2.8
160 Temple FBS American Conference -0.0 +0.9 -2.8
161 Lehigh FCS Patriot League -0.1 -0.8 +0.2
162 Yale FCS Ivy League -0.2 +3.7 +6.2
163 Duquesne FCS Northeast Conference -0.5 -1.2 +5.1
164 Towson FCS Coastal Athletic Association -0.5 -1.5 -0.7
165 Eastern Kentucky FCS United Athletic Conference -0.6 -4.4 -1.3
166 Tennessee State FCS OVC-Big South Association -0.6 -4.0 +1.2
167 Stony Brook FCS Coastal Athletic Association -0.6 +0.3 +2.5
168 New Hampshire FCS Coastal Athletic Association -0.6 -5.5 -2.8
169 SE Louisiana FCS Southland Conference -1.0 -4.4 -1.8
170 McNeese FCS Southland Conference -1.1 -4.3 -0.1
171 North Carolina Central FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -1.5 +1.4 +0.2
172 Dartmouth FCS Ivy League -1.8 -1.3 +3.1
173 Portland State FCS Big Sky Conference -2.0 +5.3 +8.5
174 Holy Cross FCS Patriot League -2.0 -2.3 +0.4
175 UTEP FBS Conference USA -2.1 +1.2 +1.1
176 Samford FCS Southern Conference -2.5 -0.2 +2.8
177 Southern Illinois FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -2.7 -1.3 -0.4
178 Weber State FCS Big Sky Conference -2.8 -0.0 +3.2
179 Youngstown State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -3.0 +2.8 +9.2
180 Austin Peay FCS United Athletic Conference -3.4 -5.0 +0.3
181 Sacramento State FCS Big Sky Conference -3.5 +2.7 +5.9
182 North Alabama FCS United Athletic Conference -3.6 -2.8 +1.4
183 Elon FCS Coastal Athletic Association -3.8 -2.2 +1.3
184 New Mexico State FBS Conference USA -3.8 +1.4 +3.3
185 Lindenwood FCS OVC-Big South Association -4.1 -2.2 +3.3
186 William & Mary FCS Coastal Athletic Association -4.3 -1.4 +1.5
187 Lamar FCS Southland Conference -4.4 -6.5 +0.2
188 Columbia FCS Ivy League -4.7 -12.1 -4.6
189 Central Connecticut FCS Northeast Conference -5.1 -7.2 +3.5
190 Middle Tennessee FBS Conference USA -5.2 -0.5 +1.3
191 Kennesaw State FBS Conference USA -5.2 -3.8 -1.3
192 Gardner-Webb FCS OVC-Big South Association -5.2 -3.4 +4.2
193 Maine FCS Coastal Athletic Association -5.4 -2.3 +4.3
194 Idaho State FCS Big Sky Conference -6.1 +4.4 +10.5
195 Southern Miss FBS Sun Belt Conference -6.2 -2.0 +1.4
196 Hampton FCS Coastal Athletic Association -6.2 +1.4 +8.0
197 Tulsa FBS American Conference -6.4 +2.6 +9.5
198 Western Illinois FCS OVC-Big South Association -6.5 +6.2 +18.0
199 Pennsylvania FCS Ivy League -6.5 -4.7 +3.9
200 Nicholls FCS Southland Conference -6.8 -6.3 -0.2
201 Merrimack FCS FCS Independents -7.1 -6.9 +3.2
202 Robert Morris FCS Northeast Conference -7.3 -10.4 +0.6
203 Wofford FCS Southern Conference -7.4 -9.3 -0.4
204 The Citadel FCS Southern Conference -7.6 -7.9 +0.7
205 Northern Iowa FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -7.8 -3.9 +5.3
206 West Georgia FCS United Athletic Conference -7.9 -4.0 +4.4
207 Florida A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -8.3 -8.1 +6.2
208 Alabama State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -8.8 -14.1 +0.4
209 Houston Christian FCS Southland Conference -9.0 -3.1 +10.8
210 Kent State FBS Mid-American Conference -9.3 -2.9 +9.2
211 Cornell FCS Ivy League -9.6 -1.4 +10.5
212 Alabama A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -9.8 -2.6 +16.7
213 Long Island University FCS Northeast Conference -9.8 -5.5 +8.6
214 UAlbany FCS Coastal Athletic Association -9.9 -8.7 +2.2
215 San Diego FCS Pioneer Football League -10.1 -10.2 +6.3
216 Drake FCS Pioneer Football League -10.4 -11.0 +5.5
217 Cal Poly FCS Big Sky Conference -10.5 -7.3 +6.6
218 Indiana State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -10.5 -9.6 +6.0
219 Morgan State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -10.6 -9.5 +4.6
220 Lafayette FCS Patriot League -10.7 -7.4 +5.4
221 Eastern Illinois FCS OVC-Big South Association -10.8 -7.1 +6.5
222 Utah Tech FCS United Athletic Conference -11.3 -5.6 +10.0
223 Bucknell FCS Patriot League -11.4 -2.8 +10.9
224 Murray State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -12.1 -4.1 +17.2
225 Butler FCS Pioneer Football League -12.2 -9.6 +9.2
226 Grambling FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -12.3 -11.0 +8.4
227 Furman FCS Southern Conference -12.5 -7.5 +9.8
228 Alcorn State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -12.8 -11.8 +11.1
229 Campbell FCS Coastal Athletic Association -12.9 -5.4 +8.1
230 Charleston Southern FCS OVC-Big South Association -13.0 -13.3 +2.4
231 Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -13.1 -15.6 +6.7
232 Princeton FCS Ivy League -14.2 -8.0 +8.2
233 East Texas A&M FCS Southland Conference -14.4 -9.1 +8.4
234 Fordham FCS Patriot League -15.0 -12.2 +6.1
235 Saint Francis FCS Northeast Conference -15.4 -18.4 +3.0
236 Brown FCS Ivy League -15.4 -5.3 +12.6
237 Wagner FCS Northeast Conference -15.7 -14.3 +6.5
238 Norfolk State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -16.1 -11.1 +8.0
239 Howard FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -16.1 -13.3 +4.3
240 Northern Colorado FCS Big Sky Conference -16.7 -14.3 +7.0
241 Presbyterian FCS Pioneer Football League -16.7 -11.9 +13.4
242 Mercyhurst FCS Northeast Conference -16.9 -6.9 +16.0
243 Colgate FCS Patriot League -16.9 -9.5 +10.3
244 Texas Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -17.0 -14.4 +14.0
245 Sacred Heart FCS FCS Independents -17.2 -16.6 +5.9
246 Prairie View A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -17.3 -13.9 +11.0
247 St. Thomas-Minnesota FCS Pioneer Football League -17.6 -13.7 +13.7
248 Bethune-Cookman FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -17.7 -13.4 +12.9
249 Bryant FCS Coastal Athletic Association -17.8 -6.8 +12.6
250 Georgetown FCS Patriot League -19.7 -16.5 +8.3
251 VMI FCS Southern Conference -19.9 -14.8 +8.1
252 Morehead State FCS Pioneer Football League -21.2 -20.8 +9.8
253 North Carolina A&T FCS Coastal Athletic Association -21.4 -11.8 +13.3
254 Dayton FCS Pioneer Football League -21.5 -20.7 +7.7
255 Davidson FCS Pioneer Football League -21.9 -6.5 +23.0
256 Arkansas-Pine Bluff FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -22.0 -14.5 +19.2
257 Delaware State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -25.6 -11.1 +19.0
258 Stonehill FCS Northeast Conference -26.2 -14.8 +17.3
259 Mississippi Valley State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -26.7 -17.6 +22.4
260 Northwestern State FCS Southland Conference -27.7 -16.5 +21.7
261 Valparaiso FCS Pioneer Football League -31.5 -24.6 +14.5
262 Marist FCS Pioneer Football League -35.4 -21.4 +22.8
263 Stetson FCS Pioneer Football League -37.2 -21.2 +28.1

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#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 133 teams both systems rate, rank agreement is 0.97 (1.00 = identical order).

Where we disagree most

TeamSP+ rankOur rank (same FBS field)Gap
Arkansas #24 #52 +28 (we're lower)
Kentucky #45 #67 +22 (we're lower)
NC State #56 #77 +21 (we're lower)
Liberty #71 #92 +21 (we're lower)
Colorado #39 #20 -19 (we're higher)
Navy #57 #38 -19 (we're higher)
Old Dominion #95 #76 -19 (we're higher)
Auburn #33 #51 +18 (we're lower)

SP+ top 25

#TeamSP+OffDef (lower = better)Our rank (same FBS field)
1 Ohio State +31.2 39.5 9.2 #1
2 Ole Miss +27.9 37.7 11.9 #6
3 Oregon +26.0 40.8 16.3 #3
4 Alabama +25.0 37.9 14.6 #7
5 Penn State +24.6 37.5 13.1 #5
6 Georgia +24.3 37.3 14.9 #8
7 Texas +24.1 36.6 10.8 #4
8 Notre Dame +23.9 38.6 14.1 #2
9 Tennessee +22.0 33.7 13.5 #15
10 Miami +21.6 44.2 24.3 #9
11 Indiana +20.1 35.0 16.4 #10
12 SMU +17.5 38.2 21.1 #11
13 Texas A&M +17.0 34.0 18.6 #25
14 South Carolina +16.9 32.1 16.0 #13
15 LSU +15.9 36.8 21.7 #18
16 Iowa +15.8 27.0 13.3 #22
17 BYU +15.3 32.0 18.8 #12
18 Kansas State +14.1 33.0 20.4 #17
19 Missouri +14.0 33.7 18.7 #34
20 Florida +13.8 31.7 20.0 #27
21 Louisville +13.6 37.7 22.9 #14
22 Clemson +13.3 35.4 20.9 #19
23 USC +11.9 35.6 24.0 #23
24 Arkansas +11.0 31.4 21.7 #52
25 TCU +10.8 34.6 22.8 #32