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Power Ratings — 2025 265 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 Indiana FBS Big Ten Conference +30.6 +16.9 +13.7
2 Ohio State FBS Big Ten Conference +29.3 +11.0 +18.3
3 Notre Dame FBS FBS Independents +27.5 +15.9 +11.6
4 Oregon FBS Big Ten Conference +27.0 +15.2 +11.8
5 Texas Tech FBS Big 12 Conference +25.8 +12.9 +13.0
6 Miami FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +25.7 +9.7 +16.0
7 Utah FBS Big 12 Conference +23.9 +14.8 +9.2
8 Georgia FBS Southeastern Conference +23.1 +9.6 +13.5
9 North Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +21.7 +11.5 +10.1
10 Ole Miss FBS Southeastern Conference +21.6 +14.8 +6.8
11 Texas A&M FBS Southeastern Conference +20.4 +11.1 +9.4
12 Vanderbilt FBS Southeastern Conference +20.2 +14.8 +5.5
13 Washington FBS Big Ten Conference +19.8 +10.4 +9.3
14 BYU FBS Big 12 Conference +19.5 +8.7 +10.8
15 USC FBS Big Ten Conference +19.4 +12.5 +6.8
16 Iowa FBS Big Ten Conference +19.3 +6.1 +13.2
17 Penn State FBS Big Ten Conference +19.1 +9.6 +9.5
18 Alabama FBS Southeastern Conference +18.7 +9.1 +9.6
19 James Madison FBS Sun Belt Conference +18.5 +9.4 +9.0
20 Oklahoma FBS Southeastern Conference +18.4 +4.2 +14.3
21 SMU FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +18.4 +9.0 +9.4
22 Texas FBS Southeastern Conference +18.1 +8.1 +10.0
23 South Florida FBS American Conference +18.0 +13.1 +4.9
24 Montana State FCS Big Sky Conference +17.8 +9.8 +8.0
25 North Texas FBS American Conference +16.8 +17.8 -1.1
26 Arizona FBS Big 12 Conference +16.3 +7.0 +9.3
27 Tennessee FBS Southeastern Conference +16.2 +14.7 +1.5
28 Louisville FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +16.1 +8.5 +7.6
29 Illinois FBS Big Ten Conference +15.8 +7.7 +8.1
30 Michigan FBS Big Ten Conference +15.4 +6.6 +8.8
31 Virginia FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +15.3 +6.3 +9.0
32 TCU FBS Big 12 Conference +15.2 +8.9 +6.3
33 Iowa State FBS Big 12 Conference +15.0 +5.6 +9.4
34 Missouri FBS Southeastern Conference +14.9 +5.2 +9.7
35 Old Dominion FBS Sun Belt Conference +14.4 +5.4 +9.1
36 Tarleton State FCS United Athletic Conference +14.3 +10.9 +3.4
37 Pittsburgh FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +14.0 +9.5 +4.6
38 LSU FBS Southeastern Conference +13.9 +2.9 +11.0
39 Kansas State FBS Big 12 Conference +13.8 +8.6 +5.2
40 Clemson FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +13.8 +5.1 +8.7
41 Auburn FBS Southeastern Conference +13.7 +3.6 +10.1
42 Toledo FBS Mid-American Conference +13.3 +4.5 +8.8
43 Georgia Tech FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +13.2 +8.0 +5.1
44 Duke FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +13.1 +12.0 +1.1
45 North Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +13.0 +5.0 +8.0
46 Arizona State FBS Big 12 Conference +12.7 +3.6 +9.1
47 Houston FBS Big 12 Conference +12.7 +6.1 +6.6
48 East Carolina FBS American Conference +12.6 +5.6 +6.9
49 Washington State FBS Pac-12 Conference +12.3 +2.1 +10.2
50 Tulane FBS American Conference +11.9 +3.8 +8.1
51 NC State FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +11.9 +7.8 +4.1
52 Montana FCS Big Sky Conference +11.9 +11.1 +0.7
53 Boise State FBS Mountain West Conference +11.7 +5.9 +5.9
54 South Carolina FBS Southeastern Conference +11.5 +2.2 +9.3
55 Memphis FBS American Conference +11.3 +6.0 +5.3
56 Florida State FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +11.3 +6.1 +5.2
57 Wake Forest FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +10.8 +3.1 +7.7
58 San Diego State FBS Mountain West Conference +10.5 +1.1 +9.4
59 Lehigh FCS Patriot League +10.3 +1.9 +8.4
60 Navy FBS American Conference +10.2 +5.3 +4.9
60 Florida FBS Southeastern Conference +10.2 +1.9 +8.4
61 UTSA FBS American Conference +10.1 +9.8 +0.4
62 Northwestern FBS Big Ten Conference +9.5 +0.5 +9.0
63 Arkansas FBS Southeastern Conference +9.5 +10.0 -0.5
64 Kentucky FBS Southeastern Conference +9.5 +2.4 +7.0
65 South Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +9.4 +2.9 +6.5
66 Texas State FBS Sun Belt Conference +9.3 +10.5 -1.2
67 Kansas FBS Big 12 Conference +9.3 +6.2 +3.1
68 Harvard FCS Ivy League +9.1 +7.8 +1.4
69 Stephen F. Austin FCS Southland Conference +9.0 +4.8 +4.2
70 UNLV FBS Mountain West Conference +8.9 +9.2 -0.2
71 Army FBS American Conference +8.8 -0.8 +9.6
72 Illinois State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +8.7 +5.1 +3.6
73 Western Michigan FBS Mid-American Conference +8.4 +0.2 +8.2
74 Cincinnati FBS Big 12 Conference +8.3 +5.5 +2.8
75 UC Davis FCS Big Sky Conference +8.0 +7.1 +0.9
76 Yale FCS Ivy League +8.0 +3.2 +4.8
77 Rutgers FBS Big Ten Conference +7.9 +8.0 -0.2
78 Southern Illinois FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +7.8 +8.0 -0.2
79 South Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +7.7 +4.0 +3.7
80 Baylor FBS Big 12 Conference +7.7 +9.1 -1.5
81 Nebraska FBS Big Ten Conference +7.5 +4.2 +3.3
82 Ohio FBS Mid-American Conference +7.4 +2.7 +4.8
83 Mississippi State FBS Southeastern Conference +7.4 +7.5 -0.1
84 New Mexico FBS Mountain West Conference +7.3 +2.9 +4.4
85 Minnesota FBS Big Ten Conference +7.0 +1.2 +5.8
86 Wisconsin FBS Big Ten Conference +6.9 -4.2 +11.1
87 Villanova FCS Coastal Athletic Association +6.6 +1.3 +5.3
88 Alabama State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference +6.4 +7.0 -0.6
89 UConn FBS FBS Independents +6.0 +6.3 -0.3
90 Fresno State FBS Mountain West Conference +5.9 -0.1 +6.0
91 Louisiana Tech FBS Conference USA +5.8 +0.7 +5.1
92 Marshall FBS Sun Belt Conference +5.7 +5.8 -0.1
93 Mercer FCS Southern Conference +5.6 +6.9 -1.3
94 Michigan State FBS Big Ten Conference +5.5 +3.1 +2.5
95 None FCS Southland Conference +5.5 +5.1 +0.4
96 Abilene Christian FCS United Athletic Conference +5.4 +4.2 +1.2
97 Maryland FBS Big Ten Conference +5.3 +1.9 +3.4
98 Western Kentucky FBS Conference USA +5.3 +2.5 +2.8
99 Utah State FBS Mountain West Conference +5.3 +6.2 -0.9
100 UCF FBS Big 12 Conference +5.2 +0.0 +5.2
101 Sacramento State FCS Big Sky Conference +5.1 +5.5 -0.4
102 Youngstown State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +5.1 +9.8 -4.7
103 Tennessee Tech FCS OVC-Big South Association +5.1 +4.0 +1.1
104 Colorado FBS Big 12 Conference +5.0 +2.1 +2.9
105 Hawai'i FBS Mountain West Conference +5.0 +2.4 +2.6
106 California FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +4.9 +2.6 +2.3
107 Rhode Island FCS Coastal Athletic Association +4.7 +2.7 +2.0
108 Kennesaw State FBS Conference USA +4.6 +2.5 +2.2
109 Southern Utah FCS United Athletic Conference +4.4 +5.8 -1.4
110 West Virginia FBS Big 12 Conference +4.3 +2.4 +1.8
111 Miami (OH) FBS Mid-American Conference +4.1 -0.3 +4.4
112 UCLA FBS Big Ten Conference +4.0 +0.7 +3.3
113 Presbyterian FCS Pioneer Football League +3.9 +0.3 +3.6
114 SE Louisiana FCS Southland Conference +3.9 +0.4 +3.5
115 Virginia Tech FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +3.8 +1.9 +1.8
116 Austin Peay FCS United Athletic Conference +3.7 +5.7 -2.0
117 Troy FBS Sun Belt Conference +3.6 -0.6 +4.1
118 St. Thomas-Minnesota FCS Pioneer Football League +3.3 +1.3 +2.0
119 Purdue FBS Big Ten Conference +3.3 +0.6 +2.7
120 Monmouth FCS Coastal Athletic Association +3.1 +8.9 -5.7
121 Jackson State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference +2.9 +0.5 +2.4
122 Jacksonville State FBS Conference USA +2.4 +1.4 +1.0
123 Missouri State FBS Conference USA +2.3 +2.3 +0.0
124 Idaho State FCS Big Sky Conference +2.2 +3.3 -1.0
125 West Georgia FCS United Athletic Conference +2.2 -2.3 +4.5
126 Air Force FBS Mountain West Conference +1.9 +3.2 -1.3
127 Southern Miss FBS Sun Belt Conference +1.9 +1.9 +0.0
128 Stanford FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +1.8 -1.3 +3.1
129 Liberty FBS Conference USA +1.7 +0.8 +0.9
130 Georgia Southern FBS Sun Belt Conference +1.7 +3.9 -2.2
131 North Carolina FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +1.6 -2.5 +4.1
132 Drake FCS Pioneer Football League +1.6 -3.4 +5.0
133 New Hampshire FCS Coastal Athletic Association +1.5 -1.9 +3.4
134 South Carolina State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference +1.4 +4.3 -2.8
135 East Tennessee State FCS Southern Conference +1.3 +3.5 -2.3
136 Central Michigan FBS Mid-American Conference +1.2 -1.5 +2.7
137 Arkansas State FBS Sun Belt Conference +1.1 -0.3 +1.4
138 Boston College FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +1.1 +2.4 -1.3
139 Louisiana FBS Sun Belt Conference +1.1 +1.4 -0.3
140 Dartmouth FCS Ivy League +1.0 -0.9 +1.9
141 Florida International FBS Conference USA +0.9 +1.4 -0.4
142 North Carolina Central FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference +0.8 +2.6 -1.8
143 Temple FBS American Conference +0.8 +2.4 -1.6
144 Syracuse FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +0.5 +0.3 +0.3
145 San Diego FCS Pioneer Football League +0.5 +0.1 +0.4
146 Northern Arizona FCS Big Sky Conference +0.4 +3.7 -3.3
147 Lamar FCS Southland Conference +0.4 -4.2 +4.5
148 Delaware FBS Conference USA +0.1 +3.1 -3.0
149 Cal Poly FCS Big Sky Conference +0.1 +0.8 -0.8
150 South Alabama FBS Sun Belt Conference +0.0 +1.2 -1.2
151 Coastal Carolina FBS Sun Belt Conference -0.3 +1.7 -2.0
152 Dayton FCS Pioneer Football League -0.5 -3.4 +2.9
153 Idaho FCS Big Sky Conference -0.7 -1.9 +1.1
154 Pennsylvania FCS Ivy League -0.9 +1.4 -2.3
155 Prairie View A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -1.1 -2.4 +1.3
156 App State FBS Sun Belt Conference -1.1 -0.2 -0.9
157 Wofford FCS Southern Conference -1.1 -7.7 +6.6
158 Wyoming FBS Mountain West Conference -1.2 -7.8 +6.6
159 Western Carolina FCS Southern Conference -1.3 +8.1 -9.4
160 Incarnate Word FCS Southland Conference -1.3 -1.7 +0.4
161 Central Connecticut FCS Northeast Conference -1.5 -0.5 -1.0
162 Stony Brook FCS Coastal Athletic Association -1.6 -0.1 -1.6
163 William & Mary FCS Coastal Athletic Association -1.8 +0.9 -2.7
164 Lafayette FCS Patriot League -1.9 +4.8 -6.7
165 Florida Atlantic FBS American Conference -1.9 +4.0 -5.9
166 Bowling Green FBS Mid-American Conference -1.9 -5.1 +3.2
167 Elon FCS Coastal Athletic Association -2.1 -2.8 +0.7
168 Duquesne FCS Northeast Conference -2.1 +1.0 -3.2
169 Tulsa FBS American Conference -2.2 -0.9 -1.2
170 Buffalo FBS Mid-American Conference -2.2 -2.6 +0.4
171 Eastern Washington FCS Big Sky Conference -2.5 -1.0 -1.5
172 Delaware State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -2.6 -0.1 -2.5
173 Oregon State FBS Pac-12 Conference -2.8 -3.5 +0.6
174 Oklahoma State FBS Big 12 Conference -3.0 -3.8 +0.8
175 Eastern Kentucky FCS United Athletic Conference -3.2 -6.6 +3.4
176 Nevada FBS Mountain West Conference -3.5 -5.1 +1.7
177 Akron FBS Mid-American Conference -3.6 -2.5 -1.2
178 Eastern Michigan FBS Mid-American Conference -3.6 +0.2 -3.8
179 Gardner-Webb FCS OVC-Big South Association -3.7 +0.5 -4.1
180 Holy Cross FCS Patriot League -3.7 -5.0 +1.3
181 Princeton FCS Ivy League -3.8 -5.9 +2.1
182 Brown FCS Ivy League -4.0 -0.5 -3.5
183 UAB FBS American Conference -4.1 +1.4 -5.5
184 San José State FBS Mountain West Conference -4.1 -0.2 -3.9
185 Rice FBS American Conference -4.3 -4.9 +0.7
186 The Citadel FCS Southern Conference -4.3 -6.4 +2.1
187 Central Arkansas FCS United Athletic Conference -4.3 +0.7 -5.0
188 Richmond FCS Patriot League -4.3 -5.3 +1.0
189 Towson FCS Coastal Athletic Association -4.3 -3.9 -0.4
190 Maine FCS Coastal Athletic Association -4.4 -4.0 -0.4
191 Northern Illinois FBS Mid-American Conference -4.5 -7.0 +2.6
192 Colorado State FBS Mountain West Conference -4.5 -3.3 -1.2
193 Sacred Heart FCS FCS Independents -4.8 -1.5 -3.2
194 New Mexico State FBS Conference USA -4.8 -4.4 -0.4
195 Butler FCS Pioneer Football League -5.1 -3.6 -1.5
196 Lindenwood FCS OVC-Big South Association -5.2 -2.3 -2.9
197 Kent State FBS Mid-American Conference -5.2 +0.1 -5.4
198 Long Island University FCS Northeast Conference -5.2 -9.0 +3.8
199 Colgate FCS Patriot League -5.5 +0.3 -5.8
200 Weber State FCS Big Sky Conference -5.6 -0.3 -5.3
201 UT Martin FCS OVC-Big South Association -5.6 -6.2 +0.5
202 Northern Iowa FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -5.7 -6.7 +1.0
203 UTEP FBS Conference USA -5.8 -2.5 -3.3
204 Northern Colorado FCS Big Sky Conference -5.8 -5.5 -0.3
205 Indiana State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -6.1 -1.3 -4.8
206 McNeese FCS Southland Conference -6.2 -5.6 -0.5
207 Grambling FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -6.4 -4.7 -1.7
208 Georgia State FBS Sun Belt Conference -6.4 -2.3 -4.1
209 Nicholls FCS Southland Conference -6.4 -6.9 +0.4
210 Mercyhurst FCS Northeast Conference -6.5 -6.4 -0.2
211 UL Monroe FBS Sun Belt Conference -6.6 -5.3 -1.4
212 Chattanooga FCS Southern Conference -6.7 -0.9 -5.8
213 Bethune-Cookman FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -6.8 +0.3 -7.1
214 Ball State FBS Mid-American Conference -6.8 -5.2 -1.6
215 Marist FCS Pioneer Football League -7.0 -6.6 -0.4
216 Middle Tennessee FBS Conference USA -7.1 -3.4 -3.6
217 Cornell FCS Ivy League -7.3 -5.9 -1.4
218 Morgan State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -7.3 -4.9 -2.4
219 Furman FCS Southern Conference -7.4 -3.1 -4.3
220 Alcorn State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -7.4 -6.5 -0.9
221 Merrimack FCS FCS Independents -7.4 -7.5 +0.1
222 North Alabama FCS United Athletic Conference -7.5 +0.6 -8.1
223 Southeast Missouri State FCS OVC-Big South Association -8.2 -3.9 -4.3
224 New Haven FCS Northeast Conference -8.6 -1.6 -7.0
225 East Texas A&M FCS Southland Conference -8.6 +1.4 -10.0
226 Charleston Southern FCS OVC-Big South Association -8.6 -10.8 +2.2
227 Columbia FCS Ivy League -8.8 -9.1 +0.3
228 Howard FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -9.6 -8.8 -0.8
229 Texas Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -9.9 -7.4 -2.5
230 Georgetown FCS Patriot League -10.1 -7.3 -2.7
231 Campbell FCS Coastal Athletic Association -10.1 -2.6 -7.5
232 Morehead State FCS Pioneer Football League -10.4 -7.1 -3.3
233 Western Illinois FCS OVC-Big South Association -10.4 -1.0 -9.3
234 Sam Houston FBS Conference USA -10.8 -4.9 -5.9
235 Utah Tech FCS United Athletic Conference -11.0 -9.6 -1.4
236 Charlotte FBS American Conference -11.0 -7.2 -3.8
237 Eastern Illinois FCS OVC-Big South Association -11.1 -7.8 -3.3
238 Robert Morris FCS Northeast Conference -11.3 -10.2 -1.2
239 Stonehill FCS Northeast Conference -11.8 -11.2 -0.6
240 Alabama A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -11.9 -3.7 -8.2
241 Bucknell FCS Patriot League -12.1 -1.7 -10.4
242 Wagner FCS Northeast Conference -12.4 -9.9 -2.5
243 Portland State FCS Big Sky Conference -12.5 -4.1 -8.4
244 UAlbany FCS Coastal Athletic Association -12.7 -8.5 -4.2
245 Florida A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -13.1 -5.2 -8.0
246 Bryant FCS Coastal Athletic Association -13.2 -6.7 -6.6
247 Murray State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -13.6 -5.1 -8.5
248 Arkansas-Pine Bluff FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -14.6 -6.7 -7.8
249 Fordham FCS Patriot League -15.5 -10.2 -5.3
250 Houston Christian FCS Southland Conference -15.5 -9.9 -5.6
251 Tennessee State FCS OVC-Big South Association -15.5 -13.7 -1.8
252 Norfolk State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -16.0 -6.1 -9.9
253 Samford FCS Southern Conference -16.9 -9.6 -7.3
254 Valparaiso FCS Pioneer Football League -17.0 -7.0 -10.0
255 Davidson FCS Pioneer Football League -17.1 -4.7 -12.4
256 VMI FCS Southern Conference -17.8 -9.6 -8.2
257 North Carolina A&T FCS Coastal Athletic Association -17.9 -4.6 -13.3
258 Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -18.5 -8.7 -9.7
259 Hampton FCS Coastal Athletic Association -18.5 -8.6 -9.9
260 Massachusetts FBS Mid-American Conference -18.7 -9.2 -9.6
261 Mississippi Valley State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -18.7 -8.1 -10.6
262 Stetson FCS Pioneer Football League -19.0 -7.2 -11.7
263 Northwestern State FCS Southland Conference -19.2 -8.9 -10.3
264 Saint Francis FCS Northeast Conference -20.0 -15.0 -5.0

SRS — season 2025 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 Indiana FBS Big Ten Conference +43.1 +33.8 -31.2
2 Ohio State FBS Big Ten Conference +40.8 +24.3 -32.4
3 Notre Dame FBS FBS Independents +39.4 +30.4 -25.3
4 Oregon FBS Big Ten Conference +38.8 +29.8 -26.6
5 Texas Tech FBS Big 12 Conference +37.7 +25.3 -27.3
6 Miami FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +37.4 +20.9 -30.3
7 Utah FBS Big 12 Conference +35.5 +28.5 -21.1
8 Georgia FBS Southeastern Conference +34.2 +20.2 -26.4
9 Ole Miss FBS Southeastern Conference +32.5 +27.9 -18.3
10 Vanderbilt FBS Southeastern Conference +31.7 +27.8 -16.9
11 Texas A&M FBS Southeastern Conference +31.5 +23.4 -21.0
12 Washington FBS Big Ten Conference +31.5 +23.9 -22.2
13 USC FBS Big Ten Conference +31.2 +25.8 -20.1
14 BYU FBS Big 12 Conference +30.0 +20.2 -22.5
15 Oklahoma FBS Southeastern Conference +29.8 +16.1 -27.9
16 Iowa FBS Big Ten Conference +29.8 +17.9 -26.2
17 Alabama FBS Southeastern Conference +29.3 +22.4 -22.9
18 Penn State FBS Big Ten Conference +29.3 +21.5 -21.5
19 Texas FBS Southeastern Conference +28.4 +19.3 -22.1
20 South Florida FBS American Conference +28.0 +23.5 -14.9
21 SMU FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +27.6 +17.6 -18.7
22 Arizona FBS Big 12 Conference +27.3 +17.5 -20.7
23 Illinois FBS Big Ten Conference +26.9 +19.1 -19.7
24 Michigan FBS Big Ten Conference +26.8 +19.8 -21.1
25 James Madison FBS Sun Belt Conference +26.8 +18.1 -17.6
26 Tennessee FBS Southeastern Conference +26.6 +26.9 -12.3
27 North Texas FBS American Conference +26.1 +29.0 -8.1
28 Virginia FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +25.9 +16.4 -19.8
29 Louisville FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +25.4 +18.3 -17.8
30 Missouri FBS Southeastern Conference +25.4 +16.8 -22.1
31 TCU FBS Big 12 Conference +24.6 +18.3 -16.0
32 Iowa State FBS Big 12 Conference +24.3 +15.2 -19.6
33 Pittsburgh FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +24.3 +20.7 -15.6
34 Auburn FBS Southeastern Conference +24.0 +14.6 -21.9
35 LSU FBS Southeastern Conference +23.8 +12.7 -23.1
36 Kansas State FBS Big 12 Conference +23.1 +18.4 -14.4
37 Georgia Tech FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +22.9 +18.0 -15.5
38 North Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +22.7 +15.1 -14.0
39 Florida State FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +22.6 +20.3 -18.2
40 Houston FBS Big 12 Conference +22.5 +16.0 -14.9
41 Clemson FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +22.3 +13.9 -18.8
42 Old Dominion FBS Sun Belt Conference +22.2 +12.6 -17.4
43 NC State FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +22.2 +18.6 -14.9
44 Duke FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +22.2 +22.1 -9.3
45 Arizona State FBS Big 12 Conference +22.0 +12.0 -19.4
46 Washington State FBS Pac-12 Conference +21.6 +8.6 -19.4
47 East Carolina FBS American Conference +21.0 +14.8 -16.9
48 Toledo FBS Mid-American Conference +20.8 +12.4 -17.4
49 Montana State FCS Big Sky Conference +20.7 +13.3 -12.1
50 Wake Forest FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +20.7 +11.8 -18.2
50 South Carolina FBS Southeastern Conference +20.7 +12.1 -20.6
51 Tulane FBS American Conference +20.4 +11.6 -17.1
52 Boise State FBS Mountain West Conference +20.0 +13.8 -14.6
53 Northwestern FBS Big Ten Conference +19.9 +10.7 -20.1
54 Florida FBS Southeastern Conference +19.7 +12.8 -20.4
55 San Diego State FBS Mountain West Conference +19.5 +9.2 -18.5
56 Arkansas FBS Southeastern Conference +19.4 +21.2 -9.1
57 Kentucky FBS Southeastern Conference +19.3 +12.6 -17.2
58 Memphis FBS American Conference +19.0 +13.3 -13.4
59 UTSA FBS American Conference +18.4 +18.5 -8.6
60 Kansas FBS Big 12 Conference +18.3 +16.2 -12.5
61 Wisconsin FBS Big Ten Conference +17.9 +6.5 -23.5
62 Navy FBS American Conference +17.7 +12.3 -12.9
63 Tarleton State FCS United Athletic Conference +17.3 +16.0 -7.4
64 Mississippi State FBS Southeastern Conference +17.1 +18.6 -10.6
65 Cincinnati FBS Big 12 Conference +17.0 +16.1 -13.3
66 Rutgers FBS Big Ten Conference +16.9 +18.5 -9.2
67 Nebraska FBS Big Ten Conference +16.9 +16.9 -15.5
68 Baylor FBS Big 12 Conference +16.4 +18.9 -7.2
69 New Mexico FBS Mountain West Conference +16.2 +10.0 -13.9
70 Army FBS American Conference +16.1 +5.7 -18.0
71 Texas State FBS Sun Belt Conference +16.0 +16.3 -3.8
72 UNLV FBS Mountain West Conference +15.8 +16.4 -6.2
73 North Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +15.6 +6.4 -11.4
74 Michigan State FBS Big Ten Conference +15.6 +14.4 -13.4
75 Western Michigan FBS Mid-American Conference +15.5 +6.0 -16.7
76 Minnesota FBS Big Ten Conference +15.4 +11.1 -15.8
77 Maryland FBS Big Ten Conference +15.1 +11.3 -14.1
78 Montana FCS Big Sky Conference +14.6 +14.5 -2.8
79 UCLA FBS Big Ten Conference +14.3 +10.8 -13.1
80 Purdue FBS Big Ten Conference +14.1 +10.4 -13.7
81 Utah State FBS Mountain West Conference +14.0 +14.2 -8.0
82 Hawai'i FBS Mountain West Conference +13.4 +10.2 -9.8
83 Colorado FBS Big 12 Conference +13.4 +10.0 -11.2
84 Louisiana Tech FBS Conference USA +13.3 +7.0 -11.5
85 UCF FBS Big 12 Conference +13.3 +8.3 -15.0
86 Ohio FBS Mid-American Conference +13.0 +8.6 -10.6
87 Fresno State FBS Mountain West Conference +12.9 +6.5 -13.7
88 California FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +12.6 +10.5 -9.7
89 West Virginia FBS Big 12 Conference +12.5 +9.9 -9.9
90 UConn FBS FBS Independents +12.3 +13.2 -6.1
91 Virginia Tech FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +12.3 +11.8 -11.3
92 Kennesaw State FBS Conference USA +11.9 +8.3 -7.1
93 Marshall FBS Sun Belt Conference +11.6 +11.2 -4.1
94 Western Kentucky FBS Conference USA +11.5 +8.5 -8.7
95 Stanford FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +11.5 +8.0 -13.3
96 UC Davis FCS Big Sky Conference +10.9 +8.0 -1.4
97 Stephen F. Austin FCS Southland Conference +10.4 +6.0 -5.5
98 Miami (OH) FBS Mid-American Conference +10.0 +6.0 -10.8
99 South Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +9.8 +4.0 -7.4
100 Illinois State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +9.7 +6.1 -4.3
101 Troy FBS Sun Belt Conference +9.5 +4.1 -9.5
102 North Carolina FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +9.5 +4.5 -12.6
103 Air Force FBS Mountain West Conference +9.0 +11.1 -4.5
104 Southern Miss FBS Sun Belt Conference +8.9 +7.3 -5.3
105 Southern Illinois FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +8.9 +10.5 +0.0
106 Boston College FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +8.8 +11.4 -7.1
107 Lehigh FCS Patriot League +8.7 -0.6 -7.4
108 Temple FBS American Conference +8.7 +11.1 -5.9
109 Missouri State FBS Conference USA +8.3 +6.2 -4.8
110 Syracuse FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +8.0 +7.0 -8.3
111 Jacksonville State FBS Conference USA +7.9 +5.5 -6.4
112 Abilene Christian FCS United Athletic Conference +7.8 +5.3 -2.8
113 Sacramento State FCS Big Sky Conference +7.7 +6.3 -0.3
114 South Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +7.5 +4.0 -3.6
115 Central Michigan FBS Mid-American Conference +7.4 +3.0 -8.2
116 Georgia Southern FBS Sun Belt Conference +7.4 +8.6 -1.8
117 Liberty FBS Conference USA +7.2 +5.7 -5.6
118 Arkansas State FBS Sun Belt Conference +7.0 +3.6 -6.5
119 Youngstown State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +6.8 +12.2 +3.5
120 Yale FCS Ivy League +6.7 +1.8 -4.2
121 Florida International FBS Conference USA +6.6 +5.9 -4.5
122 Austin Peay FCS United Athletic Conference +6.3 +8.9 +1.1
123 Southern Utah FCS United Athletic Conference +6.1 +6.7 +1.1
124 Louisiana FBS Sun Belt Conference +6.0 +5.3 -3.9
125 SE Louisiana FCS Southland Conference +5.9 +2.2 -4.9
126 Wyoming FBS Mountain West Conference +5.8 -1.9 -14.3
127 Harvard FCS Ivy League +5.7 +6.2 +1.8
128 Coastal Carolina FBS Sun Belt Conference +5.7 +4.6 -0.9
129 Villanova FCS Coastal Athletic Association +5.6 +1.1 -4.9
130 Tulsa FBS American Conference +5.5 +5.5 -6.0
131 Idaho State FCS Big Sky Conference +5.2 +5.6 -2.3
132 Florida Atlantic FBS American Conference +5.0 +10.8 +0.9
133 South Alabama FBS Sun Belt Conference +4.9 +5.4 -3.3
134 Delaware FBS Conference USA +4.9 +7.6 -1.0
135 Oklahoma State FBS Big 12 Conference +4.7 +2.3 -8.4
136 Mercer FCS Southern Conference +4.2 +7.2 +2.8
137 Oregon State FBS Pac-12 Conference +4.2 +3.6 -8.0
138 App State FBS Sun Belt Conference +4.2 +3.3 -3.7
139 Tennessee Tech FCS OVC-Big South Association +4.1 +5.1 -1.1
140 Alabama State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference +3.7 +4.4 +6.3
141 West Georgia FCS United Athletic Conference +3.4 -3.1 -5.4
142 None FCS Southland Conference +3.4 +2.6 +0.7
143 Nevada FBS Mountain West Conference +3.3 +1.1 -8.6
144 Northern Arizona FCS Big Sky Conference +2.8 +6.5 +3.0
145 Colorado State FBS Mountain West Conference +2.8 +3.8 -5.9
146 UAB FBS American Conference +2.6 +7.4 -0.5
147 Rhode Island FCS Coastal Athletic Association +2.5 +1.5 +0.1
148 San José State FBS Mountain West Conference +2.2 +6.2 -1.7
149 Cal Poly FCS Big Sky Conference +2.2 +0.5 +0.4
150 Rice FBS American Conference +2.1 -0.9 -6.0
151 Bowling Green FBS Mid-American Conference +2.1 -1.1 -8.6
152 Buffalo FBS Mid-American Conference +1.9 +1.6 -5.5
153 Lamar FCS Southland Conference +1.5 -6.0 -3.9
154 Idaho FCS Big Sky Conference +1.0 -0.9 -2.5
155 Akron FBS Mid-American Conference +1.0 +1.1 -2.3
156 Eastern Michigan FBS Mid-American Conference +0.9 +5.4 -0.2
157 New Mexico State FBS Conference USA +0.8 -0.2 -5.0
158 East Tennessee State FCS Southern Conference +0.5 +2.5 +4.6
159 Monmouth FCS Coastal Athletic Association +0.3 +7.1 +8.1
160 Kent State FBS Mid-American Conference +0.3 +4.2 +2.3
161 UTEP FBS Conference USA -0.3 +2.4 -1.4
162 Northern Illinois FBS Mid-American Conference -0.7 -2.0 -7.6
163 Incarnate Word FCS Southland Conference -0.8 -2.7 -0.7
164 Jackson State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -0.8 -5.2 +2.3
165 New Hampshire FCS Coastal Athletic Association -0.9 -4.6 -0.9
166 Georgia State FBS Sun Belt Conference -0.9 +1.3 +0.2
167 Middle Tennessee FBS Conference USA -1.3 +1.4 -1.4
168 Eastern Washington FCS Big Sky Conference -1.4 -2.9 +1.8
169 South Carolina State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -1.4 +1.1 +7.0
170 Eastern Kentucky FCS United Athletic Conference -2.0 -6.7 -4.7
171 Dartmouth FCS Ivy League -2.2 -3.4 -0.2
172 UL Monroe FBS Sun Belt Conference -2.4 -3.1 -1.0
173 Prairie View A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -2.6 -6.1 +1.9
174 St. Thomas-Minnesota FCS Pioneer Football League -2.7 -2.6 +3.6
175 Ball State FBS Mid-American Conference -2.7 -2.1 -3.2
176 Wofford FCS Southern Conference -2.8 -10.0 -6.2
177 Western Carolina FCS Southern Conference -2.9 +8.4 +10.8
178 William & Mary FCS Coastal Athletic Association -3.5 -0.6 +4.8
179 Lafayette FCS Patriot League -3.7 +4.4 +9.7
180 Central Arkansas FCS United Athletic Conference -3.8 -0.9 +7.1
181 Gardner-Webb FCS OVC-Big South Association -4.0 -0.4 +5.8
182 Elon FCS Coastal Athletic Association -4.1 -5.0 +0.3
183 Northern Colorado FCS Big Sky Conference -4.1 -5.7 +2.0
184 Stony Brook FCS Coastal Athletic Association -4.2 -2.4 +3.9
185 Weber State FCS Big Sky Conference -4.4 -1.1 +6.5
186 Pennsylvania FCS Ivy League -4.4 -1.0 +6.2
187 Presbyterian FCS Pioneer Football League -4.4 -9.4 +2.0
188 North Carolina Central FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -4.7 -3.1 +6.6
189 Charlotte FBS American Conference -4.8 -1.5 -2.7
190 Indiana State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -5.1 -2.1 +6.0
191 Drake FCS Pioneer Football League -5.1 -9.9 -0.5
192 Northern Iowa FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -5.2 -6.8 -2.2
193 San Diego FCS Pioneer Football League -5.3 -5.6 +5.2
194 Nicholls FCS Southland Conference -5.8 -7.5 +0.3
195 Lindenwood FCS OVC-Big South Association -6.1 -3.9 +4.4
196 The Citadel FCS Southern Conference -6.2 -10.4 +0.3
197 Central Connecticut FCS Northeast Conference -6.3 -4.5 +6.4
198 Princeton FCS Ivy League -6.7 -9.4 -0.6
199 McNeese FCS Southland Conference -6.7 -7.9 +1.6
200 Maine FCS Coastal Athletic Association -6.7 -7.1 +2.7
201 Sam Houston FBS Conference USA -6.8 -1.8 +3.8
202 UT Martin FCS OVC-Big South Association -6.9 -7.7 -0.4
203 Brown FCS Ivy League -7.0 -3.0 +5.4
204 Towson FCS Coastal Athletic Association -7.1 -5.9 +1.3
205 Holy Cross FCS Patriot League -7.1 -9.2 +1.3
206 Duquesne FCS Northeast Conference -7.5 -3.7 +7.7
207 Colgate FCS Patriot League -7.7 -1.8 +9.0
208 Delaware State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -8.1 -6.7 +5.7
209 Richmond FCS Patriot League -8.1 -9.3 +2.7
210 East Texas A&M FCS Southland Conference -8.3 -0.2 +14.4
211 Dayton FCS Pioneer Football League -8.7 -10.9 +5.5
212 Charleston Southern FCS OVC-Big South Association -8.9 -12.6 -1.7
213 North Alabama FCS United Athletic Conference -9.1 -1.9 +11.8
214 Long Island University FCS Northeast Conference -9.2 -14.8 -0.8
215 Southeast Missouri State FCS OVC-Big South Association -9.7 -5.2 +5.5
216 Furman FCS Southern Conference -9.8 -6.0 +7.3
217 Sacred Heart FCS FCS Independents -9.8 -5.1 +8.9
218 Grambling FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -9.8 -14.0 +7.1
219 Bethune-Cookman FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -10.0 -4.3 +13.8
220 Utah Tech FCS United Athletic Conference -10.2 -10.5 +0.0
221 Mercyhurst FCS Northeast Conference -10.3 -11.8 +3.6
222 Chattanooga FCS Southern Conference -10.3 -2.5 +8.4
223 Alcorn State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -10.8 -14.5 +8.5
224 Portland State FCS Big Sky Conference -11.0 -7.0 +10.1
225 Cornell FCS Ivy League -11.2 -10.2 +3.5
226 Western Illinois FCS OVC-Big South Association -11.7 -4.2 +11.5
227 Campbell FCS Coastal Athletic Association -11.8 -5.2 +10.3
228 Texas Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -12.4 -12.5 +6.8
229 Eastern Illinois FCS OVC-Big South Association -12.6 -10.3 +5.1
230 Merrimack FCS FCS Independents -12.9 -13.0 +3.4
231 Murray State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -13.4 -5.6 +8.0
232 Columbia FCS Ivy League -13.7 -13.3 +4.0
233 Marist FCS Pioneer Football League -14.0 -15.0 +7.6
234 Morgan State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -14.1 -10.6 +10.7
235 Butler FCS Pioneer Football League -14.2 -10.9 +9.8
236 Georgetown FCS Patriot League -15.2 -13.4 +8.0
237 Massachusetts FBS Mid-American Conference -15.9 -7.1 +7.1
238 Stonehill FCS Northeast Conference -16.1 -17.1 +4.2
239 UAlbany FCS Coastal Athletic Association -16.5 -11.9 +7.5
240 Wagner FCS Northeast Conference -16.5 -14.5 +7.0
241 Howard FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -16.5 -16.6 +6.7
242 Bucknell FCS Patriot League -16.8 -6.2 +15.4
243 Bryant FCS Coastal Athletic Association -17.2 -9.7 +9.4
244 Alabama A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -17.4 -12.8 +16.5
245 Houston Christian FCS Southland Conference -17.7 -15.1 +8.0
246 Robert Morris FCS Northeast Conference -18.0 -16.5 +7.3
247 Arkansas-Pine Bluff FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -18.5 -16.0 +16.6
248 Northwestern State FCS Southland Conference -18.6 -15.4 +16.9
249 Samford FCS Southern Conference -19.1 -13.1 +9.5
250 Tennessee State FCS OVC-Big South Association -19.2 -18.7 +5.2
251 Florida A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -19.2 -13.7 +16.0
252 Fordham FCS Patriot League -19.6 -14.7 +9.4
253 North Carolina A&T FCS Coastal Athletic Association -20.9 -10.5 +20.8
254 Morehead State FCS Pioneer Football League -21.0 -19.0 +12.6
255 Norfolk State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -21.8 -12.0 +15.5
256 Mississippi Valley State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -22.8 -17.6 +20.0
257 New Haven FCS Northeast Conference -23.1 -11.1 +18.9
258 VMI FCS Southern Conference -23.4 -17.1 +16.1
259 Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -23.8 -15.8 +17.4
260 Hampton FCS Coastal Athletic Association -25.5 -15.7 +16.2
261 Saint Francis FCS Northeast Conference -25.8 -20.8 +11.1
262 Valparaiso FCS Pioneer Football League -26.6 -14.5 +22.1
263 Davidson FCS Pioneer Football League -28.9 -17.4 +26.2
264 Stetson FCS Pioneer Football League -30.3 -21.6 +24.8

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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 135 teams both systems rate, rank agreement is 0.98 (1.00 = identical order).

Where we disagree most

TeamSP+ rankOur rank (same FBS field)Gap
Nebraska #46 #68 +22 (we're lower)
UConn #53 #74 +21 (we're lower)
Buffalo #95 #116 +21 (we're lower)
Arizona State #60 #42 -18 (we're higher)
Temple #88 #106 +18 (we're lower)
Old Dominion #49 #33 -16 (we're higher)
Washington State #61 #45 -16 (we're higher)
Boise State #64 #48 -16 (we're higher)

SP+ top 25

#TeamSP+OffDef (lower = better)Our rank (same FBS field)
1 Indiana +32.4 40.8 9.9 #1
2 Ohio State +30.1 37.6 7.7 #2
3 Texas Tech +27.6 39.3 12.3 #5
4 Oregon +25.9 38.7 13.5 #4
5 Notre Dame +24.4 40.0 16.3 #3
6 Georgia +24.1 37.0 14.8 #8
7 Ole Miss +24.0 40.4 18.3 #9
8 Utah +22.2 39.7 17.5 #7
9 Texas A&M +20.7 38.0 16.4 #10
9 Miami +20.7 34.2 14.3 #6
11 Vanderbilt +20.3 39.9 21.4 #11
12 Iowa +19.7 32.1 14.2 #15
13 Washington +18.4 34.5 15.3 #12
14 Oklahoma +18.3 30.1 12.9 #19
15 Penn State +18.1 35.1 18.8 #16
16 USC +16.9 38.9 21.0 #14
17 Texas +16.2 32.9 17.9 #21
18 BYU +15.9 33.9 18.8 #13
19 Tennessee +15.0 39.3 25.4 #25
20 Alabama +14.8 32.2 16.1 #17
21 Missouri +14.4 31.2 15.4 #32
22 North Texas +13.8 43.1 28.6 #23
23 SMU +13.4 34.2 19.5 #20
24 Illinois +12.9 33.3 21.7 #27
25 Michigan +12.4 30.9 17.0 #28