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Power Ratings — 2026 · Preseason 267 teams

Preseason = each team's 2025 finish regressed toward the mean. It can't yet see roster turnover, the portal, or recruiting; it updates as 2026 games are played. Power = points vs. an average D1 team (Off + Def), FBS and FCS on one scale. A model rating, not a betting edge.

#	Team	Div	Conference	Power	Off (higher = better)	Def (higher = better)
1	Notre Dame	FBS	FBS Independents	+35.6	+22.4	+13.2
2	Ohio State	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+34.9	+15.1	+19.7
3	Indiana	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+33.9	+18.5	+15.4
4	Alabama	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+33.7	+18.9	+14.9
5	Texas A&M	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+31.6	+16.2	+15.4
6	Utah	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+30.1	+18.4	+11.7
7	Texas	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+30.0	+14.2	+15.8
8	Miami	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+29.0	+16.2	+12.8
9	Penn State	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+28.5	+10.4	+18.1
10	LSU	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+27.0	+12.8	+14.2
11	Texas Tech	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+27.0	+13.8	+13.1
12	Tennessee	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+26.9	+22.0	+5.0
13	SMU	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+26.8	+13.9	+12.9
14	USC	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+26.1	+16.9	+9.2
15	Oregon	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+26.0	+17.2	+8.8
16	BYU	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+25.1	+13.9	+11.2
17	Kansas State	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+24.9	+15.7	+9.2
18	Ole Miss	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+24.9	+16.2	+8.7
19	Iowa	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+24.7	+6.9	+17.7
20	Oklahoma	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+23.9	+6.0	+17.9
21	Georgia	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+23.4	+16.5	+6.9
22	Arizona	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+22.9	+7.1	+15.8
23	Virginia	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+22.3	+8.6	+13.7
24	Michigan	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+22.1	+5.7	+16.4
25	Boise State	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+22.0	+10.7	+11.3
26	Louisville	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+21.9	+16.3	+5.6
27	Iowa State	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+21.9	+7.5	+14.4
28	Vanderbilt	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+21.8	+11.2	+10.6
29	Duke	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+21.6	+11.2	+10.3
30	Auburn	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+21.2	+5.8	+15.4
31	Washington	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+21.1	+7.1	+14.1
32	North Texas	FBS	American Conference	+20.8	+17.3	+3.6
33	Pittsburgh	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+20.6	+10.2	+10.4
34	Montana State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+20.4	+11.0	+9.4
35	Missouri	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+20.3	+8.6	+11.7
36	Mississippi State	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+20.2	+15.3	+4.9
37	Florida	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+20.0	+9.7	+10.3
38	UCLA	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+19.9	+9.4	+10.5
39	Nebraska	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+19.7	+14.2	+5.5
40	South Florida	FBS	American Conference	+19.1	+9.4	+9.7
41	UTSA	FBS	American Conference	+19.0	+11.8	+7.2
42	North Dakota State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+18.9	+9.1	+9.8
43	Illinois	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+18.3	+9.8	+8.5
44	South Carolina	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+18.0	+6.4	+11.7
45	TCU	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+17.5	+9.7	+7.9
46	Baylor	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+17.3	+9.6	+7.7
47	Northwestern	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+17.0	+3.6	+13.3
48	Western Michigan	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+16.8	+3.4	+13.4
49	Wake Forest	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+16.4	+8.4	+8.0
50	Cincinnati	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+16.3	+8.9	+7.5
51	Florida State	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+16.0	+7.0	+9.0
52	Clemson	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+15.6	+4.8	+10.7
53	Michigan State	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+15.3	+6.0	+9.3
54	Memphis	FBS	American Conference	+15.2	+8.8	+6.4
55	Colorado	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+14.6	+4.8	+9.7
56	Toledo	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+14.5	+6.8	+7.6
57	Kentucky	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+14.3	+4.7	+9.5
58	James Madison	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+14.1	+10.4	+3.8
59	Arizona State	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+14.0	+10.4	+3.6
60	Houston	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+13.9	+9.8	+4.1
61	NC State	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+13.8	+9.2	+4.6
62	UCF	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+13.6	+2.3	+11.3
63	Maryland	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+13.1	+6.7	+6.3
64	North Carolina	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+13.1	-1.9	+15.0
65	Tulane	FBS	American Conference	+13.0	-0.1	+13.1
66	Illinois State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+13.0	+7.6	+5.4
67	Washington State	FBS	Pac-12 Conference	+12.9	-0.0	+13.0
68	Army	FBS	American Conference	+12.9	+4.3	+8.6
69	North Dakota	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+12.7	+10.8	+1.9
70	Stephen F. Austin	FCS	Southland Conference	+12.7	+6.0	+6.7
71	New Mexico	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+12.1	+9.1	+3.0
72	Wisconsin	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+12.0	-1.3	+13.3
73	Georgia Tech	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+12.0	+3.5	+8.5
74	San Diego State	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+11.8	+2.7	+9.1
75	Virginia Tech	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+11.6	+11.4	+0.2
76	Texas State	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+10.8	+10.0	+0.7
77	East Carolina	FBS	American Conference	+10.4	+3.9	+6.5
78	Arkansas	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+10.4	+5.8	+4.5
79	Louisiana	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+10.2	+8.1	+2.1
80	Tarleton State	FCS	United Athletic Conference	+10.1	+7.9	+2.2
81	Fresno State	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+10.1	-0.4	+10.5
82	West Virginia	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+10.1	+6.0	+4.0
83	UNLV	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+10.0	+1.9	+8.1
84	Lehigh	FCS	Patriot League	+9.8	+4.2	+5.6
85	Purdue	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+9.7	+7.1	+2.6
86	South Dakota	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+9.5	+8.1	+1.4
87	Kansas	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+9.5	+7.6	+1.9
88	Old Dominion	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+9.3	+1.2	+8.0
89	Navy	FBS	American Conference	+9.1	+4.6	+4.5
90	Temple	FBS	American Conference	+8.3	+3.6	+4.7
91	Utah State	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+8.0	+2.3	+5.7
92	Delaware	FBS	Conference USA	+7.6	+6.8	+0.8
93	South Alabama	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+7.5	+5.6	+1.9
94	Montana	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+7.5	+4.0	+3.6
95	App State	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+7.5	+4.9	+2.6
96	Oklahoma State	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+7.3	+1.5	+5.9
97	UC Davis	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+7.3	+5.8	+1.4
98	Colorado State	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+7.2	+6.0	+1.2
99	Air Force	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+6.9	+3.7	+3.1
100	Minnesota	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+6.8	+1.1	+5.6
101	Idaho State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+6.8	+5.5	+1.2
102	Missouri State	FBS	Conference USA	+6.7	+3.9	+2.7
103	California	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+6.6	+3.4	+3.2
104	Tennessee Tech	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	+6.4	+2.2	+4.2
105	Georgia Southern	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+6.1	+1.4	+4.7
106	Ohio	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+5.7	+3.1	+2.6
107	South Dakota State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+5.6	+5.7	-0.1
108	Harvard	FCS	Ivy League	+5.6	+6.5	-0.8
109	Nevada	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+5.6	-3.4	+8.9
110	Austin Peay	FCS	United Athletic Conference	+5.6	+2.8	+2.7
111	Florida International	FBS	Conference USA	+5.3	-0.2	+5.5
112	Marshall	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+5.2	+3.8	+1.3
113	Syracuse	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+5.2	+1.5	+3.7
114	Jacksonville State	FBS	Conference USA	+5.2	+2.1	+3.1
115	Tulsa	FBS	American Conference	+4.8	-0.9	+5.8
116	Rhode Island	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	+4.8	+1.4	+3.3
117	Yale	FCS	Ivy League	+4.7	+1.8	+2.9
118	Oregon State	FBS	Pac-12 Conference	+4.4	+0.4	+4.0
119	Miami (OH)	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+4.3	+3.3	+0.9
120	Arkansas State	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+4.3	+4.1	+0.2
121	Boston College	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+4.0	+0.7	+3.3
122	Stanford	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+4.0	+1.4	+2.5
123	Coastal Carolina	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+3.9	+3.6	+0.3
124	Louisiana Tech	FBS	Conference USA	+3.9	+4.1	-0.2
125	San José State	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+3.5	+2.2	+1.3
126	Southern Miss	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+3.5	+1.6	+1.9
127	?None	FCS	Southland Conference	+3.0	+2.4	+0.7
128	Rice	FBS	American Conference	+3.0	-4.4	+7.4
129	Youngstown State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+2.8	+8.1	-5.4
130	Southern Illinois	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+2.6	+3.3	-0.7
131	Liberty	FBS	Conference USA	+2.6	-3.3	+5.9
132	Troy	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+2.5	-1.3	+3.8
133	UConn	FBS	FBS Independents	+2.4	+3.2	-0.8
134	Akron	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+2.3	+1.9	+0.4
135	Hawai'i	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+2.1	-0.9	+3.0
136	Georgia State	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+2.0	+2.8	-0.7
137	Florida Atlantic	FBS	American Conference	+1.9	+9.4	-7.5
138	Rutgers	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+1.6	+3.2	-1.6
139	Ball State	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+1.3	+0.1	+1.2
140	Mercer	FCS	Southern Conference	+0.3	-0.4	+0.8
141	Kennesaw State	FBS	Conference USA	+0.2	-1.4	+1.7
142	Northern Arizona	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+0.2	+1.8	-1.6
143	Abilene Christian	FCS	United Athletic Conference	+0.2	-3.2	+3.4
144	Elon	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	+0.1	-4.9	+5.0
145	Incarnate Word	FCS	Southland Conference	+0.1	+3.7	-3.7
146	?None	FCS	—	+0.0	+0.0	+0.0
146	?None	FCS	—	+0.0	+0.0	+0.0
147	Northern Illinois	FBS	Mid-American Conference	-0.1	-4.2	+4.1
148	Western Kentucky	FBS	Conference USA	-0.2	+5.5	-5.6
149	New Mexico State	FBS	Conference USA	-0.6	-0.7	+0.1
150	Furman	FCS	Southern Conference	-0.6	-5.3	+4.7
151	UAB	FBS	American Conference	-1.0	+2.0	-3.0
152	Kent State	FBS	Mid-American Conference	-1.3	+3.2	-4.6
153	South Carolina State	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-1.6	+3.7	-5.3
154	Dayton	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-1.6	-3.7	+2.1
155	Bowling Green	FBS	Mid-American Conference	-1.8	-6.9	+5.1
156	St. Thomas-Minnesota	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-2.0	+1.0	-3.0
157	UTEP	FBS	Conference USA	-2.1	+0.4	-2.5
158	Lamar	FCS	Southland Conference	-2.1	-8.1	+6.0
159	Middle Tennessee	FBS	Conference USA	-2.2	-1.3	-0.9
160	Southern Utah	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-2.6	+4.0	-6.5
161	Idaho	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-2.9	+1.0	-4.0
162	Eastern Washington	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-3.0	-0.3	-2.7
163	Massachusetts	FBS	Mid-American Conference	-3.1	-2.0	-1.1
164	McNeese	FCS	Southland Conference	-3.1	-3.4	+0.3
165	Buffalo	FBS	Mid-American Conference	-3.4	-3.1	-0.3
166	Central Michigan	FBS	Mid-American Conference	-3.5	-8.6	+5.1
167	Butler	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-3.5	-0.8	-2.7
168	Villanova	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-3.6	-2.9	-0.6
169	Wyoming	FBS	Mountain West Conference	-3.7	-9.4	+5.7
170	Western Carolina	FCS	Southern Conference	-3.8	+4.5	-8.3
171	Eastern Michigan	FBS	Mid-American Conference	-3.8	-4.1	+0.3
172	Dartmouth	FCS	Ivy League	-3.8	-3.6	-0.2
173	Northern Iowa	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	-4.0	-2.5	-1.5
174	Gardner-Webb	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-4.1	-2.2	-1.9
175	Sacramento State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-4.1	-0.7	-3.4
176	UL Monroe	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	-4.2	-3.9	-0.4
177	Campbell	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-4.6	-1.1	-3.5
178	Nicholls	FCS	Southland Conference	-4.6	-2.7	-1.9
179	East Tennessee State	FCS	Southern Conference	-4.6	+2.6	-7.2
180	Central Arkansas	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-4.7	+1.9	-6.5
181	Cal Poly	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-4.8	-1.7	-3.1
182	William & Mary	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-5.0	-0.6	-4.4
183	Prairie View A&M	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-5.1	-1.9	-3.2
184	Wofford	FCS	Southern Conference	-5.1	-10.2	+5.0
185	Sam Houston	FBS	Conference USA	-5.4	-4.3	-1.1
186	Colgate	FCS	Patriot League	-5.5	-4.3	-1.2
187	Richmond	FCS	Patriot League	-5.8	-3.0	-2.8
188	UAlbany	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-6.2	-7.7	+1.5
189	Weber State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-6.5	+3.4	-9.9
190	Jackson State	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-6.7	+0.0	-6.8
191	Pennsylvania	FCS	Ivy League	-6.7	-1.4	-5.3
192	Southeast Missouri State	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-7.0	-5.5	-1.5
193	Grambling	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-7.0	-0.9	-6.1
194	Monmouth	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-7.2	+2.0	-9.3
195	Bryant	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-7.5	-5.6	-1.9
196	Alabama State	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-7.5	-4.8	-2.7
197	Presbyterian	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-7.8	-0.8	-7.0
198	North Alabama	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-7.9	-4.2	-3.7
199	UT Martin	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-8.1	-6.7	-1.4
200	Delaware State	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-8.5	-6.5	-2.0
201	Chattanooga	FCS	Southern Conference	-8.8	-7.8	-1.0
202	Robert Morris	FCS	Northeast Conference	-9.0	-9.9	+0.9
203	SE Louisiana	FCS	Southland Conference	-9.2	-5.2	-4.0
204	Indiana State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	-9.4	-2.5	-6.9
205	Norfolk State	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-9.5	-3.3	-6.2
206	Central Connecticut	FCS	Northeast Conference	-9.6	-0.2	-9.4
207	Princeton	FCS	Ivy League	-9.8	-9.6	-0.2
208	Western Illinois	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-9.9	-1.1	-8.8
209	Northern Colorado	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-10.0	-8.0	-2.0
210	East Texas A&M	FCS	Southland Conference	-10.0	-5.5	-4.5
211	Utah Tech	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-10.2	-6.6	-3.6
212	Charlotte	FBS	American Conference	-10.3	-4.9	-5.4
213	Bethune-Cookman	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-10.4	+1.1	-11.5
214	Brown	FCS	Ivy League	-10.4	-3.2	-7.3
215	Howard	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-10.8	-8.2	-2.6
216	New Hampshire	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-10.9	-2.0	-8.8
217	Stony Brook	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-11.1	-1.3	-9.8
218	Charleston Southern	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-11.7	-14.6	+3.0
219	Towson	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-11.9	-7.2	-4.6
220	North Carolina Central	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-11.9	-5.0	-6.9
221	Lindenwood	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-11.9	-4.9	-7.1
222	Eastern Kentucky	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-12.3	-9.4	-2.9
223	Drake	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-12.8	-5.6	-7.2
224	Portland State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-12.8	-2.7	-10.1
225	Lafayette	FCS	Patriot League	-12.9	-5.0	-7.9
226	Duquesne	FCS	Northeast Conference	-13.0	-6.2	-6.8
227	Florida A&M	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-13.1	-6.9	-6.2
228	Marist	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-13.4	-14.3	+0.9
229	Maine	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-13.6	-9.6	-4.0
230	San Diego	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-13.8	-4.3	-9.6
231	Cornell	FCS	Ivy League	-13.8	-9.3	-4.6
232	Merrimack	FCS	FCS Independents	-14.3	-12.6	-1.8
233	West Georgia	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-14.4	-10.7	-3.7
234	The Citadel	FCS	Southern Conference	-14.5	-4.0	-10.5
235	Eastern Illinois	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-14.5	-5.9	-8.6
236	Long Island University	FCS	Northeast Conference	-14.8	-10.5	-4.3
237	Morgan State	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-14.9	-10.3	-4.6
238	Morehead State	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-15.1	-2.7	-12.4
239	Alcorn State	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-15.3	-3.9	-11.4
240	Columbia	FCS	Ivy League	-15.4	-13.8	-1.6
241	Sacred Heart	FCS	FCS Independents	-15.6	-9.9	-5.6
242	Bucknell	FCS	Patriot League	-15.8	-11.4	-4.3
243	Alabama A&M	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-15.8	-5.6	-10.2
244	Houston Christian	FCS	Southland Conference	-16.2	-7.9	-8.3
245	Mercyhurst	FCS	Northeast Conference	-16.3	-8.4	-7.9
246	Holy Cross	FCS	Patriot League	-16.9	-12.0	-4.9
247	Samford	FCS	Southern Conference	-17.0	-11.6	-5.4
248	Stonehill	FCS	Northeast Conference	-17.0	-14.7	-2.2
249	Wagner	FCS	Northeast Conference	-17.7	-10.9	-6.8
250	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-18.2	-2.7	-15.4
251	Valparaiso	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-18.3	-7.7	-10.6
252	Fordham	FCS	Patriot League	-18.4	-14.0	-4.3
253	Tennessee State	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-19.1	-16.0	-3.0
254	Southern	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-19.5	-8.4	-11.1
255	Texas Southern	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-19.5	-8.1	-11.5
256	Georgetown	FCS	Patriot League	-20.7	-11.4	-9.3
257	New Haven	FCS	Northeast Conference	-20.9	-9.8	-11.1
258	Davidson	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-20.9	-8.4	-12.5
259	Murray State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	-21.1	-12.8	-8.3
260	Stetson	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-21.2	-8.1	-13.0
261	VMI	FCS	Southern Conference	-22.1	-14.8	-7.3
262	North Carolina A&T	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-23.7	-12.0	-11.7
263	Hampton	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-25.5	-14.9	-10.5
264	Mississippi Valley State	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-27.0	-13.7	-13.2
265	Northwestern State	FCS	Southland Conference	-27.1	-9.6	-17.4
266	Saint Francis	FCS	Northeast Conference	-27.2	-19.7	-7.5

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.

#	Team	Div	Conference	SRS	Off (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

Elo — live 2026 · week 2

#	Team	Div	Elo
1	Indiana	FBS	1778
2	North Dakota State	FCS	1764
3	Notre Dame	FBS	1749
4	Montana State	FCS	1749
5	Georgia	FBS	1746
6	Ohio State	FBS	1745
7	Texas Tech	FBS	1723
8	Miami	FBS	1719
9	Ole Miss	FBS	1715
10	Alabama	FBS	1708
11	James Madison	FBS	1703
12	Texas	FBS	1701
13	Oregon	FBS	1698
14	Lehigh	FCS	1696
15	SMU	FBS	1695
16	Utah	FBS	1693
17	Texas A&M	FBS	1691
18	Tarleton State	FCS	1685
19	BYU	FBS	1681
20	Montana	FCS	1681
21	South Dakota	FCS	1677
22	USC	FBS	1676
23	Vanderbilt	FBS	1671
24	Penn State	FBS	1671
25	Iowa	FBS	1664

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 138 teams both systems rate, rank agreement is 0.89 (1.00 = identical order).

Where we disagree most

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