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Power Ratings — 2026 · Preseason 136 teams

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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.

#TeamDivConferencePowerOff (higher = better)Def (higher = better)
1 Indiana FBS Big Ten Conference +19.9 +11.0 +8.9
2 Ohio State FBS Big Ten Conference +19.1 +7.2 +11.9
3 Notre Dame FBS FBS Independents +17.9 +10.4 +7.5
4 Oregon FBS Big Ten Conference +17.5 +9.9 +7.7
5 Texas Tech FBS Big 12 Conference +16.8 +8.4 +8.4
6 Miami FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +16.7 +6.3 +10.4
7 Utah FBS Big 12 Conference +15.6 +9.6 +6.0
8 Georgia FBS Southeastern Conference +15.0 +6.2 +8.8
9 Ole Miss FBS Southeastern Conference +14.1 +9.6 +4.4
10 Texas A&M FBS Southeastern Conference +13.3 +7.2 +6.1
11 Vanderbilt FBS Southeastern Conference +13.2 +9.6 +3.6
12 Washington FBS Big Ten Conference +12.9 +6.8 +6.1
13 BYU FBS Big 12 Conference +12.7 +5.7 +7.0
14 USC FBS Big Ten Conference +12.6 +8.1 +4.4
15 Iowa FBS Big Ten Conference +12.5 +4.0 +8.6
16 Penn State FBS Big Ten Conference +12.4 +6.2 +6.2
17 Alabama FBS Southeastern Conference +12.2 +5.9 +6.2
18 James Madison FBS Sun Belt Conference +12.0 +6.1 +5.9
19 Oklahoma FBS Southeastern Conference +12.0 +2.7 +9.3
20 SMU FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +11.9 +5.9 +6.1
21 Texas FBS Southeastern Conference +11.8 +5.3 +6.5
22 South Florida FBS American Conference +11.7 +8.5 +3.2
23 North Texas FBS American Conference +10.9 +11.6 -0.7
24 Arizona FBS Big 12 Conference +10.6 +4.6 +6.1
25 Tennessee FBS Southeastern Conference +10.6 +9.6 +1.0
26 Louisville FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +10.5 +5.5 +4.9
27 Illinois FBS Big Ten Conference +10.3 +5.0 +5.3
28 Michigan FBS Big Ten Conference +10.0 +4.3 +5.7
29 Virginia FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +9.9 +4.1 +5.8
30 TCU FBS Big 12 Conference +9.9 +5.8 +4.1
31 Iowa State FBS Big 12 Conference +9.7 +3.6 +6.1
32 Missouri FBS Southeastern Conference +9.7 +3.4 +6.3
33 Old Dominion FBS Sun Belt Conference +9.4 +3.5 +5.9
34 Pittsburgh FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +9.1 +6.1 +3.0
35 LSU FBS Southeastern Conference +9.0 +1.9 +7.1
36 Kansas State FBS Big 12 Conference +9.0 +5.6 +3.4
37 Clemson FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +9.0 +3.3 +5.7
38 Auburn FBS Southeastern Conference +8.9 +2.4 +6.5
39 Toledo FBS Mid-American Conference +8.6 +2.9 +5.7
40 Georgia Tech FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +8.5 +5.2 +3.3
41 Duke FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +8.5 +7.8 +0.7
42 Arizona State FBS Big 12 Conference +8.3 +2.4 +5.9
43 Houston FBS Big 12 Conference +8.2 +3.9 +4.3
44 East Carolina FBS American Conference +8.2 +3.7 +4.5
45 Washington State FBS Pac-12 Conference +8.0 +1.3 +6.6
46 Tulane FBS American Conference +7.8 +2.5 +5.3
47 NC State FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +7.8 +5.1 +2.7
48 Boise State FBS Mountain West Conference +7.6 +3.8 +3.8
49 South Carolina FBS Southeastern Conference +7.5 +1.4 +6.0
50 Memphis FBS American Conference +7.3 +3.9 +3.4
51 Florida State FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +7.3 +4.0 +3.4
52 Wake Forest FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +7.0 +2.0 +5.0
53 San Diego State FBS Mountain West Conference +6.8 +0.7 +6.1
54 Florida FBS Southeastern Conference +6.7 +1.2 +5.4
54 Navy FBS American Conference +6.7 +3.5 +3.2
55 UTSA FBS American Conference +6.6 +6.4 +0.2
56 Northwestern FBS Big Ten Conference +6.2 +0.3 +5.8
57 Arkansas FBS Southeastern Conference +6.2 +6.5 -0.3
58 Kentucky FBS Southeastern Conference +6.2 +1.6 +4.6
59 Texas State FBS Sun Belt Conference +6.1 +6.8 -0.8
60 Kansas FBS Big 12 Conference +6.1 +4.1 +2.0
61 UNLV FBS Mountain West Conference +5.8 +6.0 -0.1
62 Army FBS American Conference +5.7 -0.5 +6.2
63 Western Michigan FBS Mid-American Conference +5.5 +0.1 +5.3
64 Cincinnati FBS Big 12 Conference +5.4 +3.6 +1.8
65 Rutgers FBS Big Ten Conference +5.1 +5.2 -0.1
66 Baylor FBS Big 12 Conference +5.0 +5.9 -0.9
67 Nebraska FBS Big Ten Conference +4.9 +2.7 +2.1
68 Ohio FBS Mid-American Conference +4.8 +1.7 +3.1
69 Mississippi State FBS Southeastern Conference +4.8 +4.9 -0.1
70 New Mexico FBS Mountain West Conference +4.7 +1.9 +2.8
71 Minnesota FBS Big Ten Conference +4.5 +0.8 +3.8
72 Wisconsin FBS Big Ten Conference +4.5 -2.7 +7.2
73 UConn FBS FBS Independents +3.9 +4.1 -0.2
74 Fresno State FBS Mountain West Conference +3.8 -0.1 +3.9
75 Louisiana Tech FBS Conference USA +3.8 +0.4 +3.3
76 Marshall FBS Sun Belt Conference +3.7 +3.8 -0.1
77 Michigan State FBS Big Ten Conference +3.6 +2.0 +1.6
78 Maryland FBS Big Ten Conference +3.5 +1.2 +2.2
79 Western Kentucky FBS Conference USA +3.5 +1.6 +1.8
80 Utah State FBS Mountain West Conference +3.4 +4.0 -0.6
81 UCF FBS Big 12 Conference +3.4 +0.0 +3.4
82 Colorado FBS Big 12 Conference +3.3 +1.4 +1.9
83 Hawai'i FBS Mountain West Conference +3.3 +1.6 +1.7
84 California FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +3.2 +1.7 +1.5
85 Kennesaw State FBS Conference USA +3.0 +1.6 +1.4
86 West Virginia FBS Big 12 Conference +2.8 +1.6 +1.2
87 Miami (OH) FBS Mid-American Conference +2.7 -0.2 +2.9
88 UCLA FBS Big Ten Conference +2.6 +0.4 +2.2
89 Virginia Tech FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +2.5 +1.3 +1.2
90 Troy FBS Sun Belt Conference +2.3 -0.4 +2.7
91 Purdue FBS Big Ten Conference +2.1 +0.4 +1.7
92 Jacksonville State FBS Conference USA +1.6 +0.9 +0.6
93 Missouri State FBS Conference USA +1.5 +1.5 +0.0
94 Air Force FBS Mountain West Conference +1.2 +2.1 -0.9
95 Southern Miss FBS Sun Belt Conference +1.2 +1.2 +0.0
96 Stanford FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +1.2 -0.8 +2.0
97 Liberty FBS Conference USA +1.1 +0.5 +0.6
98 Georgia Southern FBS Sun Belt Conference +1.1 +2.5 -1.5
99 North Carolina FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +1.1 -1.6 +2.7
100 Central Michigan FBS Mid-American Conference +0.8 -1.0 +1.7
101 Arkansas State FBS Sun Belt Conference +0.7 -0.2 +0.9
102 Boston College FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +0.7 +1.6 -0.8
103 Louisiana FBS Sun Belt Conference +0.7 +0.9 -0.2
104 Florida International FBS Conference USA +0.6 +0.9 -0.3
105 Temple FBS American Conference +0.5 +1.5 -1.0
106 Syracuse FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +0.4 +0.2 +0.2
107 Delaware FBS Conference USA +0.1 +2.0 -2.0
108 South Alabama FBS Sun Belt Conference +0.0 +0.8 -0.8
109 Coastal Carolina FBS Sun Belt Conference -0.2 +1.1 -1.3
110 App State FBS Sun Belt Conference -0.7 -0.2 -0.6
111 Wyoming FBS Mountain West Conference -0.8 -5.0 +4.3
112 Florida Atlantic FBS American Conference -1.2 +2.6 -3.8
113 Bowling Green FBS Mid-American Conference -1.2 -3.3 +2.1
114 Tulsa FBS American Conference -1.4 -0.6 -0.8
115 Buffalo FBS Mid-American Conference -1.5 -1.7 +0.3
116 Oregon State FBS Pac-12 Conference -1.9 -2.3 +0.4
117 Oklahoma State FBS Big 12 Conference -1.9 -2.5 +0.5
118 Nevada FBS Mountain West Conference -2.3 -3.3 +1.1
119 Akron FBS Mid-American Conference -2.3 -1.6 -0.8
120 Eastern Michigan FBS Mid-American Conference -2.4 +0.1 -2.5
121 UAB FBS American Conference -2.7 +0.9 -3.6
122 San José State FBS Mountain West Conference -2.7 -0.2 -2.5
123 Rice FBS American Conference -2.8 -3.2 +0.4
124 Northern Illinois FBS Mid-American Conference -2.9 -4.6 +1.7
125 Colorado State FBS Mountain West Conference -2.9 -2.2 -0.8
126 New Mexico State FBS Conference USA -3.1 -2.8 -0.3
127 Kent State FBS Mid-American Conference -3.4 +0.1 -3.5
128 UTEP FBS Conference USA -3.8 -1.6 -2.1
129 Georgia State FBS Sun Belt Conference -4.2 -1.5 -2.6
130 UL Monroe FBS Sun Belt Conference -4.3 -3.4 -0.9
131 Ball State FBS Mid-American Conference -4.4 -3.4 -1.1
132 Middle Tennessee FBS Conference USA -4.6 -2.2 -2.4
133 Sam Houston FBS Conference USA -7.0 -3.2 -3.9
134 Charlotte FBS American Conference -7.2 -4.7 -2.5
135 Massachusetts FBS Mid-American Conference -12.2 -6.0 -6.2

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 Florida State FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +22.6 +20.3 -18.2
39 Houston FBS Big 12 Conference +22.5 +16.0 -14.9
40 Clemson FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +22.3 +13.9 -18.8
41 Old Dominion FBS Sun Belt Conference +22.2 +12.6 -17.4
42 NC State FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +22.2 +18.6 -14.9
43 Duke FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +22.2 +22.1 -9.3
44 Arizona State FBS Big 12 Conference +22.0 +12.0 -19.4
45 Washington State FBS Pac-12 Conference +21.6 +8.6 -19.4
46 East Carolina FBS American Conference +21.0 +14.8 -16.9
47 Toledo FBS Mid-American Conference +20.8 +12.4 -17.4
48 South Carolina FBS Southeastern Conference +20.7 +12.1 -20.6
48 Wake Forest FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +20.7 +11.8 -18.2
49 Tulane FBS American Conference +20.4 +11.6 -17.1
50 Boise State FBS Mountain West Conference +20.0 +13.8 -14.6
51 Northwestern FBS Big Ten Conference +19.9 +10.7 -20.1
52 Florida FBS Southeastern Conference +19.7 +12.8 -20.4
53 San Diego State FBS Mountain West Conference +19.5 +9.2 -18.5
54 Arkansas FBS Southeastern Conference +19.4 +21.2 -9.1
55 Kentucky FBS Southeastern Conference +19.3 +12.6 -17.2
56 Memphis FBS American Conference +19.0 +13.3 -13.4
57 UTSA FBS American Conference +18.4 +18.5 -8.6
58 Kansas FBS Big 12 Conference +18.3 +16.2 -12.5
59 Wisconsin FBS Big Ten Conference +17.9 +6.5 -23.5
60 Navy FBS American Conference +17.7 +12.3 -12.9
61 Mississippi State FBS Southeastern Conference +17.1 +18.6 -10.6
62 Cincinnati FBS Big 12 Conference +17.0 +16.1 -13.3
63 Rutgers FBS Big Ten Conference +16.9 +18.5 -9.2
64 Nebraska FBS Big Ten Conference +16.9 +16.9 -15.5
65 Baylor FBS Big 12 Conference +16.4 +18.9 -7.2
66 New Mexico FBS Mountain West Conference +16.2 +10.0 -13.9
67 Army FBS American Conference +16.1 +5.7 -18.0
68 Texas State FBS Sun Belt Conference +16.0 +16.3 -3.8
69 UNLV FBS Mountain West Conference +15.8 +16.4 -6.2
70 Michigan State FBS Big Ten Conference +15.6 +14.4 -13.4
71 Western Michigan FBS Mid-American Conference +15.5 +6.0 -16.7
72 Minnesota FBS Big Ten Conference +15.4 +11.1 -15.8
73 Maryland FBS Big Ten Conference +15.1 +11.3 -14.1
74 UCLA FBS Big Ten Conference +14.3 +10.8 -13.1
75 Purdue FBS Big Ten Conference +14.1 +10.4 -13.7
76 Utah State FBS Mountain West Conference +14.0 +14.2 -8.0
77 Hawai'i FBS Mountain West Conference +13.4 +10.2 -9.8
78 Colorado FBS Big 12 Conference +13.4 +10.0 -11.2
79 Louisiana Tech FBS Conference USA +13.3 +7.0 -11.5
80 UCF FBS Big 12 Conference +13.3 +8.3 -15.0
81 Ohio FBS Mid-American Conference +13.0 +8.6 -10.6
82 Fresno State FBS Mountain West Conference +12.9 +6.5 -13.7
83 California FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +12.6 +10.5 -9.7
84 West Virginia FBS Big 12 Conference +12.5 +9.9 -9.9
85 UConn FBS FBS Independents +12.3 +13.2 -6.1
86 Virginia Tech FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +12.3 +11.8 -11.3
87 Kennesaw State FBS Conference USA +11.9 +8.3 -7.1
88 Marshall FBS Sun Belt Conference +11.6 +11.2 -4.1
89 Western Kentucky FBS Conference USA +11.5 +8.5 -8.7
90 Stanford FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +11.5 +8.0 -13.3
91 Miami (OH) FBS Mid-American Conference +10.0 +6.0 -10.8
92 Troy FBS Sun Belt Conference +9.5 +4.1 -9.5
93 North Carolina FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +9.5 +4.5 -12.6
94 Air Force FBS Mountain West Conference +9.0 +11.1 -4.5
95 Southern Miss FBS Sun Belt Conference +8.9 +7.3 -5.3
96 Boston College FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +8.8 +11.4 -7.1
97 Temple FBS American Conference +8.7 +11.1 -5.9
98 Missouri State FBS Conference USA +8.3 +6.2 -4.8
99 Syracuse FBS Atlantic Coast Conference +8.0 +7.0 -8.3
100 Jacksonville State FBS Conference USA +7.9 +5.5 -6.4
101 Central Michigan FBS Mid-American Conference +7.4 +3.0 -8.2
102 Georgia Southern FBS Sun Belt Conference +7.4 +8.6 -1.8
103 Liberty FBS Conference USA +7.2 +5.7 -5.6
104 Arkansas State FBS Sun Belt Conference +7.0 +3.6 -6.5
105 Florida International FBS Conference USA +6.6 +5.9 -4.5
106 Louisiana FBS Sun Belt Conference +6.0 +5.3 -3.9
107 Wyoming FBS Mountain West Conference +5.8 -1.9 -14.3
108 Coastal Carolina FBS Sun Belt Conference +5.7 +4.6 -0.9
109 Tulsa FBS American Conference +5.5 +5.5 -6.0
110 Florida Atlantic FBS American Conference +5.0 +10.8 +0.9
111 South Alabama FBS Sun Belt Conference +4.9 +5.4 -3.3
112 Delaware FBS Conference USA +4.9 +7.6 -1.0
113 Oklahoma State FBS Big 12 Conference +4.7 +2.3 -8.4
114 Oregon State FBS Pac-12 Conference +4.2 +3.6 -8.0
115 App State FBS Sun Belt Conference +4.2 +3.3 -3.7
116 Nevada FBS Mountain West Conference +3.3 +1.1 -8.6
117 Colorado State FBS Mountain West Conference +2.8 +3.8 -5.9
118 UAB FBS American Conference +2.6 +7.4 -0.5
119 San José State FBS Mountain West Conference +2.2 +6.2 -1.7
120 Rice FBS American Conference +2.1 -0.9 -6.0
121 Bowling Green FBS Mid-American Conference +2.1 -1.1 -8.6
122 Buffalo FBS Mid-American Conference +1.9 +1.6 -5.5
123 Akron FBS Mid-American Conference +1.0 +1.1 -2.3
124 Eastern Michigan FBS Mid-American Conference +0.9 +5.4 -0.2
125 New Mexico State FBS Conference USA +0.8 -0.2 -5.0
126 Kent State FBS Mid-American Conference +0.3 +4.2 +2.3
127 UTEP FBS Conference USA -0.3 +2.4 -1.4
128 Northern Illinois FBS Mid-American Conference -0.7 -2.0 -7.6
129 Georgia State FBS Sun Belt Conference -0.9 +1.3 +0.2
130 Middle Tennessee FBS Conference USA -1.3 +1.4 -1.4
131 UL Monroe FBS Sun Belt Conference -2.4 -3.1 -1.0
132 Ball State FBS Mid-American Conference -2.7 -2.1 -3.2
133 Charlotte FBS American Conference -4.8 -1.5 -2.7
134 Sam Houston FBS Conference USA -6.8 -1.8 +3.8
135 Massachusetts FBS Mid-American Conference -15.9 -7.1 +7.1

Elo — live 2025 · week 16

#TeamDivElo
1 Indiana FBS 1883
2 Ohio State FBS 1866
3 Oregon FBS 1848
4 Georgia FBS 1843
5 Notre Dame FBS 1840
6 Texas Tech FBS 1801
7 Ole Miss FBS 1798
8 Miami FBS 1780
9 James Madison FBS 1779
10 Texas FBS 1760
11 Utah FBS 1752
12 Alabama FBS 1738
13 BYU FBS 1733
14 SMU FBS 1729
15 Texas A&M FBS 1728
16 Vanderbilt FBS 1717
17 Iowa FBS 1713
18 Oklahoma FBS 1708
19 Tulane FBS 1697
20 USC FBS 1695
21 Penn State FBS 1694
22 Louisville FBS 1681
23 Washington FBS 1679
24 Michigan FBS 1677
25 Navy FBS 1673

Independent check — SP+ reference, not an input

SP+ isn’t published for 2026 yet — it needs games to have been played. This fills in once the season starts. It is FBS-only.