BallKnowMe college football, by the numbers

Power Ratings — 2019 257 teams

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.

#	Team	Div	Conference	Power	Off (higher = better)	Def (higher = better)
1	Ohio State	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+39.5	+24.3	+15.3
2	LSU	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+38.2	+24.9	+13.3
3	Clemson	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+37.1	+18.0	+19.0
4	Alabama	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+35.2	+22.4	+12.8
5	Georgia	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+31.1	+11.1	+20.0
6	Notre Dame	FBS	FBS Independents	+29.6	+13.2	+16.5
7	Oregon	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+29.5	+13.9	+15.6
8	Oklahoma	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+29.5	+21.5	+8.0
9	Penn State	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+29.4	+13.5	+16.0
10	Wisconsin	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+29.2	+12.7	+16.5
11	Florida	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+29.2	+13.1	+16.2
12	Auburn	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+28.3	+11.5	+16.8
13	Utah	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+27.9	+9.4	+18.5
14	Michigan	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+27.5	+12.6	+14.9
15	Washington	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+27.1	+9.7	+17.4
16	Iowa	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+26.3	+6.0	+20.2
17	Texas	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+25.1	+15.3	+9.8
18	UCF	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+24.3	+18.1	+6.3
19	Minnesota	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+23.9	+13.4	+10.6
20	North Dakota State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+23.6	+10.2	+13.4
21	Baylor	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+23.0	+10.4	+12.7
22	Memphis	FBS	American Conference	+22.8	+17.3	+5.5
23	Iowa State	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+22.4	+11.7	+10.7
24	App State	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+21.8	+11.8	+10.0
25	Texas A&M	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+21.6	+9.8	+11.8
26	USC	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+21.1	+14.6	+6.5
27	Oklahoma State	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+21.0	+12.5	+8.4
28	Navy	FBS	American Conference	+20.6	+11.5	+9.1
29	Boise State	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+20.6	+10.1	+10.5
30	Air Force	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+20.4	+8.8	+11.6
31	Kansas State	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+20.2	+6.5	+13.7
32	Cincinnati	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+20.0	+5.5	+14.6
33	James Madison	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+19.3	+10.7	+8.6
34	Kentucky	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+19.0	+4.9	+14.1
35	Virginia	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+18.9	+10.9	+8.0
36	TCU	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+18.6	+7.0	+11.6
37	North Carolina	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+18.2	+10.5	+7.7
38	Missouri	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+17.9	+6.1	+11.9
39	Washington State	FBS	Pac-12 Conference	+17.9	+16.0	+2.0
40	Michigan State	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+17.4	+2.8	+14.6
41	Arizona State	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+17.3	+4.8	+12.5
42	Florida Atlantic	FBS	American Conference	+16.8	+9.8	+7.1
43	Mississippi State	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+16.8	+7.7	+9.1
44	SMU	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+16.7	+16.5	+0.1
45	Louisiana	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+16.5	+8.8	+7.6
46	Indiana	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+16.4	+9.3	+7.2
47	Virginia Tech	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+16.0	+9.0	+7.0
48	Wake Forest	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+15.6	+10.6	+5.0
49	California	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+15.6	+0.5	+15.1
50	Texas Tech	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+15.4	+10.1	+5.4
51	Tennessee	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+15.1	+3.6	+11.5
52	Ole Miss	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+15.0	+6.6	+8.4
53	Miami	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+14.7	+2.5	+12.2
54	South Dakota State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+14.3	+5.7	+8.6
55	Tulane	FBS	American Conference	+14.1	+7.1	+7.0
56	South Carolina	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+14.1	+4.9	+9.2
57	Nebraska	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+14.1	+8.2	+5.9
58	Duke	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+13.9	+6.0	+7.9
59	San Diego State	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+13.8	-4.6	+18.3
60	West Virginia	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+13.6	+4.3	+9.3
61	Florida State	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+13.3	+5.9	+7.5
62	Boston College	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+13.3	+9.2	+4.0
63	Wyoming	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+13.3	+0.2	+13.1
64	Louisville	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+13.2	+12.7	+0.5
65	BYU	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+12.9	+4.6	+8.3
66	Oregon State	FBS	Pac-12 Conference	+12.9	+10.7	+2.2
67	Montana	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+12.8	+8.3	+4.5
68	Pittsburgh	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+12.8	+0.0	+12.8
69	Buffalo	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+12.7	+5.2	+7.5
70	Purdue	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+11.9	+7.4	+4.5
71	Syracuse	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+11.5	+7.2	+4.3
72	Stanford	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+11.5	+3.0	+8.5
73	Fresno State	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+11.2	+5.7	+5.5
74	Dartmouth	FCS	Ivy League	+11.2	+0.9	+10.3
75	Weber State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+10.9	+1.2	+9.6
76	UCLA	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+10.8	+8.6	+2.2
77	Utah State	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+10.7	+8.5	+2.3
78	Colorado	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+10.6	+4.5	+6.1
79	Houston	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+10.5	+7.6	+2.8
80	Georgia Southern	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+10.4	+2.8	+7.6
81	Temple	FBS	American Conference	+10.4	+2.6	+7.7
82	Ohio	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+10.1	+8.3	+1.8
83	Illinois	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+10.1	+6.4	+3.6
84	Montana State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+9.9	+2.8	+7.1
85	Northwestern	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+9.9	-3.1	+12.9
86	Hawai'i	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+9.8	+10.4	-0.6
87	Sacramento State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+9.7	+4.6	+5.1
88	Western Michigan	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+9.6	+6.2	+3.4
89	Northern Iowa	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+9.2	-3.3	+12.5
90	Tulsa	FBS	American Conference	+9.1	+3.7	+5.4
91	Louisiana Tech	FBS	Conference USA	+8.8	+3.6	+5.2
92	Western Kentucky	FBS	Conference USA	+8.8	-0.4	+9.2
93	Arkansas State	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+8.6	+8.5	+0.1
94	Marshall	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+8.0	+1.1	+6.8
95	Maryland	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+8.0	+5.7	+2.3
96	Arizona	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+7.7	+6.2	+1.5
97	Eastern Washington	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+7.6	+11.6	-4.0
98	Southern Miss	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+7.5	+2.0	+5.5
99	Army	FBS	American Conference	+7.5	+0.0	+7.5
100	Central Michigan	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+7.1	+5.0	+2.1
101	Miami (OH)	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+7.0	+1.6	+5.4
102	Ball State	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+6.8	+7.1	-0.3
103	Kansas	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+6.6	+4.3	+2.4
104	Illinois State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+6.6	-5.6	+12.2
105	Princeton	FCS	Ivy League	+6.4	+2.3	+4.0
106	Villanova	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	+6.3	+7.7	-1.3
107	Troy	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+6.2	+8.6	-2.3
108	Kennesaw State	FBS	Conference USA	+6.1	+3.5	+2.6
109	Yale	FCS	Ivy League	+6.1	+8.1	-2.0
110	NC State	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+6.0	+0.1	+5.9
111	Austin Peay	FCS	United Athletic Conference	+5.9	+3.5	+2.4
112	Wofford	FCS	Southern Conference	+5.9	+1.1	+4.8
113	Kent State	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+5.8	+5.0	+0.8
114	South Florida	FBS	American Conference	+5.8	-0.5	+6.4
115	Southern Illinois	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+5.7	+1.5	+4.2
116	UC Davis	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+5.6	+4.9	+0.7
117	Towson	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	+5.6	+2.9	+2.6
118	Eastern Michigan	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+5.4	+4.2	+1.2
119	Liberty	FBS	Conference USA	+4.8	+4.2	+0.5
120	UAB	FBS	American Conference	+4.7	-1.3	+6.0
121	Middle Tennessee	FBS	Conference USA	+4.7	+3.5	+1.2
122	Georgia Tech	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+4.7	+1.1	+3.5
123	San Diego	FCS	Pioneer Football League	+4.6	+4.7	-0.1
124	UL Monroe	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+4.5	+8.2	-3.7
125	Arkansas	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+4.1	+2.9	+1.3
126	San José State	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+3.9	+5.2	-1.3
127	Furman	FCS	Southern Conference	+3.7	-0.4	+4.1
128	Colorado State	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+3.3	+3.9	-0.6
129	Vanderbilt	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+3.2	-0.7	+3.9
130	Nevada	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+3.1	+0.5	+2.7
131	Northern Illinois	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+2.8	-1.3	+4.0
132	Toledo	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+2.7	+3.7	-1.0
133	South Dakota	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+2.7	+4.6	-2.0
134	Coastal Carolina	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+2.5	+1.2	+1.3
135	Youngstown State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+2.5	+2.4	+0.2
136	Georgia State	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+2.5	+6.8	-4.3
137	SE Louisiana	FCS	Southland Conference	+2.4	+4.7	-2.3
138	North Carolina A&T	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	+2.3	+2.5	-0.2
139	Florida International	FBS	Conference USA	+2.3	+0.6	+1.7
140	North Texas	FBS	American Conference	+2.1	+4.6	-2.5
141	Harvard	FCS	Ivy League	+1.6	-1.2	+2.8
142	Charlotte	FBS	American Conference	+1.5	+2.5	-1.0
143	Elon	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	+1.5	-1.4	+2.9
144	Monmouth	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	+1.4	+4.9	-3.5
145	Central Connecticut	FCS	Northeast Conference	+1.3	+1.7	-0.5
146	UAlbany	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	+1.0	+1.4	-0.4
147	Southeast Missouri State	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	+0.9	+0.4	+0.5
148	New Hampshire	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	+0.8	-7.3	+8.0
149	Maine	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	+0.4	+1.8	-1.4
150	Sam Houston	FBS	Conference USA	+0.3	-3.4	+3.6
151	Nicholls	FCS	Southland Conference	+0.2	-0.9	+1.1
152	UT Martin	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	+0.1	-2.0	+2.1
153	North Dakota	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	-0.2	-1.2	+1.0
154	Central Arkansas	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-0.5	-0.8	+0.3
155	Tarleton State	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-0.6	+0.6	-1.2
156	Portland State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-0.8	+1.4	-2.1
157	Idaho	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-1.0	-0.1	-0.9
158	UNLV	FBS	Mountain West Conference	-1.0	+1.3	-2.3
159	East Carolina	FBS	American Conference	-1.3	+1.3	-2.6
160	Alcorn State	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-2.0	-0.3	-1.7
161	Indiana State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	-2.0	-6.1	+4.1
162	Rutgers	FBS	Big Ten Conference	-2.1	-5.4	+3.2
163	Stony Brook	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-2.3	-3.6	+1.3
164	The Citadel	FCS	Southern Conference	-2.3	-0.8	-1.5
165	Rice	FBS	American Conference	-2.5	-6.4	+4.0
166	Eastern Kentucky	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-2.6	-4.0	+1.4
167	William & Mary	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-3.0	-4.0	+1.0
168	New Mexico	FBS	Mountain West Conference	-3.0	-0.3	-2.7
169	South Carolina State	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-3.2	-4.5	+1.3
170	McNeese	FCS	Southland Conference	-3.3	-5.2	+1.9
171	Delaware	FBS	Conference USA	-3.8	-3.3	-0.5
172	Richmond	FCS	Patriot League	-3.9	-4.8	+0.9
173	Samford	FCS	Southern Conference	-3.9	+4.0	-8.0
174	Jacksonville State	FBS	Conference USA	-4.0	-2.8	-1.2
175	Holy Cross	FCS	Patriot League	-4.0	-5.2	+1.2
176	Chattanooga	FCS	Southern Conference	-4.1	-3.4	-0.7
177	Cal Poly	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-4.1	-1.4	-2.8
178	Dayton	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-4.2	+7.5	-11.7
179	Florida A&M	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-4.5	-0.7	-3.8
180	Texas State	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	-4.6	-6.5	+1.9
181	South Alabama	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	-4.7	-6.8	+2.2
182	Cornell	FCS	Ivy League	-4.9	-8.2	+3.3
183	Northern Arizona	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-5.4	+7.0	-12.4
184	Idaho State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-5.5	-0.8	-4.7
185	Abilene Christian	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-5.6	-3.8	-1.8
186	Grambling	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-5.9	-5.9	-0.1
187	Drake	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-6.1	-7.2	+1.1
188	UTSA	FBS	American Conference	-6.3	-3.9	-2.4
189	New Mexico State	FBS	Conference USA	-6.5	-0.3	-6.2
190	Saint Francis	FCS	Northeast Conference	-6.8	-6.3	-0.5
191	Lindenwood	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-6.9	-0.4	-6.5
192	Rhode Island	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-7.0	-0.5	-6.5
193	Pennsylvania	FCS	Ivy League	-7.1	-4.6	-2.4
194	Davidson	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-7.4	-2.2	-5.2
195	Old Dominion	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	-7.4	-7.4	+0.0
196	Bowling Green	FBS	Mid-American Conference	-7.8	-3.7	-4.1
197	East Tennessee State	FCS	Southern Conference	-7.8	-9.7	+1.9
198	Southern	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-8.2	-4.3	-3.9
199	Sacred Heart	FCS	FCS Independents	-8.3	-6.1	-2.2
200	UConn	FBS	FBS Independents	-8.7	-2.9	-5.7
201	Murray State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	-8.9	-6.6	-2.3
202	Prairie View A&M	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-9.1	-1.9	-7.2
203	Mercer	FCS	Southern Conference	-9.3	-2.0	-7.3
204	Duquesne	FCS	Northeast Conference	-9.3	-8.1	-1.2
205	Columbia	FCS	Ivy League	-9.4	-7.9	-1.5
206	Southern Utah	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-9.6	-2.0	-7.6
207	Georgetown	FCS	Patriot League	-9.9	-11.1	+1.2
208	Stetson	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-10.0	-6.5	-3.5
209	Bethune-Cookman	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-10.2	-6.4	-3.8
210	Norfolk State	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-10.3	-3.9	-6.4
211	Missouri State	FBS	Conference USA	-10.6	-6.4	-4.3
212	Colgate	FCS	Patriot League	-10.7	-10.6	-0.1
213	Merrimack	FCS	FCS Independents	-10.7	-6.3	-4.4
214	Campbell	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-11.0	-4.9	-6.0
215	Northwestern State	FCS	Southland Conference	-11.0	-2.7	-8.3
216	Northern Colorado	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-11.1	-7.1	-4.0
217	Western Illinois	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-11.1	-5.2	-5.9
218	Charleston Southern	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-11.2	-7.9	-3.3
219	VMI	FCS	Southern Conference	-11.2	+0.9	-12.1
220	Incarnate Word	FCS	Southland Conference	-11.2	-2.1	-9.1
221	Robert Morris	FCS	Northeast Conference	-11.4	-8.4	-3.0
222	Tennessee Tech	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-11.5	-1.7	-9.8
223	Brown	FCS	Ivy League	-12.2	+0.5	-12.7
224	North Alabama	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-12.4	-5.9	-6.6
225	Houston Christian	FCS	Southland Conference	-12.5	+1.1	-13.6
226	Stephen F. Austin	FCS	Southland Conference	-12.6	-5.6	-7.0
227	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-13.2	-4.8	-8.5
228	Lamar	FCS	Southland Conference	-13.9	-8.7	-5.2
229	Alabama State	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-14.0	-10.2	-3.8
230	Lehigh	FCS	Patriot League	-14.0	-13.2	-0.8
231	Alabama A&M	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-14.1	-3.2	-10.9
232	Fordham	FCS	Patriot League	-14.2	-5.5	-8.7
233	Hampton	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-14.6	-5.4	-9.2
234	Eastern Illinois	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-14.6	-10.2	-4.4
235	UTEP	FBS	Conference USA	-14.7	-8.5	-6.2
236	Western Carolina	FCS	Southern Conference	-15.3	-6.9	-8.4
237	Akron	FBS	Mid-American Conference	-15.4	-13.6	-1.8
238	Lafayette	FCS	Patriot League	-15.4	-11.9	-3.5
239	Tennessee State	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-15.6	-5.5	-10.1
240	Wagner	FCS	Northeast Conference	-16.5	-13.5	-3.0
241	North Carolina Central	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-16.6	-13.6	-3.0
242	Bucknell	FCS	Patriot League	-17.1	-10.9	-6.2
243	Morgan State	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-17.5	-11.8	-5.7
244	Gardner-Webb	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-17.5	-7.0	-10.5
245	Bryant	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-17.7	-11.9	-5.8
246	Morehead State	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-17.8	-5.2	-12.6
247	Marist	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-18.5	-9.2	-9.3
248	Massachusetts	FBS	Mid-American Conference	-19.1	+0.1	-19.3
249	Long Island University	FCS	Northeast Conference	-19.6	-15.9	-3.6
250	Jackson State	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-20.1	-8.1	-12.0
251	Butler	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-20.5	-10.8	-9.7
252	Valparaiso	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-21.4	-14.3	-7.0
253	Delaware State	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-23.3	-14.1	-9.2
254	Howard	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-23.7	-8.2	-15.5
255	Presbyterian	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-25.8	-17.8	-8.0
256	Texas Southern	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-27.2	-10.0	-17.2
257	Mississippi Valley State	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-28.3	-19.1	-9.2

SRS — season 2019 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	Ohio State	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+45.8	+38.2	-30.8
2	LSU	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+44.6	+37.3	-24.3
3	Clemson	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+40.0	+28.7	-30.8
4	Alabama	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+38.9	+33.2	-23.3
5	Oregon	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+36.5	+23.8	-27.6
6	Wisconsin	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+35.8	+24.7	-29.4
7	Oklahoma	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+34.8	+29.5	-18.9
8	Penn State	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+34.8	+23.9	-27.6
9	Georgia	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+34.6	+19.9	-30.7
10	Florida	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+34.4	+22.2	-26.8
11	Notre Dame	FBS	FBS Independents	+34.1	+21.6	-25.7
12	Auburn	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+34.1	+21.8	-28.0
13	Utah	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+33.5	+17.6	-28.2
14	Michigan	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+32.8	+22.5	-25.4
15	Washington	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+32.2	+17.4	-25.1
16	Iowa	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+31.4	+13.9	-30.3
17	Texas	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+31.0	+24.5	-18.3
18	Baylor	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+29.7	+19.9	-23.9
19	Memphis	FBS	American Conference	+29.5	+25.1	-14.0
20	Minnesota	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+29.4	+22.7	-19.2
21	Navy	FBS	American Conference	+28.6	+20.5	-18.0
22	UCF	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+28.5	+25.8	-13.6
23	Iowa State	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+27.8	+21.0	-18.8
24	Oklahoma State	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+26.8	+19.8	-18.0
25	USC	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+26.7	+23.0	-13.6
26	App State	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+26.7	+18.6	-16.4
27	Kansas State	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+26.5	+15.4	-22.8
28	Air Force	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+26.4	+14.8	-19.4
29	Texas A&M	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+25.8	+17.6	-21.7
30	Cincinnati	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+25.6	+12.6	-22.3
31	Boise State	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+25.5	+15.9	-17.4
32	SMU	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+24.6	+24.5	-7.5
33	TCU	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+24.5	+16.0	-19.0
34	North Dakota State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+23.7	+11.5	-15.8
35	Florida Atlantic	FBS	American Conference	+23.3	+16.8	-15.0
36	Virginia	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+22.9	+18.2	-13.5
37	Louisiana	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+22.8	+15.5	-17.3
38	Arizona State	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+22.8	+11.1	-21.5
39	Kentucky	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+22.7	+12.6	-21.6
40	North Carolina	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+22.6	+18.0	-16.0
41	Washington State	FBS	Pac-12 Conference	+22.4	+24.3	-9.3
42	Indiana	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+22.4	+17.8	-16.3
43	Michigan State	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+22.1	+11.9	-22.1
44	James Madison	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+21.8	+14.8	-12.6
45	Missouri	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+21.1	+12.4	-20.6
46	California	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+20.8	+7.6	-22.5
47	Oregon State	FBS	Pac-12 Conference	+20.6	+18.4	-10.9
48	Texas Tech	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+20.5	+16.9	-13.4
49	Mississippi State	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+20.3	+16.2	-16.1
50	Tulane	FBS	American Conference	+20.2	+15.5	-14.6
51	Ole Miss	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+20.2	+13.2	-18.6
52	Tennessee	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+19.9	+11.1	-20.6
53	Virginia Tech	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+19.5	+14.5	-13.5
54	San Diego State	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+19.4	+0.2	-25.3
55	Nebraska	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+19.2	+16.8	-15.4
56	Wyoming	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+19.1	+6.6	-18.7
57	Wake Forest	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+19.1	+16.1	-11.7
58	Louisville	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+18.3	+19.5	-8.2
59	Miami	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+17.9	+8.4	-19.1
60	Florida State	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+17.4	+12.6	-14.1
61	South Carolina	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+17.2	+13.0	-18.5
62	Buffalo	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+16.8	+8.9	-13.1
63	BYU	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+16.8	+10.8	-13.3
64	Montana	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+16.5	+12.0	-8.8
65	Duke	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+16.5	+10.2	-13.1
66	Tulsa	FBS	American Conference	+16.5	+11.5	-13.5
67	UCLA	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+16.3	+15.4	-8.8
68	West Virginia	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+16.1	+8.9	-17.0
69	Illinois	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+16.0	+14.0	-12.9
70	Houston	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+15.8	+12.3	-11.2
71	Purdue	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+15.8	+15.0	-12.6
72	Hawai'i	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+15.7	+17.0	-6.8
73	Boston College	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+15.5	+14.4	-8.1
74	Sacramento State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+15.4	+7.7	-12.0
75	Georgia Southern	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+15.4	+6.9	-13.0
76	Western Kentucky	FBS	Conference USA	+15.3	+5.4	-16.1
77	Temple	FBS	American Conference	+15.1	+6.9	-13.9
78	Colorado	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+15.1	+11.3	-13.3
79	Western Michigan	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+15.0	+11.0	-10.8
80	Pittsburgh	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+14.9	+4.1	-19.3
81	Stanford	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+14.7	+9.6	-16.0
82	Fresno State	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+14.4	+11.3	-9.5
83	South Dakota State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+14.4	+5.5	-10.3
84	Utah State	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+14.3	+12.6	-8.6
85	Louisiana Tech	FBS	Conference USA	+13.7	+9.2	-10.8
86	Weber State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+13.6	+3.7	-12.2
87	Northwestern	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+13.5	+3.2	-21.0
88	Montana State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+13.2	+5.3	-10.2
89	Arkansas State	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+13.2	+13.3	-3.6
89	Central Michigan	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+13.2	+10.6	-6.1
90	Ohio	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+13.0	+13.2	-7.1
91	Ball State	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+13.0	+13.3	-5.9
92	Syracuse	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+12.9	+11.3	-9.2
93	Marshall	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+12.8	+6.5	-12.6
94	Southern Miss	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+12.7	+6.9	-11.7
95	Arizona	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+12.3	+12.5	-9.0
96	Miami (OH)	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+11.9	+5.5	-10.1
97	Kansas	FBS	Big 12 Conference	+11.8	+10.5	-8.0
98	South Florida	FBS	American Conference	+11.5	+3.7	-12.9
99	Maryland	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+11.5	+11.3	-8.3
100	Army	FBS	American Conference	+11.5	+5.4	-13.6
101	Kent State	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+11.4	+10.5	-5.6
102	UL Monroe	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+10.1	+13.0	-0.1
103	San José State	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+9.9	+11.5	-4.4
104	Northern Iowa	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+9.7	-3.2	-13.7
105	Austin Peay	FCS	United Athletic Conference	+9.4	+5.5	-4.3
106	Troy	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+9.4	+13.1	+0.6
107	Dartmouth	FCS	Ivy League	+9.3	-0.9	-10.1
108	UAB	FBS	American Conference	+9.0	+2.8	-10.1
109	Middle Tennessee	FBS	Conference USA	+8.9	+8.6	-6.2
110	Liberty	FBS	Conference USA	+8.8	+7.9	-6.3
111	Eastern Michigan	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+8.8	+8.9	-4.8
112	Arkansas	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+8.7	+9.3	-7.9
113	Georgia State	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+8.5	+12.1	-0.2
114	Colorado State	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+8.4	+9.4	-5.2
115	Coastal Carolina	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+8.2	+4.9	-7.0
116	Villanova	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	+8.1	+9.6	+1.6
117	Towson	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	+7.9	+3.6	-6.3
118	Southern Illinois	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+7.8	+0.8	-6.3
119	Nevada	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+7.3	+3.0	-6.1
120	NC State	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+7.0	+3.3	-10.6
121	Eastern Washington	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+6.9	+12.6	+2.8
122	SE Louisiana	FCS	Southland Conference	+6.7	+7.5	-0.2
123	Illinois State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+6.5	-7.1	-12.4
124	Yale	FCS	Ivy League	+6.5	+8.9	+2.2
125	UC Davis	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+6.5	+6.0	-2.1
126	Charlotte	FBS	American Conference	+6.2	+8.1	-3.2
127	Georgia Tech	FBS	Atlantic Coast Conference	+6.0	+3.8	-7.6
128	Florida International	FBS	Conference USA	+6.0	+5.0	-7.3
129	Wofford	FCS	Southern Conference	+5.9	+1.9	-5.7
130	North Texas	FBS	American Conference	+5.9	+9.7	-2.4
131	Northern Illinois	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+5.8	+3.5	-7.9
132	Toledo	FBS	Mid-American Conference	+5.4	+5.9	-3.9
133	Vanderbilt	FBS	Southeastern Conference	+5.3	+5.0	-9.9
134	Furman	FCS	Southern Conference	+5.0	+0.2	-6.2
135	Kennesaw State	FBS	Conference USA	+4.9	+3.5	-2.4
136	Tarleton State	FCS	United Athletic Conference	+4.8	+2.6	+0.8
137	UAlbany	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	+4.6	+3.7	-1.5
138	Rice	FBS	American Conference	+4.3	-0.8	-11.8
139	South Dakota	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+4.0	+5.6	+1.0
140	Sam Houston	FBS	Conference USA	+3.9	-3.4	-7.9
141	Princeton	FCS	Ivy League	+3.8	-0.9	-4.4
142	Elon	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	+3.7	-0.4	-3.7
142	UT Martin	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	+3.7	-0.9	-4.3
143	North Carolina A&T	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	+3.6	+3.8	+0.2
144	East Carolina	FBS	American Conference	+3.6	+6.9	-2.9
145	UNLV	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+3.4	+5.5	-3.7
146	Central Arkansas	FCS	United Athletic Conference	+3.4	+1.2	-2.3
147	Nicholls	FCS	Southland Conference	+3.2	+0.7	-2.9
148	Youngstown State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+2.6	+2.7	+1.3
149	New Hampshire	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	+2.6	-7.5	-9.5
150	Monmouth	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	+2.5	+4.6	+2.7
151	Rutgers	FBS	Big Ten Conference	+2.4	+0.0	-8.6
152	Maine	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	+2.0	+3.2	+1.2
153	Idaho	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+2.0	+0.6	-0.9
154	San Diego	FCS	Pioneer Football League	+1.9	+2.0	+2.3
155	Southeast Missouri State	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	+1.8	-0.9	-1.1
156	Texas State	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+1.4	-1.8	-7.6
157	New Mexico	FBS	Mountain West Conference	+1.3	+3.8	-1.5
158	South Alabama	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	+1.2	-3.5	-8.9
159	McNeese	FCS	Southland Conference	+0.8	-3.0	-3.3
160	North Dakota	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+0.7	+0.2	-1.3
161	Harvard	FCS	Ivy League	+0.5	-2.4	-2.0
162	William & Mary	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	+0.5	-1.2	-2.9
163	Central Connecticut	FCS	Northeast Conference	+0.4	-0.1	+1.8
164	Eastern Kentucky	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-0.1	-3.4	-1.7
165	Alcorn State	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-0.3	+0.4	+1.2
166	South Carolina State	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-0.6	-5.4	+0.3
167	Portland State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-0.8	+0.8	-0.0
168	UTSA	FBS	American Conference	-1.5	+1.4	-1.2
169	Stony Brook	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-2.0	-3.4	-0.4
170	Grambling	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-2.1	-5.1	-2.3
171	Richmond	FCS	Patriot League	-2.1	-6.3	-3.3
172	Cal Poly	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-2.2	-0.4	+1.0
173	Indiana State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	-2.2	-8.0	-5.0
174	New Mexico State	FBS	Conference USA	-2.5	+2.0	+2.8
175	The Citadel	FCS	Southern Conference	-2.6	-1.6	+1.8
176	Holy Cross	FCS	Patriot League	-2.6	-6.6	-1.6
177	Old Dominion	FBS	Sun Belt Conference	-2.7	-4.8	-6.4
178	Florida A&M	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-2.7	-4.3	+6.3
179	Jacksonville State	FBS	Conference USA	-3.5	-3.9	+0.3
180	Northern Arizona	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-3.7	+10.4	+12.6
181	Delaware	FBS	Conference USA	-3.8	-2.8	+0.8
182	Bowling Green	FBS	Mid-American Conference	-4.0	-4.0	+3.0
183	Chattanooga	FCS	Southern Conference	-4.0	-2.6	+2.5
184	Abilene Christian	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-4.1	-3.9	-0.1
185	UConn	FBS	FBS Independents	-4.2	-0.3	+1.9
186	Samford	FCS	Southern Conference	-4.7	+1.7	+9.9
187	Prairie View A&M	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-5.4	-1.3	+6.6
188	Idaho State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-5.5	-1.6	+3.8
189	Southern	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-5.7	-4.3	+2.5
190	Cornell	FCS	Ivy League	-5.9	-11.1	-2.9
191	Northwestern State	FCS	Southland Conference	-6.3	-0.6	+7.1
192	Rhode Island	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-6.5	-1.3	+5.8
193	Norfolk State	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-7.9	-5.2	+8.7
194	Southern Utah	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-8.1	-1.7	+6.4
195	Pennsylvania	FCS	Ivy League	-8.1	-5.4	+5.0
196	Tennessee Tech	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-8.3	-1.1	+11.0
197	Saint Francis	FCS	Northeast Conference	-8.3	-7.5	+4.4
198	East Tennessee State	FCS	Southern Conference	-8.5	-11.7	-2.4
199	Dayton	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-8.5	+4.0	+19.3
200	Stephen F. Austin	FCS	Southland Conference	-8.6	-3.6	+5.6
201	Incarnate Word	FCS	Southland Conference	-8.7	-2.4	+7.5
202	Bethune-Cookman	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-8.7	-11.1	+6.6
203	Northern Colorado	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-8.8	-7.3	+2.5
204	Murray State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	-8.9	-9.1	+1.9
205	Houston Christian	FCS	Southland Conference	-8.9	+2.1	+12.4
206	Sacred Heart	FCS	FCS Independents	-9.5	-8.5	+4.5
207	UTEP	FBS	Conference USA	-9.9	-4.0	+1.6
208	Alabama State	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-10.0	-11.6	+1.4
209	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-10.3	-6.7	+5.8
210	Mercer	FCS	Southern Conference	-10.7	-4.0	+9.2
211	VMI	FCS	Southern Conference	-10.7	-0.7	+12.8
212	Robert Morris	FCS	Northeast Conference	-10.8	-10.7	+3.5
213	Missouri State	FBS	Conference USA	-10.9	-8.0	+4.8
214	Davidson	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-11.0	-7.4	+8.5
215	Drake	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-11.1	-13.0	+5.1
216	Georgetown	FCS	Patriot League	-11.4	-14.0	+0.5
217	Brown	FCS	Ivy League	-11.4	+1.1	+16.2
218	Columbia	FCS	Ivy League	-11.6	-10.6	+3.0
219	Charleston Southern	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-12.0	-10.2	+6.2
220	Campbell	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-12.4	-7.4	+9.0
221	Fordham	FCS	Patriot League	-12.7	-5.0	+10.2
222	Colgate	FCS	Patriot League	-12.9	-13.1	+2.6
223	Eastern Illinois	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-13.0	-12.5	+3.1
224	Western Illinois	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-13.2	-6.7	+8.2
225	Akron	FBS	Mid-American Conference	-13.4	-13.8	+0.3
226	Duquesne	FCS	Northeast Conference	-13.7	-13.0	+5.4
226	Lehigh	FCS	Patriot League	-13.7	-17.1	-0.3
227	Lamar	FCS	Southland Conference	-13.8	-11.2	+5.3
228	Tennessee State	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-13.9	-5.0	+10.2
229	Lafayette	FCS	Patriot League	-14.0	-12.3	+4.1
230	North Alabama	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-14.6	-8.7	+9.8
231	Alabama A&M	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-14.8	-5.2	+13.4
232	Bucknell	FCS	Patriot League	-15.3	-12.3	+8.9
233	Morgan State	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-16.5	-16.1	+10.3
234	Hampton	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-16.8	-9.5	+12.5
235	Western Carolina	FCS	Southern Conference	-17.0	-11.0	+11.0
236	Jackson State	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-17.6	-6.2	+14.5
237	Wagner	FCS	Northeast Conference	-17.9	-17.1	+3.7
238	Massachusetts	FBS	Mid-American Conference	-18.0	-1.1	+20.4
239	North Carolina Central	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-18.2	-20.6	+7.5
240	Gardner-Webb	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-18.4	-9.7	+12.8
241	Lindenwood	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-18.7	-0.7	+17.6
242	Bryant	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-19.4	-17.7	+6.4
243	Merrimack	FCS	FCS Independents	-19.4	-14.9	+11.0
244	Stetson	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-21.0	-20.7	+10.1
245	Marist	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-23.2	-14.8	+16.3
246	Morehead State	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-24.7	-14.5	+19.2
247	Long Island University	FCS	Northeast Conference	-24.9	-22.3	+7.5
248	Butler	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-25.5	-18.3	+18.8
249	Howard	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-25.5	-16.9	+22.5
250	Mississippi Valley State	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-25.7	-22.7	+9.1
251	Delaware State	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-25.8	-19.9	+12.8
252	Texas Southern	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-25.9	-10.6	+23.1
253	Valparaiso	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-26.7	-21.6	+13.5
254	Presbyterian	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-28.3	-23.0	+12.8

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 130 teams both systems rate, rank agreement is 0.95 (1.00 = identical order).

Where we disagree most

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