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College Football - 2026

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2025, 1:45 pm




Z-Score Team Conference Level Offense Z Defense Z Explosive Z Success Z
57 Air Force Mountain West FBS 1.08064 1.07841 0.476401 0.545015
129 Akron MAC FBS 0.770796 0.826038 -0.576995 -0.439324
66 Alabama SEC FBS 0.713848 0.551783 -0.563339 0.799807
95 Appalachian State Sun Belt FBS 1.04796 1.26482 -0.556253 0.28228
199 Arizona Big 12 FBS 0.72264 1.29042 -1.1232 -0.801043
96 Arizona State Big 12 FBS 1.08135 1.00859 -0.444582 -0.177811
133 Arkansas SEC FBS 0.502911 1.00453 -0.474084 0.126472
196 Arkansas State Sun Belt FBS 0.0319003 0.300704 -1.1232 -0.664176
138 Army AAC FBS 0.820188 1.12819 0.0106961 -0.583523
137 Auburn SEC FBS 0.529954 0.557577 -0.526017 -0.559082
24 Ball State MAC FBS 1.20725 0.931379 1.5428 1.08271
4 Baylor Big 12 FBS 1.56355 0.888256 0.959998 2.2809
125 Boise State Pac-12 FBS 0.972287 1.13966 -0.388958 -0.340951
49 Boston College ACC FBS 1.2657 1.2223 1.26553 0.430756
7 Bowling Green MAC FBS 1.5285 0.835833 0.936054 1.87274
207 Buffalo MAC FBS 0.72053 0.925976 -1.1232 -1.39189
42 BYU Big 12 FBS 1.30372 1.62045 1.33772 1.06132
13 California ACC FBS 1.18168 1.10781 1.11624 2.23141
173 Central Michigan MAC FBS 0.56519 0.960263 -1.1232 -0.53342
142 Charlotte AAC FBS 0.514651 0.801193 -1.1232 -0.177811
186 Cincinnati Big 12 FBS 0.82896 1.30145 -0.492371 -0.967238
62 Clemson ACC FBS 1.03409 0.82904 0.476401 0.240121
122 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt FBS 0.791092 1.01345 -1.1232 0.186352
43 Colorado Big 12 FBS 1.32042 1.22874 1.23411 0.499189
60 Colorado State Pac-12 FBS 1.10153 1.14394 -0.556253 0.88046
26 Duke ACC FBS 1.08138 0.721734 0.0106961 1.52263
37 East Carolina AAC FBS 0.891864 0.905138 0.704913 1.28128
136 Eastern Michigan MAC FBS 0.950637 1.33158 0.621816 -0.747274
30 FIU C-USA FBS 0.880903 0.238436 1.36507 0.706933
35 Florida SEC FBS 1.36497 1.21634 -1.1232 1.41265
212 Florida Atlantic AAC FBS 0.269358 0.796038 0.395064 -1.20431
19 Florida State ACC FBS 1.30625 1.28059 0.852774 1.87519
92 Fresno State Pac-12 FBS 0.991101 0.956478 -0.583575 0.0378758
82 Georgia SEC FBS 1.3122 1.5981 -0.0307917 0.273115
123 Georgia Southern Sun Belt FBS 0.46716 0.627129 -1.1232 0.259673
195 Georgia State Sun Belt FBS 0.548545 0.906718 0.27645 -1.35584
97 Georgia Tech ACC FBS 0.763111 1.05159 1.14459 -0.0140602
117 Hawaii Mountain West FBS 0.892505 1.05725 -1.1232 0.11303
14 Houston Big 12 FBS 1.26595 0.797343 1.044 1.57701
69 Illinois Big Ten FBS 1.04616 1.00442 0.439199 0.306721
39 Indiana Big Ten FBS 1.15807 1.0457 1.63303 0.565179
74 Iowa Big Ten FBS 0.823146 0.827943 1.93058 -0.148483
85 Iowa State Big 12 FBS 1.04815 1.02063 0.337305 -0.10449
18 Kansas Big 12 FBS 1.05989 0.761986 0.717436 1.74158
120 Kansas State Big 12 FBS 0.97777 1.08793 0.495673 -0.606741
113 Kent State MAC FBS 0.890206 1.28755 0.395064 -0.0311685
36 Kentucky SEC FBS 1.05428 1.06213 0.234035 1.34239
89 Liberty C-USA FBS 0.995769 1.04504 -1.1232 0.444198
90 Louisiana Sun Belt FBS 1.05109 1.08551 0.796318 -0.276795
79 Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt FBS 0.428784 -0.110339 -1.1232 0.28228
61 Louisiana Tech Sun Belt FBS 0.632258 0.480689 -0.641598 0.956226
40 Louisville ACC FBS 1.21283 0.986582 -0.190101 0.939118
58 LSU SEC FBS 1.02716 0.975455 0.02523 0.636667
110 Marshall Sun Belt FBS 0.786891 0.774 -0.244989 -0.236468
78 Maryland Big Ten FBS 0.921483 1.17943 -0.400801 0.804695
205 Memphis AAC FBS 0.531495 1.04402 0.743001 -1.44871
65 Miami (FL) ACC FBS 1.39636 1.35849 -0.138831 0.384319
104 Miami (OH) MAC FBS 0.925912 1.03359 -0.434141 0.00427014
72 Michigan Big Ten FBS 0.92193 1.34016 1.4808 0.505299
94 Michigan State Big Ten FBS 1.13684 1.02952 -0.0935721 -0.351338
64 Middle Tennessee C-USA FBS 0.836891 0.802296 1.45087 0.23951
17 Minnesota Big Ten FBS 1.31685 1.12708 1.51143 1.46052
80 Mississippi State SEC FBS 0.72435 0.628645 0.621816 0.0617052
127 Missouri SEC FBS 0.710016 0.959519 -0.412267 -0.131374
12 Navy AAC FBS 1.31277 0.856259 0.120935 1.99617
63 NC State ACC FBS 1.19833 0.994087 -1.1232 0.660496
8 Nebraska Big Ten FBS 1.46549 0.906522 1.51143 1.86297
86 Nevada Mountain West FBS 0.911384 0.937572 -0.625546 0.361712
29 New Mexico Mountain West FBS 0.840018 0.710098 1.19346 1.49392
128 New Mexico State C-USA FBS 0.709789 0.771768 0.103893 -0.570081
22 North Carolina ACC FBS 0.845379 0.660958 0.912652 1.70899
162 North Texas AAC FBS 0.710547 1.51098 0.0401447 -0.268241
34 Northern Illinois Mountain West FBS 0.814659 0.755068 -0.00347955 1.53302
76 Northwestern Big Ten FBS 0.883363 1.01584 1.78516 -0.0165043
25 Notre Dame Independent FBS 1.30814 1.12021 0.782706 1.36072
107 Ohio MAC FBS 0.757847 1.21262 -1.1232 0.7772
109 Ohio State Big Ten FBS 1.08542 1.50274 -1.1232 0.474749
227 Oklahoma SEC FBS 0.774311 1.1783 -1.1232 -1.41939
56 Oklahoma State Big 12 FBS 1.0131 0.607387 0.0401447 0.2279
115 Old Dominion Sun Belt FBS 0.540552 0.252307 0.421243 -0.759494
11 Ole Miss SEC FBS 0.947626 0.360187 0.769283 1.93384
87 Oregon Big Ten FBS 1.19934 1.32663 1.47325 -0.413258
67 Oregon State Pac-12 FBS 1.00752 1.14416 0.535643 0.618948
1 Penn State Big Ten FBS 0.932846 0.459728 4.53976 2.7416
70 Pittsburgh ACC FBS 1.08094 1.14859 0.69256 0.328106
46 Purdue Big Ten FBS 0.910782 0.809122 1.64724 0.611615
23 Rice AAC FBS 0.907117 0.278412 -0.602399 1.54524
149 Rutgers Big Ten FBS 0.946357 1.19986 -1.1232 -0.600631
3 San Diego State Pac-12 FBS 1.37696 1.01009 2.19449 2.56135
16 San Jose State Mountain West FBS 0.658455 0.649249 2.5224 1.90207
55 SMU ACC FBS 1.0413 0.998159 -0.517946 0.94645
108 South Alabama Sun Belt FBS 0.375382 0.446727 -0.57025 0.312831
238 South Carolina SEC FBS 0.553302 1.1324 -0.159998 -1.55381
54 South Florida AAC FBS 0.79466 0.845903 0.867411 0.807139
124 Southern Miss Sun Belt FBS 0.297907 0.299232 -1.1232 0.152135
44 Stanford ACC FBS 0.881026 1.09156 0.291181 1.50614
75 Syracuse ACC FBS 0.670769 0.747668 0.668352 0.462529
51 TCU Big 12 FBS 1.22282 0.807576 0.0711699 0.311817
91 Temple AAC FBS 0.56775 0.393514 -0.57025 0.21568
2 Tennessee SEC FBS 1.68516 1.04086 3.89986 1.60818
53 Texas SEC FBS 0.591264 0.848369 -0.526017 1.76276
102 Texas A&M SEC FBS 0.429634 0.519629 0.345286 0.0885897
77 Texas State Pac-12 FBS 0.876643 0.649619 0.0401447 0.0867567
6 Texas Tech Big 12 FBS 1.60913 0.890207 -0.556253 2.50331
84 Toledo MAC FBS 0.931518 0.918288 0.912652 -0.192476
93 Troy Sun Belt FBS 1.0864 1.06895 0.769283 -0.461321
9 Tulane AAC FBS 1.21414 0.776989 3.11358 1.47681
28 Tulsa AAC FBS 0.949601 0.928488 1.78516 1.37416
32 UAB AAC FBS 0.647341 0.365862 2.54801 0.672717
151 UCF Big 12 FBS 0.923639 1.2395 0.668352 -1.15665
41 UCLA Big Ten FBS 1.08191 1.1964 0.345286 1.28862
45 UConn Independent FBS 0.814419 0.800645 0.984507 1.01733
71 UMass MAC FBS 0.895114 0.620888 -1.1232 0.52363
27 UNLV Mountain West FBS 1.28344 1.12355 -0.517946 1.81897
81 USC Big Ten FBS 0.447409 0.475511 -1.1232 0.920787
112 UTEP Mountain West FBS 1.31273 1.24839 -0.487897 -0.607963
59 UTSA AAC FBS 0.922086 0.709126 1.17366 0.0837016
20 Utah Big 12 FBS 1.10943 1.26378 0.535643 2.19475
15 Utah State Pac-12 FBS 1.23716 1.22042 -0.602399 2.56441
68 Vanderbilt SEC FBS 0.561928 0.230819 0.403691 0.321996
10 Virginia ACC FBS 1.00097 0.772577 0.181328 2.62062
33 Virginia Tech ACC FBS 1.17196 1.16203 2.50832 0.62628
100 Wake Forest ACC FBS 1.10505 1.19663 0.120935 -0.203474
116 Washington Big Ten FBS 0.676732 0.777002 -1.1232 0.174131
5 Washington State Pac-12 FBS 1.45603 1.05411 -0.583575 3.06544
21 West Virginia Big 12 FBS 1.15054 1.08797 2.17009 1.27517
31 Western Kentucky C-USA FBS 0.726525 0.238415 0.254916 1.13159
48 Western Michigan MAC FBS 1.04349 0.901503 0.321602 0.834024
47 Wisconsin Big Ten FBS 0.641822 0.501769 0.984507 0.926897
243 Wyoming Mountain West FBS 0.807796 1.44172 -1.1232 -1.53548
263 San Diego Pioneer FCS -1.42632 -1.26904 -1.1232 -1.95219
158 Georgetown Patriot FCS -1.06832 -1.19605 -1.1232 0.0989769
148 South Dakota State MVFC FCS -1.08966 -1.12637 -0.474084 0.196128
38 Jacksonville State C-USA FBS 1.0483 0.763356 1.26553 0.552958
209 Sam Houston State C-USA FBS 0.225205 0.794165 1.73566 -1.5367
146 Kennesaw State C-USA FBS 0.839973 1.15213 -1.1232 -0.392887
234 Austin Peay UAC FCS -1.05002 -1.08014 -1.1232 -0.891473
154 Central Arkansas UAC FCS -0.851497 -1.06312 -0.0816001 -0.468653
251 Eastern Kentucky UAC FCS -1.20546 -1.1679 -1.1232 -1.23364
163 North Alabama UAC FCS -0.492625 -0.399815 -0.293778 -0.329342
217 Stetson Pioneer FCS -0.540012 -0.415583 -0.423374 -1.0039
168 Albany CAA FCS -1.12334 -1.14711 0.234035 -0.312234
139 Bryant CAA FCS -1.27027 -1.17645 0.769283 0.2279
222 Maine CAA FCS -1.24105 -1.33651 -0.625546 -0.857256
252 New Hampshire CAA FCS -1.09384 -1.00003 -1.1232 -1.27274
105 UC Davis Big Sky FCS -0.765649 -0.870968 0.476401 0.538294
225 Cal Poly Big Sky FCS -1.21195 -1.14849 -0.700663 -0.683729
206 Drake Pioneer FCS -1.28139 -1.20772 0.769283 -0.835871
52 James Madison Sun Belt FBS 1.26224 0.922066 -1.1232 0.721597
240 Davidson Pioneer FCS -1.21605 -0.967324 0.194119 -1.01612
143 Dayton Pioneer FCS -0.692607 -0.742199 -0.563339 -0.0201703
176 Duquesne NEC FCS -0.978994 -1.17339 -1.1232 -0.295125
204 Fordham Patriot FCS -0.899361 -0.935366 -1.1232 -0.581079
220 Rhode Island CAA FCS -1.3086 -1.32675 -0.509655 -0.715501
187 Richmond Patriot FCS -1.24727 -1.38834 -1.1232 -0.209584
194 Butler Pioneer FCS -1.07721 -1.14673 -1.1232 -0.373335
174 Villanova Patriot FCS -0.727438 -0.685606 -0.464539 -0.366003
197 Indiana State MVFC FCS -0.101457 0.257804 -0.533872 -0.703281
169 Illinois State MVFC FCS -1.17321 -1.30349 -0.596272 -0.170479
193 Missouri State C-USA FBS 0.555166 0.83088 0.668352 -1.59291
131 Murray State MVFC FCS -1.1454 -1.25369 0.439199 0.153968
157 Northern Iowa MVFC FCS -0.919923 -1.10959 -1.1232 -0.0751613
88 Southern Illinois MVFC FCS -0.916084 -1.31382 -0.400801 0.895125
250 Valparaiso Pioneer FCS -1.3332 -1.11753 -1.1232 -0.890862
165 North Dakota MVFC FCS -1.10558 -1.23259 -0.517946 -0.182699
241 North Dakota State MVFC FCS -0.888685 -0.428056 -1.1232 -0.54564
249 St. Thomas Pioneer FCS -1.3885 -1.29284 -0.227423 -1.28741
152 South Dakota MVFC FCS -0.653075 -0.593364 -0.563339 -0.0721063
178 Western Illinois Big South-OVC FCS -1.26727 -1.22444 1.29782 -0.620183
256 Abilene Christian UAC FCS -1.24612 -1.3086 -0.526017 -1.82754
188 Southern Utah Big Sky FCS -1.0734 -1.15412 -0.464539 -0.534642
259 Stephen F. Austin Southland FCS -1.11576 -0.927907 -1.1232 -1.57092
130 Tarleton State UAC FCS -0.631907 -0.756321 0.621816 -0.199808
237 UT Rio Grande Valley Southland FCS -0.46175 -0.237813 -1.1232 -0.994733
245 Utah Tech Big Sky FCS -1.21654 -1.12617 -1.1232 -0.971307
166 Bucknell Patriot FCS -0.742225 -0.731412 0.421243 -0.576191
191 Colgate Patriot FCS -0.675204 -0.563278 0.345286 -0.852368
150 Holy Cross Patriot FCS -1.32116 -1.3139 -0.0173014 0.185533
239 Lafayette Patriot FCS -0.582099 -0.272038 -1.1232 -0.900027
141 Lehigh Patriot FCS -0.902948 -1.08659 -1.1232 0.163133
200 Eastern Washington Big Sky FCS -1.16172 -1.06434 0.82414 -0.827927
101 Idaho Big Sky FCS -0.999997 -1.23665 1.56413 0.240524
83 Idaho State Big Sky FCS -0.45166 -0.69623 -0.423374 0.870684
98 Montana Big Sky FCS -0.222764 -0.422296 0.476401 0.19124
177 Montana State Big Sky FCS -1.10318 -1.30719 -0.464539 -0.444823
208 Northern Arizona Big Sky FCS -0.94325 -0.936391 -1.1232 -0.547681
145 Northern Colorado Big Sky FCS -0.787687 -0.770965 0.0401447 -0.0824935
180 Portland State Big Sky FCS -0.527153 -0.304857 -1.1232 -0.11671
211 Sacramento State Independent FCS -0.867586 -0.703402 -0.602399 -0.59248
134 Weber State Big Sky FCS -1.07817 -1.06539 0.852774 0.0543731
192 Charleston Southern Big South-OVC FCS -1.19769 -1.25421 -0.509655 -0.461321
258 Gardner-Webb Big South-OVC FCS -1.36562 -1.23402 -1.1232 -1.41022
232 Presbyterian Pioneer FCS -1.17501 -1.11286 -1.1232 -0.670897
224 Delaware C-USA FBS 0.187151 0.630176 -0.474084 -1.17254
181 Elon CAA FCS -1.24234 -1.17731 -0.0173014 -0.229955
99 Hampton CAA FCS -1.10408 -1.44874 -0.576995 0.929341
221 Monmouth CAA FCS -1.06297 -0.896309 -0.444582 -0.683118
242 North Carolina A&T CAA FCS -1.23335 -1.10807 -0.526017 -1.01856
144 Towson CAA FCS -1.13496 -1.2892 0.369759 -0.177811
170 Stony Brook CAA FCS -1.19898 -1.19632 0.120935 -0.251133
185 William & Mary Patriot FCS -1.04185 -1.02841 0.976274 -0.820595
167 Campbell CAA FCS -1.26695 -1.37639 -0.11671 -0.212639
147 Robert Morris NEC FCS -0.894926 -0.826723 1.11624 -0.322621
214 Youngstown State MVFC FCS -1.20704 -1.11976 -1.1232 -0.313456
156 Brown Ivy League FCS -0.93653 -1.03108 0.535643 -0.475985
126 Columbia Ivy League FCS -1.06027 -1.25797 -0.526017 0.491857
171 Cornell Ivy League FCS -1.07325 -1.17693 -0.541527 -0.278017
247 Dartmouth Ivy League FCS -1.25678 -1.05902 -0.589997 -1.07722
119 Penn Ivy League FCS -1.02929 -1.17505 0.234035 0.491857
159 Harvard Ivy League FCS -0.999654 -1.17067 0.943973 -0.700837
153 Princeton Ivy League FCS -1.15857 -1.16833 -0.454708 0.132583
135 Yale Ivy League FCS -0.683141 -0.693614 0.403691 -0.0947137
189 Marist Pioneer FCS -1.22442 -1.17752 -0.619952 -0.218749
260 Norfolk State MEAC FCS -1.26603 -1.31972 -1.1232 -1.81532
246 North Carolina Central MEAC FCS -0.953719 -1.12846 -0.670787 -1.70045
219 Howard MEAC FCS -1.24566 -1.17497 -1.1232 -0.429548
215 Morgan State MEAC FCS -1.34403 -1.21863 -0.308858 -0.461321
183 Delaware State MEAC FCS -0.225024 -0.589705 -1.1232 -1.15665
254 South Carolina State MEAC FCS -1.1957 -1.18218 -1.1232 -1.52448
253 Southeast Missouri State Big South-OVC FCS -1.13333 -1.18867 0.02523 -2.00107
255 Tennessee State Big South-OVC FCS -0.953013 -0.5299 -1.1232 -1.16521
248 Morehead State Pioneer FCS -1.27268 -1.09485 -0.48336 -1.15787
216 UT-Martin Big South-OVC FCS -1.15783 -0.964028 1.43616 -1.09677
201 Lindenwood Big South-OVC FCS -1.24352 -1.20588 0.668352 -0.808375
203 Tennessee Tech Big South-OVC FCS -0.862717 -0.938871 -1.1232 -0.632404
172 Eastern Illinois Big South-OVC FCS -1.20379 -1.32698 1.29782 -0.835871
223 Furman SoCon FCS -1.04932 -0.623039 0.515416 -0.691061
155 Samford SoCon FCS -0.919826 -1.23701 0.782706 -0.857256
106 The Citadel SoCon FCS -0.851782 -1.19946 -0.0568006 0.438088
160 Wofford SoCon FCS -1.08219 -1.00692 -0.541527 0.161911
161 Chattanooga SoCon FCS -0.653651 -0.757483 -0.00347955 -0.541974
73 East Tennessee State SoCon FCS -0.526033 -1.02051 0.796318 0.466598
233 Western Carolina SoCon FCS -0.655911 -0.470207 -0.541527 -1.04789
111 Mercer SoCon FCS -0.869081 -1.16817 -0.66617 0.601839
182 VMI SoCon FCS -1.18102 -0.922876 -0.517946 0.132583
262 McNeese Southland FCS -1.16187 -0.937415 -1.1232 -1.75544
179 Northwestern State Southland FCS -1.09998 -1.08801 -0.0568006 -0.356227
236 Incarnate Word Southland FCS -1.31925 -1.27393 -0.149531 -0.958073
218 Southeastern Louisiana Southland FCS -0.373614 -0.208532 -0.66617 -1.02834
190 East Texas A&M Southland FCS -0.535173 -0.311411 -1.1232 -0.295125
198 Nicholls Southland FCS -1.2543 -1.24819 -1.1232 -0.221804
226 Lamar Southland FCS -0.581045 -0.131406 0.668352 -1.04972
121 Houston Christian Southland FCS -1.1784 -1.03414 1.36507 0.575566
114 Grambling SWAC FCS -0.567196 -1.06475 0.0711699 -0.160703
140 Bethune-Cookman SWAC FCS -1.15902 -1.22474 0.650615 -0.0873816
184 Prairie View A&M SWAC FCS -0.954677 -1.1138 -1.1232 -0.408163
164 Alcorn State SWAC FCS -0.947491 -0.925969 -1.1232 0.129527
118 Southern SWAC FCS -0.696627 -0.949527 -0.253513 0.310998
50 Alabama A&M SWAC FCS -0.235152 -0.405684 2.65416 0.787587
213 Arkansas-Pine Bluff SWAC FCS -0.956315 -1.01902 -1.1232 -0.669064
210 Florida A&M SWAC FCS -0.757245 -0.38248 -0.675311 -0.360296
244 Alabama State SWAC FCS -0.846538 -0.663464 -1.1232 -1.04545
103 Texas Southern SWAC FCS -0.761156 -1.01968 1.20349 0.12525
132 Mississippi Valley State SWAC FCS -1.03808 -1.29181 -0.0935721 0.049485
228 Jackson State SWAC FCS -0.822234 -0.348259 -0.474084 -0.495537
229 Wagner NEC FCS -1.30049 -1.23096 0.0711699 -0.901249
235 Sacred Heart Independent FCS -0.662981 -0.193279 -0.464539 -0.713057
264 Stonehill NEC FCS -1.3785 -1.25063 -1.1232 -2.43672
231 Saint Francise (PA) NEC FCS -0.803866 -1.01563 -1.1232 -1.2703
261 LIU NEC FCS -1.3154 -1.14975 -1.1232 -1.67846
175 Merrimack Independent FCS -1.04881 -1.01815 -0.190101 -0.258465
202 Central Connecticut NEC FCS -1.15944 -1.14187 0.02523 -0.681285
257 West Georgia UAC FCS -0.867223 -0.695565 -1.1232 -1.66379
230 Mercyhurst NEC FCS -0.815669 -0.634028 -0.364065 -0.957462