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Z-Score Team Conference Level Offense Z Defense Z Explosive Z Success Z
43 Air Force Mountain West FBS 1.01222 0.999469 0.561771 1.01013
139 Akron MAC FBS 0.845307 0.888039 -0.531859 -0.846357
56 Alabama SEC FBS 0.893391 0.92854 -0.216026 1.0655
54 Appalachian State Sun Belt FBS 0.873577 0.825528 -0.510325 1.09467
170 Arizona Big 12 FBS 1.02403 1.23365 -1.09892 -0.985793
90 Arizona State Big 12 FBS 1.12576 1.15929 -0.394388 -0.0700952
59 Arkansas SEC FBS 1.03748 1.02534 -1.09892 1.04872
131 Arkansas State Sun Belt FBS 0.611734 0.675015 -1.09892 -0.294079
99 Army American FBS 0.892441 0.962944 -0.510325 -0.0130057
147 Auburn SEC FBS 0.763515 0.878491 -0.478934 -0.892471
23 Ball State MAC FBS 1.07625 0.980798 1.6689 1.28039
22 Baylor Big 12 FBS 1.1745 1.15897 1.06384 1.56762
116 Boise State Pac-12 FBS 0.966766 1.08918 -0.336641 -0.357769
74 Boston College ACC FBS 1.07265 1.12158 0.893907 0.0847171
20 Bowling Green MAC FBS 1.1224 0.987418 1.03898 1.64667
149 Buffalo MAC FBS 0.888996 0.913871 -1.09892 -0.915528
10 BYU Big 12 FBS 1.28043 1.17231 1.45599 1.86653
14 California ACC FBS 1.19042 1.07983 1.22605 1.72221
111 Central Michigan MAC FBS 0.926159 0.919124 -1.09892 -0.105234
137 Charlotte American FBS 0.707861 0.833471 -1.09892 -0.434622
101 Cincinnati Big 12 FBS 1.09581 1.20515 0.80679 -0.590528
60 Clemson ACC FBS 1.11247 1.07212 0.561771 0.390876
66 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt FBS 0.839891 0.843455 0.561771 0.535978
27 Colorado Big 12 FBS 1.22858 1.21239 1.34842 1.22904
49 Colorado State Pac-12 FBS 1.09382 1.0425 -0.510325 1.06789
38 Duke ACC FBS 1.03014 1.06881 0.0782787 1.48647
40 East Carolina American FBS 0.954825 0.921139 0.799011 1.13233
121 Eastern Michigan MAC FBS 0.864459 0.953795 0.71274 -0.783773
48 FIU C-USA FBS 0.802904 0.690437 1.48438 0.541301
47 Florida SEC FBS 1.09784 1.047 -1.09892 1.30059
181 Florida Atlantic American FBS 0.620803 0.790368 0.477328 -1.39314
12 Florida State ACC FBS 1.20421 1.10966 0.952519 1.9559
102 Fresno State Pac-12 FBS 1.01113 1.0679 -0.53869 -0.183194
37 Georgia SEC FBS 1.10098 1.07404 0.0352062 1.36665
93 Georgia Southern Sun Belt FBS 0.708226 0.692297 -1.09892 0.293325
159 Georgia State Sun Belt FBS 0.721617 0.832439 0.354183 -1.31079
46 Georgia Tech ACC FBS 1.08224 1.00602 1.25548 0.504383
117 Hawaii Mountain West FBS 0.911501 0.98007 -1.09892 -0.153549
19 Houston Big 12 FBS 1.22338 1.10179 1.15105 1.57289
44 Illinois Big Ten FBS 1.04842 1.06215 0.523148 0.920255
36 Indiana Big Ten FBS 1.06634 1.09176 1.76258 0.891401
71 Iowa Big Ten FBS 0.93271 1.02708 2.07149 -0.0162996
85 Iowa State Big 12 FBS 1.07519 1.14986 0.417362 -0.0236515
15 Kansas Big 12 FBS 1.19023 1.08379 0.812012 1.79558
132 Kansas State Big 12 FBS 1.02465 1.1459 0.581779 -1.05826
122 Kent State MAC FBS 0.860759 0.992778 0.477328 -0.646524
63 Kentucky SEC FBS 1.0746 1.04531 0.310148 0.454725
87 Liberty C-USA FBS 0.83192 0.789828 -1.09892 0.364525
64 Louisiana Sun Belt FBS 0.851218 0.798803 0.893907 0.366014
100 Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt FBS 0.648203 0.574498 -1.09892 0.138513
79 Louisiana Tech Sun Belt FBS 0.641276 0.643099 -0.59893 0.699987
73 Louisville ACC FBS 1.03837 1.06516 -0.130188 0.480061
57 LSU SEC FBS 1.02653 1.11364 0.0933677 0.797288
112 Marshall Sun Belt FBS 0.770484 0.859281 -1.09892 0.0901981
86 Maryland Big Ten FBS 1.00002 1.14294 -0.348935 0.371284
160 Memphis American FBS 0.772221 0.879744 -0.130188 -1.2021
16 Miami (FL) ACC FBS 1.184 1.1329 1.49881 1.63064
118 Miami (OH) MAC FBS 0.915239 0.976033 -0.275926 -0.492818
28 Michigan Big Ten FBS 1.13515 1.06172 1.60453 0.998979
97 Michigan State Big Ten FBS 0.971586 0.972057 -0.0299721 -0.270943
76 Middle Tennessee C-USA FBS 0.809614 0.816843 1.57346 -0.0479735
34 Minnesota Big Ten FBS 1.07808 1.01324 1.63634 0.858093
94 Mississippi State SEC FBS 0.903849 0.985989 0.71274 -0.325924
143 Missouri SEC FBS 0.915816 1.0347 -0.360839 -0.961642
33 Navy American FBS 1.01376 0.911626 0.192728 1.34219
81 NC State ACC FBS 1.06948 1.09207 -1.09892 0.532684
25 Nebraska Big Ten FBS 1.11869 0.957637 1.63634 1.10337
84 Nevada Mountain West FBS 0.975226 0.956989 -0.582265 0.28235
24 New Mexico Mountain West FBS 0.930491 0.88408 1.30622 1.53715
127 New Mexico State C-USA FBS 0.746189 0.760717 -0.461947 -0.488839
11 North Carolina ACC FBS 1.06833 0.990577 1.01468 2.07625
119 North Texas American FBS 0.874425 1.01528 0.108852 -0.501593
31 Northern Illinois Mountain West FBS 0.969633 0.972678 0.0635616 1.67194
67 Northwestern Big Ten FBS 1.0211 1.06331 1.53312 0.136312
41 Notre Dame Independent FBS 1.06811 0.999149 0.385101 1.1216
53 Ohio MAC FBS 0.9911 0.957699 -1.09892 1.30708
65 Ohio State Big Ten FBS 1.10122 1.11186 -1.09892 0.943312
152 Oklahoma SEC FBS 0.931228 0.99985 -1.09892 -0.926503
72 Oklahoma State Big 12 FBS 1.12958 1.08791 0.108852 0.268067
125 Old Dominion Sun Belt FBS 0.625196 0.673774 0.504507 -0.656405
26 Ole Miss SEC FBS 0.94395 0.756852 0.440793 1.5564
50 Oregon Big Ten FBS 1.03495 1.06368 1.59669 0.510721
62 Oregon State Pac-12 FBS 1.03245 1.1343 0.623275 0.56781
1 Penn State Big Ten FBS 1.09553 0.863109 4.78033 2.46902
80 Pittsburgh ACC FBS 1.03169 1.11335 0.786186 0.0287212
35 Purdue Big Ten FBS 0.921347 0.87221 1.77733 0.895604
58 Rice American FBS 0.745239 0.732889 0.451055 0.728367
153 Rutgers Big Ten FBS 0.943648 1.07803 -1.09892 -0.854038
4 San Diego State Pac-12 FBS 1.2035 1.06663 1.82557 2.45363
18 San Jose State Mountain West FBS 0.934033 0.835797 2.68592 1.28855
92 SMU ACC FBS 1.03349 1.07292 -0.766786 0.0704348
91 South Alabama Sun Belt FBS 0.610373 0.632864 -0.524856 0.276856
191 South Carolina SEC FBS 0.868821 1.08011 -0.0989354 -1.41417
69 South Florida American FBS 0.775449 0.809264 1.39769 0.26115
96 Southern Miss Sun Belt FBS 0.649135 0.6025 -1.09892 0.262165
30 Stanford ACC FBS 0.979079 1.0075 0.369477 1.61721
82 Syracuse ACC FBS 0.888534 0.961187 0.761053 0.0517783
78 TCU Big 12 FBS 1.10771 1.14948 0.141062 0.207684
113 Temple American FBS 0.670302 0.769697 -0.524856 -0.0536258
2 Tennessee SEC FBS 1.26122 0.978872 4.11599 2.40548
42 Texas SEC FBS 0.916952 0.946332 -0.478934 1.61113
70 Texas A&M SEC FBS 0.865734 0.903489 0.425648 0.507427
126 Texas State Pac-12 FBS 0.963419 1.02104 0.108852 -0.74754
17 Texas Tech Big 12 FBS 1.2412 1.17807 -0.510325 2.23342
98 Toledo MAC FBS 0.901576 0.932852 1.01468 -0.574994
95 Troy Sun Belt FBS 0.734997 0.775304 0.86584 -0.32483
6 Tulane American FBS 1.13963 0.887418 2.28285 1.98555
13 Tulsa American FBS 1.0015 0.905033 1.92052 1.73627
45 UAB American FBS 0.801575 0.745124 2.71251 0.242902
135 UCF Big 12 FBS 1.00083 1.15137 0.761053 -1.19771
32 UCLA Big Ten FBS 1.10265 1.0766 0.425648 1.33372
52 UConn Independent FBS 0.894536 0.869814 1.08928 0.684796
103 UMass MAC FBS 0.881654 0.859194 -1.09892 -0.0418864
21 UNLV Mountain West FBS 1.08455 0.975092 -0.470554 2.20707
83 USC Big Ten FBS 0.906574 0.906816 -1.09892 0.5581
108 UTEP Mountain West FBS 0.993479 1.01527 -0.439358 -0.30396
75 UTSA American FBS 0.861124 0.789052 1.28566 -0.077368
3 Utah Big 12 FBS 1.31072 1.20699 0.623275 2.94665
9 Utah State Pac-12 FBS 1.2242 1.16026 -0.558234 2.77738
109 Vanderbilt SEC FBS 0.756897 0.822374 0.486283 -0.412658
5 Virginia ACC FBS 1.15712 1.04526 0.303071 2.99658
29 Virginia Tech ACC FBS 1.1591 1.16762 2.6713 0.724823
114 Wake Forest ACC FBS 1.0394 1.12684 0.192728 -0.566377
89 Washington Big Ten FBS 0.866293 0.900037 -1.09892 0.361482
7 Washington State Pac-12 FBS 1.11748 0.990293 -0.53869 2.86787
8 West Virginia Big 12 FBS 1.27401 1.09218 2.32015 1.65877
61 Western Kentucky C-USA FBS 0.805766 0.778281 -0.383549 0.899873
39 Western Michigan MAC FBS 0.946027 0.863505 0.401059 1.24619
55 Wisconsin Big Ten FBS 0.832436 0.869525 1.08928 0.691884
199 Wyoming Mountain West FBS 0.890124 1.01202 -1.09892 -1.27735
264 San Diego Pioneer FCS -1.2412 -1.13801 -1.09892 -1.91137
205 Georgetown Patriot FCS -1.03281 -1.06718 -1.09892 -0.383014
220 South Dakota State MVFC FCS -1.01638 -0.968889 -0.425017 -0.679462
51 Jacksonville State C-USA FBS 0.826393 0.756662 0.761053 0.791201
105 Sam Houston State C-USA FBS 0.712254 0.762589 1.86913 -0.834275
145 Kennesaw State C-USA FBS 0.784262 0.847094 -1.09892 -0.716802
224 Austin Peay UAC FCS -1.0058 -1.04398 -0.461947 -0.858439
232 Central Arkansas UAC FCS -0.901887 -0.927421 -1.09892 -0.858439
233 Eastern Kentucky UAC FCS -1.05322 -1.01028 -1.09892 -0.676169
173 North Alabama UAC FCS -0.880945 -0.860802 -0.237825 -0.275422
236 Stetson Pioneer FCS -1.01112 -1.00402 -0.372371 -1.12304
198 Albany CAA FCS -1.09285 -1.07689 0.310148 -0.564177
124 Bryant CAA FCS -1.00897 -1.11272 0.86584 0.131424
206 Maine CAA FCS -1.10917 -1.10253 -0.582265 -0.4554
262 New Hampshire CAA FCS -1.14954 -1.08918 -1.09892 -1.80597
130 UC Davis Big Sky FCS -0.977419 -1.0097 0.00820399 0.355909
196 Cal Poly Big Sky FCS -1.00673 -1.06806 -0.660251 -0.387414
180 Drake Pioneer FCS -1.15735 -1.20843 0.86584 -0.623467
68 James Madison Sun Belt FBS 0.892707 0.806059 -1.09892 0.920255
192 Davidson Pioneer FCS -1.11879 -1.14731 0.268708 -0.531409
225 Dayton Pioneer FCS -1.10723 -1.10889 -0.517682 -0.733271
193 Duquesne NEC FCS -1.04665 -1.12702 -1.09892 -0.194933
230 Fordham Patriot FCS -1.01639 -1.04368 -1.09892 -0.749741
211 Rhode Island CAA FCS -1.13257 -1.12932 -0.461947 -0.556495
234 Richmond Patriot FCS -1.01779 -1.06439 -1.09892 -0.92541
242 Butler Pioneer FCS -1.13958 -1.17572 -1.09892 -0.896858
182 Villanova Patriot FCS -0.861186 -0.931361 -1.09892 -0.206251
207 Indiana State MVFC FCS -0.787356 -0.622682 -0.48709 -0.526851
197 Illinois State MVFC FCS -1.00601 -1.04962 -0.551873 -0.405201
195 Missouri State C-USA FBS 0.673489 0.761115 0.761053 -1.77194
216 Murray State MVFC FCS -1.03017 -1.0293 -0.558234 -0.637749
219 Northern Iowa MVFC FCS -1.08061 -1.059 -1.09892 -0.429128
107 Southern Illinois MVFC FCS -0.962087 -1.03727 -0.348935 0.846222
248 Valparaiso Pioneer FCS -1.18614 -1.17643 -1.09892 -1.04508
168 North Dakota MVFC FCS -0.990531 -1.00223 -0.470554 -0.137079
243 North Dakota State MVFC FCS -0.955242 -0.854848 -1.09892 -0.845263
255 St. Thomas Pioneer FCS -1.21615 -1.11313 -0.168936 -1.68191
169 South Dakota MVFC FCS -0.984281 -1.04697 -0.517682 -0.196369
161 Western Illinois Big South-OVC FCS -1.09291 -1.14323 0.310148 -0.336899
239 Abilene Christian UAC FCS -1.04889 -1.04331 -0.478934 -1.07254
226 Southern Utah Big Sky FCS -1.03378 -0.996594 -0.415108 -0.86392
250 Stephen F. Austin Southland FCS -0.957985 -0.859412 -1.09892 -1.21527
142 Tarleton State UAC FCS -0.894687 -0.990728 0.108852 -0.170018
244 UT Rio Grande Valley Southland FCS -0.900351 -0.775914 -1.09892 -0.850744
254 Utah Tech Big Sky FCS -1.07116 -0.969431 -1.09892 -1.44146
209 Bucknell Patriot FCS -1.04877 -0.982972 -0.0299721 -0.638842
190 Colgate Patriot FCS -0.921879 -0.894233 0.425648 -0.639778
140 Holy Cross Patriot FCS -0.993159 -1.03828 0.0492119 0.0122518
178 Lafayette Patriot FCS -0.878254 -0.829722 -1.09892 -0.00641792
189 Lehigh Patriot FCS -0.993745 -1.01206 -1.09892 -0.112837
155 Eastern Washington Big Sky FCS -0.996817 -1.03148 0.922792 -0.470855
134 Idaho Big Sky FCS -1.00135 -1.01242 0.401059 0.0969571
77 Idaho State Big Sky FCS -0.739671 -0.911147 -0.372371 1.33361
106 Montana Big Sky FCS -0.785258 -0.825198 0.561771 0.478757
240 Montana State Big Sky FCS -1.05463 -0.967674 -0.415108 -0.984449
208 Northern Arizona Big Sky FCS -1.01247 -1.02839 -1.09892 -0.414859
144 Northern Colorado Big Sky FCS -0.863658 -0.840367 0.0215447 -0.0349693
183 Portland State Big Sky FCS -0.848077 -0.770779 -1.09892 -0.0228873
171 Sacramento State Independent FCS -0.870645 -0.926197 -0.793007 -0.180993
202 Weber State Big Sky FCS -1.02223 -1.01072 0.166367 -0.665193
218 Charleston Southern Big South-OVC FCS -1.10097 -1.10269 -0.461947 -0.642136
245 Gardner-Webb Big South-OVC FCS -1.1275 -1.11739 -1.09892 -0.941879
217 Presbyterian Pioneer FCS -1.13205 -1.10834 -1.09892 -0.373132
157 Delaware C-USA FBS 0.554529 0.638074 -0.425017 -0.938585
215 Elon CAA FCS -1.11876 -1.08983 -0.483039 -0.558696
123 Hampton CAA FCS -1.03287 -1.14221 -1.09892 0.811399
222 Monmouth CAA FCS -1.11143 -1.04387 -0.394388 -0.656405
188 North Carolina A&T CAA FCS -1.05697 -1.10184 -0.478934 -0.298479
141 Towson CAA FCS -1.07442 -1.13943 0.451055 -0.111822
167 Stony Brook CAA FCS -1.121 -1.09737 0.192728 -0.22052
253 William & Mary Patriot FCS -1.11766 -1.03547 -0.372371 -1.53039
158 Campbell CAA FCS -1.10729 -1.13107 -0.0539937 -0.103034
148 Robert Morris NEC FCS -1.07964 -1.12494 0.644805 -0.268914
200 Youngstown State MVFC FCS -0.994828 -1.07168 -1.09892 -0.318243
172 Brown Ivy League FCS -1.08387 -1.06222 0.623275 -0.415952
138 Columbia Ivy League FCS -1.02093 -1.05874 -0.478934 0.281691
156 Cornell Ivy League FCS -1.0184 -1.08875 -0.495036 -0.0544163
251 Dartmouth Ivy League FCS -1.14259 -1.03808 -0.545358 -1.27017
164 Penn Ivy League FCS -1.06118 -1.04229 0.310148 -0.301773
184 Harvard Ivy League FCS -1.02962 -1.10801 0.331826 -0.589184
136 Princeton Ivy League FCS -1.01435 -1.07088 -0.404902 0.245801
104 Yale Ivy League FCS -0.894207 -0.931255 0.486283 0.593885
151 Marist Pioneer FCS -1.08016 -1.1793 -0.576457 0.0189186
259 Norfolk State MEAC FCS -1.18306 -1.12033 -1.09892 -1.55454
256 North Carolina Central MEAC FCS -1.11403 -1.09327 -0.629234 -1.71045
185 Howard MEAC FCS -1.05409 -1.13352 -1.09892 -0.11891
231 Morgan State MEAC FCS -1.11265 -1.06612 -0.439358 -0.833181
235 Delaware State MEAC FCS -0.938969 -1.01753 -1.09892 -1.03106
252 South Carolina State MEAC FCS -1.11145 -1.09637 -1.09892 -1.34483
260 Southeast Missouri State Big South-OVC FCS -1.18102 -1.12229 0.0933677 -2.15952
238 Tennessee State Big South-OVC FCS -1.01327 -0.879582 -1.09892 -0.713508
246 Morehead State Pioneer FCS -1.17219 -1.1492 -0.434647 -1.1439
229 UT-Martin Big South-OVC FCS -1.12298 -1.05876 -0.0500645 -0.905647
150 Lindenwood Big South-OVC FCS -1.05084 -1.09825 0.761053 -0.346781
165 Tennessee Tech Big South-OVC FCS -1.01935 -1.08047 -1.09892 0.0300651
203 Eastern Illinois Big South-OVC FCS -1.0738 -1.10163 0.157816 -0.700333
163 Furman SoCon FCS -0.900679 -0.882147 0.602276 -0.5027
194 Samford SoCon FCS -0.979834 -1.04147 0.879776 -0.892471
133 The Citadel SoCon FCS -0.967201 -1.01985 -0.545358 0.354973
176 Wofford SoCon FCS -1.04241 -1.07058 -0.495036 -0.189861
212 Chattanooga SoCon FCS -0.924649 -0.928531 0.571712 -1.05826
128 East Tennessee State SoCon FCS -0.933891 -1.01055 1.1933 -0.051017
241 Western Carolina SoCon FCS -0.951469 -0.864801 -1.09892 -0.841969
146 Mercer SoCon FCS -0.976522 -1.00666 -0.62444 0.156076
175 VMI SoCon FCS -1.02798 -1.0193 -0.448583 -0.155407
257 McNeese Southland FCS -1.02663 -1.00157 -1.09892 -1.60834
210 Northwestern State Southland FCS -0.999844 -0.99158 0.00820399 -0.776092
227 Incarnate Word Southland FCS -1.00362 -1.01424 -0.61202 -0.88479
237 Southeastern Louisiana Southland FCS -0.866786 -0.810906 -0.62444 -1.07254
187 East Texas A&M Southland FCS -0.84959 -0.785031 -1.09892 -0.0798187
154 Nicholls Southland FCS -0.996311 -1.05446 0.175035 -0.242484
186 Lamar Southland FCS -0.798528 -0.813544 -0.404902 -0.448891
115 Houston Christian Southland FCS -0.925013 -1.02069 0.192728 0.492499
174 Grambling SWAC FCS -1.01014 -1.02938 0.141062 -0.378626
120 Bethune-Cookman SWAC FCS -0.933358 -1.02401 0.74264 0.166511
221 Prairie View A&M SWAC FCS -1.04012 -1.04328 -1.09892 -0.510381
201 Alcorn State SWAC FCS -0.977241 -1.02411 -1.09892 -0.323724
129 Southern SWAC FCS -1.00063 -1.03851 -0.196022 0.436846
88 Alabama A&M SWAC FCS -0.817008 -0.792166 2.82271 0.194258
228 Arkansas-Pine Bluff SWAC FCS -1.04389 -1.01079 -1.09892 -0.649818
162 Florida A&M SWAC FCS -0.901603 -0.855325 -0.253481 -0.153233
249 Alabama State SWAC FCS -0.90265 -0.864949 -1.09892 -1.27676
110 Texas Southern SWAC FCS -0.953831 -1.04729 1.31663 0.234035
166 Mississippi Valley State SWAC FCS -1.00747 -1.00096 -0.0299721 -0.244671
213 Jackson State SWAC FCS -0.886032 -0.846584 -0.425017 -0.700333
204 Wagner NEC FCS -1.12329 -1.17378 0.141062 -0.708014
177 Sacred Heart Independent FCS -0.954958 -0.76903 -0.434647 0.00785116
263 Stonehill NEC FCS -1.2087 -1.15783 -1.09892 -1.94431
247 Saint Francise (PA) NEC FCS -1.14124 -1.1342 -0.495036 -1.22406
261 LIU NEC FCS -1.23355 -1.14379 -1.09892 -1.6863
214 Merrimack Independent FCS -1.08235 -1.10888 -0.130188 -0.773891
179 Central Connecticut NEC FCS -1.08105 -1.1117 0.0933677 -0.385214
258 West Georgia UAC FCS -0.965753 -0.858899 -1.09892 -1.55125
223 Mercyhurst NEC FCS -1.0178 -1.02252 -0.310796 -0.845263