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Last Updated: 08 Feb 2026, 12:07 pm




Z-Score Team Conference Level Offense Z Defense Z Explosive Z Success Z
49 Air Force Mountain West FBS 1.04132 1.06171 0.476401 0.87821
147 Akron MAC FBS 0.849033 0.96064 -0.576995 -0.89173
54 Alabama SEC FBS 0.856977 0.853645 -0.563339 1.13998
60 Appalachian State Sun Belt FBS 0.885818 0.873949 -0.556253 0.896151
173 Arizona Big 12 FBS 1.03084 1.22504 -1.1232 -1.08116
101 Arizona State Big 12 FBS 1.12474 1.15139 -0.444582 -0.319964
63 Arkansas SEC FBS 0.982363 1.01887 -0.474084 0.803308
136 Arkansas State Sun Belt FBS 0.600524 0.662413 -1.1232 -0.341864
96 Army American FBS 0.901156 0.987057 0.0106961 -0.113532
150 Auburn SEC FBS 0.755361 0.85079 -0.526017 -0.905711
22 Ball State MAC FBS 1.12123 0.949252 1.5428 1.39721
15 Baylor Big 12 FBS 1.24817 1.08121 0.959998 1.74705
114 Boise State Pac-12 FBS 1.04683 1.09758 -0.388958 -0.398954
69 Boston College ACC FBS 1.12249 1.14779 1.26553 0.0192793
20 Bowling Green MAC FBS 1.1732 0.998789 0.936054 1.59549
158 Buffalo MAC FBS 0.911255 0.96992 -1.1232 -0.982599
16 BYU Big 12 FBS 1.24686 1.17651 1.33772 1.70219
13 California ACC FBS 1.16815 1.0742 1.11624 1.96233
104 Central Michigan MAC FBS 0.97303 0.941395 -1.1232 -0.113532
138 Charlotte American FBS 0.728026 0.863853 -1.1232 -0.426326
134 Cincinnati Big 12 FBS 1.07311 1.22744 -0.492371 -0.676213
70 Clemson ACC FBS 1.05771 1.02766 0.476401 0.22466
84 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt FBS 0.880081 0.884756 -1.1232 0.495755
24 Colorado Big 12 FBS 1.25489 1.2204 1.23411 1.36517
51 Colorado State Pac-12 FBS 1.126 1.16535 -0.556253 1.13881
32 Duke ACC FBS 1.01765 1.03721 0.0106961 1.39592
43 East Carolina American FBS 0.933247 0.920175 0.704913 1.02116
122 Eastern Michigan MAC FBS 0.916957 0.979153 0.621816 -0.816111
45 FIU C-USA FBS 0.816557 0.651762 1.36507 0.611088
41 Florida SEC FBS 1.06651 0.918249 -1.1232 1.39278
192 Florida Atlantic American FBS 0.630469 0.82383 0.395064 -1.45558
8 Florida State ACC FBS 1.18467 1.07925 0.852774 2.30833
92 Fresno State Pac-12 FBS 1.10241 1.16772 -0.583575 -0.0406038
30 Georgia SEC FBS 1.04715 1.00355 -0.0307917 1.45453
100 Georgia Southern Sun Belt FBS 0.687394 0.699993 -1.1232 0.229786
172 Georgia State Sun Belt FBS 0.766689 0.924036 0.27645 -1.41562
48 Georgia Tech ACC FBS 1.10115 0.994385 1.14459 0.471984
111 Hawaii Mountain West FBS 0.985378 1.0216 -1.1232 -0.11935
11 Houston Big 12 FBS 1.21477 1.05611 1.044 1.95721
38 Illinois Big Ten FBS 1.09619 1.03217 0.439199 1.00484
29 Indiana Big Ten FBS 1.07499 1.02719 1.63303 0.978049
68 Iowa Big Ten FBS 0.941809 0.997049 1.93058 -0.0308134
86 Iowa State Big 12 FBS 1.13947 1.14765 0.337305 -0.250995
21 Kansas Big 12 FBS 1.18784 1.12886 0.717436 1.80087
133 Kansas State Big 12 FBS 1.02209 1.17452 0.495673 -0.956855
129 Kent State MAC FBS 0.871644 1.11178 0.395064 -0.642433
73 Kentucky SEC FBS 1.02954 1.07479 0.234035 0.336148
90 Liberty C-USA FBS 0.776787 0.79521 -1.1232 0.313082
65 Louisiana Sun Belt FBS 0.879865 0.806043 0.796318 0.266949
91 Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt FBS 0.593558 0.516297 -1.1232 0.297704
78 Louisiana Tech Sun Belt FBS 0.588388 0.570906 -0.641598 0.769285
67 Louisville ACC FBS 1.04917 1.03688 -0.190101 0.531867
64 LSU SEC FBS 0.995187 1.05333 0.02523 0.632052
97 Marshall Sun Belt FBS 0.810344 0.866378 -0.244989 -0.0121808
83 Maryland Big Ten FBS 0.977595 1.11201 -0.400801 0.371094
139 Memphis American FBS 0.815255 0.928006 0.743001 -1.17278
36 Miami (FL) ACC FBS 1.16278 1.07218 -0.138831 1.16677
127 Miami (OH) MAC FBS 0.938119 1.01616 -0.434141 -0.573695
31 Michigan Big Ten FBS 1.07125 1.07884 1.4808 0.915142
108 Michigan State Big Ten FBS 0.998942 1.00645 -0.0935721 -0.500305
72 Middle Tennessee C-USA FBS 0.774818 0.790502 1.45087 0.0868384
42 Minnesota Big Ten FBS 1.04214 1.00756 1.51143 0.661642
98 Mississippi State SEC FBS 0.895389 0.96897 0.621816 -0.343031
148 Missouri SEC FBS 0.884473 1.02187 -0.412267 -0.938914
27 Navy American FBS 1.03039 0.916947 0.120935 1.46501
79 NC State ACC FBS 1.06961 1.06881 -1.1232 0.593608
25 Nebraska Big Ten FBS 1.12596 0.992311 1.51143 1.15745
80 Nevada Mountain West FBS 1.01438 0.983218 -0.625546 0.348963
28 New Mexico Mountain West FBS 0.91218 0.921269 1.19346 1.33336
106 New Mexico State C-USA FBS 0.735355 0.738137 0.103893 -0.336047
19 North Carolina ACC FBS 0.958441 0.916188 0.912652 1.9649
118 North Texas American FBS 0.895605 1.00556 0.0401447 -0.436232
26 Northern Illinois Mountain West FBS 1.00715 0.971977 -0.00347955 1.68286
55 Northwestern Big Ten FBS 1.01865 1.03249 1.78516 0.217318
40 Notre Dame Independent FBS 1.13478 1.09447 0.782706 0.88718
61 Ohio MAC FBS 0.972087 1.02141 -1.1232 1.05727
66 Ohio State Big Ten FBS 1.08313 1.10599 -1.1232 0.897663
153 Oklahoma SEC FBS 0.909013 0.980866 -1.1232 -0.904737
81 Oklahoma State Big 12 FBS 1.06835 1.04322 0.0401447 0.0285956
124 Old Dominion Sun Belt FBS 0.620678 0.647063 0.421243 -0.622391
23 Ole Miss SEC FBS 0.901178 0.712036 0.769283 1.64558
58 Oregon Big Ten FBS 0.995174 1.09807 1.47325 0.333585
56 Oregon State Pac-12 FBS 1.11932 1.1891 0.535643 0.634731
2 Penn State Big Ten FBS 0.949441 0.684387 4.53976 2.67774
74 Pittsburgh ACC FBS 1.04834 1.10427 0.69256 0.182372
33 Purdue Big Ten FBS 0.875369 0.833032 1.64724 0.849902
52 Rice American FBS 0.737622 0.692535 -0.602399 1.1973
164 Rutgers Big Ten FBS 0.904752 1.08697 -1.1232 -0.881248
3 San Diego State Pac-12 FBS 1.27208 1.13631 2.19449 2.52979
18 San Jose State Mountain West FBS 0.943371 0.841857 2.5224 1.36016
88 SMU ACC FBS 1.03258 1.04891 -0.517946 0.0891706
110 South Alabama Sun Belt FBS 0.556167 0.620785 -0.57025 0.0247511
166 South Carolina SEC FBS 0.886939 1.07844 -0.159998 -1.20628
62 South Florida American FBS 0.801561 0.83616 0.867411 0.478276
99 Southern Miss Sun Belt FBS 0.613699 0.614199 -1.1232 0.327998
39 Stanford ACC FBS 0.894199 1.01186 0.291181 1.42307
89 Syracuse ACC FBS 0.865911 0.99999 0.668352 -0.0844044
71 TCU Big 12 FBS 1.09106 1.09686 0.0711699 0.352807
115 Temple American FBS 0.688589 0.77327 -0.57025 -0.0557636
1 Tennessee SEC FBS 1.23854 0.90719 3.89986 2.73133
46 Texas SEC FBS 0.838731 0.905893 -0.526017 1.49879
75 Texas A&M SEC FBS 0.796166 0.840872 0.345286 0.4375
126 Texas State Pac-12 FBS 1.02132 1.14332 0.0401447 -0.722346
9 Texas Tech Big 12 FBS 1.24884 1.09274 -0.556253 2.6351
82 Toledo MAC FBS 0.979057 0.917004 0.912652 -0.268475
87 Troy Sun Belt FBS 0.8238 0.793509 0.769283 -0.242845
5 Tulane American FBS 1.08481 0.85587 3.11358 2.00847
12 Tulsa American FBS 1.01552 0.860877 1.78516 1.79702
47 UAB American FBS 0.791255 0.75015 2.54801 0.331881
141 UCF Big 12 FBS 1.00488 1.2132 0.668352 -1.16573
34 UCLA Big Ten FBS 1.10083 1.06398 0.345286 1.13764
53 UConn Independent FBS 0.894528 0.916722 0.984507 0.639036
93 UMass MAC FBS 0.877879 0.860222 -1.1232 0.177707
17 UNLV Mountain West FBS 1.14718 1.01665 -0.517946 2.3032
77 USC Big Ten FBS 0.854043 0.817548 -1.1232 0.744937
109 UTEP Mountain West FBS 0.999609 1.06196 -0.487897 -0.299243
76 UTSA American FBS 0.836984 0.789639 1.17366 -0.0179987
4 Utah Big 12 FBS 1.25826 1.13214 0.535643 3.0157
10 Utah State Pac-12 FBS 1.2493 1.16507 -0.602399 2.64862
117 Vanderbilt SEC FBS 0.690613 0.759651 0.403691 -0.405823
6 Virginia ACC FBS 1.0851 0.933338 0.181328 2.80554
37 Virginia Tech ACC FBS 1.13746 1.1838 2.50832 0.470703
113 Wake Forest ACC FBS 1.04105 1.14169 0.120935 -0.486555
105 Washington Big Ten FBS 0.781793 0.864682 -1.1232 0.153244
7 Washington State Pac-12 FBS 1.24095 1.10814 -0.583575 2.8222
14 West Virginia Big 12 FBS 1.26372 1.13024 2.17009 1.42668
50 Western Kentucky C-USA FBS 0.783376 0.738358 0.254916 1.00601
35 Western Michigan MAC FBS 0.983038 0.854313 0.321602 1.09805
57 Wisconsin Big Ten FBS 0.775394 0.829184 0.984507 0.679813
216 Wyoming Mountain West FBS 0.890841 1.08965 -1.1232 -1.42331
264 San Diego Pioneer FCS -1.26256 -1.1626 -1.1232 -1.95302
220 Georgetown Patriot FCS -1.01885 -1.0458 -1.1232 -0.494244
191 South Dakota State MVFC FCS -0.977997 -0.974666 -0.474084 -0.336623
44 Jacksonville State C-USA FBS 0.818673 0.76855 1.26553 0.815636
102 Sam Houston State C-USA FBS 0.706003 0.739746 1.73566 -0.764749
155 Kennesaw State C-USA FBS 0.723708 0.790502 -1.1232 -0.832552
242 Austin Peay UAC FCS -1.05365 -1.09256 -1.1232 -0.977935
206 Central Arkansas UAC FCS -0.897595 -0.912899 -0.0816001 -0.694858
232 Eastern Kentucky UAC FCS -1.09473 -1.0702 -1.1232 -0.616804
193 North Alabama UAC FCS -0.89114 -0.830143 -0.293778 -0.401273
233 Stetson Pioneer FCS -0.990891 -0.979513 -0.423374 -0.969785
204 Albany CAA FCS -1.109 -1.10614 0.234035 -0.606309
130 Bryant CAA FCS -1.06215 -1.14601 0.769283 0.0647074
214 Maine CAA FCS -1.14535 -1.17302 -0.625546 -0.488657
262 New Hampshire CAA FCS -1.14682 -1.06862 -1.1232 -1.73633
121 UC Davis Big Sky FCS -0.967782 -0.999296 0.476401 0.428183
207 Cal Poly Big Sky FCS -1.00707 -1.0672 -0.700663 -0.492142
175 Drake Pioneer FCS -1.19672 -1.2198 0.769283 -0.541082
59 James Madison Sun Belt FBS 1.00681 0.85843 -1.1232 0.841047
181 Davidson Pioneer FCS -1.12176 -1.16767 0.194119 -0.486325
226 Dayton Pioneer FCS -1.10922 -1.12631 -0.563339 -0.753101
197 Duquesne NEC FCS -1.07319 -1.15252 -1.1232 -0.246344
235 Fordham Patriot FCS -0.998094 -0.997287 -1.1232 -0.782229
210 Rhode Island CAA FCS -1.15326 -1.13677 -0.509655 -0.438564
234 Richmond Patriot FCS -1.02912 -1.04102 -1.1232 -0.746694
236 Butler Pioneer FCS -1.15182 -1.19769 -1.1232 -0.775232
168 Villanova Patriot FCS -0.846545 -0.878179 -0.464539 -0.290606
203 Indiana State MVFC FCS -0.678088 -0.527434 -0.533872 -0.439718
189 Illinois State MVFC FCS -1.03185 -1.08455 -0.596272 -0.326718
194 Missouri State C-USA FBS 0.665402 0.764818 0.668352 -1.72702
178 Murray State MVFC FCS -1.01998 -1.00585 0.439199 -0.52942
211 Northern Iowa MVFC FCS -1.04237 -1.06059 -1.1232 -0.358178
112 Southern Illinois MVFC FCS -0.942233 -1.04347 -0.400801 0.741093
248 Valparaiso Pioneer FCS -1.1933 -1.19451 -1.1232 -1.06299
163 North Dakota MVFC FCS -0.957156 -0.988441 -0.517946 -0.125181
241 North Dakota State MVFC FCS -0.90547 -0.80852 -1.1232 -0.888232
257 St. Thomas Pioneer FCS -1.22667 -1.14034 -0.227423 -1.63946
177 South Dakota MVFC FCS -0.954188 -0.994298 -0.563339 -0.305868
142 Western Illinois Big South-OVC FCS -1.1252 -1.17403 1.29782 -0.298756
238 Abilene Christian UAC FCS -1.0734 -1.06803 -0.526017 -1.00823
237 Southern Utah Big Sky FCS -1.04895 -0.989448 -0.464539 -0.945321
252 Stephen F. Austin Southland FCS -0.973229 -0.85672 -1.1232 -1.13171
143 Tarleton State UAC FCS -0.92735 -1.0077 0.621816 -0.259158
245 UT Rio Grande Valley Southland FCS -0.91456 -0.773287 -1.1232 -0.897561
255 Utah Tech Big Sky FCS -1.06749 -0.982753 -1.1232 -1.40559
184 Bucknell Patriot FCS -0.989895 -0.969629 0.421243 -0.57836
180 Colgate Patriot FCS -0.859876 -0.850477 0.345286 -0.61797
131 Holy Cross Patriot FCS -0.956554 -1.00898 -0.0173014 0.295141
186 Lafayette Patriot FCS -0.837312 -0.798637 -1.1232 -0.153142
167 Lehigh Patriot FCS -0.969945 -1.00468 -1.1232 0.0227649
170 Eastern Washington Big Sky FCS -0.97162 -0.996923 0.82414 -0.648251
116 Idaho Big Sky FCS -0.992587 -1.05227 1.56413 0.159075
103 Idaho State Big Sky FCS -0.74294 -0.811093 -0.423374 0.776513
95 Montana Big Sky FCS -0.690747 -0.765035 0.476401 0.586612
231 Montana State Big Sky FCS -1.05904 -1.02416 -0.464539 -0.833488
202 Northern Arizona Big Sky FCS -0.970058 -1.00466 -1.1232 -0.29527
146 Northern Colorado Big Sky FCS -0.848981 -0.806737 0.0401447 -0.037618
179 Portland State Big Sky FCS -0.810582 -0.752349 -1.1232 -0.0925674
195 Sacramento State Independent FCS -0.910173 -0.894474 -0.602399 -0.375644
183 Weber State Big Sky FCS -1.01024 -0.989235 0.852774 -0.697178
230 Charleston Southern Big South-OVC FCS -1.1769 -1.1756 -0.509655 -0.771746
250 Gardner-Webb Big South-OVC FCS -1.18338 -1.164 -1.1232 -1.08862
221 Presbyterian Pioneer FCS -1.15566 -1.13781 -1.1232 -0.372158
151 Delaware C-USA FBS 0.595825 0.640677 -0.474084 -0.916488
201 Elon CAA FCS -1.16656 -1.14026 -0.0173014 -0.432734
107 Hampton CAA FCS -1.09995 -1.20167 -0.576995 0.925624
228 Monmouth CAA FCS -1.13041 -1.08663 -0.444582 -0.707673
205 North Carolina A&T CAA FCS -1.11612 -1.12403 -0.526017 -0.380309
144 Towson CAA FCS -1.13675 -1.17487 0.369759 -0.0319795
157 Stony Brook CAA FCS -1.15002 -1.1343 0.120935 -0.0774204
243 William & Mary Patriot FCS -1.08287 -0.994641 0.976274 -1.49519
176 Campbell CAA FCS -1.1363 -1.15277 -0.11671 -0.280123
145 Robert Morris NEC FCS -1.08626 -1.13116 1.11624 -0.339532
213 Youngstown State MVFC FCS -1.00184 -1.02907 -1.1232 -0.417587
174 Brown Ivy League FCS -1.05666 -1.02746 0.535643 -0.471178
135 Columbia Ivy League FCS -1.01904 -1.09405 -0.526017 0.365276
161 Cornell Ivy League FCS -1.01373 -1.08652 -0.541527 -0.100718
249 Dartmouth Ivy League FCS -1.09443 -1.03509 -0.589997 -1.2587
154 Penn Ivy League FCS -1.04444 -1.02876 0.234035 -0.146146
149 Harvard Ivy League FCS -1.01992 -1.11885 0.943973 -0.458363
137 Princeton Ivy League FCS -1.01938 -1.05297 -0.454708 0.308187
128 Yale Ivy League FCS -0.853853 -0.863475 0.403691 0.216972
160 Marist Pioneer FCS -1.12458 -1.18774 -0.619952 0.0146147
259 Norfolk State MEAC FCS -1.17338 -1.12775 -1.1232 -1.54994
258 North Carolina Central MEAC FCS -1.1266 -1.08461 -0.670787 -1.72818
188 Howard MEAC FCS -1.10041 -1.14072 -1.1232 -0.0867367
225 Morgan State MEAC FCS -1.12997 -1.08199 -0.308858 -0.728638
240 Delaware State MEAC FCS -0.900987 -0.988901 -1.1232 -1.11774
253 South Carolina State MEAC FCS -1.13249 -1.11266 -1.1232 -1.30413
261 Southeast Missouri State Big South-OVC FCS -1.1973 -1.17264 0.02523 -2.13942
244 Tennessee State Big South-OVC FCS -1.06781 -0.934301 -1.1232 -0.751935
246 Morehead State Pioneer FCS -1.17881 -1.13466 -0.48336 -1.06532
200 UT-Martin Big South-OVC FCS -1.16723 -1.12581 1.43616 -0.89173
165 Lindenwood Big South-OVC FCS -1.13601 -1.13755 0.668352 -0.363995
169 Tennessee Tech Big South-OVC FCS -1.09279 -1.13288 -1.1232 0.0786882
187 Eastern Illinois Big South-OVC FCS -1.16322 -1.23409 1.29782 -0.89173
196 Furman SoCon FCS -0.887735 -0.810542 0.515416 -0.69136
198 Samford SoCon FCS -0.961158 -1.00035 0.782706 -0.913861
120 The Citadel SoCon FCS -0.900758 -0.980337 -0.0568006 0.512056
159 Wofford SoCon FCS -0.992054 -1.03131 -0.541527 -0.066938
218 Chattanooga SoCon FCS -0.870091 -0.868278 -0.00347955 -0.892896
125 East Tennessee State SoCon FCS -0.891187 -0.965291 0.796318 0.0460748
224 Western Carolina SoCon FCS -0.901178 -0.819388 -0.541527 -0.729804
140 Mercer SoCon FCS -0.942895 -1.00253 -0.66617 0.232465
156 VMI SoCon FCS -0.961188 -0.983959 -0.517946 -0.0408217
254 McNeese Southland FCS -1.03687 -1.03623 -1.1232 -1.51965
217 Northwestern State Southland FCS -1.04568 -1.02471 -0.0568006 -0.728638
229 Incarnate Word Southland FCS -1.02671 -1.04988 -0.149531 -0.990749
239 Southeastern Louisiana Southland FCS -0.876239 -0.794628 -0.66617 -1.00008
171 East Texas A&M Southland FCS -0.865691 -0.824086 -1.1232 -0.00635012
208 Nicholls Southland FCS -1.04743 -1.07748 -1.1232 -0.333714
162 Lamar Southland FCS -0.788287 -0.816629 0.668352 -0.615638
94 Houston Christian Southland FCS -0.966904 -1.06165 1.36507 0.458465
185 Grambling SWAC FCS -0.980922 -0.983317 0.0711699 -0.500305
123 Bethune-Cookman SWAC FCS -0.941009 -1.0703 0.650615 0.14626
219 Prairie View A&M SWAC FCS -1.0093 -1.04416 -1.1232 -0.502638
212 Alcorn State SWAC FCS -0.985435 -0.975543 -1.1232 -0.363995
132 Southern SWAC FCS -0.97862 -1.02639 -0.253513 0.37226
85 Alabama A&M SWAC FCS -0.775022 -0.725434 2.65416 0.322167
223 Arkansas-Pine Bluff SWAC FCS -1.01711 -1.00421 -1.1232 -0.51312
182 Florida A&M SWAC FCS -0.801072 -0.754601 -0.675311 -0.290606
251 Alabama State SWAC FCS -0.889924 -0.820169 -1.1232 -1.24938
119 Texas Southern SWAC FCS -0.921595 -1.00767 1.20349 0.103151
152 Mississippi Valley State SWAC FCS -0.971663 -1.01314 -0.0935721 -0.134497
209 Jackson State SWAC FCS -0.819906 -0.780589 -0.474084 -0.641267
215 Wagner NEC FCS -1.14538 -1.14497 0.0711699 -0.704174
190 Sacred Heart Independent FCS -0.881154 -0.738249 -0.464539 -0.217447
263 Stonehill NEC FCS -1.19519 -1.16878 -1.1232 -1.89594
247 Saint Francise (PA) NEC FCS -1.08801 -1.0963 -1.1232 -1.0991
260 LIU NEC FCS -1.20155 -1.14532 -1.1232 -1.68974
222 Merrimack Independent FCS -1.11384 -1.0994 -0.190101 -0.756305
199 Central Connecticut NEC FCS -1.1431 -1.14385 0.02523 -0.491681
256 West Georgia UAC FCS -0.958077 -0.907168 -1.1232 -1.54295
227 Mercyhurst NEC FCS -1.00885 -0.967178 -0.364065 -0.81019