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College Football - 2026

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2025, 1:45 pm




AR Team Conference Level sSEC FPI Z-Score SOR Record
93 ▾ Air Force Mountain West FBS 78 126 57 182 2-2
97 ▴ Akron MAC FBS 117 157 129 88 1-4
27 ▴ Alabama SEC FBS 31 61 66 38 4-1
125 ▾ Appalachian State Sun Belt FBS 121 216 95 126 0-4
159 ▾ Arizona Big 12 FBS 151 260 199 35 1-4
79 ▴ Arizona State Big 12 FBS 90 91 96 132 2-3
132 ▾ Arkansas SEC FBS 119 257 133 56 1-3
155 ▾ Arkansas State Sun Belt FBS 139 229 196 62 2-3
193 ▾ Army AAC FBS 183 234 138 242 0-5
150 ▴ Auburn SEC FBS 164 145 137 199 2-3
11 ▴ Ball State MAC FBS 11 34 24 14 4-0
3 ▴ Baylor Big 12 FBS 4 3 4 18 5-0
129 ▾ Boise State Pac-12 FBS 125 200 125 116 2-2
65 ▴ Boston College ACC FBS 68 101 49 136 3-2
5 ▴ Bowling Green MAC FBS 8 2 7 25 5-0
187 ▾ Buffalo MAC FBS 163 212 207 167 2-2
73 ▾ BYU Big 12 FBS 57 236 42 33 1-3
15 ▾ California ACC FBS 9 90 13 7 4-0
151 ▴ Central Michigan MAC FBS 162 244 173 66 0-4
124 ▾ Charlotte AAC FBS 106 233 142 61 3-2
154 ▾ Cincinnati Big 12 FBS 145 253 186 47 1-4
41 ▴ Clemson ACC FBS 41 46 62 86 4-1
114 ▴ Coastal Carolina Sun Belt FBS 124 217 122 78 1-4
77 ▾ Colorado Big 12 FBS 69 81 43 190 2-2
108 ▾ Colorado State Pac-12 FBS 96 150 60 198 2-3
26 ▴ Duke ACC FBS 27 22 26 111 3-1
85 ▾ East Carolina AAC FBS 70 133 37 170 2-3
111 ▾ Eastern Michigan MAC FBS 93 241 136 37 2-3
9 ▴ FIU C-USA FBS 13 5 30 22 4-0
60 ▴ Florida SEC FBS 77 64 35 178 2-2
168 ▴ Florida Atlantic AAC FBS 168 259 212 51 1-4
29 ▴ Florida State ACC FBS 28 112 19 42 4-1
134 ▴ Fresno State Pac-12 FBS 136 110 92 248 1-3
94 ▴ Georgia SEC FBS 99 231 82 57 1-3
99 ▴ Georgia Southern Sun Belt FBS 95 198 123 65 3-2
208 ▴ Georgia State Sun Belt FBS 211 239 195 232 0-5
90 ▾ Georgia Tech ACC FBS 73 232 97 31 3-2
129 ▾ Hawaii Mountain West FBS 128 199 117 125 2-3
18 ▴ Houston Big 12 FBS 23 14 14 91 4-1
59 ▴ Illinois Big Ten FBS 67 104 69 103 3-1
82 − Indiana Big Ten FBS 87 73 39 213 2-3
88 ▾ Iowa Big Ten FBS 81 129 74 147 3-2
47 ▾ Iowa State Big 12 FBS 35 113 85 29 4-1
30 ▴ Kansas Big 12 FBS 33 29 18 127 2-1
113 ▴ Kansas State Big 12 FBS 120 181 120 115 1-3
112 ▾ Kent State MAC FBS 98 243 113 59 1-4
108 ▾ Kentucky SEC FBS 101 131 36 241 1-3
116 ▴ Liberty C-USA FBS 131 152 89 179 2-2
116 ▴ Louisiana Sun Belt FBS 127 147 90 183 2-2
16 ▴ Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt FBS 19 9 79 23 4-0
84 ▴ Louisiana Tech Sun Belt FBS 102 65 61 204 2-3
46 ▾ Louisville ACC FBS 40 41 40 144 3-2
64 ▴ LSU SEC FBS 82 98 58 128 1-3
135 ▴ Marshall Sun Belt FBS 148 123 110 218 2-3
91 ▾ Maryland Big Ten FBS 84 225 78 58 1-4
180 ▴ Memphis AAC FBS 189 258 205 98 0-5
44 ▾ Miami (FL) ACC FBS 37 105 65 43 3-2
136 ▾ Miami (OH) MAC FBS 133 180 104 168 2-4
89 ▾ Michigan Big Ten FBS 88 247 72 39 1-3
76 ▾ Michigan State Big Ten FBS 72 78 94 141 3-2
58 ▴ Middle Tennessee C-USA FBS 58 111 64 99 3-1
40 ▾ Minnesota Big Ten FBS 24 49 17 124 2-1
99 ▴ Mississippi State SEC FBS 112 82 80 224 2-3
184 ▾ Missouri SEC FBS 170 223 127 228 1-4
21 ▴ Navy AAC FBS 29 15 12 113 3-1
54 ▾ NC State ACC FBS 52 45 63 158 3-2
14 ▴ Nebraska Big Ten FBS 21 8 8 92 4-1
144 ▾ Nevada Mountain West FBS 138 139 86 244 1-3
32 ▴ New Mexico Mountain West FBS 32 71 29 80 4-1
169 ▾ New Mexico State C-USA FBS 166 160 128 237 1-3
34 ▴ North Carolina ACC FBS 38 53 22 106 3-1
136 ▾ North Texas AAC FBS 123 264 162 26 2-3
55 ▾ Northern Illinois Mountain West FBS 43 96 34 139 3-2
166 ▾ Northwestern Big Ten FBS 160 189 76 253 1-4
13 ▾ Notre Dame Independent FBS 10 50 25 10 6-0
99 ▾ Ohio MAC FBS 92 251 107 28 2-2
104 ▾ Ohio State Big Ten FBS 108 246 109 41 1-4
170 ▾ Oklahoma SEC FBS 158 245 227 55 0-5
48 ▴ Oklahoma State Big 12 FBS 49 18 56 163 3-2
96 ▴ Old Dominion Sun Belt FBS 110 31 115 226 2-3
32 ▴ Ole Miss SEC FBS 42 7 11 162 3-2
173 − Oregon Big Ten FBS 171 188 87 258 0-3
73 ▾ Oregon State Pac-12 FBS 60 190 67 54 2-3
2 ▴ Penn State Big Ten FBS 2 13 1 9 4-0
60 ▾ Pittsburgh ACC FBS 61 162 70 45 3-2
49 ▴ Purdue Big Ten FBS 56 80 46 114 2-3
41 ▴ Rice AAC FBS 54 6 23 165 3-2
149 ▴ Rutgers Big Ten FBS 150 224 149 107 1-4
7 ▴ San Diego State Pac-12 FBS 5 21 3 15 4-0
23 ▾ San Jose State Mountain West FBS 17 125 16 5 5-0
68 ▾ SMU ACC FBS 62 103 55 137 3-2
105 ▴ South Alabama Sun Belt FBS 115 164 108 131 1-3
176 ▴ South Carolina SEC FBS 184 262 238 50 0-4
81 ▴ South Florida AAC FBS 86 153 54 117 2-3
78 ▴ Southern Miss Sun Belt FBS 94 130 124 63 3-2
69 ▾ Stanford ACC FBS 53 214 44 40 3-2
98 ▾ Syracuse ACC FBS 79 166 75 134 3-2
12 ▴ TCU Big 12 FBS 16 17 51 13 3-0
62 ▴ Temple AAC FBS 80 57 91 130 3-2
1 ▴ Tennessee SEC FBS 1 4 2 16 4-0
66 ▾ Texas SEC FBS 50 226 53 8 4-1
145 ▾ Texas A&M SEC FBS 130 175 102 197 2-3
73 ▴ Texas State Pac-12 FBS 89 42 77 192 2-2
4 ▴ Texas Tech Big 12 FBS 7 1 6 24 5-0
106 ▴ Toledo MAC FBS 118 120 84 200 2-3
114 ▾ Troy Sun Belt FBS 105 118 93 206 2-3
6 ▾ Tulane AAC FBS 3 16 9 11 6-0
23 ▾ Tulsa AAC FBS 18 115 28 3 5-0
21 ▴ UAB AAC FBS 22 33 32 75 4-1
204 ▾ UCF Big 12 FBS 190 237 151 261 0-4
72 ▾ UCLA Big Ten FBS 65 184 41 84 3-2
53 ▾ UConn Independent FBS 44 121 45 94 3-2
35 ▴ UMass MAC FBS 47 35 71 76 4-1
56 ▴ UNLV Mountain West FBS 66 59 27 186 2-2
80 ▾ USC Big Ten FBS 71 146 81 96 3-1
110 ▴ UTEP Mountain West FBS 109 92 112 208 2-3
37 ▾ UTSA AAC FBS 26 44 59 85 4-1
50 ▾ Utah Big 12 FBS 39 196 20 27 3-1
19 ▾ Utah State Pac-12 FBS 12 117 15 1 5-0
43 ▾ Vanderbilt SEC FBS 30 27 68 100 3-1
8 ▾ Virginia ACC FBS 6 40 10 6 5-0
94 ▾ Virginia Tech ACC FBS 85 122 33 215 2-3
162 ▾ Wake Forest ACC FBS 147 172 100 233 1-3
118 ▾ Washington Big Ten FBS 111 176 116 129 3-2
19 ▴ Washington State Pac-12 FBS 20 19 5 109 3-1
17 ▾ West Virginia Big 12 FBS 15 94 21 2 4-0
10 ▴ Western Kentucky C-USA FBS 14 10 31 20 4-0
36 ▴ Western Michigan MAC FBS 48 67 48 69 3-2
56 ▾ Wisconsin Big Ten FBS 51 69 47 156 3-2
177 ▴ Wyoming Mountain West FBS 192 263 243 48 0-4
255 ▾ San Diego Pioneer FCS 247 202 263 203 2-3
171 ▴ Georgetown Patriot FCS 185 76 158 189 2-2
161 ▴ South Dakota State MVFC FCS 165 116 148 138 3-2
63 ▴ Jacksonville State C-USA FBS 75 30 38 212 2-3
163 ▾ Sam Houston State C-USA FBS 159 261 209 36 0-5
146 ▾ Kennesaw State C-USA FBS 134 235 146 95 1-2
195 ▴ Austin Peay UAC FCS 194 119 234 143 3-2
133 ▴ Central Arkansas UAC FCS 153 48 154 157 3-2
255 ▴ Eastern Kentucky UAC FCS 258 154 251 263 0-5
214 ▾ North Alabama UAC FCS 206 177 163 216 2-3
252 ▾ Stetson Pioneer FCS 250 191 217 243 1-3
178 ▴ Albany CAA FCS 187 124 168 153 3-2
200 ▾ Bryant CAA FCS 176 183 139 195 2-3
153 ▴ Maine CAA FCS 167 89 222 77 4-1
259 ▾ New Hampshire CAA FCS 259 182 252 257 0-5
165 ▾ UC Davis Big Sky FCS 156 84 105 223 2-3
219 ▴ Cal Poly Big Sky FCS 228 167 225 172 1-4
215 ▴ Drake Pioneer FCS 223 173 206 180 2-2
28 ▴ James Madison Sun Belt FBS 36 24 52 90 4-1
210 ▾ Davidson Pioneer FCS 209 227 240 72 1-3
174 ▴ Dayton Pioneer FCS 182 108 143 177 2-2
183 ▴ Duquesne NEC FCS 203 55 176 225 2-3
206 ▾ Fordham Patriot FCS 210 114 204 207 2-3
217 ▴ Rhode Island CAA FCS 233 127 220 214 2-3
140 ▾ Richmond Patriot FCS 126 72 187 108 3-1
172 ▾ Butler Pioneer FCS 157 97 194 135 3-2
195 ▴ Villanova Patriot FCS 205 156 174 166 2-3
225 ▾ Indiana State MVFC FCS 216 240 197 133 3-2
107 ▾ Illinois State MVFC FCS 104 74 169 82 4-1
194 ▴ Missouri State C-USA FBS 199 230 193 196 0-5
160 ▴ Murray State MVFC FCS 177 85 131 184 2-2
139 ▴ Northern Iowa MVFC FCS 137 56 157 152 3-2
25 ▴ Southern Illinois MVFC FCS 25 20 88 19 5-0
244 − Valparaiso Pioneer FCS 245 218 250 169 1-3
147 ▾ North Dakota MVFC FCS 146 77 165 140 3-2
224 ▾ North Dakota State MVFC FCS 213 254 241 73 2-2
246 ▴ St. Thomas Pioneer FCS 253 186 249 205 2-3
192 ▾ South Dakota MVFC FCS 179 163 152 176 2-2
231 ▾ Western Illinois Big South-OVC FCS 227 158 178 255 1-4
240 ▴ Abilene Christian UAC FCS 252 102 256 264 0-5
138 ▴ Southern Utah Big Sky FCS 149 93 188 81 4-1
239 ▾ Stephen F. Austin Southland FCS 243 211 259 149 3-2
126 ▾ Tarleton State UAC FCS 129 75 130 145 3-2
243 ▾ UT Rio Grande Valley Southland FCS 246 220 237 175 2-2
258 ▴ Utah Tech Big Sky FCS 260 179 245 260 0-6
191 ▴ Bucknell Patriot FCS 200 137 166 187 2-2
230 ▾ Colgate Patriot FCS 221 187 191 210 2-3
164 ▴ Holy Cross Patriot FCS 173 138 150 122 2-1
209 ▾ Lafayette Patriot FCS 197 238 239 60 2-2
156 ▴ Lehigh Patriot FCS 169 58 141 191 2-2
238 ▾ Eastern Washington Big Sky FCS 240 185 200 231 1-4
52 ▴ Idaho Big Sky FCS 63 43 101 64 5-1
86 ▴ Idaho State Big Sky FCS 91 39 83 154 3-2
102 ▾ Montana Big Sky FCS 100 51 98 160 3-2
121 ▴ Montana State Big Sky FCS 132 52 177 110 3-1
185 ▴ Northern Arizona Big Sky FCS 181 135 208 120 4-2
199 ▾ Northern Colorado Big Sky FCS 198 143 145 221 2-3
251 ▾ Portland State Big Sky FCS 251 219 180 251 1-4
247 − Sacramento State Independent FCS 249 203 211 229 2-4
87 ▾ Weber State Big Sky FCS 83 141 134 4 5-0
201 ▾ Charleston Southern Big South-OVC FCS 202 106 192 220 2-3
263 ▾ Gardner-Webb Big South-OVC FCS 264 195 258 256 0-4
248 ▾ Presbyterian Pioneer FCS 241 165 232 247 1-3
166 ▴ Delaware C-USA FBS 172 250 224 44 1-4
211 ▾ Elon CAA FCS 207 168 181 193 2-4
31 ▴ Hampton CAA FCS 34 26 99 17 5-0
233 ▾ Monmouth CAA FCS 234 204 221 174 2-2
255 ▾ North Carolina A&T CAA FCS 255 192 242 234 1-4
140 ▴ Towson CAA FCS 161 68 144 155 3-2
205 ▾ Stony Brook CAA FCS 204 134 170 217 2-3
222 ▾ William & Mary Patriot FCS 226 142 185 240 1-3
128 ▴ Campbell CAA FCS 135 83 167 101 3-1
190 ▾ Robert Morris NEC FCS 175 169 147 173 2-2
218 ▴ Youngstown State MVFC FCS 214 178 214 171 2-4
156 ▾ Brown Ivy League FCS 154 88 156 146 3-2
83 ▴ Columbia Ivy League FCS 97 54 126 83 4-1
119 ▾ Cornell Ivy League FCS 107 87 171 79 4-1
221 ▾ Dartmouth Ivy League FCS 215 215 247 104 2-3
51 ▴ Penn Ivy League FCS 59 70 119 12 5-0
142 ▴ Harvard Ivy League FCS 155 63 159 151 3-2
147 ▾ Princeton Ivy League FCS 114 132 153 97 3-1
119 − Yale Ivy League FCS 122 128 135 74 4-1
229 ▴ Marist Pioneer FCS 238 161 189 235 1-3
231 ▴ Norfolk State MEAC FCS 239 109 260 222 2-3
186 ▴ North Carolina Central MEAC FCS 208 62 246 159 3-2
249 ▴ Howard MEAC FCS 254 171 219 259 0-5
254 ▾ Morgan State MEAC FCS 248 193 215 254 1-4
181 ▴ Delaware State MEAC FCS 195 23 183 249 1-3
253 ▴ South Carolina State MEAC FCS 257 144 254 262 0-5
227 − Southeast Missouri State Big South-OVC FCS 224 107 253 219 2-3
240 ▾ Tennessee State Big South-OVC FCS 235 248 255 119 0-5
222 ▾ Morehead State Pioneer FCS 220 207 248 112 2-3
242 − UT-Martin Big South-OVC FCS 242 213 216 194 2-3
188 ▾ Lindenwood Big South-OVC FCS 174 155 201 118 2-2
179 ▴ Tennessee Tech Big South-OVC FCS 188 95 203 150 3-2
131 ▴ Eastern Illinois Big South-OVC FCS 143 79 172 105 3-1
201 ▾ Furman SoCon FCS 193 249 223 46 2-3
122 ▴ Samford SoCon FCS 140 28 155 161 3-2
38 ▴ The Citadel SoCon FCS 46 25 106 21 5-0
152 ▾ Wofford SoCon FCS 142 174 160 53 3-2
158 ▾ Chattanooga SoCon FCS 141 86 161 148 3-2
38 ▴ East Tennessee State SoCon FCS 45 12 73 67 5-1
212 ▴ Western Carolina SoCon FCS 219 210 233 102 2-3
67 ▴ Mercer SoCon FCS 76 32 111 89 4-1
197 ▾ VMI SoCon FCS 196 228 182 93 2-3
236 ▾ McNeese Southland FCS 230 222 262 121 0-4
220 ▴ Northwestern State Southland FCS 236 140 179 246 1-3
226 ▾ Incarnate Word Southland FCS 217 159 236 181 2-2
249 ▾ Southeastern Louisiana Southland FCS 244 201 218 230 1-4
233 ▾ East Texas A&M Southland FCS 222 221 190 188 2-2
227 ▴ Nicholls Southland FCS 237 136 198 245 1-3
207 ▾ Lamar Southland FCS 201 252 226 52 0-4
123 ▾ Houston Christian Southland FCS 113 197 121 30 3-1
92 ▴ Grambling SWAC FCS 103 11 114 164 3-2
103 ▴ Bethune-Cookman SWAC FCS 116 99 140 71 4-1
175 ▴ Prairie View A&M SWAC FCS 186 66 184 185 2-2
213 ▴ Alcorn State SWAC FCS 212 149 164 239 1-3
71 ▾ Southern SWAC FCS 64 37 118 87 4-1
45 ▴ Alabama A&M SWAC FCS 55 60 50 68 4-1
181 ▾ Arkansas-Pine Bluff SWAC FCS 178 100 213 142 3-2
189 ▾ Florida A&M SWAC FCS 180 242 210 32 4-2
262 ▾ Alabama State SWAC FCS 256 209 244 250 1-4
126 ▴ Texas Southern SWAC FCS 144 36 103 211 2-3
70 ▴ Mississippi Valley State SWAC FCS 74 38 132 70 4-1
201 ▾ Jackson State SWAC FCS 191 256 228 34 2-3
235 ▾ Wagner NEC FCS 229 170 229 202 2-3
237 ▾ Sacred Heart Independent FCS 232 255 235 123 2-3
260 ▴ Stonehill NEC FCS 263 194 264 236 0-4
198 ▴ Saint Francise (PA) NEC FCS 218 47 231 227 2-3
264 ▾ LIU NEC FCS 261 205 261 252 1-4
143 ▴ Merrimack Independent FCS 152 151 175 49 4-1
215 ▴ Central Connecticut NEC FCS 225 148 202 209 2-3
261 − West Georgia UAC FCS 262 206 257 238 1-4
245 ▾ Mercyhurst NEC FCS 231 208 230 201 2-3