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College Football - 2026

Last Updated: 25 Nov 2025, 5:47 pm




Z-Score Team Conference Level Offense Z Defense Z Explosive Z Success Z
65 Air Force Mountain West FBS 1.02045 0.853217 0.476401 0.198215
72 Akron MAC FBS 0.532401 -0.21252 -0.576995 -0.0386988
167 Alabama SEC FBS -0.81234 -0.202724 -0.563339 0.536663
220 Appalachian State Sun Belt FBS 0.675584 1.87328 -0.556253 -0.60278
258 Arizona Big 12 FBS 0.0769669 1.22219 -1.1232 -1.33233
124 Arizona State Big 12 FBS 0.43219 0.328224 -0.444582 -0.516283
154 Arkansas SEC FBS 0.857142 2.00546 -0.474084 0.390002
165 Arkansas State Sun Belt FBS 0.179473 0.466223 -1.1232 -0.335778
119 Army AAC FBS 1.07578 1.42661 0.0106961 -0.365866
225 Auburn SEC FBS -0.640571 -0.352878 -0.526017 -1.00516
9 Ball State MAC FBS 1.67749 0.371619 1.5428 1.31509
4 Baylor Big 12 FBS 2.07237 0.913897 0.959998 2.10856
190 Boise State Pac-12 FBS 0.778449 1.3799 -0.388958 -0.946869
84 Boston College ACC FBS 1.12955 1.66551 1.26553 0.329838
13 Bowling Green MAC FBS 1.4563 0.642808 0.936054 2.05592
223 Buffalo MAC FBS -0.236831 0.228589 -1.1232 -0.820887
44 BYU Big 12 FBS 1.67013 1.80724 1.33772 0.611878
23 California ACC FBS 0.892229 1.07303 1.11624 2.353
103 Central Michigan MAC FBS 0.662833 0.443142 -1.1232 -0.241768
56 Charlotte AAC FBS 1.05463 0.219285 -1.1232 0.175652
183 Cincinnati Big 12 FBS 0.687842 1.1977 -0.492371 -0.856616
31 Clemson ACC FBS 1.16549 0.0903645 0.476401 0.0628357
48 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt FBS 1.41989 0.760689 -1.1232 0.438886
35 Colorado Big 12 FBS 1.35269 0.783236 1.23411 0.203856
131 Colorado State Pac-12 FBS 0.485616 1.41327 -0.556253 0.743489
12 Duke ACC FBS 2.08278 1.09591 0.0106961 1.78892
29 East Carolina AAC FBS 1.09218 1.48036 0.704913 2.10856
32 Eastern Michigan MAC FBS 1.69272 0.939922 0.621816 0.0853989
109 FIU C-USA FBS -0.366878 0.0842438 1.36507 0.401284
95 Florida SEC FBS 1.16454 1.52619 -1.1232 0.604353
122 Florida Atlantic AAC FBS -0.181791 -0.698735 0.395064 -0.832169
16 Florida State ACC FBS 1.58157 0.96834 0.852774 1.75508
129 Fresno State Pac-12 FBS 0.735483 1.09281 -0.583575 -0.121427
59 Georgia SEC FBS 1.71315 1.71268 -0.0307917 0.418206
110 Georgia Southern Sun Belt FBS 0.319093 0.736507 -1.1232 0.724694
179 Georgia State Sun Belt FBS 0.818877 0.888979 0.27645 -1.71966
111 Georgia Tech ACC FBS 0.515584 0.885968 1.14459 -0.226729
164 Hawaii Mountain West FBS 0.367962 1.1037 -1.1232 0.198215
14 Houston Big 12 FBS 1.56832 0.602331 1.044 1.66482
115 Illinois Big Ten FBS 0.556641 1.15801 0.439199 0.23206
54 Indiana Big Ten FBS 1.33392 1.3238 1.63303 0.239585
134 Iowa Big Ten FBS -0.279451 0.359791 1.93058 -0.00109722
52 Iowa State Big 12 FBS 0.459959 -0.335986 0.337305 0.243341
11 Kansas Big 12 FBS 1.48301 0.180989 0.717436 1.55201
74 Kansas State Big 12 FBS 0.769508 0.274546 0.495673 -0.253049
206 Kent State MAC FBS 0.372943 1.6108 0.395064 -0.365866
25 Kentucky SEC FBS 1.75197 1.09798 0.234035 0.875112
92 Liberty C-USA FBS 1.36287 1.40056 -1.1232 0.0966805
91 Louisiana Sun Belt FBS 1.0559 0.91273 0.796318 -0.568935
76 Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt FBS -0.154064 -0.894027 -1.1232 0.536663
45 Louisiana Tech Sun Belt FBS 1.25962 0.793833 -0.641598 0.728451
20 Louisville ACC FBS 1.50893 0.695784 -0.190101 1.51816
39 LSU SEC FBS 1.24939 0.625319 0.02523 0.5141
132 Marshall Sun Belt FBS 0.812759 0.783043 -0.244989 -0.869781
194 Maryland Big Ten FBS 0.300516 1.62175 -0.400801 0.295993
249 Memphis AAC FBS 0.0173159 1.07011 0.743001 -1.66325
77 Miami (FL) ACC FBS 1.49155 1.56091 -0.138831 0.149332
102 Miami (OH) MAC FBS 0.852591 0.905225 -0.434141 -0.120491
151 Michigan Big Ten FBS 0.784116 2.01203 1.4808 -0.0838253
126 Michigan State Big Ten FBS 0.949074 1.33818 -0.0935721 -0.324496
75 Middle Tennessee C-USA FBS 0.969736 1.26977 1.45087 0.339235
7 Minnesota Big Ten FBS 2.14483 1.31042 1.51143 1.91302
70 Mississippi State SEC FBS 0.75228 0.686214 0.621816 0.416322
232 Missouri SEC FBS 0.253154 1.41745 -0.412267 -0.606536
18 Navy AAC FBS 1.79864 1.06827 0.120935 1.63662
58 NC State ACC FBS 1.64291 1.32407 -1.1232 0.408809
6 Nebraska Big Ten FBS 1.83425 0.563182 1.51143 1.66858
51 Nevada Mountain West FBS 0.99818 0.707788 -0.625546 0.892034
34 New Mexico Mountain West FBS 0.698414 0.199662 1.19346 0.848792
174 New Mexico State C-USA FBS 0.370145 0.84862 0.103893 -0.738159
27 North Carolina ACC FBS 0.966618 0.655447 0.912652 1.32638
218 North Texas AAC FBS 0.511602 1.70487 0.0401447 -0.677994
63 Northern Illinois Mountain West FBS 0.597106 0.992952 -0.00347955 1.5821
46 Northwestern Big Ten FBS 1.20475 1.03776 1.78516 0.337351
21 Notre Dame Independent FBS 1.63519 1.14647 0.782706 1.31792
107 Ohio MAC FBS 0.344731 0.920445 -1.1232 0.971005
178 Ohio State Big Ten FBS 0.709942 1.56963 -1.1232 -0.102632
255 Oklahoma SEC FBS 0.470811 1.73517 -1.1232 -1.26464
83 Oklahoma State Big 12 FBS 0.57119 0.516019 0.0401447 0.329838
105 Old Dominion Sun Belt FBS -0.0992673 -0.652081 0.421243 -0.708071
17 Ole Miss SEC FBS 0.820803 0.191719 0.769283 2.24019
85 Oregon Big Ten FBS 1.00189 1.38199 1.47325 0.0853989
87 Oregon State Pac-12 FBS 0.923582 1.67633 0.535643 0.935277
1 Penn State Big Ten FBS 0.151816 -1.037 4.53976 2.70273
71 Pittsburgh ACC FBS 0.852714 0.957771 0.69256 0.547945
15 Purdue Big Ten FBS 1.48093 0.410425 1.64724 0.961608
57 Rice AAC FBS 0.0881153 -0.271173 -0.602399 1.24741
100 Rutgers Big Ten FBS 0.859299 0.959163 -1.1232 0.20574
10 San Diego State Pac-12 FBS 1.48548 0.833487 2.19449 2.01455
26 San Jose State Mountain West FBS 0.419221 0.525569 2.5224 1.79268
42 SMU ACC FBS 1.06218 0.77257 -0.517946 1.11955
99 South Alabama Sun Belt FBS 0.450219 0.337114 -0.57025 0.13805
161 South Carolina SEC FBS 1.24831 1.80779 -0.159998 -0.929946
33 South Florida AAC FBS 0.66886 0.143573 0.867411 0.948442
101 Southern Miss Sun Belt FBS 0.0893974 -0.298833 -1.1232 0.0402725
62 Stanford ACC FBS 0.662022 1.05345 0.291181 1.51064
38 Syracuse ACC FBS 1.01469 0.562812 0.668352 0.687081
47 TCU Big 12 FBS 1.11048 0.409172 0.0711699 0.254623
96 Temple AAC FBS 0.292527 -0.020702 -0.57025 0.0177092
5 Tennessee SEC FBS 1.74571 0.831272 3.89986 1.56705
73 Texas SEC FBS 0.0691213 0.467959 -0.526017 1.77388
172 Texas A&M SEC FBS -0.271329 0.556828 0.345286 0.0929237
61 Texas State Pac-12 FBS 0.907659 0.410731 0.0401447 0.247098
3 Texas Tech Big 12 FBS 1.678 0.234971 -0.556253 2.66889
90 Toledo MAC FBS 0.736626 0.630319 0.912652 -0.283138
139 Troy Sun Belt FBS 0.894494 1.51771 0.769283 -0.501245
36 Tulane AAC FBS 1.01985 1.39942 3.11358 1.04998
28 Tulsa AAC FBS 1.0201 1.08389 1.78516 1.37903
37 UAB AAC FBS -0.0439579 -0.408885 2.54801 0.927763
222 UCF Big 12 FBS -0.140906 0.706702 0.668352 -0.95815
68 UCLA Big Ten FBS 1.16488 1.63232 0.345286 0.965365
55 UConn Independent FBS 0.643716 0.634878 0.984507 0.860073
108 UMass MAC FBS 0.630643 0.880705 -1.1232 0.329838
24 UNLV Mountain West FBS 1.30733 1.00859 -0.517946 1.91302
81 USC Big Ten FBS -0.391397 -0.466903 -1.1232 1.42227
140 UTEP Mountain West FBS 1.33793 1.92743 -0.487897 -0.42603
41 UTSA AAC FBS 0.801644 0.0951949 1.17366 0.269661
53 Utah Big 12 FBS 0.950475 1.49732 0.535643 1.60842
30 Utah State Pac-12 FBS 0.874965 0.977501 -0.602399 2.22515
64 Vanderbilt SEC FBS 0.0144912 -0.210299 0.403691 0.993569
8 Virginia ACC FBS 1.17606 0.251796 0.181328 2.68581
50 Virginia Tech ACC FBS 0.520456 0.795752 2.50832 0.961608
49 Wake Forest ACC FBS 1.41412 0.835734 0.120935 0.102321
144 Washington Big Ten FBS 0.116285 0.757023 -1.1232 0.641955
2 Washington State Pac-12 FBS 1.77247 0.414867 -0.583575 2.83059
22 West Virginia Big 12 FBS 1.0457 0.748464 2.17009 1.49184
80 Western Kentucky C-USA FBS 0.0789242 0.329823 0.254916 1.10638
19 Western Michigan MAC FBS 1.75723 0.686612 0.321602 1.00673
40 Wisconsin Big Ten FBS 0.872555 0.61075 0.984507 0.908957
192 Wyoming Mountain West FBS 1.07013 1.18923 -1.1232 -1.55043
264 San Diego Pioneer FCS -1.59745 -1.13874 -1.1232 -1.87008
168 Georgetown Patriot FCS -1.09136 -0.71282 -1.1232 0.598712
117 South Dakota State MVFC FCS -0.577458 -0.73769 -0.474084 0.265905
86 Jacksonville State C-USA FBS 0.789714 1.24294 1.26553 0.386246
201 Sam Houston State C-USA FBS -0.165598 0.149035 1.73566 -1.62188
242 Kennesaw State C-USA FBS 1.06382 2.22903 -1.1232 -1.22327
202 Austin Peay UAC FCS -0.824184 -1.06346 -1.1232 -0.972252
121 Central Arkansas UAC FCS -0.191697 -0.591805 -0.0816001 -0.50877
248 Eastern Kentucky UAC FCS -1.52434 -1.44778 -1.1232 -1.25336
153 North Alabama UAC FCS 0.0240957 0.0363377 -0.293778 -0.625343
243 Stetson Pioneer FCS -0.890528 -0.401768 -0.423374 -1.12549
205 Albany CAA FCS -0.989459 -0.428704 0.234035 -0.301933
82 Bryant CAA FCS -0.764243 -0.86748 0.769283 0.991685
245 Maine CAA FCS -1.41759 -1.10235 -0.625546 -0.986354
207 New Hampshire CAA FCS -0.602301 -0.904451 -1.1232 -1.27215
78 UC Davis Big Sky FCS -0.573374 -0.883844 0.476401 0.769821
184 Cal Poly Big Sky FCS -1.19273 -1.56903 -0.700663 -0.726877
211 Drake Pioneer FCS -1.54948 -1.2043 0.769283 -0.540731
66 James Madison Sun Belt FBS 1.24267 0.924767 -1.1232 0.378721
210 Davidson Pioneer FCS -0.940627 -0.706106 0.194119 -0.8585
143 Dayton Pioneer FCS -0.550104 -0.641775 -0.563339 -0.0725437
177 Duquesne NEC FCS -0.680178 -0.85583 -1.1232 -0.546371
204 Fordham Patriot FCS -0.871911 -0.94553 -1.1232 -0.738159
233 Rhode Island CAA FCS -1.22312 -0.987549 -0.509655 -0.877295
160 Richmond Patriot FCS -1.26429 -1.35855 -1.1232 0.198215
113 Butler Pioneer FCS -0.65306 -0.854792 -1.1232 0.510343
227 Villanova Patriot FCS -1.22225 -0.79544 -0.464539 -0.497488
253 Indiana State MVFC FCS 0.132577 1.41393 -0.533872 -1.15558
189 Illinois State MVFC FCS -1.24939 -1.04459 -0.596272 -0.0537372
203 Missouri State C-USA FBS -0.00219737 0.175059 0.668352 -1.573
181 Murray State MVFC FCS -1.45882 -1.45131 0.439199 -0.39407
157 Northern Iowa MVFC FCS -0.991997 -1.3857 -1.1232 -0.320739
89 Southern Illinois MVFC FCS -0.977094 -1.48688 -0.400801 0.773577
236 Valparaiso Pioneer FCS -1.64089 -1.56961 -1.1232 -0.670469
170 North Dakota MVFC FCS -1.06095 -1.18775 -0.517946 -0.305701
231 North Dakota State MVFC FCS -0.14385 0.471219 -1.1232 -0.834053
259 St. Thomas Pioneer FCS -1.28544 -0.842997 -0.227423 -1.68206
155 South Dakota MVFC FCS -0.734999 -0.583569 -0.563339 0.126769
136 Western Illinois Big South-OVC FCS -0.854882 -0.999102 1.29782 -0.463643
252 Abilene Christian UAC FCS -1.32663 -1.32182 -0.526017 -1.86632
198 Southern Utah Big Sky FCS -0.843531 -0.846819 -0.464539 -0.77576
261 Stephen F. Austin Southland FCS -1.02764 -0.944191 -1.1232 -2.19349
156 Tarleton State UAC FCS -1.09242 -1.053 0.621816 -0.222961
226 UT Rio Grande Valley Southland FCS -0.674892 -0.48795 -1.1232 -0.922421
241 Utah Tech Big Sky FCS -1.12731 -1.26154 -1.1232 -1.41506
159 Bucknell Patriot FCS -0.779345 -0.672193 0.421243 -0.343302
180 Colgate Patriot FCS -0.221231 0.177055 0.345286 -0.625343
158 Holy Cross Patriot FCS -1.10537 -1.27576 -0.0173014 -0.343302
262 Lafayette Patriot FCS -1.03158 -0.0929347 -1.1232 -1.11045
114 Lehigh Patriot FCS -0.158131 -0.497379 -1.1232 -0.004854
215 Eastern Washington Big Sky FCS -1.33282 -1.11766 0.82414 -0.960034
93 Idaho Big Sky FCS -0.798091 -1.10983 1.56413 0.170011
69 Idaho State Big Sky FCS -0.307457 -0.691945 -0.423374 1.05186
67 Montana Big Sky FCS -0.0385362 -0.517002 0.476401 0.465217
173 Montana State Big Sky FCS -0.837333 -0.871743 -0.464539 -0.410992
150 Northern Arizona Big Sky FCS -0.317705 -1.02881 -1.1232 -1.03524
98 Northern Colorado Big Sky FCS -0.0945413 -0.392284 0.0401447 0.0741173
191 Portland State Big Sky FCS -0.331421 -0.0351271 -1.1232 -0.377147
193 Sacramento State Independent FCS -0.691239 -0.399649 -0.602399 -0.334841
182 Weber State Big Sky FCS -0.814191 -0.537356 0.852774 -0.614061
186 Charleston Southern Big South-OVC FCS -1.1582 -1.06865 -0.509655 -0.196641
260 Gardner-Webb Big South-OVC FCS -1.65162 -1.3906 -1.1232 -1.38874
209 Presbyterian Pioneer FCS -0.706496 -0.260274 -1.1232 -0.224845
112 Delaware C-USA FBS 0.711327 0.328304 -0.474084 -0.832169
147 Elon CAA FCS -0.923829 -1.15719 -0.0173014 -0.224845
104 Hampton CAA FCS -1.32312 -1.70621 -0.576995 0.679568
244 Monmouth CAA FCS -1.12372 -0.638077 -0.444582 -1.00892
237 North Carolina A&T CAA FCS -1.44145 -1.28121 -0.526017 -0.907383
166 Towson CAA FCS -1.19079 -1.36504 0.369759 -0.550128
214 Stony Brook CAA FCS -1.14769 -1.04035 0.120935 -0.963791
239 William & Mary Patriot FCS -1.20322 -0.871823 0.976274 -1.38685
162 Campbell CAA FCS -1.09219 -1.31983 -0.11671 -0.44108
141 Robert Morris NEC FCS -0.689489 -0.457394 1.11624 -0.0951069
163 Youngstown State MVFC FCS -0.851056 -0.651689 -1.1232 0.30257
146 Brown Ivy League FCS -0.601608 -0.714616 0.535643 -0.452362
128 Columbia Ivy League FCS -0.799594 -0.873216 -0.526017 0.314788
145 Cornell Ivy League FCS -0.777236 -1.16985 -0.541527 -0.339546
228 Dartmouth Ivy League FCS -1.18581 -0.851217 -0.589997 -0.636624
135 Penn Ivy League FCS -1.12329 -1.42014 0.234035 -0.121427
94 Harvard Ivy League FCS -0.311655 -0.93103 0.943973 -0.407235
79 Princeton Ivy League FCS -0.409886 -1.02128 -0.454708 0.547945
148 Yale Ivy League FCS -0.39714 -0.170893 0.403691 -0.215448
130 Marist Pioneer FCS -0.823352 -1.23842 -0.619952 -0.106389
247 Norfolk State MEAC FCS -1.39879 -1.5427 -1.1232 -1.60684
234 North Carolina Central MEAC FCS -0.704087 -0.697289 -0.670787 -1.52411
238 Howard MEAC FCS -1.26626 -1.05233 -1.1232 -0.760722
199 Morgan State MEAC FCS -1.39951 -1.27827 -0.308858 -0.335778
229 Delaware State MEAC FCS -0.0694302 0.33519 -1.1232 -1.13866
256 South Carolina State MEAC FCS -1.19272 -0.899408 -1.1232 -1.4865
224 Southeast Missouri State Big South-OVC FCS -1.02567 -1.14221 0.02523 -1.46394
251 Tennessee State Big South-OVC FCS -0.817331 -0.200964 -1.1232 -1.17062
250 Morehead State Pioneer FCS -1.56292 -1.0734 -0.48336 -0.990111
185 UT-Martin Big South-OVC FCS -1.1284 -0.943078 1.43616 -0.734402
176 Lindenwood Big South-OVC FCS -1.28836 -1.14372 0.668352 -0.292535
208 Tennessee Tech Big South-OVC FCS -0.914394 -0.945508 -1.1232 -0.715596
169 Eastern Illinois Big South-OVC FCS -1.39923 -1.5653 1.29782 -0.734402
230 Furman SoCon FCS -1.21859 -0.579402 0.515416 -0.610304
127 Samford SoCon FCS -0.87029 -1.32256 0.782706 -0.572691
149 The Citadel SoCon FCS -1.27227 -1.26268 -0.0568006 0.220778
118 Wofford SoCon FCS -0.930983 -1.00359 -0.541527 0.638198
137 Chattanooga SoCon FCS -0.786633 -0.95126 -0.00347955 -0.106389
43 East Tennessee State SoCon FCS -0.0331915 -0.764447 0.796318 0.818704
246 Western Carolina SoCon FCS -0.474082 0.193014 -0.541527 -1.2007
88 Mercer SoCon FCS -1.04312 -1.54245 -0.66617 0.927763
175 VMI SoCon FCS -1.30821 -1.11668 -0.517946 0.179409
257 McNeese Southland FCS -0.88522 -0.415159 -1.1232 -1.573
216 Northwestern State Southland FCS -1.16606 -0.866308 -0.0568006 -0.670469
213 Incarnate Word Southland FCS -1.22239 -1.32922 -0.149531 -1.09353
125 Southeastern Louisiana Southland FCS 0.215352 -0.2893 -0.66617 -0.835937
171 East Texas A&M Southland FCS 0.0377877 0.034422 -1.1232 -0.674226
235 Nicholls Southland FCS -1.05333 -0.2877 -1.1232 -0.128952
152 Lamar Southland FCS -0.79808 -0.381789 0.668352 0.147448
116 Houston Christian Southland FCS -1.18752 -1.11578 1.36507 0.378721
133 Grambling SWAC FCS -0.61919 -1.01123 0.0711699 -0.516283
138 Bethune-Cookman SWAC FCS -0.988031 -1.17388 0.650615 -0.241768
142 Prairie View A&M SWAC FCS -1.02064 -1.41666 -1.1232 0.0289908
123 Alcorn State SWAC FCS -0.841422 -1.26674 -1.1232 0.23206
106 Southern SWAC FCS -0.813381 -1.00723 -0.253513 0.468974
60 Alabama A&M SWAC FCS -0.152441 -0.37263 2.65416 0.465217
219 Arkansas-Pine Bluff SWAC FCS -0.918806 -0.995984 -1.1232 -1.04276
212 Florida A&M SWAC FCS -0.643679 -0.0884457 -0.675311 -0.413812
217 Alabama State SWAC FCS -0.914652 -1.00101 -1.1232 -1.04276
120 Texas Southern SWAC FCS -0.775094 -0.868931 1.20349 -0.136477
97 Mississippi Valley State SWAC FCS -0.838809 -1.34152 -0.0935721 0.356158
197 Jackson State SWAC FCS -0.470168 0.177224 -0.474084 -0.136477
188 Wagner NEC FCS -0.929813 -1.11486 0.0711699 -1.00892
221 Sacred Heart Independent FCS -0.695623 -0.0352793 -0.464539 -0.456119
263 Stonehill NEC FCS -1.43338 -1.21964 -1.1232 -2.27622
195 Saint Francise (PA) NEC FCS -0.459694 -0.788612 -1.1232 -1.17532
254 LIU NEC FCS -1.42036 -1.22822 -1.1232 -1.37745
187 Merrimack Independent FCS -1.34906 -1.40425 -0.190101 -0.44108
200 Central Connecticut NEC FCS -0.747225 -0.653097 0.02523 -0.926189
240 West Georgia UAC FCS -0.20656 -0.29959 -1.1232 -1.93025
196 Mercyhurst NEC FCS -0.460686 -0.138949 -0.364065 -0.56141