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Last Updated: 11 Jan 2026, 6:36 pm




Z-Score Team Conference Level Offense Z Defense Z Explosive Z Success Z
37 Air Force Mountain West FBS 1.12337 1.05132 0.476401 1.00643
132 Akron MAC FBS 0.836077 0.861226 -0.576995 -0.629059
75 Alabama SEC FBS 0.701001 0.786235 -0.563339 0.733588
85 Appalachian State Sun Belt FBS 0.844025 1.00094 -0.556253 0.414205
173 Arizona Big 12 FBS 0.980033 1.24925 -1.1232 -0.947008
93 Arizona State Big 12 FBS 1.15897 1.12959 -0.444582 -0.209142
106 Arkansas SEC FBS 0.832941 1.02456 -0.474084 0.133503
134 Arkansas State Sun Belt FBS 0.470347 0.502173 -1.1232 -0.225449
126 Army AAC FBS 0.87821 1.11627 0.0106961 -0.329245
153 Auburn SEC FBS 0.603658 0.780645 -0.526017 -0.697271
27 Ball State MAC FBS 1.24674 1.08149 1.5428 0.942981
9 Baylor Big 12 FBS 1.36572 1.0418 0.959998 1.98995
142 Boise State Pac-12 FBS 0.96664 1.11052 -0.388958 -0.840039
58 Boston College ACC FBS 1.11094 1.15235 1.26553 0.343353
18 Bowling Green MAC FBS 1.29749 1.07261 0.936054 1.52403
170 Buffalo MAC FBS 0.854179 0.92052 -1.1232 -1.10473
28 BYU Big 12 FBS 1.28863 1.3142 1.33772 1.21401
8 California ACC FBS 1.22811 1.06704 1.11624 2.2924
110 Central Michigan MAC FBS 0.965796 1.00756 -1.1232 -0.0224006
145 Charlotte AAC FBS 0.651273 0.774332 -1.1232 -0.446633
152 Cincinnati Big 12 FBS 1.01875 1.32156 -0.492371 -0.814658
72 Clemson ACC FBS 1.05959 1.00612 0.476401 0.0664332
83 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt FBS 0.896018 0.942152 -1.1232 0.470259
21 Colorado Big 12 FBS 1.32583 1.2304 1.23411 1.39894
57 Colorado State Pac-12 FBS 1.13092 1.25765 -0.556253 1.07079
25 Duke ACC FBS 1.0298 0.907457 0.0106961 1.69262
33 East Carolina AAC FBS 0.931895 0.945399 0.704913 1.37446
124 Eastern Michigan MAC FBS 0.988531 1.03668 0.621816 -0.813072
46 FIU C-USA FBS 0.802671 0.603818 1.36507 0.416324
47 Florida SEC FBS 1.03596 0.935779 -1.1232 1.22127
158 Florida Atlantic AAC FBS 0.592068 0.772487 0.395064 -1.08275
10 Florida State ACC FBS 1.25347 1.13149 0.852774 2.30359
102 Fresno State Pac-12 FBS 1.09146 1.18515 -0.583575 -0.053226
52 Georgia SEC FBS 1.05657 1.12218 -0.0307917 0.998274
122 Georgia Southern Sun Belt FBS 0.571075 0.656964 -1.1232 0.117195
189 Georgia State Sun Belt FBS 0.704082 0.947408 0.27645 -1.44919
59 Georgia Tech ACC FBS 1.06742 1.01686 1.14459 0.285789
95 Hawaii Mountain West FBS 0.986713 1.01741 -1.1232 0.209646
11 Houston Big 12 FBS 1.25543 1.00902 1.044 1.98089
54 Illinois Big Ten FBS 1.09873 1.06282 0.439199 0.644754
36 Indiana Big Ten FBS 1.15371 1.13848 1.63303 0.773246
74 Iowa Big Ten FBS 0.884743 0.95942 1.93058 -0.216617
84 Iowa State Big 12 FBS 1.11962 1.10979 0.337305 -0.289587
15 Kansas Big 12 FBS 1.21137 1.12125 0.717436 1.94553
128 Kansas State Big 12 FBS 1.07726 1.28459 0.495673 -0.747576
121 Kent State MAC FBS 0.885935 1.12428 0.395064 -0.394284
41 Kentucky SEC FBS 1.08422 0.956322 0.234035 0.878628
98 Liberty C-USA FBS 0.758835 0.854448 -1.1232 0.418139
78 Louisiana Sun Belt FBS 0.862601 0.89412 0.796318 0.0757988
100 Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt FBS 0.525447 0.303247 -1.1232 0.122322
61 Louisiana Tech Sun Belt FBS 0.564967 0.502797 -0.641598 1.08711
68 Louisville ACC FBS 1.06081 1.07192 -0.190101 0.418139
60 LSU SEC FBS 1.04588 0.995928 0.02523 0.666505
90 Marshall Sun Belt FBS 0.8382 0.852707 -0.244989 0.0211025
97 Maryland Big Ten FBS 0.997557 1.22459 -0.400801 0.207831
166 Memphis AAC FBS 0.745251 0.921227 0.743001 -1.38256
48 Miami (FL) ACC FBS 1.15119 1.08687 -0.138831 0.855049
133 Miami (OH) MAC FBS 0.956579 1.07103 -0.434141 -0.638577
50 Michigan Big Ten FBS 1.03599 1.21955 1.4808 0.681011
108 Michigan State Big Ten FBS 1.05094 1.00742 -0.0935721 -0.50374
63 Middle Tennessee C-USA FBS 0.748556 0.657867 1.45087 0.0754942
30 Minnesota Big Ten FBS 1.23067 1.01375 1.51143 0.697635
113 Mississippi State SEC FBS 0.848016 1.03827 0.621816 -0.350553
130 Missouri SEC FBS 0.898495 1.05086 -0.412267 -0.543398
20 Navy AAC FBS 1.11375 0.898056 0.120935 1.78327
65 NC State ACC FBS 1.02946 1.03077 -1.1232 0.789794
17 Nebraska Big Ten FBS 1.20338 1.01017 1.51143 1.46647
88 Nevada Mountain West FBS 0.921099 0.955955 -0.625546 0.160698
34 New Mexico Mountain West FBS 0.868514 0.957504 1.19346 1.28721
86 New Mexico State C-USA FBS 0.737923 0.690789 0.103893 -0.053226
24 North Carolina ACC FBS 0.881139 0.886663 0.912652 1.75065
117 North Texas AAC FBS 0.823076 1.02815 0.0401447 -0.253102
29 Northern Illinois Mountain West FBS 0.923043 0.902885 -0.00347955 1.75246
64 Northwestern Big Ten FBS 1.0008 1.06003 1.78516 -0.0332891
26 Notre Dame Independent FBS 1.25119 1.07751 0.782706 1.18863
66 Ohio MAC FBS 1.01796 1.14137 -1.1232 0.938451
62 Ohio State Big Ten FBS 1.1839 1.22266 -1.1232 0.893806
154 Oklahoma SEC FBS 0.910973 0.99065 -1.1232 -0.870179
67 Oklahoma State Big 12 FBS 1.07873 0.941205 0.0401447 0.133503
116 Old Dominion Sun Belt FBS 0.596374 0.516589 0.421243 -0.604363
22 Ole Miss SEC FBS 0.863799 0.620374 0.769283 1.62193
76 Oregon Big Ten FBS 0.938357 1.10832 1.47325 0.00176216
55 Oregon State Pac-12 FBS 1.10693 1.16132 0.535643 0.690072
1 Penn State Big Ten FBS 0.940644 0.516956 4.53976 2.55378
69 Pittsburgh ACC FBS 1.14761 1.19142 0.69256 0.108122
38 Purdue Big Ten FBS 0.781853 0.700748 1.64724 0.829668
51 Rice AAC FBS 0.701703 0.599186 -0.602399 1.20132
178 Rutgers Big Ten FBS 0.834438 1.04783 -1.1232 -0.971704
3 San Diego State Pac-12 FBS 1.30616 1.13854 2.19449 2.66618
14 San Jose State Mountain West FBS 0.92283 0.787269 2.5224 1.55847
79 SMU ACC FBS 0.947846 0.982651 -0.517946 0.448951
120 South Alabama Sun Belt FBS 0.446025 0.581578 -0.57025 0.0881847
159 South Carolina SEC FBS 0.783018 0.965005 -0.159998 -1.02315
70 South Florida AAC FBS 0.720012 0.831201 0.867411 0.40522
91 Southern Miss Sun Belt FBS 0.533264 0.498174 -1.1232 0.441705
31 Stanford ACC FBS 0.794592 0.84911 0.291181 1.72163
80 Syracuse ACC FBS 0.814262 0.953256 0.668352 0.205344
56 TCU Big 12 FBS 1.20573 1.08371 0.0711699 0.536884
99 Temple AAC FBS 0.675184 0.670361 -0.57025 0.141891
2 Tennessee SEC FBS 1.24009 0.808584 3.89986 2.34347
40 Texas SEC FBS 0.777503 0.785643 -0.526017 1.58703
81 Texas A&M SEC FBS 0.71 0.825304 0.345286 0.262451
96 Texas State Pac-12 FBS 0.981306 1.04621 0.0401447 -0.132999
12 Texas Tech Big 12 FBS 1.35201 1.06153 -0.556253 2.37611
89 Toledo MAC FBS 0.919493 0.962645 0.912652 -0.372304
92 Troy Sun Belt FBS 0.830791 0.801455 0.769283 -0.388624
7 Tulane AAC FBS 1.10768 0.841532 3.11358 1.93355
13 Tulsa AAC FBS 1.06041 0.878456 1.78516 1.66544
39 UAB AAC FBS 0.730726 0.619553 2.54801 0.468673
143 UCF Big 12 FBS 0.99312 1.23646 0.668352 -1.07934
32 UCLA Big Ten FBS 1.10233 1.07415 0.345286 1.34455
44 UConn Independent FBS 0.903068 0.892379 0.984507 0.84463
77 UMass MAC FBS 0.942413 0.804998 -1.1232 0.446464
19 UNLV Mountain West FBS 1.24224 1.03481 -0.517946 1.96669
73 USC Big Ten FBS 0.754795 0.719981 -1.1232 0.787979
115 UTEP Mountain West FBS 1.05731 1.19044 -0.487897 -0.307037
71 UTSA AAC FBS 0.849954 0.840404 1.17366 0.0435394
6 Utah Big 12 FBS 1.31944 1.17443 0.535643 2.82934
16 Utah State Pac-12 FBS 1.25842 1.27285 -0.602399 2.43095
104 Vanderbilt SEC FBS 0.57469 0.569714 0.403691 -0.187378
5 Virginia ACC FBS 1.1119 0.810659 0.181328 3.00338
42 Virginia Tech ACC FBS 1.15987 1.19746 2.50832 0.274913
105 Wake Forest ACC FBS 1.03198 1.11435 0.120935 -0.281656
135 Washington Big Ten FBS 0.72348 0.924654 -1.1232 -0.175372
4 Washington State Pac-12 FBS 1.34541 1.01771 -0.583575 3.18649
23 West Virginia Big 12 FBS 1.2425 1.29475 2.17009 1.16325
49 Western Kentucky C-USA FBS 0.752116 0.628012 0.254916 0.88043
43 Western Michigan MAC FBS 1.02202 0.930512 0.321602 0.916014
35 Wisconsin Big Ten FBS 0.748502 0.709157 0.984507 1.23645
232 Wyoming Mountain West FBS 0.904538 1.22142 -1.1232 -1.54436
264 San Diego Pioneer FCS -1.33397 -1.18403 -1.1232 -1.84259
199 Georgetown Patriot FCS -1.06489 -1.13633 -1.1232 -0.326974
165 South Dakota State MVFC FCS -0.959149 -0.997592 -0.474084 -0.12574
53 Jacksonville State C-USA FBS 0.862563 0.790166 1.26553 0.503572
129 Sam Houston State C-USA FBS 0.614324 0.775438 1.73566 -0.995499
140 Kennesaw State C-USA FBS 0.736579 0.779369 -1.1232 -0.499514
236 Austin Peay UAC FCS -1.07201 -1.13651 -1.1232 -0.76231
185 Central Arkansas UAC FCS -0.840432 -0.858997 -0.0816001 -0.575124
249 Eastern Kentucky UAC FCS -1.19322 -1.11566 -1.1232 -1.12399
168 North Alabama UAC FCS -0.779926 -0.75074 -0.293778 -0.310209
226 Stetson Pioneer FCS -0.897439 -0.846104 -0.423374 -0.825534
212 Albany CAA FCS -1.17581 -1.11808 0.234035 -0.64175
125 Bryant CAA FCS -1.041 -1.15458 0.769283 0.254977
214 Maine CAA FCS -1.15953 -1.17542 -0.625546 -0.49921
258 New Hampshire CAA FCS -1.18956 -1.12946 -1.1232 -1.56975
87 UC Davis Big Sky FCS -0.901342 -0.975522 0.476401 0.867739
205 Cal Poly Big Sky FCS -1.08049 -1.18169 -0.700663 -0.537053
169 Drake Pioneer FCS -1.22495 -1.25272 0.769283 -0.455694
45 James Madison Sun Belt FBS 1.17833 0.90692 -1.1232 0.960203
216 Davidson Pioneer FCS -1.09939 -1.11468 0.194119 -0.829164
225 Dayton Pioneer FCS -1.06135 -1.10992 -0.563339 -0.771143
190 Duquesne NEC FCS -1.05413 -1.16275 -1.1232 -0.300691
222 Fordham Patriot FCS -0.977115 -1.00479 -1.1232 -0.602092
217 Rhode Island CAA FCS -1.17131 -1.18938 -0.509655 -0.568779
228 Richmond Patriot FCS -1.14039 -1.15117 -1.1232 -0.559033
197 Butler Pioneer FCS -1.12331 -1.17065 -1.1232 -0.248343
149 Villanova Patriot FCS -0.845049 -0.893019 -0.464539 -0.0262586
206 Indiana State MVFC FCS -0.57929 -0.302056 -0.533872 -0.440287
177 Illinois State MVFC FCS -1.05374 -1.10208 -0.596272 -0.232708
179 Missouri State C-USA FBS 0.611945 0.786985 0.668352 -1.48408
184 Murray State MVFC FCS -1.09302 -1.05842 0.439199 -0.49558
167 Northern Iowa MVFC FCS -1.00773 -1.0588 -1.1232 0.0809257
103 Southern Illinois MVFC FCS -0.860179 -1.04655 -0.400801 0.802485
247 Valparaiso Pioneer FCS -1.27775 -1.21336 -1.1232 -1.05759
155 North Dakota MVFC FCS -0.914474 -1.00063 -0.517946 -0.0897113
234 North Dakota State MVFC FCS -0.880426 -0.694736 -1.1232 -0.540911
257 St. Thomas Pioneer FCS -1.27098 -1.18972 -0.227423 -1.63954
141 South Dakota MVFC FCS -0.827502 -0.956015 -0.563339 0.0990605
156 Western Illinois Big South-OVC FCS -1.1615 -1.19369 1.29782 -0.470427
252 Abilene Christian UAC FCS -1.10299 -1.08238 -0.526017 -1.6051
237 Southern Utah Big Sky FCS -1.02832 -0.946214 -0.464539 -0.945193
254 Stephen F. Austin Southland FCS -1.06311 -0.874388 -1.1232 -1.24977
139 Tarleton State UAC FCS -0.848833 -0.970206 0.621816 -0.188063
245 UT Rio Grande Valley Southland FCS -0.80903 -0.539731 -1.1232 -1.03403
246 Utah Tech Big Sky FCS -1.11996 -1.06559 -1.1232 -1.15589
187 Bucknell Patriot FCS -0.948756 -0.891273 0.421243 -0.575353
182 Colgate Patriot FCS -0.802307 -0.771288 0.345286 -0.652854
160 Holy Cross Patriot FCS -1.02879 -1.04687 -0.0173014 -0.14206
211 Lafayette Patriot FCS -0.747217 -0.624152 -1.1232 -0.379551
181 Lehigh Patriot FCS -0.984557 -1.03812 -1.1232 -0.152936
208 Eastern Washington Big Sky FCS -1.05087 -1.0683 0.82414 -0.995955
123 Idaho Big Sky FCS -0.987154 -1.03005 1.56413 0.0736795
112 Idaho State Big Sky FCS -0.657186 -0.683627 -0.423374 0.733588
101 Montana Big Sky FCS -0.506093 -0.640993 0.476401 0.367148
219 Montana State Big Sky FCS -1.11914 -1.09881 -0.464539 -0.636991
201 Northern Arizona Big Sky FCS -0.944656 -0.96466 -1.1232 -0.346695
148 Northern Colorado Big Sky FCS -0.819412 -0.741881 0.0401447 -0.013568
151 Portland State Big Sky FCS -0.741898 -0.688971 -1.1232 0.240243
209 Sacramento State Independent FCS -0.884873 -0.859994 -0.602399 -0.574947
157 Weber State Big Sky FCS -0.986391 -0.998846 0.852774 -0.41332
241 Charleston Southern Big South-OVC FCS -1.21445 -1.17356 -0.509655 -1.0304
251 Gardner-Webb Big South-OVC FCS -1.26026 -1.24899 -1.1232 -1.30777
230 Presbyterian Pioneer FCS -1.11564 -1.07088 -1.1232 -0.535466
171 Delaware C-USA FBS 0.467398 0.616285 -0.474084 -0.962186
194 Elon CAA FCS -1.20083 -1.14778 -0.0173014 -0.41332
114 Hampton CAA FCS -1.14391 -1.32484 -0.576995 0.835112
233 Monmouth CAA FCS -1.09917 -1.04774 -0.444582 -0.798338
213 North Carolina A&T CAA FCS -1.10837 -1.12711 -0.526017 -0.544528
162 Towson CAA FCS -1.16568 -1.20482 0.369759 -0.224548
147 Stony Brook CAA FCS -1.16111 -1.16392 0.120935 0.110165
227 William & Mary Patriot FCS -1.06485 -1.00336 0.976274 -1.20082
186 Campbell CAA FCS -1.2098 -1.19232 -0.11671 -0.27078
138 Robert Morris NEC FCS -1.02383 -1.06395 1.11624 -0.12574
224 Youngstown State MVFC FCS -1.04246 -1.00338 -1.1232 -0.478359
196 Brown Ivy League FCS -1.10215 -1.06229 0.535643 -0.696814
127 Columbia Ivy League FCS -1.05096 -1.16634 -0.526017 0.627304
161 Cornell Ivy League FCS -1.00089 -1.10768 -0.541527 -0.113506
243 Dartmouth Ivy League FCS -1.11211 -1.02539 -0.589997 -1.216
137 Penn Ivy League FCS -1.0562 -1.11051 0.234035 0.200585
172 Harvard Ivy League FCS -1.04632 -1.13387 0.943973 -0.743959
131 Princeton Ivy League FCS -0.999561 -1.13521 -0.454708 0.341996
136 Yale Ivy League FCS -0.747228 -0.726639 0.403691 0.0504177
183 Marist Pioneer FCS -1.11252 -1.1955 -0.619952 -0.28347
262 Norfolk State MEAC FCS -1.24672 -1.18322 -1.1232 -1.70663
255 North Carolina Central MEAC FCS -1.10634 -1.07705 -0.670787 -1.65586
188 Howard MEAC FCS -1.11049 -1.15152 -1.1232 -0.100359
229 Morgan State MEAC FCS -1.18517 -1.1229 -0.308858 -0.733071
239 Delaware State MEAC FCS -0.735806 -0.867084 -1.1232 -1.28058
259 South Carolina State MEAC FCS -1.16255 -1.05708 -1.1232 -1.65042
253 Southeast Missouri State Big South-OVC FCS -1.15125 -1.22079 0.02523 -1.91149
248 Tennessee State Big South-OVC FCS -1.05805 -0.82474 -1.1232 -0.990511
242 Morehead State Pioneer FCS -1.1488 -1.09536 -0.48336 -1.12399
202 UT-Martin Big South-OVC FCS -1.21047 -1.11305 1.43616 -0.88287
175 Lindenwood Big South-OVC FCS -1.14751 -1.14492 0.668352 -0.502839
195 Tennessee Tech Big South-OVC FCS -1.06852 -1.08126 -1.1232 -0.230894
180 Eastern Illinois Big South-OVC FCS -1.18369 -1.31052 1.29782 -0.919812
193 Furman SoCon FCS -0.89954 -0.747761 0.515416 -0.649681
164 Samford SoCon FCS -0.962851 -1.11296 0.782706 -0.663958
107 The Citadel SoCon FCS -0.874344 -0.988717 -0.0568006 0.678066
163 Wofford SoCon FCS -1.05501 -1.07236 -0.541527 0.016572
176 Chattanooga SoCon FCS -0.756085 -0.838942 -0.00347955 -0.673248
109 East Tennessee State SoCon FCS -0.81595 -1.00873 0.796318 0.241474
235 Western Carolina SoCon FCS -0.87239 -0.738624 -0.541527 -0.809899
150 Mercer SoCon FCS -0.987148 -1.03929 -0.66617 0.122627
174 VMI SoCon FCS -1.02489 -1.01177 -0.517946 -0.169027
261 McNeese Southland FCS -1.0966 -1.03815 -1.1232 -1.79002
220 Northwestern State Southland FCS -1.02729 -1.0129 -0.0568006 -0.856359
238 Incarnate Word Southland FCS -1.12084 -1.12576 -0.149531 -1.12286
223 Southeastern Louisiana Southland FCS -0.731739 -0.661349 -0.66617 -0.787463
203 East Texas A&M Southland FCS -0.797837 -0.692135 -1.1232 -0.305222
192 Nicholls Southland FCS -1.06454 -1.14492 -1.1232 -0.301593
210 Lamar Southland FCS -0.670181 -0.62499 0.668352 -1.12286
82 Houston Christian Southland FCS -0.957559 -1.10313 1.36507 0.67195
146 Grambling SWAC FCS -0.888717 -0.983319 0.0711699 -0.15475
119 Bethune-Cookman SWAC FCS -0.929461 -1.11774 0.650615 0.172031
191 Prairie View A&M SWAC FCS -0.973336 -1.05533 -1.1232 -0.355984
200 Alcorn State SWAC FCS -1.00301 -0.945136 -1.1232 -0.203698
118 Southern SWAC FCS -0.959143 -1.06394 -0.253513 0.617786
94 Alabama A&M SWAC FCS -0.660785 -0.63664 2.65416 0.0403668
218 Arkansas-Pine Bluff SWAC FCS -1.05386 -1.033 -1.1232 -0.433942
215 Florida A&M SWAC FCS -0.834052 -0.737644 -0.675311 -0.553792
250 Alabama State SWAC FCS -0.889599 -0.775848 -1.1232 -1.35401
111 Texas Southern SWAC FCS -0.872139 -0.995533 1.20349 0.20693
144 Mississippi Valley State SWAC FCS -1.0005 -1.11593 -0.0935721 -0.00246379
207 Jackson State SWAC FCS -0.767507 -0.634335 -0.474084 -0.544528
204 Wagner NEC FCS -1.14269 -1.17229 0.0711699 -0.656928
231 Sacred Heart Independent FCS -0.823545 -0.537869 -0.464539 -0.653311
263 Stonehill NEC FCS -1.26182 -1.21942 -1.1232 -1.83353
244 Saint Francise (PA) NEC FCS -0.981998 -1.02838 -1.1232 -1.30415
260 LIU NEC FCS -1.2192 -1.1851 -1.1232 -1.73155
198 Merrimack Independent FCS -1.13925 -1.11398 -0.190101 -0.456151
221 Central Connecticut NEC FCS -1.14239 -1.10551 0.02523 -0.780216
256 West Georgia UAC FCS -0.954331 -0.891492 -1.1232 -1.56181
240 Mercyhurst NEC FCS -1.00514 -0.90876 -0.364065 -1.05736