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Last Updated: 21 Feb 2026, 6:58 pm




Z-Score Team Conference Level Offense Z Defense Z Explosive Z Success Z
47 Air Force Mountain West FBS 1.03772 1.01481 0.476401 0.848829
140 Akron MAC FBS 0.882191 0.939565 -0.576995 -0.839445
54 Alabama SEC FBS 0.868347 0.843744 -0.563339 1.15637
56 Appalachian State Sun Belt FBS 0.883015 0.848201 -0.556253 1.03464
162 Arizona Big 12 FBS 1.07177 1.24103 -1.1232 -0.975058
89 Arizona State Big 12 FBS 1.156 1.17424 -0.444582 -0.0844694
57 Arkansas SEC FBS 0.99749 1.02818 -0.474084 1.00366
133 Arkansas State Sun Belt FBS 0.622311 0.698137 -1.1232 -0.302311
93 Army American FBS 0.889198 0.984566 0.0106961 -0.0289453
149 Auburn SEC FBS 0.765128 0.86281 -0.526017 -0.884295
22 Ball State MAC FBS 1.10722 0.959258 1.5428 1.42974
14 Baylor Big 12 FBS 1.25572 1.10317 0.959998 1.80029
111 Boise State Pac-12 FBS 1.02427 1.08594 -0.388958 -0.364255
64 Boston College ACC FBS 1.11975 1.1169 1.26553 0.0660978
20 Bowling Green MAC FBS 1.15908 0.973556 0.936054 1.62836
150 Buffalo MAC FBS 0.928444 0.961642 -1.1232 -0.90672
15 BYU Big 12 FBS 1.25672 1.2017 1.33772 1.78747
11 California ACC FBS 1.18418 1.05598 1.11624 1.98609
109 Central Michigan MAC FBS 0.951504 0.971301 -1.1232 -0.118645
138 Charlotte American FBS 0.720559 0.849723 -1.1232 -0.439001
126 Cincinnati Big 12 FBS 1.10387 1.21416 -0.492371 -0.590631
63 Clemson ACC FBS 1.07084 1.04935 0.476401 0.353341
84 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt FBS 0.871485 0.902201 -1.1232 0.504985
25 Colorado Big 12 FBS 1.22753 1.20751 1.23411 1.16171
52 Colorado State Pac-12 FBS 1.0852 1.09305 -0.556253 1.0891
41 Duke ACC FBS 1.0621 1.04585 0.0106961 1.25568
37 East Carolina American FBS 0.915319 0.907788 0.704913 1.18094
120 Eastern Michigan MAC FBS 0.914689 0.975964 0.621816 -0.828771
48 FIU C-USA FBS 0.84492 0.724311 1.36507 0.530613
44 Florida SEC FBS 1.06347 0.957785 -1.1232 1.36354
182 Florida Atlantic American FBS 0.649009 0.819788 0.395064 -1.37124
9 Florida State ACC FBS 1.16035 1.08513 0.852774 2.2114
101 Fresno State Pac-12 FBS 1.04777 1.08607 -0.583575 -0.194467
34 Georgia SEC FBS 1.05075 1.01388 -0.0307917 1.37207
96 Georgia Southern Sun Belt FBS 0.73702 0.739305 -1.1232 0.268985
156 Georgia State Sun Belt FBS 0.765588 0.873266 0.27645 -1.29115
51 Georgia Tech ACC FBS 1.10952 1.03936 1.14459 0.412082
115 Hawaii Mountain West FBS 0.95786 0.978616 -1.1232 -0.165635
16 Houston Big 12 FBS 1.20629 1.08908 1.044 1.81204
42 Illinois Big Ten FBS 1.08296 1.00968 0.439199 1.01862
30 Indiana Big Ten FBS 1.043 1.00373 1.63303 0.933185
69 Iowa Big Ten FBS 0.938895 1.00868 1.93058 -0.0321489
87 Iowa State Big 12 FBS 1.14297 1.1914 0.337305 -0.196594
17 Kansas Big 12 FBS 1.20806 1.1184 0.717436 1.91241
132 Kansas State Big 12 FBS 1.06629 1.18761 0.495673 -1.04554
128 Kent State MAC FBS 0.872555 1.07031 0.395064 -0.645092
67 Kentucky SEC FBS 1.02999 1.05886 0.234035 0.42596
85 Liberty C-USA FBS 0.821178 0.825852 -1.1232 0.502845
73 Louisiana Sun Belt FBS 0.845243 0.786376 0.796318 0.171815
95 Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt FBS 0.662841 0.59146 -1.1232 0.233746
77 Louisiana Tech Sun Belt FBS 0.623195 0.626086 -0.641598 0.635254
65 Louisville ACC FBS 1.0549 1.04096 -0.190101 0.52741
59 LSU SEC FBS 0.994748 1.04096 0.02523 0.75913
91 Marshall Sun Belt FBS 0.833047 0.879788 -0.244989 0.0714285
83 Maryland Big Ten FBS 0.964079 1.09917 -0.400801 0.344807
141 Memphis American FBS 0.813916 0.926465 0.743001 -1.18543
28 Miami (FL) ACC FBS 1.16552 1.05933 -0.138831 1.37848
122 Miami (OH) MAC FBS 0.9343 1.01433 -0.434141 -0.495601
32 Michigan Big Ten FBS 1.06296 1.05665 1.4808 0.978035
100 Michigan State Big Ten FBS 0.992757 0.97392 -0.0935721 -0.369586
71 Middle Tennessee C-USA FBS 0.808368 0.809142 1.45087 0.0917262
36 Minnesota Big Ten FBS 1.0286 0.960076 1.51143 0.769804
98 Mississippi State SEC FBS 0.88732 0.963436 0.621816 -0.333283
146 Missouri SEC FBS 0.892013 1.02093 -0.412267 -0.95157
26 Navy American FBS 1.0288 0.907039 0.120935 1.4543
79 NC State ACC FBS 1.05359 1.06505 -1.1232 0.501781
24 Nebraska Big Ten FBS 1.10074 0.967852 1.51143 1.15743
81 Nevada Mountain West FBS 0.995612 0.996852 -0.625546 0.258311
27 New Mexico Mountain West FBS 0.881666 0.885548 1.19346 1.3614
118 New Mexico State C-USA FBS 0.773309 0.789237 0.103893 -0.532967
19 North Carolina ACC FBS 0.982257 0.95368 0.912652 1.98503
119 North Texas American FBS 0.89217 0.996334 0.0401447 -0.504135
29 Northern Illinois Mountain West FBS 0.986376 0.989517 -0.00347955 1.5803
61 Northwestern Big Ten FBS 0.999509 1.03409 1.78516 0.116278
38 Notre Dame Independent FBS 1.07452 1.03631 0.782706 0.987646
55 Ohio MAC FBS 0.994921 1.00401 -1.1232 1.23646
66 Ohio State Big Ten FBS 1.05788 1.09414 -1.1232 0.90115
154 Oklahoma SEC FBS 0.912177 0.978251 -1.1232 -0.917394
74 Oklahoma State Big 12 FBS 1.10623 1.09775 0.0401447 0.244421
127 Old Dominion Sun Belt FBS 0.660914 0.742009 0.421243 -0.654702
23 Ole Miss SEC FBS 0.909952 0.732715 0.769283 1.61982
53 Oregon Big Ten FBS 1.0031 1.04652 1.47325 0.48042
62 Oregon State Pac-12 FBS 1.05235 1.13666 0.535643 0.535944
2 Penn State Big Ten FBS 0.957917 0.701695 4.53976 2.64709
76 Pittsburgh ACC FBS 1.04808 1.11538 0.69256 0.0116373
35 Purdue Big Ten FBS 0.874183 0.842505 1.64724 0.881928
68 Rice American FBS 0.762753 0.770013 -0.602399 0.852033
159 Rutgers Big Ten FBS 0.899274 1.06428 -1.1232 -0.846916
4 San Diego State Pac-12 FBS 1.19655 1.06231 2.19449 2.59477
21 San Jose State Mountain West FBS 0.926304 0.823836 2.5224 1.32296
88 SMU ACC FBS 1.03156 1.06577 -0.517946 0.0522071
92 South Alabama Sun Belt FBS 0.628602 0.646581 -0.57025 0.252968
188 South Carolina SEC FBS 0.894771 1.07819 -0.159998 -1.36376
70 South Florida American FBS 0.791467 0.810235 0.867411 0.345871
102 Southern Miss Sun Belt FBS 0.629337 0.637316 -1.1232 0.209181
39 Stanford ACC FBS 0.91164 1.01463 0.291181 1.42227
82 Syracuse ACC FBS 0.889913 0.99435 0.668352 0.0340622
78 TCU Big 12 FBS 1.08098 1.15645 0.0711699 0.185693
113 Temple American FBS 0.691276 0.771471 -0.57025 -0.0684516
1 Tennessee SEC FBS 1.19847 0.887309 3.89986 2.63427
45 Texas SEC FBS 0.846228 0.893652 -0.526017 1.50021
72 Texas A&M SEC FBS 0.815277 0.857511 0.345286 0.492171
129 Texas State Pac-12 FBS 0.971829 1.05695 0.0401447 -0.743338
13 Texas Tech Big 12 FBS 1.23843 1.13884 -0.556253 2.42071
97 Toledo MAC FBS 0.958151 0.969682 0.912652 -0.559672
90 Troy Sun Belt FBS 0.808925 0.789274 0.769283 -0.33222
5 Tulane American FBS 1.0637 0.849573 3.11358 1.9957
12 Tulsa American FBS 1.00003 0.844347 1.78516 1.79815
46 UAB American FBS 0.784827 0.750373 2.54801 0.319179
137 UCF Big 12 FBS 1.00839 1.15948 0.668352 -1.18116
40 UCLA Big Ten FBS 1.05595 1.03057 0.345286 1.13609
49 UConn Independent FBS 0.881755 0.891758 0.984507 0.736705
103 UMass MAC FBS 0.890086 0.871942 -1.1232 -0.00117692
18 UNLV Mountain West FBS 1.11524 0.990339 -0.517946 2.24558
80 USC Big Ten FBS 0.861025 0.859746 -1.1232 0.518863
112 UTEP Mountain West FBS 0.984987 1.04655 -0.487897 -0.311922
75 UTSA American FBS 0.849685 0.809457 1.17366 -0.0599173
3 Utah Big 12 FBS 1.27825 1.14124 0.535643 3.13831
10 Utah State Pac-12 FBS 1.19234 1.11862 -0.602399 2.66418
110 Vanderbilt SEC FBS 0.747839 0.823945 0.403691 -0.417639
6 Virginia ACC FBS 1.12018 1.01477 0.181328 2.85426
31 Virginia Tech ACC FBS 1.13352 1.18328 2.50832 0.688651
117 Wake Forest ACC FBS 1.03909 1.15072 0.120935 -0.567143
104 Washington Big Ten FBS 0.797233 0.867761 -1.1232 0.170739
7 Washington State Pac-12 FBS 1.1465 1.02664 -0.583575 2.77737
8 West Virginia Big 12 FBS 1.28065 1.13548 2.17009 1.64865
50 Western Kentucky C-USA FBS 0.814651 0.772446 0.254916 0.943872
33 Western Michigan MAC FBS 0.969103 0.856702 0.321602 1.22685
58 Wisconsin Big Ten FBS 0.779218 0.854755 0.984507 0.656616
206 Wyoming Mountain West FBS 0.911656 1.0625 -1.1232 -1.37124
264 San Diego Pioneer FCS -1.23532 -1.15521 -1.1232 -1.87526
210 Georgetown Patriot FCS -1.01677 -1.03538 -1.1232 -0.388807
218 South Dakota State MVFC FCS -0.984013 -0.946972 -0.474084 -0.677127
43 Jacksonville State C-USA FBS 0.848845 0.801969 1.26553 0.802916
105 Sam Houston State C-USA FBS 0.761016 0.784777 1.73566 -0.827694
148 Kennesaw State C-USA FBS 0.802762 0.8943 -1.1232 -0.713443
235 Austin Peay UAC FCS -1.03974 -1.06846 -1.1232 -0.851196
214 Central Arkansas UAC FCS -0.91693 -0.929165 -0.0816001 -0.851196
233 Eastern Kentucky UAC FCS -1.07922 -1.05398 -1.1232 -0.673924
185 North Alabama UAC FCS -0.897671 -0.84408 -0.293778 -0.284166
239 Stetson Pioneer FCS -1.01797 -1.0102 -0.423374 -1.10854
196 Albany CAA FCS -1.10521 -1.12056 0.234035 -0.565003
130 Bryant CAA FCS -1.07125 -1.15251 0.769283 0.113075
209 Maine CAA FCS -1.13971 -1.17949 -0.625546 -0.48171
262 New Hampshire CAA FCS -1.16492 -1.0899 -1.1232 -1.77274
124 UC Davis Big Sky FCS -0.980278 -0.995026 0.476401 0.329853
199 Cal Poly Big Sky FCS -0.999489 -1.05704 -0.700663 -0.393087
190 Drake Pioneer FCS -1.1891 -1.22378 0.769283 -0.622667
60 James Madison Sun Belt FBS 0.96332 0.815056 -1.1232 0.895819
192 Davidson Pioneer FCS -1.12988 -1.16867 0.194119 -0.490257
226 Dayton Pioneer FCS -1.12408 -1.13269 -0.563339 -0.729461
203 Duquesne NEC FCS -1.07948 -1.14714 -1.1232 -0.262805
231 Fordham Patriot FCS -0.996129 -1.00714 -1.1232 -0.745478
219 Rhode Island CAA FCS -1.16632 -1.13502 -0.509655 -0.557532
240 Richmond Patriot FCS -1.0283 -1.03822 -1.1232 -0.91633
244 Butler Pioneer FCS -1.16006 -1.19375 -1.1232 -0.888562
166 Villanova Patriot FCS -0.854632 -0.891251 -0.464539 -0.216892
205 Indiana State MVFC FCS -0.705992 -0.572446 -0.533872 -0.503072
189 Illinois State MVFC FCS -0.990051 -1.05905 -0.596272 -0.316202
194 Missouri State C-USA FBS 0.709772 0.794188 0.668352 -1.73964
197 Murray State MVFC FCS -1.02631 -0.999026 0.439199 -0.636557
216 Northern Iowa MVFC FCS -1.0472 -1.03833 -1.1232 -0.433657
107 Southern Illinois MVFC FCS -0.970339 -1.05153 -0.400801 0.81145
248 Valparaiso Pioneer FCS -1.19523 -1.198 -1.1232 -1.03272
168 North Dakota MVFC FCS -0.948745 -0.986651 -0.517946 -0.149617
236 North Dakota State MVFC FCS -0.904754 -0.825014 -1.1232 -0.838382
256 St. Thomas Pioneer FCS -1.22211 -1.13981 -0.227423 -1.65208
174 South Dakota MVFC FCS -0.963671 -1.0066 -0.563339 -0.207281
145 Western Illinois Big South-OVC FCS -1.12923 -1.1602 1.29782 -0.343957
238 Abilene Christian UAC FCS -1.05886 -1.06339 -0.526017 -1.05943
232 Southern Utah Big Sky FCS -1.04051 -0.99129 -0.464539 -0.856526
252 Stephen F. Austin Southland FCS -0.979607 -0.875408 -1.1232 -1.19824
139 Tarleton State UAC FCS -0.944545 -1.0095 0.621816 -0.181652
243 UT Rio Grande Valley Southland FCS -0.908619 -0.785829 -1.1232 -0.843712
254 Utah Tech Big Sky FCS -1.06615 -0.985279 -1.1232 -1.41823
195 Bucknell Patriot FCS -0.989627 -0.961703 0.421243 -0.637621
176 Colgate Patriot FCS -0.863376 -0.865008 0.345286 -0.535107
144 Holy Cross Patriot FCS -0.976833 -1.00743 -0.0173014 -0.00438048
181 Lafayette Patriot FCS -0.855186 -0.82148 -1.1232 -0.0225382
179 Lehigh Patriot FCS -0.964616 -0.988537 -1.1232 -0.0150675
155 Eastern Washington Big Sky FCS -0.971074 -1.00403 0.82414 -0.47424
116 Idaho Big Sky FCS -0.980807 -1.036 1.56413 0.0906498
99 Idaho State Big Sky FCS -0.761683 -0.832179 -0.423374 0.883005
106 Montana Big Sky FCS -0.732803 -0.798127 0.476401 0.457995
234 Montana State Big Sky FCS -1.03585 -1.00328 -0.464539 -0.91633
211 Northern Arizona Big Sky FCS -0.979321 -1.00032 -1.1232 -0.419779
147 Northern Colorado Big Sky FCS -0.86021 -0.815145 0.0401447 -0.0503067
183 Portland State Big Sky FCS -0.834779 -0.781263 -1.1232 -0.038556
173 Sacramento State Independent FCS -0.890991 -0.898712 -0.602399 -0.192327
187 Weber State Big Sky FCS -1.00851 -0.998192 0.852774 -0.663249
220 Charleston Southern Big South-OVC FCS -1.14385 -1.16225 -0.509655 -0.640825
246 Gardner-Webb Big South-OVC FCS -1.17013 -1.15933 -1.1232 -0.932348
221 Presbyterian Pioneer FCS -1.16464 -1.13888 -1.1232 -0.379197
151 Delaware C-USA FBS 0.631082 0.66362 -0.474084 -0.929145
208 Elon CAA FCS -1.16525 -1.13707 -0.0173014 -0.559672
108 Hampton CAA FCS -1.10663 -1.20802 -0.576995 0.916104
224 Monmouth CAA FCS -1.13515 -1.09252 -0.444582 -0.654702
198 North Carolina A&T CAA FCS -1.11993 -1.13285 -0.526017 -0.306591
153 Towson CAA FCS -1.14631 -1.16406 0.369759 -0.125052
177 Stony Brook CAA FCS -1.15559 -1.12889 0.120935 -0.230769
245 William & Mary Patriot FCS -1.07908 -1.00853 0.976274 -1.50472
165 Campbell CAA FCS -1.13224 -1.15537 -0.11671 -0.116505
143 Robert Morris NEC FCS -1.0968 -1.12859 1.11624 -0.302311
204 Youngstown State MVFC FCS -0.989409 -1.03743 -1.1232 -0.325813
172 Brown Ivy League FCS -1.06001 -1.04289 0.535643 -0.420843
134 Columbia Ivy League FCS -1.0286 -1.08146 -0.526017 0.396064
158 Cornell Ivy League FCS -1.01896 -1.07678 -0.541527 -0.0588409
249 Dartmouth Ivy League FCS -1.08888 -1.04768 -0.589997 -1.25164
171 Penn Ivy League FCS -1.049 -1.03652 0.234035 -0.309795
161 Harvard Ivy League FCS -1.02393 -1.09496 0.943973 -0.583161
142 Princeton Ivy League FCS -1.03206 -1.05933 -0.454708 0.211321
125 Yale Ivy League FCS -0.867931 -0.892085 0.403691 0.249764
160 Marist Pioneer FCS -1.13066 -1.19158 -0.619952 0.0297823
259 Norfolk State MEAC FCS -1.16825 -1.12482 -1.1232 -1.52821
258 North Carolina Central MEAC FCS -1.12154 -1.09259 -0.670787 -1.67984
193 Howard MEAC FCS -1.09904 -1.13767 -1.1232 -0.0802023
230 Morgan State MEAC FCS -1.12772 -1.09402 -0.308858 -0.826631
237 Delaware State MEAC FCS -0.920238 -1.01051 -1.1232 -1.06155
253 South Carolina State MEAC FCS -1.12236 -1.09418 -1.1232 -1.32425
261 Southeast Missouri State Big South-OVC FCS -1.18941 -1.15933 0.02523 -2.1166
241 Tennessee State Big South-OVC FCS -1.06551 -0.932715 -1.1232 -0.710239
247 Morehead State Pioneer FCS -1.19023 -1.15115 -0.48336 -1.12883
201 UT-Martin Big South-OVC FCS -1.15857 -1.11877 1.43616 -0.897109
163 Lindenwood Big South-OVC FCS -1.12986 -1.14369 0.668352 -0.353568
178 Tennessee Tech Big South-OVC FCS -1.08648 -1.1305 -1.1232 0.0404693
186 Eastern Illinois Big South-OVC FCS -1.14319 -1.19554 1.29782 -0.801002
170 Furman SoCon FCS -0.853195 -0.819363 0.515416 -0.505212
200 Samford SoCon FCS -0.965109 -0.985105 0.782706 -0.884295
123 The Citadel SoCon FCS -0.909043 -0.975831 -0.0568006 0.406738
169 Wofford SoCon FCS -0.989219 -1.01442 -0.541527 -0.136803
225 Chattanooga SoCon FCS -0.87518 -0.867388 -0.00347955 -1.04554
131 East Tennessee State SoCon FCS -0.891641 -0.964581 0.796318 -0.0161311
229 Western Carolina SoCon FCS -0.895062 -0.811591 -0.541527 -0.835178
136 Mercer SoCon FCS -0.939861 -0.999123 -0.66617 0.3384
157 VMI SoCon FCS -0.957557 -0.977256 -0.517946 -0.0535102
257 McNeese Southland FCS -1.03268 -1.01474 -1.1232 -1.58053
215 Northwestern State Southland FCS -1.03068 -1.02716 -0.0568006 -0.771107
223 Incarnate Word Southland FCS -1.03565 -1.03784 -0.149531 -0.876824
242 Southeastern Louisiana Southland FCS -0.891403 -0.813117 -0.66617 -1.05943
175 East Texas A&M Southland FCS -0.860775 -0.836806 -1.1232 -0.00438048
202 Nicholls Southland FCS -1.0228 -1.06848 -1.1232 -0.252131
152 Lamar Southland FCS -0.809216 -0.83192 0.668352 -0.452878
94 Houston Christian Southland FCS -0.971131 -1.05642 1.36507 0.506049
180 Grambling SWAC FCS -0.981598 -0.991917 0.0711699 -0.38454
121 Bethune-Cookman SWAC FCS -0.926118 -1.03983 0.650615 0.14939
217 Prairie View A&M SWAC FCS -1.01297 -1.03021 -1.1232 -0.512682
207 Alcorn State SWAC FCS -0.981522 -0.979931 -1.1232 -0.331143
135 Southern SWAC FCS -0.982273 -1.02328 -0.253513 0.285003
86 Alabama A&M SWAC FCS -0.787254 -0.756586 2.65416 0.303161
228 Arkansas-Pine Bluff SWAC FCS -1.01865 -1.00356 -1.1232 -0.648295
184 Florida A&M SWAC FCS -0.830862 -0.771592 -0.675311 -0.18592
250 Alabama State SWAC FCS -0.884004 -0.819545 -1.1232 -1.25805
114 Texas Southern SWAC FCS -0.938011 -1.00989 1.20349 0.211321
164 Mississippi Valley State SWAC FCS -0.963801 -1.00167 -0.0935721 -0.254258
213 Jackson State SWAC FCS -0.844754 -0.809963 -0.474084 -0.697425
212 Wagner NEC FCS -1.14413 -1.1528 0.0711699 -0.704896
167 Sacred Heart Independent FCS -0.899888 -0.795261 -0.464539 -0.00866043
263 Stonehill NEC FCS -1.18892 -1.17319 -1.1232 -1.90729
251 Saint Francise (PA) NEC FCS -1.1112 -1.1119 -1.1232 -1.20679
260 LIU NEC FCS -1.20121 -1.15138 -1.1232 -1.65635
222 Merrimack Independent FCS -1.11387 -1.10308 -0.190101 -0.768967
191 Central Connecticut NEC FCS -1.10283 -1.10545 0.02523 -0.390947
255 West Georgia UAC FCS -0.954803 -0.89098 -1.1232 -1.52501
227 Mercyhurst NEC FCS -1.02422 -0.989132 -0.364065 -0.838382