Team Talent Rankings for 2026
Team Talent Rankings in 2026
Overall    Offense    Defense         2026    2025    2024    2023    
Team Talent is based on the current roster and their Recruiting or Transfer Portal rankings.

1. Georgia: 1262 (636 | 638)
2. Notre Dame: 1190 (618 | 605)
3. LSU: 1130 (554 | 560)
4. Texas A&M: 1128 (574 | 578)
5. Texas: 1122 (516 | 585)
6. Ohio State: 1078 (536 | 557)
7. North Carolina: 1066 (502 | 432)
8. Alabama: 1062 (540 | 539)
9. Oregon: 1060 (536 | 537)
10. Minnesota: 1048 (452 | 502)
11. Miami: 1042 (511 | 575)
12. USC: 1038 (500 | 549)
13. Florida: 1012 (485 | 515)
14. Tennessee: 1010 (421 | 575)
15. Michigan: 1000 (475 | 518)
16. UCLA: 1000 (492 | 434)
17. Oklahoma: 996 (492 | 485)
18. Auburn: 994 (502 | 474)
19. South Carolina: 978 (484 | 457)
20. Virginia Tech: 974 (458 | 460)
21. Ole Miss: 956 (459 | 510)
22. Clemson: 956 (489 | 458)
23. Washington: 956 (486 | 420)
24. Florida State: 950 (444 | 477)
25. Texas Tech: 940 (553 | 343)
26. Nebraska: 938 (451 | 457)
27. West Virginia: 926 (437 | 406)
28. Missouri: 922 (437 | 443)
29. Virginia: 920 (452 | 402)
30. Illinois: 914 (425 | 404)
31. Georgia Tech: 910 (434 | 422)
32. California: 910 (447 | 397)
33. NC State: 908 (480 | 374)
34. Mississippi State: 904 (437 | 419)
35. Wake Forest: 896 (423 | 420)
36. Arizona State: 894 (415 | 429)
37. Stanford: 894 (376 | 445)
38. TCU: 890 (398 | 443)
39. Iowa: 884 (431 | 412)
40. Penn State: 884 (423 | 434)
41. Northwestern: 878 (412 | 385)
42. Baylor: 872 (402 | 415)
43. Syracuse: 868 (448 | 331)
44. Wisconsin: 866 (522 | 312)
45. Kansas State: 864 (425 | 375)
46. Boston College: 862 (360 | 422)
47. Arkansas: 856 (371 | 428)
48. Indiana: 850 (353 | 432)
49. Vanderbilt: 842 (378 | 393)
50. South Florida: 840 (380 | 375)
51. Kentucky: 836 (406 | 384)
52. BYU: 834 (408 | 356)
53. Pittsburgh: 822 (370 | 384)
54. Arizona: 820 (428 | 324)
55. Maryland: 820 (407 | 372)
56. Duke: 818 (358 | 396)
57. Oklahoma State: 814 (379 | 383)
58. Houston: 814 (385 | 376)
59. Cincinnati: 812 (386 | 361)
60. Rutgers: 808 (371 | 373)
61. Louisville: 806 (408 | 350)
62. Purdue: 794 (374 | 372)
63. Michigan State: 792 (381 | 360)
64. Kansas: 790 (365 | 363)
65. SMU: 780 (415 | 342)
66. Memphis: 776 (303 | 354)
67. Southern Miss: 758 (329 | 307)
68. Iowa State: 752 (355 | 355)
69. Miami (OH): 740 (336 | 321)
70. Utah: 728 (352 | 326)
71. UTEP: 724 (276 | 346)
72. UCF: 700 (313 | 335)
73. Temple: 698 (340 | 265)
74. Georgia Southern: 692 (310 | 307)
75. Liberty: 682 (320 | 294)
76. UConn: 678 (323 | 292)
77. App State: 676 (317 | 278)
78. North Texas: 676 (283 | 306)
79. Tulane: 674 (330 | 283)
80. Colorado: 664 (350 | 314)
81. Boise State: 647 (356 | 291)
82. Tulsa: 646 (291 | 278)
83. San Diego State: 642 (318 | 324)
84. East Carolina: 636 (259 | 310)
85. James Madison: 634 (276 | 277)
86. Colorado State: 633 (367 | 266)
87. Florida International: 628 (277 | 289)
88. UNLV: 618 (298 | 264)
89. Toledo: 616 (257 | 281)
90. Fresno State: 610 (326 | 284)
91. Oregon State: 608 (306 | 302)
92. Georgia State: 606 (314 | 218)
93. Utah State: 606 (260 | 257)
94. Florida Atlantic: 598 (278 | 256)
95. Washington State: 596 (275 | 321)
96. Louisiana: 590 (292 | 241)
97. UTSA: 578 (280 | 256)
98. Eastern Michigan: 574 (252 | 241)
99. Charlotte: 574 (280 | 233)
100. Western Kentucky: 574 (253 | 250)
101. Wyoming: 572 (249 | 221)
102. Rice: 570 (259 | 235)
103. Marshall: 564 (219 | 248)
104. Bowling Green: 560 (258 | 229)
105. Central Michigan: 558 (270 | 195)
106. South Alabama: 558 (253 | 230)
107. Buffalo: 556 (229 | 243)
108. Ball State: 550 (271 | 192)
109. Sacramento State: 546 (236 | 220)
110. Texas State: 544 (287 | 257)
111. Northern Illinois: 544 (269 | 222)
112. Kent State: 542 (225 | 231)
113. Sam Houston: 540 (198 | 269)
114. UAB: 530 (243 | 218)
115. Western Michigan: 530 (253 | 199)
116. New Mexico: 526 (261 | 183)
117. Hawai'i: 516 (215 | 218)
118. Coastal Carolina: 510 (243 | 203)
119. Ohio: 496 (222 | 202)
120. Jacksonville State: 484 (234 | 205)
121. Nevada: 484 (239 | 174)
122. San José State: 478 (251 | 164)
123. Troy: 470 (208 | 204)
124. Louisiana Tech: 448 (196 | 215)
125. Old Dominion: 438 (222 | 150)
126. Massachusetts: 428 (190 | 178)
127. Akron: 422 (183 | 182)
128. Middle Tennessee: 414 (212 | 150)
129. Kennesaw State: 410 (194 | 162)
130. Missouri State: 392 (201 | 173)
131. Arkansas State: 372 (171 | 152)
132. New Mexico State: 356 (195 | 105)
133. Delaware: 340 (151 | 169)
134. UL Monroe: 326 (178 | 99)
135. North Dakota State: 186 (116 | 90)
136. Navy: 175 (108 | 67)
137. Air Force: 166 (57 | 112)
138. Army: 84 (42 | 79)