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 via 247sports.com.

1. Georgia: 1252 (550 | 578)
2. Notre Dame: 1178 (538 | 521)
3. Texas A&M: 1156 (532 | 490)
4. Texas: 1116 (460 | 521)
5. LSU: 1088 (462 | 487)
6. Ohio State: 1070 (480 | 493)
7. Oregon: 1062 (473 | 493)
8. Miami: 1060 (447 | 506)
9. North Carolina: 1044 (420 | 417)
10. Alabama: 1040 (462 | 482)
11. UCLA: 1030 (456 | 415)
12. Minnesota: 1030 (413 | 436)
13. USC: 1030 (443 | 484)
14. Tennessee: 1008 (363 | 505)
15. Florida: 994 (425 | 441)
16. Mississippi State: 978 (449 | 391)
17. Oklahoma: 978 (429 | 428)
18. Auburn: 974 (430 | 414)
19. Virginia Tech: 968 (427 | 397)
20. South Carolina: 968 (427 | 403)
21. Nebraska: 966 (427 | 406)
22. Texas Tech: 964 (450 | 388)
23. Michigan: 948 (409 | 432)
24. Ole Miss: 938 (381 | 459)
25. Missouri: 924 (388 | 397)
26. Arkansas: 922 (367 | 416)
27. Washington: 920 (431 | 362)
28. Wake Forest: 912 (410 | 360)
29. West Virginia: 910 (372 | 368)
30. Stanford: 908 (342 | 396)
31. California: 892 (374 | 376)
32. Northwestern: 886 (383 | 351)
33. Clemson: 886 (388 | 372)
34. Illinois: 876 (358 | 364)
35. Florida State: 870 (354 | 383)
36. Georgia Tech: 870 (372 | 354)
37. TCU: 866 (347 | 394)
38. Kentucky: 860 (372 | 369)
39. Arizona State: 858 (385 | 348)
40. NC State: 858 (371 | 355)
41. Syracuse: 858 (395 | 302)
42. Iowa: 854 (367 | 369)
43. Kansas State: 854 (358 | 365)
44. Baylor: 848 (355 | 357)
45. Boston College: 844 (312 | 384)
46. Penn State: 842 (377 | 358)
47. Wisconsin: 836 (396 | 336)
48. Oklahoma State: 836 (382 | 331)
49. Vanderbilt: 832 (354 | 350)
50. Virginia: 830 (377 | 309)
51. Maryland: 822 (357 | 354)
52. Houston: 822 (364 | 328)
53. Cincinnati: 820 (346 | 348)
54. Purdue: 818 (345 | 344)
55. Rutgers: 812 (344 | 341)
56. Arizona: 808 (383 | 286)
57. Pittsburgh: 806 (345 | 332)
58. BYU: 806 (355 | 302)
59. Duke: 800 (290 | 372)
60. South Florida: 796 (311 | 349)
61. Michigan State: 786 (335 | 331)
62. Indiana: 780 (294 | 343)
63. SMU: 758 (366 | 289)
64. Memphis: 752 (286 | 316)
65. Miami (OH): 748 (328 | 290)
66. UNLV: 746 (284 | 332)
67. Louisville: 742 (313 | 293)
68. Utah: 736 (305 | 304)
69. Kansas: 728 (313 | 305)
70. UTEP: 722 (260 | 346)
71. Iowa State: 722 (303 | 299)
72. App State: 712 (336 | 251)
73. Colorado State: 706 (321 | 266)
74. Boise State: 702 (293 | 262)
75. Washington State: 700 (272 | 306)
76. Colorado: 694 (308 | 286)
77. Temple: 690 (335 | 217)
78. Tulane: 660 (299 | 256)
79. Fresno State: 658 (262 | 270)
80. UCF: 650 (253 | 283)
81. Southern Miss: 650 (293 | 241)
82. North Texas: 642 (260 | 273)
83. Liberty: 634 (270 | 254)
84. Arkansas State: 620 (283 | 237)
85. Georgia Southern: 618 (252 | 256)
86. Texas State: 616 (267 | 243)
87. Tulsa: 610 (275 | 226)
88. East Carolina: 598 (237 | 262)
89. Eastern Michigan: 592 (271 | 199)
90. UConn: 590 (270 | 232)
91. Marshall: 586 (248 | 227)
92. Florida Atlantic: 580 (290 | 191)
93. South Alabama: 578 (236 | 237)
94. Florida International: 572 (243 | 230)
95. Louisiana: 572 (269 | 207)
96. Western Kentucky: 554 (231 | 222)
97. Oregon State: 554 (216 | 232)
98. Bowling Green: 552 (224 | 230)
99. San Diego State: 548 (238 | 221)
100. Northern Illinois: 544 (251 | 204)
101. Wyoming: 542 (225 | 204)
102. Buffalo: 542 (234 | 204)
103. Kent State: 540 (245 | 196)
104. Rice: 534 (234 | 204)
105. Charlotte: 530 (232 | 215)
106. Central Michigan: 526 (237 | 165)
107. UTSA: 524 (252 | 194)
108. Western Michigan: 510 (232 | 169)
109. New Mexico: 502 (234 | 164)
110. Utah State: 496 (204 | 195)
111. San José State: 490 (281 | 123)
112. Ohio: 488 (230 | 168)
113. Hawai'i: 488 (201 | 170)
114. James Madison: 488 (198 | 199)
115. UAB: 484 (200 | 200)
116. Toledo: 472 (189 | 204)
117. Jacksonville State: 466 (212 | 165)
118. Georgia State: 462 (245 | 138)
119. Massachusetts: 458 (170 | 174)
120. Troy: 446 (175 | 184)
121. Sam Houston: 446 (153 | 216)
122. Louisiana Tech: 446 (188 | 184)
123. Nevada: 444 (208 | 141)
124. Ball State: 444 (205 | 146)
125. Kennesaw State: 426 (174 | 167)
126. Coastal Carolina: 420 (193 | 162)
127. Middle Tennessee: 418 (188 | 143)
128. Akron: 406 (171 | 162)
129. Old Dominion: 386 (141 | 164)
130. Missouri State: 342 (168 | 116)
131. UL Monroe: 310 (154 | 89)
132. New Mexico State: 308 (166 | 81)
133. Delaware: 294 (114 | 133)
134. Air Force: 158 (20 | 97)
135. Navy: 138 (75 | 40)
136. Army: 76 (16 | 47)