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: 1242 (542 | 578)
2. Notre Dame: 1178 (538 | 521)
3. Texas A&M: 1148 (532 | 483)
4. Texas: 1104 (449 | 521)
5. Ohio State: 1070 (480 | 493)
6. LSU: 1054 (440 | 480)
7. Miami: 1036 (437 | 495)
8. USC: 1030 (443 | 484)
9. Oregon: 1022 (436 | 493)
10. UCLA: 1018 (450 | 415)
11. Alabama: 1016 (453 | 474)
12. Minnesota: 1010 (405 | 428)
13. North Carolina: 1006 (403 | 401)
14. Florida: 982 (415 | 441)
15. Tennessee: 980 (350 | 494)
16. Mississippi State: 978 (449 | 391)
17. Oklahoma: 970 (429 | 421)
18. Virginia Tech: 968 (427 | 397)
19. Texas Tech: 960 (450 | 388)
20. Nebraska: 956 (427 | 398)
21. Auburn: 950 (423 | 400)
22. South Carolina: 944 (406 | 403)
23. Ole Miss: 936 (379 | 459)
24. Michigan: 928 (409 | 415)
25. Arkansas: 906 (367 | 403)
26. Missouri: 896 (368 | 401)
27. West Virginia: 894 (372 | 361)
28. California: 884 (376 | 367)
29. Stanford: 878 (324 | 389)
30. Northwestern: 870 (383 | 337)
31. Clemson: 870 (388 | 359)
32. TCU: 866 (347 | 394)
33. Illinois: 858 (358 | 349)
34. Iowa: 854 (367 | 369)
35. Wake Forest: 854 (382 | 338)
36. Georgia Tech: 852 (356 | 354)
37. Baylor: 840 (348 | 357)
38. Florida State: 838 (338 | 374)
39. Kansas State: 838 (351 | 358)
40. Syracuse: 832 (382 | 293)
41. Maryland: 832 (366 | 354)
42. NC State: 830 (345 | 357)
43. Wisconsin: 828 (389 | 336)
44. Penn State: 828 (369 | 358)
45. Kentucky: 826 (363 | 352)
46. Arizona State: 822 (364 | 341)
47. Cincinnati: 820 (346 | 348)
48. Virginia: 820 (368 | 309)
49. Vanderbilt: 818 (345 | 350)
50. Boston College: 818 (296 | 384)
51. Washington: 816 (372 | 338)
52. Rutgers: 812 (344 | 341)
53. Houston: 812 (364 | 319)
54. Oklahoma State: 806 (360 | 331)
55. BYU: 806 (355 | 302)
56. Purdue: 802 (345 | 330)
57. South Florida: 796 (311 | 349)
58. Indiana: 788 (304 | 343)
59. Michigan State: 786 (335 | 331)
60. Pittsburgh: 782 (331 | 332)
61. Arizona: 778 (383 | 263)
62. Duke: 762 (272 | 357)
63. SMU: 758 (366 | 289)
64. Louisville: 750 (321 | 293)
65. Miami (OH): 748 (328 | 290)
66. Memphis: 746 (283 | 316)
67. UNLV: 742 (284 | 332)
68. Utah: 736 (305 | 304)
69. Kansas: 728 (313 | 305)
70. UTEP: 718 (257 | 346)
71. App State: 712 (336 | 251)
72. Boise State: 702 (293 | 262)
73. Washington State: 700 (272 | 306)
74. Colorado State: 694 (321 | 255)
75. Iowa State: 688 (290 | 284)
76. Temple: 686 (331 | 217)
77. Fresno State: 658 (262 | 270)
78. Southern Miss: 646 (293 | 238)
79. Liberty: 634 (270 | 254)
80. Colorado: 632 (279 | 262)
81. Tulane: 622 (266 | 256)
82. Arkansas State: 620 (283 | 237)
83. Georgia Southern: 618 (252 | 256)
84. UCF: 616 (247 | 261)
85. Tulsa: 606 (275 | 226)
86. Texas State: 604 (256 | 243)
87. East Carolina: 598 (237 | 262)
88. Eastern Michigan: 592 (271 | 199)
89. UConn: 590 (270 | 232)
90. Marshall: 586 (248 | 227)
91. North Texas: 584 (239 | 247)
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: 552 (215 | 232)
98. Bowling Green: 548 (224 | 230)
99. Buffalo: 548 (234 | 213)
100. San Diego State: 548 (238 | 221)
101. Northern Illinois: 544 (251 | 204)
102. Wyoming: 542 (225 | 204)
103. Kent State: 540 (252 | 189)
104. Charlotte: 536 (236 | 215)
105. Central Michigan: 526 (237 | 165)
106. UTSA: 524 (252 | 194)
107. Rice: 516 (228 | 196)
108. Western Michigan: 510 (232 | 169)
109. New Mexico: 498 (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. Toledo: 484 (193 | 211)
116. UAB: 478 (193 | 202)
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: 422 (170 | 167)
126. Middle Tennessee: 418 (188 | 143)
127. Coastal Carolina: 408 (193 | 152)
128. Akron: 402 (171 | 162)
129. Old Dominion: 358 (133 | 149)
130. Missouri State: 342 (168 | 116)
131. New Mexico State: 304 (166 | 81)
132. Delaware: 294 (114 | 133)
133. UL Monroe: 290 (141 | 86)
134. Air Force: 158 (20 | 97)
135. Navy: 138 (75 | 40)
136. Army: 76 (16 | 47)