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 (553 | 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. Tennessee: 1010 (421 | 575)
13. Michigan: 1000 (475 | 518)
14. UCLA: 1000 (492 | 434)
15. Oklahoma: 996 (492 | 485)
16. USC: 988 (467 | 529)
17. Auburn: 982 (458 | 494)
18. Virginia Tech: 974 (458 | 460)
19. South Carolina: 968 (475 | 457)
20. Florida: 960 (496 | 490)
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. Penn State: 884 (423 | 434)
40. Northwestern: 878 (412 | 385)
41. Iowa: 876 (423 | 412)
42. Syracuse: 868 (448 | 331)
43. Wisconsin: 866 (522 | 312)
44. Kansas State: 864 (425 | 375)
45. Baylor: 862 (393 | 415)
46. Boston College: 862 (360 | 422)
47. Arkansas: 856 (371 | 428)
48. Vanderbilt: 854 (378 | 408)
49. South Florida: 840 (380 | 375)
50. Kentucky: 836 (406 | 384)
51. BYU: 834 (408 | 356)
52. Houston: 824 (385 | 384)
53. Pittsburgh: 822 (370 | 384)
54. Arizona: 820 (428 | 324)
55. Maryland: 820 (407 | 372)
56. Duke: 818 (358 | 396)
57. Indiana: 818 (353 | 401)
58. Oklahoma State: 814 (379 | 383)
59. Cincinnati: 812 (386 | 361)
60. Rutgers: 808 (371 | 373)
61. Louisville: 806 (408 | 350)
62. Michigan State: 800 (381 | 368)
63. Purdue: 794 (374 | 372)
64. Kansas: 790 (365 | 363)
65. SMU: 780 (415 | 342)
66. Memphis: 776 (303 | 354)
67. Utah: 762 (384 | 310)
68. Southern Miss: 758 (329 | 307)
69. Iowa State: 752 (355 | 355)
70. Boise State: 744 (356 | 291)
71. UTEP: 740 (287 | 346)
72. Miami (OH): 740 (336 | 321)
73. Colorado: 738 (362 | 339)
74. Colorado State: 718 (367 | 266)
75. San Diego State: 702 (318 | 324)
76. UCF: 700 (313 | 335)
77. Georgia Southern: 700 (310 | 317)
78. Fresno State: 698 (326 | 284)
79. Temple: 698 (340 | 265)
80. Liberty: 682 (320 | 294)
81. UConn: 678 (323 | 292)
82. App State: 676 (317 | 278)
83. North Texas: 676 (283 | 306)
84. Tulane: 674 (330 | 283)
85. Oregon State: 670 (306 | 302)
86. Washington State: 650 (275 | 321)
87. Tulsa: 646 (291 | 278)
88. East Carolina: 636 (259 | 310)
89. James Madison: 634 (276 | 277)
90. Florida International: 628 (277 | 289)
91. Texas State: 624 (287 | 257)
92. UNLV: 622 (298 | 264)
93. Toledo: 616 (257 | 281)
94. Georgia State: 606 (314 | 218)
95. Utah State: 606 (260 | 257)
96. Florida Atlantic: 598 (278 | 256)
97. Louisiana: 590 (292 | 241)
98. UTSA: 578 (280 | 256)
99. Eastern Michigan: 574 (252 | 241)
100. Charlotte: 574 (280 | 233)
101. Western Kentucky: 574 (253 | 250)
102. Wyoming: 572 (249 | 221)
103. Rice: 570 (259 | 235)
104. Marshall: 564 (219 | 248)
105. Buffalo: 564 (229 | 250)
106. Northern Illinois: 564 (269 | 238)
107. Bowling Green: 560 (258 | 229)
108. Central Michigan: 558 (273 | 204)
109. South Alabama: 558 (253 | 230)
110. Ball State: 550 (285 | 203)
111. Sacramento State: 546 (236 | 220)
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. Nevada: 492 (239 | 182)
121. Jacksonville State: 484 (234 | 205)
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. Air Force: 166 (57 | 112)
137. Navy: 138 (108 | 67)
138. Army: 84 (42 | 79)