National

2026 College Football Ratings

Defensive Rating

Rank Team Conference Rating
1 New Mexico MWC 130.670
2 Baylor B12 129.767
3 Oklahoma SEC 126.173
4 North Dakota State MWC 125.034
5 Michigan B1G 124.522
6 LSU SEC 123.223
7 Kansas B12 123.070
8 Miami ACC 122.864
9 Utah B12 122.806
10 Indiana B1G 121.550
11 Washington B1G 120.321
12 Pittsburgh ACC 120.075
13 Georgia SEC 120.045
14 Notre Dame Ind 119.687
15 Tennessee SEC 119.673
16 Texas SEC 119.670
17 TCU B12 119.403
18 Virginia Tech ACC 119.211
19 Duke ACC 118.340
20 UCLA B1G 117.574
21 Wisconsin B1G 117.321
22 Iowa B1G 116.504
23 James Madison SBC 116.002
24 Texas Tech B12 115.612
25 Kansas State B12 115.373
26 Ohio State B1G 115.222
27 Colorado B12 114.890
28 South Florida AAC 114.667
29 Alabama SEC 114.479
30 East Carolina AAC 114.195
31 Florida International CUSA 113.882
32 Louisiana SBC 113.596
33 Fresno State PAC 113.511
34 Massachusetts MAC 113.504
35 UCF B12 113.115
36 Minnesota B1G 112.727
37 Toledo MAC 112.481
38 BYU B12 112.080
39 Nebraska B1G 111.964
40 Georgia State SBC 110.887
41 Tulsa AAC 110.887
42 Missouri SEC 110.415
43 Virginia ACC 109.881
44 Syracuse ACC 109.780
45 Liberty CUSA 109.759
46 Penn State B1G 109.635
47 Oklahoma State B12 109.611
48 SMU ACC 107.764
49 Texas A&M SEC 107.468
50 Arizona B12 107.199
51 Troy SBC 107.172
52 Boise State PAC 104.720
53 Sam Houston CUSA 104.284
54 Oregon B1G 104.129
55 Air Force MWC 103.934
56 Auburn SEC 103.716
57 Iowa State B12 103.439
58 Old Dominion SBC 102.994
59 Georgia Southern SBC 102.860
60 Boston College ACC 102.742
61 Northwestern B1G 102.043
62 UNLV MWC 101.492
63 Wake Forest ACC 100.786
64 Washington State PAC 99.957
65 Louisiana Tech SBC 99.784
66 UConn Ind 99.558
67 Jacksonville State CUSA 99.533
68 UTSA AAC 99.444
69 Utah State PAC 98.106
70 Clemson ACC 97.900
71 App State SBC 97.865
72 UAB AAC 97.733
73 Vanderbilt SEC 97.390
74 Florida State ACC 97.214
75 Houston B12 97.122
76 San José State MWC 96.879
77 Sacramento State MAC 96.649
78 Western Michigan MAC 96.639
79 Delaware CUSA 96.357
80 California ACC 95.947
81 Southern Miss SBC 95.854
82 Kentucky SEC 95.600
83 Eastern Michigan MAC 95.512
84 Mississippi State SEC 95.034
85 Texas State PAC 94.756
86 Florida SEC 94.602
87 Oregon State PAC 94.458
88 Nevada MWC 93.953
89 Buffalo MAC 93.918
90 NC State ACC 93.791
91 Navy AAC 93.757
92 Maryland B1G 93.517
93 Coastal Carolina SBC 92.894
94 Louisville ACC 92.865
95 Cincinnati B12 92.686
96 North Carolina ACC 92.642
97 New Mexico State CUSA 91.923
98 Arizona State B12 91.854
99 Michigan State B1G 91.602
100 Tulane AAC 90.888
101 San Diego State PAC 90.841
102 Georgia Tech ACC 90.589
103 Rice AAC 90.192
104 Kennesaw State CUSA 90.034
105 Wyoming MWC 89.848
106 Memphis AAC 89.447
107 Army AAC 88.916
108 South Carolina SEC 88.760
109 West Virginia B12 88.652
110 Northern Illinois MWC 88.563
111 Temple AAC 87.340
112 Florida Atlantic AAC 86.786
113 Hawai'i MWC 86.074
114 USC B1G 86.022
115 Illinois B1G 85.871
116 North Texas AAC 85.870
117 Central Michigan MAC 85.785
118 Ohio MAC 85.288
119 Miami (OH) MAC 83.786
120 Arkansas State SBC 82.471
121 Arkansas SEC 81.624
122 Ole Miss SEC 81.498
123 Kent State MAC 80.998
124 Middle Tennessee CUSA 80.828
125 Rutgers B1G 79.802
126 Bowling Green MAC 78.922
127 Missouri State CUSA 77.152
128 Akron MAC 76.010
129 Charlotte AAC 75.921
130 UTEP MWC 75.629
131 South Alabama SBC 74.696
132 Western Kentucky CUSA 73.685
133 Colorado State PAC 72.806
134 Ball State MAC 71.890
135 Purdue B1G 69.006
136 Marshall SBC 68.612
137 UL Monroe SBC 68.159
138 Stanford ACC 63.042