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2026 pre-season power ratings are listed below. Home field advantage is expected to be .553 and the root for determining point spreads is expected to be 1.658.
The average home field advantage equates to 3.39 points.
KEY: PR=Power Rating, PS=Pre-season power rating, SOS=strength of schedule, YTD=year-to-date strength of schedule, PF=points scored per game, PA=points allowed per game, Left=number of games remaining
| Rank | Team | PR | PS | SOS | YTD | PF | PA | Wins | Losses | Pct | Left | Conference |
| 1 | Ohio State | .908 | .908 | .753 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 2 | Oregon | .867 | .867 | .671 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 3 | Georgia | .852 | .852 | .673 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 4 | Notre Dame | .827 | .827 | .567 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Independent | ||||
| 5 | Indiana | .806 | .806 | .654 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 6 | Alabama | .802 | .802 | .666 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 7 | Mississippi | .801 | .801 | .676 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 8 | Texas | .793 | .793 | .813 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 9 | Penn State | .783 | .783 | .572 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 10 | Miami (Florida) | .779 | .779 | .502 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 11 | Michigan | .770 | .770 | .780 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 12 | Brigham Young | .739 | .739 | .586 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 13 | Iowa | .739 | .739 | .640 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 14 | Texas Tech | .731 | .731 | .410 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 15 | Texas A&M | .729 | .729 | .670 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 16 | Oklahoma | .726 | .726 | .758 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 17 | Southern California | .719 | .719 | .762 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 18 | Southern Methodist | .708 | .708 | .475 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 19 | Louisville | .701 | .701 | .582 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 20 | Louisiana State | .694 | .694 | .694 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 21 | Utah | .693 | .693 | .535 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 22 | Washington | .693 | .693 | .698 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 23 | Tennessee | .691 | .691 | .658 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 24 | Tulane | .690 | .690 | .482 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 25 | James Madison | .687 | .687 | .373 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 26 | Illinois | .678 | .678 | .604 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 27 | Missouri | .673 | .673 | .701 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 28 | Iowa State | .663 | .663 | .531 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 29 | Clemson | .662 | .662 | .565 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 30 | Texas Christian | .659 | .659 | .557 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 31 | Boise State | .655 | .655 | .476 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Pac 12 | ||||
| 32 | Duke | .644 | .644 | .615 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 33 | Navy | .632 | .632 | .384 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 34 | Memphis | .627 | .627 | .466 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 35 | Kansas State | .626 | .626 | .543 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 36 | Vanderbilt | .625 | .625 | .646 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 37 | Georgia Tech | .624 | .624 | .589 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 38 | North Carolina State | .622 | .622 | .492 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 39 | Minnesota | .621 | .621 | .603 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 40 | Arizona State | .614 | .614 | .549 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 41 | Old Dominion | .613 | .613 | .386 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 42 | North Texas | .607 | .607 | .422 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 43 | Virginia | .606 | .606 | .473 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 44 | Pittsburgh | .593 | .593 | .502 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 45 | Toledo | .591 | .591 | .170 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 46 | Arizona | .591 | .591 | .626 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 47 | Florida | .591 | .591 | .704 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 48 | Nevada-Las Vegas | .589 | .589 | .297 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MWC | ||||
| 49 | Ohio | .589 | .589 | .212 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 50 | Army | .585 | .585 | .386 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 51 | South Florida | .579 | .579 | .340 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 52 | Washington State | .577 | .577 | .468 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Pac 12 | ||||
| 53 | South Carolina | .576 | .576 | .662 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 54 | Houston | .575 | .575 | .487 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 55 | East Carolina | .574 | .574 | .403 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 56 | Nebraska | .573 | .573 | .732 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 57 | Wake Forest | .571 | .571 | .571 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 58 | Texas-San Antonio | .567 | .567 | .436 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 59 | Western Kentucky | .560 | .560 | .324 | 0 | 0 | 12 | CUSA | ||||
| 60 | Florida State | .559 | .559 | .638 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 61 | Fresno State | .556 | .556 | .413 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Pac 12 | ||||
| 62 | Wisconsin | .551 | .551 | .594 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 63 | Auburn | .551 | .551 | .678 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 64 | Cincinnati | .550 | .550 | .606 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 65 | Kentucky | .545 | .545 | .729 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 66 | Northwestern | .543 | .543 | .723 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 67 | Rutgers | .536 | .536 | .566 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 68 | Kansas | .536 | .536 | .544 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 69 | Baylor | .529 | .529 | .592 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 70 | Western Michigan | .526 | .526 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 71 | Marshall | .526 | .526 | .363 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 72 | Miami (Ohio) | .524 | .524 | .248 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 73 | Troy | .522 | .522 | .352 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 74 | Michigan State | .520 | .520 | .739 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 75 | UCLA | .519 | .519 | .630 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 76 | California | .517 | .517 | .536 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 77 | Mississippi State | .514 | .514 | .713 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 78 | Texas State | .513 | .513 | .457 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Pac 12 | ||||
| 79 | Georgia Southern | .513 | .513 | .465 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 80 | Arkansas | .511 | .511 | .724 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 81 | West Virginia | .511 | .511 | .559 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 82 | Jacksonville State | .509 | .509 | .166 | 0 | 0 | 12 | CUSA | ||||
| 83 | San Diego State | .509 | .509 | .480 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Pac 12 | ||||
| 84 | Connecticut | .504 | .504 | .303 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Independent | ||||
| 85 | Central Florida | .501 | .501 | .506 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 86 | Maryland | .501 | .501 | .610 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 87 | Louisiana | .500 | .500 | .262 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 88 | Virginia Tech | .498 | .498 | .588 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 89 | Syracuse | .485 | .485 | .639 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 90 | North Carolina | .479 | .479 | .716 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 91 | Coastal Carolina | .477 | .477 | .390 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 92 | Liberty | .476 | .476 | .211 | 0 | 0 | 12 | CUSA | ||||
| 93 | Colorado | .474 | .474 | .582 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 94 | Hawaii | .474 | .474 | .186 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MWC | ||||
| 95 | Arkansas State | .468 | .468 | .342 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 96 | New Mexico | .466 | .466 | .221 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MWC | ||||
| 97 | Utah State | .459 | .459 | .528 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Pac 12 | ||||
| 98 | Appalachian State | .457 | .457 | .391 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 99 | South Alabama | .454 | .454 | .392 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 100 | Air Force | .448 | .448 | .236 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MWC | ||||
| 101 | Louisiana Tech | .443 | .443 | .419 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 102 | Boston College | .439 | .439 | .654 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 103 | Stanford | .422 | .422 | .690 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 104 | Kennesaw State | .415 | .415 | .252 | 0 | 0 | 12 | CUSA | ||||
| 105 | Central Michigan | .414 | .414 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 106 | Buffalo | .413 | .413 | .234 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 107 | Oregon State | .413 | .413 | .461 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Pac 12 | ||||
| 108 | Purdue | .408 | .408 | .729 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 109 | San Jose State | .399 | .399 | .261 | 0 | 0 | 13 | MWC | ||||
| 110 | Rice | .399 | .399 | .502 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 111 | Bowling Green | .398 | .398 | .289 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 112 | Alabama-Birmingham | .390 | .390 | .457 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 113 | Florida International | .388 | .388 | .196 | 0 | 0 | 12 | CUSA | ||||
| 114 | Southern Mississippi | .387 | .387 | .450 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 115 | Oklahoma State | .385 | .385 | .597 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 116 | Northern Illinois | .377 | .377 | .279 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MWC | ||||
| 117 | Wyoming | .376 | .376 | .201 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MWC | ||||
| 118 | Temple | .374 | .374 | .475 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 119 | Florida Atlantic | .371 | .371 | .423 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 120 | Eastern Michigan | .358 | .358 | .225 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 121 | Colorado State | .357 | .357 | .462 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Pac 12 | ||||
| 122 | Tulsa | .342 | .342 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 123 | Missouri State | .341 | .341 | .365 | 0 | 0 | 12 | CUSA | ||||
| 124 | Georgia State | .337 | .337 | .408 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 125 | New Mexico State | .334 | .334 | .255 | 0 | 0 | 12 | CUSA | ||||
| 126 | Delaware | .327 | .327 | .312 | 0 | 0 | 12 | CUSA | ||||
| 127 | Nevada | .326 | .326 | .227 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MWC | ||||
| 128 | Ball State | .325 | .325 | .324 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 129 | Sam Houston State | .324 | .324 | .294 | 0 | 0 | 12 | CUSA | ||||
| 130 | Louisiana-Monroe | .321 | .321 | .318 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 131 | Middle Tennessee State | .311 | .311 | .254 | 0 | 0 | 12 | CUSA | ||||
| 132 | Akron | .306 | .306 | .316 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 133 | Charlotte | .282 | .282 | .497 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 134 | Kent State | .278 | .278 | .379 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 135 | Texas-El Paso | .271 | .271 | .302 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MWC | ||||
| 136 | Wild Card U | .195 | .195 | .611 | 0 | 0 | 127 | |||||
| 137 | North Dakota State | .195 | .195 | .197 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MWC | ||||
| 138 | Sacramento State | .195 | .195 | .188 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 139 | Massachusetts | .177 | .177 | .185 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | YTD | Wins | Losses | Pct | Teams |
| SEC | .667 | .667 | .698 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| Big Ten | .652 | .652 | .670 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Big 12 | .586 | .586 | .551 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| ACC | .583 | .583 | .578 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| Pac 12 | .505 | .505 | .468 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| American | .501 | .501 | .432 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| Sun Belt | .479 | .479 | .379 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| CUSA | .399 | .399 | .263 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| MWC | .392 | .392 | .241 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| MAC | .392 | .392 | .260 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Last Updated on
04/29/26
By James Howell
Email: cfootball@jhowell.net