National

2026 College Football Ratings

Defensive Rating

Rank Team Conference Rating
1 Virginia Tech ACC 135.555
2 Kansas State B12 133.793
3 Virginia ACC 133.342
4 LSU SEC 132.723
5 Georgia Southern SBC 126.703
6 Texas A&M SEC 126.697
7 Miami ACC 125.459
8 Syracuse ACC 123.020
9 New Mexico MWC 121.816
10 TCU B12 121.671
11 Baylor B12 121.392
12 Washington B1G 120.958
13 Notre Dame Ind 120.398
14 Oklahoma SEC 119.767
15 Iowa B1G 119.639
16 UCF B12 119.593
17 Toledo MAC 119.119
18 James Madison SBC 119.100
19 Alabama SEC 117.965
20 Georgia SEC 117.937
21 Colorado B12 116.609
22 Penn State B1G 115.972
23 South Carolina SEC 114.855
24 Mississippi State SEC 114.798
25 Indiana B1G 114.741
26 Maryland B1G 113.172
27 Tennessee SEC 112.526
28 Houston B12 112.012
29 North Dakota State MWC 111.767
30 Florida SEC 111.627
31 Michigan B1G 111.563
32 Iowa State B12 110.887
33 Auburn SEC 110.555
34 Delaware CUSA 110.453
35 Louisiana Tech SBC 110.055
36 Vanderbilt SEC 109.886
37 Tulsa AAC 109.882
38 Massachusetts MAC 109.604
39 North Carolina ACC 109.256
40 Pittsburgh ACC 108.273
41 SMU ACC 108.231
42 Troy SBC 107.871
43 Liberty CUSA 106.771
44 West Virginia B12 106.628
45 Florida International CUSA 105.429
46 Ohio State B1G 105.349
47 Texas Tech B12 105.096
48 UCLA B1G 104.966
49 Old Dominion SBC 104.900
50 Coastal Carolina SBC 103.566
51 Utah State PAC 103.288
52 BYU B12 103.171
53 UConn Ind 102.929
54 Colorado State PAC 102.526
55 Utah B12 102.516
56 Missouri SEC 102.116
57 Minnesota B1G 102.084
58 Kansas B12 102.025
59 Georgia State SBC 101.612
60 Michigan State B1G 101.587
61 App State SBC 101.567
62 NC State ACC 101.314
63 Arizona State B12 100.902
64 Kennesaw State CUSA 100.786
65 Cincinnati B12 100.716
66 Jacksonville State CUSA 100.697
67 UTSA AAC 100.476
68 Buffalo MAC 100.346
69 Western Michigan MAC 100.293
70 Duke ACC 100.024
71 Air Force MWC 99.930
72 Texas SEC 99.716
73 Sam Houston CUSA 99.595
74 Middle Tennessee CUSA 99.502
75 Northern Illinois MWC 99.311
76 Nevada MWC 98.696
77 USC B1G 98.648
78 Nebraska B1G 97.855
79 Oregon B1G 97.214
80 Arizona B12 97.196
81 Temple AAC 97.120
82 Sacramento State MAC 96.757
83 Fresno State PAC 96.410
84 Northwestern B1G 96.355
85 Ole Miss SEC 95.538
86 Southern Miss SBC 95.439
87 Tulane AAC 95.061
88 Wake Forest ACC 94.655
89 South Florida AAC 94.168
90 Army AAC 93.785
91 Louisville ACC 93.355
92 Eastern Michigan MAC 93.306
93 Central Michigan MAC 92.840
94 Kentucky SEC 92.294
95 Akron MAC 92.203
96 Boise State PAC 92.148
97 New Mexico State CUSA 91.910
98 San Diego State PAC 91.802
99 Wyoming MWC 91.655
100 Boston College ACC 91.589
101 UTEP MWC 91.472
102 Washington State PAC 91.403
103 Wisconsin B1G 91.303
104 Rice AAC 91.126
105 South Alabama SBC 89.918
106 Navy AAC 89.640
107 UNLV MWC 89.402
108 Oklahoma State B12 89.291
109 Clemson ACC 88.933
110 Hawai'i MWC 88.711
111 Purdue B1G 88.098
112 San José State MWC 88.065
113 North Texas AAC 87.914
114 Georgia Tech ACC 87.398
115 Arkansas SEC 87.343
116 Louisiana SBC 86.979
117 Miami (OH) MAC 86.379
118 California ACC 86.144
119 Illinois B1G 85.257
120 Memphis AAC 85.225
121 Rutgers B1G 85.179
122 UAB AAC 85.019
123 East Carolina AAC 84.996
124 Florida State ACC 84.537
125 Arkansas State SBC 84.441
126 Oregon State PAC 82.431
127 Missouri State CUSA 81.812
128 Kent State MAC 76.370
129 Stanford ACC 76.132
130 Marshall SBC 75.963
131 Texas State PAC 75.373
132 Ohio MAC 72.840
133 Bowling Green MAC 72.508
134 Ball State MAC 72.058
135 UL Monroe SBC 66.835
136 Charlotte AAC 65.830
137 Florida Atlantic AAC 61.212
138 Western Kentucky CUSA 55.486