National

2026 College Football Ratings

Defensive Rating

Rank Team Conference Rating
1 New Mexico MWC 139.859
2 UCLA B1G 136.999
3 Baylor B12 131.547
4 North Dakota State MWC 127.457
5 Michigan B1G 125.176
6 Iowa B1G 125.025
7 Liberty CUSA 124.956
8 TCU B12 124.501
9 LSU SEC 124.110
10 Indiana B1G 123.959
11 Texas SEC 123.641
12 Duke ACC 121.521
13 Tennessee SEC 121.112
14 Wisconsin B1G 118.652
15 South Florida AAC 118.649
16 Ohio State B1G 118.312
17 Nebraska B1G 117.649
18 Virginia Tech ACC 117.078
19 Wake Forest ACC 116.874
20 Georgia SEC 116.452
21 Utah B12 116.217
22 Louisiana Tech SBC 116.074
23 East Carolina AAC 115.678
24 Washington B1G 115.356
25 Toledo MAC 115.304
26 Notre Dame Ind 115.035
27 James Madison SBC 114.771
28 Oklahoma SEC 114.448
29 Pittsburgh ACC 113.201
30 Georgia Southern SBC 113.029
31 Texas Tech B12 112.873
32 Alabama SEC 112.789
33 Missouri SEC 112.335
34 Louisiana SBC 111.194
35 Clemson ACC 111.155
36 Minnesota B1G 110.318
37 Arizona B12 110.036
38 Massachusetts MAC 109.639
39 Old Dominion SBC 108.671
40 BYU B12 108.466
41 Penn State B1G 108.013
42 Utah State PAC 107.866
43 Oregon B1G 107.527
44 Texas A&M SEC 106.915
45 Fresno State PAC 106.561
46 Northwestern B1G 106.118
47 Miami ACC 105.956
48 SMU ACC 105.856
49 Colorado B12 105.501
50 Kansas B12 104.444
51 Kansas State B12 103.313
52 Arizona State B12 103.271
53 UCF B12 102.547
54 Tulsa AAC 102.505
55 Western Michigan MAC 102.429
56 San José State MWC 102.348
57 Florida International CUSA 101.798
58 UAB AAC 101.745
59 Jacksonville State CUSA 101.474
60 App State SBC 101.302
61 Boise State PAC 101.020
62 Boston College ACC 100.892
63 Sam Houston CUSA 100.829
64 Louisville ACC 100.805
65 Ohio MAC 100.651
66 Troy SBC 100.540
67 Nevada MWC 100.324
68 Buffalo MAC 100.008
69 Kentucky SEC 99.655
70 Ole Miss SEC 98.863
71 New Mexico State CUSA 98.657
72 Georgia State SBC 98.570
73 Syracuse ACC 98.385
74 South Carolina SEC 98.216
75 Oregon State PAC 97.996
76 UTSA AAC 97.631
77 UConn Ind 97.352
78 Virginia ACC 97.243
79 Florida SEC 97.215
80 Eastern Michigan MAC 97.098
81 UNLV MWC 96.990
82 Miami (OH) MAC 96.519
83 Memphis AAC 96.495
84 Tulane AAC 95.233
85 Oklahoma State B12 95.074
86 Kennesaw State CUSA 95.006
87 North Texas AAC 93.526
88 Houston B12 93.517
89 Delaware CUSA 93.508
90 Auburn SEC 93.486
91 Sacramento State MAC 93.397
92 NC State ACC 93.391
93 Washington State PAC 93.391
94 Texas State PAC 93.332
95 Air Force MWC 93.268
96 Mississippi State SEC 93.250
97 Wyoming MWC 93.247
98 Southern Miss SBC 93.037
99 Cincinnati B12 92.781
100 Michigan State B1G 92.096
101 Coastal Carolina SBC 92.073
102 Florida State ACC 91.855
103 North Carolina ACC 91.767
104 USC B1G 91.158
105 Iowa State B12 91.059
106 Rice AAC 90.505
107 Kent State MAC 88.729
108 Bowling Green MAC 88.617
109 Hawai'i MWC 88.255
110 Central Michigan MAC 87.696
111 Illinois B1G 87.144
112 Marshall SBC 87.112
113 Western Kentucky CUSA 86.625
114 Maryland B1G 86.116
115 Vanderbilt SEC 86.108
116 Georgia Tech ACC 85.301
117 West Virginia B12 84.994
118 Arkansas State SBC 84.028
119 Middle Tennessee CUSA 83.665
120 Temple AAC 83.517
121 California ACC 83.122
122 Navy AAC 82.535
123 Arkansas SEC 82.182
124 San Diego State PAC 80.993
125 UL Monroe SBC 80.299
126 Missouri State CUSA 79.965
127 Akron MAC 78.741
128 Ball State MAC 77.820
129 UTEP MWC 76.936
130 Rutgers B1G 76.735
131 South Alabama SBC 76.228
132 Army AAC 74.882
133 Charlotte AAC 73.303
134 Purdue B1G 73.302
135 Florida Atlantic AAC 71.570
136 Northern Illinois MWC 70.079
137 Colorado State PAC 62.780
138 Stanford ACC 62.101