FBS 2026 Teams RANKINGS

View the latest FBS 2026 Teams Rankings based on the industry leading Dunkel Index rating system. The Dunkel Index analyzes game data to produce a power rating for each team. Those ratings are the basis for our game predictions.

FOOTBALL: FBS RANKINGS

Sport

League

Season

W / L RTG

Index rating for the season adjusted for won/loss record.
SEA RTG

Pure Index rating for season.
REC RTG

Most recent pure Index rating.
HI

Highest pure Index rating for season.
LO

Lowest pure Index rating for season.
W/L +/-

Percentage increase/decrease for pure Index rating over previous season.
SEA +/-

Percentage increase/decrease for pure Index rating over previous season.
25 W/L

Adjusted Index rating for 2025 season.
25 SEA

Pure Index rating for 2025 season.

Regular Season

RANK	TEAMS	RECORD	W / L RTG	SEA RTG	REC RTG	HI	LO	25 W/L	25 SEA	W/L +/-	SEA +/-
Rankings not yet available for this season
1	Indiana Hoosiers	1-0	123.450	122.711	122.711	122.711	122.711	121.643	112.776	0.01%	0.09%
2	Miami Hurricanes	1-0	114.310	113.571	113.571	113.571	113.571	106.425	101.253	0.07%	0.12%
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	1-0	110.762	110.023	110.023	110.023	110.023	122.968	115.578	-0.10%	-0.05%
4	Texas Longhorns	1-0	108.985	108.246	108.246	108.246	108.246	105.183	100.749	0.04%	0.07%
5	Oregon Ducks	1-0	108.072	107.333	107.333	107.333	107.333	116.318	109.667	-0.07%	-0.02%
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	1-0	105.519	104.780	104.780	104.780	104.780	108.254	103.820	-0.03%	0.01%
7	Iowa Hawkeyes	1-0	104.886	104.147	104.147	104.147	104.147	101.423	99.206	0.03%	0.05%
8	Penn State Nittany Lions	1-0	103.783	103.044	103.044	103.044	103.044	97.560	98.299	0.06%	0.05%
9	Oklahoma Sooners	1-0	99.875	99.136	99.137	99.136	99.136	104.218	99.045	-0.04%	0.00%
10	South Carolina Gamecocks	1-0	98.022	97.283	97.283	97.283	97.283	90.062	93.757	0.09%	0.04%
11	USC Trojans	2-0	96.890	95.412	97.424	97.424	97.424	100.006	96.311	-0.03%	-0.01%
12	Virginia Cavaliers	1-0	96.385	95.646	95.646	95.646	95.646	91.976	87.543	0.05%	0.09%
14	Pittsburgh Panthers	1-0	92.876	92.137	92.137	92.137	92.137	90.983	88.766	0.02%	0.04%
15	Auburn Tigers	1-0	91.699	90.960	90.960	90.960	90.960	93.141	95.358	-0.02%	-0.05%
17	Illinois Fighting Illini	1-0	90.472	89.733	89.734	89.733	89.733	94.410	92.193	-0.04%	-0.03%
19	Nebraska Cornhuskers	1-0	89.577	88.838	88.838	88.838	88.838	93.029	92.290	-0.04%	-0.04%
20	James Madison Dukes	1-0	89.316	88.578	88.578	88.578	88.578	94.212	86.822	-0.05%	0.02%
22	Michigan State Spartans	1-0	87.382	86.643	86.643	86.643	86.643	76.501	80.196	0.14%	0.08%
23	Boise State Broncos	0-1	87.056	87.795	87.795	87.795	87.795	87.109	84.154	0.00%	0.04%
24	North Texas Mean Green	0-1	86.568	87.307	87.307	87.307	87.307	92.019	86.107	-0.06%	0.01%
25	Houston Cougars	1-0	86.444	85.705	85.706	85.705	85.705	87.745	84.050	-0.01%	0.02%
26	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	1-0	86.283	85.544	85.544	85.544	85.544	82.797	80.580	0.04%	0.06%
27	South Florida Bulls	1-0	86.096	85.357	85.357	85.357	85.357	94.611	90.916	-0.09%	-0.06%
28	North Carolina State Wolfpack	0-1	84.851	85.590	85.590	85.590	85.590	83.103	82.364	0.02%	0.04%
29	TCU Horned Frogs	0-1	84.596	85.335	85.335	85.335	85.335	93.813	91.596	-0.10%	-0.07%
30	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0-1	84.264	85.003	85.003	85.003	85.003	96.776	93.081	-0.13%	-0.09%
31	Baylor Bears	0-1	84.010	84.749	84.749	84.749	84.749	87.518	89.735	-0.04%	-0.06%
32	North Carolina Tar Heels	1-0	83.873	83.134	83.134	83.134	83.134	72.600	76.295	0.16%	0.09%
33	Cincinnati Bearcats	1-0	83.285	82.546	82.546	82.546	82.546	90.515	89.776	-0.08%	-0.08%
34	East Carolina Pirates	0-1	82.605	83.343	83.344	83.343	83.343	85.729	83.512	-0.04%	0.00%
35	Stanford Cardinal	1-1	82.086	82.086	81.012	83.160	83.160	74.137	77.093	0.11%	0.06%
36	Florida State Seminoles	1-0	82.073	81.334	81.334	81.334	81.334	85.487	87.703	-0.04%	-0.07%
37	Toledo Rockets	0-1	82.002	82.741	82.741	82.741	82.741	80.817	78.600	0.01%	0.05%
38	Colorado Buffaloes	1-0	81.680	80.941	80.941	80.941	80.941	74.762	79.935	0.09%	0.01%
39	Memphis Tigers	1-0	80.176	79.437	79.437	79.437	79.437	88.746	86.529	-0.10%	-0.08%
40	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors	0-1	78.997	79.736	79.736	79.736	79.736	79.332	77.116	0.00%	0.03%
41	West Virginia Mountaineers	1-0	77.663	76.924	76.924	76.924	76.924	75.333	79.028	0.03%	-0.03%
42	UNLV Runnin' Rebels	0-1	75.955	76.694	76.694	76.694	76.694	88.208	83.774	-0.14%	-0.08%
43	Ohio Bobcats	0-1	74.146	74.885	74.885	74.885	74.885	84.857	82.640	-0.13%	-0.09%
44	Texas State Bobcats	0-1	74.140	74.879	74.879	74.879	74.879	75.157	75.896	-0.01%	-0.01%
45	Fresno State Bulldogs	0-1	73.778	74.517	74.517	74.517	74.517	77.094	74.877	-0.04%	0.00%
46	Boston College Eagles	0-1	73.621	74.360	74.360	74.360	74.360	68.152	74.803	0.08%	-0.01%
47	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	1-0	70.916	70.177	70.177	70.177	70.177	57.259	60.954	0.24%	0.15%
48	Colorado State Rams	1-0	69.570	68.831	68.831	68.831	68.831	61.363	68.014	0.13%	0.01%
49	Miami (OH) RedHawks	0-1	67.430	68.169	68.169	68.169	68.169	77.956	77.956	-0.14%	-0.13%
50	Florida International Panthers	0-1	67.028	67.767	67.767	67.767	67.767	59.257	58.518	0.13%	0.16%
51	UAB Blazers	0-1	66.588	67.327	67.327	67.327	67.327	61.885	65.579	0.08%	0.03%
52	San Jose State Spartans	1-1	65.689	65.689	65.415	65.963	65.963	65.803	70.976	0.00%	-0.07%
53	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	0-1	65.329	66.068	66.068	66.068	66.068	69.373	70.112	-0.06%	-0.06%
54	Liberty Flames	0-1	65.327	66.065	66.066	66.065	66.065	62.014	65.708	0.05%	0.01%
55	Marshall Thundering Herd	0-1	64.555	65.294	65.294	65.294	65.294	68.351	70.568	-0.06%	-0.07%
56	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0-1	64.530	65.269	65.269	65.269	65.269	55.662	63.791	0.16%	0.02%
57	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	0-1	63.632	64.371	64.371	64.371	64.371	83.344	85.561	-0.24%	-0.25%
58	Northern Illinois Huskies	0-1	62.912	63.651	63.651	63.651	63.651	63.379	68.551	-0.01%	-0.07%
59	Oregon State Beavers	0-1	62.728	63.467	63.467	63.467	63.467	60.722	67.373	0.03%	-0.06%
60	Akron Zips	0-1	60.633	61.372	61.372	61.372	61.372	58.575	60.792	0.04%	0.01%
61	Massachusetts Minutemen	1-0	60.502	59.763	59.763	59.763	59.763	38.161	46.290	0.59%	0.29%
62	Wyoming Cowboys	0-1	59.291	60.030	60.030	60.030	60.030	68.892	72.587	-0.14%	-0.17%
63	Kent State Golden Flashes	0-1	59.271	60.010	60.010	60.010	60.010	53.547	55.763	0.11%	0.08%
64	Ball State Cardinals	0-1	57.179	57.918	57.918	57.918	57.918	58.030	61.725	-0.01%	-0.06%
65	Eastern Michigan Eagles	0-1	56.486	57.225	57.225	57.225	57.225	61.794	64.011	-0.09%	-0.11%
66	New Mexico State Aggies	0-1	56.168	56.907	56.907	56.907	56.907	53.534	57.228	0.05%	-0.01%
67	UTEP Miners	0-1	50.561	51.300	51.300	51.300	51.300	53.378	60.029	-0.05%	-0.15%