2026 Slate Index Power Ratings

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Ratings are reflective of each team’s predicted performance against an average FBS team on a neutral field.

Updated September 28, 2026.

SIR (Slate Index Rating):: The predicted point margin this team would produce against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field. This is the primary power rating in The Slate Index.
SCORE (Score Rating):: Measures a team’s ability to score points. The number reflects the amount of points that a team would expect to score against an average team on a neutral field. All methods of scoring are included in this metric, including touchdowns scored by the offense, defense, or special teams, safeties, and field goals.
DEFEND (Defend Rating):: Measures a team’s ability to prevent scoring. The number reflects the points that a team would expect to allow against an average team on a neutral field. Types of scoring allowed include touchdowns scored by the opposing offense, defense, or special teams, safeties, and field goals.
SOS (Strength of Schedule):: The average SIR rating of this team’s FBS opponents across the full schedule, adjusted for home and away games. Higher means a tougher schedule.

Week Leaders

SIR

UGAGeorgia+30.5

SCORE

NDNotre Dame+43.7

DEFEND

UGAGeorgia10.7

SOS

ARKArkansas+14.7

AVG

UNLVUNLV-0.0

Market Movers

#49ORSTOregon State↑5.4

#11MISSOle Miss↑4.6

#89CONNUConn↑3.6

#73UNTNorth Texas↑3.5

#46OKSTOklahoma State↑3.4

#109SDSUSan Diego State↓5.4

#54VANVanderbilt↓4.6

#95TEMTemple↓3.6

#137CLTCharlotte↓3.5

#72UCFUCF↓3.4

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RK ⇅	TEAM ⇅	REC ⇅	SIR ▼	SCORE ⇅	DEFEND ⇅	SOS ⇅
1	Georgia↑0.1	(6-0)	30.5	39.6#6	10.7#1	10.8#17
2	Notre Dame↑1.8	(6-0)	28.8	43.7#1	13.7#4	3.9#62
3	Ohio State↓0.6	(5-1)	27.9	42.6#2	14.7#8	8.7#26
4	Miami	(5-0)	26.6	41.6#4	14.1#6	5.5#48
5	Indiana↓0.4	(6-0)	25.7	38.3#9	12.9#2	8.0#30
6	Alabama↓0.1	(5-1)	25.4	41.6#3	14.0#5	12.4#12
7	Texas↓2.0	(4-1)	23.5	37.7#11	13.1#3	14.0#2
8	LSU↓0.8	(4-2)	21.0	39.2#7	17.0#11	12.5#9
9	Oregon↓3.2	(3-2)	20.4	38.4#8	16.9#10	12.1#14
10	Utah↓0.1	(5-0)	19.7	36.1#15	16.9#9	4.2#59
11	Ole Miss↑4.6	(4-1)	19.5	40.0#5	19.1#20	12.9#5
12	Tennessee↓0.5	(5-1)	18.1	35.1#19	18.6#17	10.2#18
13	Oklahoma↑2.0	(3-2)	17.6	33.3#27	14.6#7	12.3#13
14	USC↑2.0	(6-1)	17.1	38.0#10	21.5#28	8.8#25
15	Missouri↑2.0	(5-1)	16.8	35.0#20	17.3#12	12.9#6
16	Nebraska↑0.4	(5-1)	15.7	33.2#28	18.5#16	6.7#40
17	UCLA↑3.2	(5-0)	15.3	34.2#23	19.3#22	4.7#54
18	Texas Tech	(5-0)	14.8	35.3#17	21.6#29	3.2#64
19	Florida↓2.5	(4-2)	14.1	37.5#13	22.8#36	13.1#4
20	BYU↓0.1	(5-0)	13.8	31.5#39	18.7#18	6.8#39
21	Texas A&M↓2.0	(3-3)	12.7	31.9#38	19.2#21	12.4#10
22	Louisville↑1.9	(3-3)	12.7	35.9#16	24.0#45	5.4#49
23	Wisconsin	(4-1)	12.6	29.8#53	18.2#14	6.4#42
24	Iowa↑1.9	(5-1)	12.5	30.9#44	17.8#13	7.6#36
25	Houston↑2.0	(5-1)	12.0	33.1#30	21.1#26	4.8#53
26	Penn State↓2.0	(3-3)	11.6	31.3#40	20.2#24	2.6#68
27	Mississippi State	(4-1)	11.4	37.5#12	26.2#64	12.1#15
28	Wake Forest↑2.0	(5-1)	11.3	34.4#22	21.8#30	2.9#66
30	Michigan	(3-2)	11.2	30.4#48	18.8#19	9.5#20
29	South Carolina↑2.5	(3-3)	11.2	33.8#24	21.8#31	11.9#16
31	Kentucky↑0.8	(5-1)	10.5	33.2#29	23.2#37	13.4#3
32	Boise State↓0.1	(5-1)	10.5	34.5#21	23.5#39	-1.5#75
33	Auburn	(3-2)	10.4	30.9#43	18.3#15	12.8#7
34	Arizona↑1.3	(5-1)	10.3	35.1#18	23.2#38	4.4#56
35	Baylor	(4-1)	10.2	33.6#25	24.7#51	4.9#52
36	Northwestern↓2.7	(4-1)	9.5	32.1#36	21.9#32	7.5#37
37	Washington↓1.9	(3-3)	9.4	32.0#37	21.1#27	9.2#24
38	Florida State↓1.9	(3-3)	8.2	32.1#35	25.2#55	8.7#27
39	Kansas State↓2.0	(3-2)	8.2	32.3#34	24.6#50	3.2#65
40	North Carolina↑3.1	(3-2)	7.7	27.9#63	20.1#23	8.3#28
41	SMU	(4-1)	7.6	33.1#31	25.7#57	4.0#61
42	Duke↓1.1	(4-1)	7.5	29.9#52	24.2#47	4.3#58
43	Virginia Tech↓1.0	(4-2)	7.0	30.8#46	23.6#43	2.6#67
44	Pittsburgh↓3.1	(5-1)	7.0	30.9#45	23.5#41	4.3#57
45	Virginia↓1.5	(4-2)	7.0	30.1#51	22.2#33	4.1#60
46	Oklahoma State↑3.4	(4-1)	6.7	33.4#26	26.3#65	4.7#55
47	Clemson	(3-2)	6.4	28.0#62	23.5#40	7.5#38
48	Illinois↑1.6	(3-3)	6.1	31.0#41	25.8#59	9.4#21
49	Oregon State↑5.4	(4-2)	5.4	33.1#32	26.9#73	-2.6#76
50	TCU	(2-3)	5.2	26.3#73	20.8#25	8.0#31
51	Kansas↑0.1	(2-3)	4.9	31.0#42	25.8#60	6.3#43
52	Arizona State↓0.5	(3-2)	4.6	26.9#70	24.1#46	5.7#47
53	New Mexico	(4-1)	4.4	30.1#50	24.5#48	-8.0#106
54	Vanderbilt↓4.6	(3-3)	3.5	29.4#58	24.5#49	12.4#11
55	Minnesota↓2.3	(4-2)	3.0	25.9#75	22.6#34	9.4#22
56	Memphis↑0.7	(5-1)	2.8	30.6#47	27.6#77	-6.5#94
57	Arkansas↑0.5	(2-4)	2.6	26.9#71	25.9#61	14.7#1
58	James Madison↓2.4	(6-0)	2.6	27.7#65	23.9#44	-9.7#118
59	Purdue↑2.3	(3-3)	2.5	30.2#49	27.9#80	12.7#8
60	North Dakota State↓0.4	(5-1)	1.8	25.4#80	22.6#35	-12.2#132
61	Iowa State↑0.1	(3-3)	1.8	27.4#66	23.6#42	6.3#44
62	NC State↓2.0	(3-3)	1.6	29.6#56	27.6#77	3.6#63
63	UTSA↓0.1	(5-1)	1.6	28.7#59	29.4#87	-4.2#80
64	Cincinnati	(4-1)	1.4	28.3#60	26.3#66	6.1#45
65	Liberty↑0.6	(5-1)	1.3	23.7#86	24.9#54	-13.6#136
66	Georgia Tech↑1.1	(2-3)	1.1	27.8#64	24.7#53	8.0#29
67	Michigan State↓1.6	(2-4)	0.8	26.2#74	26.0#62	9.2#23
68	West Virginia↓1.3	(3-3)	0.4	32.9#33	33.5#118	6.7#41
69	Maryland↑0.6	(2-4)	0.2	28.2#61	29.2#86	9.9#19
70	UNLV↑0.4	(4-2)	-0.0	24.9#83	26.6#68	-7.1#101
71	Fresno State↑0.1	(4-2)	-0.7	24.7#84	25.7#58	-5.9#89
72	UCF↓3.4	(3-3)	-0.9	27.4#67	26.7#71	5.3#50
73	North Texas↑3.5	(4-2)	-1.1	36.6#14	32.9#113	-4.8#81
74	Texas State	(2-3)	-1.6	29.4#57	31.0#97	0.8#69
75	California↑1.0	(3-3)	-1.9	27.4#68	28.8#84	5.0#51
76	Syracuse↑1.5	(2-3)	-2.3	27.0#69	27.7#79	6.0#46
77	Boston College	(2-3)	-2.4	21.0#106	26.6#69	7.9#33
78	South Florida↑0.1	(4-2)	-3.1	22.8#88	26.1#63	-6.9#99
79	Colorado	(2-3)	-3.1	21.9#102	25.5#56	7.7#35
80	Air Force↑0.8	(4-1)	-3.3	22.7#93	27.2#75	-7.7#103
81	Rutgers	(1-4)	-3.5	26.6#72	31.4#99	7.8#34
82	Army↓0.4	(3-2)	-3.8	22.7#91	26.4#67	-5.0#83
83	East Carolina↑0.9	(3-2)	-4.3	22.3#97	26.7#70	-5.8#87
84	Navy↑0.1	(2-3)	-4.4	21.5#104	28.0#81	-3.5#79
85	Florida Atlantic	(4-1)	-4.4	29.7#54	32.6#109	-5.0#82
86	Western Michigan↑1.0	(4-2)	-4.4	22.1#99	24.7#52	-10.5#124
87	Washington State↑0.2	(1-5)	-5.8	20.3#112	26.8#72	0.4#70
88	Tulane↑0.4	(2-3)	-5.9	20.3#111	27.3#76	-5.4#85
89	UConn↑3.6	(3-3)	-6.0	25.6#78	32.3#106	-6.6#97
90	Utah State↓0.2	(2-4)	-6.0	22.7#94	28.7#83	-0.3#72
91	Louisiana↑1.5	(4-2)	-6.1	22.8#90	29.8#88	-11.0#127
92	Toledo↓2.5	(4-2)	-6.1	25.7#77	30.6#93	-13.8#137
93	Louisiana Tech↓1.5	(3-2)	-6.4	25.8#76	30.9#95	-6.0#90
94	Georgia Southern↑2.4	(2-4)	-6.8	25.5#79	31.0#96	-5.3#84
95	Temple↓3.6	(2-4)	-7.7	22.7#92	31.2#98	-5.6#86
96	Florida International↑1.6	(3-2)	-7.8	18.6#122	27.0#74	-11.6#129
97	App State↓1.1	(3-2)	-7.9	21.5#103	30.6#92	-10.3#123
98	Georgia State	(4-1)	-8.0	25.3#81	32.8#112	-9.1#113
99	Troy↑0.7	(3-2)	-8.3	22.4#96	30.4#91	-8.1#107
100	South Alabama↑1.1	(4-2)	-8.5	29.7#55	38.6#131	-9.4#117
101	Tulsa↓0.1	(3-3)	-8.7	24.6#85	31.9#101	-6.6#96
102	Jacksonville State↑0.0	(4-2)	-9.1	22.1#98	31.8#100	-12.2#133
103	Stanford↓1.8	(2-4)	-9.5	22.9#87	32.0#102	7.9#32
104	Arkansas State↓1.1	(2-4)	-10.0	22.8#89	33.1#117	-9.0#112
105	Nevada↑0.5	(2-3)	-10.1	19.3#115	30.1#89	-7.7#104
106	Old Dominion↑1.1	(2-4)	-10.3	16.0#131	29.0#85	-7.1#100
107	Delaware	(2-3)	-10.7	21.3#105	33.1#114	-8.7#109
108	UAB↓0.7	(3-3)	-11.4	20.5#110	32.1#104	-6.3#92
109	San Diego State↓5.4	(2-4)	-11.5	20.9#107	32.0#103	-0.0#71
110	Miami (OH)↓0.3	(3-3)	-11.7	19.1#118	30.3#90	-11.3#128
111	Rice↓0.9	(1-5)	-12.2	18.4#123	32.5#108	-1.2#74
112	Ohio↑1.2	(4-2)	-12.4	20.8#108	32.1#105	-13.3#135
113	Western Kentucky↑1.2	(2-4)	-12.4	22.0#100	34.7#122	-5.8#88
114	Hawai'i↑0.5	(1-5)	-12.5	19.2#116	30.7#94	-10.2#122
115	Kennesaw State↓0.0	(1-4)	-12.6	19.1#119	33.6#119	-8.9#111
116	Wyoming↑1.3	(3-3)	-13.0	16.4#128	28.5#82	-9.3#115
117	San José State↓1.3	(3-3)	-13.1	20.2#113	32.4#107	-6.3#91
118	Coastal Carolina↑2.1	(2-4)	-13.3	20.5#109	33.1#116	-6.5#95
119	Marshall↓2.1	(3-3)	-13.4	21.9#101	36.1#127	-9.2#114
120	New Mexico State↓1.6	(2-4)	-13.7	19.5#114	32.7#111	-8.9#110
121	Colorado State	(2-3)	-13.7	25.1#82	39.5#135	-0.7#73
122	Central Michigan↓1.2	(3-3)	-14.2	18.2#124	33.1#115	-10.8#125
123	Eastern Michigan↓0.0	(4-3)	-15.4	18.9#120	33.8#120	-12.0#131
124	Buffalo↑2.5	(3-3)	-15.9	18.8#121	33.9#121	-11.7#130
125	Bowling Green↑1.0	(2-4)	-16.5	16.2#129	32.6#110	-10.9#126
126	Missouri State↓1.2	(1-4)	-17.3	19.2#117	36.8#129	-7.5#102
127	Middle Tennessee	(2-3)	-18.5	17.1#126	35.6#126	-9.8#121
128	Northern Illinois↓0.8	(0-5)	-18.9	15.6#134	34.9#123	-6.3#93
129	Southern Miss↓0.7	(1-4)	-19.1	22.4#95	41.3#137	-6.6#98
130	Massachusetts↑0.3	(4-2)	-19.1	15.7#133	35.1#125	-15.5#138
131	Akron↑0.0	(1-5)	-20.8	15.8#132	38.7#132	-9.3#116
132	Sam Houston↓0.6	(1-4)	-20.9	16.2#130	36.4#128	-8.7#108
133	Kent State↓1.0	(2-4)	-21.1	14.3#136	34.9#124	-9.7#120
134	UL Monroe	(0-5)	-21.8	17.0#127	38.0#130	-7.9#105
135	Ball State↑2.7	(1-5)	-21.9	17.7#125	38.9#133	-9.7#119
136	UTEP↓0.5	(1-5)	-24.4	15.0#135	39.8#136	-3.0#77
137	Charlotte↓3.5	(0-6)	-28.0	11.1#137	39.2#134	-3.5#78
138	Sacramento State↓1.0	(1-5)	-30.9	10.6#138	41.9#138	-12.8#134

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