2026 Slate Index Power Ratings

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

Updated March 20, 2026.

SM (Scoring Margin):: 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.
OFF (Offense):: The expected points this team’s offense generates against an average FBS defense (Arkansas — DEF rating 28.3). A team with an OFF rating of 34.0 would be expected to score 34 points against that defense.
DEF (Defense):: The expected points this team’s defense allows against an average FBS offense (Louisville — OFF rating 28.5). A team with a DEF rating of 22.0 would be expected to allow only 22 points against that offense.
ST (Special Teams):: The per-game point contribution this team’s special teams unit generates.
SOS (Strength of Schedule):: The average Scoring Margin rating of this team’s FBS opponents, adjusted for home and away games. Higher means a tougher schedule.

Week Leaders

INDIndiana+35.2

OFF

INDIndiana44.0

DEF

MIAMiami8.1

LSULSU+2.8

SOS

UFFlorida+14.3

Market Movers

#6MIAMiami↑2.6

#1INDIndiana↓2.6

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RK ⇅	TEAM ⇅	REC ⇅	SM ▼	OFF ⇅	DEF ⇅	ST ⇅	SOS ⇅
1	Indiana↓2.6	(16-0)	35.2	44.0#1	9.7#4	0.9#114	12.2#7
2	Notre Dame	(10-2)	29.8	42.0#2	12.8#5	0.5#134	6.2#44
3	Ohio State	(12-2)	29.1	36.6#8	8.4#2	0.9#109	11.6#12
4	Oregon	(13-2)	28.3	39.7#4	12.8#6	1.4#66	12.5#4
5	Texas Tech	(12-2)	28.3	34.7#14	8.6#3	2.2#14	5.2#53
6	Miami↑2.6	(13-3)	28.0	34.5#16	8.1#1	1.6#50	11.8#9
7	Ole Miss	(13-2)	22.1	41.0#3	20.8#32	2.0#26	9.5#21
8	Georgia	(12-2)	22.0	35.3#11	14.5#8	1.2#88	9.3#23
9	Texas	(10-3)	20.9	36.5#9	17.5#17	1.8#35	6.5#43
11	Texas A&M	(11-2)	20.7	36.4#10	16.8#12	1.0#99	12.1#8
10	Utah	(11-2)	20.7	39.6#6	19.7#25	0.8#120	3.8#61
12	Vanderbilt	(10-3)	19.8	39.6#5	20.8#31	0.9#111	8.0#32
13	Iowa	(9-4)	18.9	29.8#35	13.4#7	2.5#6	8.5#25
14	Penn State	(7-6)	18.3	33.4#19	16.4#11	1.4#70	9.7#18
15	Washington	(9-4)	18.0	34.6#15	17.3#16	0.7#127	5.6#49
16	Alabama	(11-4)	16.8	32.0#24	16.9#14	1.7#47	12.9#2
17	SMU	(9-4)	15.2	34.2#17	20.3#29	1.3#76	4.1#59
18	Oklahoma	(10-3)	15.1	27.4#50	14.9#9	2.6#4	10.2#17
19	Clemson	(7-6)	15.0	30.2#28	16.9#13	1.7#42	4.9#56
20	USC	(9-4)	14.7	32.6#20	20.1#28	2.2#13	7.7#34
21	James Madison	(12-2)	12.9	32.5#21	21.0#35	1.4#63	-4.9#89
22	Tennessee	(8-5)	12.8	34.7#13	22.9#50	1.0#102	5.4#52
23	Missouri	(8-5)	12.7	27.6#48	15.5#10	0.6#132	7.0#39
24	Michigan	(9-4)	12.4	32.1#22	21.1#37	1.3#73	6.9#40
25	Arizona	(9-4)	12.2	30.1#31	19.5#23	1.6#48	4.1#58
26	Auburn	(5-7)	11.8	29.9#34	19.3#20	1.2#84	8.0#30
27	South Carolina	(4-8)	11.8	27.2#51	16.9#15	1.6#53	11.0#13
28	TCU	(9-4)	11.8	32.0#23	21.6#41	1.3#71	5.0#55
29	BYU	(12-2)	11.5	29.3#37	19.3#21	1.5#59	8.2#28
30	Illinois	(9-4)	10.8	29.0#38	20.9#33	2.7#3	10.7#15
31	Louisville	(9-4)	10.8	28.5#43	19.8#26	2.1#21	7.0#37
32	Virginia	(11-3)	10.7	26.5#58	18.2#19	2.4#10	2.6#64
33	Florida	(4-8)	9.9	28.5#42	20.0#27	1.4#69	14.3#1
34	Houston	(10-3)	9.0	30.1#32	23.0#51	1.9#34	1.4#66
35	Duke	(9-5)	8.9	35.0#12	26.9#70	0.7#125	3.4#62
36	Navy	(11-2)	8.7	29.4#36	21.4#39	0.7#128	-3.7#82
37	Kansas State	(6-6)	8.2	27.8#47	20.7#30	1.2#89	7.6#35
38	Georgia Tech	(9-4)	7.9	30.6#26	24.2#58	1.5#62	3.4#63
39	South Florida	(9-4)	7.6	29.9#33	23.6#55	1.3#74	-0.7#74
40	Old Dominion	(10-3)	7.5	26.4#60	19.7#24	0.8#119	-5.5#93
41	Florida State	(5-7)	7.3	28.9#39	22.6#47	1.0#107	7.0#38
42	Arkansas	(2-10)	7.3	33.5#18	28.3#80	2.1#19	11.8#10
43	Iowa State	(8-4)	7.2	28.8#41	22.7#48	1.1#92	4.4#57
44	NC State	(8-5)	7.2	30.1#29	24.0#57	1.0#103	8.4#26
45	LSU	(7-6)	7.2	25.2#66	20.9#34	2.8#1	10.9#14
46	Kansas	(5-7)	6.6	27.9#46	22.4#46	1.2#86	7.2#36
47	Toledo	(8-5)	6.6	27.1#52	21.5#40	1.1#96	-9.1#119
48	North Texas	(12-2)	6.6	39.1#7	33.5#111	1.0#101	-4.2#87
49	Pittsburgh	(8-5)	6.3	26.4#59	21.9#42	1.8#39	5.1#54
50	Northwestern	(7-6)	5.7	25.3#65	21.1#38	1.5#60	5.5#51
51	Wisconsin	(4-8)	5.3	22.2#83	17.6#18	0.7#126	12.2#6
52	Arizona State	(8-5)	5.1	25.4#64	21.9#43	1.6#49	8.2#29
53	Wake Forest	(9-4)	4.8	27.0#53	24.3#59	2.0#25	1.1#68
54	Tulane	(11-3)	4.1	26.1#62	23.3#53	1.4#65	0.0#71
55	East Carolina	(9-4)	3.9	28.0#44	25.7#65	1.5#54	-3.8#83
56	Nebraska	(7-6)	3.8	27.6#49	24.9#60	1.1#94	5.8#48
57	Kentucky	(5-7)	3.3	25.9#63	23.9#56	1.4#64	12.4#5
58	Michigan State	(4-8)	3.3	26.6#55	25.5#64	2.2#15	9.1#24
59	Boise State	(9-5)	2.8	25.1#68	23.6#54	1.3#81	-1.5#75
60	Minnesota	(8-5)	2.7	25.0#69	23.2#52	0.9#112	6.5#41
61	Baylor	(5-7)	2.6	28.8#40	28.2#79	2.0#24	8.0#33
62	Mississippi State	(5-8)	2.5	30.5#27	30.3#91	2.4#8	9.5#19
63	Army	(7-6)	2.3	19.9#98	19.3#22	1.7#43	-4.0#85
64	Washington State	(7-6)	2.3	23.4#77	22.0#44	0.9#113	0.7#69
65	Rutgers	(5-7)	2.1	30.9#25	30.3#90	1.5#56	9.5#20
66	UTSA	(7-6)	1.9	28.0#45	28.6#83	2.5#5	-3.1#79
67	Western Michigan	(10-4)	1.6	22.4#82	22.1#45	1.3#82	-8.1#110
68	San Diego State	(9-4)	0.2	18.8#106	21.0#36	2.4#9	-6.2#96
69	UCF	(5-7)	0.2	23.3#78	25.3#61	2.2#17	4.0#60
70	Texas State	(7-6)	0.1	30.1#30	31.3#97	1.3#83	-8.6#115
71	New Mexico	(9-4)	-1.1	23.6#76	26.1#66	1.4#68	-6.2#95
72	UCLA	(3-9)	-1.4	23.7#74	27.6#74	2.5#7	11.7#11
73	California	(7-6)	-1.6	26.6#57	29.0#86	0.9#116	0.7#70
74	Fresno State	(9-4)	-1.7	19.1#104	22.7#49	1.9#32	-7.5#105
75	West Virginia	(4-8)	-1.8	24.8#70	27.9#76	1.3#79	8.0#31
76	Cincinnati	(7-6)	-1.8	27.0#54	30.1#89	1.3#77	6.0#46
77	UNLV	(10-4)	-2.3	26.6#56	29.8#88	0.9#110	-8.3#112
78	Hawai'i	(9-4)	-2.6	22.0#85	26.5#69	1.9#31	-6.8#100
79	Virginia Tech	(3-9)	-3.0	24.3#71	28.6#84	1.3#72	10.7#16
80	Memphis	(8-5)	-3.3	24.1#72	28.5#81	1.1#93	-5.2#92
81	Boston College	(2-10)	-3.5	25.2#67	29.7#87	1.0#104	5.9#47
82	Colorado	(3-9)	-3.7	23.3#79	27.8#75	0.8#117	6.1#45
83	Stanford	(4-8)	-3.8	20.6#94	25.3#62	0.9#108	6.5#42
84	Utah State	(6-7)	-4.1	26.2#61	31.4#98	1.1#95	-2.0#77
85	Ohio	(9-4)	-4.9	20.2#96	26.1#67	1.0#98	-8.9#118
86	Maryland	(4-8)	-5.4	21.0#91	28.6#82	2.1#22	5.5#50
87	Purdue	(2-10)	-6.0	22.9#80	30.5#93	1.7#46	12.8#3
88	North Carolina	(4-8)	-6.3	19.5#99	27.5#73	1.8#36	1.6#65
89	Georgia Southern	(7-6)	-6.8	22.8#81	31.5#99	1.9#33	-7.2#103
90	UConn	(9-4)	-7.3	23.9#73	33.2#109	2.1#23	-11.3#130
91	Western Kentucky	(9-4)	-7.4	21.4#88	30.6#94	1.7#41	-11.3#131
92	Jacksonville State	(9-5)	-7.6	19.3#102	28.7#85	1.8#37	-12.4#134
93	Oklahoma State	(1-11)	-7.8	17.4#113	27.3#72	2.2#16	8.2#27
94	Kennesaw State	(10-4)	-8.7	23.7#75	33.1#107	0.8#121	-7.5#106
95	Miami (OH)	(7-7)	-8.8	16.6#117	28.1#78	2.8#2	-7.0#101
96	Louisiana Tech	(8-5)	-9.0	16.0#123	26.1#68	1.2#87	-12.1#133
97	Air Force	(4-8)	-9.3	21.1#90	31.1#96	0.7#124	-5.0#90
98	Arkansas State	(7-6)	-9.9	20.4#95	31.8#101	1.6#52	-8.2#111
99	Marshall	(5-7)	-10.1	18.5#108	30.5#92	1.9#30	-6.1#94
100	Central Michigan	(7-6)	-10.7	15.6#124	28.1#77	1.8#38	-10.0#125
101	Troy	(8-6)	-10.8	15.1#126	26.9#71	1.0#105	-6.5#99
102	Temple	(5-7)	-11.2	21.2#89	33.2#108	0.8#118	-2.1#78
103	Florida International	(7-6)	-11.4	22.1#84	35.5#120	1.9#28	-9.6#123
104	Southern Miss	(7-6)	-11.8	18.9#105	31.7#100	1.0#100	-8.7#117
105	Wyoming	(4-8)	-12.2	12.9#133	25.5#63	0.5#135	-6.3#97
106	Liberty	(4-8)	-12.4	21.9#86	35.6#122	1.3#75	-9.5#121
107	South Alabama	(4-8)	-12.6	21.5#87	35.2#119	1.1#91	-7.3#104
108	Nevada	(3-9)	-12.9	15.5#125	30.7#95	2.3#11	-4.1#86
109	Delaware	(7-6)	-13.0	20.6#93	35.2#118	1.5#58	-11.3#129
110	Tulsa	(4-8)	-13.3	19.9#97	34.3#115	1.1#90	-6.4#98
111	Missouri State	(7-6)	-13.3	19.3#101	34.9#117	2.3#12	-8.7#116
112	Louisiana	(6-7)	-13.4	17.1#114	32.4#103	2.0#27	-8.6#114
113	Syracuse	(3-9)	-13.6	17.6#112	32.7#105	1.5#57	9.4#22
114	Florida Atlantic	(4-8)	-14.3	21.0#92	36.3#123	1.1#97	-5.1#91
115	Oregon State	(2-10)	-15.2	16.1#122	33.0#106	1.7#40	1.4#67
117	UAB	(4-8)	-15.5	19.4#100	36.4#124	1.5#61	-3.9#84
116	Eastern Michigan	(4-8)	-15.5	18.4#109	35.6#121	1.7#45	-9.9#124
118	Buffalo	(5-7)	-15.7	16.4#120	33.3#110	1.3#80	-13.1#135
119	San José State	(3-9)	-17.1	19.2#103	37.6#133	1.3#78	-3.6#81
120	UL Monroe	(3-9)	-17.4	13.8#130	32.0#102	0.7#123	-7.0#102
121	Bowling Green	(4-8)	-17.5	13.1#131	32.5#104	1.9#29	-11.0#127
122	Middle Tennessee	(3-9)	-17.6	18.7#107	37.2#129	0.9#115	-11.8#132
123	Coastal Carolina	(6-7)	-17.8	17.7#111	37.6#132	2.1#20	-4.4#88
124	Kent State	(5-7)	-17.8	18.1#110	37.1#128	1.2#85	-8.4#113
125	Northern Illinois	(3-9)	-17.9	14.6#128	34.0#112	1.5#55	-9.6#122
126	Akron	(5-7)	-18.4	16.3#121	36.8#127	2.2#18	-13.8#136
127	App State	(5-8)	-18.6	16.4#119	36.8#126	1.7#44	-7.8#109
128	Charlotte	(1-11)	-18.7	14.8#127	34.1#113	0.6#131	-0.6#73
129	Georgia State	(1-11)	-19.3	16.6#116	37.4#130	1.4#67	-1.9#76
130	New Mexico State	(4-8)	-19.5	12.9#132	34.1#114	1.6#51	-11.2#128
131	Colorado State	(2-10)	-19.6	16.7#115	36.5#125	0.3#136	-0.1#72
132	Rice	(5-8)	-21.8	12.0#134	34.6#116	0.8#122	-3.2#80
133	UTEP	(2-10)	-22.2	16.5#118	39.3#134	0.5#133	-10.5#126
134	Ball State	(4-8)	-22.4	14.4#129	37.5#131	0.7#129	-7.8#108
135	Sam Houston	(2-10)	-27.9	10.8#135	39.7#135	1.0#106	-9.4#120
136	Massachusetts	(0-12)	-38.5	8.6#136	47.7#136	0.6#130	-7.6#107

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