2026 Transfer Portal Activity

Portal churn for every FBS school — volume of transfers in and out, plus net talent quality shift measured by Star² (stars squared).

Source: On3 transfer portal database · 2025–26 portal window.

In:
Number of players who transferred TO this school through the portal.
Out:
Number of players who transferred FROM this school through the portal.
Churn:
Net volume change — transfers In minus transfers Out. Positive (green) means the school added more players than it lost.
Star² In:
Average talent quality of incoming transfers, measured as stars squared (5★ = 25, 4★ = 16, 3★ = 9, 2★ = 4). Squaring amplifies the gap between elite and average recruits more than a simple star average would.
Star² Out:
Average talent quality of outgoing transfers, stars squared. Higher means the school is losing higher-rated players on average.
Star Churn:
Net talent quality shift — Star² In minus Star² Out. Positive (green) means the school upgraded its average talent tier through the portal. Negative (red) means it lost higher-rated players than it gained. This is the primary ranking metric.
RK⇅TEAM⇅RECIN⇅OUT⇅CHURN⇅STAR2 IN⇅STAR2 OUT⇅STAR CHURN▼
1
Notre Dame
ND
(10-2)714-716.010.0+6.0
2
Miami
MIA
(13-3)1319-612.89.0+3.8
3
LSU
LSU
(7-6)4037+312.49.8+2.6
4
BYU
BYU
(12-2)913-411.39.0+2.3
5
Texas Tech
TT
(12-2)2121011.29.0+2.2
6
SMU
SMU
(9-4)1425-1110.58.5+2.0
7
Indiana
IND
(16-0)1714+311.39.8+1.5
8
Oklahoma
OU
(10-3)1627-1110.89.5+1.2
9
Ohio State
OSU
(12-2)1737-2011.610.4+1.2
10
USC
USC
(9-4)922-1311.610.4+1.2
11
Temple
TEM
(5-7)2325-29.48.3+1.1
12
Purdue
PUR
(2-10)2921+89.38.2+1.1
13
Nevada
NEV
(3-9)1419-59.38.2+1.0
14
Troy
TROY
(8-6)1426-129.88.8+1.0
15
Ball State
BALL
(4-8)2417+79.08.0+1.0
16
Missouri State
MOST
(7-6)1911+89.08.0+1.0
17
Wyoming
WY
(4-8)1916+39.68.6+1.0
18
Texas
TEX
(10-3)2226-411.810.8+0.9
19
Kentucky
UK
(5-7)2926+310.29.3+0.9
20
Minnesota
MIN
(8-5)1920-19.88.9+0.9
21
Arizona
AZ
(9-4)2320+39.38.5+0.8
22
Rice
RICE
(5-8)2022-29.18.3+0.8
23
Utah State
UST
(6-7)2919+109.68.8+0.8
24
Georgia Southern
GS
(7-6)171709.08.2+0.8
25
UTEP
UTEP
(2-10)2118+39.28.4+0.8
26
UTSA
UTSA
(7-6)2023-39.99.1+0.8
27
Georgia
UGA
(12-2)915-612.111.3+0.8
28
Virginia Tech
VT
(3-9)272709.89.1+0.7
29
Jacksonville State
JST
(9-5)2013+79.79.0+0.7
30
Colorado State
CSU
(2-10)3137-69.99.3+0.7
31
Oklahoma State
OSU
(1-11)5564-99.89.1+0.7
32
Hawai'i
UH
(9-4)169+79.28.6+0.6
33
New Mexico State
NMST
(4-8)2523+28.68.1+0.6
34
Western Michigan
WMU
(10-4)1413+19.28.7+0.5
35
South Carolina
USC
(4-8)2523+29.69.1+0.5
36
Memphis
MEM
(8-5)5147+49.18.7+0.4
37
California
CAL
(7-6)3232010.410.0+0.4
38
Michigan
MI
(9-4)1728-1110.810.3+0.4
39
Georgia State
GST
(1-11)3239-79.59.1+0.4
40
App State
APST
(5-8)3641-59.18.7+0.4
41
Georgia Tech
GT
(9-4)1920-110.19.7+0.4
42
Akron
AKR
(5-7)1517-29.08.7+0.3
43
Buffalo
BUF
(5-7)1615+18.68.2+0.3
44
New Mexico
NM
(9-4)1514+19.08.7+0.3
45
James Madison
JMU
(12-2)3727+109.18.8+0.3
46
Texas State
TST
(7-6)1720-39.08.7+0.3
47
Coastal Carolina
CC
(6-7)3340-78.88.5+0.3
48
UL Monroe
ULM
(3-9)2017+38.68.3+0.3
49
Washington State
WST
(7-6)2839-118.88.6+0.2
50
Tulane
TUL
(11-3)2027-79.59.3+0.2
51
Mississippi State
MST
(5-8)2740-139.59.4+0.1
52
Fresno State
FRES
(9-4)1310+38.58.4+0.1
53
East Carolina
EC
(9-4)2325-29.19.1+0.0
54
Houston
HOU
(10-3)1816+29.09.00.0
55
Liberty
LU
(4-8)2618+89.09.00.0
56
Louisiana Tech
LTU
(8-5)1124-139.09.00.0
57
Louisville
LOU
(9-4)3336-39.79.70.0
58
Oregon
ORE
(13-2)1330-1710.810.80.0
59
South Alabama
SAL
(4-8)1229-179.09.00.0
60
Stanford
STAN
(4-8)610-49.09.00.0
61
UCLA
UCLA
(3-9)4125+169.39.4-0.0
62
Arkansas State
AST
(7-6)2435-118.78.8-0.0
63
Illinois
IL
(9-4)1927-89.49.4-0.0
64
Eastern Michigan
EMU
(4-8)1126-157.87.8-0.1
65
UConn
CON
(9-4)5342+119.29.2-0.1
66
Florida State
FSU
(5-7)2240-1810.110.1-0.1
67
UNLV
UNLV
(10-4)1513+29.59.6-0.1
68
Wisconsin
WI
(4-8)3323+109.09.1-0.1
69
Boise State
BS
(9-5)1119-89.09.1-0.1
70
Northern Illinois
NIU
(3-9)522-179.09.1-0.1
71
Miami (OH)
MOH
(7-7)1613+39.910.1-0.1
72
Sam Houston
SHST.
(2-10)2015+59.09.2-0.1
73
Kansas
KU
(5-7)3126+58.89.0-0.2
74
Kennesaw State
KSU
(10-4)2917+128.89.0-0.2
75
Virginia
UVA
(11-3)3021+99.29.4-0.2
76
South Florida
USF
(9-4)4433+119.29.4-0.2
77
Missouri
MIZ
(8-5)3026+49.910.1-0.2
78
Southern Miss
SMI
(7-6)3728+99.19.3-0.2
79
Texas A&M
TAM
(11-2)1920-110.610.8-0.2
80
Michigan State
MST
(4-8)2844-169.09.2-0.2
81
Ohio
OU
(9-4)1814+49.09.2-0.2
82
West Virginia
WV
(4-8)3450-169.09.2-0.2
83
Old Dominion
ODU
(10-3)1520-59.09.3-0.3
84
Ole Miss
MISS
(13-2)2824+411.511.8-0.3
85
Florida Atlantic
FAU
(4-8)2229-78.79.0-0.3
86
Vanderbilt
VAN
(10-3)1819-19.910.2-0.3
87
Western Kentucky
WKU
(9-4)1922-38.79.0-0.3
88
UAB
UAB
(4-8)3831+79.19.4-0.3
89
Charlotte
CLT
(1-11)1925-68.79.0-0.3
90
Penn State
PSU
(7-6)3747-1010.010.3-0.3
91
Massachusetts
UM
(0-12)2218+49.19.5-0.4
92
San Diego State
SDSU
(9-4)2625+18.48.8-0.4
93
Arizona State
ASU
(8-5)2421+39.910.3-0.4
94
Kansas State
KSU
(6-6)2632-69.39.7-0.5
95
Oregon State
ORST
(2-10)2035-159.09.4-0.5
96
Colorado
CU
(3-9)4237+59.510.0-0.5
97
Florida International
FIU
(7-6)1619-39.09.5-0.5
98
San José State
SJST
(3-9)1716+19.09.5-0.5
99
Tulsa
TUL
(4-8)2122-19.09.5-0.5
100
Alabama
AL
(11-4)1724-711.111.6-0.5
101
Nebraska
NEB
(7-6)161609.49.9-0.5
102
Syracuse
SYR
(3-9)1928-99.09.5-0.5
103
Tennessee
TEN
(8-5)2128-710.210.8-0.5
104
Bowling Green
BG
(4-8)1524-98.08.6-0.6
105
Baylor
BU
(5-7)3132-19.510.0-0.6
106
Arkansas
ARK
(2-10)414109.410.0-0.6
107
Cincinnati
CIN
(7-6)2223-19.19.8-0.7
108
Middle Tennessee
MTSU
(3-9)1917+28.39.0-0.7
109
North Carolina
UNC
(4-8)2031-119.09.7-0.7
110
TCU
TCU
(9-4)1213-19.09.7-0.7
111
Boston College
BC
(2-10)2630-48.89.5-0.7
112
Florida
UF
(4-8)2735-89.310.0-0.7
113
Toledo
TO
(8-5)3337-48.59.2-0.7
114
Marshall
M
(5-7)2722+58.79.5-0.8
115
Washington
WAS
(9-4)1423-99.29.9-0.8
116
Maryland
MD
(4-8)1416-29.09.9-0.9
117
Utah
UTAH
(11-2)1620-49.410.4-1.0
118
UCF
UCF
(5-7)3134-38.59.5-1.0
119
Iowa
IOWA
(9-4)158+79.010.0-1.0
120
Iowa State
ISU
(8-4)4855-78.910.0-1.1
121
Rutgers
RUT
(5-7)151509.010.1-1.1
122
Clemson
CLEM
(7-6)1114-39.010.1-1.1
123
Louisiana
LIU
(6-7)56-19.010.2-1.2
124
North Texas
NT
(12-2)4937+128.89.9-1.2
125
Kent State
KS
(5-7)1115-48.39.5-1.3
126
Central Michigan
CMU
(7-6)1216-47.38.7-1.3
127
Auburn
AU
(5-7)3839-19.711.1-1.4
128
Wake Forest
WF
(9-4)2422+29.010.4-1.4
129
Duke
DU
(9-5)1917+29.010.7-1.6
130
Northwestern
NW
(7-6)178+99.611.6-2.1
131
NC State
NCST
(8-5)2022-29.011.1-2.1
132
Delaware
DEL
(7-6)138+58.310.4-2.1
133
Pittsburgh
PITT
(8-5)1621-58.410.8-2.5
134
Air Force
AF
(4-8)04-40.04.0-4.0
135
Army
ARMY
(7-6)02-20.04.0-4.0
136
Navy
NAVY
(11-2)03-30.06.5-6.5