Rating Movement Through the Season

The Slate Index Trend Analysis

20262025

Track how each team’s power rating from The Slate Index has evolved week by week. The W0 column shows each team’s preseason rating. △Total shows the full change from preseason to now. Recent columns (△W5, △W3, △W1) show short-term momentum. The trend line shows the full season arc.

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Scoring Margin trends | Green = improving, red = declining

RK ▲TEAM ⇅SIR ⇅W0 ⇅△Total ⇅△W5 ⇅△W3 ⇅△W1 ⇅
1
Indiana
IND
31.011.8+19.2+3.0+3.0-0.2
2
Ohio State
OSU
29.026.6+2.4-1.2-1.20.0
3
Notre Dame
ND
27.624.0+3.60.00.00.0
4
Texas Tech
TT
25.510.0+15.5-1.3-1.30.0
5
Oregon
ORE
24.920.9+4.0-0.3-0.30.0
6
Miami
MIA
23.317.0+6.3+2.2+1.6+0.2
7
Georgia
UGA
22.125.1-3.0-0.4-0.40.0
8
Utah
UTAH
21.010.7+10.3+0.5+0.50.0
9
Texas A&M
TAM
20.714.7+6.0-0.60.00.0
10
Ole Miss
MISS
20.217.0+3.2+0.9+0.20.0
11
Texas
TEX
19.826.6-6.8+0.9+0.90.0
12
Alabama
AL
19.624.9-5.3-1.0-1.60.0
13
Penn State
PSU
18.426.0-7.6+0.50.00.0
14
Oklahoma
OU
18.217.0+1.2-0.60.00.0
15
Vanderbilt
VAN
18.26.6+11.6-0.5-0.50.0
16
Iowa
IOWA
17.110.2+6.9+0.5+0.50.0
17
USC
USC
15.814.3+1.5-0.8-0.80.0
18
Washington
WAS
14.59.4+5.1+0.90.00.0
19
Clemson
CLEM
14.424.2-9.8-0.50.00.0
20
Tennessee
TEN
14.413.3+1.1-1.1-1.10.0
21
Missouri
MIZ
13.812.3+1.5-1.90.00.0
22
SMU
SMU
13.612.8+0.8+0.5+0.50.0
23
Michigan
MI
13.212.5+0.7-0.9-0.90.0
24
BYU
BYU
13.010.2+2.8-0.30.00.0
25
Auburn
AU
12.111.3+0.80.00.00.0
26
Arizona
AZ
11.70.7+11.0-0.5-0.50.0
27
TCU
TCU
11.28.8+2.4+0.8+0.80.0
28
South Carolina
USC
11.113.2-2.10.00.00.0
29
James Madison
JMU
10.7-0.1+10.80.00.00.0
30
Louisville
LOU
10.610.60.0-0.10.00.0
31
Florida
UF
10.413.9-3.50.00.00.0
32
LSU
LSU
10.422.4-12.0-2.30.00.0
33
Illinois
IL
10.211.6-1.4+1.1+1.10.0
34
Kansas State
KSU
9.412.0-2.60.00.00.0
35
Arkansas
ARK
8.88.9-0.10.00.00.0
36
Georgia Tech
GT
8.811.4-2.6+0.30.00.0
37
Duke
DU
8.74.2+4.5+0.7+0.70.0
38
Virginia
UVA
8.20.6+7.6+1.90.00.0
39
Florida State
FSU
8.05.0+3.00.00.00.0
40
Pittsburgh
PITT
7.82.5+5.3-0.70.00.0
41
Houston
HOU
7.7-0.6+8.3+2.30.00.0
42
Iowa State
ISU
7.710.8-3.10.00.00.0
43
South Florida
USF
7.5-2.2+9.7-1.80.00.0
44
Nebraska
NEB
6.611.4-4.8-0.5-0.50.0
45
Arizona State
ASU
6.312.7-6.4-0.7-0.70.0
46
NC State
NCST
5.85.1+0.7+1.60.00.0
47
North Texas
NT
5.8-7.7+13.5-0.30.00.0
48
Baylor
BU
5.611.1-5.50.00.00.0
49
Kansas
KU
5.36.0-0.70.00.00.0
50
Northwestern
NW
5.0-2.6+7.6+0.60.00.0
51
Kentucky
UK
5.05.5-0.50.00.00.0
52
Mississippi State
MST
4.30.7+3.6-1.1-1.10.0
53
Navy
NAVY
4.23.1+1.1+4.6+4.60.0
54
Old Dominion
ODU
3.9-8.0+11.9+1.80.00.0
55
Wisconsin
WI
3.87.7-3.90.00.00.0
56
Toledo
TO
3.5-2.0+5.5+0.10.00.0
57
Tulane
TUL
3.12.7+0.4-0.70.00.0
58
Cincinnati
CIN
2.74.9-2.2-4.6-4.60.0
59
Wake Forest
WF
2.6-5.2+7.8+1.1+1.10.0
60
East Carolina
EC
1.7-4.8+6.5+0.70.00.0
61
Michigan State
MST
1.72.6-0.90.00.00.0
62
Rutgers
RUT
1.64.3-2.70.00.00.0
63
Boise State
BS
1.28.2-7.0-0.90.00.0
64
Minnesota
MIN
0.65.8-5.2-1.10.00.0
65
Washington State
WST
-0.5-6.0+5.5+0.50.00.0
66
Memphis
MEM
-0.72.4-3.1-1.60.00.0
67
UCF
UCF
-0.83.3-4.10.00.00.0
68
UTSA
UTSA
-1.1-4.5+3.4+1.50.00.0
69
Texas State
TST
-1.2-3.4+2.2+1.8+1.80.0
70
San Diego State
SDSU
-1.3-11.9+10.6+0.30.00.0
71
Army
ARMY
-1.5-0.8-0.7+3.20.00.0
72
UCLA
UCLA
-2.13.0-5.10.00.00.0
73
Virginia Tech
VT
-2.35.4-7.70.00.00.0
74
Western Michigan
WMU
-2.3-13.3+11.0+1.70.00.0
75
UNLV
UNLV
-2.51.9-4.4-0.50.00.0
76
California
CAL
-2.8-1.0-1.8-0.50.00.0
77
Maryland
MD
-2.81.1-3.90.00.00.0
78
North Carolina
UNC
-2.93.7-6.60.00.00.0
79
West Virginia
WV
-2.9-2.1-0.80.00.00.0
80
Boston College
BC
-3.02.3-5.30.00.00.0
81
Colorado
CU
-3.35.8-9.10.00.00.0
82
New Mexico
NM
-3.3-18.2+14.9+1.10.00.0
83
Fresno State
FRES
-3.8-4.6+0.8+1.40.00.0
84
Ohio
OU
-4.0-4.00.0+0.50.00.0
85
UConn
CON
-4.6-4.4-0.2-3.20.00.0
86
Hawai'i
UH
-4.7-7.5+2.8+0.50.00.0
87
Utah State
UST
-5.3-12.9+7.6-0.50.00.0
88
Stanford
STAN
-5.3-5.9+0.60.00.00.0
89
Purdue
PUR
-5.5-6.1+0.60.00.00.0
90
Western Kentucky
WKU
-7.1-5.9-1.2+0.60.00.0
91
Louisiana Tech
LTU
-7.4-8.4+1.0+0.5+0.50.0
92
Miami (OH)
MOH
-8.1-6.9-1.2-1.40.00.0
93
Southern Miss
SMI
-8.1-12.0+3.9-0.60.00.0
94
Air Force
AF
-8.4-9.4+1.00.00.00.0
95
Georgia Southern
GS
-8.7-4.2-4.5+2.9+2.90.0
96
Kennesaw State
KSU
-9.1-19.9+10.8-1.70.00.0
97
Syracuse
SYR
-9.30.7-10.00.00.00.0
98
Marshall
M
-9.8-11.7+1.90.00.00.0
99
Troy
TROY
-9.9-8.0-1.9-1.80.00.0
100
Arkansas State
AST
-10.2-9.1-1.1+0.20.00.0
101
Oklahoma State
OSU
-10.20.8-11.00.00.00.0
102
Jacksonville State
JST
-10.3-10.5+0.2+1.80.00.0
103
South Alabama
SAL
-10.4-4.3-6.10.00.00.0
104
Temple
TEM
-10.5-13.8+3.30.00.00.0
105
Louisiana
LIU
-11.3-2.6-8.7-1.00.00.0
106
Liberty
LU
-11.4-2.0-9.40.00.00.0
107
Central Michigan
CMU
-11.7-12.9+1.2-0.60.00.0
108
Wyoming
WY
-11.7-8.9-2.80.00.00.0
109
Florida International
FIU
-12.3-14.1+1.8-1.50.00.0
110
Oregon State
ORST
-12.6-1.7-10.90.00.00.0
111
Florida Atlantic
FAU
-12.7-11.5-1.20.00.00.0
112
Delaware
DEL
-13.1-13.3+0.2+1.00.00.0
113
Tulsa
TUL
-13.2-15.9+2.70.00.00.0
114
Buffalo
BUF
-13.2-8.6-4.60.00.00.0
115
Missouri State
MOST
-13.5-16.8+3.3-0.20.00.0
116
San José State
SJST
-13.6-4.9-8.70.00.00.0
117
App State
APST
-14.8-7.4-7.4-2.9-2.90.0
118
Nevada
NEV
-14.9-16.6+1.70.00.00.0
119
Bowling Green
BG
-14.9-9.9-5.00.00.00.0
120
Eastern Michigan
EMU
-15.1-14.5-0.60.00.00.0
121
Colorado State
CSU
-15.3-7.1-8.20.00.00.0
122
UAB
UAB
-15.8-12.5-3.30.00.00.0
123
Coastal Carolina
CC
-16.1-8.5-7.6-0.5-0.50.0
124
Northern Illinois
NIU
-16.9-8.7-8.20.00.00.0
125
Akron
AKR
-17.6-18.4+0.80.00.00.0
126
Middle Tennessee
MTSU
-18.2-17.3-0.90.00.00.0
127
UTEP
UTEP
-18.5-14.1-4.40.00.00.0
128
New Mexico State
NMST
-18.6-17.5-1.10.00.00.0
129
UL Monroe
ULM
-18.6-13.0-5.60.00.00.0
130
Georgia State
GST
-18.7-17.1-1.60.00.00.0
131
Rice
RICE
-19.4-14.1-5.3-1.8-1.80.0
132
Kent State
KS
-20.4-24.6+4.20.00.00.0
133
Charlotte
CLT
-21.6-17.2-4.40.00.00.0
134
Ball State
BALL
-22.4-19.6-2.80.00.00.0
135
Sam Houston
SHST.
-23.4-13.6-9.80.00.00.0
136
Massachusetts
UM
-32.5-18.6-13.90.00.00.0

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