College football research and data for 2026. SP+, ELO and recent results.
We are opening college football as a research surface. Today that means season-summary SP+ ratings, recent results graded against the closing market, pregame ELO, and how wild each game actually got. Read it as context that sharpens your own take, built on the same data discipline throughout Edge Labs.
SP+ Ratings · 2025
End-of-season SP+ ratings: one snapshot per team summarizing how the year graded out. Rating is net points per game versus average. Offense and defense split the credit. Season summary and context, not an in-season predictive number.| Rk | Team | Conference | Rating | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | Big Ten | +32.4 | 40.8 #2 | 9.9 #2 |
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | +30.1 | 37.6 #13 | 7.7 #1 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | +27.6 | 39.3 #7 | 12.3 #3 |
| 4 | Oregon | Big Ten | +25.9 | 38.7 #10 | 13.5 #5 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | +24.4 | 40.0 #4 | 16.3 #13 |
| 6 | Georgia | SEC | +24.1 | 37.0 #14 | 14.8 #8 |
| 7 | Ole Miss | SEC | +24.0 | 40.4 #3 | 18.3 #20 |
| 8 | Utah | Big 12 | +22.2 | 39.7 #6 | 17.5 #17 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | SEC | +20.7 | 38.0 #11 | 16.4 #14 |
| 9 | Miami | ACC | +20.7 | 34.2 #22 | 14.3 #7 |
| 11 | Vanderbilt | SEC | +20.3 | 39.9 #5 | 21.4 #39 |
| 12 | Iowa | Big Ten | +19.7 | 32.1 #37 | 14.2 #6 |
| 13 | Washington | Big Ten | +18.4 | 34.5 #20 | 15.3 #9 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | SEC | +18.3 | 30.1 #51 | 12.9 #4 |
| 15 | Penn State | Big Ten | +18.1 | 35.1 #17 | 18.8 #22 |
| 16 | USC | Big Ten | +16.9 | 38.9 #9 | 21.0 #36 |
| 17 | Texas | SEC | +16.2 | 32.9 #30 | 17.9 #18 |
| 18 | BYU | Big 12 | +15.9 | 33.9 #24 | 18.8 #22 |
| 19 | Tennessee | SEC | +15.0 | 39.3 #7 | 25.4 #63 |
| 20 | Alabama | SEC | +14.8 | 32.2 #36 | 16.1 #11 |
| 21 | Missouri | SEC | +14.4 | 31.2 #47 | 15.4 #10 |
| 22 | North Texas | American Athletic | +13.8 | 43.1 #1 | 28.6 #78 |
| 23 | SMU | ACC | +13.4 | 34.2 #22 | 19.5 #25 |
| 24 | Illinois | Big Ten | +12.9 | 33.3 #27 | 21.7 #41 |
| 25 | Michigan | Big Ten | +12.4 | 30.9 #48 | 17.0 #15 |
Recent Results
The latest completed games, newest first. Final score, the closing spread and total we captured, pregame ELO for each side, and the excitement index (how much the win probability swung over the game). Bowl and playoff games lead the list.| Date | Round | Matchup · Final | Close (spread / total) | Pregame ELO | Excitement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invalid Date | Week 11 | Houston 32 Colorado 42 | Colorado Buffaloes +7.5
Total 52.5 | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 11 | Southern Utah 23 Portland State 21 | No close
Total · | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 11 | Illinois 14 UCLA 22 | UCLA Bruins -10.5
Total 49.0 | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 11 | Florida State 16 Pittsburgh 10 | Pittsburgh Panthers -3.0
Total 52.5 | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 11 | Louisiana 42 UL Monroe 21 | UL Monroe Warhawks +10.0
Total 47.0 | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 11 | Memphis 52 South Florida 41 | South Florida Bulls +4.5
Total 50.5 | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 11 | Buffalo 28 Ball State 7 | Ball State Cardinals +1.0
Total 52.5 | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 11 | Massachusetts 0 Toledo 24 | Toledo Rockets -14.0
Total 52.0 | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 11 | Sacramento State 7 Central Michigan 28 | Central Michigan Chippewas -17.0
Total 42.5 | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 11 | Ohio 17 Miami (OH) 34 | Miami (OH) RedHawks +1.0
Total 47.5 | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 11 | Western Michigan 42 Akron 14 | Akron Zips +15.5
Total 51.0 | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 11 | Kent State 28 Bowling Green 33 | Bowling Green Falcons -4.0
Total 42.0 | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 10 | Texas State 42 Oregon State 21 | Oregon State Beavers -4.5
Total 71.5 | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 10 | Wyoming 41 UNLV 35 | UNLV Rebels -3.0
Total 50.5 · DraftKings | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 10 | West Virginia 48 Texas Tech 53 | Texas Tech Red Raiders -16.0
Total 68.5 | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 10 | Hawai'i 17 UTEP 14 | UTEP Miners +7.0
Total 49.0 | · · / · | · |
Where CFB stands today
The CFB board is live and graded. Our analyst panel makes its Picks and Leans on the games on the board, and every pick grades in public at the number we posted. The rating behind the panel's number updates one game at a time from the preseason prior, so a team's strength is read as of the morning of kickoff, not from an end-of-season snapshot.
SP+ on this page is the year's final grade. It is honest context, but it knows things the market did not when the line was set, so treat it as a reference, never as the pick. The graded picks live on the board and the record page.