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 4 | Minnesota 27 Washington 24 | Washington Huskies -12.0
Total 45.0 · bovada | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 4 | Air Force 36 Nevada 33 | Nevada Wolf Pack +6.0
Total 50.5 · bovada | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 4 | Northern Arizona 14 Montana State 28 | No close
Total · | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 4 | Georgia Tech 27 Stanford 34 | Stanford Cardinal +3.0
Total 49.0 · bovada | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 4 | Rice 24 Fresno State 38 | Fresno State Bulldogs -12.0
Total 43.5 · bovada | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 4 | Montana 62 UC Davis 22 | No close
Total · | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 4 | Oregon State 33 UTEP 7 | UTEP Miners +11.5
Total 56.5 · bovada | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 4 | Missouri State 24 SMU 34 | SMU Mustangs -30.5
Total 60.5 · bovada | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 4 | Massachusetts 35 Sacramento State 6 | Sacramento State Hornets +4.5
Total 48.5 · fanduel | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 4 | Portland State 44 Weber State 41 | No close
Total · | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 4 | Idaho State 28 Southern Utah 24 | No close
Total · | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 4 | Tulsa 6 Arkansas 34 | Arkansas Razorbacks -7.0
Total 51.5 · bovada | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 4 | Mercer 34 Abilene Christian 17 | No close
Total · | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 4 | Utah Tech 13 Northern Colorado 37 | No close
Total · | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 4 | Florida Atlantic 45 UL Monroe 17 | UL Monroe Warhawks +11.5
Total 58.0 · bovada | · · / · | · |
| Invalid Date | Week 4 | Missouri 24 Mississippi State 31 | Mississippi State Bulldogs -3.5
Total 58.5 · bovada | · · / · | · |
Where CFB stands today
The CFB board is live and graded. Every priced game gets a pick, a tier and a vote from a three-seat analyst panel, 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.