College Football Tier List 2026

Every college football team in S, A, B, C and D tiers from the Who's Starting model (ratings as of Oct 19, 2026), plus a tier list maker you can share. How the rating works

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Our model's tiers

S is OVR 90 and up, A 82 to 89, B 72 to 81, C 65 to 71, D under 65. Each team sits in the band its OVR number falls in, highest first.

S tier (16)

  1. Miami Hurricanes logoMiami Hurricanes97
  2. Ohio State Buckeyes logoOhio State Buckeyes96
  3. Georgia Bulldogs logoGeorgia Bulldogs96
  4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish logoNotre Dame Fighting Irish94
  5. Indiana Hoosiers logoIndiana Hoosiers94
  6. Tennessee Volunteers logoTennessee Volunteers94
  7. Texas Tech Red Raiders logoTexas Tech Red Raiders94
  8. Alabama Crimson Tide logoAlabama Crimson Tide94
  9. BYU Cougars logoBYU Cougars93
  10. Mississippi logoMississippi92
  11. UCLA Bruins logoUCLA Bruins92
  12. Utah Utes logoUtah Utes91
  13. Kentucky Wildcats logoKentucky Wildcats91
  14. LSU Tigers logoLSU Tigers91
  15. Texas Longhorns logoTexas Longhorns90
  16. Oregon Ducks logoOregon Ducks90

A tier (16)

  1. USC Trojans logoUSC Trojans88
  2. Iowa Hawkeyes logoIowa Hawkeyes88
  3. Florida Gators logoFlorida Gators87
  4. Houston Cougars logoHouston Cougars87
  5. Wake Forest Demon Deacons logoWake Forest Demon Deacons87
  6. Northwestern Wildcats logoNorthwestern Wildcats86
  7. Mississippi State Bulldogs logoMississippi State Bulldogs85
  8. Missouri Tigers logoMissouri Tigers85
  9. Arizona Wildcats logoArizona Wildcats85
  10. Nebraska Cornhuskers logoNebraska Cornhuskers85
  11. James Madison Dukes logoJames Madison Dukes83
  12. Boise State Broncos logoBoise State Broncos83
  13. Auburn Tigers logoAuburn Tigers83
  14. Texas A&M Aggies logoTexas A&M Aggies82
  15. South Carolina Gamecocks logoSouth Carolina Gamecocks82
  16. Oklahoma Sooners logoOklahoma Sooners82
B tier (28)Tap to show all 28
  1. SMU Mustangs logoSMU Mustangs81
  2. Michigan Wolverines logoMichigan Wolverines79
  3. Clemson Tigers logoClemson Tigers79
  4. North Carolina Tar Heels logoNorth Carolina Tar Heels79
  5. Oklahoma State Cowboys logoOklahoma State Cowboys79
  6. Louisville Cardinals logoLouisville Cardinals78
  7. Wisconsin Badgers logoWisconsin Badgers78
  8. New Mexico Lobos logoNew Mexico Lobos78
  9. Kansas State Wildcats logoKansas State Wildcats77
  10. Pittsburgh Panthers logoPittsburgh Panthers77
  11. Baylor Bears logoBaylor Bears77
  12. Virginia Tech Hokies logoVirginia Tech Hokies77
  13. North Dakota State Bison logoNorth Dakota State Bison76
  14. UTSA Roadrunners logoUTSA Roadrunners76
  15. Oregon State Beavers logoOregon State Beavers75
  16. Duke Blue Devils logoDuke Blue Devils75
  17. Liberty Flames logoLiberty Flames75
  18. Florida State Seminoles logoFlorida State Seminoles75
  19. UCF Knights logoUCF Knights74
  20. TCU Horned Frogs logoTCU Horned Frogs74
  21. Minnesota Golden Gophers logoMinnesota Golden Gophers74
  22. Penn State Nittany Lions logoPenn State Nittany Lions74
  23. Air Force Falcons logoAir Force Falcons73
  24. Washington Huskies logoWashington Huskies73
  25. Memphis Tigers logoMemphis Tigers73
  26. Iowa State Cyclones logoIowa State Cyclones73
  27. Cincinnati Bearcats logoCincinnati Bearcats72
  28. Illinois Fighting Illini logoIllinois Fighting Illini72
C tier (26)Tap to show all 26
  1. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs logoLouisiana Tech Bulldogs71
  2. Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns logoLouisiana Ragin' Cajuns71
  3. Army Black Knights logoArmy Black Knights70
  4. Western Michigan Broncos logoWestern Michigan Broncos70
  5. Purdue Boilermakers logoPurdue Boilermakers69
  6. South Florida Bulls logoSouth Florida Bulls69
  7. Virginia Cavaliers logoVirginia Cavaliers69
  8. Arkansas Razorbacks logoArkansas Razorbacks69
  9. North Texas Mean Green logoNorth Texas Mean Green69
  10. Arizona State Sun Devils logoArizona State Sun Devils69
  11. Fresno State Bulldogs logoFresno State Bulldogs68
  12. West Virginia Mountaineers logoWest Virginia Mountaineers67
  13. Vanderbilt Commodores logoVanderbilt Commodores67
  14. North Carolina State logoNorth Carolina State67
  15. Jacksonville State Gamecocks logoJacksonville State Gamecocks67
  16. Toledo Rockets logoToledo Rockets67
  17. Kansas Jayhawks logoKansas Jayhawks67
  18. Texas State Bobcats logoTexas State Bobcats66
  19. South Alabama Jaguars logoSouth Alabama Jaguars66
  20. Ohio Bobcats logoOhio Bobcats66
  21. Colorado Buffaloes logoColorado Buffaloes66
  22. UNLV Rebels logoUNLV Rebels66
  23. Florida Atlantic Owls logoFlorida Atlantic Owls66
  24. Boston College Eagles logoBoston College Eagles66
  25. Tulane Green Wave logoTulane Green Wave65
  26. Georgia State Panthers logoGeorgia State Panthers65
D tier (52)Tap to show all 52
  1. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logoGeorgia Tech Yellow Jackets64
  2. Tulsa Golden Hurricane logoTulsa Golden Hurricane64
  3. Maryland Terrapins logoMaryland Terrapins64
  4. App State Mountaineers logoApp State Mountaineers64
  5. Michigan State Spartans logoMichigan State Spartans63
  6. Stanford Cardinal logoStanford Cardinal63
  7. Rutgers Scarlet Knights logoRutgers Scarlet Knights63
  8. Syracuse Orange logoSyracuse Orange63
  9. UConn Huskies logoUConn Huskies63
  10. California Golden Bears logoCalifornia Golden Bears62
  11. Miami (Ohio) logoMiami (Ohio)62
  12. UAB Blazers logoUAB Blazers62
  13. East Carolina Pirates logoEast Carolina Pirates62
  14. Georgia Southern Eagles logoGeorgia Southern Eagles62
  15. Florida International Panthers logoFlorida International Panthers62
  16. San Diego State Aztecs logoSan Diego State Aztecs62
  17. Utah State Aggies logoUtah State Aggies62
  18. Troy Trojans logoTroy Trojans62
  19. Buffalo Bulls logoBuffalo Bulls62
  20. Nevada Wolf Pack logoNevada Wolf Pack62
  21. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logoWestern Kentucky Hilltoppers62
  22. Navy Midshipmen logoNavy Midshipmen62
  23. Central Michigan Chippewas logoCentral Michigan Chippewas62
  24. Colorado State Rams logoColorado State Rams62
  25. Wyoming Cowboys logoWyoming Cowboys62
  26. San José State Spartans logoSan José State Spartans62
  27. Marshall Thundering Herd logoMarshall Thundering Herd62
  28. Arkansas State Red Wolves logoArkansas State Red Wolves62
  29. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logoMiddle Tennessee Blue Raiders62
  30. Delaware Blue Hens logoDelaware Blue Hens62
  31. New Mexico State Aggies logoNew Mexico State Aggies62
  32. Eastern Michigan Eagles logoEastern Michigan Eagles62
  33. Temple Owls logoTemple Owls62
  34. Massachusetts Minutemen logoMassachusetts Minutemen62
  35. Missouri State Bears logoMissouri State Bears62
  36. Kennesaw State Owls logoKennesaw State Owls62
  37. Kent State Golden Flashes logoKent State Golden Flashes62
  38. Ball State Cardinals logoBall State Cardinals62
  39. Bowling Green Falcons logoBowling Green Falcons62
  40. Washington State Cougars logoWashington State Cougars62
  41. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers logoCoastal Carolina Chanticleers62
  42. Old Dominion Monarchs logoOld Dominion Monarchs62
  43. Sam Houston Bearkats logoSam Houston Bearkats62
  44. Rice Owls logoRice Owls62
  45. Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors logoHawai'i Rainbow Warriors62
  46. Southern Miss Golden Eagles logoSouthern Miss Golden Eagles62
  47. Northern Illinois Huskies logoNorthern Illinois Huskies62
  48. Charlotte 49ers logoCharlotte 49ers62
  49. UTEP Miners logoUTEP Miners62
  50. Akron Zips logoAkron Zips62
  51. Louisiana-Monroe logoLouisiana-Monroe62
  52. Sacramento State Hornets logoSacramento State Hornets62

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Questions

Is there a college football tier list maker?
Yes. The maker above is a free CFB tier list maker: tap a team, tap S, A, B, C or D, and share the picture. No account is needed.
Does this cover every college football team?
It is an NCAA football tier list of every FBS team the model rates, so it doubles as a college football teams tier list and a tier ranking of all college football teams.
Where do the tiers come from?
Each tier is a band of the Who's Starting Power rating (OVR), and a team sits in the band its OVR falls in. Nothing is hand-picked. For conference views, use the conference column in the power rankings.

Also see the NFL team tier list and the full power rankings.