The SSA Talent Ratings are a combination of recruit quality and player development. The model captures both the raw talent of players coming out of high school along with their progression as they become upper classmen. Like our Power Ratings, an average college football team gets a C (75). Teams with top talent approach an A+ (100) and teams with no talent get an F (<60). While the ratings are point based you’re better off handicapping a game using our power numbers.
| School | Conference | Rating | Nat Rank | Conf Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | SEC | 99.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Ohio State | Big10 | 98.9 | 2 | 1 |
| USC | Pac12 | 97.8 | 3 | 1 |
| Alabama | SEC | 95.9 | 4 | 2 |
| Clemson | ACC | 95.8 | 5 | 1 |
| Texas | Big12 | 94.9 | 6 | 1 |
| Florida State | ACC | 92.3 | 7 | 2 |
| Penn State | Big10 | 92.2 | 8 | 2 |
| Oklahoma | Big12 | 92.1 | 9 | 2 |
| Auburn | SEC | 91.8 | 10 | 3 |
| LSU | SEC | 91.6 | 11 | 4 |
| Florida | SEC | 90.7 | 12 | 5 |
| Miami FL | ACC | 90.0 | 13 | 3 |
| Notre Dame | Ind | 89.2 | 14 | |
| South Carolina | SEC | 88.8 | 15 | 6 |
| Texas A&M | SEC | 88.2 | 16 | 7 |
| Washington | Pac12 | 87.6 | 17 | 2 |
| Tennessee | SEC | 86.8 | 18 | 8 |
| Michigan | Big10 | 86.5 | 19 | 3 |
| UCLA | Pac12 | 85.9 | 20 | 3 |
| Oregon | Pac12 | 85.9 | 21 | 4 |
| Stanford | Pac12 | 85.2 | 22 | 5 |
| Ole Miss | SEC | 84.5 | 23 | 9 |
| Mississippi State | SEC | 83.7 | 24 | 10 |
| Nebraska | Big10 | 83.4 | 25 | 4 |
| Virginia Tech | ACC | 83.0 | 26 | 4 |
| Louisville | ACC | 82.4 | 27 | 5 |
| TCU | Big12 | 82.4 | 28 | 3 |
| Utah | Pac12 | 82.3 | 29 | 6 |
| North Carolina | ACC | 82.2 | 30 | 6 |
| Michigan State | Big10 | 81.8 | 31 | 5 |
| West Virginia | Big12 | 81.2 | 32 | 4 |
| Maryland | Big10 | 81.1 | 33 | 6 |
| Arizona State | Pac12 | 80.9 | 34 | 7 |
| Kentucky | SEC | 80.9 | 35 | 11 |
| Arkansas | SEC | 80.4 | 36 | 12 |
| NC State | ACC | 80.3 | 37 | 7 |
| Wisconsin | Big10 | 79.9 | 38 | 7 |
| Oklahoma State | Big12 | 79.6 | 39 | 5 |
| California | Pac12 | 79.5 | 40 | 8 |
| Minnesota | Big10 | 79.4 | 41 | 8 |
| Baylor | Big12 | 79.1 | 42 | 6 |
| Iowa | Big10 | 78.6 | 43 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh | ACC | 78.4 | 44 | 8 |
| Missouri | SEC | 78.3 | 45 | 13 |
| Washington State | Pac12 | 77.9 | 46 | 9 |
| Georgia Tech | ACC | 77.8 | 47 | 9 |
| Arizona | Pac12 | 77.5 | 48 | 10 |
| Iowa State | Big12 | 77.4 | 49 | 7 |
| Duke | ACC | 77.3 | 50 | 10 |
| Cincinnati | AAC | 77.2 | 51 | 1 |
| Syracuse | ACC | 77.2 | 52 | 11 |
| Vanderbilt | SEC | 77.2 | 53 | 14 |
| Purdue | Big10 | 76.7 | 54 | 10 |
| Northwestern | Big10 | 76.6 | 55 | 11 |
| Indiana | Big10 | 76.4 | 56 | 12 |
| Colorado | Pac12 | 76.0 | 57 | 11 |
| Illinois | Big10 | 75.9 | 58 | 13 |
| Rutgers | Big10 | 75.8 | 59 | 14 |
| Virginia | ACC | 75.7 | 60 | 12 |
| Kansas | Big12 | 75.4 | 61 | 8 |
| Boise State | MW | 75.2 | 62 | 1 |
| Wake Forest | ACC | 74.9 | 63 | 13 |
| Kansas State | Big12 | 74.9 | 64 | 9 |
| Texas Tech | Big12 | 74.7 | 65 | 10 |
| Oregon State | Pac12 | 74.6 | 66 | 12 |
| Boston College | ACC | 74.0 | 67 | 14 |
| Western Michigan | MAC | 73.3 | 68 | 1 |
| Houston | AAC | 73.1 | 69 | 2 |
| UCF | AAC | 72.9 | 70 | 3 |
| Marshall | CUSA | 72.8 | 71 | 1 |
| Memphis | AAC | 72.7 | 72 | 4 |
| South Florida | AAC | 72.6 | 73 | 5 |
| UTSA | CUSA | 71.5 | 74 | 2 |
| Brigham Young | Ind | 71.4 | 75 | |
| SMU | AAC | 71.3 | 76 | 6 |
| Florida Atlantic | CUSA | 70.8 | 77 | 3 |
| Toledo | MAC | 70.7 | 78 | 2 |
| San Diego State | MW | 70.7 | 79 | 2 |
| Florida International | CUSA | 70.6 | 80 | 4 |
| Southern Miss | CUSA | 70.3 | 81 | 5 |
| Temple | AAC | 70.3 | 82 | 7 |
| Louisiana Tech | CUSA | 70.2 | 83 | 6 |
| Tulane | AAC | 70.0 | 84 | 8 |
| Western Kentucky | CUSA | 69.4 | 85 | 7 |
| Georgia Southern | SunBelt | 69.3 | 86 | 1 |
| Arkansas State | SunBelt | 69.1 | 87 | 2 |
| Northern Illinois | MAC | 68.8 | 88 | 3 |
| Troy | SunBelt | 68.3 | 89 | 3 |
| East Carolina | AAC | 68.3 | 90 | 9 |
| Colorado State | MW | 67.8 | 91 | 3 |
| San Jose State | MW | 67.7 | 92 | 4 |
| UNLV | MW | 67.7 | 93 | 5 |
| Bowling Green | MAC | 67.2 | 94 | 4 |
| Navy | AAC | 66.8 | 95 | 10 |
| Miami OH | MAC | 66.8 | 96 | 5 |
| Fresno State | MW | 66.8 | 97 | 6 |
| Middle Tennessee | CUSA | 66.7 | 98 | 8 |
| Tulsa | AAC | 66.7 | 99 | 11 |
| North Texas | CUSA | 66.6 | 100 | 9 |
| Massachusetts | Ind | 66.5 | 101 | |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | SunBelt | 66.5 | 102 | 4 |
| Texas State | SunBelt | 66.2 | 103 | 5 |
| Nevada | MW | 66.1 | 104 | 7 |
| Georgia State | SunBelt | 65.6 | 105 | 6 |
| Ball State | MAC | 65.4 | 106 | 6 |
| Connecticut | AAC | 65.4 | 107 | 12 |
| Ohio | MAC | 65.0 | 108 | 7 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | SunBelt | 64.8 | 109 | 7 |
| Eastern Michigan | MAC | 64.7 | 110 | 8 |
| Army | Ind | 64.7 | 111 | |
| Air Force | MW | 64.7 | 112 | 8 |
| South Alabama | SunBelt | 64.6 | 113 | 8 |
| Appalachian State | SunBelt | 64.2 | 114 | 9 |
| Utah State | MW | 64.2 | 115 | 9 |
| New Mexico | MW | 63.6 | 116 | 10 |
| Hawaii | MW | 63.4 | 117 | 11 |
| Kent State | MAC | 63.2 | 118 | 9 |
| Wyoming | MW | 63.2 | 119 | 12 |
| Old Dominion | CUSA | 63.1 | 120 | 10 |
| New Mexico State | Ind | 63.0 | 121 | |
| Central Michigan | MAC | 62.8 | 122 | 10 |
| Rice | CUSA | 62.5 | 123 | 11 |
| Charlotte | CUSA | 62.2 | 124 | 12 |
| Liberty | Ind | 62.0 | 125 | |
| Akron | MAC | 61.2 | 126 | 11 |
| Buffalo | MAC | 60.6 | 127 | 12 |
| UTEP | CUSA | 60.1 | 128 | 13 |
| UAB | CUSA | 59.7 | 129 | 14 |
| Coastal Carolina | SunBelt | 54.5 | 130 | 10 |