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. These talent ratings have been updated for the 2019 season.
| School | Conference | Rating | Nat Rank | Conf Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | SEC | 99.1 | 1 | 1 |
| Georgia | SEC | 96.6 | 2 | 2 |
| Ohio State | Big10 | 93.9 | 3 | 1 |
| Michigan | Big10 | 93.2 | 4 | 2 |
| Oklahoma | Big12 | 92.5 | 5 | 1 |
| LSU | SEC | 92.2 | 6 | 3 |
| Florida | SEC | 91.3 | 7 | 4 |
| Texas | Big12 | 91.3 | 8 | 2 |
| Texas A&M | SEC | 91.1 | 9 | 5 |
| Auburn | SEC | 90.6 | 10 | 6 |
| Florida State | ACC | 89.5 | 11 | 1 |
| Tennessee | SEC | 89.4 | 12 | 7 |
| Penn State | Big10 | 89.3 | 13 | 3 |
| Notre Dame | Ind | 89.1 | 14 | NA |
| Oregon | Pac12 | 88.8 | 15 | 1 |
| Clemson | ACC | 88.6 | 16 | 2 |
| USC | Pac12 | 88.2 | 17 | 2 |
| South Carolina | SEC | 87.5 | 18 | 8 |
| Washington | Pac12 | 86.4 | 19 | 3 |
| Arkansas | SEC | 85.2 | 20 | 9 |
| Nebraska | Big10 | 84.8 | 21 | 4 |
| Stanford | Pac12 | 84.7 | 22 | 4 |
| Mississippi State | SEC | 84.5 | 23 | 10 |
| Miami FL | ACC | 84.1 | 24 | 3 |
| Ole Miss | SEC | 83.7 | 25 | 11 |
| Virginia Tech | ACC | 83.7 | 26 | 4 |
| Wisconsin | Big10 | 82.5 | 27 | 5 |
| Kentucky | SEC | 81.6 | 28 | 12 |
| Michigan State | Big10 | 81.5 | 29 | 6 |
| North Carolina | ACC | 81.2 | 30 | 5 |
| Utah | Pac12 | 80.8 | 31 | 5 |
| TCU | Big12 | 80.7 | 32 | 3 |
| UCLA | Pac12 | 80.6 | 33 | 6 |
| NC State | ACC | 80.3 | 34 | 6 |
| Purdue | Big10 | 79.8 | 35 | 7 |
| Arizona State | Pac12 | 79.7 | 36 | 7 |
| Oklahoma State | Big12 | 79.3 | 37 | 4 |
| Maryland | Big10 | 79.3 | 38 | 8 |
| Missouri | SEC | 79.3 | 39 | 13 |
| Iowa | Big10 | 79.3 | 40 | 9 |
| Iowa State | Big12 | 79.1 | 41 | 5 |
| West Virginia | Big12 | 79.0 | 42 | 6 |
| Virginia | ACC | 78.8 | 43 | 7 |
| Baylor | Big12 | 78.5 | 44 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | ACC | 78.5 | 45 | 8 |
| Minnesota | Big10 | 78.4 | 46 | 10 |
| Louisville | ACC | 78.3 | 47 | 9 |
| Indiana | Big10 | 78.2 | 48 | 11 |
| Illinois | Big10 | 77.9 | 49 | 12 |
| California | Pac12 | 77.6 | 50 | 8 |
| Northwestern | Big10 | 77.3 | 51 | 13 |
| Georgia Tech | ACC | 77.3 | 52 | 10 |
| Colorado | Pac12 | 77.2 | 53 | 9 |
| Duke | ACC | 77.1 | 54 | 11 |
| Washington State | Pac12 | 77.1 | 55 | 10 |
| Boise State | MW | 76.9 | 56 | 1 |
| Syracuse | ACC | 76.1 | 57 | 12 |
| Arizona | Pac12 | 75.8 | 58 | 11 |
| Vanderbilt | SEC | 75.7 | 59 | 14 |
| Rutgers | Big10 | 75.6 | 60 | 14 |
| Texas Tech | Big12 | 75.2 | 61 | 8 |
| Oregon State | Pac12 | 75.0 | 62 | 12 |
| Boston College | ACC | 74.8 | 63 | 13 |
| UCF | AAC | 74.8 | 64 | 1 |
| Wake Forest | ACC | 74.5 | 65 | 14 |
| Memphis | AAC | 74.4 | 66 | 2 |
| Kansas State | Big12 | 73.7 | 67 | 9 |
| Cincinnati | AAC | 73.6 | 68 | 3 |
| Kansas | Big12 | 73.3 | 69 | 10 |
| Houston | AAC | 72.2 | 70 | 4 |
| Florida Atlantic | CUSA | 72.1 | 71 | 1 |
| Colorado State | MW | 71.8 | 72 | 2 |
| SMU | AAC | 71.7 | 73 | 5 |
| South Florida | AAC | 71.6 | 74 | 6 |
| Marshall | CUSA | 71.2 | 75 | 2 |
| East Carolina | AAC | 70.9 | 76 | 7 |
| Toledo | MAC | 70.6 | 77 | 1 |
| Troy | SunBelt | 70.3 | 78 | 1 |
| Brigham Young | Ind | 70.2 | 79 | NA |
| Florida International | CUSA | 69.9 | 80 | 3 |
| San Diego State | MW | 69.7 | 81 | 3 |
| Southern Miss | CUSA | 69.7 | 82 | 4 |
| Louisiana Tech | CUSA | 69.7 | 83 | 5 |
| UAB | CUSA | 69.3 | 84 | 6 |
| Tulane | AAC | 69.2 | 85 | 8 |
| Western Michigan | MAC | 69.1 | 86 | 2 |
| North Texas | CUSA | 68.9 | 87 | 7 |
| Army | Ind | 68.8 | 88 | NA |
| Fresno State | MW | 68.8 | 89 | 4 |
| Middle Tennessee | CUSA | 68.5 | 90 | 8 |
| Air Force | MW | 68.4 | 91 | 5 |
| UTSA | CUSA | 68.3 | 92 | 9 |
| Nevada | MW | 68.3 | 93 | 6 |
| Western Kentucky | CUSA | 68.1 | 94 | 10 |
| Ohio | MAC | 67.7 | 95 | 3 |
| Navy | AAC | 67.6 | 96 | 9 |
| Utah State | MW | 67.4 | 97 | 7 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | SunBelt | 67.3 | 98 | 2 |
| Temple | AAC | 67.1 | 99 | 10 |
| Arkansas State | SunBelt | 67.0 | 100 | 3 |
| Georgia State | SunBelt | 66.9 | 101 | 4 |
| Appalachian State | SunBelt | 66.9 | 102 | 5 |
| Miami OH | MAC | 66.8 | 103 | 4 |
| Wyoming | MW | 66.8 | 104 | 8 |
| Georgia Southern | SunBelt | 66.7 | 105 | 6 |
| Ball State | MAC | 66.3 | 106 | 5 |
| Texas State | SunBelt | 66.3 | 107 | 7 |
| Northern Illinois | MAC | 66.2 | 108 | 6 |
| Tulsa | AAC | 66.2 | 109 | 11 |
| Liberty | Ind | 66.2 | 110 | NA |
| Massachusetts | Ind | 66.1 | 111 | NA |
| UNLV | MW | 65.7 | 112 | 9 |
| Central Michigan | MAC | 65.4 | 113 | 7 |
| San Jose State | MW | 65.2 | 114 | 10 |
| Bowling Green | MAC | 64.8 | 115 | 8 |
| Connecticut | AAC | 64.8 | 116 | 12 |
| Hawaii | MW | 64.4 | 117 | 11 |
| Old Dominion | CUSA | 64.1 | 118 | 11 |
| Buffalo | MAC | 64.1 | 119 | 9 |
| New Mexico State | Ind | 63.8 | 120 | NA |
| Louisiana-Monroe | SunBelt | 63.7 | 121 | 8 |
| South Alabama | SunBelt | 63.7 | 122 | 9 |
| Rice | CUSA | 63.6 | 123 | 12 |
| New Mexico | MW | 63.5 | 124 | 12 |
| Kent State | MAC | 63.1 | 125 | 10 |
| Eastern Michigan | MAC | 62.8 | 126 | 11 |
| Charlotte | CUSA | 62.5 | 127 | 13 |
| UTEP | CUSA | 62.3 | 128 | 14 |
| Akron | MAC | 61.5 | 129 | 12 |
| Coastal Carolina | SunBelt | 53.3 | 130 | 10 |