NIGHTHAWK ANALYTICS
— EDGE PLAYS
v1.0 MODEL
■
Model
SP+ v3.1

Team Ratings

■ 2026 SEASON  ·  Aug 16, 2026
15
TEAMS
88.7
AVG OFF RTG
85.8
AVG DEF RTG
Georgia
TOP RATED
#
Team
Conf
OFF RTG
DEF RTG
Pace
Overall
SOS
Home
Away
1
Georgia
SEC
94.2
88.1
72
93.8
+3.2
95.1
91.4
2
Ohio State
Big Ten
96.1
86.3
68
93.2
+2.8
94.8
90.2
3
Alabama
SEC
93.8
89.4
74
92.7
+3.4
94.2
90.8
4
Oregon
Big Ten
91.2
87.6
78
90.4
+2.5
92.1
88.3
5
Texas
SEC
90.8
88.9
70
90.1
+3.1
91.5
88.0
6
Penn State
Big Ten
88.4
90.2
66
89.6
+2.3
91.0
87.4
7
Notre Dame
Ind.
87.9
88.7
65
88.9
+2.9
90.2
86.8
8
Ole Miss
SEC
91.4
83.2
76
88.4
+2.7
89.8
86.1
9
Miami (FL)
ACC
86.1
87.4
80
87.2
+2.4
88.9
84.6
10
Tennessee
SEC
86.8
84.6
72
86.4
+2.6
88.1
83.9
11
Indiana
Big Ten
85.2
82.4
82
84.8
+1.8
87.2
81.4
12
Washington
Big Ten
84.6
83.9
75
84.4
+2.1
86.5
81.8
13
Clemson
ACC
83.8
84.2
64
84.1
+2.2
85.8
81.4
14
LSU
SEC
86.9
79.8
79
83.9
+3.0
85.4
81.0
15
Missouri
SEC
83.1
81.6
68
82.8
+2.8
84.6
80.1
Home Field Advantage vs. neutral site
Avg HFA Rating +2.8
Top HFA Teams Georgia, Ohio State, Penn State
No HFA Notre Dame (Ind.), Army (Ind.)
HFA = Home Rating − Away Rating, Season Avg
Road Performance adjusted for opponent strength
Best Road Teams Oregon, Indiana, Washington
Worst Road Teams Missouri, LSU, Clemson
Road Avg Rating 83.9
Away splits factor in opponent SOS and travel distance
■ Ratings are SP+ style composite scores — Offensive, Defensive, Pace, and Overall composite. Source: CollegeFootballData.com.