College football top 25, 2026
Opponent-adjusted EPA per play, through week 5
Team Conference Record Adjusted EPA per play
Offense Defense Net
1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame FBS Independents 5-0 +0.281 −0.179 +0.460
2 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama SEC 5-0 +0.244 −0.179 +0.422
3 Utah Utes Utah Big 12 4-0 +0.282 −0.135 +0.417
4 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Big Ten 3-1 +0.376 −0.035 +0.411
5 Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin Big Ten 4-1 +0.181 −0.202 +0.383
6 LSU Tigers LSU SEC 4-1 +0.084 −0.288 +0.371
7 Miami Hurricanes Miami ACC 5-0 +0.287 −0.081 +0.369
8 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia SEC 5-0 +0.254 −0.111 +0.365
9 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Big Ten 4-1 +0.254 −0.077 +0.331
10 Texas Longhorns Texas SEC 4-0 +0.085 −0.241 +0.326
11 BYU Cougars BYU Big 12 4-0 +0.234 −0.091 +0.325
12 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Big Ten 5-0 +0.184 −0.108 +0.293
13 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Big Ten 5-0 +0.233 −0.033 +0.266
14 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma SEC 2-2 +0.072 −0.181 +0.253
15 Missouri Tigers Missouri SEC 4-1 +0.136 −0.112 +0.248
16 Oregon Ducks Oregon Big Ten 3-1 +0.153 −0.073 +0.225
17 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State SEC 4-1 +0.238 +0.029 +0.208
18 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State Big Ten 3-2 +0.040 −0.160 +0.201
19 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest ACC 4-1 +0.172 −0.017 +0.189
20 North Dakota State Bison North Dakota State Mountain West 5-0 +0.026 −0.163 +0.188
21 New Mexico Lobos New Mexico Mountain West 4-1 +0.082 −0.093 +0.175
22 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee SEC 4-1 +0.064 −0.091 +0.155
23 Boise State Broncos Boise State Pac-12 4-1 +0.165 +0.015 +0.150
24 Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh ACC 5-0 +0.093 −0.056 +0.148
25 Liberty Flames Liberty Conference USA 4-1 +0.139 −0.006 +0.145
Data: cfbfastR via sportsdataverse-py. FBS vs FBS scrimmage plays, garbage time removed; defense is EPA allowed (lower is better).