CARCollege Athletic RankingsNCAA Division I

NCAA Division I · 2026-27 Projected

Every athletic department, ranked.

All 365 Division I schools, scored on every sport they sponsor and weighted by how much each sport matters to fans. One number per school.

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Rank Change School Conference Sports Projected score
1 – Ohio State Buckeyes Big Ten 17 86.2
2 – Michigan Wolverines Big Ten 14 84.9
3 ▲ 1 UCLA Bruins Big Ten 11 83.2
4 ▼ 1 North Carolina Tar Heels ACC 13 83.2
5 ▲ 1 Texas Longhorns SEC 9 82.8
6 ▲ 1 Georgia Bulldogs SEC 9 82.0
7 ▲ 3 Alabama Crimson Tide SEC 9 81.7
8 ▼ 3 Florida Gators SEC 9 81.6
9 ▼ 1 Tennessee Volunteers SEC 9 80.7
10 ▲ 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish ACC 13 80.6
11 ▲ 8 Kentucky Wildcats SEC 11 80.1
12 ▼ 3 Virginia Cavaliers ACC 12 80.0
13 ▼ 1 USC Trojans Big Ten 10 79.9
14 ▲ 1 Louisville Cardinals ACC 10 79.6
15 – Duke Blue Devils ACC 13 79.5
16 ▲ 2 Wisconsin Badgers Big Ten 11 79.2
17 ▼ 3 Indiana Hoosiers Big Ten 11 79.1
18 ▼ 5 BYU Cougars Big 12 10 78.9
19 ▼ 2 Oklahoma Sooners SEC 10 78.6
20 – Wake Forest Demon Deacons ACC 9 78.4
21 ▲ 1 Texas A&M Aggies SEC 9 77.9
22 ▼ 1 Michigan State Spartans Big Ten 11 77.2
23 – Virginia Tech Hokies ACC 11 77.2
24 ▲ 1 Miami (FL) Hurricanes ACC 8 76.8
25 ▼ 1 Auburn Tigers SEC 9 75.9
26 ▲ 8 Illinois Fighting Illini Big Ten 10 75.8
27 ▲ 2 Oklahoma State Cowboys Big 12 9 75.7
28 ▼ 1 Nebraska Cornhuskers Big Ten 11 75.5
29 ▼ 3 Ole Miss Rebels SEC 9 75.4
30 ▲ 2 NC State Wolfpack ACC 11 75.3
31 ▼ 3 Texas Tech Red Raiders Big 12 8 75.2
32 ▼ 2 Clemson Tigers ACC 9 75.1
33 ▲ 2 Purdue Boilermakers Big Ten 10 74.9
34 ▲ 2 Arizona Wildcats Big 12 9 74.8
35 ▼ 2 Arkansas Razorbacks SEC 8 74.6
35 ▼ 4 Iowa Hawkeyes Big Ten 8 74.6
37 ▲ 1 LSU Tigers SEC 9 74.1
38 ▼ 1 TCU Horned Frogs Big 12 10 73.7
39 – Stanford Cardinal ACC 15 73.7
40 ▲ 1 Missouri Tigers SEC 9 73.0
41 ▲ 1 Washington Huskies Big Ten 9 72.8
42 ▲ 1 Oregon Ducks Big Ten 8 72.7
43 ▼ 3 Florida State Seminoles ACC 9 72.4
44 ▲ 1 Penn State Nittany Lions Big Ten 16 72.3
45 ▲ 1 Kansas Jayhawks Big 12 7 71.9
46 ▲ 2 Arizona State Sun Devils Big 12 11 71.9
47 ▼ 3 South Carolina Gamecocks SEC 9 71.8
48 ▲ 1 Minnesota Golden Gophers Big Ten 9 71.8
50 ▲ 1 Houston Cougars Big 12 7 70.5
51 ▼ 1 Baylor Bears Big 12 8 70.4
52 ▼ 5 California Golden Bears ACC 12 70.2
53 ▲ 2 Cincinnati Bearcats Big 12 8 69.5
54 ▼ 2 Pitt Panthers ACC 9 69.2
55 ▲ 2 West Virginia Mountaineers Big 12 8 69.2
56 ▼ 3 Northwestern Wildcats Big Ten 9 68.9
57 ▼ 3 Mississippi State Bulldogs SEC 7 68.3
59 – UCF Knights Big 12 6 67.3
60 ▲ 3 Utah Utes Big 12 8 66.8
61 ▼ 1 Iowa State Cyclones Big 12 7 66.7
62 ▼ 6 SMU Mustangs ACC 6 66.4
64 ▼ 3 Vanderbilt Commodores SEC 6 66.0
66 ▼ 1 Kansas State Wildcats Big 12 7 64.9
67 – Rutgers Scarlet Knights Big Ten 10 64.6
68 ▲ 4 Syracuse Orange ACC 7 63.2
70 ▲ 1 Maryland Terrapins Big Ten 8 62.3
72 ▼ 4 Boston College Eagles ACC 13 61.2
73 ▼ 4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets ACC 9 61.2
75 ▼ 2 Colorado Buffaloes Big 12 7 60.5