NCAA Division I · 2026-27 Projected
Best of
The top athletic departments in each group, and the best in every state. Each list links to the full filtered table.
Best Power 4 departments
- Ohio State #1 nationally 85.5
- Michigan #2 nationally 85.5
- North Carolina #3 nationally 84.9
- UCLA #4 nationally 84.6
- Texas #5 nationally 83.3
- Florida #6 nationally 83.2
- Duke #7 nationally 81.6
- Stanford #8 nationally 81.5
- Tennessee #9 nationally 81.3
- Virginia #10 nationally 81.3
Best Group of 5 departments
FBS schools outside the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC
- UConn #58 nationally 66.2
- Liberty #63 nationally 65.6
- Boise State #67 nationally 64.4
- New Mexico #73 nationally 62.6
- San Diego State #74 nationally 61.3
- South Florida #76 nationally 60.9
- Miami (OH) #77 nationally 58.5
- James Madison #80 nationally 57.0
- Oregon State #81 nationally 57.0
- Tulsa #82 nationally 56.6
Best FCS departments
- Princeton #54 nationally 67.2
- Harvard #62 nationally 65.8
- Yale #78 nationally 58.5
- Penn #79 nationally 57.2
- Villanova #83 nationally 56.4
- Cornell #90 nationally 53.9
- Georgetown #94 nationally 53.2
- Illinois State #96 nationally 53.0
- South Dakota State #101 nationally 51.9
- Columbia #106 nationally 50.8
Best without football
- Grand Canyon #104 nationally 51.1
- High Point #107 nationally 50.7
- St. John's #119 nationally 49.1
- UC Santa Barbara #123 nationally 48.6
- Santa Clara #131 nationally 46.9
- Gonzaga #132 nationally 46.8
- Providence #141 nationally 45.6
- Creighton #143 nationally 45.4
- George Mason #148 nationally 45.1
- Xavier #152 nationally 44.8
Best in each state
| State | Best school | National | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Alabama | #11 | 80.4 |
| AR | Arkansas | #29 | 75.3 |
| AZ | Arizona State | #35 | 73.9 |
| CA | UCLA | #4 | 84.6 |
| CO | Colorado | #72 | 63.0 |
| CT | UConn | #58 | 66.2 |
| DC | Georgetown | #94 | 53.2 |
| DE | Delaware | #146 | 45.2 |
| FL | Florida | #6 | 83.2 |
| GA | Georgia | #12 | 80.3 |
| HI | Hawaii | #91 | 53.8 |
| IA | Iowa | #23 | 76.0 |
| ID | Boise State | #67 | 64.4 |
| IL | Illinois | #46 | 71.9 |
| IN | Notre Dame | #14 | 79.0 |
| KS | Kansas | #43 | 72.5 |
| KY | Louisville | #13 | 79.7 |
| LA | LSU | #18 | 77.1 |
| MA | Harvard | #62 | 65.8 |
| MD | Maryland | #60 | 65.9 |
| ME | Maine | #296 | 27.4 |
| MI | Michigan | #2 | 85.5 |
| MN | Minnesota | #39 | 73.1 |
| MO | Missouri | #45 | 71.9 |
| MS | Ole Miss | #37 | 73.7 |
| MT | Montana State | #116 | 49.4 |
| NC | North Carolina | #3 | 84.9 |
| ND | North Dakota State | #97 | 52.9 |
| NE | Nebraska | #26 | 75.5 |
| NH | Dartmouth | #157 | 44.2 |
| NJ | Princeton | #54 | 67.2 |
| NM | New Mexico | #73 | 62.6 |
| NV | UNLV | #87 | 54.7 |
| NY | Syracuse | #68 | 63.8 |
| OH | Ohio State | #1 | 85.5 |
| OK | Oklahoma | #15 | 78.9 |
| OR | Oregon | #44 | 72.3 |
| PA | Penn State | #33 | 74.5 |
| RI | Brown | #116 | 49.4 |
| SC | Clemson | #24 | 75.8 |
| SD | South Dakota State | #101 | 51.9 |
| TN | Tennessee | #9 | 81.3 |
| TX | Texas | #5 | 83.3 |
| UT | BYU | #20 | 76.7 |
| VA | Virginia | #10 | 81.3 |
| VT | Vermont | #245 | 34.2 |
| WA | Washington | #27 | 75.4 |
| WI | Wisconsin | #21 | 76.6 |
| WV | West Virginia | #61 | 65.9 |
| WY | Wyoming | #124 | 48.3 |