2026 Season
Insights from every FBS game since 2017
Automatically generated observations you won't find anywhere else.
7 insights generated · Updated daily
Early-season ratings are provisional. Opponent adjustment relies on a thin schedule graph until teams are connected through more games; expect movement through late September.
Top findings
EPA
Colorado: elite defense, struggling offense
Colorado ranks among the best in defense (-0.02 off rating) but among the worst in offense (+0.56 def rating) — the biggest split in FBS.
EPA
Miami leads FBS in offensive rating
Miami's offensive rating of +0.99 pts/drive is the best in the country, ahead of Georgia (+0.71).
EPA
Only 3 teams rank top 15 in both offense and defense
Miami, USC, Massachusetts — the only FBS teams ranking in the top 15 on both sides of the ball.
EPA
USC has the stingiest defense in FBS
USC saves +0.74 pts/drive vs the league mean — the best defensive mark in the country.
Conference
SEC leads all conferences in offensive rating
The SEC's average offensive rating of +0.20 pts/drive across 16 teams is the best in FBS.
EPA
Buffalo has the least efficient offense in FBS
Buffalo's offensive rating of -1.03 pts/drive is the worst in the country among FBS teams.
EPA
Colorado: elite defense, struggling offense
Colorado ranks among the best in defense (-0.02 off rating) but among the worst in offense (+0.56 def rating) — the biggest split in FBS.
EPA
Miami leads FBS in offensive rating
Miami's offensive rating of +0.99 pts/drive is the best in the country, ahead of Georgia (+0.71).
EPA
Only 3 teams rank top 15 in both offense and defense
Miami, USC, Massachusetts — the only FBS teams ranking in the top 15 on both sides of the ball.
EPA
USC has the stingiest defense in FBS
USC saves +0.74 pts/drive vs the league mean — the best defensive mark in the country.
Conference
SEC leads all conferences in offensive rating
The SEC's average offensive rating of +0.20 pts/drive across 16 teams is the best in FBS.
EPA
Buffalo has the least efficient offense in FBS
Buffalo's offensive rating of -1.03 pts/drive is the worst in the country among FBS teams.
Conference
ACC has the widest rating gap between best and worst
Miami (+0.99) and Georgia Tech (-0.56) represent the biggest offensive rating spread within any conference (gap of 1.56 pts/drive).
What makes this different
These aren't written by humans — they're generated automatically from our database of 1.06M scrimmage plays across 7,760 FBS games. The patterns you see here reveal themselves only when you look at the data comprehensively. Every insight uses specific numbers and real team names — no filler, no generics.
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