2026 Strength of Wins/ Pain of Losses. (updated 11/1/26)
I find this chart to be very interesting every year. How it’s devised is if you beat an FBS opponent you get credit for all their wins over their FBS opponents.
Strength of Wins
In this first chart below you can see Strength of Wins. Texas is #1 with wins vs Texas St, Ohio St, UTSA, Tennessee, Mississippi and Miss St for a total of 32 Foe Wins. My chart now grades 5 teams as having credit with a win but their foes have not won a single game vs a FBS foe.
Here is the Complete list of Strength of Wins with rank:Updated 11/1/26
| Strength of Wins | Strength of Wins | Strength of Wins | |||||||||
| SU | Combined | SU | Combined | SU | Combined | ||||||
| Wins | Foe Wins | Rank | Wins | Foe Wins | Rank | Wins | Foe Wins | Rank | |||
| Texas | 6 | 32 | 1 | Oklahoma St | 5 | 13 | 44 | Old Dominion | 2 | 7 | 87 |
| Indiana | 8 | 30 | 2 | Louisville | 5 | 13 | 44 | Texas A&M | 4 | 6 | 94 |
| Alabama | 7 | 29 | 3 | Baylor | 5 | 13 | 44 | Stanford | 4 | 6 | 94 |
| USC | 7 | 27 | 4 | NC State | 4 | 13 | 44 | Arkansas St | 4 | 6 | 94 |
| Miami, Fl | 8 | 26 | 5 | North Carolina | 4 | 13 | 44 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 6 | 94 |
| Oregon | 5 | 25 | 6 | UCF | 4 | 13 | 44 | UNLV | 5 | 5 | 98 |
| BYU | 7 | 23 | 7 | Air Force | 6 | 12 | 53 | Oregon St | 5 | 5 | 98 |
| Florida | 5 | 23 | 7 | Miami, OH | 5 | 12 | 53 | UAB | 4 | 5 | 98 |
| Boise St | 7 | 22 | 9 | Washington | 5 | 12 | 53 | Kansas St | 4 | 5 | 98 |
| Utah | 8 | 21 | 10 | Appalachian St | 5 | 12 | 53 | San Jose St | 4 | 5 | 98 |
| UCLA | 8 | 21 | 10 | Northwestern | 6 | 11 | 57 | Delaware | 4 | 5 | 98 |
| Kentucky | 7 | 21 | 10 | Arizona | 6 | 11 | 57 | Arkansas | 3 | 5 | 98 |
| Wake Forest | 7 | 21 | 10 | Jax State | 6 | 11 | 57 | FIU | 3 | 5 | 98 |
| Georgia | 7 | 21 | 10 | Syracuse | 4 | 11 | 57 | Utah St | 3 | 5 | 98 |
| Ohio St | 6 | 21 | 10 | Tulane | 3 | 11 | 57 | Nevada | 3 | 5 | 98 |
| Mississippi | 6 | 21 | 10 | New Mexico | 7 | 10 | 62 | Southern Miss | 3 | 5 | 98 |
| Michigan | 6 | 21 | 10 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 10 | 62 | Temple | 2 | 5 | 98 |
| James Madison | 7 | 20 | 18 | Clemson | 5 | 10 | 62 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 5 | 98 |
| Duke | 6 | 20 | 18 | Illinois | 5 | 10 | 62 | Bowling Green | 2 | 5 | 98 |
| LSU | 6 | 20 | 18 | Louisiana | 5 | 10 | 62 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 4 | 112 |
| Memphis | 7 | 19 | 21 | Nebraska | 5 | 10 | 62 | Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 112 |
| Texas Tech | 7 | 19 | 21 | Wyoming | 5 | 10 | 62 | Central Michigan | 3 | 4 | 112 |
| North Dakota St | 7 | 18 | 23 | Connecticut | 4 | 10 | 62 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 4 | 112 |
| Iowa | 6 | 17 | 24 | Penn St | 4 | 10 | 62 | Colorado | 3 | 4 | 112 |
| Houston | 6 | 17 | 24 | Texas St | 4 | 10 | 62 | Ball St | 3 | 3 | 117 |
| North Texas | 6 | 17 | 24 | Iowa St | 4 | 10 | 62 | Kennesaw St | 2 | 3 | 117 |
| South Carolina | 5 | 17 | 24 | GA Southern | 4 | 10 | 62 | Maryland | 2 | 3 | 117 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | 16 | 28 | Western Michigan | 6 | 9 | 74 | Navy | 2 | 3 | 117 |
| West Virginia | 5 | 16 | 28 | South Alabama | 4 | 9 | 74 | ULM | 1 | 3 | 117 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 16 | 28 | TCU | 4 | 9 | 74 | UMass | 4 | 2 | 122 |
| Cincinnati | 5 | 16 | 28 | Florida St | 3 | 9 | 74 | Georgia St | 4 | 2 | 122 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 16 | 28 | Liberty | 7 | 8 | 78 | East Carolina | 4 | 2 | 122 |
| Notre Dame | 7 | 15 | 33 | Fresno St | 5 | 8 | 78 | Kent St | 3 | 2 | 122 |
| SMU | 6 | 15 | 33 | Marshall | 5 | 8 | 78 | New Mexico St | 3 | 2 | 122 |
| Tennessee | 6 | 15 | 33 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 8 | 78 | Hawaii | 2 | 2 | 122 |
| Minnesota | 5 | 15 | 33 | San Diego St | 4 | 8 | 78 | Sacramento St | 2 | 2 | 122 |
| UTSA | 7 | 14 | 37 | Troy | 4 | 8 | 78 | Missouri St | 3 | 1 | 129 |
| Toledo | 6 | 14 | 37 | Purdue | 3 | 8 | 78 | WKU | 3 | 1 | 129 |
| Missouri | 6 | 14 | 37 | California | 3 | 8 | 78 | Rutgers | 2 | 1 | 129 |
| Army West Point | 5 | 14 | 37 | Michigan St | 2 | 8 | 78 | Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 129 |
| Buffalo | 5 | 14 | 37 | Arizona St | 4 | 7 | 87 | UTEP | 1 | 0 | 133 |
| Miss St | 4 | 14 | 37 | Boston College | 4 | 7 | 87 | Akron | 1 | 0 | 133 |
| Auburn | 4 | 14 | 37 | Virginia | 4 | 7 | 87 | Washington St | 1 | 0 | 133 |
| Ohio | 6 | 13 | 44 | Kansas | 3 | 7 | 87 | Sam Houston St | 1 | 0 | 133 |
| USF | 6 | 13 | 44 | Colorado St | 3 | 7 | 87 | Rice | 1 | 0 | 133 |
| Louisiana Tech | 6 | 13 | 44 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 7 | 87 | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 133 |
Pain of Losses
This next chart we will go over is the Pain of Losses. Here if you lose to an opponent you get credit for all their losses. Sacramento St is on the bottom of this list with a combined 33 foe losses. Sac State foe losses include Eastern Mich, Fresno St, North Dakota St, Mass, Bolwing Green, Ohio and Ball St. Unlike the Strength of Wins chart, the Pain of Losses chart does include a loss to an FCS foe. I count that loss a 4 towards the combined foe loss record due to the weakness of the opponent.
Here is your complete Pain of Losses Chart with rank: Updated 11/1/26
| Pain of Losses | Pain of Losses | Pain of Losses | |||||||||
| SU | Combined | SU | Combined | SU | Combined | ||||||
| Loss | Foe Losses | Rank | Loss | Foe Losses | Rank | Loss | Foe Losses | Rank | |||
| Miami, Fl | 0 | 0 | 1 | USF | 2 | 7 | 43 | Arkansas St | 4 | 13 | 91 |
| UCLA | 0 | 0 | 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 7 | 43 | Virginia | 5 | 13 | 91 |
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 1 | Washington | 3 | 7 | 43 | Ball St | 5 | 13 | 91 |
| Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 1 | Louisville | 3 | 7 | 43 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 13 | 91 |
| Alabama | 1 | 1 | 5 | Oklahoma | 4 | 7 | 43 | California | 6 | 13 | 91 |
| Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 5 | Stanford | 5 | 7 | 43 | Navy | 6 | 13 | 91 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 5 | Jax State | 2 | 8 | 53 | Kansas St | 4 | 14 | 99 |
| Houston | 2 | 1 | 5 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 8 | 53 | Colorado St | 5 | 14 | 99 |
| Indiana | 1 | 2 | 9 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 8 | 53 | Kansas | 5 | 14 | 99 |
| Liberty | 1 | 2 | 9 | Fresno St | 3 | 8 | 53 | San Jose St | 5 | 14 | 99 |
| UTSA | 1 | 2 | 9 | North Carolina | 4 | 8 | 53 | Appalachian St | 3 | 15 | 103 |
| Arizona | 2 | 2 | 9 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 9 | 58 | Georgia St | 4 | 15 | 103 |
| Texas Tech | 1 | 3 | 13 | Toledo | 2 | 9 | 58 | Connecticut | 4 | 15 | 103 |
| Boise St | 1 | 3 | 13 | Air Force | 2 | 9 | 58 | Delaware | 4 | 15 | 103 |
| LSU | 2 | 3 | 13 | West Virginia | 3 | 9 | 58 | UMass | 4 | 15 | 103 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 13 | Illinois | 3 | 9 | 58 | Rutgers | 6 | 15 | 103 |
| Georgia | 1 | 4 | 17 | Louisiana | 3 | 9 | 58 | Wyoming | 3 | 16 | 109 |
| BYU | 1 | 4 | 17 | Boston College | 4 | 9 | 58 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 16 | 109 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 4 | 17 | Miss St | 4 | 9 | 58 | Tulsa | 4 | 16 | 109 |
| Northwestern | 2 | 4 | 17 | Auburn | 4 | 9 | 58 | NC State | 4 | 16 | 109 |
| Ohio St | 2 | 4 | 17 | Penn St | 4 | 9 | 58 | Nevada | 5 | 16 | 109 |
| North Dakota St | 2 | 4 | 17 | Texas St | 4 | 9 | 58 | Maryland | 6 | 16 | 109 |
| Clemson | 3 | 4 | 17 | Arizona St | 4 | 9 | 58 | Charlotte | 6 | 16 | 109 |
| Iowa | 2 | 5 | 24 | GA Southern | 4 | 9 | 58 | Syracuse | 4 | 17 | 116 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 5 | 24 | Florida St | 5 | 9 | 58 | Troy | 4 | 17 | 116 |
| North Texas | 2 | 5 | 24 | Purdue | 5 | 9 | 58 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 17 | 116 |
| Michigan | 2 | 5 | 24 | Arkansas | 5 | 9 | 58 | WKU | 5 | 18 | 119 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 5 | 24 | Colorado | 5 | 9 | 58 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 18 | 119 |
| Memphis | 2 | 5 | 24 | Central Michigan | 5 | 9 | 58 | Kent St | 6 | 18 | 119 |
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | 5 | 24 | Duke | 2 | 10 | 76 | New Mexico St | 5 | 19 | 122 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | 5 | 24 | Oklahoma St | 3 | 10 | 76 | Kennesaw St | 6 | 19 | 122 |
| Western Michigan | 3 | 5 | 24 | Minnesota | 3 | 10 | 76 | Rice | 7 | 19 | 122 |
| Iowa St | 4 | 5 | 24 | South Alabama | 4 | 10 | 76 | Missouri St | 5 | 20 | 125 |
| USC | 2 | 6 | 34 | UAB | 4 | 10 | 76 | Southern Miss | 5 | 20 | 125 |
| Missouri | 2 | 6 | 34 | Tulane | 4 | 10 | 76 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 21 | 127 |
| Oregon St | 3 | 6 | 34 | East Carolina | 4 | 10 | 76 | Hawaii | 6 | 21 | 127 |
| Army West Point | 3 | 6 | 34 | Marshall | 3 | 11 | 83 | Old Dominion | 7 | 21 | 127 |
| Florida | 3 | 6 | 34 | UCF | 4 | 11 | 83 | Temple | 6 | 23 | 130 |
| Oregon | 3 | 6 | 34 | Buffalo | 3 | 12 | 85 | Bowling Green | 7 | 24 | 131 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 6 | 34 | TCU | 4 | 12 | 85 | UTEP | 7 | 26 | 132 |
| UNLV | 3 | 6 | 34 | FIU | 5 | 12 | 85 | ULM | 7 | 26 | 132 |
| Texas A&M | 4 | 6 | 34 | San Diego St | 5 | 12 | 85 | Sam Houston St | 7 | 26 | 132 |
| James Madison | 2 | 7 | 43 | Utah St | 5 | 12 | 85 | Akron | 7 | 26 | 132 |
| SMU | 2 | 7 | 43 | Michigan St | 6 | 12 | 85 | Washington St | 8 | 26 | 132 |
| Texas | 2 | 7 | 43 | Baylor | 3 | 13 | 91 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 26 | 132 |
| Ohio | 2 | 7 | 43 | Miami, OH | 3 | 13 | 91 | Sacramento St | 7 | 32 | 138 |
Overall Wins and Losses
In this last chart below you can see the overall wins and losses. As you can see the top three teams are Miami, Fl, UCLA and Utah.
Here is the Overall Wins and Losses Chart with %: Updated 11/1/26
| Overall | Overall | Overall | |||||||||
| Wins | Losses | % | Wins | Losses | % | Wins | Losses | % | |||
| Miami, Fl | 32 | 0 | 100.0% | USF | 12 | 7 | 63.2% | Central Michigan | 5 | 9 | 35.7% |
| UCLA | 21 | 0 | 100.0% | GA Southern | 15 | 9 | 62.5% | Texas St | 5 | 9 | 35.7% |
| Utah | 14 | 0 | 100.0% | UNLV | 10 | 6 | 62.5% | Purdue | 5 | 9 | 35.7% |
| Wake Forest | 13 | 0 | 100.0% | Minnesota | 16 | 10 | 61.5% | Arkansas St | 7 | 13 | 35.0% |
| Alabama | 27 | 1 | 96.4% | Louisville | 11 | 7 | 61.1% | Virginia | 7 | 13 | 35.0% |
| Houston | 21 | 1 | 95.5% | Auburn | 14 | 9 | 60.9% | UMass | 8 | 15 | 34.8% |
| Notre Dame | 20 | 1 | 95.2% | UCF | 17 | 11 | 60.7% | Tulsa | 8 | 16 | 33.3% |
| Kentucky | 18 | 1 | 94.7% | Duke | 15 | 10 | 60.0% | Ball St | 6 | 13 | 31.6% |
| Indiana | 17 | 2 | 89.5% | Jax State | 12 | 8 | 60.0% | Buffalo | 5 | 12 | 29.4% |
| LSU | 21 | 3 | 87.5% | Virginia Tech | 13 | 9 | 59.1% | TCU | 5 | 12 | 29.4% |
| Texas Tech | 21 | 3 | 87.5% | SMU | 10 | 7 | 58.8% | San Diego St | 5 | 12 | 29.4% |
| Boise St | 21 | 3 | 87.5% | Western Michigan | 7 | 5 | 58.3% | Georgia St | 6 | 15 | 28.6% |
| Arizona | 13 | 2 | 86.7% | Baylor | 16 | 13 | 55.2% | Temple | 9 | 23 | 28.1% |
| Wisconsin | 17 | 3 | 85.0% | Toledo | 11 | 9 | 55.0% | Colorado St | 5 | 14 | 26.3% |
| Florida | 30 | 6 | 83.3% | Louisiana | 11 | 9 | 55.0% | Bowling Green | 8 | 24 | 25.0% |
| Ohio St | 19 | 4 | 82.6% | Oklahoma | 8 | 7 | 53.3% | Appalachian St | 5 | 15 | 25.0% |
| North Dakota St | 19 | 4 | 82.6% | Illinois | 10 | 9 | 52.6% | Delaware | 5 | 15 | 25.0% |
| UTSA | 9 | 2 | 81.8% | Oklahoma St | 10 | 10 | 50.0% | Utah St | 4 | 12 | 25.0% |
| Iowa | 21 | 5 | 80.8% | Fresno St | 8 | 8 | 50.0% | Maryland | 5 | 16 | 23.8% |
| Oregon | 25 | 6 | 80.6% | Washington | 7 | 7 | 50.0% | Akron | 8 | 26 | 23.5% |
| Texas | 29 | 7 | 80.6% | Stanford | 7 | 7 | 50.0% | Missouri St | 5 | 20 | 20.0% |
| BYU | 16 | 4 | 80.0% | Oregon St | 6 | 6 | 50.0% | Nevada | 4 | 16 | 20.0% |
| Clemson | 16 | 4 | 80.0% | NC State | 15 | 16 | 48.4% | Syracuse | 4 | 17 | 19.0% |
| USC | 23 | 6 | 79.3% | Marshall | 10 | 11 | 47.6% | Navy | 3 | 13 | 18.8% |
| Georgia | 15 | 4 | 78.9% | South Alabama | 9 | 10 | 47.4% | Boston College | 2 | 9 | 18.2% |
| Liberty | 7 | 2 | 77.8% | Tulane | 9 | 10 | 47.4% | Colorado | 2 | 9 | 18.2% |
| Nebraska | 23 | 7 | 76.7% | Air Force | 8 | 9 | 47.1% | East Carolina | 2 | 10 | 16.7% |
| Pittsburgh | 26 | 8 | 76.5% | Arkansas | 8 | 9 | 47.1% | Charlotte | 3 | 16 | 15.8% |
| Northwestern | 13 | 4 | 76.5% | Michigan St | 10 | 12 | 45.5% | Troy | 3 | 17 | 15.0% |
| Mississippi | 16 | 5 | 76.2% | FIU | 10 | 12 | 45.5% | New Mexico St | 3 | 19 | 13.6% |
| James Madison | 22 | 7 | 75.9% | Army West Point | 5 | 6 | 45.5% | Sacramento St | 5 | 32 | 13.5% |
| Tennessee | 14 | 5 | 73.7% | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 5 | 44.4% | Hawaii | 3 | 21 | 12.5% |
| North Texas | 14 | 5 | 73.7% | Eastern Michigan | 14 | 18 | 43.8% | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 17 | 10.5% |
| Cincinnati | 14 | 5 | 73.7% | Arizona St | 7 | 9 | 43.8% | Kent St | 2 | 18 | 10.0% |
| New Mexico | 11 | 4 | 73.3% | Miami, OH | 10 | 13 | 43.5% | Georgia Tech | 2 | 21 | 8.7% |
| Michigan | 13 | 5 | 72.2% | Vanderbilt | 10 | 13 | 43.5% | Washington St | 2 | 26 | 7.1% |
| Iowa St | 13 | 5 | 72.2% | California | 10 | 13 | 43.5% | Rutgers | 1 | 15 | 6.3% |
| Memphis | 13 | 5 | 72.2% | Wyoming | 12 | 16 | 42.9% | WKU | 1 | 18 | 5.3% |
| Miss St | 21 | 9 | 70.0% | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 16 | 42.9% | Southern Miss | 1 | 20 | 4.8% |
| West Virginia | 21 | 9 | 70.0% | Connecticut | 11 | 15 | 42.3% | UTEP | 1 | 26 | 3.7% |
| Missouri | 14 | 6 | 70.0% | Kansas St | 10 | 14 | 41.7% | Kennesaw St | 0 | 19 | 0.0% |
| Penn St | 20 | 9 | 69.0% | San Jose St | 10 | 14 | 41.7% | Rice | 0 | 19 | 0.0% |
| Florida St | 20 | 9 | 69.0% | South Carolina | 4 | 6 | 40.0% | Old Dominion | 0 | 21 | 0.0% |
| Texas A&M | 13 | 6 | 68.4% | North Carolina | 5 | 8 | 38.5% | ULM | 0 | 26 | 0.0% |
| Florida Atlantic | 17 | 8 | 68.0% | UAB | 6 | 10 | 37.5% | Sam Houston St | 0 | 26 | 0.0% |
| Ohio | 13 | 7 | 65.0% | Kansas | 8 | 14 | 36.4% | Northern Illinois | 0 | 26 | 0.0% |
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