2025–26 season · all 138 FBS fanbases · classified by Sence
College football fanbases, ranked by Fan Score
All FBS fanbases ranked by Fan Score: positive comments per 1,000 total comments, the Sence Score convention.
Kennesaw State is the happiest fanbase in college football, at 874.3 positive comments per 1,000, against a median of 600.8 across the 120 of 138 fanbases that clear the volume floor. Navy follows at 862 and Tulsa at 839.
The same measure runs as a season superlative: The Golden Comment.
Rank
Team
Comments
Fan Score
1
Kennesaw State
Owls · C-USA · 10–4
4,281
874.3
2
Navy
Midshipmen · American · 11–2
5,239
862
3
Tulsa
Golden Hurricane · American · 4–8
2,677
839
4
New Mexico
Lobos · Mountain West · 9–4
8,500
836.1
5
FIU
Panthers · C-USA · 7–6
1,631
829.6
6
WKU
Hilltoppers · C-USA · 9–4
2,689
822.2
7
Wake Forest
Demon Deacons · ACC · 9–4
4,755
803.4
8
Central Michigan
Chippewas · MAC · 7–6
3,899
803.3
9
Bowling Green
Falcons · MAC · 4–8
3,685
782.6
10
Missouri State
Bears · C-USA · 7–6
2,144
782.6
11
Utah State
Aggies · Mountain West · 6–7
2,439
782.3
12
Troy
Trojans · Sun Belt · 8–6
5,404
779.1
13
North Texas
Mean Green · American · 12–2
9,547
775.7
14
East Carolina
Pirates · American · 9–4
6,181
771.6
15
Ohio
Bobcats · MAC · 9–4
5,814
768.5
16
Western Michigan
Broncos · MAC · 10–4
4,607
765.4
17
Old Dominion
Monarchs · Sun Belt · 10–3
1,898
755.5
18
Hawaii
Rainbow Warriors · Mountain West · 9–4
13,185
753.9
19
Marshall
Thundering Herd · Sun Belt · 5–7
7,152
751.3
20
Virginia
Cavaliers · ACC · 11–3
14,086
749.3
21
Army
Black Knights · American · 7–6
10,320
745.9
22
Indiana
Hoosiers · Big Ten · 16–0
42,201
739.4
23
Temple
Owls · American · 5–7
1,915
738.9
24
North Dakota State
Bison · FCS · 12–1
4,131
737.6
25
Southern Miss
Golden Eagles · Sun Belt · 7–6
6,305
736.4
26
New Mexico State
Aggies · C-USA · 4–8
1,564
734
27
Texas Tech
Red Raiders · Big 12 · 12–2
54,597
723.4
28
TCU
Horned Frogs · Big 12 · 9–4
9,897
719.8
29
Arkansas State
Red Wolves · Sun Belt · 7–6
3,373
717.8
30
Coastal Carolina
Chanticleers · Sun Belt · 6–7
4,398
710.3
31
Texas State
Bobcats · Sun Belt · 7–6
2,245
707.8
32
Memphis
Tigers · American · 8–5
12,047
703.4
33
Tulane
Green Wave · American · 11–3
14,993
699.3
34
Duke
Blue Devils · ACC · 9–5
14,337
695.1
35
James Madison
Dukes · Sun Belt · 12–2
16,981
695
36
Louisiana
Ragin' Cajuns · Sun Belt · 6–7
4,213
687.6
37
Houston
Cougars · Big 12 · 10–3
17,558
683.2
38
SMU
Mustangs · ACC · 9–4
7,390
681.5
39
UTSA
Roadrunners · American · 7–6
3,498
681
40
Georgia Southern
Eagles · Sun Belt · 7–6
4,449
679.3
41
Northwestern
Wildcats · Big Ten · 7–6
1,838
671.4
42
Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets · ACC · 9–4
35,814
670.1
43
Georgia
Bulldogs · SEC · 12–2
38,740
669.9
44
Delaware
Blue Hens · C-USA · 7–6
5,242
664.1
45
Louisiana Tech
Bulldogs · C-USA · 8–5
4,799
662
46
Ole Miss
Rebels · SEC · 13–2
56,460
662
47
UCF
Knights · Big 12 · 5–7
5,718
656.2
48
Toledo
Rockets · MAC · 8–5
4,072
655.2
49
UNLV
Rebels · Mountain West · 10–4
6,260
644.1
50
Arizona
Wildcats · Big 12 · 9–4
13,960
640
51
Louisville
Cardinals · ACC · 9–4
12,501
630.3
52
Washington State
Cougars · Pac-12 · 7–6
6,626
627.4
53
Appalachian State
Mountaineers · Sun Belt · 5–8
6,689
627.3
54
Vanderbilt
Commodores · SEC · 10–3
22,930
622.2
55
Air Force
Falcons · Mountain West · 4–8
2,980
612.1
56
South Florida
Bulls · American · 9–4
16,469
608.6
57
Baylor
Bears · Big 12 · 5–7
8,814
606.5
58
Middle Tennessee
Blue Raiders · C-USA · 3–9
2,998
603.7
59
Fresno State
Bulldogs · Mountain West · 9–4
3,370
603.3
60
Iowa
Hawkeyes · Big Ten · 9–4
22,273
600.8
61
UAB
Blazers · American · 4–8
3,196
600.8
62
Liberty
Flames · C-USA · 4–8
4,767
600.6
63
BYU
Cougars · Big 12 · 12–2
32,975
595.6
64
Colorado
Buffaloes · Big 12 · 3–9
13,180
595.4
65
Washington
Huskies · Big Ten · 9–4
8,090
594.6
66
Sam Houston
Bearkats · C-USA · 2–10
2,438
592.7
67
UConn
Huskies · Independent · 9–4
4,323
585
68
Ohio State
Buckeyes · Big Ten · 12–2
108,740
584.8
69
Oregon State
Beavers · Pac-12 · 2–10
5,528
582.9
70
Tennessee
Volunteers · SEC · 8–5
53,708
581.4
71
NC State
Wolfpack · ACC · 8–5
4,850
579
72
Wyoming
Cowboys · Mountain West · 4–8
7,961
571.7
73
Mississippi State
Bulldogs · SEC · 5–8
32,592
562.6
74
Utah
Utes · Big 12 · 11–2
16,435
559.4
75
Auburn
Tigers · SEC · 5–7
59,608
554.1
76
Oregon
Ducks · Big Ten · 13–2
33,527
551.2
77
Alabama
Crimson Tide · SEC · 11–4
141,238
548.3
78
Miami
Hurricanes · ACC · 13–3
61,113
548.3
79
Notre Dame
Fighting Irish · Independent · 10–2
70,866
546.2
80
San Diego State
Aztecs · Mountain West · 9–4
3,850
545.5
81
Iowa State
Cyclones · Big 12 · 8–4
21,588
545
82
Missouri
Tigers · SEC · 8–5
15,149
542.3
83
Texas A&M
Aggies · SEC · 11–2
64,787
541.6
84
Purdue
Boilermakers · Big Ten · 2–10
6,141
538.5
85
Stanford
Cardinal · ACC · 4–8
3,877
538.3
86
Cincinnati
Bearcats · Big 12 · 7–6
12,753
535.4
87
Illinois
Fighting Illini · Big Ten · 9–4
15,179
532.6
88
Oklahoma
Sooners · SEC · 10–3
76,815
524.9
89
Kentucky
Wildcats · SEC · 5–7
19,024
522.4
90
Pittsburgh
Panthers · ACC · 8–5
26,366
520.4
91
West Virginia
Mountaineers · Big 12 · 4–8
31,415
515.8
92
USC
Trojans · Big Ten · 9–4
40,287
511.6
93
Rutgers
Scarlet Knights · Big Ten · 5–7
5,649
508.6
94
San Jose State
Spartans · Mountain West · 3–9
1,563
507.4
95
Arizona State
Sun Devils · Big 12 · 8–5
13,057
499.7
96
UTEP
Miners · C-USA · 2–10
5,198
498.8
97
Oklahoma State
Cowboys · Big 12 · 1–11
25,460
489.4
98
Clemson
Tigers · ACC · 7–6
38,829
488.9
99
Boise State
Broncos · Mountain West · 9–5
22,030
487.9
100
South Carolina
Gamecocks · SEC · 4–8
19,697
482.8
101
UCLA
Bruins · Big Ten · 3–9
20,831
476.4
102
Michigan
Wolverines · Big Ten · 9–4
133,763
472.1
103
Texas
Longhorns · SEC · 10–3
106,632
468.7
104
Florida
Gators · SEC · 4–8
33,369
467.5
105
Nebraska
Cornhuskers · Big Ten · 7–6
47,727
466
106
Boston College
Eagles · ACC · 2–10
3,381
462
107
Michigan State
Spartans · Big Ten · 4–8
20,528
457.8
108
Kansas
Jayhawks · Big 12 · 5–7
8,065
440.9
109
Kansas State
Wildcats · Big 12 · 6–6
17,428
436.3
110
Colorado State
Rams · Mountain West · 2–10
4,505
431.7
111
LSU
Tigers · SEC · 7–6
95,525
425.9
112
Penn State
Nittany Lions · Big Ten · 7–6
57,708
424.9
113
Virginia Tech
Hokies · ACC · 3–9
16,922
405.6
114
Minnesota
Golden Gophers · Big Ten · 8–5
16,116
396.7
115
Florida State
Seminoles · ACC · 5–7
20,908
390.8
116
Syracuse
Orange · ACC · 3–9
9,364
386.7
117
North Carolina
Tar Heels · ACC · 4–8
8,668
381.7
118
Arkansas
Razorbacks · SEC · 2–10
44,286
331.6
119
Maryland
Terrapins · Big Ten · 4–8
9,607
326.5
120
Wisconsin
Badgers · Big Ten · 4–8
48,811
281.5
Below volume threshold: too few comments to rank on Fan Score
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South Alabama
Jaguars · Sun Belt · 4–8
1,487
817.1
–
UMass
Minutemen · MAC · 0–12
1,455
551.2
–
Charlotte
49ers · American · 1–11
1,447
416.7
–
Rice
Owls · American · 5–8
1,436
857.9
–
Florida Atlantic
Owls · American · 4–8
1,154
660.3
–
Nevada
Wolf Pack · Mountain West · 3–9
1,086
648.3
–
Miami (Ohio)
RedHawks · MAC · 7–7
1,085
789.9
–
Northern Illinois
Huskies · MAC · 3–9
1,082
738.4
–
Akron
Zips · MAC · 5–7
1,038
622.4
–
UL Monroe
Warhawks · Sun Belt · 3–9
943
741.3
–
Ball State
Cardinals · MAC · 4–8
818
737.2
–
Kent State
Golden Flashes · MAC · 5–7
708
709
–
Sacramento State
Hornets · FCS · 7–5
706
665.7
–
California
Golden Bears · ACC · 7–6
534
599.3
–
Jacksonville State
Gamecocks · C-USA · 9–5
393
814.2
–
Buffalo
Bulls · MAC · 5–7
341
545.5
–
Georgia State
Panthers · Sun Belt · 1–11
161
335.4
–
Eastern Michigan
Eagles · MAC · 4–8
67
611.9
Fan Score ranks 120 of 138 fanbases with enough classified comments to rate. Fan Score is positive comments per 1,000 analyzed. Toxicity counts harm and identity-based abuse per 1,000; every other rate counts that tag group's comments per 1,000, using Sence's system-tag taxonomy.