CFB Data and Resources [2026 Update]

[u/BlueSCar]

CFB Data and Resources: 2026 Edition

It's been five years since I last posted one of these, so it's probably time for an update. A few of the resources from the 2021 edition have disappeared or gone inactive, while others have changed quite a bit.

As always, please let me know in the comments if I've missed anything worth adding.

Websites

Official NCAA Stats - Official NCAA statistics across all sports and divisions. The site can be clunky to navigate and work with programmatically, but it's a great source, especially outside of FBS.

CollegeFootballData.com - Shameless plug since I run this one. CFBD includes games, teams, players, play-by-play, drives, recruiting, betting lines, rankings, advanced metrics, ratings, win probability, weather, and more. The site also includes CSV export tools, advanced box scores, charts, and other analytical tools. Free access is available, with paid tiers for higher API usage and additional features.

College Football Reference - One of the best resources for browsing current and historical team and player stats, schedules, results, records, and leaderboards.

BCF Toys - Brian Fremeau's home for FEI along with drive efficiency, available yards, points per drive, field position, and other advanced metrics. Extensive historical data as well.

Game on Paper - Advanced game and team analytics including EPA, success rate, win probability, drives, player metrics, and advanced box scores.

Winsipedia - Great for historical program records, head-to-head series, championships, rankings, and other program history.

Massey Ratings - Computer ratings, schedules, scores, predictions, and historical results. Also useful for teams outside of FBS.

APIs

CollegeFootballData REST API - Programmatic access to the CFBD datasets above. Requires a free API key.

CollegeFootballData GraphQL API - GraphQL access to much of the CFBD database, including subscription support for selected data. Available to higher CFBD tiers.

Libraries

Python

cfbd - Official Python client for the CFBD API. Automatically generated from the API specification and updated alongside the API.

JavaScript / TypeScript

cfbd - Official TypeScript client for the CFBD API. Automatically generated and updated alongside the API.

R

cfbfastR - Unofficial R wrapper around the CFBD API with additional data sources, data-loading helpers, and open-source expected points and win probability models.

.NET / C

CollegeFootballData.NET - .NET/C# client for the CFBD API.

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And that's the 2026 edition. I'm sure there are some newer resources I've missed, so drop them in the comments and I'll add anything noteworthy.

Good luck with your projects this season!

[u/SoLetsSayThen]

Thank you, as always.