Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:19.446477+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 27.29 | 29.33 | 13.76 | 3 | -1 |
| 2 | Tulane | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.03 | 23.5 | 13.56 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 3 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27 | 48.67 | 10.36 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.17 | 14.8 | 10.62 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| 5 | Michigan | Western | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.98 | 22.75 | 7.79 | 4 | -1 |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.91 | 21.2 | 8.14 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 7 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.74 | 20.6 | 7.68 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 8 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 2-0-2 | 0.5 | 25.5 | 13.75 | 7.61 | 3.72 | -1.72 |
| 9 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.48 | 32.67 | 4.13 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.43 | 41.6 | 3.45 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 11 | Iowa | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.43 | 31 | 4.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Washington | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.37 | 18.2 | 6.17 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 13 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.27 | 26 | 4.44 | 3 | -1 |
| 14 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.94 | 31.8 | 1.8 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.79 | 13.4 | 4.64 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 16 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.77 | 17.67 | 3.7 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 17 | Minnesota | Western | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.69 | 12.75 | 4.37 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 18 | VMI | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.39 | 33.4 | -0.47 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.38 | 15.6 | 2.15 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 20 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.3 | 15.33 | 1.74 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 21 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.23 | 25.8 | -0.3 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 22 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.22 | 20.75 | 0.01 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 23 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.99 | 28.6 | -2.07 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.96 | 47.5 | -3.92 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 25 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 23.95 | 25.5 | -1.46 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 26 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.8 | 10.8 | -0.05 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 27 | California | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.77 | 37.8 | -3.5 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 28 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.27 | 34 | -6.07 | 5 | -1 |
| 29 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.24 | 16.75 | -3.26 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Kentucky | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.14 | 29 | -5.76 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.04 | 14.8 | -4.41 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 32 | North Carolina | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.81 | 15.5 | 14.43 | 5.67 | -0.67 |
| 33 | Georgia | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.75 | 20.17 | 12.82 | 5.77 | -0.77 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.75 | 25 | -7.41 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 35 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.19 | 27.17 | 8.15 | 5.89 | -0.89 |
| 36 | Auburn | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.12 | 34.5 | 7.24 | 5.95 | -0.95 |
| 37 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.76 | 18.5 | 11.82 | 5.97 | -1.97 |
| 38 | Chicago | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.51 | 9.25 | 17.66 | 3.52 | -0.52 |
| 39 | Texas | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.86 | 12.2 | 8.89 | 4.39 | -0.39 |
| 40 | Tennessee | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.71 | 26 | 0.65 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 41 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.45 | 24.33 | 3.43 | 5.95 | -1.95 |
| 42 | Clemson | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.3 | 13 | 12.97 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 43 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.24 | 21.25 | 6.53 | 3.92 | -0.92 |
| 44 | SMU | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.78 | 31.2 | -1.38 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 45 | USC | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.68 | 15 | -4.49 | 5.84 | -0.84 |
| 46 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 19.43 | 15.83 | 5.51 | 5.83 | -2.83 |
| 47 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.21 | 24.2 | 3.11 | 4.92 | -1.92 |
| 48 | Florida | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.82 | 22.25 | 1.85 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 49 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.54 | 3 | 15.76 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 50 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.3 | 16.6 | -10 | 4.75 | -0.75 |
| 51 | Furman | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.02 | 11.33 | 8.22 | 5.73 | -1.73 |
| 52 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.17 | 9.4 | 14.71 | 4.33 | -1.33 |
| 53 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17 | 20.67 | 2.13 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 54 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.77 | 5.75 | -5.58 | 3.35 | -0.35 |
| 55 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.56 | 6.6 | 12.53 | 4.76 | -1.76 |
| 56 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.38 | -3.25 | 8.71 | 1.33 | 1.67 |
| 57 | Mississippi State | Southern | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.26 | -1.5 | 11.95 | 1.61 | 0.39 |
| 58 | Stanford | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.09 | 1 | -3.31 | 2.32 | 0.68 |
| 59 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.96 | 24 | 4.24 | 4.85 | -1.85 |
| 60 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.94 | 8.4 | 9.94 | 4.44 | -1.44 |
| 61 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.9 | 9.8 | 5.18 | 4.16 | -1.16 |
| 62 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.68 | 6.2 | 5.98 | 3.62 | -0.62 |
| 63 | Duke | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.64 | 11.2 | 6.13 | 4.57 | -1.57 |
| 64 | Virginia | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.59 | 8.4 | 7.25 | 4.56 | -1.56 |
| 65 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.21 | 4.8 | 8.96 | 3.37 | -0.37 |
| 66 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.01 | 2 | 11.23 | 3.42 | -0.42 |
| 67 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.74 | 9.6 | -3.16 | 4.78 | -1.78 |
| 68 | Alabama | Southern | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 14.62 | 23.2 | 7.98 | 4.65 | -2.65 |
| 69 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.57 | 8.4 | -0.16 | 3.67 | -0.67 |
| 70 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.11 | 16.6 | -7.3 | 4.77 | -1.77 |
| 71 | Northwestern | Western | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.47 | 3 | 14.12 | 2.08 | -1.08 |
| 72 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.41 | -2.4 | 7.53 | 1.95 | 1.05 |
| 73 | Birmingham-Southern | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.09 | 6.8 | 8.6 | 4.26 | -2.26 |
| 74 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.8 | -2.2 | 1.08 | 1.95 | 1.05 |
| 75 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.71 | 9.2 | 2.64 | 4.59 | -2.59 |
| 76 | Oklahoma | Missouri Valley | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.15 | -3.67 | 14.31 | 1.03 | -0.03 |
| 77 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.09 | 0.5 | 4.54 | 2.18 | -0.18 |
| 78 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.71 | -0.5 | 6.84 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 79 | Ohio State | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.14 | -2.25 | 7.92 | 1.14 | 0.86 |
| 80 | Spring Hill | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.4 | -1.5 | 7.03 | 1.78 | 0.22 |
| 81 | NC State | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.33 | 0.8 | 10.66 | 2.76 | -0.76 |
| 82 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.27 | -1.75 | 6.35 | 1.39 | 0.61 |
| 83 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.25 | -9 | 10.18 | 1.34 | 1.66 |
| 84 | Rice | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.18 | -2.5 | 6.31 | 1.58 | 0.42 |
| 85 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.12 | -4.6 | 11.37 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| 86 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 9.47 | -5.17 | -1.38 | 1.58 | 0.42 |
| 87 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 9.22 | 2.5 | 16.18 | 2.67 | -1.67 |
| 88 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.45 | -1 | -1.74 | 2.15 | -0.15 |
| 89 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.41 | -8.4 | 0.5 | 0.44 | 1.56 |
| 90 | Sewanee | Southern | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.21 | -3.75 | 15.78 | 1.01 | -0.01 |
| 91 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.2 | -9.67 | 7.81 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 92 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 1-3-2 | 0.17 | 5.57 | -1.33 | 11.23 | 2.41 | -1.41 |
| 93 | Idaho | Pacific | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.23 | -2.75 | 14.17 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 94 | Indiana | Western | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.19 | -8 | 6.9 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 95 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.3 | -9.25 | 11.48 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 96 | Maryland | Southern | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.24 | -11 | 13.91 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 97 | Purdue | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.91 | -19.5 | 16.89 | 0.02 | 0.98 |
| 98 | Ole Miss | Southern | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.75 | -17.4 | 9.9 | 0.26 | 0.74 |
| 99 | Samford | FBS Independents | 1-3-2 | 0.17 | 3.51 | -23.83 | 10.43 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 100 | Fort Benning | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.81 | -13 | 13.98 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 101 | TCU | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.72 | -6.5 | -10 | 1.44 | -0.44 |
| 102 | LSU | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | -25 | 4.72 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 103 | Illinois | Western | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.9 | -9.33 | 14.29 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 104 | Erskine | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.14 | -12.75 | 8.34 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 105 | Hampden-Sydney | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.49 | -22 | 5.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | Oglethorpe | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.93 | -26.2 | 19.2 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 107 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -3.18 | -41.25 | 13.33 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 108 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 0-4-0 | 0 | -3.33 | -34.75 | 25.94 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.51 | -45 | 23.69 | 0 | 0 |