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| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | Southern | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.89 | 25.8 | 11.93 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 2 | Michigan | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.86 | 31.5 | 10.59 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Alabama | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.46 | 34.4 | 9.09 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Virginia | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.22 | 14.8 | 11.01 | 4.92 | 0.08 |
| 5 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.22 | 9.5 | 12.7 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 6 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.77 | 13.5 | 8.73 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.73 | 12.8 | 9.28 | 4.75 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.31 | 20.25 | 5.15 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 9 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.22 | 17.25 | 5.97 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 10 | Iowa | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.19 | 20.75 | 5.25 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.63 | 22.2 | 1.68 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 12 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.18 | 30.6 | -1.57 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.12 | 27 | -1.54 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Washington | Pacific | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 23.86 | 50.83 | -4.64 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 15 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.79 | 22.5 | -2.43 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 16 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.68 | 29.2 | -3.03 | 5 | -1 |
| 17 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.65 | 44.4 | -4.67 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.63 | 22.6 | -3.09 | 4.91 | -0.91 |
| 19 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 23 | 11.4 | 18.42 | 4.66 | -0.66 |
| 20 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.65 | 48.75 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Texas | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.96 | 20.8 | 12.99 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 22 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.76 | 12.4 | 13.87 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 23 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.55 | 13.67 | 9.45 | 5.94 | -1.94 |
| 24 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.22 | 16.8 | 6.67 | 4.69 | -0.69 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.01 | 22.2 | 7.13 | 4.82 | -0.82 |
| 26 | Florida | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.99 | 10.8 | 10.56 | 4.56 | -0.56 |
| 27 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.67 | 22.75 | 12.27 | 3.86 | -0.86 |
| 28 | South Carolina | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.63 | 13.2 | 7.17 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 29 | USC | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.58 | 44 | -2.22 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 30 | Furman | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.39 | 3 | 12.3 | 3.31 | 0.69 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.35 | 12.75 | 12.89 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 32 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.07 | 29.75 | 3.83 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 33 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.02 | 10 | 5.43 | 4.61 | -0.61 |
| 34 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.84 | 37 | -5.57 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 35 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.74 | 37.4 | -2.73 | 5 | -1 |
| 36 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.72 | 11.2 | 3.14 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| 37 | Minnesota | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.42 | 16.75 | 2.6 | 3.75 | -0.75 |
| 38 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.27 | 7.6 | 1.65 | 4.58 | -0.58 |
| 39 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.12 | 13.8 | 5.41 | 4.59 | -1.59 |
| 40 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 19.11 | 8.5 | 14.43 | 3.41 | -1.41 |
| 41 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.02 | 4.5 | 9.42 | 3.55 | -0.55 |
| 42 | Auburn | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.99 | 2.6 | 3.31 | 3.16 | 0.84 |
| 43 | Chicago | Western | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.98 | 2 | 20.04 | 3.2 | -1.2 |
| 44 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.83 | 16.6 | -4.36 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 45 | California | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.64 | 20.2 | -5.83 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 46 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.56 | 8.25 | 3.7 | 3.18 | -0.18 |
| 47 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.29 | 13.25 | -0.84 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 48 | LSU | Southern | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.25 | 5.8 | 2.83 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 49 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.11 | 5 | 10.85 | 3.2 | -1.2 |
| 50 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.08 | 0 | 8.17 | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.06 | 6.25 | 16.11 | 3.64 | -1.64 |
| 52 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.89 | 10.5 | 5.64 | 3.76 | -1.76 |
| 53 | TCU | Southwest | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.74 | 8 | -5.1 | 4.09 | -1.09 |
| 54 | Ohio State | Western | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.59 | 0.25 | 15.54 | 2.11 | -0.11 |
| 55 | VMI | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.46 | 6.33 | 10.26 | 4.41 | -0.41 |
| 56 | Tennessee | Southern | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.29 | 9.25 | 6.04 | 3.41 | -1.41 |
| 57 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.24 | 15.67 | 4.23 | 5.44 | -1.44 |
| 58 | Georgia | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.03 | 8.6 | 18.95 | 4.08 | -1.08 |
| 59 | Oklahoma | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.48 | 0 | 18.95 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 60 | Mississippi State | Southern | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.35 | 4.5 | 4.98 | 3.06 | -1.06 |
| 61 | SMU | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.05 | 18.2 | 2.79 | 4.83 | -1.83 |
| 62 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.01 | 18.4 | 3.01 | 4.84 | -1.84 |
| 63 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.89 | 4 | 10.29 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| 64 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 13.97 | -4 | 9.02 | 0.81 | 1.19 |
| 65 | Rice | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.93 | 2 | -2.21 | 3.04 | -0.04 |
| 66 | Kentucky | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.72 | 0 | 7.71 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 67 | Oglethorpe | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.67 | 0.2 | 5.48 | 2.56 | 0.44 |
| 68 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.66 | 5.2 | 8.54 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
| 69 | Washington State | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.39 | 4 | 10.91 | 1.72 | -0.72 |
| 70 | Maryland | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.26 | 5 | 6.02 | 3.76 | -1.76 |
| 71 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.09 | 14 | -1.72 | 3.49 | -1.49 |
| 72 | Purdue | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.04 | 17.5 | -2.6 | 3.89 | -1.89 |
| 73 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 12.97 | -2.67 | 4.01 | 1.46 | 1.54 |
| 74 | Northwestern | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.97 | 1.75 | 8.83 | 2.47 | -0.47 |
| 75 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.95 | 4.25 | 2.9 | 2.81 | -0.81 |
| 76 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.83 | 5 | 2.1 | 3.23 | -1.23 |
| 77 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.67 | 1.75 | 14.05 | 2.55 | -0.55 |
| 78 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.6 | 2.2 | 4.52 | 3.99 | -1.99 |
| 79 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 10.13 | 13.33 | 9.02 | 5.66 | -3.66 |
| 80 | Ole Miss | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.07 | 0.8 | 8.41 | 2.68 | -0.68 |
| 81 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.01 | 0.6 | 18.17 | 2.64 | -0.64 |
| 82 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.93 | -1.5 | 0.3 | 1.64 | 0.36 |
| 83 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.74 | -9.75 | 12.23 | 0.45 | 1.55 |
| 84 | Indiana | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.71 | -7 | 8.36 | 1.11 | 0.89 |
| 85 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 9.69 | -3.6 | 2.73 | 1.63 | 0.37 |
| 86 | NC State | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.51 | -1.2 | 13.18 | 2.13 | -0.13 |
| 87 | Montana | Pacific | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.68 | 7 | 11.57 | 2.93 | -1.93 |
| 88 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.75 | -6.8 | 6.64 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| 89 | Hampden-Sydney | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.59 | -4.6 | 8.75 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 90 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.3 | -4.4 | 2.14 | 1.04 | 0.96 |
| 91 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.24 | 6.25 | 2.78 | 3.09 | -2.09 |
| 92 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.84 | -9 | 22.62 | 0.22 | 0.78 |
| 93 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.63 | -3.75 | 5.58 | 1.31 | -0.31 |
| 94 | Oregon | Pacific | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.48 | -5.25 | 5.33 | 0.37 | 0.63 |
| 95 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.97 | 2.5 | 5.36 | 2.48 | -1.48 |
| 96 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.54 | -4 | 4.64 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 97 | Illinois | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.93 | -4 | 14.3 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 98 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.73 | -6.5 | 16.48 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 99 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.45 | -7.75 | 12.33 | 0.39 | 0.61 |
| 100 | Duke | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.67 | -15.5 | 10.42 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 101 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.5 | -9.5 | 11.55 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 102 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.8 | -10 | 7.14 | 0.26 | 0.74 |
| 103 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 0-3-1 | 0 | -1.9 | -8.5 | 13.4 | 0.32 | -0.32 |
| 104 | Clemson | Southern | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.49 | -16.75 | 17.11 | 0.05 | -0.05 |