Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.019422+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.06 | 13.5 | 15.6 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 2 | Alabama | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.84 | 28.33 | 10.34 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 3 | Michigan | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.63 | 45.5 | 10.43 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Furman | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.5 | 23.67 | 9.62 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.67 | 7 | 27.59 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 6 | Yale | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.63 | 35 | 7.57 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.46 | 45 | 5.6 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26 | 43 | 1.41 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Tennessee | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.95 | 18 | 3.96 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 10 | Iowa | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.93 | 28.5 | 1.17 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.86 | 25.5 | 4.86 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | USC | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.76 | 41.67 | 0.22 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.75 | 18 | 5.68 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 25.56 | 3.5 | 24.21 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 15 | Indiana | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.54 | 16 | 5.28 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 16 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.5 | 11 | 2.46 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.46 | 21.33 | 1.34 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.43 | 28 | -1.37 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.3 | 18.25 | -1.27 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 20 | Washington | Pacific | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.07 | 23.75 | -1.57 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 21 | Auburn | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.71 | 25 | -4.24 | 2.93 | 0.07 |
| 22 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.37 | 44.33 | -7.67 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.36 | 14 | -1.5 | 1.78 | 0.22 |
| 24 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.11 | 46 | -6.05 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 24.09 | 3.5 | 2.95 | 1.45 | -0.45 |
| 26 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.89 | 15.67 | -4.2 | 2.84 | 0.16 |
| 27 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.85 | 53 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | SMU | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.72 | 42.33 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.65 | 39.33 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.65 | 39 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.59 | 36.33 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | TCU | Southwest | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 23.59 | 4 | -2.26 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 33 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.37 | 27 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.36 | 27 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.35 | 27.67 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.31 | 20 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.31 | 44.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Ohio State | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.27 | 43.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Northwestern | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.05 | 31 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23 | 15.67 | -10 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 41 | Illinois | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23 | 29 | -10 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 42 | Rice | Southwest | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 23 | 15 | -10 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 43 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.92 | 13.67 | -10 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 44 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.68 | 17.5 | -10 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 45 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 22.57 | 1.5 | 10.41 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 46 | Idaho | Pacific | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 21.26 | 7.5 | -1.27 | 1.74 | -0.74 |
| 47 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.98 | 13 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.35 | 10 | 7.26 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 49 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.33 | 22.67 | 2.07 | 2.92 | -0.92 |
| 50 | LSU | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.94 | 24.67 | 1.7 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 51 | South Carolina | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.94 | 15.33 | 1.37 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 52 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.73 | 19 | 1.59 | 2.88 | -0.88 |
| 53 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.68 | 15 | 8.4 | 3 | -1 |
| 54 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.64 | 18 | 1.45 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 55 | Mississippi State | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.49 | 11.33 | 2.59 | 2.53 | -0.53 |
| 56 | Georgia | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.42 | 7 | 3.33 | 2.41 | -0.41 |
| 57 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.38 | 35 | 2.59 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 58 | Ole Miss | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.11 | 6 | 10.73 | 2.29 | -0.29 |
| 59 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.72 | 5 | 11.57 | 2.58 | -0.58 |
| 60 | Texas | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.42 | 13.67 | 2.15 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| 61 | California | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.5 | 6.67 | -10 | 2.28 | -0.28 |
| 62 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16 | 3 | -10 | 2.12 | -0.12 |
| 63 | Duke | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.97 | 20.67 | -10 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 64 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.53 | 0 | 5.06 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 65 | Minnesota | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.34 | 19 | 5.76 | 1.85 | -0.85 |
| 66 | Washington State | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.18 | 13 | 7.41 | 1.82 | -0.82 |
| 67 | Tulane | Southern | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 15.09 | 12.33 | 1.07 | 2.94 | -1.94 |
| 68 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.84 | -9 | 1.05 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 69 | Oregon | Pacific | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.81 | 10 | 1.71 | 2.64 | -1.64 |
| 70 | Kentucky | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.66 | 8.5 | 5.24 | 1.74 | -0.74 |
| 71 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.52 | 5.67 | 12.31 | 2.32 | -1.32 |
| 72 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.26 | 7 | -0.68 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 73 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.83 | 11 | -4.78 | 1.95 | -0.95 |
| 74 | VMI | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.09 | 2.75 | -2.55 | 2.79 | -0.79 |
| 75 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.71 | -2 | 9.99 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 76 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.34 | 1.33 | 1.03 | 1.82 | -0.82 |
| 77 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.04 | -2.5 | 5.53 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 78 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.99 | 8.5 | 5.86 | 1.87 | -0.87 |
| 79 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.52 | -3.5 | -1.96 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 80 | Maryland | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 11.38 | 10 | 14.36 | 2.47 | -1.47 |
| 81 | Virginia | Southern | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.37 | 6 | 1.71 | 2.31 | -1.31 |
| 82 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.12 | 20.5 | -10 | 1.92 | -0.92 |
| 83 | Purdue | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.1 | 1.5 | 5.97 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 84 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.09 | -2.67 | -10 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 85 | Clemson | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.93 | -12.5 | 11.54 | 0.11 | 1.89 |
| 86 | Florida | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.77 | 1.67 | 10.51 | 1.83 | -0.83 |
| 87 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.44 | -13 | 22.43 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 88 | NC State | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.93 | -8.33 | 8.17 | 0.22 | 0.78 |
| 89 | North Carolina | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.53 | -13.33 | 26.36 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| 90 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.46 | -7 | -10 | 0.46 | -0.46 |
| 91 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.66 | -5.5 | 21.73 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 92 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.98 | -11.5 | 1.17 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 93 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.72 | -19 | 22.48 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 94 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3 | -21.67 | 24.62 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 95 | Montana | Pacific | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.08 | -32 | 13.01 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 96 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.26 | -36.5 | 21.58 | 0.01 | -0.01 |