Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.019741+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.89 | 37 | 13.21 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Alabama | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.26 | 26.5 | 11.15 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 3 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.18 | 25.67 | 11.47 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.14 | 39.33 | 9.73 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 1-0-2 | 0.33 | 26.62 | 2.33 | 17.69 | 2.17 | -1.17 |
| 6 | Furman | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.53 | 19.5 | 8.68 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 7 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 26.06 | 1.5 | 17.55 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.84 | 9 | 8.3 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 9 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.78 | 16.33 | 6.49 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.54 | 31 | 3.7 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.44 | 17 | 4.38 | 3 | -1 |
| 12 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.4 | 15.25 | 5.62 | 3.69 | 0.31 |
| 13 | Ohio State | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.08 | 37.33 | 1.12 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Northwestern | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.99 | 27.33 | 1.85 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Washington | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.98 | 24.2 | 1.21 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 16 | Illinois | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.85 | 21.67 | 1.98 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.78 | 36.25 | -0.49 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Tennessee | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.74 | 15 | 1.12 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 19 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.66 | 38.25 | -1.65 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 20 | SMU | Southwest | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.58 | 31.75 | -1.11 | 4 | -1 |
| 21 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.57 | 15.2 | 0.52 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.41 | 31.75 | -2.84 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.4 | 12 | 0.24 | 3 | -1 |
| 24 | USC | Pacific | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.37 | 36.75 | -3.71 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 25 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.37 | 13.67 | 1.22 | 2.68 | 0.32 |
| 26 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.96 | 21.75 | -3.87 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 27 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.81 | 23.25 | -3.79 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 28 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.81 | 13 | -1.67 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| 29 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 23.19 | 11.75 | -4.62 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 30 | TCU | Southwest | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 22.75 | 4.75 | -4.42 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| 31 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.62 | 23.5 | -10 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 32 | Stanford | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.54 | 20.8 | -10 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 33 | Rice | Southwest | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 22.35 | 16 | -10 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 34 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.92 | 13 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.96 | 30.5 | 6.34 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 36 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.42 | 14.5 | 11.14 | 4 | -1 |
| 37 | LSU | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.19 | 21 | 7.67 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 38 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.14 | 28 | 6.32 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 39 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.93 | 18.75 | 6.2 | 3.85 | -0.85 |
| 40 | Auburn | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.78 | 16.25 | 2.22 | 3.76 | -0.76 |
| 41 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.7 | 32.75 | -0.88 | 3.91 | -0.91 |
| 42 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.58 | 18.25 | 4.35 | 3.82 | -0.82 |
| 43 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.42 | 27.75 | -1.83 | 3.92 | -0.92 |
| 44 | Iowa | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.27 | 16.67 | 9.51 | 2.85 | -0.85 |
| 45 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.97 | 14 | -1.68 | 3.67 | -0.67 |
| 46 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.97 | 15 | 0.98 | 3.86 | -0.86 |
| 47 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.95 | 26.5 | -4.73 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 48 | Mississippi State | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.78 | 17 | -0.54 | 3.74 | -0.74 |
| 49 | Ole Miss | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.49 | 6 | 2.27 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| 50 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.28 | 9 | 6.4 | 2.51 | -0.51 |
| 51 | Indiana | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.25 | 4 | 9.24 | 2.03 | -0.03 |
| 52 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.15 | 4.75 | 2.67 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 53 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.15 | 26 | 0.97 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 54 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.97 | 9.33 | 11.61 | 2.67 | -0.67 |
| 55 | Chicago | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.96 | 0 | 14.93 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 56 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.76 | 4.5 | 13.54 | 2.86 | -0.86 |
| 57 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.56 | 18 | 1.82 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 58 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.22 | 11.33 | 4.23 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| 59 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.75 | 9 | -10 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 60 | Virginia | Southern | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.29 | 6.25 | 2.88 | 3.15 | -1.15 |
| 61 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.61 | 4.5 | -1.6 | 3.28 | -1.28 |
| 62 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.28 | 4.25 | 12.18 | 3.15 | -1.15 |
| 63 | Georgia | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.23 | 3.5 | 13.88 | 2.68 | -0.68 |
| 64 | Texas | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.91 | 8.5 | 5.97 | 3.49 | -1.49 |
| 65 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 13.77 | -1.25 | -1.6 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 66 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.65 | 7.33 | 7.9 | 2.58 | -1.58 |
| 67 | Oregon | Pacific | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.32 | 10 | 1.69 | 2.64 | -1.64 |
| 68 | Duke | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.84 | 14 | -6.12 | 3.9 | -1.9 |
| 69 | Purdue | Western | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.81 | 1 | 13.25 | 1.66 | -0.66 |
| 70 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.76 | 13.67 | -2.06 | 2.7 | -1.7 |
| 71 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.33 | -2.33 | 9.47 | 1.17 | -0.17 |
| 72 | Idaho | Pacific | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.22 | -3.67 | 14.85 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 73 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.08 | -1.5 | 11.5 | 1.55 | 0.45 |
| 74 | California | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.53 | 0 | -1.41 | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.5 | -2.33 | 14.81 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 76 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.48 | -2 | 12.04 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 77 | Minnesota | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.51 | 6 | 14.7 | 2.12 | -1.12 |
| 78 | North Carolina | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.47 | -8.5 | 20.05 | 0.18 | 1.82 |
| 79 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.44 | -9.25 | 7.75 | 0.73 | 1.27 |
| 80 | Kentucky | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.04 | 5.33 | 10.02 | 2.23 | -1.23 |
| 81 | Clemson | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.91 | -12.5 | 10.08 | 0.11 | 1.89 |
| 82 | VMI | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.81 | 0.8 | 1.22 | 2.78 | -0.78 |
| 83 | Tulane | Southern | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 9.62 | 4 | 5.82 | 2.93 | -1.93 |
| 84 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.61 | 1 | 5.26 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 85 | Maryland | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.92 | 3.5 | 13.93 | 2.51 | -1.51 |
| 86 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.69 | -10.67 | 13.79 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 87 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.57 | 2 | -10 | 1.74 | -0.74 |
| 88 | Florida | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.56 | 0.5 | 6.54 | 2.15 | -1.15 |
| 89 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.89 | -18 | 9.72 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
| 90 | NC State | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.66 | -7 | 13.18 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| 91 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.68 | -5.5 | 18.54 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 92 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.84 | -7.67 | 10.43 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 93 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.63 | -16.33 | 21.61 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 94 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.76 | -19.75 | 19.17 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 95 | Montana | Pacific | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.94 | -24 | 20.27 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 96 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.17 | -30.67 | 21.33 | 0.02 | -0.02 |