Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.020055+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.26 | 31 | 12.92 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.88 | 31 | 11.3 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Alabama | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.71 | 21.6 | 11.71 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 4 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 2-0-2 | 0.5 | 26.05 | 2.75 | 15.92 | 3.06 | -1.06 |
| 5 | Furman | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.89 | 16.8 | 8.72 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 6 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.72 | 13 | 9.11 | 3.89 | 0.11 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.54 | 19 | 6.94 | 4 | -1 |
| 8 | Ohio State | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.42 | 32.25 | 4.56 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 9 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.24 | 26.5 | 4.15 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 10 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.17 | 13.4 | 6.29 | 4.56 | 0.44 |
| 11 | SMU | Southwest | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.15 | 25.8 | 4.21 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 12 | USC | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.47 | 34.8 | -0.25 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 13 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.41 | 23.5 | 1.83 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.39 | 12.67 | 2.77 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 15 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-2 | 0.5 | 24.22 | 9 | 3.1 | 3.96 | -1.96 |
| 16 | Tennessee | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.08 | 16.6 | 0.13 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 17 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.04 | 38.25 | -2.85 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.71 | 36.2 | -4.41 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.65 | 20.5 | -2.64 | 3.85 | 0.15 |
| 20 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.51 | 20.2 | -2.56 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 21 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.27 | 10.8 | -1.98 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 22 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.25 | 23.25 | -4.89 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 23 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.21 | 18.8 | -4.45 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 24 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23 | 13.4 | -4.37 | 4.75 | 0.25 |
| 25 | Stanford | Pacific | 6-0-0 | 1 | 22.82 | 20.17 | -6.11 | 5.92 | 0.08 |
| 26 | TCU | Southwest | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 22.75 | 4.4 | -1.7 | 4.12 | -0.12 |
| 27 | Washington | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.13 | 19.67 | 2.13 | 5.95 | -0.95 |
| 28 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.07 | 17.5 | 11.95 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 29 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21 | 22.6 | 7.08 | 4.86 | -0.86 |
| 30 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.69 | 25 | 2.43 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 31 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.38 | 15.8 | 5.03 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 32 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.31 | 24.2 | 2.81 | 4.91 | -0.91 |
| 33 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.24 | 20.4 | 2.87 | 4.84 | -0.84 |
| 34 | Auburn | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.12 | 13.4 | 3.94 | 4.71 | -0.71 |
| 35 | Northwestern | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.11 | 19 | 6.35 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 36 | South Carolina | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.07 | 16.8 | 3.11 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 37 | Mississippi State | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.98 | 13.8 | 3.49 | 4.59 | -0.59 |
| 38 | Illinois | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.9 | 13 | 6.79 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 39 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.8 | 16 | 1.58 | 4.76 | -0.76 |
| 40 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.75 | 12.25 | 9.71 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 41 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.68 | 11.25 | 9.82 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 42 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.38 | 23 | 4.39 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 43 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.37 | 9.25 | 9.1 | 3.52 | -0.52 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.64 | 5 | 14.36 | 2.35 | -0.35 |
| 45 | Rice | Southwest | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.69 | 8.8 | -5.22 | 4.56 | -1.56 |
| 46 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 17.64 | 8.4 | -8.55 | 4.68 | -0.68 |
| 47 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.23 | 6.8 | -3.45 | 4.37 | -1.37 |
| 48 | Purdue | Western | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.11 | 2.25 | 14.7 | 2.59 | -0.59 |
| 49 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.96 | 10.4 | 13.06 | 4.84 | -1.84 |
| 50 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.85 | 4.75 | 9.53 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 51 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.8 | 23.6 | 6.67 | 4.89 | -1.89 |
| 52 | LSU | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.74 | 16.6 | 8.66 | 4.89 | -1.89 |
| 53 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.3 | 24.2 | 3.31 | 4.79 | -1.79 |
| 54 | Texas | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.03 | 10.8 | 9.65 | 4.66 | -1.66 |
| 55 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.92 | 20 | 1.83 | 4.83 | -1.83 |
| 56 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.75 | 1.2 | 10.89 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 57 | Iowa | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.62 | 8.25 | 14.52 | 3.18 | -1.18 |
| 58 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 14.44 | -1.5 | 5.79 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 59 | Ole Miss | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.17 | 1.2 | 0.77 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 60 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.12 | 13 | 7.92 | 3.9 | -1.9 |
| 61 | Minnesota | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.9 | 19.5 | 8.76 | 3.64 | -1.64 |
| 62 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.75 | 3.4 | 15.85 | 3.84 | -1.84 |
| 63 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.65 | -0.6 | 4.51 | 2.35 | 0.65 |
| 64 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 13.21 | 10.25 | 4.51 | 3.49 | -2.49 |
| 65 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.92 | 1.2 | 9.68 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| 66 | Kentucky | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.91 | 5.25 | 8.14 | 2.91 | -0.91 |
| 67 | Virginia | Southern | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.91 | 3.8 | 4.72 | 3.58 | -1.58 |
| 68 | Chicago | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.93 | -1.5 | 13.02 | 1.61 | 0.39 |
| 69 | VMI | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.7 | 1.83 | 1.71 | 3.84 | -0.84 |
| 70 | Indiana | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.51 | -3.25 | 12.62 | 1.44 | 0.56 |
| 71 | Georgia | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.32 | 2.6 | 16.03 | 3.13 | -1.13 |
| 72 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.21 | -8 | 7.64 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 73 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.2 | 2.5 | -2.26 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| 74 | Maryland | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.75 | 4.4 | 11.4 | 3.35 | -1.35 |
| 75 | Duke | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.45 | 6.4 | -0.11 | 4.03 | -2.03 |
| 76 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.17 | -3.8 | 1.42 | 1.44 | 0.56 |
| 77 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 9.71 | -7.4 | 4.34 | 0.91 | 1.09 |
| 78 | Oregon | Pacific | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 9.17 | 3.25 | 6.88 | 2.52 | -1.52 |
| 79 | North Carolina | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.2 | -8.4 | 15.75 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 80 | California | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.89 | -5.4 | 3.81 | 1.45 | 0.55 |
| 81 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.64 | 1.75 | 7.72 | 2.5 | -1.5 |
| 82 | Clemson | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.48 | -14.8 | 10.77 | 0.06 | 1.94 |
| 83 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.44 | -2.75 | 16.08 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 84 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.4 | -3 | 12.69 | 1.44 | -0.44 |
| 85 | Tulane | Southern | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 7.13 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 3.51 | -2.51 |
| 86 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.98 | -5.67 | 16.09 | 0.22 | 0.78 |
| 87 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.66 | -1 | 10.66 | 1.71 | -0.71 |
| 88 | Florida | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 4.39 | -0.6 | 5.3 | 2.31 | -1.31 |
| 89 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.18 | -12.25 | 14.8 | 0.15 | 0.85 |
| 90 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.95 | -14.25 | 13.04 | 0.11 | 0.89 |
| 91 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.94 | -7.75 | 21.92 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 92 | Montana | Pacific | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.59 | -11.25 | 20.04 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 93 | NC State | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.22 | -7 | 12.16 | 0.22 | 0.78 |
| 94 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.16 | -13.67 | 9.31 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 95 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.54 | -17 | 16.88 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 96 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.87 | -28 | 12.99 | 0.02 | -0.02 |