Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.024177+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.04 | 27 | 10.61 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Alabama | Southern | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.96 | 20.86 | 11.14 | 6.98 | 0.02 |
| 3 | Navy | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.41 | 17.57 | 9.18 | 6.68 | 0.32 |
| 4 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.08 | 16 | 7.99 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 5 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-2 | 0.67 | 25.05 | 8.83 | 10.16 | 5.94 | -1.94 |
| 6 | SMU | Southwest | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.01 | 21.86 | 6.54 | 6.9 | -0.9 |
| 7 | Ohio State | Western | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.34 | 25.5 | 2.5 | 5.96 | 0.04 |
| 8 | Tennessee | Southern | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.2 | 18.29 | 3.26 | 6.97 | 0.03 |
| 9 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.02 | 31.2 | 0.41 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 10 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.77 | 28.33 | -0.53 | 5.94 | 0.06 |
| 11 | Brown | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.05 | 19.71 | -2.75 | 6.98 | 0.02 |
| 12 | Stanford | Pacific | 8-0-0 | 1 | 22.85 | 17.62 | -3.29 | 7.68 | 0.32 |
| 13 | Michigan | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.85 | 25.17 | 15.6 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 14 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 22.65 | 13.17 | -3.21 | 5.9 | -0.9 |
| 15 | TCU | Southwest | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 22.63 | 4.86 | 0.01 | 5.35 | -0.35 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.62 | 24.14 | 5.07 | 6.87 | -0.87 |
| 17 | Washington | Pacific | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.3 | 21 | 1.38 | 7.94 | -0.94 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.24 | 7.8 | 16.21 | 4.44 | -0.44 |
| 19 | Northwestern | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.13 | 19.83 | 6.97 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.91 | 25.86 | 0.86 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 21 | Illinois | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.83 | 10.33 | 7.87 | 5.68 | -0.68 |
| 22 | USC | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.8 | 28.83 | 3.11 | 5.95 | -0.95 |
| 23 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.64 | 13 | 1.87 | 6.43 | -0.43 |
| 24 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.6 | 7.83 | 5.66 | 5.27 | -0.27 |
| 25 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.6 | 14 | 9.08 | 4.74 | -0.74 |
| 26 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 20.38 | 5.83 | 16.76 | 5.27 | -2.27 |
| 27 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.27 | 8.6 | 9.67 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| 28 | Furman | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.1 | 11.86 | 2.58 | 6.56 | -1.56 |
| 29 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.65 | 21 | -2 | 5.87 | -0.87 |
| 30 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.52 | 6.86 | 1.97 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 31 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.24 | 12.43 | -5.77 | 6.53 | -0.53 |
| 32 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.11 | 7.86 | -4.74 | 6.48 | -0.48 |
| 33 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 18.95 | 5.5 | 3.74 | 4.67 | -0.67 |
| 34 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.21 | 14.83 | 11.72 | 5.71 | -1.71 |
| 35 | Minnesota | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.03 | 20.83 | 10.72 | 5.64 | -1.64 |
| 36 | Auburn | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.8 | 9.43 | 4.96 | 6.24 | -1.24 |
| 37 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.62 | 22.86 | 1.07 | 6.86 | -1.86 |
| 38 | Mississippi State | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.6 | 7.14 | 6.45 | 5.44 | -0.44 |
| 39 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.53 | 13 | 9.72 | 6.81 | -2.81 |
| 40 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.51 | 1.2 | 7.95 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 41 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.46 | 12.83 | 9.12 | 5.91 | -1.91 |
| 42 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.43 | 20.86 | -1.25 | 6.82 | -1.82 |
| 43 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.39 | 16.29 | 6.8 | 6.67 | -2.67 |
| 44 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.3 | 7.38 | 2.47 | 7.35 | -2.35 |
| 45 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.25 | 8.14 | 1.91 | 5.81 | -0.81 |
| 46 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.17 | 8.57 | 7.18 | 5.87 | -1.87 |
| 47 | Virginia | Southern | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.78 | 6.86 | 7.84 | 5.89 | -1.89 |
| 48 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.43 | 15.5 | -1.08 | 5.87 | -1.87 |
| 49 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.36 | 11.29 | 2.37 | 6.05 | -2.05 |
| 50 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.28 | 11.75 | 9.31 | 7.6 | -2.6 |
| 51 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.68 | 5.5 | 9.82 | 4.52 | -1.52 |
| 52 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.54 | 6 | 12.21 | 4.3 | -1.3 |
| 53 | LSU | Southern | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.38 | 10.43 | 12.26 | 6.35 | -2.35 |
| 54 | Purdue | Western | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.38 | 4.17 | 9.11 | 4.29 | -1.29 |
| 55 | Rice | Southwest | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.37 | 3.57 | -1.58 | 5.02 | -1.02 |
| 56 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.16 | 20 | 6.36 | 6.81 | -2.81 |
| 57 | Georgia | Southern | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.03 | 6.57 | 12.38 | 5.39 | -1.39 |
| 58 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.96 | 18 | 3.88 | 6.56 | -2.56 |
| 59 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.9 | 11.29 | 5.82 | 6.13 | -2.13 |
| 60 | Maryland | Southern | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.69 | 9.71 | 7.28 | 5.83 | -1.83 |
| 61 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.15 | 6 | 6.3 | 5.3 | -1.3 |
| 62 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.65 | 5.33 | 13.63 | 4.64 | -1.64 |
| 63 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.37 | 3.67 | 13.12 | 4.04 | -1.04 |
| 64 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.17 | -0.29 | 13.24 | 3.36 | 0.64 |
| 65 | Iowa | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.62 | 2.17 | 8.88 | 3.51 | -0.51 |
| 66 | Ole Miss | Southern | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.6 | 0.71 | 1.22 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| 67 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.51 | 4.2 | 6.06 | 3.3 | -1.3 |
| 68 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.42 | 10.17 | -1.39 | 4.86 | -1.86 |
| 69 | Texas | Southwest | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.99 | 6.71 | 12.61 | 5.62 | -2.62 |
| 70 | VMI | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.63 | -1.5 | 5.16 | 3.19 | 0.81 |
| 71 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.41 | 1.67 | 11.97 | 3.67 | -1.67 |
| 72 | Kentucky | Southern | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.09 | 1.17 | 10.01 | 3.35 | -1.35 |
| 73 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.62 | -1.71 | 14.33 | 2.68 | 0.32 |
| 74 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 9.37 | 5.17 | 11.49 | 4.91 | -2.91 |
| 75 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 9.32 | -5.86 | 2.74 | 2.04 | 0.96 |
| 76 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 8.65 | 3 | 4.26 | 3.16 | -2.16 |
| 77 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.53 | -2.83 | 11.12 | 2.24 | -0.24 |
| 78 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.43 | -3.6 | 16.1 | 1.67 | 0.33 |
| 79 | Tulane | Southern | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 8.26 | 0.86 | 9.55 | 4 | -2 |
| 80 | Duke | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.02 | 1.83 | 2.85 | 3.59 | -1.59 |
| 81 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.8 | -3.5 | 9.37 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 82 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.54 | -4.6 | 8.56 | 1.49 | 0.51 |
| 83 | Montana | Pacific | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.39 | 0.17 | 8.51 | 3.03 | -1.03 |
| 84 | Florida | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 6.7 | 1 | 4.53 | 3.85 | -1.85 |
| 85 | Chicago | Western | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.66 | -5.17 | 16.83 | 1.03 | 0.97 |
| 86 | Indiana | Western | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.09 | -10 | 14.99 | 0.75 | 1.25 |
| 87 | California | Pacific | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.11 | -5.86 | 7.03 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 88 | NC State | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.89 | -5.86 | 7.3 | 0.43 | 1.57 |
| 89 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.65 | -4 | 7.53 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 90 | Clemson | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.43 | -15.71 | 6.96 | 0.04 | 1.96 |
| 91 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.3 | -7.2 | 15.42 | 0.26 | 0.74 |
| 92 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.12 | -9.83 | 10.29 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 93 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.86 | -14.5 | 14.5 | 0.16 | 0.84 |
| 94 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.51 | -19 | 6.82 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
| 95 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.07 | -15.29 | 15.16 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 96 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.42 | -19.8 | 9.95 | 0.03 | -0.03 |