Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.162757+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | Southern | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.59 | 26 | 10.16 | 7.98 | 0.02 |
| 2 | Minnesota | Western | 6-0-2 | 0.75 | 25.5 | 19.75 | 10.94 | 7.73 | -1.73 |
| 3 | Illinois | Western | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.85 | 16 | 8.49 | 7.9 | -0.9 |
| 4 | USC | Pacific | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.77 | 25.5 | 6.45 | 7.87 | -0.87 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.54 | 29.12 | 4.82 | 7.98 | -0.98 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.32 | 26.12 | 4.1 | 7.96 | -0.96 |
| 7 | Tennessee | Southern | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.16 | 24.88 | 3.54 | 7.95 | -0.95 |
| 8 | Idaho | Pacific | 4-0-3 | 0.57 | 24 | 12.57 | 5.21 | 6.66 | -2.66 |
| 9 | New York University | FBS Independents | 7-0-2 | 0.78 | 23.46 | 32.11 | -0.79 | 8.95 | -1.95 |
| 10 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 23.27 | 16.38 | 0.6 | 7.96 | -0.96 |
| 11 | Yale | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.08 | 15.62 | 13.91 | 7.82 | -0.82 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.44 | 12.5 | 14.02 | 7.43 | -1.43 |
| 13 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.11 | 19.57 | 10.31 | 6.95 | -0.95 |
| 14 | NC State | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.04 | 11.75 | 9.2 | 7.08 | -0.08 |
| 15 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.64 | 26 | 6.4 | 6.91 | -0.91 |
| 16 | Furman | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.56 | 18.33 | 3.5 | 8.71 | -0.71 |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.48 | 7 | 10.77 | 7.14 | -1.14 |
| 18 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.43 | 17.22 | 3.04 | 8.9 | -0.9 |
| 19 | Arkansas | Southwest | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.42 | 16.12 | 4.48 | 7.39 | -0.39 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 21.4 | 19.44 | 6.36 | 8.46 | -2.46 |
| 21 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.34 | 28.38 | 1.83 | 7.85 | -0.85 |
| 22 | Washington | Pacific | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.32 | 26.78 | 0.77 | 8.96 | -0.96 |
| 23 | Texas | Southwest | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.25 | 14 | 6.57 | 7.61 | -1.61 |
| 24 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.17 | 17.14 | 5.23 | 6.84 | -0.84 |
| 25 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 20.95 | 39.56 | -2.64 | 8.99 | -0.99 |
| 26 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.75 | 14 | 3.74 | 7.52 | -1.52 |
| 27 | Creighton | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.23 | 7.12 | 3.55 | 6.97 | -0.97 |
| 28 | Michigan | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.85 | 12.25 | 13.23 | 7.61 | -1.61 |
| 29 | SMU | Southwest | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.71 | 20.67 | 6.6 | 8.5 | -1.5 |
| 30 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 19.16 | 20.43 | 13.33 | 6.81 | -1.81 |
| 31 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.9 | 3.25 | 12.82 | 5.25 | 0.75 |
| 32 | Purdue | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.87 | 16.5 | 6.56 | 7.78 | -1.78 |
| 33 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.68 | 14.12 | 5.9 | 7.26 | -1.26 |
| 34 | Stanford | Pacific | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.59 | 7.9 | 3.84 | 8.44 | -1.44 |
| 35 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.46 | 18.75 | 3.43 | 7.74 | -1.74 |
| 36 | Alabama | Southern | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.93 | 12.75 | 7.17 | 7.64 | -2.64 |
| 37 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.03 | 3.5 | 13.73 | 4.16 | -0.16 |
| 38 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.66 | 4.71 | 9.95 | 5.53 | -1.53 |
| 39 | California | Pacific | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.65 | 11.78 | 4.22 | 8.41 | -2.41 |
| 40 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 16.61 | 4.67 | 2.97 | 6.84 | -1.84 |
| 41 | Mississippi State | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.48 | 6.71 | 0.44 | 6.21 | -1.21 |
| 42 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.28 | 8.25 | 3.91 | 7.45 | -3.45 |
| 43 | Clemson | Southern | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.07 | 2.12 | 2.02 | 5.22 | -0.22 |
| 44 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 15.77 | 9.25 | -0.37 | 7.23 | -3.23 |
| 45 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.7 | 8.5 | 7.71 | 7.05 | -2.05 |
| 46 | Florida | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.53 | 6.75 | 7.66 | 6.13 | -1.13 |
| 47 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.42 | 10 | 4.73 | 7.53 | -2.53 |
| 48 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.41 | 16.67 | 2.32 | 7.92 | -2.92 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | Missouri Valley | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 15.02 | 4.14 | 8.3 | 4.72 | -1.72 |
| 50 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 14.89 | 0.88 | 2.54 | 4.45 | -0.45 |
| 51 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.8 | 8.75 | 0.65 | 7.13 | -2.13 |
| 52 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.56 | 13.89 | 6.11 | 8.1 | -3.1 |
| 53 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 14.52 | 7.14 | 2.72 | 5.23 | -2.23 |
| 54 | LSU | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.51 | 6.5 | 8.67 | 6.31 | -2.31 |
| 55 | Virginia | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.26 | -0.5 | 13.41 | 3.82 | 1.18 |
| 56 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.07 | 2.75 | 9.63 | 5.28 | -1.28 |
| 57 | VMI | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.97 | 8.56 | 4.46 | 8 | -3 |
| 58 | Ole Miss | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.92 | 11.12 | 0.73 | 7.03 | -3.03 |
| 59 | TCU | Southwest | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.75 | 2.78 | 5.61 | 6.17 | -2.17 |
| 60 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.56 | 12.83 | 10.08 | 5.69 | -2.69 |
| 61 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.22 | 5.5 | 12.73 | 4.43 | -1.43 |
| 62 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.08 | 3.33 | 13.36 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 63 | Northwestern | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13 | 3.88 | 13.75 | 5.26 | -1.26 |
| 64 | Ohio State | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.99 | 4.88 | 10.54 | 5.58 | -1.58 |
| 65 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 12.93 | 6.62 | 7.62 | 6.39 | -3.39 |
| 66 | Iowa | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.75 | 3 | 11.03 | 5.17 | -1.17 |
| 67 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.63 | 2.62 | 10.44 | 5.14 | -1.14 |
| 68 | Chicago | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.77 | -0.38 | 17.7 | 3.79 | 0.21 |
| 69 | Maryland | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.73 | 4.89 | 11.73 | 6.06 | -2.06 |
| 70 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 11.69 | -1.5 | 3.49 | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| 71 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.2 | -1.38 | 13.07 | 3.63 | 0.37 |
| 72 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.58 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 4.09 | -0.09 |
| 73 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.54 | -3.12 | 11.53 | 2.74 | 1.26 |
| 74 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.41 | -2.88 | 9.45 | 2.89 | 1.11 |
| 75 | Duke | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 10.27 | 7.12 | 7.84 | 5.83 | -2.83 |
| 76 | Indiana | Western | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.02 | -0.38 | 13.9 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 77 | South Carolina | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.31 | -11.5 | 8.23 | 0.55 | 3.45 |
| 78 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.72 | -5.43 | 13.18 | 2.03 | 0.97 |
| 79 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.63 | -5 | 15.04 | 2.14 | 0.86 |
| 80 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.25 | -7.12 | 12.86 | 1.89 | 1.11 |
| 81 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.06 | -2.83 | 9.29 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 82 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.02 | -0.5 | 6.78 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 83 | Montana | Pacific | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 7.59 | -11.25 | 7.67 | 0.68 | 2.32 |
| 84 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 7.35 | 0.67 | 2.47 | 4.8 | -1.8 |
| 85 | Kentucky | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.31 | -2.89 | 7.25 | 3.43 | -0.43 |
| 86 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.69 | -2.44 | 14.48 | 3.12 | -0.12 |
| 87 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.39 | -1.86 | 7.14 | 3.02 | -1.02 |
| 88 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 5.91 | -7.62 | 11.51 | 1.32 | 0.68 |
| 89 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.94 | -7 | 8.99 | 1.58 | 0.42 |
| 90 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.9 | -9 | 10.7 | 2.03 | -0.03 |
| 91 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 4.13 | -13.78 | 3.59 | 0.66 | 1.34 |
| 92 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.88 | -7.25 | 4.8 | 1.38 | 0.62 |
| 93 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.88 | -11 | 12.47 | 0.91 | 1.09 |
| 94 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.36 | -17 | 5.96 | 0.35 | 1.65 |
| 95 | Tulane | Southern | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.05 | -10.14 | 14.52 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 96 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.17 | -29.83 | 10.5 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 97 | Rice | Southwest | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.04 | -12.88 | 1.87 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
| 98 | Auburn | Southern | 0-6-2 | 0 | -1.86 | -9.5 | 8.9 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 99 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 0-7-1 | 0 | -2.47 | -21.38 | 9.96 | 0.04 | -0.04 |