Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.161068+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.36 | 22.67 | 16.91 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.36 | 9 | 20.4 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 3 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.49 | 7 | 17.42 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 4 | Michigan | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.99 | 22.67 | 11.17 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 26.87 | 15.67 | 11.12 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | Missouri Valley | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 26.86 | 3 | 19.17 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 7 | Northwestern | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.74 | 19.33 | 10.47 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.29 | 18 | 8.91 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 9 | Texas | Southwest | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.96 | 16 | 7.29 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.6 | 32 | 3.37 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Creighton | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.4 | 6.67 | 7.74 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.34 | 36.75 | 1.09 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.23 | 55.5 | -0.31 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | USC | Pacific | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.2 | 18.5 | 3.1 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 15 | LSU | Southern | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.06 | 26.5 | 0.9 | 4 | -1 |
| 16 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.94 | 23 | 2.27 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.9 | 12.25 | 2.26 | 3.83 | 0.17 |
| 18 | Minnesota | Western | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.84 | 29 | 0.32 | 2.92 | -0.92 |
| 19 | Tennessee | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.5 | 20 | -0.01 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 20 | California | Pacific | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.29 | 22.75 | -1.25 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 21 | TCU | Southwest | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.1 | 11 | -1.02 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 22 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.08 | 25.25 | -3.63 | 4 | -1 |
| 23 | Illinois | Western | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.07 | 25.67 | -2.7 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 24 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.01 | 17 | -1.58 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 25 | Mississippi State | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24 | 16 | -1.28 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 26 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.92 | 14.75 | -1.53 | 3.94 | 0.06 |
| 27 | Washington | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.88 | 34.6 | -4.91 | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 23.86 | 28.25 | -4.27 | 3.92 | -0.92 |
| 29 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.73 | 13.5 | -3.07 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.99 | 41 | -10 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 31 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.89 | 35.67 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | New York University | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.87 | 35 | -10 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 33 | Maryland | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.62 | 27.75 | 8.91 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 34 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.25 | 7 | 13.7 | 3.29 | -0.29 |
| 35 | NC State | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.2 | 13.5 | 9.93 | 3.63 | -0.63 |
| 36 | Furman | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.98 | 1.75 | 11.82 | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| 37 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.75 | 13.25 | 7.12 | 3.92 | -0.92 |
| 38 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.71 | 40.75 | -1.75 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 39 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.68 | 8 | 4.49 | 3.75 | -0.75 |
| 40 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.54 | 7.25 | 3.84 | 3.42 | -0.42 |
| 41 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.44 | 24 | -1.02 | 3.73 | -0.73 |
| 42 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.43 | 27.25 | -1.73 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 43 | Florida | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.42 | 13.75 | 5.29 | 3.67 | -0.67 |
| 44 | Alabama | Southern | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 19.1 | 16 | 8.71 | 3.94 | -1.94 |
| 45 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.08 | 14.33 | 8.91 | 2.74 | -0.74 |
| 46 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.05 | 20.5 | -2.86 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 47 | Ohio State | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.04 | 10.67 | 10.32 | 2.63 | -0.63 |
| 48 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.99 | 10.33 | 9.88 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| 49 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.75 | 21 | 12.62 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 50 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.72 | 18.67 | 4.16 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 51 | Yale | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.71 | 18.67 | 12.41 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 52 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.47 | 15.5 | -1.19 | 3.79 | -0.79 |
| 53 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.45 | 3 | 1.25 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 54 | Purdue | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.38 | 11 | 5.24 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 55 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.37 | 4.25 | 8.9 | 3.02 | -1.02 |
| 56 | SMU | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.35 | 29.75 | -5.13 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 57 | Chicago | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.24 | 2.67 | 21.06 | 2.09 | -0.09 |
| 58 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.01 | 4 | 7.77 | 3.14 | -1.14 |
| 59 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.92 | 18.67 | 7.16 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| 60 | Stanford | Pacific | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.85 | 8 | -2.93 | 4.11 | -1.11 |
| 61 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.82 | 9.33 | 10.4 | 2.64 | -0.64 |
| 62 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.42 | 1.67 | 7.18 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 63 | Iowa | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.21 | 19 | 1.9 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 64 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.34 | -2.5 | 5.98 | 1.48 | 1.52 |
| 65 | VMI | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.09 | 15.8 | 1.54 | 4.89 | -1.89 |
| 66 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.74 | 2.33 | 1.85 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 67 | Clemson | Southern | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.33 | 2.5 | -0.82 | 2.78 | -0.78 |
| 68 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.22 | -5.33 | 20.38 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 69 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15 | 16 | 7.73 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| 70 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.62 | 13.5 | 11.46 | 1.78 | -0.78 |
| 71 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.01 | 19 | 8.02 | 3.85 | -1.85 |
| 72 | Duke | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.94 | 19.25 | 8.32 | 3.77 | -1.77 |
| 73 | Oregon State | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.87 | 9 | 7.68 | 1.66 | -0.66 |
| 74 | Indiana | Western | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.74 | 2.67 | 15.27 | 1.95 | -0.95 |
| 75 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.6 | 5 | 5.21 | 3.02 | -1.02 |
| 76 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.31 | 4.67 | 9.32 | 2.24 | -1.24 |
| 77 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.2 | 5.25 | 0.99 | 3.14 | -1.14 |
| 78 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.6 | 5.5 | 3.68 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 79 | Virginia | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.56 | 1 | 13.23 | 2.16 | -0.16 |
| 80 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.3 | 1.5 | -0.94 | 2.29 | -0.29 |
| 81 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.61 | 5.5 | 6.41 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 82 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 11.32 | -5 | 16.59 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 83 | Montana | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.41 | -10 | 7.22 | 0.42 | 1.58 |
| 84 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.89 | -1.5 | -1.37 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 85 | Ole Miss | Southern | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 9.89 | 8 | 5.02 | 3.2 | -2.2 |
| 86 | Tulane | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.06 | -0.67 | 21.97 | 1.39 | -0.39 |
| 87 | Sewanee | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.08 | 1 | 1.7 | 1.66 | -0.66 |
| 88 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.43 | -4 | 12.8 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 89 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.36 | -15.67 | 13.99 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 90 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.34 | -7.25 | 1.16 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 91 | Kentucky | Southern | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.99 | -9 | 2.88 | 0.43 | 0.57 |
| 92 | Rice | Southwest | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.84 | -8.5 | -3.12 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 93 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.42 | -12.67 | 21.85 | 0.05 | 0.95 |
| 94 | North Carolina | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.55 | -8.5 | 17.4 | 0.37 | 0.63 |
| 95 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.46 | -25.25 | 5.43 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 96 | Auburn | Southern | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.12 | -11.25 | 11.29 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 97 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 0-1-1 | 0 | -2.34 | -14.5 | 8.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.59 | -25.67 | 6.07 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 99 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.01 | -34.33 | 11.24 | 0.01 | -0.01 |