Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.162432+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | Southern | 7-0-0 | 1 | 26.3 | 27 | 12.93 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 2 | Minnesota | Western | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 25.54 | 21.71 | 9.99 | 6.8 | -1.8 |
| 3 | Illinois | Western | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.01 | 16.43 | 8.44 | 6.89 | -0.89 |
| 4 | USC | Pacific | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 24.79 | 25.29 | 5.96 | 6.85 | -0.85 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.7 | 29.12 | 4.96 | 7.98 | -0.98 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.49 | 26.12 | 4.17 | 7.96 | -0.96 |
| 7 | Tennessee | Southern | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.15 | 24.88 | 2.87 | 7.95 | -0.95 |
| 8 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-0-3 | 0.5 | 23.92 | 13.83 | 3.75 | 5.78 | -2.78 |
| 9 | New York University | FBS Independents | 6-0-2 | 0.75 | 23.63 | 26 | 0.23 | 7.91 | -1.91 |
| 10 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 23.37 | 16.38 | 0.31 | 7.96 | -0.96 |
| 11 | Yale | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.9 | 15.86 | 14.9 | 6.8 | -0.8 |
| 12 | Michigan | Western | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.31 | 14.86 | 11.85 | 6.85 | -0.85 |
| 13 | NC State | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.25 | 11.75 | 9.79 | 7.08 | -0.08 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 22.08 | 9.71 | 14.95 | 6.17 | -1.17 |
| 15 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22 | 4.71 | 14.88 | 5.01 | 0.99 |
| 16 | Furman | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.88 | 19.88 | 5.69 | 7.72 | -0.72 |
| 17 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.63 | 17.75 | 4.92 | 7.89 | -0.89 |
| 18 | Washington | Pacific | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.53 | 26.78 | 1.33 | 8.96 | -0.96 |
| 19 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.52 | 17.14 | 5.65 | 6.84 | -0.84 |
| 20 | Texas | Southwest | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.52 | 14 | 7.66 | 7.61 | -1.61 |
| 21 | Arkansas | Southwest | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.5 | 12.43 | 7.92 | 6.12 | -0.12 |
| 22 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.48 | 28.38 | 2.14 | 7.85 | -0.85 |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.48 | 6.29 | 14.97 | 6.2 | -1.2 |
| 24 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.38 | 17.5 | 9.82 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 25 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.24 | 27 | 6.95 | 5.9 | -0.9 |
| 26 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.94 | 39.75 | -2.26 | 7.99 | -0.99 |
| 27 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.78 | 14 | 3.34 | 7.52 | -1.52 |
| 28 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.65 | 19.5 | 4.98 | 7.63 | -2.63 |
| 29 | Creighton | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.88 | 6.43 | 5.12 | 6.05 | -1.05 |
| 30 | SMU | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.98 | 20.5 | 5.55 | 7.52 | -1.52 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | Missouri Valley | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 18.63 | 5.83 | 9.61 | 4.37 | -1.37 |
| 32 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.6 | 18.33 | 14.43 | 5.74 | -1.74 |
| 33 | California | Pacific | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.44 | 14.12 | 2.8 | 7.71 | -1.71 |
| 34 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.4 | 12.29 | 8.86 | 6.18 | -1.18 |
| 35 | Alabama | Southern | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.08 | 12.75 | 6.44 | 7.64 | -2.64 |
| 36 | Purdue | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.06 | 16.71 | 6.23 | 6.82 | -1.82 |
| 37 | Stanford | Pacific | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18 | 8 | 2.2 | 7.58 | -1.58 |
| 38 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.55 | 20.71 | 1.8 | 6.82 | -1.82 |
| 39 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.09 | 3.5 | 14.26 | 4.16 | -0.16 |
| 40 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.38 | 8.25 | 4.04 | 7.45 | -3.45 |
| 41 | TCU | Southwest | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.37 | 5.88 | 4.04 | 7.03 | -3.03 |
| 42 | Clemson | Southern | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.34 | 2.12 | 2.2 | 5.22 | -0.22 |
| 43 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.09 | 4.38 | 4.91 | 5.96 | -1.96 |
| 44 | Mississippi State | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.08 | 6.83 | 3.16 | 5.2 | -1.2 |
| 45 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.04 | 9.25 | -0.13 | 7.23 | -3.23 |
| 46 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.82 | 8.5 | 8.58 | 7.05 | -2.05 |
| 47 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.76 | 16.25 | 4.36 | 7.39 | -2.39 |
| 48 | Florida | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.62 | 6.75 | 8.1 | 6.13 | -1.13 |
| 49 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.57 | 3.17 | 13.35 | 4.2 | -1.2 |
| 50 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.51 | 10 | 5.33 | 7.53 | -2.53 |
| 51 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.39 | 5 | 12.3 | 3.59 | -0.59 |
| 52 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 15.17 | 11.43 | 4.8 | 6.52 | -3.52 |
| 53 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 14.89 | 0.88 | 2.67 | 4.45 | -0.45 |
| 54 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 14.87 | 7.14 | 3.44 | 5.23 | -2.23 |
| 55 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.85 | 8.75 | 0.7 | 7.13 | -2.13 |
| 56 | LSU | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.77 | 6.5 | 9.03 | 6.31 | -2.31 |
| 57 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.73 | 4.71 | 10.48 | 5.12 | -1.12 |
| 58 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.59 | 3 | 11.65 | 4.23 | -0.23 |
| 59 | Iowa | Western | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.58 | 5.14 | 10.77 | 5.08 | -1.08 |
| 60 | Ohio State | Western | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.58 | 7.43 | 9.22 | 5.38 | -1.38 |
| 61 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.38 | 13.38 | 3.56 | 6.62 | -2.62 |
| 62 | Virginia | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.32 | -0.5 | 14.27 | 3.82 | 1.18 |
| 63 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.28 | 2.75 | 9.35 | 5.28 | -1.28 |
| 64 | Ole Miss | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.14 | 11.12 | 0.77 | 7.03 | -3.03 |
| 65 | VMI | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.11 | 8.56 | 4.17 | 8 | -3 |
| 66 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.75 | 12.83 | 9.89 | 5.69 | -2.69 |
| 67 | Maryland | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.45 | 7.88 | 10.56 | 6.32 | -2.32 |
| 68 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.29 | 5.5 | 13.96 | 4.43 | -1.43 |
| 69 | Indiana | Western | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.49 | 1.71 | 13.56 | 4.04 | -1.04 |
| 70 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.3 | -2.71 | 13.24 | 2.63 | 1.37 |
| 71 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.06 | -1.29 | 6.97 | 3.08 | 0.92 |
| 72 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 11.96 | -1.5 | 3.31 | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| 73 | Duke | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.88 | 10.71 | 9.16 | 5.63 | -2.63 |
| 74 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.5 | -0.83 | 12.66 | 2.79 | 0.21 |
| 75 | Northwestern | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.3 | 2.71 | 12.39 | 4.22 | -1.22 |
| 76 | Chicago | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.59 | -2.14 | 16.73 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 77 | South Carolina | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.45 | -11.5 | 8 | 0.55 | 3.45 |
| 78 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.29 | -2.83 | 9.7 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 79 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.99 | -3.29 | 1.2 | 2.54 | 0.46 |
| 80 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.24 | -6.83 | 13.92 | 1.53 | 0.47 |
| 81 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.1 | -7.33 | 11.76 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 82 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.97 | -9.14 | 12.52 | 1.32 | 0.68 |
| 83 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 5.78 | -7.62 | 11.52 | 1.32 | 0.68 |
| 84 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.36 | -4.29 | 8.99 | 2.09 | -0.09 |
| 85 | Montana | Pacific | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.34 | -13.71 | 7.26 | 0.45 | 1.55 |
| 86 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.08 | -8 | 12.24 | 1.29 | 0.71 |
| 87 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.85 | -7 | 9.86 | 1.58 | 0.42 |
| 88 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.85 | -1.5 | 3.48 | 3.33 | -1.33 |
| 89 | Kentucky | Southern | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.59 | -9.88 | 9.81 | 1 | 1 |
| 90 | North Carolina | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.36 | -5 | 15.93 | 1.69 | 0.31 |
| 91 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.2 | -16.57 | 4.64 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 92 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.98 | -7.25 | 5.04 | 1.38 | 0.62 |
| 93 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.13 | -5.33 | 7.34 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| 94 | Tulane | Southern | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.09 | -10.14 | 14.15 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 95 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-5-2 | 0.12 | 1.59 | -17.12 | 5.54 | 0.36 | 0.64 |
| 96 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.23 | -29.83 | 11.9 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 97 | Rice | Southwest | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.08 | -12.88 | 1.78 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
| 98 | Auburn | Southern | 0-6-2 | 0 | -1.88 | -9.5 | 9.39 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 99 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 0-6-1 | 0 | -2.53 | -22.43 | 10 | 0.04 | -0.04 |