Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.303424+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.8 | 19.17 | 12.49 | 5.95 | 0.05 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.6 | 14.67 | 12.65 | 5.88 | 0.12 |
| 3 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.95 | 11.2 | 10.12 | 4.43 | -0.43 |
| 4 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 4-0-2 | 0.67 | 24.69 | 18.83 | 7.17 | 5.95 | -1.95 |
| 5 | USC | Pacific | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 24.54 | 22.86 | 5.61 | 6.94 | -0.94 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | Western | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 24.34 | 16.86 | 5.82 | 6.82 | -0.82 |
| 7 | Florida | Southern | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.31 | 36.33 | 3.05 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 8 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.05 | 25.67 | 3.04 | 5.96 | 0.04 |
| 9 | Tennessee | Southern | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.91 | 27.29 | 1.98 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| 10 | Iowa | Western | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.84 | 20.17 | 2.84 | 5.95 | 0.05 |
| 11 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.14 | 8.86 | 12.7 | 6.08 | -0.08 |
| 12 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 22.12 | 28.71 | -6.75 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 13 | Clemson | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.75 | 15.75 | 6.55 | 7.88 | -0.88 |
| 14 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.61 | 18.14 | 6.75 | 6.74 | -0.74 |
| 15 | Washington State | Pacific | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.53 | 19.62 | 4.5 | 7.88 | -0.88 |
| 16 | New York University | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.14 | 31.71 | 2.72 | 6.96 | -0.96 |
| 17 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.07 | 33.14 | 1.45 | 6.98 | -0.98 |
| 18 | TCU | Southwest | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 20.85 | 13.33 | 0.96 | 8.89 | -0.89 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.85 | 24.14 | 2.44 | 6.97 | -0.97 |
| 20 | Ohio State | Western | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.82 | 11.5 | 11.72 | 5.72 | -1.72 |
| 21 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.74 | 10.83 | 8.82 | 5.23 | -0.23 |
| 22 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.6 | 14 | 0.96 | 7.85 | -0.85 |
| 23 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.6 | 15.71 | 2.68 | 6.34 | -0.34 |
| 24 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.56 | 11.4 | 11.81 | 4.07 | -0.07 |
| 25 | California | Pacific | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.12 | 6.57 | 7.26 | 6.76 | -1.76 |
| 26 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.09 | 10.25 | 17.04 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 27 | LSU | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.88 | 24.5 | 0.44 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 28 | Illinois | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.49 | 13.5 | 0.38 | 5.92 | -0.92 |
| 29 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 19.23 | 3.88 | 3.59 | 6.01 | -1.01 |
| 30 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 18.94 | 7.67 | -0.29 | 4.91 | 0.09 |
| 31 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 18.88 | 10.29 | -2.11 | 6.3 | -1.3 |
| 32 | SMU | Southwest | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.75 | 19.78 | 4.67 | 8.51 | -2.51 |
| 33 | Baylor | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.18 | 19 | 0.58 | 7.81 | -1.81 |
| 34 | Alabama | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.14 | 16.67 | 14.13 | 5.68 | -1.68 |
| 35 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.13 | 21.86 | 5.88 | 6.92 | -1.92 |
| 36 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.11 | 3.57 | 15.09 | 5 | 0 |
| 37 | Minnesota | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.01 | 16.17 | 13.31 | 5.74 | -1.74 |
| 38 | Texas | Southwest | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.99 | 9.29 | 9.48 | 6.53 | -1.53 |
| 39 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.87 | 19.43 | 5.09 | 6.97 | -1.97 |
| 40 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.87 | 10 | 13.25 | 5.31 | -1.31 |
| 41 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 17.69 | 10.5 | 0.56 | 5.96 | -2.96 |
| 42 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.43 | 13.17 | 8.78 | 5.75 | -1.75 |
| 43 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.41 | 6.71 | 6.97 | 5.18 | -0.18 |
| 44 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.35 | 15.29 | 9.04 | 6.43 | -2.43 |
| 45 | Georgia | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.3 | 7.17 | 11.05 | 4.68 | -0.68 |
| 46 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.77 | 3.17 | 12.22 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 47 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.77 | 16.83 | 3.84 | 5.65 | -1.65 |
| 48 | Stanford | Pacific | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.45 | 18.56 | 1.46 | 8.67 | -2.67 |
| 49 | Northwestern | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.42 | 1.17 | 14.24 | 3.71 | 0.29 |
| 50 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.4 | 8.33 | 5.35 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 51 | Washington | Pacific | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.32 | 13.33 | 1.32 | 8.35 | -2.35 |
| 52 | Furman | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.15 | 6.71 | -1.72 | 6.56 | -1.56 |
| 53 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16 | 3.6 | 17.06 | 3.59 | -0.59 |
| 54 | VMI | Southern | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 15.97 | 2.75 | 5.72 | 5.6 | -1.6 |
| 55 | Missouri | Big 6 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.7 | 10.4 | 11.16 | 4.14 | -1.14 |
| 56 | Purdue | Western | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.58 | 12.33 | 6.91 | 5.52 | -2.52 |
| 57 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.46 | 8.83 | 10.13 | 4.87 | -1.87 |
| 58 | Tulane | Southern | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.99 | 16.14 | 7.99 | 6.44 | -2.44 |
| 59 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 14.77 | -1.86 | 13 | 2.84 | 1.16 |
| 60 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.72 | 10.29 | 6.86 | 5.8 | -1.8 |
| 61 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.4 | 16 | 2.68 | 7.52 | -3.52 |
| 62 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.62 | 4.29 | 1.11 | 4.71 | -0.71 |
| 63 | Kentucky | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.07 | 7.83 | 7.73 | 5.3 | -2.3 |
| 64 | NC State | Southern | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.03 | 7.86 | 9.52 | 5.55 | -2.55 |
| 65 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13 | -0.5 | 6.02 | 2.79 | 0.21 |
| 66 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.64 | 10.43 | 1.8 | 6.39 | -3.39 |
| 67 | Maryland | Southern | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.41 | 2.86 | 10.07 | 4.62 | -1.62 |
| 68 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.2 | 8.29 | 1.73 | 6.37 | -3.37 |
| 69 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.04 | 4.86 | 2.19 | 6.35 | -3.35 |
| 70 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.02 | 3.17 | 4.36 | 4 | -1 |
| 71 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.99 | 2.5 | 4.01 | 3.61 | -0.61 |
| 72 | Kansas | Big 6 | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 11.41 | -1 | 13.02 | 2.32 | -0.32 |
| 73 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.28 | 4.43 | 9.98 | 4.72 | -1.72 |
| 74 | Indiana | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.22 | -0.83 | 11 | 2.66 | 0.34 |
| 75 | North Carolina | Southern | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 11.09 | 5.29 | 15.44 | 4.96 | -2.96 |
| 76 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.68 | 13.83 | 1.94 | 5.28 | -3.28 |
| 77 | Ole Miss | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.39 | 0.29 | 12.89 | 3.58 | -0.58 |
| 78 | UCLA | Pacific | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.12 | -1.43 | 0.6 | 3.11 | -0.11 |
| 79 | Duke | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.8 | 1.57 | 3.26 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 80 | Montana | Pacific | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 9.44 | -6.14 | 5.73 | 1.35 | 1.65 |
| 81 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 8.03 | 3 | 13.55 | 4.24 | -2.24 |
| 82 | Virginia | Southern | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 7.91 | -0.14 | 15.32 | 3.46 | -1.46 |
| 83 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.88 | -7 | 12.55 | 1.16 | 0.84 |
| 84 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 7.39 | 3 | 3.34 | 4.4 | -2.4 |
| 85 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.25 | -8 | 7.26 | 1.27 | 0.73 |
| 86 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.21 | -14.8 | 12.3 | 0.62 | 1.38 |
| 87 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.86 | -5.14 | 2.78 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 88 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.03 | -2.2 | 16.21 | 1.66 | -0.66 |
| 89 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.68 | -9.14 | 5.82 | 1.41 | 0.59 |
| 90 | Rice | Southwest | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.58 | -8.71 | 2.39 | 1.28 | 0.72 |
| 91 | Chicago | Western | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.16 | -8.38 | 14.78 | 1.35 | 0.65 |
| 92 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.12 | -21.43 | 7 | 0.56 | 1.44 |
| 93 | Mississippi State | Southern | 1-3-2 | 0.17 | 3.3 | -18 | 7.07 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 94 | Michigan | Western | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.2 | -5.33 | 14.13 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 95 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.96 | -5 | -0.6 | 0.73 | 0.27 |
| 96 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.86 | -6.67 | 6.17 | 1.33 | -0.33 |
| 97 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.6 | -16.33 | 5.25 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 98 | Auburn | Southern | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.53 | -7.57 | 10.23 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 99 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.43 | -20.57 | 4.56 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 100 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.85 | -31.2 | 14.12 | 0.07 | -0.07 |