Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.302351+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.21 | 27 | 16.15 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.88 | 12.67 | 16.23 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Minnesota | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.72 | 30 | 12.6 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 4 | Kansas | Big 6 | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 26.41 | 7 | 16.75 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 5 | USC | Pacific | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.91 | 15 | 11.38 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 6 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.58 | 20 | 8.73 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.46 | 8.25 | 11.18 | 3.52 | 0.48 |
| 8 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.39 | 21.67 | 7.35 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 9 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.19 | 11 | 8.95 | 2.87 | 0.13 |
| 10 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.18 | 15.5 | 8.65 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 11 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.98 | 23.75 | 5.3 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 12 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.76 | 13.67 | 5.81 | 2.61 | 0.39 |
| 13 | Tennessee | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.51 | 19.5 | 3.77 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| 14 | California | Pacific | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.51 | 9.75 | 6.09 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 15 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.35 | 12.6 | 3.7 | 4.83 | 0.17 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.13 | 17.75 | 2.05 | 3.76 | -0.76 |
| 17 | Clemson | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.08 | 20.2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Ohio State | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.01 | 21 | 0.4 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 19 | Illinois | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.9 | 21.33 | 0.86 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 20 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.85 | 36.67 | -1.4 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 21 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 23.83 | 32.33 | -1.81 | 3 | -1 |
| 22 | Iowa | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.78 | 31.33 | -1.94 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.58 | 29 | -1.96 | 3.93 | 0.07 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.49 | 40.25 | -3.6 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | New York University | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.44 | 28.75 | -3.31 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 26 | TCU | Southwest | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.4 | 15.33 | -0.96 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 27 | LSU | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.23 | 39.33 | -4.76 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Missouri | Big 6 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.81 | 34.5 | -5.92 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 29 | Florida | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.79 | 42 | -7.38 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.36 | 49.5 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22 | 29.25 | -10 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 32 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 21.81 | 22 | -10 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 33 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.98 | 14.75 | 11.96 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 34 | Washington | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.87 | 19.17 | -2.88 | 5.88 | -0.88 |
| 35 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.79 | 8.4 | 5.65 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 36 | Alabama | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.26 | 23.67 | 12.49 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 37 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.12 | 10.2 | 1.26 | 4.76 | -0.76 |
| 38 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.03 | 22.5 | 4.48 | 3.84 | -0.84 |
| 39 | Texas | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.92 | 14 | 5.39 | 3.84 | -0.84 |
| 40 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.77 | 23.2 | -4.75 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 41 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.77 | 10 | 2.89 | 3.58 | -0.58 |
| 42 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.76 | 7.67 | 14.65 | 2.63 | -0.63 |
| 43 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.64 | 24.25 | -1.34 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 44 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.45 | 11.67 | 11.03 | 2.84 | -0.84 |
| 45 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.36 | 8.25 | 4.3 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 46 | Kentucky | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.35 | 20 | 7.32 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 47 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.19 | 14.25 | -1.9 | 3.73 | -0.73 |
| 48 | Indiana | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.09 | 4.25 | 2.28 | 3.24 | -0.24 |
| 49 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.02 | 24.75 | -3.14 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 50 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.89 | 10.25 | 1.1 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| 51 | Georgia | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.6 | 14.67 | 9.46 | 2.81 | -0.81 |
| 52 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.58 | 11 | 11.16 | 3.23 | -1.23 |
| 53 | VMI | Southern | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.57 | 4.2 | 2.41 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 54 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.39 | 6.5 | -1.45 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 55 | SMU | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.32 | 20.17 | 5.04 | 5.71 | -1.71 |
| 56 | Northwestern | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.11 | 3.67 | 13.57 | 2.56 | -0.56 |
| 57 | UCLA | Pacific | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 16.95 | 8.4 | -5.04 | 4.01 | -1.01 |
| 58 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.73 | 16.5 | 2.12 | 5.63 | -1.63 |
| 59 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.59 | 6.67 | 1.63 | 2.18 | -0.18 |
| 60 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.35 | 8 | 1.74 | 2.36 | -0.36 |
| 61 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.6 | 16 | 2.87 | 4.8 | -1.8 |
| 62 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.4 | 19.8 | -0.31 | 4.97 | -1.97 |
| 63 | Tulane | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.87 | 22.75 | 12.13 | 3.85 | -1.85 |
| 64 | North Carolina | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.45 | 12.5 | 12.38 | 3.29 | -1.29 |
| 65 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.41 | 15 | 10.82 | 3.67 | -1.67 |
| 66 | Purdue | Western | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.58 | 5.33 | 13.27 | 2.14 | -1.14 |
| 67 | NC State | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.4 | 13.75 | 7.8 | 3.48 | -1.48 |
| 68 | Ole Miss | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.27 | 4 | 16.16 | 2.76 | -0.76 |
| 69 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.21 | 30.5 | -2.96 | 3.97 | -1.97 |
| 70 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13 | 15 | -1.33 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
| 71 | Maryland | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.45 | 4.25 | 6.17 | 2.64 | -0.64 |
| 72 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.27 | 5.75 | -1.89 | 3.15 | -1.15 |
| 73 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.2 | 2 | 16.17 | 1.38 | -0.38 |
| 74 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.09 | 4.25 | -1.84 | 3.24 | -1.24 |
| 75 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.48 | -0.75 | 8.47 | 1.84 | 0.16 |
| 76 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.04 | -19 | 19.18 | 0.08 | 0.92 |
| 77 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11 | -2.5 | 9.73 | 1.33 | 0.67 |
| 78 | Chicago | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.71 | 1 | 16.32 | 2.77 | -0.77 |
| 79 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.68 | -4 | 9.98 | 0.95 | 1.05 |
| 80 | Virginia | Southern | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 10.41 | 11.5 | 13.81 | 3.55 | -2.55 |
| 81 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.39 | -2.5 | 1.95 | 1.67 | 0.33 |
| 82 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.18 | -8 | 16.88 | 0.81 | 1.19 |
| 83 | Furman | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.11 | -2.5 | 0.25 | 0.77 | 1.23 |
| 84 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 10.03 | 6.25 | 15.17 | 2.98 | -1.98 |
| 85 | Montana | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.93 | -3 | 5.58 | 1.38 | 0.62 |
| 86 | Rice | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.03 | -9.75 | -3.59 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 87 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 8.98 | -4.5 | -2.85 | 1.44 | 0.56 |
| 88 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.97 | -0.75 | -1.11 | 1.71 | -0.71 |
| 89 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.38 | -6.33 | 10.27 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 90 | Idaho | Pacific | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.78 | -9 | 0.29 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 91 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.56 | -12.33 | 7.77 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 92 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.14 | -2.25 | 12.01 | 1.57 | -0.57 |
| 93 | Duke | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.44 | -3 | -1.95 | 1.13 | -0.13 |
| 94 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.1 | -2.25 | 0.25 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 95 | Mississippi State | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.44 | -27 | 14.63 | 0.08 | 0.92 |
| 96 | Michigan | Western | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.92 | -9.33 | 12.52 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 97 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.93 | -8 | 20.25 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 98 | Auburn | Southern | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.25 | -14.5 | 11.42 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.53 | -26.75 | 2.29 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 100 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.01 | -31.67 | 17.86 | 0.02 | -0.02 |