Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.444542+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.85 | 12.5 | 14.42 | 7.64 | 0.36 |
| 2 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.41 | 29.5 | 8.98 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.27 | 27.62 | 8.55 | 7.92 | 0.08 |
| 4 | Purdue | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.95 | 17.88 | 8.56 | 7.75 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Tennessee | Southern | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.2 | 32.88 | 2.73 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | Tulane | Southern | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.13 | 26.62 | 3.14 | 7.87 | 0.13 |
| 7 | SMU | Southwest | 6-0-3 | 0.67 | 24.13 | 15.11 | 5.14 | 8.86 | -2.86 |
| 8 | TCU | Southwest | 9-0-0 | 1 | 23.58 | 24 | 0.89 | 8.95 | 0.05 |
| 9 | North Carolina | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.8 | 26.38 | 10.06 | 7.87 | -0.87 |
| 10 | Illinois | Western | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.51 | 16 | 13.42 | 7.87 | -1.87 |
| 11 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.34 | 32 | 7 | 7.92 | -0.92 |
| 12 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 7-0-2 | 0.78 | 22.28 | 17.44 | -4.51 | 8.95 | -1.95 |
| 13 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.87 | 33 | 4.08 | 7.99 | -0.99 |
| 14 | California | Pacific | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.68 | 8.56 | 7.68 | 7.52 | -0.52 |
| 15 | Washington State | Pacific | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.63 | 23.78 | 2.88 | 8.89 | -0.89 |
| 16 | Kentucky | Southern | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.43 | 26.14 | 5.03 | 6.83 | -0.83 |
| 17 | Oregon | Pacific | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.4 | 19.62 | 3.54 | 7.82 | -0.82 |
| 18 | Texas | Southwest | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 21.29 | 14.62 | 10.47 | 7.95 | -2.95 |
| 19 | USC | Pacific | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.72 | 37.56 | 9.84 | 8.97 | -1.97 |
| 20 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.58 | 22 | 0.3 | 6.82 | -0.82 |
| 21 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.55 | 15.12 | 1.49 | 7.73 | -1.73 |
| 22 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.26 | 1.29 | 14.17 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Stanford | Pacific | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.03 | 21.4 | 5.57 | 9.88 | -1.88 |
| 24 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.48 | 14.56 | 6.67 | 8.51 | -1.51 |
| 25 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 19.26 | 11.5 | -0.39 | 7.99 | -2.99 |
| 26 | VMI | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.22 | 9 | 6.99 | 7.93 | -0.93 |
| 27 | New York University | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.17 | 12.44 | 5.34 | 8.12 | -1.12 |
| 28 | Minnesota | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.16 | 15.5 | 8.66 | 7.54 | -1.54 |
| 29 | Alabama | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.15 | 18.75 | 7.42 | 7.75 | -1.75 |
| 30 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 19.11 | 14.38 | -2.19 | 7.85 | -2.85 |
| 31 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 19.09 | 5.38 | 1.79 | 6.45 | -1.45 |
| 32 | Florida | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.06 | 10.25 | 10.05 | 7.08 | -1.08 |
| 33 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 3-1-3 | 0.43 | 18.95 | 1.71 | 17.42 | 4.37 | -1.37 |
| 34 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.92 | 6.4 | 11.06 | 4.87 | -1.87 |
| 35 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.67 | 12.88 | 11.24 | 7.18 | -2.18 |
| 36 | Arkansas | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.39 | 13.88 | 4 | 7 | -1 |
| 37 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.28 | 19.11 | 2.08 | 8.33 | -2.33 |
| 38 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.15 | 4.75 | 7.2 | 6.07 | -0.07 |
| 39 | LSU | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.09 | 18.62 | 0.78 | 7.21 | -1.21 |
| 40 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 18.08 | 18.56 | 6.58 | 8.7 | -3.7 |
| 41 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.81 | 9.75 | 8.09 | 6.67 | -1.67 |
| 42 | Iowa | Western | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 17.62 | 12.5 | 11.38 | 7.79 | -3.79 |
| 43 | Clemson | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.47 | 12.5 | 5.73 | 8.67 | -1.67 |
| 44 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.16 | 4.88 | 0.42 | 6.25 | -0.25 |
| 45 | Missouri | Big 6 | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.11 | 5.29 | 12.76 | 6.16 | -2.16 |
| 46 | Northwestern | Western | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.94 | 8.56 | 7.89 | 7.23 | -1.23 |
| 47 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.78 | 9.29 | 6.92 | 6.21 | -2.21 |
| 48 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 16.71 | 1.5 | 1.98 | 4.72 | 1.28 |
| 49 | Baylor | Southwest | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.69 | 16.6 | 2.78 | 9.03 | -3.03 |
| 50 | Chicago | Western | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.41 | 3.8 | 4.08 | 6.94 | 0.06 |
| 51 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.96 | 25.88 | 3.61 | 7.86 | -2.86 |
| 52 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.79 | 5.38 | 10.9 | 6.09 | -1.09 |
| 53 | Virginia | Southern | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 15.79 | 3 | 4.99 | 5.02 | -1.02 |
| 54 | Michigan | Western | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.76 | 3.78 | 12.58 | 6.37 | -1.37 |
| 55 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.76 | 17.5 | 4.22 | 7.06 | -2.06 |
| 56 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 15.74 | 6.75 | 1.01 | 6.88 | -2.88 |
| 57 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.73 | 7.33 | 7.73 | 7.28 | -2.28 |
| 58 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.34 | 7 | 5.92 | 5.76 | -0.76 |
| 59 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 14.85 | 1.86 | 12.26 | 4.22 | -1.22 |
| 60 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.8 | 3.12 | 6.93 | 4.92 | 0.08 |
| 61 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.5 | 8.44 | 9.6 | 7.04 | -2.04 |
| 62 | Ohio State | Western | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.4 | 3.25 | 10.6 | 5.45 | -1.45 |
| 63 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.95 | 8.12 | 3.52 | 6.96 | -2.96 |
| 64 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.76 | 15.62 | 10.66 | 7.42 | -3.42 |
| 65 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.48 | 3.22 | 5.05 | 5.68 | -0.68 |
| 66 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.29 | 5.33 | 1.85 | 6.57 | -1.57 |
| 67 | Kansas | Big 6 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.07 | 5.88 | 10.01 | 6.62 | -2.62 |
| 68 | Georgia | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.99 | 5 | 11.14 | 5.63 | -1.63 |
| 69 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.97 | 1.67 | 16.15 | 3.46 | -0.46 |
| 70 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.64 | 6.88 | 5.63 | 5.85 | -1.85 |
| 71 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.51 | 1.5 | 13.28 | 3.81 | -0.81 |
| 72 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.06 | -1.29 | 5.08 | 2.93 | 1.07 |
| 73 | Maryland | Southern | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 11.11 | -0.75 | 11.25 | 3.75 | -0.75 |
| 74 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.07 | 1.11 | 13.77 | 5.14 | -1.14 |
| 75 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-3-3 | 0.33 | 10.37 | -2.67 | 9.48 | 3.01 | -0.01 |
| 76 | Montana | Pacific | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.23 | 1.38 | 6.28 | 4.46 | -1.46 |
| 77 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.06 | 1.12 | 6.79 | 4.61 | -1.61 |
| 78 | Duke | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.23 | -8.12 | 5.34 | 2.25 | 1.75 |
| 79 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 9.22 | -5.55 | -0.22 | 2.58 | 2.42 |
| 80 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.02 | -1.5 | 8.6 | 3.61 | -0.61 |
| 81 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.67 | -3.33 | 6.58 | 2.89 | 1.11 |
| 82 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.58 | -5.88 | 14.45 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 83 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 7.45 | -0.14 | 9.93 | 3.44 | -1.44 |
| 84 | UCLA | Pacific | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.39 | -11.86 | 3.11 | 1.43 | 1.57 |
| 85 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.95 | -10 | 10.48 | 1.91 | 1.09 |
| 86 | Washington | Pacific | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 6.82 | 2 | 12.68 | 5.2 | -3.2 |
| 87 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.81 | -2 | 12.58 | 2.24 | -0.24 |
| 88 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 5.71 | -1.67 | 4.65 | 3.87 | -1.87 |
| 89 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.49 | -5.71 | 18.8 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 90 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.73 | -9.14 | 8.13 | 1.84 | 0.16 |
| 91 | Regis (CO) | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.26 | -3 | 3.96 | 2.79 | -0.79 |
| 92 | Indiana | Western | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.12 | -8.33 | 13.66 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 93 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.49 | -14.38 | 6.21 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 94 | Auburn | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.33 | -20.88 | 12.04 | 0.05 | 1.95 |
| 95 | Rice | Southwest | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.25 | -19.38 | 5.38 | 0.13 | 1.87 |
| 96 | Mississippi State | Southern | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.74 | -12.57 | 4.86 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 97 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.44 | -8.86 | 15.02 | 0.73 | 0.27 |
| 98 | Ole Miss | Southern | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.88 | -18.62 | 16.02 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 99 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.55 | -15.88 | 13.27 | 0.19 | 0.81 |
| 100 | NC State | Southern | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.41 | -18.62 | 10.29 | 0.18 | 0.82 |