Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.444960+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.64 | 11.89 | 14.13 | 8.64 | 0.36 |
| 2 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.36 | 28 | 9.55 | 6.97 | 0.03 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.3 | 26 | 9.56 | 8.89 | 0.11 |
| 4 | Purdue | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.7 | 17.88 | 7.93 | 7.75 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Tennessee | Southern | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.41 | 29.22 | 4.81 | 8.99 | -0.99 |
| 6 | Tulane | Southern | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.28 | 26 | 4.57 | 8.88 | 0.12 |
| 7 | SMU | Southwest | 6-0-4 | 0.6 | 24.27 | 13.6 | 6.84 | 9.76 | -3.76 |
| 8 | TCU | Southwest | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 23.8 | 21.6 | 2.91 | 9.92 | -0.92 |
| 9 | North Carolina | Southern | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.97 | 27.22 | 10.28 | 8.85 | -0.85 |
| 10 | Illinois | Western | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.34 | 16 | 12.81 | 7.87 | -1.87 |
| 11 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 7-0-2 | 0.78 | 22.17 | 17.44 | -4.5 | 8.95 | -1.95 |
| 12 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.09 | 32.89 | 4.76 | 8.99 | -0.99 |
| 13 | Kentucky | Southern | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.63 | 22.88 | 7.38 | 7.77 | -1.77 |
| 14 | California | Pacific | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.41 | 8.56 | 7.51 | 7.52 | -0.52 |
| 15 | USC | Pacific | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 21.14 | 35.8 | 10.48 | 9.95 | -1.95 |
| 16 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.04 | 13.56 | 3.76 | 8.51 | -1.51 |
| 17 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 4-1-3 | 0.5 | 20.2 | 3.88 | 14.93 | 5.79 | -1.79 |
| 18 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.19 | 27.67 | 7.9 | 8.84 | -1.84 |
| 19 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.16 | 1.29 | 13.75 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.1 | 7.5 | 11.48 | 5.78 | -1.78 |
| 21 | Stanford | Pacific | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.9 | 21.4 | 5.25 | 9.88 | -1.88 |
| 22 | Washington State | Pacific | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.73 | 19.4 | 4.09 | 9.62 | -1.62 |
| 23 | VMI | Southern | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.72 | 9.5 | 7.89 | 9.03 | -1.03 |
| 24 | Florida | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.7 | 11.11 | 9.87 | 8.07 | -1.07 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.38 | 14.56 | 6.44 | 8.51 | -1.51 |
| 26 | Arkansas | Southwest | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.15 | 15.22 | 5.06 | 8.06 | -1.06 |
| 27 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 19.06 | 17.4 | 8.15 | 9.63 | -3.63 |
| 28 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 19.04 | 5.38 | 1.83 | 6.45 | -1.45 |
| 29 | Minnesota | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.02 | 15.5 | 8.12 | 7.54 | -1.54 |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.95 | 5.33 | 8.39 | 7.02 | -0.02 |
| 31 | Oregon | Pacific | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.75 | 14.67 | 1.74 | 8.31 | -1.31 |
| 32 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.51 | 12.88 | 11.66 | 7.18 | -2.18 |
| 33 | Texas | Southwest | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 18.39 | 11.56 | 10.52 | 8.78 | -3.78 |
| 34 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.36 | 18 | 2.57 | 7.58 | -1.58 |
| 35 | Missouri | Big 6 | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.07 | 6.25 | 12.61 | 7.35 | -2.35 |
| 36 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.87 | 10.62 | 8.68 | 7.36 | -2.36 |
| 37 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.77 | 9.75 | 8.01 | 6.67 | -1.67 |
| 38 | Clemson | Southern | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.74 | 11.45 | 4.15 | 9.45 | -1.45 |
| 39 | Iowa | Western | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 17.47 | 12.5 | 10.98 | 7.79 | -3.79 |
| 40 | New York University | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.38 | 9.2 | 6.56 | 8.38 | -1.38 |
| 41 | Alabama | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.26 | 15.33 | 7.8 | 8.52 | -2.52 |
| 42 | Baylor | Southwest | 7-3-1 | 0.64 | 17.15 | 16.82 | 2.79 | 10.08 | -3.08 |
| 43 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 17.03 | 10.11 | 2.02 | 8.83 | -3.83 |
| 44 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.02 | 23.67 | 4.88 | 8.85 | -2.85 |
| 45 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.81 | 16.5 | 4.35 | 9.12 | -3.12 |
| 46 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 16.74 | 12.11 | -0.84 | 8.73 | -3.73 |
| 47 | Northwestern | Western | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.72 | 8.56 | 7.46 | 7.23 | -1.23 |
| 48 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 16.65 | 1.5 | 1.88 | 4.72 | 1.28 |
| 49 | LSU | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.56 | 14.22 | 3.34 | 7.66 | -1.66 |
| 50 | Chicago | Western | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.32 | 3.8 | 3.69 | 6.94 | 0.06 |
| 51 | Michigan | Western | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.67 | 3.78 | 12.47 | 6.37 | -1.37 |
| 52 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.62 | 17.5 | 3.79 | 7.06 | -2.06 |
| 53 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.57 | 7.33 | 8.09 | 7.28 | -2.28 |
| 54 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.52 | 2.89 | 3.17 | 6.02 | -0.02 |
| 55 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 15.07 | 15.33 | 11.37 | 8.43 | -3.43 |
| 56 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.82 | 3.12 | 6.5 | 4.92 | 0.08 |
| 57 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.62 | 3.29 | 14.92 | 4.62 | -0.62 |
| 58 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.43 | 8.44 | 9.03 | 7.04 | -2.04 |
| 59 | Georgia | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.41 | 5.78 | 11.81 | 6.7 | -1.7 |
| 60 | South Carolina | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.31 | 4.3 | 4.66 | 6.74 | -0.74 |
| 61 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.2 | 3.33 | 11.82 | 6.02 | -1.02 |
| 62 | Ohio State | Western | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.18 | 3.25 | 10.28 | 5.45 | -1.45 |
| 63 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.9 | 4.67 | 7.34 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 64 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.88 | 8.12 | 2.77 | 6.96 | -2.96 |
| 65 | Maryland | Southern | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.73 | 2.78 | 8.37 | 5.47 | -1.47 |
| 66 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.37 | 3.11 | 2.54 | 6.05 | -2.05 |
| 67 | Kansas | Big 6 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.96 | 5.88 | 10.31 | 6.62 | -2.62 |
| 68 | Virginia | Southern | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 12.24 | -1.11 | 6.77 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| 69 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-3-3 | 0.4 | 12.1 | -1.8 | 10.12 | 3.78 | 0.22 |
| 70 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.93 | -1.29 | 5.92 | 2.93 | 1.07 |
| 71 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 11.75 | 0 | 12.33 | 4 | -1 |
| 72 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.61 | 1.6 | 3.63 | 5.71 | -0.71 |
| 73 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.25 | 5.44 | 6.54 | 6.34 | -2.34 |
| 74 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.93 | 1.11 | 13.64 | 5.14 | -1.14 |
| 75 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 6-5-1 | 0.5 | 10.22 | -4 | -0.9 | 3.52 | 2.48 |
| 76 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.1 | 1.12 | 6.47 | 4.61 | -1.61 |
| 77 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.98 | -2.9 | 6.66 | 3.46 | 1.54 |
| 78 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.6 | -1.43 | 15.02 | 2.76 | 0.24 |
| 79 | UCLA | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.06 | -8.62 | 4.05 | 2.04 | 1.96 |
| 80 | Idaho | Pacific | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.41 | -5.11 | 8.35 | 3.24 | 0.76 |
| 81 | Montana | Pacific | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 8.23 | -0.33 | 5.69 | 4.37 | -1.37 |
| 82 | Duke | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.1 | -7.33 | 5.53 | 2.63 | 1.37 |
| 83 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.8 | -3.38 | 16.94 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 84 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.54 | -3.33 | 9.62 | 3.53 | -0.53 |
| 85 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.41 | -5.88 | 14.76 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 86 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 7.39 | -0.14 | 9.58 | 3.44 | -1.44 |
| 87 | Washington | Pacific | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 6.7 | 2 | 12.46 | 5.2 | -3.2 |
| 88 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 5.59 | -1.67 | 4.64 | 3.87 | -1.87 |
| 89 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.58 | -3.57 | 12.71 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 90 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.7 | -9.14 | 8.1 | 1.84 | 0.16 |
| 91 | Regis (CO) | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.36 | -3 | 3.71 | 2.79 | -0.79 |
| 92 | Indiana | Western | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.04 | -8.33 | 13.29 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 93 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.43 | -14.38 | 6.17 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 94 | Auburn | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.66 | -20 | 11.42 | 0.08 | 1.92 |
| 95 | Rice | Southwest | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.59 | -19.33 | 6.61 | 0.12 | 1.88 |
| 96 | Mississippi State | Southern | 1-5-2 | 0.12 | 1.82 | -11 | 4.29 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 97 | Ole Miss | Southern | 1-6-2 | 0.11 | 0.95 | -16.56 | 14.16 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 98 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.89 | -10.12 | 15.04 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 99 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.51 | -15.88 | 13.28 | 0.19 | 0.81 |
| 100 | NC State | Southern | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.18 | -18.11 | 10.63 | 0.22 | 0.78 |