Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.446696+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 | 25.18 | 11.89 | 13.74 | 8.64 | 0.36 |
| 2 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.87 | 28 | 8.95 | 6.97 | 0.03 |
| 3 | Purdue | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.29 | 17.88 | 7.71 | 7.75 | 0.25 |
| 4 | Tennessee | Southern | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 24.16 | 31.7 | 4.98 | 10 | -1 |
| 5 | Tulane | Southern | 9-0-0 | 1 | 23.97 | 26 | 4.74 | 8.88 | 0.12 |
| 6 | SMU | Southwest | 6-0-4 | 0.6 | 23.89 | 13.6 | 6.67 | 9.76 | -3.76 |
| 7 | TCU | Southwest | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 23.41 | 21.6 | 2.63 | 9.92 | -0.92 |
| 8 | North Carolina | Southern | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.8 | 28.6 | 9.72 | 9.85 | -0.85 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.68 | 20.1 | 10.12 | 9.42 | -0.42 |
| 10 | Illinois | Western | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.89 | 16 | 12.12 | 7.87 | -1.87 |
| 11 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 7-0-2 | 0.78 | 21.83 | 17.44 | -4.56 | 8.95 | -1.95 |
| 12 | USC | Pacific | 10-2-0 | 0.83 | 21.77 | 35.25 | 12.03 | 11.89 | -1.89 |
| 13 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.7 | 32.89 | 4.37 | 8.99 | -0.99 |
| 14 | Kentucky | Southern | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.25 | 22.88 | 6.95 | 7.77 | -1.77 |
| 15 | California | Pacific | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.03 | 8.56 | 7.16 | 7.52 | -0.52 |
| 16 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 20.71 | 13.56 | 3.55 | 8.51 | -1.51 |
| 17 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.32 | 8.43 | 9.57 | 6.43 | -1.43 |
| 18 | Stanford | Pacific | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.14 | 21.36 | 5.83 | 10.8 | -1.8 |
| 19 | Florida | Southern | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20 | 11.4 | 10.44 | 9.03 | -1.03 |
| 20 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 4-1-3 | 0.5 | 19.89 | 3.88 | 14.46 | 5.79 | -1.79 |
| 21 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.82 | 1.29 | 13.48 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.68 | 27.67 | 7.19 | 8.84 | -1.84 |
| 23 | Washington State | Pacific | 10-2-0 | 0.83 | 19.56 | 18.92 | 1.63 | 11.58 | -1.58 |
| 24 | VMI | Southern | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.41 | 9.5 | 7.58 | 9.03 | -1.03 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.05 | 14.56 | 6.17 | 8.51 | -1.51 |
| 26 | Arkansas | Southwest | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.79 | 15.22 | 4.35 | 8.06 | -1.06 |
| 27 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 18.73 | 5.38 | 1.65 | 6.45 | -1.45 |
| 28 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 18.72 | 17.4 | 7.47 | 9.63 | -3.63 |
| 29 | Minnesota | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.7 | 15.5 | 7.87 | 7.54 | -1.54 |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.58 | 5.33 | 7.52 | 7.02 | -0.02 |
| 31 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.13 | 12.88 | 10.93 | 7.18 | -2.18 |
| 32 | Texas | Southwest | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 17.95 | 11.56 | 10.22 | 8.78 | -3.78 |
| 33 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.92 | 18 | 2.08 | 7.58 | -1.58 |
| 34 | Missouri | Big 6 | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.74 | 6.25 | 11.82 | 7.35 | -2.35 |
| 35 | Clemson | Southern | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.49 | 11.45 | 4.09 | 9.45 | -1.45 |
| 36 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.41 | 9.75 | 7.3 | 6.67 | -1.67 |
| 37 | Iowa | Western | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 17.16 | 12.5 | 10.65 | 7.79 | -3.79 |
| 38 | New York University | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.99 | 9.2 | 6.21 | 8.38 | -1.38 |
| 39 | Alabama | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.96 | 15.33 | 8.07 | 8.52 | -2.52 |
| 40 | Baylor | Southwest | 7-3-1 | 0.64 | 16.87 | 16.82 | 2.43 | 10.08 | -3.08 |
| 41 | Oregon | Pacific | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.83 | 11.8 | 3.83 | 8.78 | -1.78 |
| 42 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.75 | 23.67 | 4.37 | 8.85 | -2.85 |
| 43 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 16.68 | 10.11 | 2.06 | 8.83 | -3.83 |
| 44 | Northwestern | Western | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.42 | 8.56 | 7.18 | 7.23 | -1.23 |
| 45 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 16.38 | 12.11 | -0.87 | 8.73 | -3.73 |
| 46 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 16.33 | 1.5 | 1.35 | 4.72 | 1.28 |
| 47 | LSU | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.22 | 14.22 | 3.11 | 7.66 | -1.66 |
| 48 | Chicago | Western | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.05 | 3.8 | 3.49 | 6.94 | 0.06 |
| 49 | Michigan | Western | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.4 | 3.78 | 12.12 | 6.37 | -1.37 |
| 50 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.38 | 17.5 | 3.74 | 7.06 | -2.06 |
| 51 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.36 | 5.89 | 9.44 | 6.72 | -1.72 |
| 52 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.28 | 7.33 | 7.67 | 7.28 | -2.28 |
| 53 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.2 | 2.89 | 3.03 | 6.02 | -0.02 |
| 54 | Georgia | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.07 | 5.8 | 10.83 | 7.52 | -1.52 |
| 55 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 15 | 13.09 | 5.72 | 9.37 | -3.37 |
| 56 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.86 | 15.33 | 10.9 | 8.43 | -3.43 |
| 57 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.54 | 3.12 | 5.94 | 4.92 | 0.08 |
| 58 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.39 | 3.29 | 14.07 | 4.62 | -0.62 |
| 59 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.16 | 8.44 | 8.57 | 7.04 | -2.04 |
| 60 | Ohio State | Western | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.92 | 3.25 | 9.98 | 5.45 | -1.45 |
| 61 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.88 | 3.33 | 11.45 | 6.02 | -1.02 |
| 62 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.66 | 8.12 | 2.63 | 6.96 | -2.96 |
| 63 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.57 | 4.67 | 6.85 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 64 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.04 | 3.11 | 2.32 | 6.05 | -2.05 |
| 65 | Kansas | Big 6 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.72 | 5.88 | 9.9 | 6.62 | -2.62 |
| 66 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-3-3 | 0.4 | 11.91 | -1.8 | 9.11 | 3.78 | 0.22 |
| 67 | Virginia | Southern | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 11.85 | -1.11 | 6.25 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| 68 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.71 | -1.29 | 5.5 | 2.93 | 1.07 |
| 69 | Maryland | Southern | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 11.47 | 1.3 | 5.75 | 5.54 | -1.54 |
| 70 | South Carolina | Southern | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.45 | -1 | 6.2 | 5.08 | 0.92 |
| 71 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 11.37 | 0 | 11.63 | 4 | -1 |
| 72 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.33 | 1.6 | 3.37 | 5.71 | -0.71 |
| 73 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.98 | 5.44 | 6.09 | 6.34 | -2.34 |
| 74 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.74 | 1.11 | 13.32 | 5.14 | -1.14 |
| 75 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 6-5-1 | 0.5 | 10.12 | -4 | -0.95 | 3.52 | 2.48 |
| 76 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.93 | 1.12 | 6.25 | 4.61 | -1.61 |
| 77 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.85 | -2.9 | 6.21 | 3.46 | 1.54 |
| 78 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.32 | -1.43 | 15.01 | 2.76 | 0.24 |
| 79 | UCLA | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 8.95 | -8.62 | 3.32 | 2.04 | 1.96 |
| 80 | Idaho | Pacific | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.29 | -5.11 | 7.39 | 3.24 | 0.76 |
| 81 | Montana | Pacific | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 8.02 | -0.33 | 5.65 | 4.37 | -1.37 |
| 82 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.34 | -3.33 | 9.24 | 3.53 | -0.53 |
| 83 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.28 | -5.88 | 14.46 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 84 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 7.24 | -0.14 | 8.91 | 3.44 | -1.44 |
| 85 | Duke | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 6.91 | -10.7 | 7.29 | 2.22 | 1.78 |
| 86 | Washington | Pacific | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 6.55 | 2 | 11.48 | 5.2 | -3.2 |
| 87 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.53 | -3.67 | 16.42 | 3.09 | -0.09 |
| 88 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 5.48 | -1.67 | 4.14 | 3.87 | -1.87 |
| 89 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.44 | -3.57 | 12.64 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 90 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.62 | -9.14 | 7.66 | 1.84 | 0.16 |
| 91 | Indiana | Western | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.96 | -8.33 | 12.96 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 92 | Regis (CO) | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.51 | -4.22 | 5.11 | 2.84 | -0.84 |
| 93 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.35 | -14.38 | 5.28 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 94 | Auburn | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.6 | -20 | 11.84 | 0.08 | 1.92 |
| 95 | Rice | Southwest | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.51 | -19.33 | 6.36 | 0.12 | 1.88 |
| 96 | Mississippi State | Southern | 1-5-2 | 0.12 | 1.79 | -11 | 4.15 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 97 | Ole Miss | Southern | 1-6-2 | 0.11 | 0.93 | -16.56 | 13.57 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 98 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.85 | -10.12 | 14.62 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 99 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.5 | -15.88 | 12.65 | 0.19 | 0.81 |
| 100 | NC State | Southern | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.17 | -18.11 | 10.18 | 0.22 | 0.78 |