Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.442356+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 30.14 | 46 | 18.79 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 29.65 | 34 | 16.73 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.85 | 10.5 | 15.96 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 4 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.38 | 28.67 | 8.09 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 5 | Florida | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.29 | 26 | 7.64 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 6 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.21 | 19 | 26.36 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.19 | 23.67 | 8.11 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.05 | 39.33 | 5.04 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 9 | Clemson | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.98 | 32.75 | 4.38 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 10 | Purdue | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.96 | 13 | 12.13 | 1.63 | 0.37 |
| 11 | Kentucky | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.45 | 27 | 7.7 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 12 | Minnesota | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.36 | 24 | 7.66 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.28 | 26 | 20.25 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.22 | 9 | 8.03 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.13 | 33.5 | 1.35 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | LSU | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.97 | 43 | 1.24 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 17 | Tulane | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.96 | 23.67 | 1.66 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 18 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.81 | 34 | 1.58 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 25.65 | 3.5 | 24.65 | 1.72 | -0.72 |
| 20 | Ohio State | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.63 | 10 | 7.29 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 21 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.48 | 10 | 5.72 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 22 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.43 | 1 | 27.36 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 23 | Texas | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.38 | 20 | 1.44 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.02 | 22.67 | -1.01 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 25 | California | Pacific | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.01 | 11.67 | 1.52 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.8 | 9 | 1.36 | 2.63 | 0.37 |
| 27 | Virginia | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.76 | 10.67 | -1.43 | 2.85 | 0.15 |
| 28 | Northwestern | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.55 | 9.67 | 2.03 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 29 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.48 | 16.5 | -1.15 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 30 | Alabama | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.27 | 38.67 | -7.42 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Illinois | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.15 | 35 | -6.11 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Tennessee | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.08 | 35 | -7.42 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.98 | 62.67 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.89 | 45.5 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | TCU | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.61 | 36.33 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.6 | 38.33 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.58 | 36.67 | -10 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 38 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.53 | 33.67 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | Chicago | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.5 | 12 | -4.14 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 40 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.28 | 41.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.1 | 17.67 | -10 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 42 | SMU | Southwest | 2-0-2 | 0.5 | 23.08 | 6.5 | -7.37 | 3.63 | -1.63 |
| 43 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.07 | 31 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.03 | 16.67 | -10 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 45 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.86 | 23.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | Michigan | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.77 | 13 | 4.73 | 3.57 | -0.57 |
| 47 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.59 | 10.75 | 4.26 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 48 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.79 | 25 | -0.02 | 3.85 | -0.85 |
| 49 | VMI | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.38 | 15 | -0.49 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 50 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.33 | 27.67 | 10.85 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 51 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.14 | 21.67 | 2.94 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| 52 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.97 | 25.67 | 1.4 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 53 | Montana | Pacific | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.91 | 4 | 8.8 | 3 | -1 |
| 54 | Iowa | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.9 | 30.33 | 0.21 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 55 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.87 | 24 | 1.23 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 56 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.86 | 8.67 | 3.52 | 2.61 | -0.61 |
| 57 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.73 | 18.33 | 1.66 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 58 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.48 | 14.67 | 1.18 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 59 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.45 | 7.67 | 2.93 | 2.42 | -0.42 |
| 60 | South Carolina | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.39 | 11 | 9.86 | 2.75 | -0.75 |
| 61 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.35 | 21 | 5.21 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| 62 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.33 | 11 | 1.28 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 63 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.2 | 41.67 | -6.49 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 64 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.02 | 22 | 2.42 | 2.79 | -0.79 |
| 65 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.78 | 2.5 | 0.29 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| 66 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.79 | 6 | 2.37 | 2.51 | -0.51 |
| 67 | Georgia | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.56 | 11.67 | 0.48 | 2.87 | -0.87 |
| 68 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.62 | -1.67 | 12.45 | 1.22 | 0.78 |
| 69 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.6 | 10.67 | -10 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 70 | Yale | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.24 | 37 | 0.34 | 1.97 | -0.97 |
| 71 | Sewanee | Southern | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.85 | 11 | 1.6 | 2.51 | -1.51 |
| 72 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.82 | 19 | 1.08 | 1.96 | -0.96 |
| 73 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.78 | 1.5 | 14.67 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 74 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.77 | 0.33 | 0.03 | 1.55 | 0.45 |
| 75 | Washington | Pacific | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.57 | -0.33 | 15.38 | 1.47 | -0.47 |
| 76 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.43 | 3.5 | 8.55 | 1.27 | -0.27 |
| 77 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.14 | 0.5 | 6.23 | 1.04 | -0.04 |
| 78 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.77 | 12.5 | -5.71 | 1.74 | -0.74 |
| 79 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.44 | 3 | -0.35 | 1.42 | -0.42 |
| 80 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.78 | -3.25 | 8.4 | 1.45 | 0.55 |
| 81 | Kansas | Big 6 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.77 | 6.5 | 6.43 | 1.46 | -0.46 |
| 82 | Rice | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 11.68 | -8.33 | -10 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 83 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.67 | 0 | 21.12 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.04 | -4 | -4.83 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 85 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.93 | -4 | 13.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| 86 | Duke | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.18 | -16 | 8.93 | 0.26 | 0.74 |
| 87 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.04 | 1.67 | 10.91 | 1.66 | -0.66 |
| 88 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.42 | -6.33 | 13.06 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 89 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.28 | -2.75 | -0.54 | 1.39 | -0.39 |
| 90 | Auburn | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.18 | -10.33 | 15.83 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 91 | Maryland | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.96 | -12 | 12.28 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 92 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.5 | -5.67 | -3.99 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 93 | UCLA | Pacific | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.92 | -27.67 | 15.73 | 0.31 | 0.69 |
| 94 | Regis (CO) | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.63 | -5 | 13.02 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 95 | Indiana | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.88 | -5.25 | 6.25 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 96 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.43 | -19 | 21.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.48 | -15.5 | 19.62 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 98 | Mississippi State | Southern | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.52 | -18.33 | 13.15 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 99 | Ole Miss | Southern | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.01 | -24 | 25.04 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 100 | NC State | Southern | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.03 | -23.5 | 27.41 | 0.01 | -0.01 |