Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.442718+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missouri | Big 6 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.81 | 19.5 | 20.66 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.45 | 13.33 | 14.73 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 3 | USC | Pacific | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.26 | 50.5 | 7.57 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 22.17 | 1.15 | 0.85 |
| 5 | Minnesota | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.88 | 20 | 11 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.73 | 30.75 | 8.28 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 7 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.23 | 35.5 | 7.24 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Ohio State | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.03 | 9 | 9.89 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 9 | Stanford | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26 | 33.4 | 4.75 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 10 | Illinois | Western | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.97 | 23.33 | 6.89 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 11 | Texas | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.85 | 20.25 | 6.15 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | California | Pacific | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.29 | 10 | 5.92 | 3.86 | -0.86 |
| 13 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.24 | 17 | 3.77 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 14 | Purdue | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.15 | 15 | 2.76 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| 15 | Kentucky | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.12 | 37.33 | -0.29 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.99 | 27.67 | 1.67 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 17 | Clemson | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.97 | 32.2 | -0.81 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 18 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.88 | 55.5 | -1.6 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Tulane | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.84 | 32.75 | -1.04 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 20 | Tennessee | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.8 | 27.75 | 0.31 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | LSU | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.77 | 38.5 | -1.92 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 22 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.47 | 15.67 | 1.18 | 3 | -1 |
| 23 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.36 | 27.25 | -2.76 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.27 | 25.25 | -1.79 | 4 | -1 |
| 25 | TCU | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.15 | 28.75 | -2.91 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.09 | 38.6 | -4.33 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 27 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.91 | 29 | -4.14 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 28 | SMU | Southwest | 2-0-2 | 0.5 | 23.5 | 6.5 | -1.09 | 3.63 | -1.63 |
| 29 | Chicago | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.83 | 12.8 | -7.02 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 30 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.42 | 17.67 | -10 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 31 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 22.31 | 23.75 | 14.02 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 32 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.32 | 12.75 | 12.11 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 33 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.05 | 14.75 | 9.46 | 3.49 | -0.49 |
| 34 | Florida | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.87 | 16.25 | 7.83 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 35 | VMI | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.54 | 14.6 | 4.41 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 36 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.34 | 9.5 | 12.54 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 37 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.28 | 23.25 | 8.38 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 38 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.15 | 24.5 | 6.38 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 39 | New York University | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.13 | 21 | 7.21 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 40 | Alabama | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.8 | 27.5 | 0.27 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 41 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.73 | 19.75 | 4.9 | 3.85 | -0.85 |
| 42 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.72 | 21.75 | 4.51 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.62 | 5.5 | 5.87 | 3.08 | -0.08 |
| 44 | Northwestern | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.56 | 4.25 | 6.74 | 2.74 | 0.26 |
| 45 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.55 | 15.5 | 5.13 | 3.74 | -0.74 |
| 46 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.4 | 51 | -1.09 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 47 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.34 | 18.5 | 2.93 | 3.91 | -0.91 |
| 48 | Virginia | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.32 | 4.75 | 4.44 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 49 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.26 | 20.25 | -1.5 | 3.73 | -0.73 |
| 50 | Georgia | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.26 | 10.5 | 6.22 | 3.65 | -0.65 |
| 51 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.25 | 6.33 | 14.84 | 2.81 | -0.81 |
| 52 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.96 | 9.25 | 4.56 | 3.46 | -0.46 |
| 53 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.61 | 10.75 | -2.76 | 3.86 | -0.86 |
| 54 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.53 | 13.75 | -1.3 | 3.63 | -0.63 |
| 55 | Iowa | Western | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.51 | 22.75 | 7.44 | 3.97 | -1.97 |
| 56 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.49 | 5.33 | 18.14 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| 57 | Yale | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.23 | 27.33 | 7.11 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 58 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.71 | 15.33 | 6.59 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| 59 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.91 | 12.75 | -10 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 60 | Michigan | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.69 | 9 | 8.53 | 4.23 | -1.23 |
| 61 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.68 | 15 | -1.01 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
| 62 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.48 | 4.8 | 10.35 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 63 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.47 | 13.4 | 5.25 | 4.11 | -1.11 |
| 64 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.97 | -2.33 | 8.76 | 1.25 | 0.75 |
| 65 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.34 | -1.25 | 8.35 | 1.63 | 0.37 |
| 66 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.23 | 2.5 | 18.21 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 67 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.98 | 0.67 | 22.78 | 1.69 | -0.69 |
| 68 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.69 | 14.25 | 9.27 | 3.66 | -1.66 |
| 69 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.59 | 4 | 8.71 | 1.72 | -0.72 |
| 70 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.37 | 1.6 | -0.68 | 2.86 | 0.14 |
| 71 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.19 | 11.25 | 5.17 | 3.18 | -1.18 |
| 72 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.86 | 5.5 | 7.32 | 2.66 | -0.66 |
| 73 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.64 | 19.75 | 5.02 | 3.58 | -1.58 |
| 74 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.5 | -2.8 | 13.8 | 1.87 | 1.13 |
| 75 | Montana | Pacific | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.45 | 2.8 | 6.58 | 3.34 | -1.34 |
| 76 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.32 | 2.33 | 10.94 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| 77 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.76 | -2.4 | 4.4 | 1.93 | 1.07 |
| 78 | Rice | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 11.98 | -8.33 | -10 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 79 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.75 | 1.8 | 3.24 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 80 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.95 | -1.75 | 2.17 | 1.61 | 0.39 |
| 81 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.86 | -4 | 4.29 | 1.04 | 0.96 |
| 82 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.8 | -6.5 | 19.12 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 83 | Maryland | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.75 | -7.25 | 7.01 | 1.05 | 0.95 |
| 84 | UCLA | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.41 | -13 | 9.07 | 0.99 | 1.01 |
| 85 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.34 | 6.33 | -0.25 | 2.36 | -1.36 |
| 86 | Kansas | Big 6 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.87 | 2.33 | 3.89 | 1.86 | -0.86 |
| 87 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.49 | 0 | 9.45 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 88 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.15 | -2.33 | 19.22 | 1.16 | -0.16 |
| 89 | Washington | Pacific | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.03 | -2 | 14.48 | 1.73 | -0.73 |
| 90 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.58 | -4 | 19.37 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 91 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.59 | -9 | 11.02 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 92 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.48 | -6.33 | 11.45 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 93 | Regis (CO) | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.44 | -5 | 11.11 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 94 | Duke | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.92 | -21.33 | 11.93 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 95 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.64 | -8.33 | 19.03 | 0.38 | 0.62 |
| 96 | NC State | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.24 | -15 | 21.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 97 | Auburn | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.1 | -17.5 | 15.68 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 98 | Indiana | Western | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.25 | -7.2 | 10.14 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 99 | Ole Miss | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.04 | -17.5 | 14.2 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 100 | Mississippi State | Southern | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.63 | -20 | 14.18 | 0.08 | -0.08 |