Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.443067+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.1 | 11.75 | 15.98 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 2 | Missouri | Big 6 | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 27.07 | 13 | 14.82 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 3 | USC | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.86 | 41.8 | 9.98 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.31 | 30.67 | 8.77 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.28 | 1 | 19.8 | 1.15 | 0.85 |
| 6 | Illinois | Western | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.96 | 21 | 8.52 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 7 | Purdue | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.83 | 17.75 | 8.79 | 3.71 | 0.29 |
| 8 | Minnesota | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.53 | 28.5 | 4.78 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 9 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.37 | 49.8 | 2.85 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Texas | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.21 | 24 | 4.21 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.17 | 32.6 | 2.53 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 12 | Clemson | Southern | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.12 | 28 | 3.57 | 5.91 | 0.09 |
| 13 | Tennessee | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.12 | 30 | 3.41 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Ohio State | Western | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.92 | 6.75 | 7.11 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 15 | Tulane | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.81 | 27.4 | 2.11 | 4.92 | 0.08 |
| 16 | California | Pacific | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.02 | 8.4 | 1.87 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 17 | LSU | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.01 | 40 | -3.19 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 18 | Kentucky | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.83 | 36.25 | -3.95 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 23.54 | 20.2 | -3.11 | 4.99 | -1.99 |
| 20 | SMU | Southwest | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 23.45 | 15.6 | -2.4 | 4.93 | -1.93 |
| 21 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.43 | 21.8 | -3.97 | 5 | -1 |
| 22 | TCU | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.35 | 27.4 | -5.06 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.3 | 29 | -5.38 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 24 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.66 | 24 | 16.08 | 4.83 | -0.83 |
| 25 | Stanford | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.55 | 26.67 | 8.9 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 26 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 21.94 | 16.75 | -10 | 3.89 | 0.11 |
| 27 | Florida | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.33 | 15.4 | 10.48 | 4.74 | -0.74 |
| 28 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.97 | 21.4 | 7.02 | 4.78 | -0.78 |
| 29 | Alabama | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.77 | 27.6 | 4.9 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 30 | VMI | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.65 | 12.33 | 3.32 | 5.67 | -0.67 |
| 31 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.49 | 30 | 2.67 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 32 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.42 | 22.5 | 11.36 | 3.82 | -0.82 |
| 33 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.39 | 10.2 | 13.29 | 4.53 | -1.53 |
| 34 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.15 | 19 | 2.8 | 4.84 | -0.84 |
| 35 | Iowa | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.15 | 21 | 9.7 | 4.97 | -1.97 |
| 36 | New York University | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.14 | 18.2 | 2.59 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 37 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.1 | 42 | -0.81 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 38 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.05 | 26.2 | 0.66 | 4.89 | -0.89 |
| 39 | Northwestern | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.04 | 16.6 | 2.67 | 4.62 | -0.62 |
| 40 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.99 | 29.67 | -6.02 | 5.86 | -0.86 |
| 41 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.94 | 12 | 7.2 | 4.26 | -1.26 |
| 42 | Chicago | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.58 | 6.33 | -1.93 | 5 | 0 |
| 43 | Virginia | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.5 | 8.8 | 1.98 | 4.27 | -0.27 |
| 44 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.33 | 22.8 | -3.02 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 45 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.32 | 17.4 | 4.37 | 4.7 | -1.7 |
| 46 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.3 | 5 | 2.76 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| 47 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.55 | 9.2 | -3.97 | 4.79 | -0.79 |
| 48 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.37 | 14 | 7.53 | 3.37 | -1.37 |
| 49 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.16 | 6.33 | 13.69 | 2.81 | -0.81 |
| 50 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.15 | 10 | 7.93 | 3.96 | -1.96 |
| 51 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 17.79 | 15.6 | -10 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 52 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.72 | 15.67 | 7.39 | 5.25 | -1.25 |
| 53 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.05 | 4.33 | 9.95 | 2.48 | -0.48 |
| 54 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17 | 2 | 12.69 | 1.79 | 0.21 |
| 55 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.73 | 10 | 4.17 | 3.58 | -1.58 |
| 56 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.41 | 3.4 | 14.75 | 3.46 | -0.46 |
| 57 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.4 | 6.4 | 10.74 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 58 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.29 | 13.4 | 6.81 | 4.56 | -1.56 |
| 59 | Georgia | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.92 | 6 | 8.28 | 3.89 | -0.89 |
| 60 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.88 | 22.6 | 4.42 | 4.62 | -1.62 |
| 61 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.65 | 2.33 | 1.72 | 3.71 | 0.29 |
| 62 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.47 | 6.8 | 3.93 | 4.06 | -1.06 |
| 63 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.45 | -2.33 | 14.16 | 1.25 | 0.75 |
| 64 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.38 | 4.6 | 8.93 | 3.24 | -0.24 |
| 65 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 15.34 | -1 | 10.1 | 2.11 | -0.11 |
| 66 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.18 | 6 | 2.39 | 3.48 | -0.48 |
| 67 | Montana | Pacific | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.03 | 9.83 | 2.1 | 5.35 | -2.35 |
| 68 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.38 | -3.33 | 10.96 | 0.87 | 1.13 |
| 69 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.3 | 2 | 4.98 | 3.65 | -0.65 |
| 70 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.97 | 2.5 | 16.35 | 2.38 | -0.38 |
| 71 | Michigan | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.82 | 5.17 | 11.8 | 4.42 | -1.42 |
| 72 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 13.74 | 0.5 | 24.61 | 2.18 | -1.18 |
| 73 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.68 | 1 | 3.49 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 74 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.21 | 9.75 | 0.87 | 3.67 | -1.67 |
| 75 | Kansas | Big 6 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.16 | 10 | 7.44 | 3.51 | -1.51 |
| 76 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.15 | -2.8 | 9.79 | 1.87 | 1.13 |
| 77 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.08 | 1.67 | 10.95 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 78 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.07 | 6.4 | 2.91 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| 79 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.96 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 4.33 | -2.33 |
| 80 | UCLA | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 11.82 | -6.4 | 4.65 | 1.75 | 1.25 |
| 81 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.58 | 1.2 | 11.38 | 2.68 | -0.68 |
| 82 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.56 | -3 | 5.76 | 2.03 | 0.97 |
| 83 | Rice | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 8.96 | -16 | -1.04 | 0.14 | 1.86 |
| 84 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.35 | -2.6 | 5.22 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 85 | Maryland | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.95 | -6 | 8.44 | 1.37 | 0.63 |
| 86 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.95 | 0 | 11.14 | 2 | -1 |
| 87 | Auburn | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.01 | -12.8 | 9.08 | 0.19 | 1.81 |
| 88 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.67 | -0.5 | 4.31 | 1.92 | -0.92 |
| 89 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.05 | -3.75 | 14.68 | 1.17 | -0.17 |
| 90 | Washington | Pacific | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.97 | -4.4 | 14.14 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 91 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.57 | -6.5 | 15.98 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 92 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.54 | -6 | 11.04 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 93 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.53 | -10 | 17.68 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 94 | Regis (CO) | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.37 | -5.5 | 4.08 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 95 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.09 | -8.5 | 3.55 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 96 | NC State | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.75 | -19.75 | 16.79 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
| 97 | Duke | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.32 | -27.5 | 6.61 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| 98 | Indiana | Western | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.21 | -6 | 12.74 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 99 | Ole Miss | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.24 | -24.4 | 15.53 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 100 | Mississippi State | Southern | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.6 | -20 | 14.52 | 0.08 | -0.08 |