Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.443425+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.38 | 13.4 | 13.55 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 2 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.03 | 31 | 8.88 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 3 | Purdue | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.43 | 16.8 | 8.21 | 4.72 | 0.28 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.36 | 29.83 | 6.05 | 5.97 | 0.03 |
| 5 | Texas | Southwest | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 25.36 | 20 | 7.46 | 6 | -1 |
| 6 | Minnesota | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25 | 25.2 | 4.68 | 4.92 | 0.08 |
| 7 | Tennessee | Southern | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.84 | 29.5 | 3.43 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Tulane | Southern | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.63 | 23.83 | 3.21 | 5.8 | 0.2 |
| 9 | Kentucky | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.45 | 36.6 | 1.14 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 10 | California | Pacific | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.41 | 8.33 | 6.04 | 5.26 | -0.26 |
| 11 | SMU | Southwest | 3-0-3 | 0.5 | 23.87 | 13 | 1.87 | 5.91 | -2.91 |
| 12 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.81 | 24.4 | -0.54 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 13 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.08 | 21.8 | -3.97 | 5 | -1 |
| 14 | USC | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.95 | 33.5 | 11.85 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 15 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-0-2 | 0.67 | 22.77 | 20.17 | -5.31 | 6 | -2 |
| 16 | TCU | Southwest | 6-0-0 | 1 | 22.75 | 27 | -6.34 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | North Carolina | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.48 | 25.33 | 12.07 | 5.86 | -0.86 |
| 18 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 22.4 | 13.4 | -5.36 | 4.78 | -0.78 |
| 19 | Stanford | Pacific | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.32 | 28.43 | 6.77 | 6.97 | -0.97 |
| 20 | Clemson | Southern | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.06 | 18.57 | 5.92 | 6.37 | -0.37 |
| 21 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.79 | 40.83 | 4.69 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 22 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.42 | 18.8 | 11.92 | 4.67 | -0.67 |
| 23 | Oregon | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.27 | 22.33 | 5.96 | 5.82 | -0.82 |
| 24 | VMI | Southern | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.12 | 11.43 | 4.19 | 6.55 | -0.55 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.05 | 18 | 5.92 | 5.84 | -0.84 |
| 26 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.03 | 12.17 | 11.45 | 5.46 | -1.46 |
| 27 | Northwestern | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.89 | 15 | 5.76 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| 28 | Washington State | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.71 | 23.33 | 2.78 | 5.88 | -0.88 |
| 29 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.61 | 35 | 0.36 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 30 | LSU | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.54 | 28 | -0.69 | 5.76 | -0.76 |
| 31 | Illinois | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.49 | 15.4 | 11.43 | 4.94 | -1.94 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.97 | 5 | 4.75 | 4.69 | 0.31 |
| 33 | Chicago | Western | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.94 | 6.57 | -0.43 | 5.87 | 0.13 |
| 34 | Baylor | Southwest | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.93 | 30.29 | -6.37 | 6.88 | -0.88 |
| 35 | Iowa | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.91 | 21 | 8.79 | 4.97 | -1.97 |
| 36 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.83 | 14.5 | 3.23 | 5.35 | -1.35 |
| 37 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.6 | 5.75 | 14.41 | 3.64 | -0.64 |
| 38 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.57 | 14 | 9.33 | 4.39 | -1.39 |
| 39 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.46 | 8 | 0.04 | 5.66 | -0.66 |
| 40 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.46 | 11.8 | 9.47 | 4.98 | -1.98 |
| 41 | Virginia | Southern | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.25 | 7.33 | 2.48 | 4.84 | -0.84 |
| 42 | Ohio State | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.04 | 2.2 | 10.47 | 3.55 | -0.55 |
| 43 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19 | 15.33 | -4.98 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.82 | 5 | 9.6 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 45 | Missouri | Big 6 | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.39 | 9.5 | 10.81 | 3.83 | -1.83 |
| 46 | Florida | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.07 | 10.5 | 10.99 | 5.31 | -1.31 |
| 47 | Alabama | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.95 | 20.83 | 6.76 | 5.86 | -1.86 |
| 48 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 17.73 | 1.6 | 21.79 | 3.16 | -1.16 |
| 49 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.67 | 8 | 12.04 | 4.88 | -0.88 |
| 50 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.57 | 34.67 | 1.77 | 5.97 | -1.97 |
| 51 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 17.57 | 1.67 | 5.81 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 52 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.55 | 4.75 | 12.83 | 3.75 | -1.75 |
| 53 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.45 | 9.17 | 10.2 | 4.68 | -0.68 |
| 54 | New York University | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.32 | 12.83 | 4.96 | 5.47 | -1.47 |
| 55 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.02 | 18 | 1.45 | 5.61 | -1.61 |
| 56 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.99 | 25.17 | 1.34 | 5.71 | -1.71 |
| 57 | South Carolina | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.92 | 13.33 | 3.76 | 5.38 | -1.38 |
| 58 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.65 | 10 | 3.76 | 4.77 | -0.77 |
| 59 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.52 | -1 | 7.68 | 1.69 | 1.31 |
| 60 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.3 | 9 | 1.46 | 5.3 | -1.3 |
| 61 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.26 | -2.67 | 17.21 | 0.86 | 1.14 |
| 62 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.01 | 13.67 | 6.28 | 5.5 | -2.5 |
| 63 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.89 | 6.4 | 11.37 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 64 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.56 | -1.75 | 15.8 | 1.67 | 0.33 |
| 65 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.38 | 12.14 | 7.98 | 5.89 | -1.89 |
| 66 | Montana | Pacific | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.82 | 9.83 | 0.75 | 5.35 | -2.35 |
| 67 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 14.54 | -1.33 | 7.03 | 2.58 | 1.42 |
| 68 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.18 | 2 | 3.54 | 3.65 | -0.65 |
| 69 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.76 | 18.33 | 8.02 | 5.67 | -2.67 |
| 70 | Michigan | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.44 | 5.17 | 12.1 | 4.42 | -1.42 |
| 71 | Georgia | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.38 | 4 | 11.54 | 4.08 | -1.08 |
| 72 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13 | 4.2 | 6.78 | 3.55 | -1.55 |
| 73 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.89 | 7.8 | 4.36 | 4.44 | -2.44 |
| 74 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.65 | 0.29 | -0.43 | 3.61 | 0.39 |
| 75 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 12.5 | 5.33 | 2.84 | 4.14 | -2.14 |
| 76 | Kansas | Big 6 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.01 | 6.8 | 7.76 | 4 | -2 |
| 77 | Washington | Pacific | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 10.48 | 4.48 | -2.48 |
| 78 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.33 | -4.5 | 7.03 | 1.95 | 1.05 |
| 79 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.26 | -0.43 | 13.37 | 3.28 | -0.28 |
| 80 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.08 | -2 | 3.08 | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| 81 | UCLA | Pacific | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.68 | -9.83 | 6.73 | 1.57 | 1.43 |
| 82 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.42 | -2 | 18.66 | 2.12 | -0.12 |
| 83 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.81 | -3.43 | 7.34 | 2.19 | 0.81 |
| 84 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.2 | -5 | 19 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 85 | Maryland | Southern | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.9 | -5 | 9.85 | 1.83 | 0.17 |
| 86 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.81 | -4 | 12.03 | 2.31 | -0.31 |
| 87 | Rice | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.54 | -15.4 | -2.96 | 0.21 | 1.79 |
| 88 | Auburn | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.65 | -15.17 | 11.95 | 0.12 | 1.88 |
| 89 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.36 | -1.6 | 12.11 | 2.03 | -1.03 |
| 90 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.75 | -3.75 | 13.66 | 1.17 | -0.17 |
| 91 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.23 | -6 | 11.2 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 92 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.17 | -6.6 | 7.9 | 1.44 | -0.44 |
| 93 | Regis (CO) | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.01 | -5.6 | 0.37 | 1.19 | -0.19 |
| 94 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.95 | -10.8 | 17.16 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 95 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.68 | -11.2 | 6.57 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 96 | Indiana | Western | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.44 | -6.86 | 13.95 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 97 | NC State | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.37 | -22.2 | 17.98 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 98 | Ole Miss | Southern | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.29 | -20.33 | 15.43 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 99 | Duke | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.06 | -23.6 | 2.9 | 0.38 | 0.62 |
| 100 | Mississippi State | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.05 | -14.8 | 8.56 | 0.18 | 0.82 |