Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.444185+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.86 | 11.43 | 14.01 | 6.66 | 0.34 |
| 2 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.49 | 29.5 | 8.58 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.37 | 27.62 | 8.32 | 7.92 | 0.08 |
| 4 | Purdue | Western | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.21 | 15.86 | 9.66 | 6.66 | 0.34 |
| 5 | Tennessee | Southern | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.41 | 32.88 | 3.16 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | California | Pacific | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.4 | 11.5 | 6.69 | 7.26 | -0.26 |
| 7 | Tulane | Southern | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.32 | 26.62 | 3.32 | 7.87 | 0.13 |
| 8 | SMU | Southwest | 5-0-3 | 0.62 | 24.29 | 12.75 | 5.92 | 7.78 | -2.78 |
| 9 | TCU | Southwest | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.33 | 23.62 | -0.89 | 7.97 | 0.03 |
| 10 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 23.3 | 18.29 | -0.19 | 6.91 | -0.91 |
| 11 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.09 | 26.33 | -2.61 | 5.95 | 0.05 |
| 12 | North Carolina | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23 | 26.38 | 10.53 | 7.87 | -0.87 |
| 13 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 6-0-2 | 0.75 | 22.55 | 17.88 | -3.94 | 7.95 | -1.95 |
| 14 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.01 | 33 | 4.38 | 7.99 | -0.99 |
| 15 | Washington State | Pacific | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.96 | 23.38 | 5.43 | 7.87 | -0.87 |
| 16 | Illinois | Western | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.86 | 14.43 | 13.51 | 6.83 | -1.83 |
| 17 | Oregon | Pacific | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.7 | 21.43 | 6.88 | 6.83 | -0.83 |
| 18 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.68 | 36 | 4.32 | 6.97 | -0.97 |
| 19 | Texas | Southwest | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 21.66 | 14.62 | 10.72 | 7.95 | -2.95 |
| 20 | Kentucky | Southern | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.6 | 26.14 | 5.53 | 6.83 | -0.83 |
| 21 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.25 | 15.29 | 9.55 | 6.44 | -1.44 |
| 22 | USC | Pacific | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 20.38 | 33.25 | 10.86 | 7.95 | -1.95 |
| 23 | Stanford | Pacific | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.68 | 22.11 | 4.2 | 8.91 | -1.91 |
| 24 | VMI | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.45 | 9 | 6.95 | 7.93 | -0.93 |
| 25 | Alabama | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.33 | 18.75 | 8.12 | 7.75 | -1.75 |
| 26 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 19.31 | 11.5 | -0.73 | 7.99 | -2.99 |
| 27 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 19.27 | 14.38 | -1.82 | 7.85 | -2.85 |
| 28 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.14 | 0.5 | 13.3 | 3.17 | 0.83 |
| 29 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.13 | 13.88 | 7.17 | 7.53 | -1.53 |
| 30 | New York University | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.96 | 12.38 | 7.91 | 7.2 | -1.2 |
| 31 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.79 | 6.4 | 10.12 | 4.87 | -1.87 |
| 32 | Northwestern | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.75 | 12.12 | 5.23 | 7.11 | -1.11 |
| 33 | Minnesota | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.66 | 17.57 | 8.69 | 6.73 | -1.73 |
| 34 | Arkansas | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.55 | 13.88 | 4.49 | 7 | -1 |
| 35 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 18.45 | 4.43 | 1.56 | 5.26 | -1.26 |
| 36 | Baylor | Southwest | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.42 | 21.44 | 0.85 | 8.61 | -2.61 |
| 37 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.29 | 4.75 | 7.88 | 6.07 | -0.07 |
| 38 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.29 | 8.5 | 11.08 | 6.8 | -1.8 |
| 39 | Florida | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.21 | 9.86 | 9.96 | 6.15 | -1.15 |
| 40 | LSU | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.17 | 18.62 | 0.79 | 7.21 | -1.21 |
| 41 | Iowa | Western | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.87 | 14.29 | 10.65 | 6.81 | -2.81 |
| 42 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.77 | 19.88 | 3.57 | 7.39 | -2.39 |
| 43 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 17.51 | 17.88 | 8.88 | 7.72 | -3.72 |
| 44 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.41 | 4.88 | 0.38 | 6.25 | -0.25 |
| 45 | Clemson | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.33 | 12.44 | 7.89 | 7.65 | -1.65 |
| 46 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-1-3 | 0.33 | 17.32 | 1.33 | 19.22 | 3.59 | -1.59 |
| 47 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.09 | 9.29 | 7.3 | 6.21 | -2.21 |
| 48 | Ohio State | Western | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.9 | 7.57 | 9.26 | 6.12 | -2.12 |
| 49 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.77 | 10.57 | 5.92 | 5.87 | -1.87 |
| 50 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.13 | 25.88 | 3.49 | 7.86 | -2.86 |
| 51 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.11 | 0.71 | 4.94 | 3.78 | 1.22 |
| 52 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.97 | 5.38 | 10.58 | 6.09 | -1.09 |
| 53 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.92 | 17.5 | 4.05 | 7.06 | -2.06 |
| 54 | Virginia | Southern | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 15.91 | 3 | 5.1 | 5.02 | -1.02 |
| 55 | Missouri | Big 6 | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.81 | 5 | 12.76 | 5.09 | -2.09 |
| 56 | Michigan | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.79 | 4.25 | 11.96 | 5.66 | -0.66 |
| 57 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.69 | 7.71 | -0.86 | 6.18 | -2.18 |
| 58 | Chicago | Western | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.56 | 2 | 3.42 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| 59 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.51 | 3.2 | 16.56 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| 60 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.49 | 7 | 5.41 | 5.76 | -0.76 |
| 61 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.09 | 0.67 | 5.2 | 3.24 | 0.76 |
| 62 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.03 | 2.17 | 12.4 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 63 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.87 | 5.25 | 3.32 | 5.65 | -0.65 |
| 64 | Kansas | Big 6 | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.71 | 7.71 | 9.58 | 6.11 | -2.11 |
| 65 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.76 | 15.62 | 10.66 | 7.42 | -3.42 |
| 66 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.29 | 8.62 | 8.72 | 6.22 | -2.22 |
| 67 | Georgia | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.96 | 5 | 11.04 | 5.63 | -1.63 |
| 68 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.8 | 6.88 | 5.51 | 5.85 | -1.85 |
| 69 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.72 | 1.5 | 12.89 | 3.81 | -0.81 |
| 70 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.6 | 1.38 | 14 | 4.73 | -0.73 |
| 71 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.26 | 6.57 | 2.78 | 5.84 | -2.84 |
| 72 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.12 | 5.12 | 3.82 | 5.74 | -1.74 |
| 73 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.02 | -2.14 | 8.09 | 2.93 | 1.07 |
| 74 | Maryland | Southern | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 11.04 | -0.75 | 11.74 | 3.75 | -0.75 |
| 75 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 10.78 | -4.56 | 0.06 | 2.68 | 2.32 |
| 76 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.6 | -4 | 14.58 | 1.55 | 1.45 |
| 77 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-3-3 | 0.33 | 10.44 | -2.67 | 9.53 | 3.01 | -0.01 |
| 78 | Montana | Pacific | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.44 | 1.38 | 6.74 | 4.46 | -1.46 |
| 79 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.4 | -1.14 | 9.51 | 3.25 | -0.25 |
| 80 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.08 | -1.5 | 8.9 | 3.61 | -0.61 |
| 81 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.86 | -3.33 | 7.38 | 2.89 | 1.11 |
| 82 | Washington | Pacific | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 8.35 | 4.75 | 13.12 | 5.45 | -3.45 |
| 83 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 7.94 | 0.29 | 9.88 | 3.63 | -1.63 |
| 84 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 7.65 | 0.62 | 2.82 | 4.22 | -2.22 |
| 85 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 7.59 | -0.14 | 9.45 | 3.44 | -1.44 |
| 86 | UCLA | Pacific | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.57 | -11.86 | 3.75 | 1.43 | 1.57 |
| 87 | Duke | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.35 | -12.14 | 4.35 | 1.48 | 1.52 |
| 88 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.66 | -2 | 12.26 | 2.24 | -0.24 |
| 89 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.61 | -5.71 | 18.99 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 90 | Indiana | Western | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.15 | -5.38 | 12.77 | 1.69 | 0.31 |
| 91 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.78 | -9.14 | 7.2 | 1.84 | 0.16 |
| 92 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.34 | -14.71 | 4.24 | 0.71 | 1.29 |
| 93 | Rice | Southwest | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.16 | -17.29 | 2.96 | 0.19 | 1.81 |
| 94 | Auburn | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.41 | -20.88 | 12.3 | 0.05 | 1.95 |
| 95 | Mississippi State | Southern | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.76 | -12.57 | 5.26 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 96 | Regis (CO) | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.68 | -5.29 | 2.15 | 1.83 | -0.83 |
| 97 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.49 | -8.86 | 15.06 | 0.73 | 0.27 |
| 98 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.25 | -12.43 | 13.71 | 0.31 | 0.69 |
| 99 | Ole Miss | Southern | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.93 | -18.62 | 16.37 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 100 | NC State | Southern | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.91 | -18.71 | 14.02 | 0.14 | 0.86 |