Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.592909+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 | 26.2 | 21.29 | 13.99 | 6.58 | 0.42 |
| 2 | Alabama | Southern | 8-0-0 | 1 | 26.02 | 27.62 | 12.2 | 7.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.48 | 39.86 | 8.35 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 4 | Northwestern | Western | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.47 | 22.86 | 10.32 | 6.95 | 0.05 |
| 5 | Washington State | Pacific | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.27 | 21.62 | 9.46 | 7.9 | 0.1 |
| 6 | Michigan | Western | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.56 | 9 | 9.15 | 7.73 | -0.73 |
| 7 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.43 | 33.12 | 3.86 | 7.97 | -0.97 |
| 8 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 23.55 | 15.38 | 2.29 | 7.99 | -0.99 |
| 9 | USC | Pacific | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.3 | 38.88 | 11.11 | 7.96 | -0.96 |
| 10 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 23.29 | 27.88 | -1.17 | 7.99 | -0.99 |
| 11 | Tulane | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.17 | 28.5 | 6.55 | 7.97 | -0.97 |
| 12 | Texas | Southwest | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.15 | 14.78 | 9.07 | 8.93 | -1.93 |
| 13 | Tennessee | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.05 | 20.38 | 7.24 | 7.93 | -0.93 |
| 14 | Georgia | Southern | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.04 | 14.25 | 10.11 | 7.43 | -1.43 |
| 15 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.95 | 41 | 3.9 | 7.99 | -0.99 |
| 16 | Purdue | Western | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.93 | 15.71 | 9.96 | 6.78 | -0.78 |
| 17 | Duke | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.8 | 10.62 | 8.31 | 7.59 | -0.59 |
| 18 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 21.67 | 18.88 | 11.76 | 7.76 | -2.76 |
| 19 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.65 | 21.75 | 3.93 | 7.92 | -0.92 |
| 20 | Stanford | Pacific | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.31 | 15 | 4.29 | 8.45 | -1.45 |
| 21 | Oregon | Pacific | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.3 | 12.12 | 4.25 | 7.78 | -0.78 |
| 22 | Temple | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.25 | 19.88 | 2.76 | 7.91 | -0.91 |
| 23 | TCU | Southwest | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 21.15 | 25.7 | -0.53 | 9.99 | -1.99 |
| 24 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 20.58 | 9.14 | 12.46 | 6.36 | -2.36 |
| 25 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.52 | 17 | -0.45 | 7.9 | -0.9 |
| 26 | Brown | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.36 | 11.38 | 2.62 | 7.48 | -1.48 |
| 27 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.36 | 4.57 | 8.68 | 5.12 | -0.12 |
| 28 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.14 | 17 | 3.18 | 6.83 | -1.83 |
| 29 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.05 | 10 | 1.13 | 7.71 | -1.71 |
| 30 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.36 | 17.25 | 8.45 | 7.79 | -1.79 |
| 31 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.36 | 17.71 | -1.18 | 6.83 | -1.83 |
| 32 | New York University | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.32 | 16.12 | 9.52 | 7.82 | -1.82 |
| 33 | Clemson | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.06 | 16.89 | 2.55 | 8.39 | -1.39 |
| 34 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-3 | 0.5 | 18.9 | 5.38 | 4.83 | 5.7 | -1.7 |
| 35 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.8 | 13.75 | 11.76 | 7.42 | -2.42 |
| 36 | Kentucky | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.76 | 22.86 | 10.03 | 6.8 | -1.8 |
| 37 | Maryland | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.7 | 12 | 6.98 | 6.56 | -0.56 |
| 38 | Rice | Southwest | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.5 | 8 | 3.12 | 8.15 | -1.15 |
| 39 | Wisconsin | Western | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.46 | 21.62 | 7.33 | 7.85 | -2.85 |
| 40 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.37 | 14.5 | 2.99 | 7.6 | -1.6 |
| 41 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.28 | 16 | 8.64 | 5.93 | -0.93 |
| 42 | Florida | Southern | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.08 | 12.25 | 8.74 | 7.6 | -2.6 |
| 43 | Ohio State | Western | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.84 | 12.57 | 13.64 | 6.6 | -2.6 |
| 44 | SMU | Southwest | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.8 | 10.25 | 7.71 | 6.85 | -1.85 |
| 45 | Kansas | Big 6 | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.76 | 8.86 | 8.14 | 6.1 | -1.1 |
| 46 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.65 | 29.14 | 0.63 | 6.82 | -1.82 |
| 47 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.64 | 23.43 | 8.33 | 6.94 | -2.94 |
| 48 | Regis (CO) | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.36 | 6.25 | 1.09 | 5.75 | 0.25 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.18 | 8.33 | 9.32 | 5.03 | -1.03 |
| 50 | LSU | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.03 | 25.44 | 3.07 | 8.79 | -2.79 |
| 51 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.91 | 14.5 | 4.65 | 7.25 | -3.25 |
| 52 | Washington | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.68 | 18.38 | 10.15 | 7.84 | -2.84 |
| 53 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.34 | 5.78 | 5.54 | 6.28 | -0.28 |
| 54 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.01 | 14.62 | 7.71 | 7.43 | -2.43 |
| 55 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.76 | 8.29 | 0.17 | 6.42 | -2.42 |
| 56 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.61 | 5.86 | 1.32 | 5.89 | -1.89 |
| 57 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.17 | 2.62 | 9.56 | 5.03 | -0.03 |
| 58 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.12 | 21.86 | 6.5 | 6.63 | -2.63 |
| 59 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.01 | 1.5 | 11.47 | 4.45 | 0.55 |
| 60 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.75 | 4.25 | 4.34 | 6.36 | -1.36 |
| 61 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.73 | 12.62 | 7.32 | 7.26 | -3.26 |
| 62 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.72 | 7 | 0.52 | 6.2 | -1.2 |
| 63 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.62 | 1.88 | 5.62 | 4.56 | 0.44 |
| 64 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.31 | 1.12 | 14.82 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 65 | Minnesota | Western | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.41 | 8.43 | 10.64 | 5.72 | -2.72 |
| 66 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.4 | 5.29 | 0.35 | 5.26 | -1.26 |
| 67 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 12.85 | -2 | 6.06 | 3.17 | 1.83 |
| 68 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 12.3 | 4.75 | 3.57 | 5.55 | -2.55 |
| 69 | Montana | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 12.26 | -6.62 | 7.46 | 2.39 | 2.61 |
| 70 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 11.71 | -4 | 8.23 | 2.71 | 1.29 |
| 71 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.3 | 0.62 | 5.27 | 4.34 | -0.34 |
| 72 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.3 | 2.29 | 14.8 | 4.24 | -1.24 |
| 73 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.93 | 6.75 | 2.83 | 6.59 | -3.59 |
| 74 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.78 | -0.5 | 7.68 | 2.81 | 0.19 |
| 75 | Iowa | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.72 | 1.29 | 14.77 | 4.02 | -1.02 |
| 76 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.95 | -2.5 | 4.99 | 2.93 | 1.07 |
| 77 | California | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.81 | -5.25 | 8.57 | 2.26 | 1.74 |
| 78 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.8 | 2.88 | 9.35 | 4.92 | -1.92 |
| 79 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9 | -2.14 | 9.27 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 80 | Illinois | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.97 | -2.29 | 13.02 | 2.65 | 0.35 |
| 81 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.89 | -3 | 13.93 | 2.41 | 0.59 |
| 82 | Virginia | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.8 | -3.33 | 9.56 | 3.51 | 0.49 |
| 83 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.01 | -11.38 | 11.18 | 1.02 | 1.98 |
| 84 | Sewanee | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.21 | -4.67 | 7.25 | 2.11 | 0.89 |
| 85 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.17 | -3.67 | 3.62 | 3.06 | -0.06 |
| 86 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.88 | -9.38 | 9.49 | 1.24 | 1.76 |
| 87 | VMI | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.76 | -8.5 | 6.04 | 0.46 | 2.54 |
| 88 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.36 | -6.43 | 15.77 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 89 | UCLA | Pacific | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.96 | -7.17 | 11.39 | 1.25 | 0.75 |
| 90 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-3 | 0.17 | 5.95 | -6.5 | 9.77 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 91 | Missouri | Big 6 | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.78 | -8.43 | 10.5 | 0.75 | 1.25 |
| 92 | Chicago | Western | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 5.59 | -10 | 6.47 | 0.41 | 1.59 |
| 93 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 5.45 | -1 | 14.85 | 3.46 | -1.46 |
| 94 | Ole Miss | Southern | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.22 | -4 | 10.44 | 2.81 | -0.81 |
| 95 | Auburn | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.48 | -3.12 | 5.45 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| 96 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 4.19 | -0.83 | 12.67 | 2.78 | -1.78 |
| 97 | NC State | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.55 | -5.78 | 9.45 | 1.51 | 0.49 |
| 98 | Mississippi State | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.26 | -12.88 | 1.25 | 0.48 | 1.52 |
| 99 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.85 | -8.6 | 11.55 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 100 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.64 | -3.86 | 8.48 | 1.76 | -0.76 |
| 101 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.9 | -12.57 | 13.75 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 102 | Indiana | Western | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.85 | -13.43 | 15.19 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 103 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.1 | -13.43 | 7.98 | 0.38 | 0.62 |
| 104 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 0-6-0 | 0 | -1.9 | -9.33 | 13.01 | 0.48 | -0.48 |
| 105 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 0-7-1 | 0 | -2.18 | -15.75 | 6.53 | 0.27 | -0.27 |
| 106 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.53 | -22.8 | 10.39 | 0.03 | -0.03 |