Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.593259+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 26.16 | 20.38 | 14.7 | 7.58 | 0.42 |
| 2 | Alabama | Southern | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.9 | 27.62 | 12.21 | 7.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.41 | 39.86 | 8.46 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 4 | Washington State | Pacific | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.15 | 21.62 | 9.46 | 7.9 | 0.1 |
| 5 | Michigan | Western | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.43 | 9.78 | 8.76 | 8.79 | -0.79 |
| 6 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.17 | 33.12 | 3.11 | 7.97 | -0.97 |
| 7 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 23.29 | 16.44 | 1.19 | 8.99 | -0.99 |
| 8 | USC | Pacific | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.23 | 38.88 | 11.42 | 7.96 | -0.96 |
| 9 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 22.97 | 26.78 | -2.05 | 8.99 | -0.99 |
| 10 | Northwestern | Western | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.94 | 18.25 | 12.36 | 7.83 | -0.83 |
| 11 | Texas | Southwest | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.03 | 14.78 | 8.82 | 8.93 | -1.93 |
| 12 | Tulane | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.99 | 28.5 | 5.88 | 7.97 | -0.97 |
| 13 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.91 | 20.67 | 5.67 | 8.92 | -0.92 |
| 14 | Tennessee | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.89 | 20.38 | 6.75 | 7.93 | -0.93 |
| 15 | Georgia | Southern | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.77 | 14.25 | 10 | 7.43 | -1.43 |
| 16 | Duke | Southern | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.76 | 9.44 | 9.16 | 8.26 | -1.26 |
| 17 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.72 | 41 | 3 | 7.99 | -0.99 |
| 18 | Stanford | Pacific | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 21.58 | 17.6 | 4.52 | 9.6 | -1.6 |
| 19 | Oregon | Pacific | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.99 | 12.12 | 3.72 | 7.78 | -0.78 |
| 20 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.44 | 17 | -0.6 | 7.9 | -0.9 |
| 21 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 20.26 | 10.33 | 0.34 | 8.75 | -1.75 |
| 22 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.22 | 14.88 | 4.86 | 7.8 | -2.8 |
| 23 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.13 | 15.62 | 0.6 | 7.74 | -1.74 |
| 24 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.08 | 4.57 | 8.74 | 5.12 | -0.12 |
| 25 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-3 | 0.56 | 19.74 | 6.11 | 5.83 | 6.68 | -1.68 |
| 26 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.73 | 18.33 | 7.69 | 8.83 | -1.83 |
| 27 | New York University | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.56 | 18 | 6.73 | 8.87 | -1.87 |
| 28 | Purdue | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.24 | 13.62 | 9.36 | 7.65 | -1.65 |
| 29 | TCU | Southwest | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 19.23 | 21.45 | 0.7 | 10.83 | -2.83 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | Western | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.19 | 20.78 | 8.06 | 8.86 | -2.86 |
| 31 | Temple | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.16 | 15.56 | 4.17 | 8.5 | -1.5 |
| 32 | SMU | Southwest | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.9 | 12.67 | 8.65 | 8.13 | -2.13 |
| 33 | Clemson | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.87 | 16.89 | 2.59 | 8.39 | -1.39 |
| 34 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 18.73 | 15.33 | 11.38 | 8.52 | -3.52 |
| 35 | Kansas | Big 6 | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.71 | 11.75 | 7.72 | 7.4 | -1.4 |
| 36 | Kentucky | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.65 | 22.86 | 9.68 | 6.8 | -1.8 |
| 37 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.54 | 13.75 | 11.48 | 7.42 | -2.42 |
| 38 | Ohio State | Western | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.45 | 11.38 | 12.14 | 7.4 | -2.4 |
| 39 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.16 | 16 | 8.23 | 5.93 | -0.93 |
| 40 | Florida | Southern | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.88 | 12.25 | 7.59 | 7.6 | -2.6 |
| 41 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 17.71 | 20.5 | 10.15 | 7.93 | -3.93 |
| 42 | Brown | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 17.64 | 9.33 | 0.65 | 8.19 | -2.19 |
| 43 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.4 | 29.14 | 0.24 | 6.82 | -1.82 |
| 44 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 17.28 | 7.38 | 11.27 | 6.89 | -2.89 |
| 45 | Oregon State | Pacific | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.03 | 15.11 | 7.22 | 8.49 | -2.49 |
| 46 | LSU | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.93 | 25.44 | 3.49 | 8.79 | -2.79 |
| 47 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.84 | 8.12 | 2.78 | 7.44 | -2.44 |
| 48 | Maryland | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.79 | 10 | 6.6 | 7.2 | -1.2 |
| 49 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.67 | 11.56 | 5.1 | 8.26 | -2.26 |
| 50 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.63 | 14.5 | 4.18 | 7.25 | -3.25 |
| 51 | Rice | Southwest | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.5 | 4 | 4.06 | 7.29 | -0.29 |
| 52 | Washington | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.48 | 18.38 | 9.97 | 7.84 | -2.84 |
| 53 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.24 | 21.5 | 7.74 | 7.53 | -2.53 |
| 54 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.2 | 5.78 | 5.64 | 6.28 | -0.28 |
| 55 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.04 | 13.56 | 8.88 | 8.16 | -3.16 |
| 56 | Regis (CO) | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.75 | 4.22 | 3.27 | 5.91 | 0.09 |
| 57 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 15.34 | 5.12 | -0.24 | 6.52 | -2.52 |
| 58 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.03 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 4.45 | 0.55 |
| 59 | South Carolina | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 14.78 | 0.33 | 5 | 4.66 | 1.34 |
| 60 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.75 | 6.14 | 10.73 | 5.54 | -1.54 |
| 61 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.64 | 4.25 | 3.52 | 6.36 | -1.36 |
| 62 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.44 | 1.88 | 5.55 | 4.56 | 0.44 |
| 63 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.04 | 1.12 | 14.07 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 64 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.75 | 2.22 | 10.01 | 5.54 | -0.54 |
| 65 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.5 | 4.62 | 2.61 | 5.77 | -1.77 |
| 66 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.45 | 3.43 | 4.86 | 4.88 | -0.88 |
| 67 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.28 | 4.78 | 1.77 | 6.37 | -1.37 |
| 68 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.12 | 2 | 6.16 | 5.72 | -0.72 |
| 69 | Iowa | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.62 | 1.75 | 15.23 | 4.81 | -0.81 |
| 70 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.5 | 2.12 | 12.7 | 4.74 | -0.74 |
| 71 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.47 | 7.44 | 4.88 | 7.72 | -3.72 |
| 72 | Montana | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 12.21 | -6.62 | 6.96 | 2.39 | 2.61 |
| 73 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 12.12 | 4.75 | 3.49 | 5.55 | -2.55 |
| 74 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.52 | -0.89 | 3.24 | 4.04 | 0.96 |
| 75 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 11.52 | -4 | 7.89 | 2.71 | 1.29 |
| 76 | Minnesota | Western | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.51 | 5.62 | 11.38 | 5.92 | -2.92 |
| 77 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.77 | -1.12 | 10.62 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| 78 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-3 | 0.29 | 9.82 | -3.57 | 7.79 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 79 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.64 | 2.88 | 8.71 | 4.92 | -1.92 |
| 80 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.94 | -2.62 | 12.28 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 81 | Virginia | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.81 | -3.33 | 9.24 | 3.51 | 0.49 |
| 82 | California | Pacific | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.25 | -9.22 | 9.93 | 1.53 | 2.47 |
| 83 | Illinois | Western | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.95 | -2.38 | 13.35 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 84 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 7.89 | -11.38 | 11.25 | 1.02 | 1.98 |
| 85 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.07 | -3.67 | 3.68 | 3.06 | -0.06 |
| 86 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.76 | -9.38 | 9.08 | 1.24 | 1.76 |
| 87 | VMI | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.67 | -8.5 | 6.26 | 0.46 | 2.54 |
| 88 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.19 | -6.43 | 15.22 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 89 | Sewanee | Southern | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.82 | -6.2 | 5.84 | 1.84 | 1.16 |
| 90 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 5.34 | -1 | 14.64 | 3.46 | -1.46 |
| 91 | Ole Miss | Southern | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.31 | -4 | 9.66 | 2.81 | -0.81 |
| 92 | UCLA | Pacific | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.91 | -8.86 | 11.78 | 1.04 | 0.96 |
| 93 | Missouri | Big 6 | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.71 | -11.38 | 11.03 | 0.47 | 1.53 |
| 94 | Indiana | Western | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.69 | -11.62 | 16.05 | 0.24 | 1.76 |
| 95 | Chicago | Western | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 4.66 | -10.67 | 8.87 | 0.34 | 1.66 |
| 96 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-2 | 0.14 | 4.18 | -0.71 | 11.6 | 3.24 | -2.24 |
| 97 | Auburn | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.46 | -5.78 | 6.81 | 2.03 | -0.03 |
| 98 | Mississippi State | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.35 | -12.88 | 0.9 | 0.48 | 1.52 |
| 99 | NC State | Southern | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.92 | -7.1 | 9.75 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 100 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.8 | -8.6 | 11.23 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 101 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.58 | -3.86 | 7.75 | 1.76 | -0.76 |
| 102 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.87 | -12.57 | 14.08 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 103 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.06 | -13.43 | 8.31 | 0.38 | 0.62 |
| 104 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.49 | -13.11 | 4.87 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 105 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 0-7-0 | 0 | -1.8 | -8.14 | 13.19 | 0.99 | -0.99 |
| 106 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.45 | -21.33 | 9.54 | 0.02 | -0.02 |