Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.594978+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 26.09 | 19.1 | 16.5 | 9.54 | 0.46 |
| 2 | Alabama | Southern | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.56 | 26 | 12.68 | 8.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.96 | 40 | 8.08 | 7.99 | 0.01 |
| 4 | Washington State | Pacific | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.74 | 20.67 | 9.42 | 8.91 | 0.09 |
| 5 | Michigan | Western | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 23.94 | 9.78 | 8.11 | 8.79 | -0.79 |
| 6 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 23.03 | 16.44 | 1.65 | 8.99 | -0.99 |
| 7 | Northwestern | Western | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.48 | 18.25 | 12.36 | 7.83 | -0.83 |
| 8 | Tennessee | Southern | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.34 | 17.8 | 9.13 | 9.89 | -0.89 |
| 9 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.15 | 35.6 | 5.32 | 9.98 | -0.98 |
| 10 | Tulane | Southern | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.81 | 25.89 | 5.92 | 8.95 | -0.95 |
| 11 | Texas | Southwest | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 21.78 | 15.9 | 7.73 | 9.94 | -1.94 |
| 12 | Duke | Southern | 8-1-2 | 0.73 | 21.68 | 9 | 9.43 | 10.28 | -2.28 |
| 13 | Stanford | Pacific | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 21.65 | 16.64 | 5.58 | 10.51 | -1.51 |
| 14 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.46 | 28.67 | 4.74 | 8.91 | -1.91 |
| 15 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.43 | 20.67 | 4.71 | 8.92 | -0.92 |
| 16 | USC | Pacific | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 21.16 | 31.6 | 12.89 | 9.85 | -1.85 |
| 17 | Army | FBS Independents | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 21.14 | 22.36 | 1.61 | 10.97 | -1.97 |
| 18 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.78 | 6.5 | 9.38 | 6.35 | -0.35 |
| 19 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 20.69 | 15.22 | 1.78 | 8.84 | -0.84 |
| 20 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 20.24 | 9.4 | 1.07 | 9.61 | -1.61 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.99 | 18 | 8.37 | 9.78 | -1.78 |
| 22 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 19.83 | 14.88 | 4.23 | 7.8 | -2.8 |
| 23 | Georgia | Southern | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.56 | 11.4 | 10.53 | 9.06 | -2.06 |
| 24 | TCU | Southwest | 9-2-1 | 0.75 | 19.43 | 20.75 | 1.74 | 11.84 | -2.84 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19 | 13 | 10.64 | 8.22 | -2.22 |
| 26 | Purdue | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.92 | 13.62 | 9.9 | 7.65 | -1.65 |
| 27 | Oregon | Pacific | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.8 | 10.67 | 5.98 | 8.62 | -1.62 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | Western | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.73 | 20.78 | 6.67 | 8.86 | -2.86 |
| 29 | Clemson | Southern | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 18.7 | 15.7 | 0.98 | 9.27 | -1.27 |
| 30 | Kansas | Big 6 | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.28 | 11.75 | 6.41 | 7.4 | -1.4 |
| 31 | Ohio State | Western | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.27 | 11.38 | 12.53 | 7.4 | -2.4 |
| 32 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.07 | 26.25 | 1.35 | 7.76 | -1.76 |
| 33 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 18.07 | 15.33 | 9.65 | 8.52 | -3.52 |
| 34 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 17.91 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 9.36 | -2.36 |
| 35 | New York University | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.62 | 16.1 | 7.81 | 9.79 | -2.79 |
| 36 | Oregon State | Pacific | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.52 | 14.8 | 7.59 | 9.5 | -2.5 |
| 37 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 17.47 | 11 | 1.36 | 8.1 | -2.1 |
| 38 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 17.25 | 14.22 | 4.4 | 8.17 | -3.17 |
| 39 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.2 | 22 | 7.91 | 8.58 | -2.58 |
| 40 | Temple | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.97 | 11.1 | 5.12 | 8.39 | -1.39 |
| 41 | SMU | Southwest | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.95 | 10.1 | 10.19 | 8.63 | -2.63 |
| 42 | Baylor | Southwest | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.92 | 12.5 | 8.87 | 9.03 | -3.03 |
| 43 | Florida | Southern | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.92 | 13.9 | 8.3 | 9.45 | -3.45 |
| 44 | Kentucky | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.32 | 19 | 10.48 | 7.67 | -2.67 |
| 45 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.22 | 11.56 | 4.19 | 8.26 | -2.26 |
| 46 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 15.95 | 17.3 | 8.17 | 9.86 | -4.86 |
| 47 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.82 | 5.78 | 4.65 | 6.28 | -0.28 |
| 48 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 5-2-4 | 0.45 | 15.81 | 1.73 | 3.18 | 6.23 | -1.23 |
| 49 | North Carolina | Southern | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 15.74 | 5 | 13.38 | 7.19 | -2.19 |
| 50 | Brown | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 15.5 | 5.7 | 2.25 | 7.86 | -1.86 |
| 51 | Rice | Southwest | 8-4-0 | 0.67 | 15.47 | 3.67 | 4.06 | 8.62 | -0.62 |
| 52 | Regis (CO) | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.33 | 4.22 | 2.34 | 5.91 | 0.09 |
| 53 | LSU | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.31 | 22.4 | 5.15 | 9.66 | -3.66 |
| 54 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 15.2 | 5.12 | 0.54 | 6.52 | -2.52 |
| 55 | Washington | Pacific | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.7 | 12.78 | 10.66 | 8.23 | -3.23 |
| 56 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.56 | 5.33 | 3.51 | 6.83 | -1.83 |
| 57 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 14.51 | 6.44 | 11.25 | 7.47 | -3.47 |
| 58 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.45 | 3.12 | 5.24 | 5.45 | -0.45 |
| 59 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.31 | 8.89 | 9.54 | 6.65 | -1.65 |
| 60 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.3 | 5.11 | 12.82 | 6.15 | -1.15 |
| 61 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.25 | 5.38 | 10.02 | 6.33 | -2.33 |
| 62 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.2 | 6.1 | 3.35 | 8.49 | -2.49 |
| 63 | Maryland | Southern | 7-5-0 | 0.58 | 14.17 | 8.42 | 4.91 | 9.29 | -2.29 |
| 64 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.35 | 2.82 | 9.59 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 65 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 13.1 | -0.89 | 6.97 | 4.16 | 0.84 |
| 66 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.39 | 0.33 | 6.07 | 4.61 | 0.39 |
| 67 | Iowa | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.39 | 1.75 | 13.9 | 4.81 | -0.81 |
| 68 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.3 | -0.89 | 12.25 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| 69 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.25 | 7.44 | 3.87 | 7.72 | -3.72 |
| 70 | South Carolina | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.18 | -1.5 | 4.36 | 4.24 | 1.76 |
| 71 | Montana | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 12.01 | -6.62 | 6.67 | 2.39 | 2.61 |
| 72 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.72 | 0.8 | 10.35 | 5.44 | -0.44 |
| 73 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.6 | 3.1 | 2.66 | 6.46 | -1.46 |
| 74 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.42 | -0.89 | 3.25 | 4.04 | 0.96 |
| 75 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.26 | 0.5 | 6.91 | 5.35 | -0.35 |
| 76 | Minnesota | Western | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.26 | 5.62 | 11.47 | 5.92 | -2.92 |
| 77 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 10.41 | 3.44 | 5.25 | 5.78 | -2.78 |
| 78 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-3 | 0.29 | 9.87 | -3.57 | 7.94 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 79 | California | Pacific | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.03 | -9.22 | 9.46 | 1.53 | 2.47 |
| 80 | Ole Miss | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.77 | -1.33 | 8.48 | 4.02 | -1.02 |
| 81 | Illinois | Western | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.72 | -2.38 | 12.23 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 82 | Virginia | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.27 | -7.1 | 8.67 | 2.79 | 1.21 |
| 83 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.27 | -4.11 | 10.2 | 2.35 | 0.65 |
| 84 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 7.11 | -0.5 | 10.21 | 3.78 | -1.78 |
| 85 | UCLA | Pacific | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.08 | -6 | 11.18 | 1.93 | 1.07 |
| 86 | Idaho | Pacific | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 7.01 | -2 | 4.89 | 4.64 | -0.64 |
| 87 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.51 | -14.67 | 12.44 | 0.72 | 2.28 |
| 88 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.78 | -4.7 | 4.45 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 89 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.65 | -8.44 | 9.93 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 90 | Sewanee | Southern | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.65 | -6.2 | 5.29 | 1.84 | 1.16 |
| 91 | Auburn | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.43 | -3.4 | 6.72 | 3.35 | -0.35 |
| 92 | VMI | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.35 | -10.22 | 5.99 | 0.31 | 2.69 |
| 93 | Indiana | Western | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.73 | -11.62 | 15.27 | 0.24 | 1.76 |
| 94 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.7 | -9.38 | 10.35 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 95 | Missouri | Big 6 | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 4.69 | -10.11 | 11.42 | 0.53 | 1.47 |
| 96 | Chicago | Western | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 4.54 | -10.67 | 8.53 | 0.34 | 1.66 |
| 97 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.84 | -3.78 | 14.02 | 2.45 | -0.45 |
| 98 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.8 | -11.78 | 15.94 | 1.06 | 0.94 |
| 99 | NC State | Southern | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.85 | -7.1 | 9.69 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 100 | Mississippi State | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.65 | -13.67 | 1.48 | 0.41 | 1.59 |
| 101 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.52 | -3.86 | 7.1 | 1.76 | -0.76 |
| 102 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.17 | -7.33 | 10.52 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 103 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.62 | -13.38 | 10.05 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 104 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.6 | -13.11 | 4.94 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 105 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 0-9-0 | 0 | -1.7 | -7.78 | 10.43 | 1.33 | -1.33 |
| 106 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.41 | -21.33 | 9.49 | 0.02 | -0.02 |