Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.591436+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.47 | 21 | 20.36 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.68 | 15 | 17.98 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| 3 | Alabama | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.3 | 36 | 8.03 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Kentucky | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.99 | 37.67 | 6.49 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 5 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.7 | 22 | 7.42 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 6 | Georgia | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.67 | 26.5 | 6.55 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.65 | 33.5 | 5.62 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.49 | 34 | 4.94 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.48 | 19 | 6.16 | 3.92 | 0.08 |
| 10 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.47 | 16.75 | 7.21 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 11 | Michigan | Western | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.38 | 10.8 | 8.05 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 12 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.24 | 12.67 | 6.83 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 13 | Florida | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.12 | 23 | 4.12 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 14 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.11 | 37.33 | 3.04 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 15 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.02 | 43.5 | 1.62 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Texas | Southwest | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.02 | 20 | 4.45 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 17 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.78 | 11.75 | 5.22 | 3.77 | 0.23 |
| 18 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.63 | 31.5 | 0.16 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 19 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.59 | 10.75 | 3.67 | 3.89 | -0.89 |
| 20 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.39 | 56.25 | -1.77 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.19 | 14.25 | 1.28 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 22 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.04 | 34.5 | -1.81 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.03 | 15.2 | 0.66 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 24 | Oregon | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.75 | 18.2 | -1.14 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 25 | New York University | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.74 | 30.5 | -3.46 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 26 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.72 | 39.75 | -3.95 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 27 | TCU | Southwest | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 23.5 | 26 | -3.94 | 6 | -1 |
| 28 | Clemson | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.01 | 32.2 | -7.04 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 29 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.5 | 38.25 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 22.27 | 27.25 | -10 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 31 | USC | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 22.18 | 34 | 19.79 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 32 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 21.98 | 18.33 | -10 | 3 | -1 |
| 33 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.91 | 15 | 2.13 | 5.51 | -0.51 |
| 34 | Washington | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.87 | 23.75 | 9.53 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 35 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.63 | 20.5 | 12.51 | 3.82 | -0.82 |
| 36 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.51 | 33.75 | 5.96 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 37 | Duke | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.43 | 10 | 15.11 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 38 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.8 | 1.25 | 14.72 | 2.15 | 0.85 |
| 39 | Tennessee | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.7 | 21.75 | 3.36 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 40 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.58 | 13.5 | 8.22 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 41 | Tulane | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.52 | 25.25 | 4.66 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 42 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.37 | 42.75 | -1.26 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 43 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.31 | 11.75 | 3.41 | 3.77 | -0.77 |
| 44 | Montana | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.15 | 9 | 7.72 | 3.18 | -0.18 |
| 45 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.1 | 29.25 | -1.23 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 46 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.02 | 23.33 | 9.29 | 2.81 | -0.81 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.85 | 16.67 | 9.54 | 2.81 | -0.81 |
| 48 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.82 | 22.25 | -1.75 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 49 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.82 | 16.25 | 2.89 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 50 | Purdue | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.77 | 10.67 | 17.7 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| 51 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.67 | 17.25 | -1.71 | 3.52 | -0.52 |
| 52 | Rice | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.66 | 13.4 | -6.76 | 4.78 | -0.78 |
| 53 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.5 | 14.75 | 0.98 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 54 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.39 | 19.75 | -1.45 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 55 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.21 | 5.33 | 17 | 2.04 | -0.04 |
| 56 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.04 | 6.75 | 0.89 | 3.77 | -0.77 |
| 57 | Minnesota | Western | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.7 | 7 | 12.78 | 3.24 | -1.24 |
| 58 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.53 | -0.75 | 11.14 | 1.86 | 1.14 |
| 59 | SMU | Southwest | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.51 | 13.5 | 6.25 | 3.62 | -1.62 |
| 60 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.35 | 15.75 | -10 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 61 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.35 | 24 | -1.45 | 3.89 | -1.89 |
| 62 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.34 | 18.5 | 3.23 | 3.76 | -1.76 |
| 63 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.23 | 9 | 9.65 | 2.63 | -0.63 |
| 64 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.48 | 3 | 0.37 | 3.3 | -1.3 |
| 65 | Illinois | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.34 | 0.67 | 5.54 | 1.61 | 0.39 |
| 66 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.31 | 0.67 | 11.43 | 1.61 | 0.39 |
| 67 | LSU | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.96 | 45.8 | -2.71 | 4.99 | -1.99 |
| 68 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.82 | 10.4 | 4.53 | 4.29 | -1.29 |
| 69 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.64 | 2.8 | 9.67 | 3.19 | -0.19 |
| 70 | Virginia | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.44 | 6.4 | 7.99 | 3.53 | -0.53 |
| 71 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.41 | -8.25 | 13.96 | 0.76 | 1.24 |
| 72 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.07 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.32 | -0.32 |
| 73 | Ohio State | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.89 | 13 | 13.85 | 3.63 | -1.63 |
| 74 | Regis (CO) | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.2 | 1.2 | 6.83 | 2.71 | 0.29 |
| 75 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.17 | 10.75 | 7.72 | 3.4 | -1.4 |
| 76 | Maryland | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.98 | 7 | 6.55 | 2.64 | -0.64 |
| 77 | Sewanee | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.64 | -3.4 | 7.89 | 1.69 | 1.31 |
| 78 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.49 | 0 | 7.49 | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | VMI | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.4 | 1 | -4.17 | 2.43 | -0.43 |
| 80 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.38 | 2.25 | -1.45 | 2.75 | -0.75 |
| 81 | California | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.96 | -2.25 | 5.94 | 1.44 | 0.56 |
| 82 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 10.82 | -5 | 2.64 | 1.09 | -0.09 |
| 83 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.36 | 10.33 | 13.46 | 2.69 | -1.69 |
| 84 | Chicago | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.19 | -8.25 | 7.47 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 85 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.7 | 3.67 | 12.54 | 2.24 | -1.24 |
| 86 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.47 | -8 | 6.52 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 87 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.34 | -12 | 8.24 | 0.49 | 1.51 |
| 88 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.62 | 4.25 | 11.59 | 2.88 | -1.88 |
| 89 | Indiana | Western | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.05 | -3.75 | 12.16 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 90 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.59 | -2 | 18.22 | 1.15 | -0.15 |
| 91 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.49 | -8.33 | 13.22 | 0.38 | 0.62 |
| 92 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.42 | -9.67 | 12.15 | 0.34 | 0.66 |
| 93 | UCLA | Pacific | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.73 | -15.33 | 9.17 | 0.26 | 0.74 |
| 94 | Iowa | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.68 | -1.75 | 14.24 | 1.69 | -0.69 |
| 95 | Auburn | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.45 | -0.75 | 5.37 | 1.73 | -0.73 |
| 96 | Ole Miss | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.42 | -8.25 | 12.95 | 1.15 | -0.15 |
| 97 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.17 | -10.25 | 9.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 98 | Mississippi State | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.58 | -4.75 | -2.58 | 1.02 | -0.02 |
| 99 | NC State | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.21 | -7.8 | 14.73 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 100 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.53 | -4.5 | 18.59 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 101 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -1.77 | -8.75 | 6.39 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
| 102 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-1-1 | 0 | -2.11 | -13 | 16.95 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 103 | Missouri | Big 6 | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.62 | -22.33 | 13.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.83 | -22.5 | 21.81 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 105 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.1 | -28.67 | 23.48 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 106 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.15 | -34.5 | 19.23 | 0.01 | -0.01 |