Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.591810+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.28 | 15.25 | 17.52 | 3.59 | 0.41 |
| 2 | Northwestern | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.29 | 25.25 | 10.19 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Alabama | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.27 | 29.8 | 10.28 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 4 | Kentucky | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.07 | 40 | 8.29 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 5 | Washington State | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.73 | 27.4 | 8.1 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 6 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.27 | 42.75 | 4.32 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 7 | Michigan | Western | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 25.25 | 10.33 | 9.24 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| 8 | Georgia | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.18 | 27.6 | 5.18 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 9 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.84 | 11.25 | 6.8 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 10 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.72 | 46 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.58 | 22.4 | 2.95 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 12 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.46 | 9.6 | 5.61 | 4.86 | -0.86 |
| 13 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.42 | 27.6 | 1.89 | 5 | -1 |
| 14 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.41 | 43.5 | -0.05 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Kansas | Big 6 | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.31 | 20 | 1.86 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 16 | Oregon | Pacific | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.06 | 17.5 | 1.77 | 5.97 | 0.03 |
| 17 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.8 | 22 | -0.55 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 18 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.4 | 32 | -3.25 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Clemson | Southern | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.38 | 29 | -3.21 | 5.97 | 0.03 |
| 20 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.27 | 39.75 | -5.08 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 21 | TCU | Southwest | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 23.05 | 26 | -4.7 | 7 | -1 |
| 22 | USC | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.83 | 33 | 17.29 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 23 | Washington | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.47 | 21.6 | 11.41 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.41 | 23.6 | 8.48 | 4.85 | -0.85 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.07 | 24.2 | 6.67 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.03 | 27 | 5.6 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 27 | Tulane | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.78 | 25.8 | 6.86 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 28 | Duke | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.64 | 10.8 | 9.49 | 4.75 | -0.75 |
| 29 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.6 | 16.4 | 14.4 | 4.69 | -1.69 |
| 30 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.58 | 42.2 | 3.55 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 31 | Texas | Southwest | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.58 | 15.67 | 5.35 | 5.96 | -1.96 |
| 32 | Purdue | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.56 | 8.25 | 18.47 | 3.48 | -0.48 |
| 33 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.44 | 33.4 | 3.18 | 4.91 | -0.91 |
| 34 | Tennessee | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.41 | 17.8 | 6.1 | 4.87 | -0.87 |
| 35 | New York University | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.26 | 23 | 2.25 | 4.95 | -0.95 |
| 36 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.22 | 9.2 | 5.42 | 4.52 | -0.52 |
| 37 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.89 | 7.83 | 4.28 | 5.01 | -1.01 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.86 | 14.25 | 10.96 | 3.79 | -0.79 |
| 39 | Florida | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.81 | 18.2 | -0.23 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 40 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.63 | 12 | 11.46 | 3.48 | -0.48 |
| 41 | Rice | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.58 | 12.17 | -0.92 | 5.77 | -0.77 |
| 42 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.48 | 27.5 | 5.23 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 43 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.28 | 20 | -1.02 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 44 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.27 | 29 | -2.87 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 45 | SMU | Southwest | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.18 | 16.2 | 6.41 | 4.74 | -1.74 |
| 46 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.17 | 12 | 0.07 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 47 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.14 | 17.2 | -1.4 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 48 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.94 | 19.8 | -3.04 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 49 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.75 | 14.4 | -3.12 | 4.43 | -0.43 |
| 50 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.01 | 6.6 | 2.94 | 4.55 | -1.55 |
| 51 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.92 | 20.6 | -3.04 | 4.88 | -1.88 |
| 52 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.85 | 6.29 | 5.68 | 4.88 | 0.12 |
| 53 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.85 | 13.8 | -4.13 | 4.38 | -1.38 |
| 54 | Minnesota | Western | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.59 | 7 | 11.43 | 3.24 | -1.24 |
| 55 | LSU | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.21 | 40.17 | 0.63 | 5.99 | -1.99 |
| 56 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.91 | 18.17 | 2.41 | 5.68 | -1.68 |
| 57 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.89 | 3.5 | 10.52 | 4.04 | -0.04 |
| 58 | Regis (CO) | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.41 | 6.5 | 4.62 | 4.24 | -0.24 |
| 59 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.09 | 8.5 | -3.38 | 3.47 | -1.47 |
| 60 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 16.02 | -5.6 | 10.31 | 1.32 | 1.68 |
| 61 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.8 | 16.8 | 3.69 | 4.96 | -1.96 |
| 62 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.61 | 0.6 | 17.3 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| 63 | Maryland | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.33 | 9.6 | 6.37 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| 64 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.86 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 4.02 | -1.02 |
| 65 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 14.82 | 1 | 1.35 | 2.74 | -0.74 |
| 66 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.39 | 11.2 | -4.87 | 4.31 | -1.31 |
| 67 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.21 | -1 | 12.81 | 2.29 | 0.71 |
| 68 | Ohio State | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.21 | 13 | 12.72 | 3.63 | -1.63 |
| 69 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.99 | 2 | 3.7 | 3.32 | -0.32 |
| 70 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.96 | 13.8 | 8.17 | 4.56 | -2.56 |
| 71 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.88 | 5 | 14.23 | 3.13 | -1.13 |
| 72 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.56 | -3.2 | 13.52 | 1.77 | 1.23 |
| 73 | Montana | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.01 | -5 | 9.45 | 1.74 | 1.26 |
| 74 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.16 | -3.8 | 5.96 | 1.63 | 1.37 |
| 75 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.97 | 2.5 | 0.27 | 3.65 | -0.65 |
| 76 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.82 | 0.5 | 11.95 | 2.09 | -0.09 |
| 77 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 11.81 | -9.4 | 8.49 | 0.97 | 2.03 |
| 78 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.58 | -3 | 15.75 | 1.57 | 0.43 |
| 79 | Illinois | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.4 | -1.5 | 10.58 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 80 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.02 | 5.8 | 9.11 | 3.59 | -1.59 |
| 81 | Virginia | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.99 | -2.5 | 9.47 | 2.53 | 0.47 |
| 82 | Sewanee | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.35 | -4.83 | 8.78 | 1.55 | 1.45 |
| 83 | Chicago | Western | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 9.85 | -6.6 | 7.01 | 0.63 | 1.37 |
| 84 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.8 | 10.33 | 10.61 | 2.69 | -1.69 |
| 85 | UCLA | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.69 | -4 | 5.17 | 1.43 | 0.57 |
| 86 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 9.1 | -6.33 | 8.41 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 87 | California | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.15 | -4.4 | 8.97 | 1.15 | 0.85 |
| 88 | VMI | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.8 | -3.2 | -0.32 | 1.15 | 0.85 |
| 89 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.24 | -2.33 | 11.52 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 90 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.18 | -8 | 7.16 | 0.92 | 1.08 |
| 91 | NC State | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.31 | -4.17 | 13.1 | 1.62 | 0.38 |
| 92 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 5.41 | 0.8 | 11.76 | 2.74 | -1.74 |
| 93 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.23 | -1.75 | 12.37 | 1.62 | -0.62 |
| 94 | Iowa | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.17 | -1.75 | 12.46 | 1.69 | -0.69 |
| 95 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.77 | -5 | 9.86 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 96 | Indiana | Western | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.29 | -8.4 | 11.32 | 0.34 | 0.66 |
| 97 | Ole Miss | Southern | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.28 | -6.6 | 11.77 | 1.44 | -0.44 |
| 98 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.16 | -8 | 7.47 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 99 | Auburn | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.16 | -7 | 9.8 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 100 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.12 | -16.5 | 11.39 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 101 | Mississippi State | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.8 | -6.6 | -2.17 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 102 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.87 | -7.67 | 19.45 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 103 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.2 | -15.2 | 7.96 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 104 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.48 | -17.33 | 14.24 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 105 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.77 | -22.75 | 18.06 | 0.17 | -0.17 |
| 106 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.9 | -31.33 | 12.2 | 0.01 | -0.01 |