Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.592198+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.71 | 17.6 | 15.43 | 4.69 | 0.31 |
| 2 | Alabama | Southern | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.33 | 28 | 12.03 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Northwestern | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.99 | 24.4 | 10.8 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 4 | Washington State | Pacific | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.42 | 24 | 8.12 | 5.94 | 0.06 |
| 5 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.39 | 42 | 6.03 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 6 | Georgia | Southern | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 25.05 | 23 | 6.53 | 5.92 | -0.92 |
| 7 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.92 | 38.33 | 4.19 | 6 | -1 |
| 8 | Michigan | Western | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.87 | 10.33 | 8.46 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| 9 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.69 | 9.2 | 8.07 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 10 | Oregon | Pacific | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.78 | 17.5 | 1.29 | 5.97 | 0.03 |
| 11 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.74 | 29.33 | -0.47 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 23.74 | 27.5 | -0.6 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 13 | USC | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 23.27 | 30.83 | 17.07 | 5.91 | -0.91 |
| 14 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.15 | 19.33 | -2.24 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 15 | TCU | Southwest | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 22.8 | 30.5 | -5.3 | 8 | -1 |
| 16 | Kentucky | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.57 | 28.2 | 9.92 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 17 | Purdue | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.43 | 11.6 | 15.36 | 4.69 | -0.69 |
| 18 | Tennessee | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.32 | 19.33 | 8.26 | 5.9 | -0.9 |
| 19 | Washington | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.28 | 28 | 6.04 | 6 | -1 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.26 | 24.17 | 6.66 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 21 | New York University | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.15 | 21.33 | 6.83 | 5.91 | -0.91 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.11 | 19.67 | 10.51 | 5.82 | -1.82 |
| 23 | Texas | Southwest | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.09 | 16 | 7.58 | 6.92 | -1.92 |
| 24 | Temple | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.08 | 13.67 | 8.33 | 5.76 | -0.76 |
| 25 | Duke | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.03 | 10 | 9.2 | 5.63 | -0.63 |
| 26 | Tulane | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.02 | 30.33 | 4.35 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 27 | Clemson | Southern | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.82 | 21 | 0.04 | 6.76 | -0.76 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.68 | 22.5 | 7.35 | 5.98 | -1.98 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.64 | 25 | 7.27 | 4.84 | -0.84 |
| 30 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 20.58 | 13.67 | 16.47 | 5.63 | -2.63 |
| 31 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.55 | 40.83 | 0.4 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 32 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.4 | 18.5 | 5.04 | 5.92 | -1.92 |
| 33 | Stanford | Pacific | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.33 | 9.57 | 5.29 | 6.22 | -1.22 |
| 34 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.3 | 34 | 1.85 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 35 | Rice | Southwest | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.29 | 12.14 | 0.44 | 6.8 | -0.8 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.16 | 12.6 | 7.12 | 4.57 | -0.57 |
| 37 | Kansas | Big 6 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.95 | 13 | 3.8 | 4.63 | -0.63 |
| 38 | Florida | Southern | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.81 | 15.17 | 4.08 | 5.9 | -1.9 |
| 39 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.8 | 18.5 | -0.32 | 5.89 | -0.89 |
| 40 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.79 | 12.5 | 1.33 | 5.25 | -0.25 |
| 41 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.69 | 9.6 | 12.53 | 4.35 | -1.35 |
| 42 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.68 | 7.83 | 4.19 | 5.65 | -1.65 |
| 43 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.66 | 31.2 | -1.3 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 44 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.49 | 18.83 | -2.39 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 45 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.46 | 24.17 | 0.1 | 5.87 | -1.87 |
| 46 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.24 | 10 | 2.44 | 5.45 | -1.45 |
| 47 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 18.47 | 20.5 | -4.96 | 5.9 | -1.9 |
| 48 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 17.99 | 5 | 5.79 | 4.16 | -1.16 |
| 49 | LSU | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.98 | 36.57 | 1.27 | 6.97 | -1.97 |
| 50 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.62 | 25.67 | 4.85 | 5.74 | -1.74 |
| 51 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.42 | 6.29 | 5.33 | 4.88 | 0.12 |
| 52 | Regis (CO) | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.89 | 6.57 | 1.86 | 5.04 | -0.04 |
| 53 | Maryland | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.75 | 9.33 | 5.83 | 4.52 | -0.52 |
| 54 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.41 | 8.33 | 2.02 | 5.05 | -1.05 |
| 55 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.96 | 9.5 | 0.24 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 56 | SMU | Southwest | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.82 | 10.5 | 7.68 | 5.09 | -2.09 |
| 57 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.57 | 16.67 | 5.7 | 5.7 | -2.7 |
| 58 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.11 | 0.5 | 17.24 | 3.12 | -0.12 |
| 59 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.05 | 14 | 1.52 | 5.81 | -2.81 |
| 60 | South Carolina | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 14.98 | -0.5 | 8.8 | 2.85 | 1.15 |
| 61 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.97 | 14.57 | 5.18 | 6.39 | -2.39 |
| 62 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.74 | 5 | 6.54 | 3.43 | -0.43 |
| 63 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.74 | 9.5 | -0.08 | 4.78 | -1.78 |
| 64 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.32 | 5.33 | -0.74 | 5 | -2 |
| 65 | Ohio State | Western | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.95 | 10.4 | 13.37 | 4.54 | -2.54 |
| 66 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.94 | 0.71 | 10.8 | 3.76 | 0.24 |
| 67 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13 | 9.17 | 6.86 | 4.94 | -1.94 |
| 68 | Minnesota | Western | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.85 | 1.4 | 12.31 | 2.83 | -0.83 |
| 69 | California | Pacific | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.59 | 4 | 9.92 | 4.21 | -1.21 |
| 70 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 12.42 | -8.83 | 11.1 | 1.19 | 1.81 |
| 71 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.37 | 3.33 | 4.43 | 4.39 | -1.39 |
| 72 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.05 | 4.4 | -1.35 | 3.69 | -1.69 |
| 73 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 11.89 | -7.83 | 7.25 | 1.16 | 1.84 |
| 74 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.74 | 2.14 | 2.11 | 4.26 | -1.26 |
| 75 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.7 | 0.67 | 5.19 | 3.32 | -0.32 |
| 76 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.27 | 0 | 9.32 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.05 | -2.4 | 14.71 | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.85 | -4.17 | 14.28 | 2.08 | 0.92 |
| 79 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.01 | -5.67 | 7.54 | 1.62 | 1.38 |
| 80 | VMI | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.96 | -1.67 | 1.86 | 2.02 | 0.98 |
| 81 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.91 | 1 | 14.85 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| 82 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.84 | -3.83 | 6.27 | 1.97 | 1.03 |
| 83 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 9.8 | -4.75 | 5.86 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 84 | Chicago | Western | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 9.69 | -5.5 | 4.98 | 0.75 | 1.25 |
| 85 | Montana | Pacific | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.68 | -11.83 | 8.87 | 1.13 | 1.87 |
| 86 | Iowa | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.04 | -0.6 | 15.49 | 2.35 | -0.35 |
| 87 | Virginia | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.93 | -3.29 | 9.9 | 2.73 | 0.27 |
| 88 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.86 | -3.8 | 17.97 | 1.56 | 0.44 |
| 89 | Sewanee | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.58 | -5.86 | 10.49 | 1.41 | 1.59 |
| 90 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.28 | 0.83 | 15.01 | 3.31 | -1.31 |
| 91 | Illinois | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.04 | -6.2 | 12.05 | 1.04 | 0.96 |
| 92 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.84 | 7.5 | 13.04 | 3.25 | -2.25 |
| 93 | UCLA | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.62 | -7.2 | 8.4 | 1.19 | 0.81 |
| 94 | Auburn | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.76 | -0.5 | 4.43 | 2.85 | -0.85 |
| 95 | NC State | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.45 | -3.86 | 8.57 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 96 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.55 | -4 | 10.82 | 1.15 | -0.15 |
| 97 | Ole Miss | Southern | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.9 | -9.5 | 12.99 | 1.19 | -0.19 |
| 98 | Indiana | Western | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.8 | -11.5 | 14.38 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 99 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.75 | -9.8 | 7.06 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 100 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.46 | -14.6 | 9.51 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 101 | Mississippi State | Southern | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.71 | -14.33 | 2.38 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 102 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 0-4-0 | 0 | -1.82 | -7.25 | 18.8 | 0.69 | -0.69 |
| 103 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 0-5-1 | 0 | -2.3 | -17 | 8.82 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 104 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.46 | -17.33 | 16.05 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 105 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.52 | -18.2 | 16.61 | 0.27 | -0.27 |
| 106 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.74 | -25.25 | 14.26 | 0.03 | -0.03 |