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| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.64 | 21.33 | 15.46 | 5.62 | 0.38 |
| 2 | Alabama | Southern | 7-0-0 | 1 | 26.16 | 26.86 | 12.21 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Washington State | Pacific | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.36 | 24.29 | 8.74 | 6.91 | 0.09 |
| 4 | Northwestern | Western | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.27 | 24.5 | 8.11 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 5 | Georgia | Southern | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.25 | 19.86 | 9.06 | 6.86 | -0.86 |
| 6 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.09 | 40.83 | 5.5 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 7 | Michigan | Western | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 24.59 | 9.29 | 8.41 | 6.72 | -0.72 |
| 8 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 24.35 | 37 | 2.2 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 9 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.33 | 11 | 6.49 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| 10 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.04 | 26 | 2.2 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 11 | Oregon | Pacific | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.89 | 16 | 3.12 | 6.97 | 0.03 |
| 12 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 23.7 | 25.43 | 0.52 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 13 | USC | Pacific | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 23.59 | 37 | 14.89 | 6.94 | -0.94 |
| 14 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.36 | 17.57 | 0.22 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 15 | TCU | Southwest | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 23.17 | 29.33 | -2.38 | 9 | -1 |
| 16 | Purdue | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.98 | 12.83 | 14.65 | 5.66 | -0.66 |
| 17 | Duke | Southern | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.76 | 9.57 | 10.61 | 6.49 | -0.49 |
| 18 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.64 | 21.57 | 6.43 | 6.93 | -0.93 |
| 19 | Texas | Southwest | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.62 | 15.75 | 7.69 | 7.93 | -1.93 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.58 | 17 | 11.06 | 6.73 | -1.73 |
| 21 | Tulane | Southern | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.56 | 29 | 4.83 | 6.97 | -0.97 |
| 22 | Tennessee | Southern | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.4 | 21.43 | 5.02 | 6.93 | -0.93 |
| 23 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.34 | 42.71 | 2.13 | 7 | -1 |
| 24 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 21.33 | 21.14 | 12.81 | 6.84 | -2.84 |
| 25 | Temple | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.24 | 16.57 | 5.2 | 6.85 | -0.85 |
| 26 | Clemson | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.2 | 22.38 | 1.46 | 7.8 | -0.8 |
| 27 | Stanford | Pacific | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.07 | 10.62 | 6.25 | 7.21 | -1.21 |
| 28 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21 | 10.67 | 14.18 | 5.45 | -1.45 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | Western | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.9 | 26.57 | 5.1 | 6.97 | -1.97 |
| 30 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.48 | 16.71 | 1.07 | 6.74 | -0.74 |
| 31 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.24 | 17 | 3.05 | 6.83 | -1.83 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.19 | 12.6 | 8.05 | 4.57 | -0.57 |
| 33 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.87 | 9.43 | 3.43 | 6.77 | -1.77 |
| 34 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.81 | 18.29 | -3.16 | 6.98 | -0.98 |
| 35 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.75 | 35 | -2.61 | 5.93 | -0.93 |
| 36 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.56 | 12.14 | 0.66 | 6.49 | -1.49 |
| 37 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 19.56 | 20.71 | 2.16 | 6.85 | -2.85 |
| 38 | Washington | Pacific | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.76 | 21.43 | 8.48 | 6.89 | -1.89 |
| 39 | New York University | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.66 | 18.14 | 8.65 | 6.84 | -1.84 |
| 40 | LSU | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.6 | 32.75 | 1.02 | 7.97 | -1.97 |
| 41 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 18.39 | 20.5 | -4.82 | 5.9 | -1.9 |
| 42 | Kentucky | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.3 | 22.33 | 11.1 | 5.76 | -1.76 |
| 43 | Rice | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.07 | 8.12 | 2.81 | 7.14 | -1.14 |
| 44 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.99 | 8.12 | 3.34 | 6.08 | -0.08 |
| 45 | Maryland | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.89 | 12.86 | 6.62 | 5.74 | -0.74 |
| 46 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.69 | 27.33 | 6.09 | 5.95 | -1.95 |
| 47 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.69 | 14.17 | 9.38 | 4.88 | -0.88 |
| 48 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-3 | 0.43 | 17.61 | 4.29 | 3.19 | 4.69 | -1.69 |
| 49 | Florida | Southern | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.18 | 10.14 | 7.61 | 6.43 | -2.43 |
| 50 | Kansas | Big 6 | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.97 | 8.17 | 7.09 | 5.01 | -1.01 |
| 51 | SMU | Southwest | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.96 | 9.86 | 7.78 | 5.92 | -1.92 |
| 52 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.75 | 1.43 | 15.42 | 3.91 | 0.09 |
| 53 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.74 | 3 | 3.59 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| 54 | Regis (CO) | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.63 | 6.57 | 0.63 | 5.04 | -0.04 |
| 55 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.33 | 8.29 | -2.24 | 5.49 | -0.49 |
| 56 | Ohio State | Western | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.21 | 13.17 | 13.18 | 5.7 | -2.7 |
| 57 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.82 | 8.29 | 0.56 | 6.42 | -2.42 |
| 58 | Minnesota | Western | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.45 | 11 | 8.4 | 5.12 | -2.12 |
| 59 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.4 | 21.86 | 7.15 | 6.63 | -2.63 |
| 60 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.29 | 2.62 | 10.52 | 5.03 | -0.03 |
| 61 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.75 | 14.57 | 5.25 | 6.39 | -2.39 |
| 62 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 14.69 | 8.14 | 2.83 | 5.58 | -2.58 |
| 63 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13.95 | 4.67 | 0.68 | 4.67 | -1.67 |
| 64 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 13.74 | -3.71 | 7.06 | 2.49 | 1.51 |
| 65 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.61 | 5.29 | 0.23 | 5.26 | -1.26 |
| 66 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.59 | 4.71 | 2.62 | 5.7 | -1.7 |
| 67 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.37 | 12.29 | 6.86 | 6.32 | -3.32 |
| 68 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.32 | 0 | 13.17 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| 69 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.15 | 6.17 | 12.34 | 4.67 | -1.67 |
| 70 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.09 | 11.57 | 4.79 | 6.66 | -3.66 |
| 71 | South Carolina | Southern | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.91 | -2.43 | 5.84 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
| 72 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.28 | -0.33 | 7.71 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 73 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.26 | 4.14 | 9.37 | 4.59 | -1.59 |
| 74 | Montana | Pacific | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.05 | -8.43 | 7.77 | 1.86 | 2.14 |
| 75 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 9.77 | -11.14 | 11.34 | 1.06 | 1.94 |
| 76 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.63 | -0.29 | 7.58 | 3.36 | -0.36 |
| 77 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.64 | -3 | 16.12 | 2.15 | -0.15 |
| 78 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.61 | -2.38 | 3.02 | 3.15 | -0.15 |
| 79 | California | Pacific | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.55 | -7.14 | 11.31 | 1.67 | 1.33 |
| 80 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.46 | -4.14 | 6.88 | 2.06 | 0.94 |
| 81 | Sewanee | Southern | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.29 | -5.12 | 7.38 | 1.61 | 1.39 |
| 82 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.2 | -3.2 | 9.3 | 1.57 | 0.43 |
| 83 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.15 | -8.57 | 9.1 | 1.23 | 1.77 |
| 84 | VMI | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.06 | -6 | 4.12 | 0.78 | 2.22 |
| 85 | Chicago | Western | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 7.46 | -7.43 | 7.05 | 0.67 | 1.33 |
| 86 | Virginia | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.36 | -5.5 | 10.23 | 2.61 | 0.39 |
| 87 | Iowa | Western | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.19 | -1.67 | 14.81 | 2.43 | -0.43 |
| 88 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 6.87 | -0.14 | 14.15 | 3.44 | -1.44 |
| 89 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.43 | -5.67 | 14.18 | 1.43 | 0.57 |
| 90 | Illinois | Western | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.2 | -7.33 | 14.03 | 0.91 | 1.09 |
| 91 | UCLA | Pacific | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.07 | -7.17 | 11.15 | 1.25 | 0.75 |
| 92 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 6.05 | -7.8 | 9.31 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 93 | Missouri | Big 6 | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.48 | -9.83 | 9.2 | 0.65 | 1.35 |
| 94 | Auburn | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.42 | -3.43 | 6.7 | 2.32 | -0.32 |
| 95 | NC State | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.43 | -4.25 | 8.28 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 96 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 4.39 | -1 | 14.12 | 2.3 | -1.3 |
| 97 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.53 | -9.75 | 10.65 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 98 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.32 | -4 | 7.22 | 1.46 | -0.46 |
| 99 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.34 | -12.67 | 15.31 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 100 | Ole Miss | Southern | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.18 | -9 | 13.59 | 1.27 | -0.27 |
| 101 | Indiana | Western | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.89 | -13.43 | 14.23 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 102 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.79 | -13.5 | 7.14 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 103 | Mississippi State | Southern | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.98 | -14.86 | 0.64 | 0.32 | 0.68 |
| 104 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 0-5-0 | 0 | -1.87 | -8.6 | 14.06 | 0.56 | -0.56 |
| 105 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 0-6-1 | 0 | -2.26 | -16.29 | 8.94 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 106 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.56 | -22.8 | 10.54 | 0.03 | -0.03 |