Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.747224+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 26.64 | 27 | 15.18 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 2 | Northwestern | Western | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.97 | 12.29 | 14.92 | 6.68 | -0.68 |
| 3 | Tulane | Southern | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.36 | 27.75 | 9.02 | 7.99 | 0.01 |
| 4 | Tennessee | Southern | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.8 | 26.88 | 6.43 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | SMU | Southwest | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.5 | 13.75 | 7.31 | 7.73 | 0.27 |
| 6 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.95 | 17.57 | 3.56 | 6.89 | 0.11 |
| 7 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 6-0-2 | 0.75 | 23.66 | 21.25 | 1.72 | 7.95 | -1.95 |
| 8 | USC | Pacific | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 23.5 | 29 | 16.22 | 6.98 | -0.98 |
| 9 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 5-0-3 | 0.62 | 23.45 | 12.5 | 2.44 | 7.7 | -2.7 |
| 10 | Georgia | Southern | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.98 | 15.43 | 15.01 | 6.62 | -0.62 |
| 11 | Alabama | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.53 | 32 | 7.88 | 7.89 | -0.89 |
| 12 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.46 | 35.43 | 9.69 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.01 | 25.38 | 6.14 | 7.91 | -0.91 |
| 14 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.34 | 24.62 | 2.55 | 7.95 | -0.95 |
| 15 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.3 | 15.57 | 6.57 | 6.73 | -0.73 |
| 16 | Purdue | Western | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.24 | 15.88 | 3.67 | 7.75 | -0.75 |
| 17 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.12 | 22.75 | 0.88 | 7.75 | -0.75 |
| 18 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.06 | 8.29 | 7.98 | 6.37 | -0.37 |
| 19 | Michigan | Western | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.95 | 16.5 | 4.27 | 7.88 | -1.88 |
| 20 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.75 | 30.29 | -0.04 | 6.98 | -0.98 |
| 21 | Stanford | Pacific | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 20.72 | 10.67 | 4.69 | 8.68 | -2.68 |
| 22 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.67 | 23.38 | -0.85 | 7.94 | -0.94 |
| 23 | Temple | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.6 | 8.25 | 4.03 | 7.38 | -1.38 |
| 24 | Maryland | Southern | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.07 | 4.86 | 7.8 | 5.02 | -0.02 |
| 25 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.97 | 16.29 | -1.2 | 6.93 | -0.93 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.63 | 5.71 | 0.84 | 5.05 | 0.95 |
| 27 | Oregon | Pacific | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 19.27 | 1.5 | 7.08 | 4.79 | 0.21 |
| 28 | TCU | Southwest | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.01 | 10.5 | 1.74 | 9.64 | -1.64 |
| 29 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 18.94 | 13.17 | 7.82 | 5.21 | -2.21 |
| 30 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.89 | 19.25 | 10.66 | 7.64 | -2.64 |
| 31 | Ohio State | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.83 | 13.14 | 13.42 | 6.38 | -1.38 |
| 32 | Minnesota | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.8 | 14.12 | 6.72 | 7.41 | -1.41 |
| 33 | Washington | Pacific | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.8 | 15 | 12.51 | 7.72 | -2.72 |
| 34 | New York University | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.48 | 22.12 | 8.16 | 7.93 | -2.93 |
| 35 | California | Pacific | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.26 | 5.75 | 7.5 | 7.04 | -1.04 |
| 36 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.13 | 12.67 | -1.17 | 8.41 | -1.41 |
| 37 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.06 | 29.62 | 4.02 | 7.92 | -2.92 |
| 38 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.02 | 10.86 | 7.74 | 6.72 | -1.72 |
| 39 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.88 | 16.5 | 5.97 | 7.3 | -2.3 |
| 40 | New Mexico | Border | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.68 | 9.2 | 1.13 | 4.59 | -1.59 |
| 41 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.54 | 4.12 | 2.76 | 5.85 | 0.15 |
| 42 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.36 | 11.33 | 10.5 | 8.77 | -2.77 |
| 43 | Kentucky | Southern | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.36 | 11 | 10.71 | 6.49 | -2.49 |
| 44 | Arizona State | Border | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.09 | 13.86 | 0.3 | 6.36 | -1.36 |
| 45 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.06 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 5.74 | -0.74 |
| 46 | Brown | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 16.95 | 10.5 | -4.65 | 6.86 | -0.86 |
| 47 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.95 | 12.12 | 14.55 | 6.81 | -1.81 |
| 48 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.82 | 3 | 5.18 | 4.86 | 0.14 |
| 49 | Sewanee | Southern | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 16.79 | 1.33 | 1.71 | 5.49 | 0.51 |
| 50 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.55 | 9.5 | 5.23 | 7.22 | -3.22 |
| 51 | Auburn | Southern | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.32 | 5 | 7.31 | 5.24 | -1.24 |
| 52 | South Carolina | Southern | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.19 | 7.86 | 3.55 | 5.82 | -1.82 |
| 53 | Texas | Southwest | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.17 | 8.5 | 11.99 | 7.05 | -2.05 |
| 54 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.01 | 13.78 | 7.56 | 8.38 | -3.38 |
| 55 | LSU | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.95 | 9.25 | 9.65 | 7.04 | -2.04 |
| 56 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 15.73 | 6.14 | -5.36 | 5.67 | -0.67 |
| 57 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.5 | 11.38 | 4.96 | 7.07 | -2.07 |
| 58 | Washington State | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.34 | 2.38 | 10.54 | 5.02 | -0.02 |
| 59 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.07 | 6.88 | 4.25 | 6.05 | -1.05 |
| 60 | Duke | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.68 | 2.75 | 13.78 | 5.73 | -1.73 |
| 61 | New Mexico State | Border | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.62 | 9.25 | -0.75 | 6.9 | -1.9 |
| 62 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.6 | 0.75 | 9.71 | 4.32 | -0.32 |
| 63 | Rice | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.28 | 9.75 | 8.69 | 7.14 | -3.14 |
| 64 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.51 | 10.67 | 0.46 | 5.33 | -2.33 |
| 65 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 12.46 | 1.88 | 13.6 | 4.75 | -1.75 |
| 66 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 11.86 | -1.22 | 2.86 | 3.53 | 0.47 |
| 67 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 11.72 | -1.12 | 3.66 | 3.36 | 0.64 |
| 68 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.29 | -7.86 | 10.63 | 1.81 | 2.19 |
| 69 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.29 | -0.12 | 7.96 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 70 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.19 | 0.25 | 4.39 | 4.14 | -0.14 |
| 71 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.85 | -2.17 | 11.38 | 2.38 | 0.62 |
| 72 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.71 | -3.67 | 14.5 | 2.23 | 0.77 |
| 73 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.6 | 1 | 14.11 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 74 | UCLA | Pacific | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.2 | 3.33 | 10.83 | 4.25 | -2.25 |
| 75 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.18 | -2.71 | 5.41 | 1.99 | 1.01 |
| 76 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.97 | -2.12 | 4.29 | 3.13 | 0.87 |
| 77 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.79 | 4.75 | 7.83 | 6.24 | -3.24 |
| 78 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.72 | -4.38 | 4.27 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 79 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.7 | -9.17 | 12.77 | 0.77 | 2.23 |
| 80 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.7 | -0.14 | 8.08 | 3.46 | -0.46 |
| 81 | Northern Arizona | Border | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.87 | -1.43 | 8.04 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 82 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.71 | -4.43 | 11.44 | 2.14 | 0.86 |
| 83 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.64 | -1.12 | 3.54 | 3.39 | -0.39 |
| 84 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.37 | -0.83 | 8.47 | 2.61 | -0.61 |
| 85 | Florida | Southern | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 7.85 | -7.71 | 16.72 | 1.45 | 0.55 |
| 86 | NC State | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.27 | -2.88 | 6.39 | 2.53 | 0.47 |
| 87 | VMI | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.19 | -3.78 | 4.72 | 2.65 | 0.35 |
| 88 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.19 | -6.12 | 9.82 | 1.54 | 1.46 |
| 89 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.06 | -14.29 | -1.24 | 0.31 | 2.69 |
| 90 | Indiana | Western | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.48 | -4 | 12.47 | 1.83 | 0.17 |
| 91 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 6.16 | -4.38 | 8.69 | 2.08 | -0.08 |
| 92 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.01 | -5.14 | 7.79 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 93 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.98 | -2.14 | 14.12 | 2.26 | -0.26 |
| 94 | Arizona | Border | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.68 | -8.29 | 8.11 | 0.99 | 1.01 |
| 95 | Illinois | Western | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.13 | -6 | 9.52 | 1.51 | 0.49 |
| 96 | Missouri | Big 6 | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.01 | -7.14 | 15.18 | 1.34 | 0.66 |
| 97 | Chicago | Western | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.76 | -6.88 | 7.65 | 1.34 | 0.66 |
| 98 | Mississippi State | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 3.98 | -18.43 | 5.36 | 0.16 | 1.84 |
| 99 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.22 | -16.75 | 0.41 | 0.11 | 1.89 |
| 100 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.08 | -18.5 | 2.47 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 101 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.92 | -12.86 | 15.95 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 102 | Iowa | Western | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.78 | -15 | 13.63 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 103 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.66 | -13.71 | 3.34 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 104 | Virginia | Southern | 1-6-2 | 0.11 | 1.53 | -7.22 | 9.97 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 105 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.31 | -10.29 | 9.45 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 106 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.29 | -10.29 | 7.1 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 107 | Montana | Pacific | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.13 | -14.14 | 11.06 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 108 | Ole Miss | Southern | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.9 | -18.5 | 13.3 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 109 | Clemson | Southern | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.88 | -18.12 | 5.79 | 0.05 | 0.95 |
| 110 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.62 | -13.75 | 6.06 | 0.31 | 0.69 |