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| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | Western | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.62 | 13.12 | 13.62 | 7.74 | -0.74 |
| 2 | Tulane | Southern | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.41 | 29.11 | 9.69 | 8.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Tennessee | Southern | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.62 | 26.88 | 6.05 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | SMU | Southwest | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.39 | 13 | 7.53 | 8.65 | 0.35 |
| 5 | USC | Pacific | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.88 | 25.62 | 16.86 | 7.93 | -0.93 |
| 6 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 6-0-3 | 0.67 | 23.66 | 11.22 | 4.52 | 8.44 | -2.44 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 23.38 | 23.38 | 16.21 | 7.94 | -1.94 |
| 8 | Georgia | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.15 | 14.25 | 15.31 | 7.52 | -0.52 |
| 9 | Alabama | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.42 | 32 | 7.82 | 7.89 | -0.89 |
| 10 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.22 | 35.43 | 8.72 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.87 | 25.38 | 5.71 | 7.91 | -0.91 |
| 12 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.78 | 10.12 | 9.17 | 7.56 | -0.56 |
| 13 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.54 | 15 | 5.43 | 7.84 | -0.84 |
| 14 | Michigan | Western | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.51 | 15.33 | 5.93 | 8.88 | -1.88 |
| 15 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.48 | 21.89 | 4.25 | 8.95 | -1.95 |
| 16 | Purdue | Western | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.46 | 16.22 | 4.16 | 8.78 | -0.78 |
| 17 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.23 | 20.22 | 3.17 | 8.72 | -1.72 |
| 18 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.08 | 15.57 | 5.74 | 6.73 | -0.73 |
| 19 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 21.05 | 18.78 | 4.16 | 8.86 | -2.86 |
| 20 | Maryland | Southern | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.59 | 5 | 7.64 | 5.82 | 0.18 |
| 21 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.55 | 23.38 | -1.22 | 7.94 | -0.94 |
| 22 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.55 | 30.29 | 0.08 | 6.98 | -0.98 |
| 23 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.42 | 15.12 | -0.11 | 7.93 | -0.93 |
| 24 | Temple | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.35 | 8.25 | 4.05 | 7.38 | -1.38 |
| 25 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 20.15 | 11.71 | 9.78 | 6.12 | -2.12 |
| 26 | Oregon | Pacific | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 20.01 | 2.11 | 7.3 | 5.73 | 0.27 |
| 27 | Ohio State | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.5 | 16.5 | 11.16 | 7.58 | -1.58 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.47 | 5.71 | 0.31 | 5.05 | 0.95 |
| 29 | TCU | Southwest | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 19.39 | 10.73 | 2.59 | 10.57 | -1.57 |
| 30 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.36 | 22.44 | 8.73 | 8.69 | -2.69 |
| 31 | New York University | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.21 | 19.78 | 8.42 | 8.88 | -2.88 |
| 32 | California | Pacific | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.99 | 5.78 | 8.29 | 8.07 | -1.07 |
| 33 | Washington | Pacific | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.67 | 15 | 11.99 | 7.72 | -2.72 |
| 34 | Stanford | Pacific | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 18.49 | 9 | 6.56 | 9.47 | -3.47 |
| 35 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.39 | 11.12 | 5.73 | 7.65 | -1.65 |
| 36 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 18.37 | 12.2 | -1.58 | 9.31 | -1.31 |
| 37 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.01 | 3.89 | 8.03 | 6.49 | -0.49 |
| 38 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.8 | 16.5 | 5.62 | 7.3 | -2.3 |
| 39 | Arizona State | Border | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.57 | 12.88 | -0.25 | 7.22 | -1.22 |
| 40 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.36 | 4.12 | 3.06 | 5.85 | 0.15 |
| 41 | Kentucky | Southern | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.28 | 11 | 10.34 | 6.49 | -2.49 |
| 42 | Brown | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 17.24 | 10 | -5.26 | 7.59 | -0.59 |
| 43 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.24 | 11.33 | 9.86 | 8.77 | -2.77 |
| 44 | Texas | Southwest | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.23 | 8.22 | 11.83 | 8.04 | -2.04 |
| 45 | Minnesota | Western | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.08 | 11.89 | 7.91 | 8.18 | -2.18 |
| 46 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.06 | 9.5 | 3.57 | 7.05 | -2.05 |
| 47 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.77 | 12.12 | 14.55 | 6.81 | -1.81 |
| 48 | Washington State | Pacific | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.42 | 2.89 | 11.01 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| 49 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.16 | 25.56 | 5.18 | 8.78 | -3.78 |
| 50 | LSU | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.84 | 9.25 | 8.97 | 7.04 | -2.04 |
| 51 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.84 | 13.78 | 6.76 | 8.38 | -3.38 |
| 52 | Wisconsin | Western | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.64 | 1.22 | 9.41 | 5.09 | -0.09 |
| 53 | Rice | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.42 | 10.22 | 8.3 | 7.99 | -2.99 |
| 54 | Duke | Southern | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 14.37 | 2.44 | 13.42 | 6.45 | -2.45 |
| 55 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 14.21 | 7.67 | 4.94 | 7.69 | -3.69 |
| 56 | Auburn | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.14 | 3.62 | 8.56 | 5.52 | -1.52 |
| 57 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.94 | 4.62 | -3.19 | 6.13 | -1.13 |
| 58 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.93 | 9.44 | 3.53 | 7.76 | -2.76 |
| 59 | New Mexico | Border | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13.81 | 3.33 | -0.14 | 4.01 | -1.01 |
| 60 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.79 | -0.25 | 7.3 | 3.87 | 1.13 |
| 61 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.77 | 5.44 | 5.44 | 6.54 | -1.54 |
| 62 | Sewanee | Southern | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 13.7 | -2.8 | 4.26 | 3.11 | 2.89 |
| 63 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.13 | -0.29 | 14.41 | 3.42 | 0.58 |
| 64 | New Mexico State | Border | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.02 | 6 | -1.82 | 6.9 | -1.9 |
| 65 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.86 | 2.44 | 2.74 | 5.82 | -0.82 |
| 66 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.72 | -0.43 | 11.04 | 3.35 | 0.65 |
| 67 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 12.65 | -6.12 | 11.38 | 2.29 | 2.71 |
| 68 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-3-3 | 0.33 | 12.45 | 1.67 | 12.82 | 5.35 | -2.35 |
| 69 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 11.7 | -1.22 | 3.28 | 3.53 | 0.47 |
| 70 | Kansas | Big 6 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.19 | 5.78 | 6.9 | 7.49 | -3.49 |
| 71 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.87 | 8.14 | 1.89 | 5.83 | -2.83 |
| 72 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.67 | -0.22 | 4.86 | 4.37 | -0.37 |
| 73 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.26 | -1.67 | 5.05 | 3.47 | 0.53 |
| 74 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.65 | -4.38 | 4.87 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 75 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.45 | 0.75 | 14.01 | 4.36 | -1.36 |
| 76 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.07 | -2.33 | 8.53 | 3.53 | 0.47 |
| 77 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.76 | -2.67 | 5.98 | 3.19 | 0.81 |
| 78 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.73 | -3.33 | 9.08 | 2.85 | 1.15 |
| 79 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.57 | -3.25 | 7.67 | 2.06 | 0.94 |
| 80 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.52 | -4.43 | 10.76 | 2.14 | 0.86 |
| 81 | UCLA | Pacific | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 8.52 | 1.86 | 11.26 | 4.34 | -2.34 |
| 82 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.51 | -0.83 | 8.26 | 2.61 | -0.61 |
| 83 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.15 | -9.29 | 11.98 | 0.87 | 2.13 |
| 84 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.93 | -1.75 | 9.77 | 3.38 | -0.38 |
| 85 | Arizona | Border | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 7.75 | -7.12 | 5.63 | 1.47 | 1.53 |
| 86 | Northern Arizona | Border | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.2 | -3.88 | 5.27 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| 87 | VMI | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.07 | -3.78 | 4.04 | 2.65 | 0.35 |
| 88 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 6.98 | -14.29 | -0.8 | 0.31 | 2.69 |
| 89 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 6.1 | -4.38 | 8.19 | 2.08 | -0.08 |
| 90 | NC State | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.04 | -4.89 | 7.22 | 1.92 | 1.08 |
| 91 | Florida | Southern | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 5.97 | -9.62 | 15.1 | 1.19 | 0.81 |
| 92 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.9 | -2.14 | 14.31 | 2.26 | -0.26 |
| 93 | Indiana | Western | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.29 | -5.88 | 13.77 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 94 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.02 | -6.25 | 8.4 | 1.85 | 0.15 |
| 95 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.91 | -8.38 | 15.67 | 1.63 | 0.37 |
| 96 | Missouri | Big 6 | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.12 | -8 | 13.75 | 1.21 | 0.79 |
| 97 | Mississippi State | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.11 | -18.43 | 5.87 | 0.16 | 1.84 |
| 98 | Chicago | Western | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.05 | -6.67 | 8.04 | 1.55 | 0.45 |
| 99 | Illinois | Western | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.86 | -10.25 | 10.67 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| 100 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.47 | -18.67 | -0.36 | 0.08 | 1.92 |
| 101 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.06 | -18.5 | 1.97 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 102 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.65 | -13.71 | 2.92 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 103 | Virginia | Southern | 1-6-2 | 0.11 | 1.52 | -7.22 | 9.69 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 104 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.26 | -10.29 | 8.65 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 105 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.25 | -10.29 | 7.49 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 106 | Iowa | Western | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.05 | -15.5 | 15.37 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 107 | Montana | Pacific | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.05 | -14.14 | 10.57 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 108 | Ole Miss | Southern | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.86 | -18.5 | 13.18 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 109 | Clemson | Southern | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.83 | -18.12 | 6 | 0.05 | 0.95 |
| 110 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.35 | -14.33 | 5.73 | 0.26 | 0.74 |