Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.747949+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | Southern | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.39 | 28.9 | 10.07 | 9.98 | 0.02 |
| 2 | Tennessee | Southern | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.66 | 23.89 | 7.22 | 8.99 | -0.99 |
| 3 | SMU | Southwest | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 24.37 | 11.7 | 8.36 | 9.61 | -0.61 |
| 4 | USC | Pacific | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.73 | 25.62 | 16.44 | 7.93 | -0.93 |
| 5 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 6-0-3 | 0.67 | 23.55 | 11.22 | 4.35 | 8.44 | -2.44 |
| 6 | Georgia | Southern | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.13 | 15.89 | 13.9 | 8.55 | -0.55 |
| 7 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.83 | 35.25 | 10.31 | 7.99 | -0.99 |
| 8 | Northwestern | Western | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.68 | 10.89 | 13.55 | 8.55 | -1.55 |
| 9 | Alabama | Southern | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.56 | 29.33 | 8.24 | 8.85 | -0.85 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.28 | 27 | 7.12 | 8.93 | -0.93 |
| 11 | Purdue | Western | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 21.84 | 15.3 | 5.77 | 9.78 | -0.78 |
| 12 | Michigan | Western | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 21.71 | 15.4 | 6.18 | 9.89 | -1.89 |
| 13 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.41 | 21.89 | 4.26 | 8.95 | -1.95 |
| 14 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.41 | 15 | 5.76 | 7.84 | -0.84 |
| 15 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.22 | 27.38 | 2.5 | 7.98 | -0.98 |
| 16 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.08 | 20.22 | 2.72 | 8.72 | -1.72 |
| 17 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 20.97 | 21.44 | 0.89 | 8.9 | -0.9 |
| 18 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 20.94 | 18.78 | 4.7 | 8.86 | -2.86 |
| 19 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 20.89 | 16.33 | 1.46 | 8.91 | -0.91 |
| 20 | Temple | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 20.82 | 10.89 | 3.85 | 8.51 | -1.51 |
| 21 | Maryland | Southern | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 20.76 | 6.78 | 5.29 | 6.93 | 0.07 |
| 22 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.72 | 14.88 | 8.39 | 7.19 | -2.19 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 20.5 | 19.44 | 16.24 | 8.84 | -2.84 |
| 24 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 20.08 | 21.4 | 9.71 | 9.69 | -2.69 |
| 25 | TCU | Southwest | 9-2-1 | 0.75 | 19.55 | 9.83 | 4.34 | 11.54 | -2.54 |
| 26 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.2 | 4.56 | 10.21 | 6.64 | 0.36 |
| 27 | Stanford | Pacific | 7-2-2 | 0.64 | 19.18 | 10.55 | 7.34 | 10.51 | -3.51 |
| 28 | New York University | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.15 | 19.78 | 8.32 | 8.88 | -2.88 |
| 29 | California | Pacific | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.93 | 5.78 | 8.15 | 8.07 | -1.07 |
| 30 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.77 | 12.33 | 3.95 | 8.73 | -1.73 |
| 31 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.61 | 9.38 | 7.61 | 6.76 | -0.76 |
| 32 | Washington | Pacific | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.59 | 15 | 11.96 | 7.72 | -2.72 |
| 33 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.58 | 4.1 | 7.5 | 7.47 | -0.47 |
| 34 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 18.37 | 11.09 | -0.85 | 10.24 | -2.24 |
| 35 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.31 | 5.44 | 4.7 | 7.17 | -0.17 |
| 36 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.82 | 10.3 | 10.36 | 9.65 | -2.65 |
| 37 | Minnesota | Western | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.72 | 11.9 | 8.92 | 9.1 | -2.1 |
| 38 | Ohio State | Western | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.59 | 13.33 | 11.48 | 8.17 | -2.17 |
| 39 | Arizona State | Border | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.47 | 12.88 | -0.6 | 7.22 | -1.22 |
| 40 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.36 | 4.12 | 2.94 | 5.44 | 0.56 |
| 41 | Kentucky | Southern | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 17.33 | 9.62 | 11.93 | 7.29 | -3.29 |
| 42 | Oregon | Pacific | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 17.11 | 0.3 | 8.2 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
| 43 | Washington State | Pacific | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.37 | 2.89 | 10.7 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| 44 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.08 | 25.56 | 5.64 | 8.78 | -3.78 |
| 45 | Brown | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 15.91 | 8.4 | -2.67 | 8.09 | -1.09 |
| 46 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.8 | 13.78 | 6.95 | 8.38 | -3.38 |
| 47 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.77 | 11.78 | 6.91 | 7.49 | -2.49 |
| 48 | Texas | Southwest | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.59 | 7.3 | 11.87 | 8.73 | -2.73 |
| 49 | Duke | Southern | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 15.42 | 2.8 | 12.77 | 7.55 | -2.55 |
| 50 | Rice | Southwest | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.36 | 11.2 | 8.48 | 9.13 | -3.13 |
| 51 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 15.35 | 9.89 | 15.89 | 7.33 | -2.33 |
| 52 | Auburn | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.22 | 4 | 9.43 | 6.4 | -1.4 |
| 53 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.18 | 7.67 | 4.68 | 7.52 | -2.52 |
| 54 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.11 | 1.5 | 13.36 | 4.46 | 0.54 |
| 55 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.91 | 2.12 | 10.29 | 4.78 | 0.22 |
| 56 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.77 | 9.5 | 4.66 | 8.74 | -2.74 |
| 57 | LSU | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.28 | 5.22 | 10.55 | 6.57 | -1.57 |
| 58 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 14.08 | 7.67 | 5.23 | 7.69 | -3.69 |
| 59 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-3-3 | 0.4 | 13.97 | 2.2 | 11.6 | 6.24 | -2.24 |
| 60 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.79 | 4.62 | -3.27 | 6.13 | -1.13 |
| 61 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.73 | 2.3 | 3.26 | 6.33 | -0.33 |
| 62 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.63 | -0.25 | 7.61 | 3.87 | 1.13 |
| 63 | New Mexico State | Border | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.52 | 5.9 | -3.14 | 7.68 | -1.68 |
| 64 | Sewanee | Southern | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 13.48 | -2.8 | 4.02 | 3.11 | 2.89 |
| 65 | Wisconsin | Western | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 12.49 | -0.5 | 10.11 | 4.72 | 0.28 |
| 66 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.25 | 4.3 | 5.33 | 6.97 | -1.97 |
| 67 | New Mexico | Border | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.35 | 1.43 | 1.7 | 4.05 | -1.05 |
| 68 | Kansas | Big 6 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.23 | 5.78 | 7.13 | 7.49 | -3.49 |
| 69 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.09 | -8.33 | 10.88 | 2.03 | 2.97 |
| 70 | UCLA | Pacific | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.84 | 3.25 | 10.48 | 5.67 | -2.67 |
| 71 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.77 | 8.14 | 1.99 | 5.83 | -2.83 |
| 72 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.18 | -1.44 | 5.46 | 3.54 | 0.46 |
| 73 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 10.04 | -1.8 | 3.33 | 3.36 | 0.64 |
| 74 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.77 | -6.5 | 11.04 | 1.71 | 2.29 |
| 75 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.59 | -4.38 | 4.62 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 76 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.38 | 0.75 | 14.26 | 4.36 | -1.36 |
| 77 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.28 | -0.8 | 6 | 4.42 | -0.42 |
| 78 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.95 | -2.33 | 8.79 | 3.53 | 0.47 |
| 79 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.87 | -2.1 | 6.15 | 3.48 | 0.52 |
| 80 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.66 | -2.67 | 5.75 | 3.19 | 0.81 |
| 81 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 8.57 | -11.62 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 3.47 |
| 82 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.48 | -4.43 | 10.86 | 2.14 | 0.86 |
| 83 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 8.4 | -3.11 | 7.95 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 84 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.96 | -3.1 | 9.35 | 3.33 | 0.67 |
| 85 | Northern Arizona | Border | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.08 | -3.88 | 4.96 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| 86 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.07 | -4.89 | 8.87 | 2.39 | 0.61 |
| 87 | Arizona | Border | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.67 | -8.56 | 6.01 | 1.36 | 1.64 |
| 88 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.45 | -2.71 | 8.18 | 2.23 | -0.23 |
| 89 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.33 | -3.78 | 10.16 | 3 | 0 |
| 90 | VMI | Southern | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.97 | -4.1 | 4.24 | 2.77 | 0.23 |
| 91 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.97 | -1.88 | 14.91 | 2.59 | -0.59 |
| 92 | NC State | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.95 | -4.89 | 7.05 | 1.92 | 1.08 |
| 93 | Indiana | Western | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.2 | -5.88 | 13.32 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 94 | Florida | Southern | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 4.9 | -10 | 14.44 | 1.13 | 0.87 |
| 95 | Chicago | Western | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4 | -6.67 | 7.99 | 1.55 | 0.45 |
| 96 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.96 | -10.67 | 15.99 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 97 | Illinois | Western | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.79 | -10.25 | 10.85 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| 98 | Ole Miss | Southern | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.42 | -15.22 | 11.84 | 0.68 | 1.32 |
| 99 | Mississippi State | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.28 | -17.5 | 5.07 | 0.29 | 1.71 |
| 100 | Missouri | Big 6 | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.22 | -10.67 | 14.89 | 0.96 | 1.04 |
| 101 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.45 | -9.8 | 4.27 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 102 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.43 | -18.67 | -0.38 | 0.08 | 1.92 |
| 103 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.63 | -13.71 | 2.42 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 104 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.48 | -17.71 | 2.81 | 0.11 | 0.89 |
| 105 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.24 | -10.29 | 6.93 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 106 | Virginia | Southern | 1-7-2 | 0.1 | 1.08 | -7.2 | 9.32 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 107 | Montana | Pacific | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.04 | -14.14 | 10.71 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 108 | Iowa | Western | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.01 | -15.5 | 15.04 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 109 | Clemson | Southern | 1-6-2 | 0.11 | 0.89 | -16.11 | 4.13 | 0.05 | 0.95 |
| 110 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.63 | -13.62 | 9.79 | 0.56 | 0.44 |