Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.749332+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | Southern | 11-0-0 | 1 | 25.08 | 27.55 | 10.05 | 10.95 | 0.05 |
| 2 | Tennessee | Southern | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 24.64 | 22.8 | 8.6 | 9.99 | -0.99 |
| 3 | USC | Pacific | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 24.04 | 30.2 | 16.25 | 9.94 | -0.94 |
| 4 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 6-0-3 | 0.67 | 23.28 | 11.22 | 4.26 | 8.44 | -2.44 |
| 5 | Alabama | Southern | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.23 | 31.3 | 6.26 | 9.88 | -0.88 |
| 6 | Northwestern | Western | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.2 | 10.89 | 12.94 | 8.55 | -1.55 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.98 | 27 | 6.7 | 8.93 | -0.93 |
| 8 | SMU | Southwest | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 21.96 | 10.18 | 9.27 | 10.4 | -1.4 |
| 9 | Purdue | Western | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 21.47 | 15.3 | 4.94 | 9.78 | -0.78 |
| 10 | Michigan | Western | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 21.39 | 15.4 | 5.64 | 9.89 | -1.89 |
| 11 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.1 | 15 | 5.34 | 7.84 | -0.84 |
| 12 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.09 | 21.89 | 3.79 | 8.95 | -1.95 |
| 13 | Temple | FBS Independents | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 20.95 | 11.6 | 4.28 | 9.59 | -1.59 |
| 14 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.85 | 27.38 | 1.57 | 7.98 | -0.98 |
| 15 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 20.84 | 20.22 | 2.7 | 8.72 | -1.72 |
| 16 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 20.73 | 21.44 | 0.7 | 8.9 | -0.9 |
| 17 | Maryland | Southern | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 20.73 | 9.6 | 3.74 | 8.35 | -0.35 |
| 18 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 20.67 | 16.33 | 1.36 | 8.91 | -0.91 |
| 19 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 20.58 | 18.78 | 3.89 | 8.86 | -2.86 |
| 20 | Georgia | Southern | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.45 | 8.3 | 14.7 | 7.79 | 0.21 |
| 21 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.42 | 14.88 | 7.76 | 7.19 | -2.19 |
| 22 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.3 | 30 | 10.66 | 8.96 | -1.96 |
| 23 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 20.26 | 20.36 | 9.43 | 10.63 | -2.63 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.99 | 19.44 | 15.17 | 8.84 | -2.84 |
| 25 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.44 | 5.4 | 10.21 | 7.68 | 0.32 |
| 26 | TCU | Southwest | 9-2-1 | 0.75 | 19.29 | 9.83 | 3.96 | 11.54 | -2.54 |
| 27 | California | Pacific | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.12 | 6.5 | 7.47 | 9.05 | -1.05 |
| 28 | Stanford | Pacific | 7-2-2 | 0.64 | 18.99 | 10.55 | 7.24 | 10.51 | -3.51 |
| 29 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 18.83 | 5.4 | 6.31 | 8.07 | -0.07 |
| 30 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 18.75 | 12.5 | 2.25 | 9.68 | -1.68 |
| 31 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.36 | 4.1 | 7.17 | 7.47 | -0.47 |
| 32 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.25 | 9.38 | 7.23 | 6.76 | -0.76 |
| 33 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 18.19 | 11.09 | -0.74 | 10.24 | -2.24 |
| 34 | Kentucky | Southern | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 17.9 | 9.11 | 11.11 | 8.22 | -3.22 |
| 35 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.56 | 10.3 | 9.63 | 9.65 | -2.65 |
| 36 | Minnesota | Western | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.45 | 11.9 | 8.15 | 9.1 | -2.1 |
| 37 | Arizona State | Border | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.26 | 12.88 | -0.76 | 7.22 | -1.22 |
| 38 | Ohio State | Western | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.24 | 13.33 | 10.85 | 8.17 | -2.17 |
| 39 | New York University | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.16 | 16.5 | 9.16 | 9.73 | -3.73 |
| 40 | Oregon State | Pacific | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.87 | 13.6 | 8.06 | 9.4 | -3.4 |
| 41 | Oregon | Pacific | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 16.8 | 0.3 | 8.23 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
| 42 | Washington | Pacific | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.05 | 9.22 | 12.53 | 7.54 | -2.54 |
| 43 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.89 | 25.56 | 5.57 | 8.78 | -3.78 |
| 44 | Brown | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 15.67 | 8.4 | -2.75 | 8.09 | -1.09 |
| 45 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.52 | 11.78 | 6.97 | 7.49 | -2.49 |
| 46 | Texas | Southwest | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.28 | 7.3 | 11.3 | 8.73 | -2.73 |
| 47 | Duke | Southern | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 15.24 | 2.8 | 12.28 | 7.55 | -2.55 |
| 48 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.22 | 3 | 3.04 | 5.81 | 0.19 |
| 49 | Rice | Southwest | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.19 | 11.2 | 8.1 | 9.13 | -3.13 |
| 50 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 15.06 | 9.89 | 15.37 | 7.33 | -2.33 |
| 51 | Auburn | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.94 | 4 | 8.05 | 6.4 | -1.4 |
| 52 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.78 | 2.12 | 9.77 | 4.78 | 0.22 |
| 53 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.55 | 9.5 | 3.83 | 8.74 | -2.74 |
| 54 | Washington State | Pacific | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.33 | 1.2 | 12.18 | 5.61 | 0.39 |
| 55 | LSU | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.07 | 5.22 | 10.59 | 6.57 | -1.57 |
| 56 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.93 | 7.67 | 5.24 | 7.69 | -3.69 |
| 57 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-3-3 | 0.4 | 13.8 | 2.2 | 10.88 | 6.24 | -2.24 |
| 58 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.62 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 6.33 | -0.33 |
| 59 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.57 | 4.62 | -3.86 | 6.13 | -1.13 |
| 60 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.39 | -0.25 | 6.79 | 3.87 | 1.13 |
| 61 | New Mexico State | Border | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.36 | 5.9 | -3.46 | 7.68 | -1.68 |
| 62 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.36 | 6.7 | 2.89 | 8.11 | -3.11 |
| 63 | Sewanee | Southern | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 13.34 | -2.8 | 4.1 | 3.11 | 2.89 |
| 64 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.87 | -0.11 | 13.73 | 4.46 | 0.54 |
| 65 | Wisconsin | Western | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 12.22 | -0.5 | 9.57 | 4.72 | 0.28 |
| 66 | Kansas | Big 6 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.22 | 5.8 | 5.13 | 8.49 | -3.49 |
| 67 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.02 | 4.3 | 4.97 | 6.97 | -1.97 |
| 68 | New Mexico | Border | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.12 | 1.43 | 1.65 | 4.05 | -1.05 |
| 69 | UCLA | Pacific | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.73 | 3.25 | 9.41 | 5.67 | -2.67 |
| 70 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.64 | 8.14 | 1.88 | 5.83 | -2.83 |
| 71 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 10.24 | -1.55 | 6.94 | 4.24 | 0.76 |
| 72 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 9.89 | -1.8 | 3.65 | 3.36 | 0.64 |
| 73 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.7 | -6.5 | 10.64 | 1.71 | 2.29 |
| 74 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.42 | -4.38 | 3.84 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 75 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.09 | -0.8 | 5.67 | 4.42 | -0.42 |
| 76 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 9 | 0.67 | 11.03 | 4.9 | -1.9 |
| 77 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.72 | -2.1 | 6.18 | 3.48 | 0.52 |
| 78 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 8.55 | -11.62 | 0.61 | 0.53 | 3.47 |
| 79 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.53 | -2.67 | 5.3 | 3.19 | 0.81 |
| 80 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 8.36 | -3.11 | 7.2 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 81 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.31 | -4.43 | 9.68 | 2.14 | 0.86 |
| 82 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.1 | -8.73 | 6.54 | 2.34 | 2.66 |
| 83 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.84 | -3.1 | 9.39 | 3.33 | 0.67 |
| 84 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.72 | -3.9 | 9.61 | 3.2 | 0.8 |
| 85 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.04 | -4.89 | 8.1 | 2.39 | 0.61 |
| 86 | Northern Arizona | Border | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.97 | -3.88 | 4.46 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| 87 | Arizona | Border | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.55 | -8.56 | 5.97 | 1.36 | 1.64 |
| 88 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.29 | -2.71 | 8.15 | 2.23 | -0.23 |
| 89 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.18 | -3.78 | 9.84 | 3 | 0 |
| 90 | NC State | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.86 | -4.89 | 6.55 | 1.92 | 1.08 |
| 91 | VMI | Southern | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.86 | -4.1 | 4.42 | 2.77 | 0.23 |
| 92 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 5.7 | -2.45 | 7.75 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 93 | Indiana | Western | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.1 | -5.88 | 12.19 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 94 | Chicago | Western | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.96 | -6.67 | 7.95 | 1.55 | 0.45 |
| 95 | Florida | Southern | 2-6-2 | 0.2 | 3.91 | -9.5 | 14.43 | 1.22 | 0.78 |
| 96 | Illinois | Western | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.72 | -10.25 | 9.84 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| 97 | Ole Miss | Southern | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.48 | -15.22 | 11.51 | 0.68 | 1.32 |
| 98 | Mississippi State | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.21 | -17.5 | 5.11 | 0.29 | 1.71 |
| 99 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.15 | -10.9 | 14.99 | 1.45 | 0.55 |
| 100 | Missouri | Big 6 | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.52 | -12.1 | 12.02 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| 101 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.51 | -9.8 | 4.26 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 102 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.39 | -18.67 | -0.82 | 0.08 | 1.92 |
| 103 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.61 | -13.71 | 2.08 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 104 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.44 | -17.71 | 2.83 | 0.11 | 0.89 |
| 105 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.21 | -10.29 | 6.14 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 106 | Virginia | Southern | 1-7-2 | 0.1 | 1.05 | -7.2 | 9.33 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 107 | Montana | Pacific | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.03 | -14.14 | 10.2 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 108 | Iowa | Western | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.99 | -15.5 | 14.44 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 109 | Clemson | Southern | 1-6-2 | 0.11 | 0.88 | -16.11 | 3.57 | 0.05 | 0.95 |
| 110 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.6 | -13.62 | 9.69 | 0.56 | 0.44 |