Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.745653+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 28.81 | 29.33 | 21.04 | 3 | -1 |
| 2 | Georgia | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.56 | 28 | 14.72 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 3 | Northwestern | Western | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 26.82 | 10.33 | 14.91 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 4 | Tulane | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.34 | 24.25 | 9.87 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Tennessee | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.92 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Kentucky | Southern | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.69 | 21.33 | 7.49 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 7 | Auburn | Southern | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.49 | 10.33 | 9.12 | 2.84 | -0.84 |
| 8 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.19 | 24.25 | 4.39 | 3.86 | 0.14 |
| 9 | Maryland | Southern | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.1 | 5 | 9.34 | 3.64 | -0.64 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.01 | 9.75 | 7.22 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 11 | SMU | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.82 | 18.75 | 3.64 | 3.83 | 0.17 |
| 12 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.48 | 10.5 | 3.54 | 3.74 | 0.26 |
| 13 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.42 | 22.67 | 1.75 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 14 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.33 | 16.6 | 1.74 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 15 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.33 | 37.75 | -0.64 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 16 | Temple | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.31 | 14.25 | 2.28 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 17 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.16 | 40.5 | -1.76 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | New York University | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.09 | 43.25 | -3.3 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.03 | 15.67 | 0.93 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.79 | 36.75 | -4.1 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.71 | 39.75 | -3.96 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.57 | 26.25 | -3.99 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 23 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.37 | 24 | -4.5 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 24 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.32 | 18.25 | -3.96 | 3.91 | 0.09 |
| 25 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-0-2 | 0.5 | 23.27 | 10.75 | -1.57 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
| 26 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.07 | 9.25 | -2.88 | 3.71 | 0.29 |
| 27 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 22.83 | 15.25 | -5.87 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 28 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.4 | 33.5 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Sewanee | Southern | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 22.37 | 8.8 | -6.09 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 30 | USC | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 22.27 | 27.25 | 21.69 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.13 | 23.67 | -10 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 32 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.74 | 12.75 | 11.57 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 33 | Alabama | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.4 | 28.25 | 6 | 3.86 | -0.86 |
| 34 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.36 | 33.25 | 5.24 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 35 | New Mexico | Border | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.32 | 25 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Washington | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.26 | 11 | 13.61 | 3.65 | -0.65 |
| 37 | TCU | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.1 | 16.83 | -0.56 | 5.92 | -0.92 |
| 38 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.1 | 12.25 | 12.23 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| 39 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.9 | 23.4 | 0.48 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 40 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.61 | 20 | -0.76 | 4.86 | -0.86 |
| 41 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.53 | 0.8 | 7.06 | 2.69 | 1.31 |
| 42 | Purdue | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.42 | 11.75 | 4.36 | 3.77 | -0.77 |
| 43 | LSU | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.31 | 17.5 | 5.59 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 44 | Texas | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.25 | 15.75 | 5.25 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 45 | Minnesota | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.24 | 10.75 | 5.85 | 3.75 | -0.75 |
| 46 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.18 | 13.25 | 2.5 | 3.85 | -0.85 |
| 47 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.95 | 26.25 | -1.73 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 48 | Michigan | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.94 | 13.5 | 0.71 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 49 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.82 | 34 | -1.19 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 50 | Ohio State | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.72 | 23 | 13.42 | 2.75 | -0.75 |
| 51 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.57 | 8.75 | 4.47 | 3.85 | -0.85 |
| 52 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.18 | 13 | 10.57 | 2.71 | -0.71 |
| 53 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.97 | 31.33 | 6.93 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 54 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.92 | 11.67 | 9.14 | 2.92 | -0.92 |
| 55 | Duke | Southern | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.61 | 6 | 10.51 | 3.89 | -1.89 |
| 56 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.39 | 6.75 | -3.01 | 3.28 | -0.28 |
| 57 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.37 | 8 | 9.78 | 2.39 | -0.39 |
| 58 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.35 | 24 | -1.29 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 59 | California | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.23 | 0.5 | 5.69 | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| 60 | Yale | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.18 | 9 | 8.55 | 2.53 | -0.53 |
| 61 | Arizona State | Border | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.33 | 23.33 | -2.45 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| 62 | Illinois | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.31 | 9 | 1.36 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| 63 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.3 | 13.8 | 7.16 | 4.36 | -1.36 |
| 64 | Rice | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.25 | 10.8 | 7.35 | 4.42 | -1.42 |
| 65 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.19 | 1.75 | -10 | 2.35 | 0.65 |
| 66 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.1 | 4.33 | 4.32 | 2.23 | -0.23 |
| 67 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.02 | 14 | 4.47 | 4.94 | -1.94 |
| 68 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.95 | 1.25 | 4.97 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 69 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.76 | 6 | -2.45 | 2.44 | -0.44 |
| 70 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.47 | 2.25 | -1.18 | 2.46 | -0.46 |
| 71 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.47 | 2 | 1.81 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 72 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.26 | -8 | 12 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 73 | Florida | Southern | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.9 | 4.33 | 14.86 | 2.06 | -1.06 |
| 74 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.52 | 0 | -1.29 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 75 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 13.4 | -4.33 | 2.53 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| 76 | Kansas | Big 6 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.22 | 8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| 77 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.16 | 2.5 | 13.21 | 1.17 | -0.17 |
| 78 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.12 | 4 | 5.64 | 2.63 | -0.63 |
| 79 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.14 | -1 | 7.68 | 2.09 | -0.09 |
| 80 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.02 | -3.25 | 7.96 | 1.54 | 0.46 |
| 81 | VMI | Southern | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.58 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 2.58 | -0.58 |
| 82 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.28 | -5.5 | 4.65 | 1.12 | 0.88 |
| 83 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.18 | -5 | 11.55 | 1.11 | 0.89 |
| 84 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.69 | 1.6 | -0.3 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 85 | Indiana | Western | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 9.66 | -8 | 4.98 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
| 86 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.24 | -10.75 | -2.96 | 0.32 | 1.68 |
| 87 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 8.82 | -15 | -3.92 | 0.21 | 1.79 |
| 88 | North Carolina | Southern | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.8 | -0.25 | 19.84 | 1.95 | -0.95 |
| 89 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.3 | -1 | 18.84 | 1.24 | -0.24 |
| 90 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.32 | -4.67 | 16.93 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 91 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7 | -6 | 12.43 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 92 | South Carolina | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.89 | -4 | 16.29 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 93 | Virginia | Southern | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.96 | -0.2 | 6.92 | 2.41 | -1.41 |
| 94 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.91 | -3.33 | 10.99 | 1.13 | -0.13 |
| 95 | Clemson | Southern | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.71 | -11 | 2.84 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| 96 | Arizona | Border | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.69 | -6.67 | -0.22 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 97 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.65 | -2.5 | -1.57 | 1.24 | -0.24 |
| 98 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.4 | -20 | 3.86 | 0.05 | 0.95 |
| 99 | NC State | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.32 | -8.75 | 11.25 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 100 | Chicago | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.31 | -7 | 4.11 | 0.42 | 0.58 |
| 101 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.18 | -9.75 | 8.29 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 102 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.04 | -11.8 | 9.67 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 103 | Mississippi State | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.47 | -21.25 | 5.79 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| 104 | Ole Miss | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.36 | -27.75 | 16.61 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 105 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.92 | -7.67 | 17.86 | 0.25 | -0.25 |
| 106 | Montana | Pacific | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.93 | -9.67 | 8.44 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 107 | UCLA | Pacific | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.02 | -10.67 | 11.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | Missouri | Big 6 | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.48 | -15.33 | 17.57 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 109 | Iowa | Western | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.54 | -16.33 | 17.98 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.69 | -24 | 10.94 | 0 | 0 |