Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.746081+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 28.01 | 25.25 | 18.88 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 2 | Georgia | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.23 | 23.25 | 15.67 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 3 | Northwestern | Western | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.62 | 10.25 | 15.92 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 4 | Kentucky | Southern | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.64 | 19.5 | 8.81 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 5 | Tulane | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.63 | 26 | 7.49 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.49 | 21.8 | 7.81 | 4.86 | 0.14 |
| 7 | Tennessee | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.33 | 29.4 | 5.65 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Maryland | Southern | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.13 | 8.2 | 9.54 | 4.38 | -0.38 |
| 9 | SMU | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.01 | 18.8 | 6.02 | 4.85 | 0.15 |
| 10 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.01 | 9.6 | 8.57 | 4.59 | 0.41 |
| 11 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.93 | 24 | 4.9 | 3.94 | 0.06 |
| 12 | New York University | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.56 | 37.2 | 1.57 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-0-2 | 0.67 | 24.43 | 13.83 | 4.3 | 5.99 | -1.99 |
| 14 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.09 | 15.25 | 2.26 | 3.93 | 0.07 |
| 15 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.75 | 31.6 | -2.09 | 4.96 | 0.04 |
| 16 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.61 | 21.4 | -0.91 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.49 | 21.25 | -1.25 | 3.92 | 0.08 |
| 18 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.47 | 12.6 | -0.42 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 19 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.41 | 36.2 | -4.21 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.13 | 39.75 | -5.75 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 23.1 | 17.8 | -3.14 | 4.84 | -1.84 |
| 22 | USC | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.69 | 23 | 18.13 | 4.95 | -0.95 |
| 23 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.54 | 21.2 | -6.6 | 4.94 | 0.06 |
| 24 | New Mexico | Border | 2-0-0 | 1 | 21.62 | 19.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Alabama | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.27 | 29.2 | 9.02 | 4.89 | -0.89 |
| 26 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.54 | 26.8 | 3.29 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 27 | Purdue | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.32 | 10.8 | 7.85 | 4.66 | -0.66 |
| 28 | LSU | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.29 | 15.4 | 6.15 | 4.87 | -0.87 |
| 29 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.24 | 35 | 9.57 | 4 | -1 |
| 30 | TCU | Southwest | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.22 | 15.29 | -2.1 | 6.92 | -0.92 |
| 31 | Washington | Pacific | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.09 | 8.8 | 14.18 | 4.56 | -1.56 |
| 32 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.08 | 17.2 | 2.44 | 4.76 | -0.76 |
| 33 | Michigan | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20 | 17.8 | 3.87 | 4.85 | -0.85 |
| 34 | Minnesota | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.99 | 15.4 | 4.28 | 4.88 | -0.88 |
| 35 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.98 | 26.6 | 8.08 | 4.89 | -1.89 |
| 36 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.88 | 28.4 | 1.17 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 37 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.48 | 7.4 | 4.41 | 4.64 | -0.64 |
| 38 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.44 | 11.25 | 9.59 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 39 | Duke | Southern | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.42 | 10.4 | 10.08 | 4.97 | -1.97 |
| 40 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.37 | 5 | 9.41 | 3.46 | -0.46 |
| 41 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.33 | 24.2 | -3.18 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 42 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.08 | 23.8 | -3.17 | 4.83 | -0.83 |
| 43 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.97 | 16.5 | 2.13 | 3.81 | -0.81 |
| 44 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.52 | 16.4 | -4.48 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 45 | Arizona State | Border | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.52 | 21 | 1.36 | 3.74 | -0.74 |
| 46 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 18.31 | 0.67 | 3.93 | 3.23 | 0.77 |
| 47 | Sewanee | Southern | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 17.99 | 1.83 | -2.27 | 3.84 | 0.16 |
| 48 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 17.99 | 3.2 | -4.42 | 3.45 | 0.55 |
| 49 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.92 | 19.75 | -2.86 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 50 | Auburn | Southern | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.92 | 7.5 | 9.31 | 3.44 | -1.44 |
| 51 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.81 | 5.25 | 3.03 | 3.42 | -0.42 |
| 52 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.53 | 6 | 14.24 | 2.13 | -0.13 |
| 53 | Florida | Southern | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.5 | 3.5 | 15.73 | 2.62 | -0.62 |
| 54 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.47 | 17.5 | 4.57 | 5.79 | -1.79 |
| 55 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.44 | 16 | 6.88 | 5.91 | -1.91 |
| 56 | Yale | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.42 | 6.75 | 10.56 | 3.24 | -1.24 |
| 57 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.33 | 17.67 | 5.45 | 5.56 | -1.56 |
| 58 | Rice | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.31 | 14.33 | 6.34 | 5.63 | -1.63 |
| 59 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.14 | 5 | -0.98 | 3.18 | -0.18 |
| 60 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.73 | 8.4 | 14.28 | 4.06 | -1.06 |
| 61 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.37 | 14.5 | -2.51 | 5.61 | -1.61 |
| 62 | Texas | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.68 | 7 | 7.3 | 4.04 | -1.04 |
| 63 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 15.49 | 1.75 | -10 | 2.35 | 0.65 |
| 64 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.14 | 4.2 | 4.88 | 3.43 | -0.43 |
| 65 | Indiana | Western | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 14.99 | 0.5 | 5.14 | 2.12 | -0.12 |
| 66 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.87 | 5.8 | 5.11 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 67 | Ohio State | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.72 | 14.75 | 14.12 | 3.47 | -1.47 |
| 68 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.61 | 1.4 | 5.71 | 2.81 | 0.19 |
| 69 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 13.81 | -4.33 | 5.72 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| 70 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.72 | 7 | 9.95 | 3.47 | -1.47 |
| 71 | California | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.63 | -0.8 | 7.97 | 2.06 | 0.94 |
| 72 | South Carolina | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.49 | 2.25 | 12.49 | 2.43 | -0.43 |
| 73 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.81 | -0.5 | 9.97 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 74 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.74 | 1 | 1.5 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 75 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.68 | 0 | 6.07 | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.66 | 0.6 | 2.58 | 2.68 | -0.68 |
| 77 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 11.18 | -5.8 | -1.22 | 1.36 | 1.64 |
| 78 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.15 | -1.8 | 8.88 | 2.11 | -0.11 |
| 79 | Kansas | Big 6 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.79 | 5.2 | 7.07 | 4.04 | -2.04 |
| 80 | Illinois | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.77 | -2 | 4.59 | 1.57 | 0.43 |
| 81 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 10.68 | -0.83 | 3.68 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 82 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.33 | -3.25 | 6.97 | 1.54 | 0.46 |
| 83 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.14 | -17.5 | 15.43 | 0.39 | 1.61 |
| 84 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.39 | 1.6 | 0.42 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 85 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.26 | -4.4 | 11.87 | 1.44 | 0.56 |
| 86 | VMI | Southern | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.93 | -3.33 | 3.11 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 87 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.89 | -5.8 | 8.3 | 1.28 | 0.72 |
| 88 | UCLA | Pacific | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.83 | 3.5 | 4.98 | 2.81 | -1.81 |
| 89 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.67 | -4.2 | 8.59 | 1.52 | 0.48 |
| 90 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.71 | -11 | -3.98 | 0.32 | 1.68 |
| 91 | North Carolina | Southern | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.67 | -1.6 | 18.7 | 2.01 | -1.01 |
| 92 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.09 | -4.25 | 19.43 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 93 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.35 | -8.25 | 13.12 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 94 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.3 | -11.75 | 19.16 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 95 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.06 | -10.25 | 11.18 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 96 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.79 | -11.8 | 9.69 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 97 | Arizona | Border | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.68 | -13 | 3.96 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 98 | Clemson | Southern | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.67 | -13 | 3.43 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 99 | Virginia | Southern | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.62 | -3.17 | 7.04 | 1.55 | -0.55 |
| 100 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.4 | -3.4 | 3.73 | 1.13 | -0.13 |
| 101 | Ole Miss | Southern | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.31 | -22.2 | 10.53 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 102 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.26 | -22 | 5.18 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| 103 | Mississippi State | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.21 | -21.25 | 4.93 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| 104 | NC State | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.89 | -8 | 5.23 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| 105 | Chicago | Western | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | -10.8 | 5.16 | 0.31 | 0.69 |
| 106 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.87 | -7.67 | 17.49 | 0.25 | -0.25 |
| 107 | Montana | Pacific | 0-4-0 | 0 | -1.96 | -10.5 | 8.6 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 108 | Missouri | Big 6 | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.49 | -16.5 | 18.48 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 109 | Iowa | Western | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.64 | -20.75 | 17.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.73 | -29.5 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |