Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.746485+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 27.33 | 24 | 17.2 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 2 | Georgia | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.6 | 24 | 13.69 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 3 | Northwestern | Western | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.6 | 13.4 | 16.15 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 4 | Tennessee | Southern | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.34 | 28.33 | 7.22 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Tulane | Southern | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.14 | 30.33 | 5.83 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Maryland | Southern | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 25.02 | 10.17 | 9.36 | 5.56 | -0.56 |
| 7 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.93 | 21.8 | 5.99 | 4.86 | 0.14 |
| 8 | SMU | Southwest | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.84 | 16 | 6.83 | 5.75 | 0.25 |
| 9 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.52 | 23 | 3.86 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 10 | Stanford | Pacific | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 24.31 | 12.71 | 5.03 | 6.95 | -1.95 |
| 11 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.16 | 27.17 | 1.8 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| 12 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.97 | 9.17 | 4.21 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| 13 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.92 | 16 | 2.33 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 14 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.84 | 34.4 | -0.45 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Temple | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 23.65 | 11 | 2.42 | 5.95 | -0.95 |
| 16 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-0-3 | 0.5 | 23.43 | 14.83 | 0.33 | 5.8 | -2.8 |
| 17 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 22.99 | 23.33 | -3.6 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 18 | New Mexico | Border | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.85 | 17.67 | -2.75 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.7 | 17.6 | -4.13 | 4.91 | 0.09 |
| 20 | USC | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.47 | 23 | 17.83 | 4.95 | -0.95 |
| 21 | Alabama | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.98 | 24.67 | 10.91 | 5.82 | -0.82 |
| 22 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.56 | 38.8 | 10.68 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 23 | New York University | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.05 | 29.67 | 3.22 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 24 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.05 | 26.67 | 9.34 | 5.91 | -1.91 |
| 25 | Washington | Pacific | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21 | 20.17 | 10.22 | 5.9 | -1.9 |
| 26 | Minnesota | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.8 | 15.17 | 6.25 | 5.9 | -0.9 |
| 27 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.7 | 28.17 | 2.84 | 5.93 | -0.93 |
| 28 | TCU | Southwest | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.66 | 14.25 | -0.55 | 7.92 | -0.92 |
| 29 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.46 | 28 | 0.37 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 30 | Purdue | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.27 | 10.33 | 4.43 | 5.55 | -0.55 |
| 31 | Michigan | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.25 | 18.33 | 2.09 | 5.87 | -0.87 |
| 32 | Kentucky | Southern | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.17 | 15.2 | 11.04 | 4.87 | -1.87 |
| 33 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.82 | 9.67 | 2.22 | 5.79 | -0.79 |
| 34 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.78 | 9.6 | 6 | 4.49 | -0.49 |
| 35 | Oregon | Pacific | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.47 | 1.71 | 6.81 | 4.19 | 0.81 |
| 36 | Arizona State | Border | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 0.96 | 4.68 | -0.68 |
| 37 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.36 | 24.67 | -4.24 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 38 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.32 | 19.83 | 0.14 | 5.47 | -1.47 |
| 39 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.09 | 13.67 | 0.42 | 5.66 | -1.66 |
| 40 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.91 | 17.2 | -1.44 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 41 | Sewanee | Southern | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 18.69 | 2.43 | 0.74 | 4.75 | 0.25 |
| 42 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 18.58 | 12.17 | -7.61 | 5.33 | -0.33 |
| 43 | Auburn | Southern | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.4 | 10 | 4.23 | 4.49 | -1.49 |
| 44 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.31 | 14.71 | 7.87 | 6.91 | -1.91 |
| 45 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.28 | 4.2 | 0.42 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| 46 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.83 | 14 | 11.26 | 5.39 | -1.39 |
| 47 | LSU | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.59 | 11.83 | 8.63 | 5.63 | -1.63 |
| 48 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.42 | 22.83 | 4.23 | 5.82 | -1.82 |
| 49 | Yale | FBS Independents | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 17.29 | 5.4 | 11.8 | 3.47 | -1.47 |
| 50 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.24 | 4.2 | -0.1 | 4.27 | -1.27 |
| 51 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.04 | 13.17 | 4.04 | 5.56 | -1.56 |
| 52 | Rice | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.04 | 14.33 | 4.91 | 5.63 | -1.63 |
| 53 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.03 | 17.5 | 3.76 | 5.79 | -1.79 |
| 54 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.96 | 13.29 | -0.79 | 6.48 | -1.48 |
| 55 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 16.73 | 5.2 | -10 | 3.77 | 0.23 |
| 56 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.63 | 5 | 8.25 | 4.39 | -0.39 |
| 57 | Ohio State | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.42 | 13.2 | 13.67 | 4.33 | -1.33 |
| 58 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.2 | 4.17 | 5.86 | 4.03 | -0.03 |
| 59 | Duke | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.95 | 4.83 | 13.03 | 4.93 | -1.93 |
| 60 | California | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.8 | 2.5 | 5.43 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| 61 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.48 | 13 | 3.83 | 4.65 | -1.65 |
| 62 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.27 | 2.17 | -0.47 | 3.86 | 0.14 |
| 63 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.14 | 15 | 6.24 | 6.39 | -2.39 |
| 64 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.08 | 1.83 | 10.29 | 3.48 | -0.48 |
| 65 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.97 | 5.6 | 7.54 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 66 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.68 | 6 | 5.08 | 3.57 | -0.57 |
| 67 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 13.28 | 0.29 | 4.15 | 3.71 | -0.71 |
| 68 | Texas | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.27 | 5.5 | 9.97 | 4.59 | -1.59 |
| 69 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.68 | -2.4 | 9.08 | 2.02 | 0.98 |
| 70 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.2 | -8.8 | 12.69 | 1.21 | 1.79 |
| 71 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.01 | 8.83 | -1.62 | 5.06 | -2.06 |
| 72 | Florida | Southern | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.44 | -2.6 | 15.49 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 73 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.38 | 0 | 7.41 | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | Indiana | Western | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11 | -1 | 6.56 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 75 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.59 | -0.83 | 0.72 | 2.77 | 0.23 |
| 76 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.53 | -9 | 14.13 | 1.02 | 0.98 |
| 77 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.5 | 1.8 | 12.12 | 3.07 | -1.07 |
| 78 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.92 | -10 | 9.93 | 0.45 | 1.55 |
| 79 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.27 | -5.83 | -1.26 | 1.44 | 1.56 |
| 80 | North Carolina | Southern | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.96 | -0.83 | 15.49 | 2.73 | -0.73 |
| 81 | Kansas | Big 6 | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.93 | 3.33 | 9.57 | 4.25 | -2.25 |
| 82 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.34 | -2 | 5.91 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 83 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.15 | -4.83 | 11.45 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 84 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.9 | -2.5 | 0.74 | 2.13 | -0.13 |
| 85 | Illinois | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.79 | -6.8 | 9.39 | 1.06 | 0.94 |
| 86 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.72 | -3.5 | 4.7 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 87 | UCLA | Pacific | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 6.61 | 1.6 | 9.18 | 2.99 | -1.99 |
| 88 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.36 | -15 | 1.6 | 0.19 | 1.81 |
| 89 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.33 | -6.83 | 14.23 | 1.11 | 0.89 |
| 90 | VMI | Southern | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.2 | -3.86 | 4.12 | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.18 | -6 | 9.55 | 1.32 | 0.68 |
| 92 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.06 | -13.5 | -2.45 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 93 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.21 | -4.25 | 14.27 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 94 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.74 | -3.6 | 18.73 | 1.26 | -0.26 |
| 95 | Montana | Pacific | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.29 | -2.2 | 7.82 | 1.98 | -0.98 |
| 96 | Iowa | Western | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.24 | -15.2 | 12.59 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 97 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.85 | -10.8 | 14.7 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 98 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.73 | -11.8 | 12.47 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 99 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.53 | -17.8 | 17.3 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 100 | Arizona | Border | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.52 | -13 | 6.44 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 101 | Virginia | Southern | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.5 | -5.43 | 9.09 | 1.01 | -0.01 |
| 102 | Clemson | Southern | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.44 | -12.83 | 1.78 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 103 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.43 | -15 | 6.66 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 104 | Ole Miss | Southern | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.3 | -19.67 | 11.69 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 105 | NC State | Southern | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.21 | -7.17 | 5.13 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 106 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.14 | -8.67 | 6.29 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 107 | Mississippi State | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.01 | -27.4 | 9.44 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| 108 | Chicago | Western | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.01 | -10.33 | 8.79 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 109 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 1.68 | -22.2 | 2.07 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 110 | Missouri | Big 6 | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.32 | -13.8 | 17.61 | 0.15 | -0.15 |