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| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 27.24 | 28.17 | 17.28 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 2 | Northwestern | Western | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 26.52 | 14.17 | 16.46 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| 3 | Georgia | Southern | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.33 | 20.17 | 14.12 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| 4 | Tulane | Southern | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.22 | 29.86 | 7.34 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | SMU | Southwest | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.72 | 14.86 | 7.41 | 6.74 | 0.26 |
| 6 | Tennessee | Southern | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.65 | 28.71 | 4.52 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.62 | 19.33 | 6.02 | 5.89 | 0.11 |
| 8 | Temple | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 23.81 | 10.29 | 4.28 | 6.86 | -0.86 |
| 9 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 23.48 | 24.29 | -0.24 | 6.96 | -0.96 |
| 10 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 4-0-3 | 0.57 | 23.46 | 13.71 | 1.52 | 6.8 | -2.8 |
| 11 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.43 | 28 | -1.29 | 6.92 | 0.08 |
| 12 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.32 | 37.67 | -2.78 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | USC | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 23.2 | 22.33 | 19.22 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 14 | Alabama | Southern | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.44 | 27 | 9.99 | 6.87 | -0.87 |
| 15 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.89 | 36 | 9.49 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 16 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.63 | 25.71 | 9.53 | 6.92 | -1.92 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.34 | 25.29 | 4.22 | 6.89 | -0.89 |
| 18 | Purdue | Western | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.03 | 15 | 4.63 | 6.7 | -0.7 |
| 19 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.02 | 17.17 | 6.28 | 5.74 | -0.74 |
| 20 | TCU | Southwest | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 20.94 | 12.78 | 1.01 | 8.85 | -0.85 |
| 21 | Michigan | Western | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.89 | 18.86 | 2.87 | 6.9 | -0.9 |
| 22 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.81 | 27.86 | 0.81 | 6.98 | -0.98 |
| 23 | Stanford | Pacific | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.65 | 8.75 | 7 | 7.52 | -2.52 |
| 24 | Maryland | Southern | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.6 | 4.86 | 8.87 | 5.02 | -0.02 |
| 25 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.44 | 13.17 | 4.16 | 5.86 | -0.86 |
| 26 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.24 | 6.43 | 1.96 | 5.72 | 0.28 |
| 27 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.11 | 9.17 | 5.03 | 5.49 | -0.49 |
| 28 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.88 | 24.71 | -3.83 | 6.97 | -0.97 |
| 29 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.8 | 15.5 | 1.23 | 5.91 | -0.91 |
| 30 | Arizona State | Border | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.51 | 17.33 | -1.19 | 5.66 | -0.66 |
| 31 | Oregon | Pacific | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.4 | 1.71 | 6.74 | 4.19 | 0.81 |
| 32 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.33 | 3.67 | 4.19 | 4.34 | 0.66 |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.32 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 4.46 | 0.54 |
| 34 | Sewanee | Southern | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 19.29 | 3 | 0.55 | 5.84 | 0.16 |
| 35 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 19.06 | 15.86 | 13.52 | 6.36 | -1.36 |
| 36 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 19 | 13.17 | 8.16 | 5.21 | -2.21 |
| 37 | Brown | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 18.67 | 12.29 | -8.16 | 6.16 | -0.16 |
| 38 | New York University | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.53 | 25.29 | 6.19 | 6.94 | -1.94 |
| 39 | Minnesota | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.36 | 10.43 | 9.46 | 6.22 | -1.22 |
| 40 | Washington | Pacific | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 18.18 | 15.43 | 12.44 | 6.71 | -2.71 |
| 41 | Ohio State | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.06 | 14.33 | 13.82 | 5.42 | -1.42 |
| 42 | New Mexico | Border | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.04 | 11.5 | 0.09 | 3.79 | -0.79 |
| 43 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.91 | 33.86 | 1.87 | 6.93 | -1.93 |
| 44 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 17.9 | 8.5 | -7.49 | 5.19 | -0.19 |
| 45 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.88 | 14.12 | 0.36 | 7.56 | -1.56 |
| 46 | Washington State | Pacific | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.57 | 4.43 | 9.43 | 5.01 | -0.01 |
| 47 | Duke | Southern | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.48 | 5.14 | 15.06 | 6 | -2 |
| 48 | California | Pacific | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.23 | 4 | 7.72 | 5.61 | -0.61 |
| 49 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.12 | 4 | 5.22 | 5.02 | -0.02 |
| 50 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.9 | 16.86 | 3.18 | 6.29 | -2.29 |
| 51 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.61 | 10.86 | 3.29 | 6.31 | -2.31 |
| 52 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.52 | 11.88 | 10.7 | 7.77 | -2.77 |
| 53 | Kentucky | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.26 | 11.5 | 11.47 | 5.7 | -2.7 |
| 54 | South Carolina | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.25 | 9.17 | 3.08 | 5.1 | -1.1 |
| 55 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.16 | 1.71 | 9.99 | 4.07 | -0.07 |
| 56 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.94 | 15.5 | 6.01 | 7.45 | -2.45 |
| 57 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.16 | 13 | 3.82 | 4.65 | -1.65 |
| 58 | LSU | Southern | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.03 | 7.29 | 10.51 | 5.82 | -1.82 |
| 59 | Rice | Southwest | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.88 | 12.14 | 6.43 | 6.44 | -2.44 |
| 60 | Texas | Southwest | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.86 | 8.29 | 10.36 | 6.01 | -2.01 |
| 61 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 14.82 | 1.12 | 1.28 | 4.85 | -0.85 |
| 62 | Auburn | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.77 | 3.83 | 5.7 | 4.1 | -1.1 |
| 63 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.67 | 12.14 | 4.67 | 6.23 | -2.23 |
| 64 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.67 | 3.8 | 8.25 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 65 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.37 | 5.14 | 6.87 | 4.83 | -0.83 |
| 66 | New Mexico State | Border | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.81 | 8.57 | 1.51 | 5.92 | -1.92 |
| 67 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.57 | 0.86 | 8.07 | 3.75 | 0.25 |
| 68 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13.32 | 0.17 | 2.38 | 3.09 | -0.09 |
| 69 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.91 | -3.2 | 13.76 | 2.02 | 0.98 |
| 70 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.87 | 0.86 | 1.87 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| 71 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.77 | 0.83 | 5.8 | 3.19 | -0.19 |
| 72 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.08 | -4.14 | 3.35 | 2.01 | 1.99 |
| 73 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.79 | -2.17 | 10.98 | 2.44 | 0.56 |
| 74 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 9.98 | -2.14 | 4.35 | 2.54 | 0.46 |
| 75 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.71 | -9.33 | 8.94 | 1.46 | 1.54 |
| 76 | North Carolina | Southern | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 9 | -0.71 | 13.19 | 3.25 | -1.25 |
| 77 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 8.62 | -10.5 | -0.48 | 0.54 | 2.46 |
| 78 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.38 | -5.14 | 10.74 | 1.71 | 1.29 |
| 79 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.33 | -3.57 | 3.04 | 2.35 | 0.65 |
| 80 | VMI | Southern | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.18 | -3.25 | 3.65 | 2.47 | 0.53 |
| 81 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.03 | 0.17 | 12.68 | 3.06 | -1.06 |
| 82 | Indiana | Western | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.02 | -4.5 | 9.88 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 83 | Florida | Southern | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.99 | -9 | 17.05 | 1.16 | 0.84 |
| 84 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.4 | -12.4 | 12.02 | 0.41 | 1.59 |
| 85 | Kansas | Big 6 | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 7.35 | 1.43 | 7.85 | 4.2 | -2.2 |
| 86 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.11 | -1.33 | 16.87 | 2.38 | -0.38 |
| 87 | UCLA | Pacific | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 9.51 | 2.99 | -1.99 |
| 88 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.43 | -2.83 | 6.13 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 89 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.29 | -5 | 10.4 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 90 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.2 | -3.14 | 3.13 | 2.12 | -0.12 |
| 91 | Illinois | Western | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.17 | -5.83 | 10.37 | 1.37 | 0.63 |
| 92 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.08 | -5.14 | 8.54 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 93 | Arizona | Border | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.4 | -9.67 | 6.96 | 0.72 | 1.28 |
| 94 | NC State | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.84 | -5.29 | 4.93 | 1.39 | 0.61 |
| 95 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.58 | -3.4 | 10.82 | 1.31 | -0.31 |
| 96 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.15 | -15.14 | -0.07 | 0.15 | 1.85 |
| 97 | Iowa | Western | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.56 | -13.83 | 13.43 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 98 | Montana | Pacific | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.52 | -5 | 9.65 | 1.59 | -0.59 |
| 99 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.51 | -14.83 | 15.97 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 100 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.07 | -18.5 | 2.42 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 101 | Chicago | Western | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.05 | -8.86 | 7.86 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 102 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.02 | -10 | 8.67 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 103 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.98 | -11 | 9.98 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 104 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.89 | -9.5 | 16.47 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 105 | Clemson | Southern | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.84 | -11.14 | 2.67 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 106 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.73 | -13.71 | 4.39 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 107 | Ole Miss | Southern | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.64 | -17.86 | 12.87 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 108 | Virginia | Southern | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.52 | -8.12 | 10.33 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 109 | Mississippi State | Southern | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.36 | -23.83 | 7.82 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 110 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.27 | -11 | 8.27 | 0.47 | 0.53 |