Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.915713+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | Pacific | 8-0-0 | 1 | 26.05 | 17.5 | 14.7 | 7.98 | 0.02 |
| 2 | Michigan | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.81 | 13.75 | 14.43 | 7.96 | 0.04 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 8-0-2 | 0.8 | 25.56 | 15.7 | 12.72 | 9.91 | -1.91 |
| 4 | Purdue | Western | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.46 | 15.25 | 12.24 | 7.7 | -0.7 |
| 5 | Tennessee | Southern | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 25.04 | 20.33 | 9.18 | 8.95 | -0.95 |
| 6 | Auburn | Southern | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.38 | 24.56 | 5.23 | 8.92 | 0.08 |
| 7 | TCU | Southwest | 10-0-1 | 0.91 | 24.14 | 23.64 | 4.18 | 10.97 | -0.97 |
| 8 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24 | 17.44 | 4.5 | 8.91 | -0.91 |
| 9 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 23.93 | 29.33 | 2.4 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.94 | 29.62 | 11.15 | 7.99 | -0.99 |
| 11 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.27 | 14.38 | 12.85 | 7.6 | -1.6 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.08 | 13.89 | 8.13 | 8.84 | -0.84 |
| 13 | Washington State | Pacific | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.91 | 11.33 | 9.38 | 8.77 | -1.77 |
| 14 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.88 | 19.5 | 6.85 | 7.59 | -0.59 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | Western | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.84 | 12.88 | 10.91 | 7.5 | -1.5 |
| 16 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.72 | 18.56 | 6.16 | 8.88 | -1.88 |
| 17 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 21.5 | 9.11 | 9.55 | 8.27 | -2.27 |
| 18 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.46 | 15.33 | 4.27 | 8.63 | -0.63 |
| 19 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.39 | 5.75 | 11.79 | 6.94 | -0.94 |
| 20 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.23 | 8.12 | 9.52 | 6.96 | -0.96 |
| 21 | NC State | Southern | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 21.13 | 7.56 | 9.02 | 8.51 | -2.51 |
| 22 | Alabama | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.58 | 15.89 | 13.76 | 8.64 | -1.64 |
| 23 | Texas | Southwest | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.49 | 17.1 | 9.95 | 9.72 | -1.72 |
| 24 | Ohio State | Western | 4-1-3 | 0.5 | 20.48 | 6.12 | 14.37 | 6.93 | -2.93 |
| 25 | Brown | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.44 | 4.88 | 4.11 | 6.61 | 0.39 |
| 26 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 8-1-2 | 0.73 | 20.32 | 10.64 | -0.58 | 10.57 | -2.57 |
| 27 | Temple | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 19.94 | 6.5 | 6.46 | 6.68 | -1.68 |
| 28 | Texas Tech | Border | 10-2-0 | 0.83 | 19.69 | 28.92 | -1.53 | 11.96 | -1.96 |
| 29 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.68 | 22.44 | 5.83 | 8.88 | -1.88 |
| 30 | LSU | Southern | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.63 | 18.67 | 11.41 | 8.96 | -2.96 |
| 31 | Tulane | Southern | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.19 | 4 | 14.73 | 6.14 | -0.14 |
| 32 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.13 | 6.78 | 8.45 | 7.71 | -0.71 |
| 33 | UCLA | Pacific | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.1 | 14.62 | 8.24 | 7.82 | -1.82 |
| 34 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.91 | 20.62 | 6.1 | 7.92 | -1.92 |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.79 | 15 | 7.12 | 7.48 | -1.48 |
| 36 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.61 | 15.44 | 1.41 | 8.59 | -1.59 |
| 37 | Duke | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.36 | 11.3 | 13.05 | 9.6 | -2.6 |
| 38 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.98 | 16.88 | 5.96 | 7.78 | -2.78 |
| 39 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.56 | 6.25 | 8.7 | 6.36 | -1.36 |
| 40 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 17.5 | 8.11 | 1.16 | 7.48 | -1.48 |
| 41 | Washington | Pacific | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 17.47 | 6.5 | 13.51 | 6.61 | -2.61 |
| 42 | Rice | Southwest | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.38 | 6.4 | 9.11 | 8.07 | -1.07 |
| 43 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.77 | 1.57 | 9.36 | 4.02 | 0.98 |
| 44 | California | Pacific | 6-3-2 | 0.55 | 16.47 | 5.45 | 7.97 | 8.65 | -2.65 |
| 45 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.27 | 8.89 | 4.12 | 8.36 | -2.36 |
| 46 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 8-4-0 | 0.67 | 16.26 | 10.42 | 2.79 | 10.54 | -2.54 |
| 47 | Minnesota | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.05 | 5.5 | 13.45 | 6.76 | -1.76 |
| 48 | Oregon | Pacific | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.97 | 3.67 | 14.17 | 6.55 | -1.55 |
| 49 | Stanford | Pacific | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 15.69 | 10.27 | 10.23 | 10.21 | -4.21 |
| 50 | New York University | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.68 | 7.5 | 9.26 | 6.54 | -1.54 |
| 51 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.64 | 3.14 | 4.97 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 52 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.6 | 12.62 | 5.41 | 7.03 | -2.03 |
| 53 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.49 | 6.67 | 0.4 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 54 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.33 | 8.75 | 5.24 | 6.24 | -1.24 |
| 55 | Kansas | Big 6 | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.21 | 1.5 | 13.04 | 4.68 | 0.32 |
| 56 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.03 | 6.22 | 5.14 | 8.06 | -3.06 |
| 57 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.76 | 6.88 | 11.78 | 6.95 | -2.95 |
| 58 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.29 | 6.25 | 8.8 | 6.76 | -2.76 |
| 59 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 13.92 | -0.62 | 2.8 | 3.49 | 0.51 |
| 60 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.67 | 2.5 | 9.26 | 7.3 | -2.3 |
| 61 | Northern Arizona | Border | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 13.53 | 1.29 | 4.09 | 4.53 | -1.53 |
| 62 | Virginia | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.14 | 3.11 | 3.97 | 6.26 | -1.26 |
| 63 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.1 | 10 | 8.16 | 6.7 | -2.7 |
| 64 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-2-3 | 0.29 | 13.08 | 7.86 | 9.59 | 6.18 | -4.18 |
| 65 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 13.05 | 3.22 | 15 | 6.11 | -2.11 |
| 66 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13 | 13.12 | 5.52 | 7.47 | -3.47 |
| 67 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.4 | 2.25 | 9.53 | 4.74 | -0.74 |
| 68 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 12.39 | -1.75 | 12.92 | 3.03 | 0.97 |
| 69 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.26 | 3.33 | 7.81 | 6.72 | -2.72 |
| 70 | Ole Miss | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.23 | 2.6 | 8.99 | 6.13 | -1.13 |
| 71 | Illinois | Western | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.19 | -0.56 | 7.76 | 4.23 | 0.77 |
| 72 | Arizona State | Border | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.19 | 6.71 | 2.14 | 5.09 | -2.09 |
| 73 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.17 | 4.56 | 4.29 | 6.29 | -2.29 |
| 74 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.14 | 1 | 12.02 | 5.06 | -1.06 |
| 75 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.04 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 6.02 | -1.02 |
| 76 | Kentucky | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.8 | 4.33 | 14 | 6.53 | -2.53 |
| 77 | Maryland | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.79 | 2.2 | 5.69 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 78 | Northwestern | Western | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.73 | 5 | 15.68 | 5.85 | -2.85 |
| 79 | Yale | FBS Independents | 2-2-3 | 0.29 | 11.57 | 0 | 11.99 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| 80 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 11.52 | -0.3 | 12.38 | 4.77 | -0.77 |
| 81 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 11.32 | 0.38 | 5.28 | 4.38 | -1.38 |
| 82 | New Mexico State | Border | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 11.12 | 16.4 | -2.49 | 9.24 | -5.24 |
| 83 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 10.57 | -1.75 | 8.35 | 3.03 | -0.03 |
| 84 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 10.22 | 2.1 | 11.9 | 6.03 | -2.03 |
| 85 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.2 | -2 | 6.17 | 3.46 | 0.54 |
| 86 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.09 | -1.5 | 2.08 | 3.34 | 0.66 |
| 87 | Chicago | Western | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.97 | 0.12 | 10.88 | 4.05 | -1.05 |
| 88 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 9.89 | -1.86 | 2.07 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 89 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.79 | 0.5 | 5.96 | 4.18 | -1.18 |
| 90 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.58 | 2.12 | 12.62 | 4.76 | -1.76 |
| 91 | Indiana | Western | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.24 | -1.38 | 11.61 | 3.27 | -0.27 |
| 92 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.05 | 2.38 | 2.65 | 5.05 | -2.05 |
| 93 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.88 | 2.83 | 12.94 | 4.07 | -2.07 |
| 94 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.86 | -1.25 | 5.83 | 3.35 | -0.35 |
| 95 | Arizona | Border | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.73 | -2.67 | 5.46 | 3.17 | 0.83 |
| 96 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.91 | -1.67 | 9.31 | 3.56 | -0.56 |
| 97 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 7.7 | -6.56 | 0.21 | 1.58 | 2.42 |
| 98 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 7.5 | -5.8 | 15.16 | 2.24 | 0.76 |
| 99 | Clemson | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.42 | -2.44 | 4.75 | 3.35 | -0.35 |
| 100 | Georgia | Southern | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 7.36 | 0.67 | 16.02 | 4.77 | -2.77 |
| 101 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 7.2 | 0.88 | 11.59 | 4.52 | -2.52 |
| 102 | Mississippi State | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.33 | -15.25 | 6.7 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 103 | Florida | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.67 | -2.71 | 12.09 | 2.66 | -0.66 |
| 104 | Butler | Missouri Valley | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.18 | -5.43 | -7.9 | 1.22 | 0.78 |
| 105 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.14 | -4.71 | 7.84 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 106 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.68 | -1.62 | 3.71 | 3.27 | -1.27 |
| 107 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.64 | -7.12 | 2.13 | 1.18 | 0.82 |
| 108 | SMU | Southwest | 2-6-2 | 0.2 | 4.46 | -4.9 | 13.42 | 1.38 | 0.62 |
| 109 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.95 | -9.33 | 11.79 | 0.86 | 1.14 |
| 110 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.56 | -15.44 | 10.88 | 0.46 | 1.54 |
| 111 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 2.86 | -12.4 | 5.94 | 0.27 | 1.73 |
| 112 | Montana | Pacific | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.78 | -15.56 | 9.56 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 113 | VMI | Southern | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.56 | -12.2 | 11.15 | 0.41 | 1.59 |
| 114 | New Mexico | Border | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.56 | -16.71 | 7.03 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 115 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.54 | -18.67 | 9.47 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 116 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-6-2 | 0.11 | 1.5 | -7.56 | 11 | 1.39 | -0.39 |
| 117 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.95 | -17.38 | 14.38 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 118 | Iowa | Western | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.63 | -13.62 | 14.17 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 119 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.62 | -13.75 | 9.72 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 120 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.01 | -16.8 | 14.15 | 0.05 | 0.95 |