Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.916098+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | Pacific | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.76 | 17.5 | 13.75 | 7.98 | 0.02 |
| 2 | Michigan | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.69 | 13.75 | 14.33 | 7.96 | 0.04 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 8-0-2 | 0.8 | 25.36 | 15.7 | 12.16 | 9.91 | -1.91 |
| 4 | Purdue | Western | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.35 | 15.25 | 12.28 | 7.7 | -0.7 |
| 5 | Tennessee | Southern | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 24.79 | 20.2 | 8.4 | 9.89 | -0.89 |
| 6 | Auburn | Southern | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 24.35 | 22.1 | 5.95 | 9.79 | -0.79 |
| 7 | TCU | Southwest | 10-0-1 | 0.91 | 23.99 | 23.64 | 3.9 | 10.97 | -0.97 |
| 8 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 23.88 | 17.44 | 4.43 | 8.91 | -0.91 |
| 9 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 23.86 | 29.33 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.76 | 29.62 | 10.44 | 7.99 | -0.99 |
| 11 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.17 | 14.38 | 12.84 | 7.6 | -1.6 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22 | 13.89 | 8.17 | 8.84 | -0.84 |
| 13 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.79 | 19.5 | 6.86 | 7.59 | -0.59 |
| 14 | Washington State | Pacific | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.79 | 11.33 | 9.07 | 8.77 | -1.77 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | Western | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.79 | 12.88 | 11.13 | 7.5 | -1.5 |
| 16 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.63 | 5.89 | 10.88 | 7.57 | -0.57 |
| 17 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.6 | 18.56 | 6 | 8.88 | -1.88 |
| 18 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.32 | 15.33 | 3.97 | 8.63 | -0.63 |
| 19 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 21.25 | 9.11 | 9.39 | 8.27 | -2.27 |
| 20 | NC State | Southern | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 21.03 | 7.56 | 8.9 | 8.51 | -2.51 |
| 21 | Alabama | Southern | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.99 | 14.9 | 14.08 | 9.62 | -1.62 |
| 22 | Ohio State | Western | 4-1-3 | 0.5 | 20.4 | 6.12 | 14.39 | 6.93 | -2.93 |
| 23 | Texas | Southwest | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.35 | 17.1 | 9.4 | 9.72 | -1.72 |
| 24 | Brown | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.35 | 4.88 | 4.07 | 6.61 | 0.39 |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 9-1-2 | 0.75 | 20.29 | 10.83 | -1.6 | 11.49 | -2.49 |
| 26 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.94 | 22.2 | 5.89 | 9.89 | -1.89 |
| 27 | Temple | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 19.79 | 6.5 | 6.12 | 6.68 | -1.68 |
| 28 | LSU | Southern | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.53 | 18.67 | 11.01 | 8.96 | -2.96 |
| 29 | Texas Tech | Border | 10-2-0 | 0.83 | 19.43 | 28.92 | -2.1 | 11.96 | -1.96 |
| 30 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.26 | 7 | 6.67 | 8.47 | -0.47 |
| 31 | Tulane | Southern | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.89 | 4 | 13.97 | 6.14 | -0.14 |
| 32 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.85 | 20.62 | 6.15 | 7.92 | -1.92 |
| 33 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.76 | 6.56 | 10.22 | 7.54 | -1.54 |
| 34 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.71 | 15 | 6.78 | 7.48 | -1.48 |
| 35 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.54 | 15.44 | 1.44 | 8.59 | -1.59 |
| 36 | Washington | Pacific | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 18.33 | 7.89 | 13.73 | 7.87 | -2.87 |
| 37 | Duke | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.27 | 11.3 | 12.78 | 9.6 | -2.6 |
| 38 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.85 | 16.88 | 6.31 | 7.78 | -2.78 |
| 39 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.47 | 6.25 | 8.56 | 6.36 | -1.36 |
| 40 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 17.42 | 8.11 | 1.07 | 7.48 | -1.48 |
| 41 | Rice | Southwest | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.29 | 6.4 | 8.72 | 8.07 | -1.07 |
| 42 | UCLA | Pacific | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.16 | 10.89 | 9.4 | 8.38 | -2.38 |
| 43 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.75 | 1.57 | 9.2 | 4.02 | 0.98 |
| 44 | California | Pacific | 6-3-2 | 0.55 | 16.41 | 5.45 | 8.02 | 8.65 | -2.65 |
| 45 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.34 | 7.57 | 0.03 | 5.93 | -0.93 |
| 46 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.17 | 8.89 | 3.78 | 8.36 | -2.36 |
| 47 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 8-4-0 | 0.67 | 16.13 | 10.42 | 2.75 | 10.54 | -2.54 |
| 48 | Minnesota | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16 | 5.5 | 13.64 | 6.76 | -1.76 |
| 49 | Oregon | Pacific | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.78 | 3.67 | 13.95 | 6.55 | -1.55 |
| 50 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.65 | 3.14 | 4.84 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 51 | New York University | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.62 | 7.5 | 8.86 | 6.54 | -1.54 |
| 52 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.5 | 12.62 | 5.09 | 7.03 | -2.03 |
| 53 | Stanford | Pacific | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 15.49 | 10.27 | 9.62 | 10.21 | -4.21 |
| 54 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.23 | 8.75 | 4.98 | 6.24 | -1.24 |
| 55 | Kansas | Big 6 | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.21 | 1.5 | 13.52 | 4.68 | 0.32 |
| 56 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.01 | 6.22 | 5.03 | 8.06 | -3.06 |
| 57 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.75 | 6.88 | 11.62 | 6.95 | -2.95 |
| 58 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.34 | 6.25 | 8.64 | 6.76 | -2.76 |
| 59 | Arizona State | Border | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.91 | 11.25 | 2.31 | 6.67 | -2.67 |
| 60 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 13.9 | -0.62 | 2.24 | 3.49 | 0.51 |
| 61 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.87 | 4.11 | 8.2 | 6.51 | -2.51 |
| 62 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-4-2 | 0.45 | 13.67 | 2.27 | 10.2 | 7.45 | -2.45 |
| 63 | Northern Arizona | Border | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 13.54 | 1.29 | 3.68 | 4.53 | -1.53 |
| 64 | Virginia | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.15 | 3.11 | 3.96 | 6.26 | -1.26 |
| 65 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.04 | 10 | 8.12 | 6.7 | -2.7 |
| 66 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-2-3 | 0.29 | 12.99 | 7.86 | 9.18 | 6.18 | -4.18 |
| 67 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.93 | 13.12 | 5.34 | 7.47 | -3.47 |
| 68 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.89 | 3.22 | 13.93 | 6.11 | -2.11 |
| 69 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 12.41 | -1.75 | 12.8 | 3.03 | 0.97 |
| 70 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.26 | 2.25 | 9.8 | 4.74 | -0.74 |
| 71 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.24 | 3.33 | 7.33 | 6.72 | -2.72 |
| 72 | Illinois | Western | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.13 | -0.56 | 7.67 | 4.23 | 0.77 |
| 73 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.1 | 1 | 12.08 | 5.06 | -1.06 |
| 74 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.1 | 4.56 | 4.13 | 6.29 | -2.29 |
| 75 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.96 | 2.2 | 6.86 | 6.02 | -1.02 |
| 76 | Northwestern | Western | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.67 | 5 | 15.56 | 5.85 | -2.85 |
| 77 | Kentucky | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.65 | 4.33 | 13.75 | 6.53 | -2.53 |
| 78 | Yale | FBS Independents | 2-2-3 | 0.29 | 11.5 | 0 | 11.64 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| 79 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 11.31 | -0.3 | 11.73 | 4.77 | -0.77 |
| 80 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 11.17 | 0.38 | 5.37 | 4.38 | -1.38 |
| 81 | New Mexico State | Border | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 11.02 | 16.4 | -2.4 | 9.24 | -5.24 |
| 82 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.17 | -2 | 6.24 | 3.46 | 0.54 |
| 83 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 10.1 | 2.1 | 11.6 | 6.03 | -2.03 |
| 84 | Ole Miss | Southern | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 10.08 | 0 | 7.2 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| 85 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.95 | -1.5 | 2.05 | 3.34 | 0.66 |
| 86 | Chicago | Western | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.91 | 0.12 | 10.76 | 4.05 | -1.05 |
| 87 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 9.81 | -1.86 | 1.51 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 88 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.74 | 0.5 | 5.79 | 4.18 | -1.18 |
| 89 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.66 | 2.12 | 11.78 | 4.76 | -1.76 |
| 90 | Maryland | Southern | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.35 | -0.91 | 4.08 | 5.07 | -0.07 |
| 91 | Indiana | Western | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.18 | -1.38 | 11.36 | 3.27 | -0.27 |
| 92 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.03 | 2.38 | 2.77 | 5.05 | -2.05 |
| 93 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.79 | -1.25 | 5.43 | 3.35 | -0.35 |
| 94 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.77 | 2.83 | 13.2 | 4.07 | -2.07 |
| 95 | Arizona | Border | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.63 | -2.67 | 5.38 | 3.17 | 0.83 |
| 96 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.78 | -1.67 | 8.8 | 3.56 | -0.56 |
| 97 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 7.73 | -6.56 | 0.18 | 1.58 | 2.42 |
| 98 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 7.4 | -5.8 | 14.88 | 2.24 | 0.76 |
| 99 | Clemson | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.35 | -2.44 | 5.02 | 3.35 | -0.35 |
| 100 | Georgia | Southern | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 7.28 | 0.67 | 15.16 | 4.77 | -2.77 |
| 101 | Mississippi State | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.28 | -15.25 | 7.09 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 102 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 5.17 | -1.44 | 12.7 | 3.57 | -1.57 |
| 103 | Butler | Missouri Valley | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.15 | -5.43 | -8.06 | 1.22 | 0.78 |
| 104 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.11 | -4.71 | 7.75 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 105 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.66 | -1.62 | 3.6 | 3.27 | -1.27 |
| 106 | Florida | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.47 | -4.75 | 13.63 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 107 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.92 | -9.33 | 12.66 | 0.86 | 1.14 |
| 108 | SMU | Southwest | 2-7-2 | 0.18 | 3.71 | -5.09 | 13.65 | 1.78 | 0.22 |
| 109 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.5 | -15.44 | 11 | 0.46 | 1.54 |
| 110 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.5 | -12 | 3.07 | 0.59 | 1.41 |
| 111 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 2.85 | -12.4 | 5.73 | 0.27 | 1.73 |
| 112 | Montana | Pacific | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.77 | -15.56 | 9.31 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 113 | VMI | Southern | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.54 | -12.2 | 11.73 | 0.41 | 1.59 |
| 114 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.5 | -18.67 | 9.48 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 115 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-6-2 | 0.11 | 1.5 | -7.56 | 10.89 | 1.39 | -0.39 |
| 116 | New Mexico | Border | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.8 | -20 | 7.61 | 0.11 | 0.89 |
| 117 | Iowa | Western | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.63 | -13.62 | 14.15 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 118 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.6 | -13.75 | 9.96 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 119 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.49 | -16.89 | 14.38 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 120 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0 | -16.8 | 14.24 | 0.05 | 0.95 |