Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.912520+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 30.1 | 20.5 | 15.75 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | USC | Pacific | 2-0-0 | 1 | 29.2 | 27.5 | 11.25 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | South Carolina | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 29.16 | 2.5 | 19.96 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 4 | Washington | Pacific | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.01 | 12.5 | 10.11 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 5 | Duke | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.86 | 28.5 | 6.76 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Stanford | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.72 | 15.33 | 5.63 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 7 | Michigan | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.47 | 26 | 23.94 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Tulane | Southern | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.47 | 12 | 27.15 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 9 | Tennessee | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.13 | 23 | 5.44 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.1 | 13.5 | 8.16 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 11 | Purdue | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.87 | 16 | 23.04 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 12 | UCLA | Pacific | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.79 | 16 | 5.79 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Virginia | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.72 | 16.5 | 6.78 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 14 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.05 | 7 | 22.84 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 15 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.92 | 12 | 20.4 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.92 | 18 | 19.83 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 17 | TCU | Southwest | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.89 | 22.33 | -5.97 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 18 | Alabama | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.61 | 46 | -4.99 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.58 | 43.5 | -5.03 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.47 | 14 | -0.59 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.15 | 22.5 | -3.9 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 22 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.07 | 29 | -5.66 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Kansas | Big 6 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.83 | 1 | 22.13 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 24 | Auburn | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.78 | 69 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Rice | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.77 | 11 | -3.95 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 26 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.68 | 52.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.68 | 21 | -5.49 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.67 | 13 | -3.75 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 29 | NC State | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.64 | 23.5 | -5.62 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.62 | 43 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.56 | 39.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.53 | 14.33 | -10 | 3 | -1 |
| 33 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.4 | 34 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.29 | 8.67 | -6.3 | 2.79 | 0.21 |
| 35 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.2 | 21 | -10 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 36 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.19 | 30.5 | -10 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 37 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.13 | 27.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Chicago | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.12 | 41 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.96 | 26.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.3 | 19 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Northwestern | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.85 | 27 | 0.07 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.43 | 31 | -1.4 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.01 | 5 | 2.78 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 44 | Butler | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.6 | 1 | -10 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 45 | Arizona State | Border | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.57 | 99 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.48 | 69 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.39 | 66 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.98 | 33 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Temple | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.94 | 31 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.88 | 38 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Ohio State | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.8 | 27 | -10 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 52 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.64 | 22 | -10 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 53 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.6 | 32 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.55 | 26 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.52 | 19 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.5 | 20 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.48 | 20 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.44 | 13 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.38 | 27 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Minnesota | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.32 | 12 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.31 | 22 | -10 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 62 | Iowa | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.28 | 24 | -10 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 63 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.24 | 22 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.14 | 2.67 | 6.03 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 65 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.11 | 25 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Illinois | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 19.96 | 13 | -10 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 67 | California | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.9 | 7.75 | -0.92 | 3.51 | -0.51 |
| 68 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.88 | 6 | -10 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 69 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.83 | 7 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.74 | 7 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.63 | 6 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.46 | 6 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.28 | 6 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Texas Tech | Border | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.87 | 14.33 | 6.73 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 75 | Indiana | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 18.77 | 1 | -10 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 76 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 17.32 | 2.5 | 21.64 | 1.56 | -0.56 |
| 77 | Maryland | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.91 | 31 | 5.28 | 1.99 | -0.99 |
| 78 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.48 | 11.5 | 8.95 | 1.91 | -0.91 |
| 79 | Idaho | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.41 | 21.5 | 6.13 | 1.99 | -0.99 |
| 80 | Washington State | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.31 | 10 | 9.03 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 81 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.07 | 33.5 | -3.46 | 1.91 | -0.91 |
| 82 | Ole Miss | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.67 | 8 | 6.61 | 1.44 | -0.44 |
| 83 | Montana | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.52 | 6 | 7.8 | 1.42 | -0.42 |
| 84 | New Mexico State | Border | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.06 | 27 | -10 | 1.97 | -0.97 |
| 85 | Texas | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.03 | 9.5 | -4.04 | 1.79 | -0.79 |
| 86 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.73 | 5 | -3.58 | 1.34 | -0.34 |
| 87 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.6 | 2.5 | 0.45 | 1.26 | -0.26 |
| 88 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.42 | -2.5 | 9.57 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 89 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.87 | 6.5 | 14.38 | 1.32 | -0.32 |
| 90 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.19 | -2.5 | -4.25 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 91 | Clemson | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.05 | -2.5 | -4.87 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 92 | Arizona | Border | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.54 | -4 | -10 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 93 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.84 | -3 | 12.07 | 0.37 | 0.63 |
| 94 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.56 | 13.33 | 15.37 | 2.47 | -1.47 |
| 95 | Sewanee | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.2 | -3.33 | 15.81 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 96 | VMI | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.54 | -18.33 | 14.89 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 97 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Yale | FBS Independents | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.51 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | New Mexico | Border | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | Northern Arizona | Border | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | Florida | Southern | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 2.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Arkansas | Southwest | 0-1-1 | 0 | -0.13 | -0.5 | -10 | 0.94 | -0.94 |
| 105 | Georgia | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.15 | -1 | 21.34 | 0.41 | -0.41 |
| 106 | LSU | Southern | 0-1-1 | 0 | -0.24 | -1 | 25.95 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| 107 | SMU | Southwest | 0-1-1 | 0 | -0.48 | -3 | 3.02 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.8 | -5 | 1.46 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 109 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.44 | -6 | 23.39 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | North Carolina | Southern | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.8 | -16 | 11.31 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 111 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.1 | -9 | 21.07 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.14 | -12.5 | 10.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.3 | -21.5 | 6.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | Missouri | Big 6 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.37 | -27 | 3.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.4 | -10 | 9.11 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 116 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.51 | -18.5 | 11.96 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 117 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.58 | -22 | 22.19 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 118 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.58 | -16 | 22.55 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.59 | -48 | 0.19 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 120 | Mississippi State | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.34 | -53 | 23.55 | 0 | 0 |