Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.913335+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.79 | 16.33 | 20.19 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 2 | Washington | Pacific | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 28.08 | 8.33 | 19.59 | 2.62 | -0.62 |
| 3 | Purdue | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.05 | 8 | 19.52 | 2.62 | 0.38 |
| 4 | Florida | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.34 | 19.5 | 14.77 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 5 | Tulane | Southern | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 26.63 | 7 | 13.54 | 2.14 | -0.14 |
| 6 | USC | Pacific | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.61 | 17.75 | 8.65 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.53 | 25 | 7.9 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 8 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.31 | 18.33 | 8.57 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 9 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 26.29 | 17 | 8.52 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 10 | Kentucky | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.21 | 23.25 | 5.92 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 11 | UCLA | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.18 | 12.33 | 9.39 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 12 | Auburn | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.05 | 38.75 | 4.35 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Tennessee | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.05 | 15.75 | 7.88 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 14 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.87 | 28.75 | 4.88 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 15 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-0-2 | 0.33 | 25.57 | 2 | 13.53 | 3 | -2 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.56 | 14 | 5.9 | 3.92 | 0.08 |
| 17 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.41 | 67.5 | 1.84 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | NC State | Southern | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.31 | 15 | 4.53 | 4 | -1 |
| 19 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.26 | 50.33 | -0.8 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Indiana | Western | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.19 | 4.33 | 9.02 | 2.51 | -0.51 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.15 | 33 | 1.86 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.07 | 19.5 | 2.09 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 23 | TCU | Southwest | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25 | 21.2 | 2.08 | 4.95 | -0.95 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.88 | 31.25 | 0.17 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 25 | New York University | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.88 | 31 | 0.88 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Stanford | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.7 | 17.2 | 0.11 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 27 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.63 | 17.75 | 1.01 | 3.89 | -0.89 |
| 28 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.61 | 14.8 | 1.22 | 4.91 | -0.91 |
| 29 | Temple | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.59 | 14.67 | 1.74 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 30 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.58 | 46.33 | -2.22 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 31 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.51 | 18.33 | -0.27 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 32 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.31 | 26.5 | -2.08 | 4 | -1 |
| 33 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.06 | 37.5 | -4.24 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Rice | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.74 | 10.5 | -1.96 | 3.84 | 0.16 |
| 35 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 23.47 | 8.67 | -1.85 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 36 | Chicago | Western | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 23.26 | 20.33 | -6.65 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 37 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.67 | 10.33 | -6.65 | 2.93 | 0.07 |
| 38 | Alabama | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.58 | 27.5 | 10.55 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 39 | Duke | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.41 | 20 | 14.84 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 40 | Texas Tech | Border | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.89 | 27.33 | 0.13 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 41 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.47 | 26 | 4.09 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 42 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.46 | 13.2 | 1.67 | 4.85 | -0.85 |
| 43 | Texas | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.46 | 22.75 | 9.54 | 3.91 | -0.91 |
| 44 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.14 | 28.75 | 5.44 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 45 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.7 | 13.75 | 7.05 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 46 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.62 | 12.67 | 13.02 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 47 | Virginia | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.59 | 7.25 | 4.28 | 3.37 | -0.37 |
| 48 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.43 | 19.5 | 3.01 | 3.86 | -0.86 |
| 49 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.26 | 4.5 | 9.12 | 3.47 | -0.47 |
| 50 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 19.13 | 5.5 | 13.32 | 3.48 | -1.48 |
| 51 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.12 | 11.25 | -0.48 | 3.51 | -0.51 |
| 52 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.07 | 20.25 | 1.26 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 53 | Northwestern | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.04 | 14.67 | 16.11 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 54 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.82 | 10 | 3.16 | 3.74 | -0.74 |
| 55 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.76 | 11.75 | 0.98 | 3.65 | -0.65 |
| 56 | LSU | Southern | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.65 | 25.5 | 11.64 | 3.98 | -1.98 |
| 57 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.6 | 25 | -3.04 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 58 | Kansas | Big 6 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.37 | 4 | 20.11 | 2.03 | -0.03 |
| 59 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.11 | 5 | 7.06 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
| 60 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.07 | 21.67 | 1.44 | 2.92 | -0.92 |
| 61 | Illinois | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.99 | 5 | -3.57 | 3.02 | -0.02 |
| 62 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.77 | 10.5 | 10.13 | 3.28 | -1.28 |
| 63 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.55 | 6.33 | 12.62 | 2.54 | -0.54 |
| 64 | Minnesota | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.42 | 2 | 14.78 | 2.13 | -0.13 |
| 65 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.28 | 1.67 | 6.11 | 1.75 | 0.25 |
| 66 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.23 | 3.5 | 8.36 | 2.79 | -0.79 |
| 67 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.72 | 3.67 | -1.85 | 2.33 | -0.33 |
| 68 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.6 | 4.67 | 4.47 | 2.09 | -0.09 |
| 69 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.52 | 12 | -7.18 | 2.76 | -0.76 |
| 70 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.2 | 11.8 | 8.16 | 4.3 | -1.3 |
| 71 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.05 | 6.67 | -0.16 | 2.36 | -0.36 |
| 72 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.05 | 10.67 | -10 | 2.83 | -0.83 |
| 73 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.03 | 3.6 | 10.07 | 3.48 | -0.48 |
| 74 | California | Pacific | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.5 | 4.33 | 3.66 | 4.52 | -1.52 |
| 75 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.09 | -1.67 | 1 | 1.29 | 0.71 |
| 76 | Ohio State | Western | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 15.09 | 4.33 | 14.27 | 2.14 | -1.14 |
| 77 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.96 | 2.5 | 15.84 | 1.37 | -0.37 |
| 78 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.02 | 10.75 | 11.87 | 3.53 | -1.53 |
| 79 | Ole Miss | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.01 | 7.25 | 7.93 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 80 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.82 | 4.33 | 12.42 | 2.51 | -1.51 |
| 81 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.67 | 3 | 13.22 | 2.12 | -1.12 |
| 82 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.48 | 5.25 | 4.71 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 83 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.16 | 39.25 | -3.96 | 3.97 | -1.97 |
| 84 | Arizona State | Border | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.9 | 24.33 | -7.11 | 2.83 | -1.83 |
| 85 | Montana | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.86 | 1.75 | 4.82 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
| 86 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.72 | 0.75 | 15.75 | 2.31 | -0.31 |
| 87 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.63 | 11 | -7.89 | 3.4 | -1.4 |
| 88 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.61 | 6.67 | 13.05 | 2.88 | -1.88 |
| 89 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.42 | 0 | 7.55 | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.34 | -0.5 | 15.01 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 91 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.93 | -1.67 | 4.48 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 92 | Clemson | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.38 | 0.25 | 5.47 | 2.05 | -0.05 |
| 93 | New Mexico | Border | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.91 | -9 | 4.97 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 94 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.37 | 2 | 20.72 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| 95 | Arizona | Border | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.25 | -6 | 2.42 | 0.94 | 1.06 |
| 96 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.3 | 4.33 | 3.67 | 2.3 | -1.3 |
| 97 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.8 | -5.4 | 10.03 | 0.69 | 1.31 |
| 98 | Maryland | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.47 | 1.25 | 15.32 | 2.18 | -1.18 |
| 99 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.16 | -2.33 | 1.15 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 100 | Iowa | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.9 | -7.33 | 13.44 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 101 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.69 | -11.67 | 13.07 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| 102 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.32 | -20 | 11.87 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 103 | SMU | Southwest | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.26 | -2.25 | 12.69 | 1.03 | -0.03 |
| 104 | Butler | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.15 | -3.67 | -10 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 105 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.97 | -2.25 | 6.83 | 1.62 | -0.62 |
| 106 | Mississippi State | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.61 | -22 | 10.07 | 0.08 | 0.92 |
| 107 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.22 | -10 | 13.1 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 108 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.49 | -7.5 | 6.93 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 109 | VMI | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.83 | -14.6 | 16.12 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 110 | Yale | FBS Independents | 0-1-2 | 0 | -0.75 | -1.67 | 12.24 | 0.78 | -0.78 |
| 111 | Northern Arizona | Border | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.25 | -3 | 17.77 | 0.32 | -0.32 |
| 112 | Georgia | Southern | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.32 | -3.33 | 16.51 | 1.09 | -1.09 |
| 113 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -1.79 | -8 | 5.26 | 0.56 | -0.56 |
| 114 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.03 | -9.5 | 11.86 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 115 | North Carolina | Southern | 0-2-2 | 0 | -2.26 | -11.25 | 17.91 | 0.23 | -0.23 |
| 116 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.93 | -26 | 19.18 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 117 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.96 | -28.5 | 15.29 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 118 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.04 | -25.33 | 23.66 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 119 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.15 | -30.5 | 21.63 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 120 | Missouri | Big 6 | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.29 | -39 | 17.2 | 0 | 0 |