Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.913730+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 28.02 | 20.25 | 18.06 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 2 | Purdue | Western | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 27.2 | 6 | 18.79 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 3 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.81 | 13 | 14.57 | 3.91 | -0.91 |
| 4 | USC | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.7 | 16.8 | 12.9 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | NC State | Southern | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.28 | 14.2 | 11.9 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.28 | 59 | 6.6 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Auburn | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.14 | 33.4 | 7.68 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 8 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.66 | 16.5 | 7.68 | 3.89 | 0.11 |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.58 | 12.6 | 8.56 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 10 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.06 | 14.5 | 5.79 | 3.93 | 0.07 |
| 11 | UCLA | Pacific | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 3.29 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.99 | 25 | 3.33 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 13 | Tennessee | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.94 | 24.6 | 2.67 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 14 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.92 | 35.5 | 1.91 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 15 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.83 | 19.5 | 3.3 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 16 | TCU | Southwest | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.79 | 29 | 1.77 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 17 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.72 | 32.2 | 0.65 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 18 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.51 | 32.8 | 0.31 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.32 | 14 | 2.06 | 3.77 | -0.77 |
| 20 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.27 | 26.5 | -0.28 | 4 | -1 |
| 21 | Chicago | Western | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.15 | 16.75 | 1.11 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 22 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.11 | 15.4 | 0.61 | 4.82 | -0.82 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.05 | 31.5 | -2.38 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 23.22 | 13.67 | -3.62 | 5.84 | -0.84 |
| 25 | Duke | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.37 | 17.8 | 16.15 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 26 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.13 | 10.5 | -7.69 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 27 | Alabama | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.78 | 24.2 | 10.89 | 4.88 | -0.88 |
| 28 | Kentucky | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.58 | 17.2 | 8.73 | 4.91 | -0.91 |
| 29 | Texas | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.58 | 20.6 | 10.97 | 4.87 | -0.87 |
| 30 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.52 | 24.2 | 10.02 | 4.78 | -0.78 |
| 31 | Stanford | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.25 | 12.17 | 4.98 | 5.85 | -0.85 |
| 32 | Texas Tech | Border | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.23 | 26.43 | -0.07 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 33 | South Carolina | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.62 | 6.4 | 10.67 | 4.69 | -0.69 |
| 34 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.45 | 11.2 | 6.89 | 4.66 | -0.66 |
| 35 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.39 | 10.8 | 14.2 | 4.82 | -1.82 |
| 36 | LSU | Southern | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.28 | 23.2 | 10.06 | 4.98 | -1.98 |
| 37 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.15 | 12.17 | 0.32 | 5.85 | -0.85 |
| 38 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.13 | 19.25 | 9.39 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 39 | Rice | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.1 | 6 | 5.07 | 4.11 | -0.11 |
| 40 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.1 | 36.25 | 3.14 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 41 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.03 | 12.6 | 4.03 | 4.57 | -0.57 |
| 42 | New York University | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.9 | 19.75 | 4.79 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.52 | 5.5 | 11.98 | 3.02 | -0.02 |
| 44 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.51 | 16.33 | 14.23 | 2.92 | -0.92 |
| 45 | Florida | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.51 | 9.33 | 16.8 | 2.59 | -0.59 |
| 46 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.15 | 24.8 | -4.15 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 47 | Minnesota | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.15 | 5.25 | 9.98 | 3.42 | -0.42 |
| 48 | Washington | Pacific | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 19.15 | 6 | 15.92 | 3.27 | -1.27 |
| 49 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.14 | 19.5 | 2.84 | 3.86 | -0.86 |
| 50 | Northwestern | Western | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 19.08 | 11 | 17.88 | 3.72 | -1.72 |
| 51 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.82 | 21.25 | 1.03 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 52 | Tulane | Southern | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.47 | 2.25 | 16.35 | 2.31 | -0.31 |
| 53 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.41 | 1.5 | 9.75 | 2.34 | 0.66 |
| 54 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.15 | 6.33 | 16.42 | 2.51 | -0.51 |
| 55 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.01 | 17 | 9.25 | 5.43 | -1.43 |
| 56 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.66 | 10.5 | 8.19 | 3.28 | -1.28 |
| 57 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.65 | 6 | -0.67 | 3.23 | -0.23 |
| 58 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.48 | 9.75 | -3.49 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 59 | Indiana | Western | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.29 | 1.75 | 8.81 | 2.55 | -0.55 |
| 60 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.99 | 11.75 | 5.05 | 3.9 | -1.9 |
| 61 | California | Pacific | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.79 | 3.86 | 7.86 | 5.17 | -1.17 |
| 62 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.73 | 20.2 | 7.28 | 4.9 | -1.9 |
| 63 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.44 | 9 | 0.5 | 3.68 | -1.68 |
| 64 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.37 | 8.25 | 2.89 | 3.94 | -1.94 |
| 65 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.13 | 1.75 | 8.38 | 2.74 | -0.74 |
| 66 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.06 | 14.8 | 4.57 | 4.41 | -1.41 |
| 67 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.76 | 7.8 | 5.72 | 4.49 | -1.49 |
| 68 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.6 | 3 | 11.51 | 4.18 | -1.18 |
| 69 | Virginia | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.3 | 5.4 | 3.23 | 4 | -1 |
| 70 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 14.75 | -4 | 4.81 | 1.11 | 0.89 |
| 71 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.69 | 6.4 | -2.27 | 3.71 | -0.71 |
| 72 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.51 | 1.6 | 7.31 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 73 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.32 | 10 | -3.32 | 4.24 | -1.24 |
| 74 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14 | 8.75 | 15.35 | 3.17 | -1.17 |
| 75 | Ohio State | Western | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 13.92 | 3.25 | 17.21 | 2.85 | -1.85 |
| 76 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.32 | 31.4 | -1.77 | 4.93 | -2.93 |
| 77 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 13.13 | 2.25 | 12.37 | 2.83 | -1.83 |
| 78 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 13.08 | -0.75 | 15.93 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 79 | Illinois | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13 | -2.4 | 3.57 | 1.91 | 1.09 |
| 80 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.73 | 3.25 | 4.05 | 2.63 | -0.63 |
| 81 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.65 | 0.25 | 11.58 | 2.06 | -0.06 |
| 82 | Arizona | Border | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.62 | -2 | 5.39 | 2.03 | 0.97 |
| 83 | Kansas | Big 6 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.61 | -0.5 | 15.95 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 84 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.54 | 0 | 12.65 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 85 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.46 | 4.2 | 2.01 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
| 86 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.18 | 1.25 | 2.52 | 2.23 | -0.23 |
| 87 | Ole Miss | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.08 | 3.6 | 10.79 | 3.12 | -1.12 |
| 88 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.97 | 2.2 | 12.87 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 89 | Maryland | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.54 | 4.4 | 9.31 | 3.27 | -1.27 |
| 90 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.36 | 0.4 | 14.77 | 2.66 | -0.66 |
| 91 | New Mexico | Border | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 10.3 | -6 | 9.82 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 92 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.24 | -2.75 | -1.28 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 93 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.74 | -0.6 | 15.44 | 2.35 | -0.35 |
| 94 | Arizona State | Border | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 9.39 | 14.75 | -2.75 | 3.43 | -2.43 |
| 95 | Mississippi State | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 8.84 | -16.25 | 5.06 | 0.21 | 1.79 |
| 96 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.73 | 3.25 | 5.3 | 3.06 | -2.06 |
| 97 | Clemson | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.49 | -2.6 | 6.99 | 1.78 | 0.22 |
| 98 | Montana | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.05 | -7.2 | 7.66 | 1.37 | 0.63 |
| 99 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.89 | -4.5 | 7.14 | 0.82 | 1.18 |
| 100 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.88 | -7.5 | 7.4 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 101 | VMI | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.72 | -11.83 | 15.55 | 0.32 | 1.68 |
| 102 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.08 | -16 | 17.2 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 103 | SMU | Southwest | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.9 | -4 | 14.71 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 104 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.74 | -3.25 | 4.3 | 1.48 | -0.48 |
| 105 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.57 | -4.6 | 8.03 | 1.46 | -0.46 |
| 106 | Iowa | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.34 | -9.25 | 13.06 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 107 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.18 | -10.75 | 11.74 | 0.11 | 0.89 |
| 108 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.82 | -18 | 12.99 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 109 | Butler | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.49 | -11.25 | -10 | 0.36 | 0.64 |
| 110 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.02 | -2.6 | 2.18 | 1.87 | -0.87 |
| 111 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.92 | -8.6 | 9.24 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 112 | Northern Arizona | Border | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.17 | -3 | 11.91 | 0.32 | -0.32 |
| 113 | Georgia | Southern | 0-3-1 | 0 | -1.41 | -4 | 18.64 | 1.28 | -1.28 |
| 114 | Yale | FBS Independents | 0-2-2 | 0 | -1.6 | -6.25 | 13.5 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 115 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-1 | 0 | -1.96 | -9.5 | 11.29 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 116 | North Carolina | Southern | 0-3-2 | 0 | -2.39 | -14.8 | 17.06 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 117 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.79 | -22.2 | 18.71 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 118 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.94 | -24.25 | 22.73 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 119 | Missouri | Big 6 | 0-3-1 | 0 | -3.02 | -29.25 | 18.01 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.06 | -30.5 | 19.27 | 0.01 | -0.01 |