Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.914119+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | Western | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 27.17 | 9.8 | 18.86 | 4.44 | -0.44 |
| 2 | Michigan | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 27.14 | 17.6 | 16.13 | 4.96 | 0.04 |
| 3 | USC | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.18 | 16.8 | 11.82 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Auburn | Southern | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.73 | 29 | 7.65 | 5.97 | 0.03 |
| 5 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.4 | 14.6 | 8.63 | 4.88 | 0.12 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 25.35 | 22.83 | 6.99 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 7 | UCLA | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.13 | 19 | 6.52 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 8 | Tennessee | Southern | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.99 | 21 | 5.47 | 5.93 | 0.07 |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.96 | 14.83 | 6.34 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| 10 | TCU | Southwest | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 24.88 | 28.71 | 3.84 | 6.98 | -0.98 |
| 11 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.87 | 11.6 | 6.94 | 4.81 | -0.81 |
| 12 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.84 | 27.83 | 3.78 | 5.97 | 0.03 |
| 13 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.15 | 32.5 | -0.2 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.96 | 13 | 2.03 | 4.66 | -0.66 |
| 15 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 23.92 | 14.83 | 1.44 | 5.83 | -0.83 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.88 | 28 | -0.91 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 17 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 23.46 | 12.71 | -0.08 | 6.84 | -0.84 |
| 18 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.06 | 11.2 | -1.34 | 4.96 | 0.04 |
| 19 | Alabama | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.25 | 21 | 11.85 | 5.81 | -0.81 |
| 20 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.84 | 22.5 | 9.2 | 5.67 | -0.67 |
| 21 | Texas | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.76 | 18.5 | 9.53 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | Border | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.24 | 28 | -1.23 | 7.99 | -0.99 |
| 23 | LSU | Southern | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.23 | 25.67 | 9.37 | 5.99 | -1.99 |
| 24 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.09 | 11.17 | 12.25 | 5.85 | -1.85 |
| 25 | Washington State | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.08 | 14.5 | 6.88 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| 26 | Rice | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.89 | 10.67 | 7.15 | 5.44 | -0.44 |
| 27 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.81 | 25.6 | 4.72 | 4.88 | -0.88 |
| 28 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.77 | 41.25 | 8.39 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 29 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.68 | 14.67 | 4.58 | 5.68 | -0.68 |
| 30 | Minnesota | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.46 | 5.6 | 11.75 | 4.48 | -0.48 |
| 31 | NC State | Southern | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.41 | 9.67 | 5.76 | 5.79 | -1.79 |
| 32 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.32 | 23.6 | 4.71 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 33 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.04 | 22.83 | -0.81 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 34 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.93 | 9.8 | 9.37 | 4.83 | -1.83 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.92 | 15.4 | 10.37 | 4.92 | -1.92 |
| 36 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.83 | 6.25 | 15.07 | 3.52 | -0.52 |
| 37 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.81 | 11.6 | 12.19 | 4.35 | -1.35 |
| 38 | Tulane | Southern | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.66 | 3 | 17.01 | 3.11 | -0.11 |
| 39 | Washington | Pacific | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.59 | 10 | 10.65 | 4.48 | -1.48 |
| 40 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.56 | 20 | 4.75 | 4.99 | -1.99 |
| 41 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.05 | 7.4 | 2.03 | 4.38 | -0.38 |
| 42 | Duke | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 19.04 | 14.33 | 16.03 | 5.71 | -1.71 |
| 43 | Chicago | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.77 | 12.2 | 1.74 | 4.71 | -1.71 |
| 44 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.71 | 16.33 | 14.34 | 2.92 | -0.92 |
| 45 | Indiana | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.68 | 5.2 | 8.25 | 4.19 | -1.19 |
| 46 | Stanford | Pacific | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.43 | 9.43 | 7.83 | 6.52 | -1.52 |
| 47 | Kentucky | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.41 | 13.5 | 12.03 | 5.71 | -1.71 |
| 48 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.41 | 10.8 | 3.32 | 4.9 | -1.9 |
| 49 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.25 | 9.4 | -4.06 | 4.58 | -0.58 |
| 50 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.55 | 11 | 4.93 | 2.87 | -0.87 |
| 51 | California | Pacific | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.53 | 8.12 | 4.29 | 7.05 | -2.05 |
| 52 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.36 | 5.71 | 2.91 | 5.54 | -0.54 |
| 53 | South Carolina | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.25 | 4.33 | 9.51 | 5.23 | -1.23 |
| 54 | Virginia | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.16 | 6.83 | 1.83 | 5.05 | -1.05 |
| 55 | New York University | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.14 | 10.8 | 8.39 | 4.28 | -1.28 |
| 56 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 16.12 | 0.8 | 11.38 | 3.53 | -1.53 |
| 57 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.94 | 28.4 | 1.21 | 4.96 | -1.96 |
| 58 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.82 | 7.83 | -1.11 | 4.74 | -0.74 |
| 59 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.8 | 3 | 12.69 | 3.35 | -0.35 |
| 60 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.71 | 12.4 | 4.43 | 4.48 | -1.48 |
| 61 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.52 | 12.71 | 8.76 | 6.02 | -2.02 |
| 62 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.35 | 6.5 | 7.03 | 5.18 | -2.18 |
| 63 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.21 | 0.8 | 17.5 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 64 | Illinois | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 14.62 | -1 | 6.88 | 2.69 | 1.31 |
| 65 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.55 | 4 | 4.56 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| 66 | Northwestern | Western | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 14.54 | 7.4 | 16.87 | 4.38 | -2.38 |
| 67 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 14.51 | -3.2 | 9.67 | 1.53 | 0.47 |
| 68 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.71 | 15.83 | 5.26 | 5.8 | -2.8 |
| 69 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.61 | 11.33 | 6.97 | 5.13 | -2.13 |
| 70 | Ohio State | Western | 1-1-3 | 0.2 | 13.42 | 2.6 | 16.09 | 3.39 | -2.39 |
| 71 | Florida | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.29 | 1.75 | 12.79 | 2.27 | -0.27 |
| 72 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.09 | 5.67 | 10.46 | 5 | -2 |
| 73 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.92 | 1.57 | 12.37 | 4.31 | -1.31 |
| 74 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.79 | -2.8 | 4.2 | 1.72 | 1.28 |
| 75 | Maryland | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.74 | 4.5 | 8.16 | 4.02 | -1.02 |
| 76 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.39 | 6 | 0.19 | 4.31 | -1.31 |
| 77 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.36 | 1.8 | 4.99 | 3.01 | -1.01 |
| 78 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.31 | 1.33 | 11.07 | 3.39 | -0.39 |
| 79 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.19 | 4.2 | 1.55 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
| 80 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.11 | 0.25 | 11.79 | 2.06 | -0.06 |
| 81 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.07 | 1.2 | 3.84 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| 82 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.06 | 0 | 13.32 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 83 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.45 | 4.6 | 15.59 | 3.44 | -1.44 |
| 84 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.29 | -0.83 | 8.08 | 2.73 | 0.27 |
| 85 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.88 | 22 | -2.85 | 5.62 | -3.62 |
| 86 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.68 | -5.4 | 10.7 | 0.95 | 1.05 |
| 87 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.54 | 2.2 | 12.29 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 88 | Arizona | Border | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.49 | -1.83 | 3.8 | 2.43 | 0.57 |
| 89 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 10.11 | -1.67 | 10.77 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 90 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.87 | -11.25 | 17.3 | 0.41 | 1.59 |
| 91 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 9.54 | -4.6 | 4.11 | 0.41 | 1.59 |
| 92 | Arizona State | Border | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 9.03 | 14.75 | -2.14 | 3.43 | -2.43 |
| 93 | Ole Miss | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.95 | 1.83 | 13.09 | 3.41 | -1.41 |
| 94 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 8.68 | 0.4 | 15.15 | 2.67 | -1.67 |
| 95 | Clemson | Southern | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.4 | -2.17 | 9.44 | 2.24 | -0.24 |
| 96 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.21 | -4 | 7.6 | 1.59 | 0.41 |
| 97 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.6 | -4.8 | 1.51 | 1.35 | 0.65 |
| 98 | Mississippi State | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.04 | -16.8 | 7.87 | 0.17 | 1.83 |
| 99 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.44 | -2.67 | 10.68 | 2.32 | -0.32 |
| 100 | Butler | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.3 | -6.2 | -10 | 1.04 | 0.96 |
| 101 | Georgia | Southern | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 1 | 17.06 | 2.7 | -1.7 |
| 102 | New Mexico | Border | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.13 | -6.25 | 3.7 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 103 | Yale | FBS Independents | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 6.09 | -3.8 | 14.37 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 104 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.88 | -0.2 | 8.91 | 2.41 | -1.41 |
| 105 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.87 | -9.29 | 7.43 | 0.28 | 1.72 |
| 106 | Montana | Pacific | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.78 | -11.17 | 8.1 | 1.03 | 0.97 |
| 107 | VMI | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.97 | -10.86 | 13.42 | 0.46 | 1.54 |
| 108 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.71 | -18.33 | 9.72 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 109 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.41 | -4.6 | 8.3 | 1.46 | -0.46 |
| 110 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.69 | -6.2 | 6.27 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 111 | North Carolina | Southern | 1-3-2 | 0.17 | 3.64 | -10.17 | 16.83 | 0.73 | 0.27 |
| 112 | SMU | Southwest | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.52 | -4.67 | 15.48 | 1.01 | -0.01 |
| 113 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.94 | -8.8 | 8.75 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 114 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.89 | -10 | 12.55 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 115 | Iowa | Western | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.87 | -10.4 | 12.25 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 116 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.66 | -3.67 | 5.6 | 1.95 | -0.95 |
| 117 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.56 | -15.8 | 13.67 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 118 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.6 | -20.4 | 14.02 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 119 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.74 | -22.83 | 17.75 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 120 | Missouri | Big 6 | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.82 | -25 | 17.33 | 0 | 0 |