Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.914962+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | Western | 7-0-0 | 1 | 26.33 | 15.29 | 15.18 | 6.96 | 0.04 |
| 2 | USC | Pacific | 7-0-0 | 1 | 26.23 | 19.57 | 13.81 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Purdue | Western | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 26.23 | 14.86 | 14.66 | 6.74 | -0.74 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 6-0-2 | 0.75 | 25.67 | 18 | 11.44 | 7.91 | -1.91 |
| 5 | Tennessee | Southern | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.08 | 19.62 | 8.25 | 7.94 | -0.94 |
| 6 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.66 | 17.57 | 6.58 | 6.94 | 0.06 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 6-0-2 | 0.75 | 24.57 | 12.75 | 7.3 | 7.82 | -1.82 |
| 8 | Auburn | Southern | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.56 | 26.75 | 4.46 | 7.96 | 0.04 |
| 9 | TCU | Southwest | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.27 | 26.89 | 3.14 | 8.99 | -0.99 |
| 10 | Temple | FBS Independents | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 23.95 | 8.43 | 5.62 | 6.13 | -1.13 |
| 11 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.66 | 30.38 | -0.18 | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | Brown | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.05 | 8.57 | 1.19 | 6.73 | 0.27 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.27 | 12.38 | 9.69 | 7.78 | -0.78 |
| 14 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.04 | 20.88 | 5.48 | 7.9 | -0.9 |
| 15 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.89 | 14.14 | 13.77 | 6.55 | -1.55 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.85 | 34 | 9.55 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 17 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.74 | 30.86 | 5.47 | 6.98 | -0.98 |
| 18 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.57 | 21.29 | 5.94 | 6.62 | -0.62 |
| 19 | Washington State | Pacific | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.56 | 12.38 | 8.18 | 7.78 | -1.78 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | Western | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.41 | 13.14 | 11.29 | 6.59 | -1.59 |
| 21 | NC State | Southern | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.39 | 8.5 | 8.98 | 7.73 | -1.73 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | Border | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 21.27 | 31.5 | -1.77 | 9.99 | -0.99 |
| 23 | Tulane | Southern | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.12 | 3.43 | 15.14 | 4.54 | 0.46 |
| 24 | UCLA | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.12 | 14.67 | 7.59 | 5.81 | -0.81 |
| 25 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.11 | 17.14 | 4.3 | 6.78 | -0.78 |
| 26 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.8 | 8.57 | 5.64 | 6.26 | -0.26 |
| 27 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.57 | 8.29 | 8.29 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 28 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.56 | 20.14 | 4.52 | 6.92 | -1.92 |
| 29 | Washington | Pacific | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 20.52 | 7.86 | 12.14 | 6.04 | -2.04 |
| 30 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.39 | 4.33 | 13.95 | 4.82 | -0.82 |
| 31 | Alabama | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.88 | 15.38 | 11.25 | 7.59 | -1.59 |
| 32 | Texas | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.73 | 14.5 | 10.79 | 7.57 | -1.57 |
| 33 | Ohio State | Western | 3-1-3 | 0.43 | 19.63 | 6.57 | 15.73 | 5.99 | -2.99 |
| 34 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 19.52 | 9.22 | -3.37 | 8.52 | -2.52 |
| 35 | LSU | Southern | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 19.07 | 19.25 | 10.99 | 7.96 | -2.96 |
| 36 | Rice | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.73 | 7.75 | 7.24 | 6.72 | -0.72 |
| 37 | Oregon | Pacific | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.5 | 5 | 13.72 | 6.23 | -1.23 |
| 38 | Minnesota | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.31 | 6.71 | 11.11 | 6.07 | -1.07 |
| 39 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.22 | 23.29 | 5.83 | 6.96 | -1.96 |
| 40 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.05 | 16.5 | -0.4 | 7.61 | -1.61 |
| 41 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.98 | 16.29 | 4.59 | 6.59 | -1.59 |
| 42 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.68 | 12.71 | 4.96 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 43 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.61 | 9.12 | 0.57 | 6.78 | -0.78 |
| 44 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.25 | 12.4 | 2.92 | 9.15 | -2.15 |
| 45 | Stanford | Pacific | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.23 | 13.33 | 8.04 | 8.52 | -2.52 |
| 46 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.21 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 5.17 | -1.17 |
| 47 | Duke | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 17.19 | 11.62 | 15.64 | 7.56 | -2.56 |
| 48 | California | Pacific | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.53 | 6 | 7.08 | 7.86 | -1.86 |
| 49 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 16.46 | -0.17 | 4.99 | 2.93 | 0.07 |
| 50 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.37 | 2.29 | 10.64 | 4.39 | -0.39 |
| 51 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.04 | 7 | 2.98 | 6.3 | -2.3 |
| 52 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.85 | 12.62 | 6.36 | 7.03 | -2.03 |
| 53 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.76 | 8 | 11.37 | 5.46 | -2.46 |
| 54 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.52 | 8.5 | 6.11 | 7.42 | -2.42 |
| 55 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.38 | -0.33 | 12.61 | 2.9 | 1.1 |
| 56 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.96 | 14.14 | 7.17 | 6.35 | -2.35 |
| 57 | New York University | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.78 | 7.57 | 8.32 | 5.69 | -1.69 |
| 58 | Arizona State | Border | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.37 | 10.17 | -0.01 | 4.86 | -1.86 |
| 59 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 14.08 | 2 | 11.52 | 5.91 | -1.91 |
| 60 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.95 | 2 | 10.24 | 4.25 | -0.25 |
| 61 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 13.76 | 1.43 | 4.67 | 4.68 | -1.68 |
| 62 | Illinois | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.72 | -0.25 | 7.39 | 3.9 | 1.1 |
| 63 | Kentucky | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.71 | 8.12 | 12.99 | 7 | -3 |
| 64 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.69 | 5.4 | -2.44 | 3.91 | -0.91 |
| 65 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.13 | 13.12 | 4.57 | 7.47 | -3.47 |
| 66 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-2-3 | 0.29 | 13.13 | 7.86 | 8.82 | 6.18 | -4.18 |
| 67 | Kansas | Big 6 | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.8 | -1 | 13.07 | 3.11 | 0.89 |
| 68 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.72 | 3.88 | 10.7 | 5.38 | -1.38 |
| 69 | Chicago | Western | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.44 | 1.71 | 9.65 | 4.1 | -1.1 |
| 70 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.37 | 0.14 | 0.49 | 3.56 | 0.44 |
| 71 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.25 | 2.75 | 8.1 | 5.01 | -1.01 |
| 72 | Indiana | Western | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.24 | 1 | 9.87 | 4.03 | -1.03 |
| 73 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.19 | 5.12 | 1.81 | 5.59 | -1.59 |
| 74 | Arizona | Border | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.17 | -0.57 | 5.25 | 3.29 | 0.71 |
| 75 | Virginia | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.04 | 2.62 | 4 | 5.37 | -1.37 |
| 76 | South Carolina | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12 | 0.75 | 8.71 | 4.64 | -0.64 |
| 77 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.97 | 2.43 | 3.41 | 4.67 | -1.67 |
| 78 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 11.76 | -2.29 | 0.63 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 79 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.66 | 3.29 | 18.14 | 4.54 | -1.54 |
| 80 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.44 | 0.2 | 7.42 | 2.58 | -0.58 |
| 81 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.09 | 17.25 | -0.4 | 7.45 | -4.45 |
| 82 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.02 | 4.6 | 12.99 | 3.73 | -1.73 |
| 83 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.93 | 2.88 | 7.96 | 5.63 | -2.63 |
| 84 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.89 | -2.86 | 12.77 | 2.25 | 0.75 |
| 85 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.34 | -2.25 | 6.01 | 3.01 | 0.99 |
| 86 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 10.25 | -5.5 | 14.76 | 2.04 | 0.96 |
| 87 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 9.92 | -1.86 | 2.79 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 88 | Ole Miss | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.23 | 0.75 | 12.87 | 4.23 | -1.23 |
| 89 | Clemson | Southern | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.94 | -1.88 | 6.56 | 3.27 | -0.27 |
| 90 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.92 | -0.17 | 7.56 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 91 | Georgia | Southern | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 8.63 | 1.86 | 16.1 | 3.99 | -1.99 |
| 92 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 8.5 | 2.71 | 11.23 | 4.82 | -2.82 |
| 93 | Northwestern | Western | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 8.49 | 0.29 | 18.24 | 3.62 | -1.62 |
| 94 | Maryland | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.31 | -0.88 | 8.54 | 3.71 | -0.71 |
| 95 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.73 | -7.57 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.91 |
| 96 | Mississippi State | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.4 | -15.57 | 7.82 | 0.21 | 2.79 |
| 97 | Florida | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.96 | -2.17 | 12.11 | 2.49 | -0.49 |
| 98 | Yale | FBS Independents | 1-2-3 | 0.17 | 6.6 | -3.17 | 12.87 | 1.12 | -0.12 |
| 99 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 6.58 | -2.4 | 5.13 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 100 | SMU | Southwest | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 6.55 | -2.75 | 13.53 | 2.15 | -0.15 |
| 101 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.53 | -3.14 | 9.03 | 2.23 | -0.23 |
| 102 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.5 | -2.43 | 5.9 | 2.63 | -0.63 |
| 103 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.34 | -3.86 | 10.04 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 104 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 6.17 | 0 | 5 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| 105 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.99 | -2.29 | 13.36 | 2.76 | -0.76 |
| 106 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.57 | -10.43 | 12.08 | 0.63 | 1.37 |
| 107 | Butler | Missouri Valley | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.3 | -5.43 | -8.21 | 1.22 | 0.78 |
| 108 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.28 | -4.71 | 9.02 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 109 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.77 | -1.62 | 3.24 | 3.27 | -1.27 |
| 110 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.62 | -8.14 | 1 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 111 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.68 | -10.89 | 4.87 | 0.36 | 1.64 |
| 112 | Montana | Pacific | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.62 | -13.5 | 7.92 | 0.99 | 1.01 |
| 113 | VMI | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.18 | -10.67 | 11.25 | 0.54 | 1.46 |
| 114 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.52 | -4.86 | 8.45 | 1.89 | -0.89 |
| 115 | New Mexico | Border | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.38 | -14 | 3.61 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 116 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.21 | -19.8 | 7.79 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 117 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.64 | -17.71 | 13.67 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 118 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.47 | -14.83 | 9.88 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 119 | Iowa | Western | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.4 | -10.14 | 15.85 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 120 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.41 | -18.62 | 14.28 | 0.05 | 0.95 |