Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:21.090383+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | Western | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 26.68 | 14.29 | 17.97 | 6.92 | -0.92 |
| 2 | LSU | SEC | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 26.01 | 18.14 | 13.81 | 6.97 | -1.97 |
| 3 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.2 | 23.43 | 8.88 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Duke | Southern | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.13 | 17.25 | 9.62 | 7.81 | 0.19 |
| 5 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 5-0-3 | 0.62 | 24.96 | 11.38 | 10.29 | 8 | -3 |
| 6 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.86 | 8.4 | 10.78 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 7 | Minnesota | Western | 3-0-4 | 0.43 | 24.81 | 4.14 | 13.17 | 5.87 | -2.87 |
| 8 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.3 | 24.62 | 4.08 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | USC | Pacific | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 23.05 | 19 | 13.04 | 8.94 | -1.94 |
| 10 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.6 | 13.71 | 13.41 | 6.95 | -0.95 |
| 11 | Oregon | Pacific | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.58 | 12.11 | 10.09 | 8.57 | -0.57 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.5 | 14.75 | 11.02 | 7.97 | -0.97 |
| 13 | Georgia | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.39 | 11.5 | 10.49 | 7.4 | -0.4 |
| 14 | Ohio State | Western | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.3 | 19.14 | 11.31 | 6.94 | -0.94 |
| 15 | Alabama | SEC | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.2 | 13.25 | 12.37 | 7.93 | -1.93 |
| 16 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.84 | 15.86 | 9.64 | 6.65 | -0.65 |
| 17 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.76 | 10.25 | 11.02 | 7.79 | -1.79 |
| 18 | Stanford | Pacific | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.69 | 10.11 | 8.04 | 8.63 | -1.63 |
| 19 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.23 | 13.44 | 2.89 | 8.85 | -0.85 |
| 20 | Oregon State | Pacific | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 21.12 | 6.89 | 8.94 | 8.53 | -2.53 |
| 21 | Purdue | Western | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.09 | 8 | 10.81 | 6.37 | -1.37 |
| 22 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.42 | 11.17 | 6.9 | 5.84 | -0.84 |
| 23 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 20.38 | 13.62 | 17.23 | 7.66 | -1.66 |
| 24 | Texas Tech | Border | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.25 | 13.5 | -1.09 | 7.79 | -0.79 |
| 25 | Furman | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.25 | 10.25 | 5.96 | 7.66 | -2.66 |
| 26 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.1 | 17.57 | -0.85 | 6.93 | -0.93 |
| 27 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20 | 21.71 | 1.68 | 6.99 | -1.99 |
| 28 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 19.98 | 5.43 | 11.14 | 5.96 | -1.96 |
| 29 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 19.71 | 6.29 | 9.15 | 6.68 | -2.68 |
| 30 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.2 | 15.62 | 8.93 | 7.68 | -1.68 |
| 31 | California | Pacific | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 19.06 | 12.6 | 9.05 | 9.78 | -3.78 |
| 32 | Arkansas | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.88 | 18.12 | 6.18 | 7.78 | -1.78 |
| 33 | TCU | Southwest | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.83 | 11.6 | 3.74 | 9.62 | -2.62 |
| 34 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.81 | 14.25 | 6.53 | 7.53 | -1.53 |
| 35 | Northern Arizona | Border | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.76 | 3 | 5.76 | 3.44 | 0.56 |
| 36 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.7 | 19.38 | 3.81 | 7.82 | -1.82 |
| 37 | Iowa | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.6 | 10.86 | 12.88 | 6.31 | -1.31 |
| 38 | Illinois | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.49 | 6.57 | 14.68 | 6.46 | -1.46 |
| 39 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.91 | 8.5 | 9.33 | 7.5 | -2.5 |
| 40 | Washington | Pacific | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.75 | 3.43 | 12.54 | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | Temple | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.55 | 5.43 | 9.01 | 5.12 | -0.12 |
| 42 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 17.47 | 6.44 | 6.36 | 7.22 | -2.22 |
| 43 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.44 | 11.62 | 4.25 | 7.25 | -2.25 |
| 44 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.35 | 7.75 | 6.06 | 6.81 | -1.81 |
| 45 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.14 | 7.29 | 10.87 | 5.8 | -1.8 |
| 46 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.09 | 10.57 | 8.61 | 6.46 | -2.46 |
| 47 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.05 | 4 | 6.91 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 48 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-2-3 | 0.44 | 16.93 | 2.89 | 12.54 | 5.7 | -1.7 |
| 49 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.73 | 7.71 | 6.53 | 6.09 | -2.09 |
| 50 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.67 | 18.88 | -3.18 | 7.8 | -2.8 |
| 51 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.61 | 7.89 | 7.08 | 7.38 | -1.38 |
| 52 | Tulane | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.48 | 9.38 | 13.93 | 7.14 | -2.14 |
| 53 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.25 | 4.57 | 6.68 | 6.05 | -2.05 |
| 54 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.07 | 0.33 | 13.87 | 3.13 | 0.87 |
| 55 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.05 | 3.44 | 6.78 | 6.4 | -0.4 |
| 56 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.03 | 10 | 1.72 | 6.22 | -2.22 |
| 57 | UCLA | Pacific | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.9 | 6.89 | 9.69 | 8.12 | -3.12 |
| 58 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.37 | 2 | 12.48 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| 59 | Auburn | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.35 | 4.75 | 8.73 | 5.82 | -0.82 |
| 60 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.35 | 1.12 | 13.53 | 4.54 | 0.46 |
| 61 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.35 | 5.43 | 15.87 | 5.03 | -1.03 |
| 62 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.14 | 11.43 | 11.29 | 6.61 | -2.61 |
| 63 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.88 | 3.12 | 14.98 | 5.62 | -1.62 |
| 64 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.74 | 9.71 | 7.41 | 5.95 | -1.95 |
| 65 | Arizona | Border | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.69 | 7.43 | 10.24 | 6.27 | -2.27 |
| 66 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.57 | 10 | 5.63 | 7.29 | -3.29 |
| 67 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.49 | 6.38 | 0.83 | 6.75 | -1.75 |
| 68 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.34 | 5.75 | -1.67 | 6.02 | -1.02 |
| 69 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.54 | 6.12 | 14.33 | 6.53 | -2.53 |
| 70 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.04 | 0.22 | 9.4 | 4.62 | 0.38 |
| 71 | Florida | SEC | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.88 | 5 | 10.03 | 5.55 | -2.55 |
| 72 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.87 | 3.17 | 14.03 | 3.77 | -0.77 |
| 73 | SMU | Southwest | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.83 | 3.67 | 10.78 | 7.01 | -3.01 |
| 74 | Texas | Southwest | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.68 | 2.44 | 11.35 | 5.85 | -1.85 |
| 75 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.67 | 4 | 10.67 | 4.89 | -1.89 |
| 76 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 12.65 | -0.44 | 7.22 | 4.01 | -0.01 |
| 77 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.35 | 3.33 | 6.18 | 4.17 | -1.17 |
| 78 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.17 | 7.29 | 0.94 | 5.57 | -2.57 |
| 79 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.97 | 1.38 | 7.35 | 4.74 | -0.74 |
| 80 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 11.9 | -3.56 | 10.47 | 2.24 | 1.76 |
| 81 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.52 | 1.4 | 2.82 | 5.87 | -0.87 |
| 82 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.26 | -0.75 | 11.41 | 3.58 | 0.42 |
| 83 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.98 | 2.86 | 9.61 | 4.43 | -1.43 |
| 84 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.8 | 2.12 | 12.17 | 5.31 | -2.31 |
| 85 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.71 | -0.25 | 5.3 | 3.92 | 0.08 |
| 86 | Chicago | Western | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 10.56 | 3.29 | 11.4 | 4.85 | -2.85 |
| 87 | New Mexico | Border | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.33 | -1.43 | 6.8 | 3.07 | -0.07 |
| 88 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.74 | -2.5 | 10.53 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 89 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.71 | -2.5 | 6.2 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 90 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.5 | -3.29 | 6.16 | 2.34 | 0.66 |
| 91 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.24 | -2.5 | 11.02 | 2.02 | -0.02 |
| 92 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.18 | -4.25 | 6.8 | 2.12 | 0.88 |
| 93 | Arizona State | Border | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.82 | -6.57 | 2.63 | 1.67 | 1.33 |
| 94 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.74 | -4.12 | 14.5 | 2.02 | 0.98 |
| 95 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 7.61 | 4.71 | 2.7 | 5.08 | -3.08 |
| 96 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.38 | -5.88 | 12.37 | 1.75 | 1.25 |
| 97 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.78 | -0.14 | 1.7 | 3.43 | -1.43 |
| 98 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.72 | -3.14 | 14.19 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| 99 | Montana | Pacific | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.71 | -3.33 | 13.16 | 2.08 | -0.08 |
| 100 | Sewanee | SEC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.68 | -9.12 | 5.59 | 1.17 | 1.83 |
| 101 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.31 | -4.29 | 14.65 | 0.67 | 1.33 |
| 102 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.23 | -13.25 | 2.26 | 0.76 | 2.24 |
| 103 | Rice | Southwest | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.07 | -6.33 | 10.66 | 1.19 | 1.81 |
| 104 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.46 | -9.43 | 8.38 | 0.46 | 1.54 |
| 105 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.41 | -4.75 | 12.33 | 1.33 | 0.67 |
| 106 | Clemson | Southern | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 5.16 | -5.44 | 8.76 | 1.27 | 0.73 |
| 107 | Virginia | Southern | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 5.04 | -5.78 | 8.25 | 2.16 | -0.16 |
| 108 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.02 | -5.75 | 5.09 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 109 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.91 | -6 | 9.03 | 0.69 | 1.31 |
| 110 | Northwestern | Western | 1-4-2 | 0.14 | 4.53 | -0.57 | 15.84 | 2.89 | -1.89 |
| 111 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.13 | -19 | 5.32 | 0.19 | 1.81 |
| 112 | Maryland | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.91 | -5.38 | 3.88 | 2.02 | -0.02 |
| 113 | Butler | Missouri Valley | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.46 | -9.38 | -4.58 | 1.33 | 0.67 |
| 114 | NC State | Southern | 1-4-3 | 0.12 | 3.28 | -4 | 9.13 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 115 | VMI | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.96 | -14 | 11.46 | 0.35 | 1.65 |
| 116 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.9 | -7 | 8.67 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 117 | Indiana | Western | 1-4-2 | 0.14 | 2.84 | -7.86 | 7.09 | 0.34 | 0.66 |
| 118 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.73 | -3.57 | 12.14 | 1.46 | -0.46 |
| 119 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.06 | -9 | 9.94 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 120 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-5-3 | 0.11 | 2.01 | -7.22 | 10.12 | 1.48 | -0.48 |
| 121 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.8 | -10.29 | -2.6 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 122 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.68 | -16.83 | 12.69 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 123 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.65 | -13.5 | 9.75 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 124 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 0-8-1 | 0 | -1.72 | -8.67 | 4.19 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 125 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.13 | -14.6 | 6.79 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.13 | -13.25 | 11.18 | 0.08 | -0.08 |