Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:21.090774+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | Western | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 26.26 | 14.12 | 16.52 | 7.93 | -0.93 |
| 2 | LSU | SEC | 6-0-2 | 0.75 | 25.58 | 17.75 | 12.23 | 7.94 | -1.94 |
| 3 | Duke | Southern | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.86 | 16.11 | 9.06 | 8.81 | 0.19 |
| 4 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 6-0-3 | 0.67 | 24.83 | 10.22 | 10.63 | 8.99 | -2.99 |
| 5 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.79 | 10.83 | 10.24 | 5.92 | -0.92 |
| 6 | Army | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.41 | 22.44 | 5.73 | 8.99 | 0.01 |
| 7 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.4 | 23 | 5.36 | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | Minnesota | Western | 4-0-4 | 0.5 | 24.39 | 4 | 11.62 | 6.7 | -2.7 |
| 9 | USC | Pacific | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 23.06 | 19 | 12.24 | 9.95 | -1.95 |
| 10 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.73 | 12.12 | 13.66 | 7.89 | -0.89 |
| 11 | Ohio State | Western | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.53 | 16.88 | 11.18 | 7.9 | -0.9 |
| 12 | Georgia | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.42 | 10.33 | 11.21 | 8.21 | -0.21 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.41 | 14.75 | 10.96 | 7.97 | -0.97 |
| 14 | Oregon | Pacific | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.31 | 12.11 | 9.9 | 8.57 | -0.57 |
| 15 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.28 | 15.88 | 10.05 | 7.68 | -0.68 |
| 16 | Alabama | SEC | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22 | 13.25 | 11.65 | 7.93 | -1.93 |
| 17 | Stanford | Pacific | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 21.88 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 9.55 | -1.55 |
| 18 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.54 | 10.25 | 10.08 | 7.79 | -1.79 |
| 19 | Purdue | Western | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.39 | 9 | 9.94 | 7.43 | -1.43 |
| 20 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 21.21 | 14.7 | 1.88 | 9.89 | -0.89 |
| 21 | Oregon State | Pacific | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 20.97 | 6.89 | 8.42 | 8.53 | -2.53 |
| 22 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.86 | 17.12 | 1.92 | 7.94 | -0.94 |
| 23 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.67 | 22.12 | 2.21 | 7.99 | -1.99 |
| 24 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.33 | 11.17 | 6.63 | 5.84 | -0.84 |
| 25 | Furman | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.29 | 10.25 | 6.79 | 7.66 | -2.66 |
| 26 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 20.21 | 13.62 | 16.43 | 7.66 | -1.66 |
| 27 | Texas Tech | Border | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.14 | 13.5 | -1.4 | 7.79 | -0.79 |
| 28 | Arkansas | Southwest | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.48 | 17.67 | 6.41 | 8.74 | -1.74 |
| 29 | Northern Arizona | Border | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.48 | 3.5 | 6.38 | 4.44 | 0.56 |
| 30 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.39 | 16.22 | 6.24 | 8.58 | -1.58 |
| 31 | TCU | Southwest | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 19.24 | 12.64 | 3.68 | 10.65 | -2.65 |
| 32 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.11 | 15.62 | 8.64 | 7.68 | -1.68 |
| 33 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.61 | 19.38 | 4.42 | 7.82 | -1.82 |
| 34 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.34 | 8.33 | 6.9 | 7.92 | -1.92 |
| 35 | Washington State | Pacific | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.09 | 7.75 | 11.7 | 6.75 | -1.75 |
| 36 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.97 | 10.25 | 9.46 | 7.19 | -2.19 |
| 37 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 17.96 | 11.11 | 2.97 | 8.11 | -2.11 |
| 38 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.82 | 8.5 | 8.98 | 7.5 | -2.5 |
| 39 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 17.72 | 19.44 | -0.92 | 8.83 | -2.83 |
| 40 | Tulane | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.58 | 10.22 | 13.3 | 8.09 | -2.09 |
| 41 | California | Pacific | 6-3-2 | 0.55 | 17.32 | 11.09 | 9.99 | 10.63 | -4.63 |
| 42 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.27 | 10.12 | 4.59 | 7.38 | -2.38 |
| 43 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.03 | 10.38 | 2.93 | 7.17 | -2.17 |
| 44 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.99 | 4 | 6.71 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 45 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.84 | 3 | 12.5 | 5.76 | -1.76 |
| 46 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-2-3 | 0.44 | 16.64 | 2.89 | 12.19 | 5.7 | -1.7 |
| 47 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.55 | 7.89 | 6.71 | 7.38 | -1.38 |
| 48 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.53 | 4.62 | 8.13 | 7.21 | -3.21 |
| 49 | Iowa | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.46 | 9.38 | 12.98 | 7.06 | -2.06 |
| 50 | Illinois | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.38 | 5.62 | 15.23 | 7.11 | -2.11 |
| 51 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.18 | 4.57 | 6.66 | 6.05 | -2.05 |
| 52 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 15.99 | 3.1 | 7.02 | 6.96 | -0.96 |
| 53 | Arizona | Border | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.67 | 9.75 | 7.78 | 7.53 | -2.53 |
| 54 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 15.53 | 5.7 | 8.41 | 7.84 | -2.84 |
| 55 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.38 | 5.78 | 0.02 | 6.95 | -0.95 |
| 56 | Washington | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.34 | 1.62 | 12.78 | 4.82 | 0.18 |
| 57 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.32 | 2 | 12.65 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| 58 | Temple | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.1 | 1.75 | 10.5 | 4.64 | 0.36 |
| 59 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.09 | 5.43 | 15.26 | 5.03 | -1.03 |
| 60 | Florida | SEC | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.36 | 5.25 | 9.92 | 6.4 | -2.4 |
| 61 | UCLA | Pacific | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.32 | 5.4 | 10.1 | 8.15 | -3.15 |
| 62 | Auburn | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.85 | 3.44 | 8.57 | 6.04 | -1.04 |
| 63 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.8 | 3.71 | 6.94 | 5.15 | -1.15 |
| 64 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.69 | 0.44 | 15.29 | 4.74 | 0.26 |
| 65 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.34 | 5 | 2.17 | 7.24 | -2.24 |
| 66 | Chicago | Western | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 13.13 | 7.75 | 11.39 | 6.83 | -3.83 |
| 67 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.12 | 6.75 | 10.11 | 6.54 | -2.54 |
| 68 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.01 | 6.5 | 9.42 | 6.15 | -2.15 |
| 69 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.9 | 3.17 | 13.72 | 3.77 | -0.77 |
| 70 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.86 | 0 | 11.67 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| 71 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.81 | 0.22 | 8.85 | 4.62 | 0.38 |
| 72 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.66 | -1.57 | 12.63 | 2.83 | 1.17 |
| 73 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.61 | 1.33 | 14.51 | 5.33 | -1.33 |
| 74 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 12.58 | 1.82 | 3.29 | 6.81 | -0.81 |
| 75 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.5 | 4.56 | 6.55 | 6.43 | -2.43 |
| 76 | Idaho | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.37 | 3.5 | 8.52 | 5.25 | -1.25 |
| 77 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 12.31 | 3.5 | 7.18 | 5.58 | -2.58 |
| 78 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.09 | 7.29 | 0.69 | 5.57 | -2.57 |
| 79 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.99 | 5.33 | 14.69 | 7.14 | -3.14 |
| 80 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 11.85 | -3.56 | 10.62 | 2.24 | 1.76 |
| 81 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.82 | 1.38 | 7.28 | 4.74 | -0.74 |
| 82 | SMU | Southwest | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 11.21 | 2.7 | 10.81 | 7.07 | -3.07 |
| 83 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.83 | 2.12 | 11.51 | 5.31 | -2.31 |
| 84 | Texas | Southwest | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.67 | 0.8 | 11.03 | 5.48 | -1.48 |
| 85 | Montana | Pacific | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.41 | 0.86 | 13.59 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 86 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 10.27 | -2.4 | 6.87 | 2.95 | 1.05 |
| 87 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.27 | -0.89 | 5.81 | 4.15 | -0.15 |
| 88 | New Mexico | Border | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.81 | -2 | 7.33 | 3.25 | -0.25 |
| 89 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.8 | -2.5 | 9.92 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 90 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.62 | -2.5 | 7.25 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 91 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.12 | -2.5 | 9.9 | 2.02 | -0.02 |
| 92 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.8 | -0.44 | 3.53 | 4.33 | -1.33 |
| 93 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.59 | -4.12 | 13.63 | 2.02 | 0.98 |
| 94 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 7.55 | 4.71 | 3.09 | 5.08 | -3.08 |
| 95 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.36 | -5.22 | 12.58 | 2.12 | 0.88 |
| 96 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.16 | -5.44 | 8.74 | 1.97 | 1.03 |
| 97 | Clemson | Southern | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 7.14 | -4.2 | 7.99 | 1.91 | 1.09 |
| 98 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.06 | -6 | 7.75 | 1.76 | 1.24 |
| 99 | Arizona State | Border | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.83 | -6.5 | 5.02 | 1.75 | 1.25 |
| 100 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.15 | -13.25 | 2.23 | 0.76 | 2.24 |
| 101 | Maryland | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.14 | -2.56 | 4.91 | 3.48 | -0.48 |
| 102 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.93 | -5 | 9.4 | 1.23 | 0.77 |
| 103 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.79 | -3.12 | 15.82 | 2.31 | -0.31 |
| 104 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.73 | -1 | 2.23 | 3.44 | -1.44 |
| 105 | Sewanee | SEC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.5 | -10 | 6.11 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| 106 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.3 | -6.12 | 14.98 | 0.37 | 1.63 |
| 107 | Rice | Southwest | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.18 | -8 | 11.08 | 0.94 | 2.06 |
| 108 | Virginia | Southern | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 5.01 | -5.78 | 7.88 | 2.16 | -0.16 |
| 109 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-5-3 | 0.2 | 4.86 | -6.3 | 8.99 | 2.02 | -0.02 |
| 110 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.77 | -7.12 | 8.63 | 1.16 | 0.84 |
| 111 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.67 | -11.12 | 10 | 0.45 | 1.55 |
| 112 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.13 | -6.22 | 8.78 | 1 | 1 |
| 113 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.13 | -7.78 | 12.96 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| 114 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.05 | -19 | 4.46 | 0.19 | 1.81 |
| 115 | Butler | Missouri Valley | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.41 | -9.38 | -4.15 | 1.33 | 0.67 |
| 116 | Northwestern | Western | 1-5-2 | 0.12 | 3.22 | -2.12 | 17.71 | 1.81 | -0.81 |
| 117 | VMI | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.91 | -14 | 11.61 | 0.35 | 1.65 |
| 118 | NC State | Southern | 1-5-3 | 0.11 | 2.59 | -4.33 | 10.4 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 119 | Indiana | Western | 1-5-2 | 0.12 | 2.08 | -8.88 | 8.7 | 0.32 | 0.68 |
| 120 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.95 | -4 | 9.81 | 1.66 | -0.66 |
| 121 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.63 | -16.83 | 12.94 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 122 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.24 | -9.25 | -2.09 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 123 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.61 | -13.5 | 8.96 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 124 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 0-8-1 | 0 | -1.71 | -8.67 | 3.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 125 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2 | -11.8 | 8.64 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 126 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.11 | -14.6 | 6.26 | 0 | 0 |