Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:21.091174+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | Western | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.99 | 14.12 | 15.73 | 7.93 | -0.93 |
| 2 | LSU | SEC | 6-0-3 | 0.67 | 25.41 | 15.78 | 12.41 | 8.88 | -2.88 |
| 3 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 7-0-3 | 0.7 | 24.48 | 14 | 8.16 | 9.99 | -2.99 |
| 4 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.28 | 23.22 | 5.38 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | Minnesota | Western | 4-0-4 | 0.5 | 24.16 | 4 | 10.95 | 6.7 | -2.7 |
| 6 | USC | Pacific | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 23.39 | 20.09 | 13.11 | 10.96 | -1.96 |
| 7 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.95 | 13.22 | 13.72 | 8.92 | -0.92 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.63 | 14.89 | 11.43 | 8.97 | -0.97 |
| 9 | Duke | Southern | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.53 | 13.9 | 9.3 | 9.7 | -0.7 |
| 10 | Oregon | Pacific | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.47 | 11.5 | 10.32 | 9.44 | -0.44 |
| 11 | Ohio State | Western | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.33 | 16.88 | 10.44 | 7.9 | -0.9 |
| 12 | Alabama | SEC | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.3 | 12.56 | 11.64 | 8.93 | -1.93 |
| 13 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.18 | 15.88 | 9.86 | 7.68 | -0.68 |
| 14 | Army | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.02 | 20.1 | 5.03 | 9.94 | -0.94 |
| 15 | Stanford | Pacific | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 21.74 | 9.5 | 8.18 | 9.55 | -1.55 |
| 16 | Purdue | Western | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.21 | 9 | 9.21 | 7.43 | -1.43 |
| 17 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 21.18 | 14.7 | 2.17 | 9.89 | -0.89 |
| 18 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.13 | 10.57 | 8.36 | 6.84 | -0.84 |
| 19 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.84 | 7.43 | 10.89 | 6.52 | -1.52 |
| 20 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.8 | 15.11 | 15.83 | 8.74 | -1.74 |
| 21 | Furman | FBS Independents | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 20.79 | 9.78 | 6.6 | 8.66 | -2.66 |
| 22 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.72 | 17.12 | 1.37 | 7.94 | -0.94 |
| 23 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.7 | 22.12 | 2.67 | 7.99 | -1.99 |
| 24 | Texas Tech | Border | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 20.67 | 12.67 | 1.25 | 8.79 | -0.79 |
| 25 | Georgia | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.16 | 6.2 | 12.19 | 7.84 | 0.16 |
| 26 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.86 | 14.67 | 10.1 | 8.58 | -1.58 |
| 27 | TCU | Southwest | 9-2-1 | 0.75 | 19.72 | 13.25 | 4.23 | 11.62 | -2.62 |
| 28 | Northern Arizona | Border | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.38 | 3.5 | 5.95 | 4.44 | 0.56 |
| 29 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.35 | 16.22 | 6.25 | 8.58 | -1.58 |
| 30 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.01 | 8.44 | 10.72 | 8.59 | -2.59 |
| 31 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.65 | 19.38 | 5.22 | 7.82 | -1.82 |
| 32 | Oregon State | Pacific | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 18.42 | 4 | 10.13 | 8.08 | -2.08 |
| 33 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.27 | 10.7 | 1.38 | 8.98 | -1.98 |
| 34 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.25 | 8.33 | 6.43 | 7.92 | -1.92 |
| 35 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.07 | 18 | -2.02 | 9.7 | -2.7 |
| 36 | Arkansas | Southwest | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.79 | 15.2 | 7.51 | 9.6 | -2.6 |
| 37 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 17.66 | 4.33 | 5.59 | 6.67 | -0.67 |
| 38 | Tulane | SEC | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.62 | 9.2 | 14.27 | 8.84 | -2.84 |
| 39 | California | Pacific | 6-3-2 | 0.55 | 17.17 | 11.09 | 9.93 | 10.63 | -4.63 |
| 40 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.89 | 10.38 | 2.08 | 7.17 | -2.17 |
| 41 | Ole Miss | SEC | 6-3-2 | 0.55 | 16.66 | 8 | 8.29 | 9.4 | -3.4 |
| 42 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.56 | 3 | 11.91 | 5.76 | -1.76 |
| 43 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.47 | 7.1 | 7.16 | 8.01 | -2.01 |
| 44 | South Carolina | Southern | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.36 | 2 | 12.6 | 6.16 | -0.16 |
| 45 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.34 | 6.38 | 15.92 | 6.14 | -1.14 |
| 46 | Iowa | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.26 | 9.38 | 12.64 | 7.06 | -2.06 |
| 47 | Illinois | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.21 | 5.62 | 15.08 | 7.11 | -2.11 |
| 48 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.08 | 4.57 | 6.33 | 6.05 | -2.05 |
| 49 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.98 | 8.44 | 10.42 | 7.72 | -2.72 |
| 50 | Washington State | Pacific | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.96 | 6.11 | 11.99 | 7.25 | -2.25 |
| 51 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 15.87 | 3.1 | 6.51 | 6.96 | -0.96 |
| 52 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.74 | 6.78 | 9.73 | 7.93 | -2.93 |
| 53 | Arizona | Border | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.64 | 9.75 | 7.6 | 7.53 | -2.53 |
| 54 | Florida | SEC | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.5 | 6.78 | 8.92 | 7.74 | -2.74 |
| 55 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.35 | 5.78 | -0.17 | 6.95 | -0.95 |
| 56 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.29 | 8.22 | 5.17 | 8.04 | -3.04 |
| 57 | Washington | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.14 | 1.62 | 12.55 | 4.82 | 0.18 |
| 58 | UCLA | Pacific | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 15.13 | 5.55 | 10.54 | 9.19 | -3.19 |
| 59 | Temple | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.93 | 1.75 | 10.49 | 4.64 | 0.36 |
| 60 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.37 | 3.86 | 12.22 | 4.56 | -0.56 |
| 61 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-3-3 | 0.4 | 14.16 | 1.9 | 12.52 | 5.96 | -1.96 |
| 62 | Kansas | Big 6 | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.07 | 5.1 | 10.64 | 8.38 | -3.38 |
| 63 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.92 | 6.56 | 5.33 | 7.38 | -3.38 |
| 64 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.9 | 2.33 | 9.15 | 6.58 | -2.58 |
| 65 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.81 | 3.71 | 6.97 | 5.15 | -1.15 |
| 66 | Baylor | Southwest | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.73 | 0.1 | 10.73 | 5.07 | 0.93 |
| 67 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.55 | 0.44 | 15.2 | 4.74 | 0.26 |
| 68 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 13.36 | 5.4 | 15.93 | 8.13 | -3.13 |
| 69 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.25 | 5 | 2.28 | 7.24 | -2.24 |
| 70 | Chicago | Western | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 13.11 | 7.75 | 10.46 | 6.83 | -3.83 |
| 71 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.05 | 1.56 | 6.81 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| 72 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.05 | 6.75 | 10.84 | 6.54 | -2.54 |
| 73 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.84 | 6.5 | 8.98 | 6.15 | -2.15 |
| 74 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 12.53 | 1.82 | 2.75 | 6.81 | -0.81 |
| 75 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.44 | 1.33 | 14.34 | 5.33 | -1.33 |
| 76 | Auburn | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.42 | 2.9 | 9.38 | 6.42 | -1.42 |
| 77 | Idaho | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.38 | 3.5 | 8.45 | 5.25 | -1.25 |
| 78 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.35 | 4.56 | 6.47 | 6.43 | -2.43 |
| 79 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.02 | 7.29 | 0.49 | 5.57 | -2.57 |
| 80 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-3-3 | 0.4 | 11.79 | -3.2 | 9.78 | 2.49 | 1.51 |
| 81 | Texas | Southwest | 4-5-2 | 0.36 | 10.53 | 0.73 | 11.34 | 5.98 | -1.98 |
| 82 | Montana | Pacific | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.53 | 0.86 | 13.52 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 83 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.42 | -2.5 | 9.53 | 3.6 | 1.4 |
| 84 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.38 | -4.5 | 13.51 | 2.06 | 1.94 |
| 85 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 10.14 | -2.4 | 7.03 | 2.95 | 1.05 |
| 86 | SMU | Southwest | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 9.65 | 0.64 | 11.57 | 6.01 | -2.01 |
| 87 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.21 | -2.11 | 12.53 | 3.27 | 0.73 |
| 88 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.18 | -0.89 | 5.95 | 4.15 | -0.15 |
| 89 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.75 | -2.5 | 9.73 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 90 | New Mexico | Border | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.73 | -2 | 7.66 | 3.25 | -0.25 |
| 91 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.57 | -2.5 | 7.09 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 92 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 8.39 | 0.67 | 2.88 | 4.93 | -1.93 |
| 93 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.93 | -0.44 | 4.04 | 4.33 | -1.33 |
| 94 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.38 | -5.33 | 15.29 | 0.92 | 2.08 |
| 95 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.3 | -5.22 | 12.07 | 2.12 | 0.88 |
| 96 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-5-3 | 0.27 | 6.97 | -5.27 | 7.96 | 2.53 | 0.47 |
| 97 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.94 | -6 | 7.22 | 1.76 | 1.24 |
| 98 | Arizona State | Border | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.76 | -6.5 | 5.12 | 1.75 | 1.25 |
| 99 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.43 | -3.29 | 10.22 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 100 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 6.43 | 3.5 | 1.35 | 5.48 | -3.48 |
| 101 | Clemson | Southern | 3-6-2 | 0.27 | 6.14 | -4.36 | 8.64 | 1.86 | 1.14 |
| 102 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.04 | -5 | 9.43 | 1.23 | 0.77 |
| 103 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.78 | -8 | 9.3 | 1.39 | 1.61 |
| 104 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.73 | -3.12 | 15.99 | 2.31 | -0.31 |
| 105 | Sewanee | SEC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.42 | -10 | 6.01 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| 106 | Maryland | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.35 | -4.2 | 5.68 | 3.13 | -0.13 |
| 107 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.12 | -13.33 | 2.83 | 0.73 | 2.27 |
| 108 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.63 | -11.12 | 10.47 | 0.45 | 1.55 |
| 109 | Rice | Southwest | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.52 | -7.36 | 10.94 | 1.18 | 1.82 |
| 110 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.09 | -6.22 | 9.05 | 1 | 1 |
| 111 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.06 | -6.67 | 8.82 | 1.31 | 0.69 |
| 112 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.05 | -19 | 5.03 | 0.19 | 1.81 |
| 113 | Virginia | Southern | 2-6-2 | 0.2 | 4.04 | -6.6 | 7.73 | 2 | 0 |
| 114 | Butler | Missouri Valley | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.39 | -9.38 | -4.34 | 1.33 | 0.67 |
| 115 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.38 | -7.5 | 11.76 | 0.94 | 1.06 |
| 116 | Northwestern | Western | 1-5-2 | 0.12 | 3.13 | -2.12 | 16.91 | 1.81 | -0.81 |
| 117 | VMI | Southern | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 2.97 | -12.6 | 11.8 | 0.39 | 1.61 |
| 118 | NC State | Southern | 1-5-3 | 0.11 | 2.55 | -4.33 | 10.73 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 119 | Indiana | Western | 1-5-2 | 0.12 | 2.03 | -8.88 | 8.75 | 0.32 | 0.68 |
| 120 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.91 | -4 | 9.89 | 1.66 | -0.66 |
| 121 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.63 | -16.83 | 13.03 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 122 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.21 | -9.25 | -2 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 123 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.32 | -15 | 8.86 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 124 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 0-8-1 | 0 | -1.7 | -8.67 | 3.65 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 125 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-5-0 | 0 | -1.99 | -11.8 | 9.03 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 126 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 0-5-1 | 0 | -2.07 | -13.33 | 8.19 | 0.06 | -0.06 |