Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:21.087932+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.71 | 23.5 | 15.86 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Illinois | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.04 | 11 | 16.55 | 1.84 | 0.16 |
| 3 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.6 | 25 | 27.16 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.46 | 7 | 14.9 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Stanford | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.38 | 12.33 | 11.53 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Ohio State | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.2 | 75 | 20.48 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.1 | 26 | 24.38 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.79 | 15.5 | 7.61 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 9 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 26.28 | 19 | 5.27 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 10 | Michigan | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.25 | 14 | 22.49 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 11 | Georgia | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.12 | 11.5 | 5.74 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.02 | 19 | 20.04 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.88 | 17.33 | 3.75 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 14 | LSU | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.86 | 26.5 | 1.21 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.7 | 29.33 | 1.68 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 16 | Alabama | SEC | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 25.64 | 17 | 5.24 | 2 | -1 |
| 17 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.62 | 18.5 | 5.07 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.6 | 10 | 4.32 | 2.83 | 0.17 |
| 19 | USC | Pacific | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.57 | 35.25 | -0.34 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.57 | 15.5 | 5.42 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 21 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.33 | 12.5 | 5.07 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Washington | Pacific | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.98 | 19.5 | -2.39 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 23 | Duke | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.9 | 26.5 | -1.12 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 24 | Minnesota | Western | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 24.85 | 6.5 | 4.88 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| 25 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.75 | 18 | -1.6 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 26 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.68 | 31 | -2.83 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 27 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-0-2 | 0.33 | 24.55 | 15 | 0.33 | 2.98 | -1.98 |
| 28 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.52 | 15 | -1.22 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.5 | 22.5 | -2.31 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 30 | Indiana | Western | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 24.47 | 3.5 | 5.16 | 1.72 | -0.72 |
| 31 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 24.46 | 1 | 7.24 | 1.29 | -0.29 |
| 32 | Kansas | Big 6 | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.39 | 16 | -3.78 | 3 | -1 |
| 33 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.16 | 5 | 2.03 | 2.85 | -0.85 |
| 34 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.99 | 24.67 | -7.4 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 35 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.94 | 31 | -5.62 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 36 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.93 | 21.67 | -7.11 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 37 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 23.82 | 15.5 | -6.18 | 4 | -1 |
| 38 | Florida | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.79 | 29.5 | -5.87 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Furman | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.75 | 20.5 | -5.62 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 40 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.62 | 9.5 | -5.63 | 1.79 | 0.21 |
| 41 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.45 | 54.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.21 | 36.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.19 | 10 | -5.01 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 44 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.18 | 37 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Auburn | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.03 | 16 | -10 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 46 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23 | 28.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.6 | 16 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 22.45 | 12.5 | -10 | 1.95 | -0.95 |
| 49 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.91 | 14 | 0.29 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 50 | Iowa | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.51 | 7 | 0.34 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.81 | 52 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.77 | 47 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.66 | 40 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | UCLA | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.65 | 16.25 | 8.48 | 4 | -1 |
| 55 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.65 | 39 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.53 | 33 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Chicago | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.5 | 32 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.39 | 26 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.35 | 26 | -10 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 60 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.26 | 21 | -10 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 61 | California | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.01 | 16.75 | 6.79 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 62 | TCU | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.78 | 13.75 | -1.49 | 3.85 | -0.85 |
| 63 | Purdue | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.64 | 7 | -10 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 64 | Yale | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.61 | 7 | -10 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 65 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.38 | 6.33 | 11.02 | 2.87 | -0.87 |
| 66 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.83 | 22.33 | 1.64 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 67 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.96 | 6.67 | 11.84 | 2.38 | -0.38 |
| 68 | Texas | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.37 | 12 | -6.51 | 2.57 | -0.57 |
| 69 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.29 | 5 | 7.81 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| 70 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.33 | 20 | 7.99 | 1.85 | -0.85 |
| 71 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.15 | 18 | 11.62 | 1.96 | -0.96 |
| 72 | Rice | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.06 | 2.33 | 2.18 | 2.21 | -0.21 |
| 73 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.5 | -2 | 12.54 | 1.07 | 0.93 |
| 74 | SMU | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.41 | 9.33 | -7.13 | 2.81 | -0.81 |
| 75 | Washington State | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.2 | 11.5 | 7.55 | 1.56 | -0.56 |
| 76 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.02 | 2.67 | -4.57 | 2.01 | -0.01 |
| 77 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.99 | 13 | 5.34 | 1.76 | -0.76 |
| 78 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.69 | 8.67 | 12.4 | 2.93 | -1.93 |
| 79 | North Carolina | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.55 | -0.5 | 19.31 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 80 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.4 | 3 | 7.35 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| 81 | Maryland | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.6 | 3 | 0.92 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| 82 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.48 | 1 | 5.21 | 1.12 | -0.12 |
| 83 | Arizona | Border | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.46 | 8.5 | -6.34 | 1.74 | -0.74 |
| 84 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.2 | 0 | 7.68 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Temple | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.15 | -2.5 | 7.79 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 86 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.88 | 6 | -10 | 1.86 | -0.86 |
| 87 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.78 | 0 | -0.4 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Idaho | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.57 | 17 | 8.38 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| 89 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.09 | -1.5 | 6.84 | 1.37 | 0.63 |
| 90 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.07 | -2.5 | 5.32 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 91 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.06 | 3.5 | 12.18 | 1.28 | -0.28 |
| 92 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.04 | -4 | 8.62 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 93 | Butler | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12 | -1.5 | 1.45 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 94 | Texas Tech | Border | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.49 | 9.5 | 0.32 | 1.77 | -0.77 |
| 95 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.07 | 1.5 | 6.31 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| 96 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.84 | -5.5 | -4.75 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 97 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.31 | 5.5 | -10 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| 98 | Virginia | Southern | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 10.31 | -12 | -6.49 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 99 | South Carolina | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.05 | 0.67 | 19.74 | 1.58 | -0.58 |
| 100 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.77 | -8.5 | 22.69 | 0.26 | 0.74 |
| 101 | Clemson | Southern | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 8.78 | -9.33 | 8.6 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 102 | NC State | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.31 | -4 | 4.8 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 103 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.91 | -15 | 6.13 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 104 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 25.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | New York University | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.83 | -3 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.15 | -3 | 15.89 | 0.46 | -0.46 |
| 108 | Northwestern | Western | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.4 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.57 | -7 | 12.61 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 110 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.59 | -6 | 5.91 | 0.17 | -0.17 |
| 111 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.65 | -7.33 | 0.83 | 0.23 | -0.23 |
| 112 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.76 | -12 | -1.26 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 113 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.77 | -7 | 7.61 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | New Mexico | Border | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.21 | -14 | 19.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Tulane | SEC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.21 | -10 | 25.68 | 0.31 | -0.31 |
| 116 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.22 | -11 | 22.62 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 117 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.23 | -9 | 25.55 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | Arizona State | Border | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.32 | -26.5 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.42 | -14.5 | 21.36 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 120 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.57 | -22 | 22.49 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.65 | -16 | 24.55 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 122 | Sewanee | SEC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.71 | -19 | 22.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | Montana | Pacific | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.88 | -20 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 124 | VMI | Southern | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.88 | -27.67 | 11.52 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 125 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.1 | -28 | 22.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.44 | -40 | 19.96 | 0 | 0 |