Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:21.088328+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 29.05 | 47.5 | 18.3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.9 | 23 | 20.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Michigan | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.52 | 27 | 18.36 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 4 | Illinois | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.35 | 14.33 | 19.06 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.84 | 19.33 | 11.88 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 6 | LSU | SEC | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 26.66 | 17.67 | 10.56 | 3 | -1 |
| 7 | Alabama | SEC | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 26.29 | 17.33 | 8.86 | 3 | -1 |
| 8 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 26.25 | 3.5 | 13.38 | 2 | -1 |
| 9 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 26.14 | 12.33 | 9.31 | 3 | -1 |
| 10 | Duke | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.12 | 20.33 | 7.75 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 11 | Georgia | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.91 | 17.67 | 6.55 | 2.83 | 0.17 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 25.79 | 5 | 24.43 | 1.97 | -0.97 |
| 13 | Minnesota | Western | 1-0-2 | 0.33 | 25.75 | 4.33 | 11.37 | 2.32 | -1.32 |
| 14 | Stanford | Pacific | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.71 | 9.25 | 7.16 | 4 | -1 |
| 15 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.7 | 21.33 | 5.1 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 16 | USC | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.69 | 29.6 | 3.87 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.41 | 25 | 2.96 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 18 | Furman | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.08 | 18.33 | 3.34 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 19 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-0-2 | 0.5 | 25.08 | 13 | 4.12 | 3.98 | -1.98 |
| 20 | Yale | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25 | 10.5 | 7.08 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 21 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.94 | 14 | 1.58 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Chicago | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.87 | 36 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.83 | 22.33 | 0.57 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.65 | 20 | 0.69 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 25 | Northern Arizona | Border | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.59 | 8.67 | 3.67 | 2.77 | 0.23 |
| 26 | Purdue | Western | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 24.38 | 3.5 | 7.43 | 1.47 | -0.47 |
| 27 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.33 | 24 | 0.16 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 28 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.24 | 31 | -3.27 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 29 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.14 | 13.75 | -1.64 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 30 | Florida | SEC | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.14 | 19.67 | -1.8 | 3 | -1 |
| 31 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 24.14 | 1 | 6.77 | 1.29 | -0.29 |
| 32 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.11 | 10.75 | -0.85 | 3.88 | 0.12 |
| 33 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.95 | 23.67 | -2.98 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.87 | 32.33 | -5.18 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Kansas | Big 6 | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 23.66 | 16 | -3.9 | 3 | -1 |
| 36 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 23.61 | 10.5 | -0.61 | 1.94 | -0.94 |
| 37 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.51 | 43 | -7.41 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Iowa | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.24 | 22.5 | -5.7 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.21 | 13.4 | -5.34 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 40 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.97 | 20.5 | -8.05 | 3.92 | 0.08 |
| 41 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.79 | 10.5 | -5.79 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 42 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.77 | 46 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.73 | 29.33 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.71 | 42.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.6 | 35 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.55 | 33.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.1 | 16.5 | -10 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 48 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.43 | 13 | 17.48 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 49 | California | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.17 | 18 | 0.76 | 4.91 | -0.91 |
| 50 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.03 | 17.25 | 7.59 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 51 | UCLA | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.92 | 16.25 | 5.93 | 4 | -1 |
| 52 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.72 | 9 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.54 | 15.33 | 19.23 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| 54 | TCU | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.46 | 15 | -2.86 | 4.89 | -0.89 |
| 55 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.21 | 6.5 | 7.07 | 3.35 | -0.35 |
| 56 | Washington | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.14 | 11 | 11.44 | 2.87 | -0.87 |
| 57 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.64 | 9.25 | 7.54 | 3.42 | -1.42 |
| 58 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.54 | 18.33 | 10.74 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| 59 | SMU | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.38 | 8.5 | 1.89 | 3.65 | -0.65 |
| 60 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.27 | 5.25 | 1.9 | 3.42 | -0.42 |
| 61 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.05 | 22.33 | 1.06 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 62 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.01 | 0 | 11.1 | 2 | 1 |
| 63 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18 | 13 | 2.22 | 3.63 | -1.63 |
| 64 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.94 | 1 | 11.32 | 1.63 | 0.37 |
| 65 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.87 | 7.33 | 4.61 | 2.08 | -0.08 |
| 66 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.5 | 8.67 | 9.22 | 2.43 | -0.43 |
| 67 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.22 | 10.67 | 4.64 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 68 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.12 | 9.67 | 4.23 | 2.35 | -0.35 |
| 69 | Auburn | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.01 | 7.33 | -1.28 | 2.49 | -0.49 |
| 70 | Texas Tech | Border | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.95 | 8.67 | 6.29 | 2.77 | -0.77 |
| 71 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.83 | 15.67 | 1.66 | 2.68 | -0.68 |
| 72 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.68 | -0.33 | 9.72 | 1.45 | 0.55 |
| 73 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.55 | 0.25 | 4.87 | 2.12 | -0.12 |
| 74 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.43 | 10.33 | -6.94 | 2.84 | -0.84 |
| 75 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.19 | 2.67 | 4.87 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 76 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.15 | 1.33 | 9.68 | 1.71 | 0.29 |
| 77 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.74 | -1 | 19.44 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 78 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.6 | 2.33 | 16.44 | 1.93 | -0.93 |
| 79 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.56 | 3 | 6.85 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 80 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.44 | 3.67 | 1.25 | 2.19 | -1.19 |
| 81 | Texas | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.3 | 6.75 | 1.38 | 3.07 | -1.07 |
| 82 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.76 | 11.5 | -10 | 1.91 | -0.91 |
| 83 | Indiana | Western | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.38 | -1 | 4.97 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 84 | Rice | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.23 | 0.25 | 5.32 | 2.09 | -0.09 |
| 85 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.43 | 4 | -10 | 2.13 | -1.13 |
| 86 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 10.94 | -1.67 | 21.85 | 1.01 | -0.01 |
| 87 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.83 | -1.75 | 0.43 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 88 | Clemson | Southern | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 10.06 | -7 | 8.43 | 0.36 | 0.64 |
| 89 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.96 | -1 | 6.3 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 90 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 9.94 | 4.75 | 9.62 | 3.54 | -2.54 |
| 91 | Arizona | Border | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.21 | 3.33 | 3.75 | 2.15 | -1.15 |
| 92 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9 | -11 | 1.83 | 0.47 | 1.53 |
| 93 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.94 | -2.4 | 9.29 | 1.45 | 0.55 |
| 94 | South Carolina | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.85 | 0.67 | 14.6 | 1.58 | -0.58 |
| 95 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.66 | -0.33 | 14.66 | 1.44 | -0.44 |
| 96 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.21 | 3 | 13.76 | 1.81 | -0.81 |
| 97 | Tulane | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.6 | 0 | 21.22 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 98 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.45 | -1.33 | 1.78 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 99 | North Carolina | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.37 | -10.33 | 23.23 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 100 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.24 | -3.67 | 12.51 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 101 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.12 | -5.67 | 13.77 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 102 | NC State | Southern | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.97 | -3 | 12.17 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 103 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.95 | -6 | 13.52 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 104 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.88 | -8.67 | 14.78 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 105 | Maryland | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.81 | -4.67 | 1.1 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 106 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.6 | -13.33 | 12.85 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 107 | Butler | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.45 | -5.67 | -0.68 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 108 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.24 | -7.33 | 1.86 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 109 | Virginia | Southern | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.19 | -11.25 | 6.96 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 110 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.72 | -6.25 | 15.7 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 111 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.66 | -5.33 | 12.56 | 0.73 | 0.27 |
| 112 | Sewanee | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.17 | -11 | 13.22 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 113 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 2.72 | -28.25 | 17.68 | 0.02 | 0.98 |
| 114 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.24 | -3 | 19.74 | 0.46 | -0.46 |
| 115 | Northwestern | Western | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.41 | -3.5 | 24.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.59 | -5.67 | 9.41 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| 117 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 0-4-0 | 0 | -1.63 | -7 | 1.94 | 0.58 | -0.58 |
| 118 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.73 | -6.67 | 10.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | New Mexico | Border | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.75 | -7 | 6.6 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 120 | Arizona State | Border | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.33 | -26.5 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 | Montana | Pacific | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.43 | -13 | 19.51 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 122 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.46 | -13.25 | 24.43 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 123 | VMI | Southern | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.75 | -22.25 | 14.17 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 124 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.87 | -27 | 18.7 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 125 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.91 | -22 | 24.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.15 | -28 | 24.68 | 0 | 0 |