Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:21.089154+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.73 | 23.75 | 17.76 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.97 | 16 | 15.59 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 3 | LSU | SEC | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 26.27 | 14.6 | 12.72 | 4.98 | -1.98 |
| 4 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 26 | 6.67 | 14.33 | 2.91 | -0.91 |
| 5 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.87 | 24.8 | 9.2 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Duke | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.74 | 16 | 10.04 | 4.87 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Minnesota | Western | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 25.7 | 5.8 | 13.56 | 4.19 | -1.19 |
| 8 | USC | Pacific | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.69 | 21.57 | 8.64 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 9 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 2-0-3 | 0.4 | 25.64 | 7.4 | 12.46 | 5 | -3 |
| 10 | Purdue | Western | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.4 | 8.75 | 10.37 | 3.83 | -0.83 |
| 11 | Georgia | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.26 | 15.8 | 7.72 | 4.71 | 0.29 |
| 12 | Oregon | Pacific | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.11 | 17.67 | 6.72 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 13 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.05 | 8.75 | 8.53 | 4 | -1 |
| 14 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.02 | 9.33 | 8.5 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 15 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.89 | 27.75 | 4.04 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-0-2 | 0.67 | 24.48 | 17.67 | 3.49 | 5.99 | -1.99 |
| 17 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 24.06 | 9.86 | 3.66 | 6.98 | -1.98 |
| 18 | Northern Arizona | Border | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.83 | 9.75 | 2.44 | 3.84 | 0.16 |
| 19 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.81 | 31.4 | -1.24 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 23.74 | 19.25 | -0.14 | 4 | -1 |
| 21 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 23.73 | 16.75 | -0.2 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 22 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.72 | 19 | -0.24 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 23 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.65 | 16.14 | -0.3 | 6.97 | 0.03 |
| 24 | Furman | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.6 | 11.2 | 0.82 | 4.83 | -0.83 |
| 25 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.58 | 17.17 | 9 | 5.75 | -0.75 |
| 26 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.53 | 13.83 | 9.57 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| 27 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.47 | 13.6 | 13.57 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 28 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.11 | 12.2 | 11.88 | 4.78 | -0.78 |
| 29 | Ohio State | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.09 | 23.5 | 15.91 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 30 | Washington | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.86 | 9.4 | 11.86 | 4.77 | -0.77 |
| 31 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.52 | 6.33 | 9.14 | 5.59 | -1.59 |
| 32 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.43 | 7.5 | 5.91 | 5.49 | -0.49 |
| 33 | TCU | Southwest | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.42 | 11.57 | 3.78 | 6.76 | -1.76 |
| 34 | Illinois | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.4 | 9.25 | 15.53 | 3.74 | -0.74 |
| 35 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.35 | 15.75 | 13.94 | 3.71 | -0.71 |
| 36 | Alabama | SEC | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.34 | 11.2 | 11.88 | 4.96 | -1.96 |
| 37 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.29 | 13.83 | 2.53 | 5.61 | -0.61 |
| 38 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.24 | 4.4 | 11.4 | 3.56 | 0.44 |
| 39 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.22 | 16.4 | 5.24 | 4.78 | -0.78 |
| 40 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.2 | 7.6 | 9.14 | 4.25 | -0.25 |
| 41 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.91 | 14.6 | 3.94 | 4.87 | -0.87 |
| 42 | Iowa | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.9 | 13 | 9.05 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 43 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.82 | 10 | 12.94 | 4.66 | -1.66 |
| 44 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.47 | 15.25 | 8.5 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 45 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.37 | 23.17 | -1.04 | 5.89 | -1.89 |
| 46 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.34 | 2 | 12.68 | 2.49 | 0.51 |
| 47 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.25 | 18.75 | 2.99 | 3.76 | -0.76 |
| 48 | Florida | SEC | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.14 | 12.2 | 4.07 | 4.92 | -1.92 |
| 49 | Texas Tech | Border | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.11 | 13.6 | -0.53 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 50 | UCLA | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.98 | 11.83 | 9.91 | 5.88 | -1.88 |
| 51 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-1-3 | 0.33 | 17.44 | 6.17 | 10.94 | 4.79 | -2.79 |
| 52 | California | Pacific | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.27 | 12.43 | 4.84 | 6.7 | -2.7 |
| 53 | South Carolina | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.25 | 4.5 | 13.67 | 4.47 | -0.47 |
| 54 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.2 | 6.83 | 7.11 | 5.34 | -1.34 |
| 55 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.02 | 8 | 20.37 | 4.46 | -1.46 |
| 56 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.3 | 16 | -1.59 | 3.9 | -1.9 |
| 57 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.99 | 8.6 | 11.44 | 4.5 | -1.5 |
| 58 | Texas | Southwest | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.62 | 7.5 | 10.03 | 5.12 | -2.12 |
| 59 | Temple | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.52 | 3.8 | 9.49 | 3.31 | -0.31 |
| 60 | SMU | Southwest | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.28 | 5.17 | 6.02 | 5.06 | -2.06 |
| 61 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.13 | 5.4 | 8.77 | 3.56 | -0.56 |
| 62 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.08 | -0.83 | 6.52 | 2.59 | 1.41 |
| 63 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.91 | 6.8 | 4.45 | 3.76 | -0.76 |
| 64 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.76 | 0.33 | 11.71 | 3.26 | -0.26 |
| 65 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.73 | 5.6 | 0.61 | 3.62 | -0.62 |
| 66 | Auburn | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.62 | 3 | 6.54 | 3.27 | -0.27 |
| 67 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.37 | 1.5 | 6.02 | 3.65 | -0.65 |
| 68 | Chicago | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.18 | 7.5 | 13.6 | 3.13 | -1.13 |
| 69 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.93 | 10.5 | 9.21 | 3.52 | -1.52 |
| 70 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.92 | 1.2 | 3.61 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 71 | Kansas | Big 6 | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.87 | 7 | 11.18 | 4.78 | -2.78 |
| 72 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.8 | 3.43 | 4.66 | 5 | -1 |
| 73 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.66 | 5.4 | 11.45 | 3.71 | -1.71 |
| 74 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.51 | 15.25 | 3.23 | 3.82 | -1.82 |
| 75 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.4 | -1.2 | 11.46 | 2.18 | 0.82 |
| 76 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.38 | 15 | 8.52 | 3.75 | -1.75 |
| 77 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.21 | 3.75 | 11.85 | 2.46 | -0.46 |
| 78 | Arizona | Border | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.66 | 4 | 9.32 | 3.17 | -1.17 |
| 79 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.62 | -0.4 | 19.05 | 2.36 | -0.36 |
| 80 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.46 | 3 | 6.09 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 81 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.25 | 2 | 6.28 | 3.24 | -1.24 |
| 82 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.11 | 3.25 | -1.12 | 2.66 | -0.66 |
| 83 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.11 | 5.75 | -3.03 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 84 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.59 | 2.8 | 1.63 | 3.29 | -1.29 |
| 85 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.23 | -0.6 | 9.23 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 86 | Tulane | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.16 | 0.2 | 15.44 | 2.56 | -0.56 |
| 87 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.09 | -2.6 | 7.12 | 1.17 | 0.83 |
| 88 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.41 | 7 | 10.28 | 2.67 | -1.67 |
| 89 | Northwestern | Western | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 9.39 | 1.5 | 19 | 2.63 | -1.63 |
| 90 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.14 | -0.6 | 9.29 | 2.34 | -0.34 |
| 91 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.4 | -0.8 | 7.33 | 2.25 | -0.25 |
| 92 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.31 | 1.25 | 4.2 | 2.33 | -1.33 |
| 93 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.72 | -6.8 | 7.91 | 1.08 | 0.92 |
| 94 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.61 | -2.75 | 17.94 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 95 | Butler | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.24 | -5.2 | -4.05 | 1.47 | 0.53 |
| 96 | Sewanee | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.03 | -12 | 9.93 | 0.28 | 1.72 |
| 97 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 7.01 | 1.6 | 16.77 | 2.84 | -1.84 |
| 98 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.96 | -3.67 | 10.89 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 99 | NC State | Southern | 1-2-3 | 0.17 | 6.83 | -2 | 9.84 | 1.62 | -0.62 |
| 100 | Rice | Southwest | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.67 | -3 | 7.4 | 1.76 | 0.24 |
| 101 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.64 | -12.8 | -0.45 | 0.45 | 1.55 |
| 102 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.16 | -8 | 5.57 | 0.11 | 0.89 |
| 103 | Indiana | Western | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.12 | -7 | 10.88 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 104 | VMI | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.32 | -13.67 | 10.79 | 0.37 | 1.63 |
| 105 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.89 | -16 | 11.59 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 106 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.5 | -8.75 | 19.04 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| 107 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.44 | -6.2 | 11.38 | 0.11 | 0.89 |
| 108 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.32 | -2.8 | -5.59 | 1.71 | -0.71 |
| 109 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.32 | -8.5 | 12.86 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 110 | Clemson | Southern | 1-3-2 | 0.17 | 4.31 | -8 | 12.35 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 111 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.31 | -6.4 | 7.78 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 112 | Arizona State | Border | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.47 | -13.25 | 0.55 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 113 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.27 | -6 | 10.06 | 1.19 | -0.19 |
| 114 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.21 | -28.25 | 13.9 | 0.02 | 0.98 |
| 115 | North Carolina | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.15 | -8.8 | 19.44 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 116 | Maryland | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.12 | -5.2 | 2.83 | 1.17 | -0.17 |
| 117 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.09 | -3.6 | 10.54 | 1.31 | -0.31 |
| 118 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.06 | -8 | 11.92 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 119 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3 | -7 | 6.12 | 1.12 | -0.12 |
| 120 | Virginia | Southern | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.86 | -8.67 | 6.59 | 1.28 | -0.28 |
| 121 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 0-6-0 | 0 | -1.73 | -7.83 | 7.1 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 122 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.02 | -11.33 | 7.55 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 0-4-2 | 0 | -2.05 | -9.83 | 15.85 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 124 | Montana | Pacific | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.15 | -10.67 | 18.24 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 125 | New Mexico | Border | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.21 | -15.75 | 7.42 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 126 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.31 | -15.67 | 9.56 | 0.08 | -0.08 |