Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:21.089575+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 27.26 | 19.2 | 17.82 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 2 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.27 | 18 | 13.15 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | LSU | SEC | 4-0-2 | 0.67 | 26.13 | 16 | 13.09 | 5.96 | -1.96 |
| 4 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 3-0-3 | 0.5 | 25.81 | 9.5 | 13.62 | 6 | -3 |
| 5 | Duke | Southern | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.63 | 14.33 | 11.08 | 5.78 | 0.22 |
| 6 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.56 | 9.75 | 12.05 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 7 | USC | Pacific | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.53 | 21.57 | 9.07 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 8 | Purdue | Western | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.43 | 9 | 11.89 | 4.71 | -0.71 |
| 9 | Oregon | Pacific | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.22 | 17.86 | 8.36 | 6.97 | 0.03 |
| 10 | Georgia | SEC | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.15 | 15.5 | 8.44 | 5.73 | 0.27 |
| 11 | Minnesota | Western | 3-0-3 | 0.5 | 25.07 | 4.83 | 12.05 | 5.03 | -2.03 |
| 12 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.96 | 26.33 | 5.34 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.95 | 28.8 | 5.27 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 23.83 | 9.86 | 3.53 | 6.98 | -1.98 |
| 15 | Furman | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 23.76 | 15.67 | 1.73 | 5.92 | -0.92 |
| 16 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.7 | 16 | 1.33 | 7.94 | 0.06 |
| 17 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 23.66 | 16.86 | 0.68 | 6.99 | -1.99 |
| 18 | Ohio State | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.55 | 23 | 12.71 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.4 | 17.5 | 8.79 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 20 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.2 | 13.83 | 8.52 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| 21 | Alabama | SEC | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.08 | 12.67 | 12.8 | 5.98 | -1.98 |
| 22 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.05 | 18 | 6.98 | 5.83 | -0.83 |
| 23 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.87 | 9.33 | 13.05 | 5.65 | -1.65 |
| 24 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.77 | 10.17 | 11.46 | 5.73 | -1.73 |
| 25 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.64 | 4.83 | 9.95 | 4.54 | 0.46 |
| 26 | Washington | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.63 | 9.4 | 11 | 4.77 | -0.77 |
| 27 | Iowa | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.49 | 14.4 | 8.6 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| 28 | Stanford | Pacific | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.43 | 8.43 | 6.25 | 6.76 | -1.76 |
| 29 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.4 | 25 | 0.28 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 30 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.38 | 12.8 | 8.61 | 4.66 | -0.66 |
| 31 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.15 | 6.33 | 9.9 | 5.11 | -1.11 |
| 32 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.03 | 16.17 | 1.32 | 5.91 | -0.91 |
| 33 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.98 | 16.2 | 5.1 | 4.66 | -0.66 |
| 34 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.87 | 1.8 | 13.29 | 3.01 | 0.99 |
| 35 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.77 | 15.67 | 2.1 | 5.75 | -1.75 |
| 36 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.75 | 22.86 | -1.6 | 6.9 | -1.9 |
| 37 | Texas Tech | Border | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.38 | 14.67 | -2.01 | 5.78 | -0.78 |
| 38 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.22 | 5 | 9.95 | 4.48 | -1.48 |
| 39 | Northern Arizona | Border | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.97 | 3 | 3.49 | 3.44 | 0.56 |
| 40 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-1-3 | 0.43 | 18.91 | 5.71 | 10.49 | 5.54 | -2.54 |
| 41 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.84 | 5.25 | 7.02 | 3.63 | -0.63 |
| 42 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.66 | 10.8 | 3.19 | 4.69 | -1.69 |
| 43 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.56 | 14 | 1.35 | 4.97 | -1.97 |
| 44 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.42 | 8.83 | 18.06 | 5.55 | -1.55 |
| 45 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.28 | 14.57 | 5.83 | 6.52 | -1.52 |
| 46 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.77 | 9 | 5.05 | 5.92 | -0.92 |
| 47 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.74 | 5.57 | 7.03 | 5.68 | -0.68 |
| 48 | TCU | Southwest | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.73 | 9.25 | 4.58 | 7.54 | -2.54 |
| 49 | UCLA | Pacific | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.68 | 10.14 | 11.2 | 6.86 | -2.86 |
| 50 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.59 | 18.2 | -3.26 | 4.94 | -1.94 |
| 51 | Texas | Southwest | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.14 | 7.86 | 9.6 | 6.18 | -2.18 |
| 52 | California | Pacific | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 17.08 | 10.88 | 6.65 | 7.66 | -3.66 |
| 53 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.04 | 4.17 | 12.04 | 4.02 | -0.02 |
| 54 | Illinois | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.77 | 7.2 | 17.25 | 4.46 | -1.46 |
| 55 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.62 | 8 | 5.69 | 4.84 | -0.84 |
| 56 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.62 | 8.8 | 14.83 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 57 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.14 | 13.4 | 11.97 | 4.65 | -1.65 |
| 58 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.87 | 3 | 18.72 | 4.18 | -1.18 |
| 59 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.82 | 13.8 | 8.87 | 4.69 | -1.69 |
| 60 | Arizona | Border | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.78 | 8 | 12.32 | 4.63 | -1.63 |
| 61 | Florida | SEC | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.68 | 7.83 | 8.21 | 5.5 | -2.5 |
| 62 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.49 | 5.83 | -1.27 | 4.56 | -0.56 |
| 63 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.48 | 7.17 | 9.88 | 4.92 | -1.92 |
| 64 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.02 | -0.71 | 9.19 | 3.09 | 0.91 |
| 65 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.92 | 4.75 | 3.71 | 6.31 | -1.31 |
| 66 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.92 | 6.8 | 4.76 | 3.76 | -0.76 |
| 67 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.59 | 5 | 4.89 | 4.33 | -1.33 |
| 68 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.42 | 3 | 9.12 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 69 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.35 | 3.5 | 5.09 | 4.3 | -1.3 |
| 70 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 14.29 | 0.29 | 11.18 | 3.74 | -0.74 |
| 71 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.23 | 1.5 | 6.28 | 3.65 | -0.65 |
| 72 | South Carolina | Southern | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.19 | 0.57 | 13.64 | 3.71 | 0.29 |
| 73 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13.72 | 0.83 | 6.16 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 74 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.53 | 6.67 | 11.15 | 5.1 | -2.1 |
| 75 | Chicago | Western | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.34 | 6 | 11.07 | 3.91 | -1.91 |
| 76 | Tulane | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.81 | 1.33 | 17.17 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 77 | SMU | Southwest | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.67 | 3 | 7.79 | 5.12 | -2.12 |
| 78 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.54 | 6.75 | 5.26 | 3.68 | -1.68 |
| 79 | Auburn | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.41 | 1.5 | 9.27 | 3.48 | -0.48 |
| 80 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.97 | 3.83 | 3.65 | 4.28 | -1.28 |
| 81 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.95 | 0.67 | 11.31 | 3.24 | -0.24 |
| 82 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.46 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 | 0 |
| 83 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.14 | -0.5 | 11.55 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 84 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.68 | 2.4 | 12.97 | 2.92 | -0.92 |
| 85 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.65 | 10.4 | 1.3 | 4.54 | -2.54 |
| 86 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.61 | -4.33 | 12.05 | 1.79 | 1.21 |
| 87 | Kansas | Big 6 | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.6 | 2.5 | 11.08 | 4.25 | -2.25 |
| 88 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.92 | 3.4 | 1.74 | 3.28 | -1.28 |
| 89 | Sewanee | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.31 | -7.83 | 5.14 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| 90 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 9.31 | 0.17 | 6.1 | 3.07 | -1.07 |
| 91 | Northwestern | Western | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 8.9 | 1.2 | 18.67 | 3.29 | -2.29 |
| 92 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.46 | -3 | 11.68 | 1.58 | 0.42 |
| 93 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.81 | -4 | 2.85 | 1.58 | 0.42 |
| 94 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.69 | -2.33 | 4.13 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 95 | Clemson | Southern | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 7.67 | -5 | 10.89 | 0.97 | 1.03 |
| 96 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 6.94 | 1.6 | 16.99 | 2.84 | -1.84 |
| 97 | Arizona State | Border | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.61 | -7.8 | -1.68 | 0.96 | 1.04 |
| 98 | North Carolina | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.17 | -6.33 | 16.5 | 0.78 | 1.22 |
| 99 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 6.03 | 0.8 | 2.17 | 2.78 | -1.78 |
| 100 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.84 | -8.67 | 7.52 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| 101 | Virginia | Southern | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.69 | -6.57 | 7.03 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 102 | Montana | Pacific | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.48 | 0 | 13.96 | 2 | -1 |
| 103 | Butler | Missouri Valley | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.44 | -6.33 | -4.93 | 1.39 | 0.61 |
| 104 | Rice | Southwest | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.39 | -4.43 | 8.53 | 1.43 | 0.57 |
| 105 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.18 | -17 | 4.2 | 0.27 | 1.73 |
| 106 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.01 | -3.6 | 17.35 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 107 | NC State | Southern | 1-3-3 | 0.14 | 4.82 | -2.57 | 7.74 | 1.42 | -0.42 |
| 108 | VMI | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.64 | -13.71 | 10.82 | 0.34 | 1.66 |
| 109 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.35 | -7 | 16.59 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 110 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.09 | -8.5 | 12.81 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 111 | Indiana | Western | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.04 | -9.8 | 10.76 | 0.16 | 0.84 |
| 112 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.87 | -11.6 | 8.54 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 113 | New Mexico | Border | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.79 | -4.8 | 4.49 | 1.67 | -0.67 |
| 114 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.73 | -16.75 | 15.93 | 0.19 | 0.81 |
| 115 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.4 | -3.6 | 10.48 | 1.31 | -0.31 |
| 116 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.04 | -7.83 | 12.8 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 117 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.99 | -6.67 | 9.51 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 118 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.55 | -8.83 | -6.03 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 119 | Maryland | Southern | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.35 | -5.33 | 2.24 | 1.19 | -0.19 |
| 120 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.16 | -9 | 9.85 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 121 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.05 | -10.17 | 9.37 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 122 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 1.98 | -29 | 9.86 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 123 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 0-7-0 | 0 | -1.8 | -9.29 | 5.06 | 0.32 | -0.32 |
| 124 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 0-4-3 | 0 | -1.87 | -8.43 | 13.18 | 0.59 | -0.59 |
| 125 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2 | -11.75 | 6.72 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.16 | -13.25 | 10.54 | 0.08 | -0.08 |