Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:21.089983+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | Western | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.81 | 16.67 | 17.16 | 5.93 | 0.07 |
| 2 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.94 | 17 | 12.84 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | LSU | SEC | 4-0-2 | 0.67 | 25.84 | 16 | 12.58 | 5.96 | -1.96 |
| 4 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.38 | 8.4 | 12.73 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 5 | Oregon | Pacific | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.25 | 16.88 | 9.59 | 7.96 | 0.04 |
| 6 | Georgia | SEC | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.22 | 14.29 | 10.05 | 6.73 | 0.27 |
| 7 | Duke | Southern | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.19 | 16.71 | 9.21 | 6.78 | 0.22 |
| 8 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 4-0-3 | 0.57 | 25.14 | 12 | 10.1 | 7 | -3 |
| 9 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.03 | 25.17 | 7.04 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.96 | 26.43 | 6.54 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | Purdue | Western | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.92 | 10.67 | 9.5 | 5.81 | -0.81 |
| 12 | Minnesota | Western | 3-0-3 | 0.5 | 24.79 | 4.83 | 11.71 | 5.03 | -2.03 |
| 13 | USC | Pacific | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.55 | 18.12 | 11.2 | 7.93 | -1.93 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.06 | 16 | 10.14 | 6.97 | -0.97 |
| 15 | Ohio State | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.03 | 21.33 | 12.66 | 5.95 | -0.95 |
| 16 | Alabama | SEC | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.76 | 14.71 | 12.8 | 6.99 | -1.99 |
| 17 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.47 | 13.44 | 2.92 | 8.85 | -0.85 |
| 18 | Stanford | Pacific | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.32 | 8.12 | 8.84 | 7.61 | -1.61 |
| 19 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.16 | 11.83 | 10.31 | 5.53 | -0.53 |
| 20 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.12 | 9.71 | 10.74 | 6.74 | -1.74 |
| 21 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.76 | 22.57 | 1.35 | 6.9 | -0.9 |
| 22 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.55 | 7.38 | 7.27 | 7.7 | -2.7 |
| 23 | Furman | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.34 | 11.71 | 4.06 | 6.7 | -1.7 |
| 24 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.24 | 11.12 | 3.68 | 7.51 | -2.51 |
| 25 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.23 | 17.57 | -0.69 | 6.93 | -0.93 |
| 26 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-1-3 | 0.5 | 20.18 | 6.62 | 11.28 | 6.39 | -2.39 |
| 27 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 20.11 | 5.43 | 11.2 | 5.96 | -1.96 |
| 28 | Texas Tech | Border | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.62 | 13.57 | -3.08 | 6.77 | -0.77 |
| 29 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 19.53 | 11.71 | 18.2 | 6.64 | -1.64 |
| 30 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.48 | 12 | 4.16 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 31 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.41 | 10.17 | 4.49 | 5.58 | -1.58 |
| 32 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.16 | 23.67 | -0.63 | 5.99 | -1.99 |
| 33 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.08 | 14.25 | 7.95 | 7.53 | -1.53 |
| 34 | Northern Arizona | Border | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.81 | 3 | 5.37 | 3.44 | 0.56 |
| 35 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 18.76 | 4.17 | 11.02 | 5.37 | -2.37 |
| 36 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.4 | 14.43 | 8.04 | 6.61 | -1.61 |
| 37 | California | Pacific | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 18.25 | 13.33 | 8.89 | 8.78 | -3.78 |
| 38 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.22 | 11.71 | 7.7 | 6.52 | -1.52 |
| 39 | TCU | Southwest | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.05 | 9.56 | 2.97 | 8.44 | -2.44 |
| 40 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.96 | 3.14 | 12.21 | 4.72 | 0.28 |
| 41 | UCLA | Pacific | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.92 | 9 | 8.25 | 7.58 | -2.58 |
| 42 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.92 | 8.5 | 15.53 | 4.79 | -0.79 |
| 43 | Iowa | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.75 | 11.33 | 11.03 | 5.43 | -1.43 |
| 44 | Illinois | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.65 | 6.5 | 14.84 | 5.42 | -1.42 |
| 45 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.63 | 13.29 | 4.68 | 6.34 | -1.34 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.51 | 5.57 | 14.92 | 5.75 | -1.75 |
| 47 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.21 | 7.86 | 8.72 | 6.4 | -2.4 |
| 48 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.21 | 7.29 | 11.41 | 5.8 | -1.8 |
| 49 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.13 | 12.43 | 6.22 | 6.56 | -2.56 |
| 50 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.12 | 12.33 | 7.73 | 5.64 | -1.64 |
| 51 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.98 | 13 | 4.76 | 5.42 | -1.42 |
| 52 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.88 | 18.88 | -3.44 | 7.8 | -2.8 |
| 53 | Washington | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.85 | 2.33 | 11.78 | 3.84 | 0.16 |
| 54 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.71 | 4.17 | 9.59 | 4.02 | -0.02 |
| 55 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.33 | 0.33 | 13.66 | 3.13 | 0.87 |
| 56 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.29 | 6 | 5.76 | 5.81 | -1.81 |
| 57 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.27 | 8.71 | -2.71 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 58 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.06 | 3.86 | 6.07 | 5.15 | -1.15 |
| 59 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.06 | 5.33 | 4.38 | 5.4 | -1.4 |
| 60 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 15.94 | 1 | 10.38 | 5.01 | -1.01 |
| 61 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.48 | 2.25 | 12.71 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 62 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.45 | 5.5 | 6.37 | 5.93 | -0.93 |
| 63 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.4 | 4.5 | 8.56 | 6.14 | -1.14 |
| 64 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.09 | 2.25 | 7.67 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| 65 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.05 | 7.43 | 12.58 | 6.05 | -2.05 |
| 66 | Tulane | SEC | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15 | 5.86 | 13.92 | 5.59 | -1.59 |
| 67 | Texas | Southwest | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.84 | 6.5 | 9.74 | 6.91 | -2.91 |
| 68 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.78 | 10.67 | 0.79 | 5.36 | -2.36 |
| 69 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.74 | 8.8 | 3.81 | 4.61 | -1.61 |
| 70 | SMU | Southwest | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.39 | 5 | 9.4 | 6.7 | -2.7 |
| 71 | Auburn | SEC | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.88 | 4.29 | 5.8 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 72 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.77 | 3.57 | 6.25 | 5.06 | -1.06 |
| 73 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.73 | 1 | 11.38 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 74 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.72 | 11 | 10.84 | 5.55 | -2.55 |
| 75 | Arizona | Border | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.16 | 5.5 | 9.9 | 5.18 | -2.18 |
| 76 | Florida | SEC | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.06 | 5 | 9.63 | 5.55 | -2.55 |
| 77 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.02 | 2.11 | 1.9 | 5.66 | -0.66 |
| 78 | Chicago | Western | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 12.92 | 5 | 9.49 | 4.54 | -2.54 |
| 79 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.75 | 4.33 | 7.8 | 4.06 | -1.06 |
| 80 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.12 | 8.5 | 0.06 | 4.87 | -1.87 |
| 81 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 12.1 | -4 | 10.9 | 1.84 | 2.16 |
| 82 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.07 | 3.83 | 3.24 | 4.28 | -1.28 |
| 83 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.15 | 0 | 4.39 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 84 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.52 | 2.4 | 13.92 | 2.92 | -0.92 |
| 85 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.22 | 2.5 | 12.42 | 3.71 | -1.71 |
| 86 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.96 | -2.83 | 5.8 | 2.16 | 0.84 |
| 87 | Montana | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.74 | 1.2 | 11.85 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 88 | Arizona State | Border | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.23 | -4.5 | 0.57 | 1.84 | 1.16 |
| 89 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.14 | -1.71 | 12.9 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 90 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.87 | -4.71 | 13.76 | 1.83 | 1.17 |
| 91 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.74 | 6.67 | 1.89 | 4.79 | -2.79 |
| 92 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.41 | -3 | 12.25 | 1.58 | 0.42 |
| 93 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.25 | -4 | 6.72 | 2.34 | 0.66 |
| 94 | Kansas | Big 6 | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 8.21 | 0.43 | 12.93 | 3.77 | -1.77 |
| 95 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.14 | -2.67 | 12.86 | 2.06 | -0.06 |
| 96 | Sewanee | SEC | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.92 | -8.57 | 6.1 | 1 | 2 |
| 97 | New Mexico | Border | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.67 | -2.83 | 6.33 | 2.31 | -0.31 |
| 98 | Rice | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.43 | -3.75 | 10.68 | 1.89 | 1.11 |
| 99 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.24 | -14.43 | 4.26 | 0.52 | 2.48 |
| 100 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.86 | -0.86 | 3.15 | 3.13 | -1.13 |
| 101 | Northwestern | Western | 1-3-2 | 0.17 | 6.61 | 0.5 | 18.06 | 3.45 | -2.45 |
| 102 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.59 | -3.57 | 11.86 | 1.65 | 0.35 |
| 103 | Clemson | Southern | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 6.24 | -4.5 | 8.5 | 1.53 | 0.47 |
| 104 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.99 | -5 | 10.01 | 1.32 | 0.68 |
| 105 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.87 | -6.71 | 5.89 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| 106 | Virginia | Southern | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.02 | -6.5 | 7.98 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 107 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 4.83 | -21 | 6.92 | 0.13 | 1.87 |
| 108 | Butler | Missouri Valley | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.37 | -8.86 | -3.77 | 1.27 | 0.73 |
| 109 | Indiana | Western | 1-3-2 | 0.17 | 4.01 | -8.17 | 10.65 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 110 | VMI | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.7 | -13.88 | 11.53 | 0.39 | 1.61 |
| 111 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.6 | -2.33 | 3.7 | 2.15 | -1.15 |
| 112 | NC State | Southern | 1-4-3 | 0.12 | 3.37 | -4 | 8.89 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 113 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.3 | -6.17 | 16.89 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 114 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.94 | -8.4 | 12.68 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 115 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.67 | -4.17 | 11.34 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 116 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.52 | -13.83 | 9.68 | 0.02 | 0.98 |
| 117 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.48 | -16.8 | 15.57 | 0.26 | 0.74 |
| 118 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.43 | -8.83 | -5.85 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 119 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.28 | -7.57 | 12.01 | 0.19 | 0.81 |
| 120 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.08 | -9 | 10.12 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 121 | Maryland | Southern | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.4 | -9 | 6.26 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 122 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.24 | -11.71 | 9.86 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 123 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 0-7-1 | 0 | -1.68 | -8.12 | 3.39 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 124 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 0-5-3 | 0 | -1.92 | -9.75 | 11.77 | 0.57 | -0.57 |
| 125 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.13 | -14.6 | 6.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.14 | -13.25 | 10.89 | 0.08 | -0.08 |