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| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.05 | 28.33 | 8.87 | 8.95 | 0.05 |
| 2 | Minnesota | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.98 | 29 | 8.42 | 7.92 | 0.08 |
| 3 | Stanford | Pacific | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 24.8 | 19.7 | 8.96 | 9.98 | -0.98 |
| 4 | Temple | FBS Independents | 7-0-2 | 0.78 | 24.66 | 18.78 | 8.45 | 8.85 | -1.85 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.9 | 17.89 | 12.49 | 8.77 | -0.77 |
| 6 | Navy | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.73 | 7.56 | 15.2 | 7.5 | 0.5 |
| 7 | Rice | Southwest | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 22.64 | 14.55 | 10.67 | 10.72 | -1.72 |
| 8 | Tulane | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.33 | 12.6 | 9.56 | 9.21 | -0.21 |
| 9 | Ohio State | Western | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.31 | 29.12 | 8.48 | 7.94 | -0.94 |
| 10 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.18 | 11.38 | 11.65 | 7.39 | -0.39 |
| 11 | North Carolina | Southern | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.92 | 10.11 | 10.69 | 8.61 | -1.61 |
| 12 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 21.6 | 14.11 | 10.05 | 8.71 | -2.71 |
| 13 | Illinois | Western | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.57 | 7.5 | 9.85 | 7.1 | -0.1 |
| 14 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.53 | 30.25 | 4.02 | 7.93 | -0.93 |
| 15 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.52 | 10.78 | 6.95 | 8.24 | -0.24 |
| 16 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.42 | 16.57 | 8.34 | 6.82 | -0.82 |
| 17 | Washington | Pacific | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.19 | 6.62 | 10.82 | 6.75 | -0.75 |
| 18 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.11 | 18.75 | 3.62 | 7.82 | -0.82 |
| 19 | New Mexico | Border | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 20.94 | 19.78 | 1.29 | 8.54 | -0.54 |
| 20 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.9 | 12.71 | 10.36 | 6.56 | -1.56 |
| 21 | Tennessee | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.74 | 11.7 | 14.14 | 9.32 | -1.32 |
| 22 | SMU | Southwest | 8-2-2 | 0.67 | 20.25 | 13.42 | 10.45 | 11.43 | -3.43 |
| 23 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 20.07 | 10.44 | -1.21 | 8.66 | -0.66 |
| 24 | Texas | Southwest | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.78 | 5.2 | 14.58 | 7.56 | -0.56 |
| 25 | LSU | SEC | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 19.69 | 9.4 | 15.14 | 8.95 | -2.95 |
| 26 | Duke | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.68 | 16.11 | 8.76 | 8.77 | -1.77 |
| 27 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 10-2-0 | 0.83 | 19.67 | 8.83 | 4.52 | 11.49 | -1.49 |
| 28 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.52 | 11.78 | 13.57 | 8.14 | -2.14 |
| 29 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.51 | 9.44 | 10.12 | 8.43 | -1.43 |
| 30 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.35 | 30 | 1.34 | 9.98 | -1.98 |
| 31 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.06 | 13.5 | 5.67 | 9.65 | -2.65 |
| 32 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.05 | 9.8 | 6.5 | 9.59 | -2.59 |
| 33 | New Mexico State | Border | 4-1-3 | 0.5 | 19.05 | 18 | 1.67 | 7.91 | -3.91 |
| 34 | Arizona | Border | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.9 | 8.4 | 6.89 | 9.02 | -2.02 |
| 35 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.77 | 12.38 | 8.44 | 7.57 | -1.57 |
| 36 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.5 | 6.8 | 5.07 | 8.09 | -1.09 |
| 37 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 18.38 | 9.91 | -0.38 | 9.91 | -1.91 |
| 38 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.13 | 17.5 | 9.98 | 9.82 | -2.82 |
| 39 | Texas Tech | Border | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.06 | 10.8 | 0.32 | 8.76 | -1.76 |
| 40 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.05 | 8.38 | 11.57 | 7.32 | -2.32 |
| 41 | Georgia | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.75 | 8.5 | 11.03 | 8.99 | -1.99 |
| 42 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 17.52 | 4.4 | 4.76 | 8.61 | -2.61 |
| 43 | Maryland | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.32 | 9.4 | 7.48 | 9.27 | -2.27 |
| 44 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.3 | 5.78 | 15.12 | 7.43 | -1.43 |
| 45 | UCLA | Pacific | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.24 | 7.7 | 7.91 | 8.55 | -1.55 |
| 46 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.15 | 3.3 | 11.22 | 7.23 | -0.23 |
| 47 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.01 | 15.3 | 2.57 | 9.54 | -2.54 |
| 48 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.66 | 7.3 | 8.78 | 9.52 | -3.52 |
| 49 | TCU | Southwest | 8-4-0 | 0.67 | 16.65 | 4.75 | 11.05 | 8.65 | -0.65 |
| 50 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.58 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.63 | -2.63 |
| 51 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.34 | 1.89 | 12.71 | 5.42 | 0.58 |
| 52 | Oregon | Pacific | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.31 | 1.22 | 14.11 | 5.15 | 0.85 |
| 53 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.23 | 6.25 | 15.13 | 6.6 | -1.6 |
| 54 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.01 | 11.56 | 1.79 | 8.02 | -2.02 |
| 55 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.8 | 9.12 | 9.7 | 6.4 | -1.4 |
| 56 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.49 | 0.56 | 9.83 | 4.76 | 1.24 |
| 57 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.33 | 5.89 | 8.27 | 7.38 | -2.38 |
| 58 | California | Pacific | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.31 | 9.3 | 9.25 | 8.81 | -2.81 |
| 59 | Purdue | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.26 | 2.25 | 12.57 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.25 | 7.33 | 6.52 | 7.54 | -2.54 |
| 61 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 15.2 | 10 | 13.55 | 7.69 | -3.69 |
| 62 | Florida | SEC | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 14.94 | 0.3 | 6.6 | 5.16 | 0.84 |
| 63 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.33 | 5.3 | 11.87 | 8.32 | -3.32 |
| 64 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.79 | 0.4 | 9.56 | 5.21 | 0.79 |
| 65 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.4 | 2.78 | 7.11 | 6.04 | -1.04 |
| 66 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.18 | 4 | 1.37 | 6.66 | -2.66 |
| 67 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.97 | 4.43 | 14.54 | 6.49 | -3.49 |
| 68 | Clemson | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.87 | 0.44 | 9.19 | 4.74 | 0.26 |
| 69 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.46 | 3.7 | 9.31 | 7 | -2 |
| 70 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.32 | 7.12 | 3.87 | 6.68 | -2.68 |
| 71 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 12.24 | 1.9 | 10.87 | 6.29 | -2.29 |
| 72 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.23 | 4.38 | 6.09 | 5.58 | -1.58 |
| 73 | Furman | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.93 | -0.67 | 6.62 | 3.76 | 1.24 |
| 74 | Chicago | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.84 | 0.88 | 10.37 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| 75 | Arizona State | Border | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 11.64 | -2.75 | 7.76 | 3 | 1 |
| 76 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.1 | 2.78 | 11.12 | 5.62 | -1.62 |
| 77 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 11 | 2.33 | 13.72 | 6.48 | -3.48 |
| 78 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-4-3 | 0.3 | 10.98 | 2.6 | 12.86 | 7.36 | -4.36 |
| 79 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.53 | 1.6 | 8.02 | 5.89 | -1.89 |
| 80 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 10.47 | 5.11 | 2.36 | 7.3 | -4.3 |
| 81 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.44 | -1.8 | 9.24 | 3.99 | 1.01 |
| 82 | Indiana | Western | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 10.17 | -5.38 | 13.98 | 1.89 | 1.11 |
| 83 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.13 | -2 | 6.3 | 3.67 | 0.33 |
| 84 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.04 | -4.5 | 10.9 | 1.68 | 2.32 |
| 85 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 9.79 | -1 | -1.23 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 86 | USC | Pacific | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 9.6 | 0.91 | 9.91 | 6.07 | -2.07 |
| 87 | Loyola (LA) | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.97 | -0.89 | 3.53 | 4 | 0 |
| 88 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.83 | -2.78 | 8.94 | 3.66 | 0.34 |
| 89 | New York University | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.6 | -0.38 | -1.54 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 90 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.57 | -2.33 | 3.93 | 3.37 | 0.63 |
| 91 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.37 | -8 | 12.1 | 0.59 | 3.41 |
| 92 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.02 | -7.6 | 6.25 | 1.11 | 2.89 |
| 93 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.51 | -1.88 | 5.94 | 3.23 | -0.23 |
| 94 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.48 | -3.88 | 12.11 | 2.49 | 0.51 |
| 95 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.46 | -4.7 | 6.32 | 2.49 | 1.51 |
| 96 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.2 | -5.38 | 11.09 | 2.07 | 0.93 |
| 97 | Northwestern | Western | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.19 | -7 | 14.01 | 1.47 | 1.53 |
| 98 | Montana | Pacific | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 7.09 | 1 | 9.71 | 4.44 | -2.44 |
| 99 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.59 | -7 | 3.4 | 1.57 | 1.43 |
| 100 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-6-2 | 0.27 | 6.41 | -2.45 | 8.47 | 4.03 | -1.03 |
| 101 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.73 | -2.3 | 7.5 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 102 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.67 | -7.6 | 7.73 | 1.23 | 1.77 |
| 103 | Virginia | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.64 | -9 | 9.57 | 1.25 | 1.75 |
| 104 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.52 | -4.7 | -1.74 | 2.46 | 0.54 |
| 105 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.45 | -4.9 | 11.29 | 2.65 | 0.35 |
| 106 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.26 | -11.67 | 5.13 | 0.82 | 2.18 |
| 107 | Iowa | Western | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.05 | -6.88 | 12.75 | 2.06 | -0.06 |
| 108 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.97 | -8.43 | 14.47 | 1.06 | 0.94 |
| 109 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.69 | -8.14 | 6.6 | 0.72 | 1.28 |
| 110 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.57 | -2.62 | 8.04 | 2.38 | -0.38 |
| 111 | NC State | Southern | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.1 | -7.56 | 14.12 | 0.89 | 1.11 |
| 112 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.09 | -14 | 0.42 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 113 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-7-2 | 0.18 | 3.25 | -9.27 | 12.95 | 1.45 | 0.55 |
| 114 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.17 | -5.89 | -0.52 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 115 | Auburn | SEC | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 3.14 | -4.9 | 10.56 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 116 | Sewanee | SEC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.87 | -11.89 | 5.78 | 0.39 | 1.61 |
| 117 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.86 | -11.89 | 5.33 | 0.46 | 1.54 |
| 118 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.08 | -7.86 | 6.8 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 119 | Michigan | Western | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.54 | -15.25 | 14.99 | 0.08 | 0.92 |
| 120 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.51 | -29.14 | 14.66 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 121 | VMI | Southern | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.3 | -15.44 | 13.76 | 0.38 | 0.62 |
| 122 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.19 | -13.1 | 15.43 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 123 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.15 | -25.25 | 15.55 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 124 | Missouri | Big 6 | 0-8-1 | 0 | -2.33 | -16.33 | 14.91 | 0.09 | -0.09 |