Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:21.263679+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU | SEC | 2-0-2 | 0.5 | 26.99 | 7.5 | 18.37 | 3.37 | -1.37 |
| 2 | Minnesota | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.81 | 23.33 | 12.57 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 3 | Temple | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.8 | 20.75 | 12.38 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 4 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.68 | 17.6 | 12.44 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 5 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.58 | 10.5 | 14.06 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| 6 | Rice | Southwest | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.86 | 13.8 | 9.79 | 4.83 | -0.83 |
| 7 | Washington | Pacific | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.73 | 11.5 | 9.17 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 8 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.72 | 14.67 | 8.75 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 9 | Tulane | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.67 | 17.75 | 7.56 | 3.91 | 0.09 |
| 10 | Alabama | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.61 | 25.25 | 6.63 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 11 | Illinois | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.54 | 13 | 7.9 | 2.68 | 0.32 |
| 12 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.49 | 27.75 | 4.52 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Duke | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.18 | 25 | 3.83 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.98 | 26 | 3.35 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.47 | 32 | -0.14 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.43 | 35.33 | 0.13 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 17 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.3 | 19.5 | 1.24 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 18 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.29 | 13.75 | 1.51 | 3.86 | 0.14 |
| 19 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.27 | 20.25 | 0.15 | 3.92 | 0.08 |
| 20 | Chicago | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.05 | 22.33 | -0.42 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24 | 17 | 0.01 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 22 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 23.93 | 16.5 | -0.75 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 23 | New Mexico | Border | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.68 | 27 | -3.05 | 3.83 | 0.17 |
| 24 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.63 | 31.25 | -3.48 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.42 | 21 | -4.01 | 2.93 | 0.07 |
| 26 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 22.75 | 31 | -8.02 | 4 | -1 |
| 27 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.73 | 10.67 | -4.28 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 22.28 | 6.67 | -4.41 | 3 | -1 |
| 29 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.12 | 23.33 | -10 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 30 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.65 | 12.25 | 17.19 | 3.62 | -0.62 |
| 31 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.13 | 16 | 12.98 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 32 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.06 | 9.25 | 19.18 | 3.42 | -0.42 |
| 33 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.95 | 7.25 | 19.76 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| 34 | Texas | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.86 | 5.75 | 16.09 | 3.41 | -0.41 |
| 35 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.52 | 8.25 | 15.69 | 3.52 | -0.52 |
| 36 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.44 | 11 | 2.79 | 5.92 | -0.92 |
| 37 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.37 | 42 | 0.48 | 5 | -1 |
| 38 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.32 | 16.5 | 12.61 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 39 | TCU | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.29 | 10.8 | 6.1 | 4.37 | -0.37 |
| 40 | SMU | Southwest | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.16 | 19.6 | 10.49 | 4.9 | -1.9 |
| 41 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20 | 12.4 | 3.56 | 4.53 | -0.53 |
| 42 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.87 | 4.25 | 11.13 | 3.07 | -0.07 |
| 43 | California | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.77 | 16.8 | 1.29 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 44 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.59 | 13.75 | 8.54 | 3.85 | -0.85 |
| 45 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.34 | 17.75 | 5.34 | 3.91 | -0.91 |
| 46 | Ohio State | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.23 | 11.67 | 20.24 | 2.73 | -0.73 |
| 47 | Florida | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.13 | 4 | 11.26 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 48 | Texas Tech | Border | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.85 | 9.5 | 4.28 | 3.58 | -0.58 |
| 49 | Arizona | Border | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.69 | 3 | 5.46 | 3.16 | -0.16 |
| 50 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.67 | 12.25 | 2.78 | 3.83 | -0.83 |
| 51 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.42 | 20.25 | -0.91 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 52 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.3 | 14 | 0.4 | 4.98 | -1.98 |
| 53 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.29 | 13 | 10.81 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 54 | Furman | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.27 | 3.75 | 5.32 | 3.49 | -0.49 |
| 55 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.22 | 6 | 11.59 | 2.26 | -0.26 |
| 56 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.99 | 4.33 | 10.78 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 57 | Yale | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.93 | 13 | 13.15 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 58 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.68 | 7.67 | 13.47 | 2.73 | -0.73 |
| 59 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.53 | 30.33 | -1.15 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 60 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.3 | 6.75 | -3.8 | 3.74 | -0.74 |
| 61 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.29 | 19.33 | -0.62 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 62 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.2 | 3.8 | 12.33 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 63 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.08 | 3.33 | -1.84 | 2.15 | -0.15 |
| 64 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.04 | 1.67 | -1 | 1.81 | 0.19 |
| 65 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.82 | 9.4 | 4.98 | 4.87 | -1.87 |
| 66 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.75 | 0.4 | 17.11 | 2.61 | 0.39 |
| 67 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.7 | 9.8 | 7.01 | 4.31 | -1.31 |
| 68 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.59 | 4.75 | -0.42 | 2.86 | -0.86 |
| 69 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 15.52 | -4.75 | -1.13 | 0.91 | 2.09 |
| 70 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.28 | 5.33 | 6.21 | 4.69 | -1.69 |
| 71 | UCLA | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.13 | 4.8 | 3.26 | 4.03 | -1.03 |
| 72 | USC | Pacific | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.91 | 3.17 | 5.45 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 73 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 14.75 | 1.5 | -2.47 | 2.66 | -0.66 |
| 74 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.53 | 6.33 | -10 | 2.32 | -0.32 |
| 75 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.42 | -0.6 | 11.26 | 2.38 | 0.62 |
| 76 | Georgia | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.41 | 8 | 13.25 | 3.55 | -1.55 |
| 77 | Iowa | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.84 | 5.25 | 10.13 | 2.76 | -0.76 |
| 78 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.68 | 5.25 | 9.37 | 3.26 | -1.26 |
| 79 | Loyola (LA) | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.52 | 2.2 | -1.31 | 3.13 | -0.13 |
| 80 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.98 | 8.75 | -0.81 | 3.37 | -1.37 |
| 81 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.9 | 6.75 | 6.22 | 3.38 | -1.38 |
| 82 | Maryland | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.67 | 2 | 11.93 | 2.52 | -0.52 |
| 83 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 12.54 | 9 | 9.88 | 3.7 | -2.7 |
| 84 | NC State | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.42 | -0.5 | 13.9 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 85 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 12.37 | 7 | -1.53 | 3.75 | -2.75 |
| 86 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.08 | 2 | 8.04 | 2.35 | -0.35 |
| 87 | Virginia | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.91 | -3.25 | 7.36 | 1.37 | 0.63 |
| 88 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.66 | -3.25 | 4.44 | 0.94 | 1.06 |
| 89 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.61 | -1.5 | 7.94 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 90 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.51 | -4.75 | 4.08 | 0.97 | 1.03 |
| 91 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.42 | -3.8 | 10.16 | 1.58 | 0.42 |
| 92 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.31 | -2.6 | 7.32 | 1.66 | 0.34 |
| 93 | Kansas | Big 6 | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.14 | 0.5 | 4.83 | 2.14 | -1.14 |
| 94 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.78 | -10.6 | 8.91 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| 95 | Montana | Pacific | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.63 | 1.67 | 9.26 | 1.69 | -0.69 |
| 96 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.35 | -6 | 22.21 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 97 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.28 | -5.6 | 4.03 | 1.11 | 0.89 |
| 98 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.13 | -1.67 | 10.57 | 1.13 | -0.13 |
| 99 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.05 | -1 | 6.26 | 1.38 | -0.38 |
| 100 | Indiana | Western | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.79 | -6.75 | 14.24 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 101 | Northwestern | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.44 | -8 | 17.51 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 102 | Purdue | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.32 | -3.67 | 20.14 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 103 | Arizona State | Border | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.28 | -10.33 | 12.63 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 104 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.14 | -0.33 | -2.9 | 1.46 | -0.46 |
| 105 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.97 | -23 | 18.66 | 0.08 | 0.92 |
| 106 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.88 | -20 | 11.64 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 107 | Michigan | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.37 | -12 | 18.63 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 108 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.17 | -2.5 | 12.34 | 1.29 | -0.29 |
| 109 | Clemson | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.51 | -5 | 10.6 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 110 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.48 | -6.4 | 9.34 | 1.15 | -0.15 |
| 111 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.38 | -9.25 | 13.45 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 112 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.28 | -10.25 | 14.78 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 113 | Sewanee | SEC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.19 | -7.5 | 7.33 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 114 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.94 | -10 | 3.47 | 0.38 | 0.62 |
| 115 | Auburn | SEC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.55 | -4 | 11.28 | 1.06 | -0.06 |
| 116 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.46 | -10.6 | 12.43 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 117 | Missouri | Big 6 | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.72 | -6.67 | 14.37 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-1 | 0 | -1.87 | -7 | 21.61 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 119 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -1.88 | -10.5 | 1.9 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 120 | Northern Arizona | Border | 0-3-1 | 0 | -1.94 | -10 | 6.61 | 0.51 | -0.51 |
| 121 | Idaho | Pacific | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2 | -8 | 22.28 | 0.53 | -0.53 |
| 122 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.12 | -12 | 9.16 | 0.31 | -0.31 |
| 123 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.2 | -15.5 | 6.42 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 124 | VMI | Southern | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.88 | -23 | 21.11 | 0.02 | -0.02 |