Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:21.444649+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.39 | 18.5 | 10.54 | 7.74 | 0.26 |
| 2 | TCU | Southwest | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.81 | 19.3 | 7.67 | 9.81 | 0.19 |
| 3 | SMU | Southwest | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.77 | 22.6 | 6.87 | 9.98 | 0.02 |
| 4 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.15 | 24.12 | 3.76 | 7.95 | 0.05 |
| 5 | Ohio State | Western | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.28 | 22.5 | 13.52 | 7.74 | -0.74 |
| 6 | New York University | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.21 | 25.71 | -1.22 | 6.95 | 0.05 |
| 7 | North Carolina | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.93 | 20.62 | 11.73 | 7.81 | -0.81 |
| 8 | LSU | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.85 | 15.78 | 11.23 | 8.78 | -0.78 |
| 9 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.58 | 13.5 | 11.73 | 7.28 | -0.28 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.57 | 9 | 13.43 | 7.91 | -0.91 |
| 11 | California | Pacific | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.55 | 14.1 | 8.23 | 9.91 | -0.91 |
| 12 | Alabama | SEC | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.37 | 17.25 | 12.02 | 7.76 | -1.76 |
| 13 | Stanford | Pacific | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.25 | 12.62 | 10.35 | 7.95 | -0.95 |
| 14 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.88 | 27.89 | 3.19 | 8.9 | -0.9 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.76 | 12.75 | 9.83 | 7.88 | -1.88 |
| 16 | Furman | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.49 | 23.25 | 3.41 | 7.88 | -0.88 |
| 17 | Duke | Southern | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 21.06 | 16.9 | 12.79 | 9.76 | -1.76 |
| 18 | Rice | Southwest | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.89 | 10.8 | 13.03 | 8.61 | -0.61 |
| 19 | New Mexico State | Border | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.66 | 20.12 | 1.66 | 7.91 | -1.91 |
| 20 | Auburn | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.06 | 14.89 | 10.24 | 8.73 | -1.73 |
| 21 | Temple | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.03 | 12.67 | 9.79 | 8.32 | -1.32 |
| 22 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.99 | 8 | 1.53 | 5.87 | 0.13 |
| 23 | Mississippi State | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.91 | 12.2 | 7.34 | 9.28 | -1.28 |
| 24 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.88 | 11 | 7.44 | 5.86 | -1.86 |
| 25 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 19.86 | 9 | 4.21 | 7.34 | -2.34 |
| 26 | UCLA | Pacific | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.85 | 8.5 | 16.11 | 6.74 | -0.74 |
| 27 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.82 | 18.75 | 11.71 | 7.64 | -1.64 |
| 28 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.8 | 21.7 | 4.17 | 9.74 | -1.74 |
| 29 | Arizona | Border | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.2 | 15 | 9.18 | 7.65 | -1.65 |
| 30 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.15 | 14.67 | 4.67 | 8.37 | -1.37 |
| 31 | Yale | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.91 | 14.25 | 7.58 | 7.39 | -1.39 |
| 32 | Clemson | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.81 | 6.25 | 10.38 | 5.91 | 0.09 |
| 33 | Oregon | Pacific | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.59 | 3.12 | 12.29 | 5.92 | 0.08 |
| 34 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.51 | 7.62 | 13.61 | 6.93 | -1.93 |
| 35 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.33 | 13.14 | 9.75 | 6.32 | -1.32 |
| 36 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.24 | 11.5 | 10.07 | 7.27 | -2.27 |
| 37 | Maryland | Southern | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.05 | 3.22 | 8.52 | 6.23 | -0.23 |
| 38 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.03 | 2.75 | 8.66 | 5.04 | 0.96 |
| 39 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.89 | 16.33 | 11.91 | 5.77 | -1.77 |
| 40 | Georgia | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.86 | 10.33 | 13.53 | 7.95 | -1.95 |
| 41 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.3 | 11.44 | 9.64 | 8.19 | -2.19 |
| 42 | Tulane | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.13 | 8.22 | 10.5 | 7.39 | -1.39 |
| 43 | Iowa | Western | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 17.11 | 10.38 | 8.74 | 7.5 | -3.5 |
| 44 | Baylor | Southwest | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.75 | 3.9 | 5.47 | 7.3 | -0.3 |
| 45 | New Mexico | Border | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.48 | 4.89 | 7.22 | 6.4 | -0.4 |
| 46 | NC State | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.42 | 2.11 | 10.58 | 5.78 | 0.22 |
| 47 | Oregon State | Pacific | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.36 | 8.1 | 4.58 | 8.52 | -2.52 |
| 48 | Texas Tech | Border | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.3 | 7.5 | -1.2 | 7.29 | -2.29 |
| 49 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.28 | 8.62 | 12.25 | 6.86 | -1.86 |
| 50 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.93 | 3.22 | 6.37 | 6.25 | -0.25 |
| 51 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.83 | 15.12 | 4.89 | 7.54 | -2.54 |
| 52 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.76 | 3.75 | 12.54 | 6.19 | -1.19 |
| 53 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.68 | 4.44 | 2.47 | 6.19 | -0.19 |
| 54 | Washington State | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.2 | 7.12 | 4.73 | 6.36 | -1.36 |
| 55 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.16 | 14.62 | 0.71 | 7.76 | -2.76 |
| 56 | Washington | Pacific | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.15 | 6.71 | 12.92 | 6.04 | -2.04 |
| 57 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.78 | 2.9 | 8.93 | 6.67 | -0.67 |
| 58 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.29 | 17 | 1.98 | 6.86 | -2.86 |
| 59 | Northwestern | Western | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.07 | 1.38 | 13.05 | 4.61 | -0.61 |
| 60 | Indiana | Western | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.86 | 1.88 | 10.56 | 5.11 | -1.11 |
| 61 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.79 | 4.22 | 6.3 | 6.42 | -1.42 |
| 62 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.6 | 5 | 1.56 | 6.18 | -2.18 |
| 63 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.57 | 9.88 | 11.16 | 7.3 | -3.3 |
| 64 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.24 | 5.75 | 12.57 | 5.76 | -1.76 |
| 65 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.8 | 3.67 | 11.28 | 4.19 | -1.19 |
| 66 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.42 | 9.7 | 1.91 | 8.53 | -3.53 |
| 67 | Purdue | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.4 | 1 | 13.06 | 4.62 | -0.62 |
| 68 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 12.21 | -1.62 | 9.27 | 3.09 | 0.91 |
| 69 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 12.17 | 1.88 | 8.79 | 5.41 | -2.41 |
| 70 | Missouri | Big 6 | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 12.1 | 2.5 | 6.44 | 5.07 | -2.07 |
| 71 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 12.09 | 13.29 | 11.37 | 6.13 | -3.13 |
| 72 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.05 | 2.12 | 7.83 | 5.17 | -1.17 |
| 73 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 11.91 | -6.75 | 4.13 | 0.88 | 4.12 |
| 74 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 11.9 | -1.11 | 3.21 | 4.14 | -0.14 |
| 75 | Northern Arizona | Border | 3-3-3 | 0.33 | 11.86 | 4.67 | 1.58 | 7.09 | -4.09 |
| 76 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.85 | 0.57 | -3.58 | 3.75 | 0.25 |
| 77 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.67 | 0.75 | 6.7 | 4.39 | -0.39 |
| 78 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.51 | 4 | 12.52 | 6.05 | -2.05 |
| 79 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.82 | -0.44 | 6.34 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| 80 | Kansas | Big 6 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.82 | -2 | 11.63 | 3.32 | 0.68 |
| 81 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.82 | 0.89 | 14.5 | 4.81 | -0.81 |
| 82 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.74 | -2 | 11.94 | 3.41 | 0.59 |
| 83 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.66 | 4.12 | 6.89 | 5.6 | -2.6 |
| 84 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.65 | -1.5 | 10.25 | 3.33 | 0.67 |
| 85 | Chicago | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.6 | -1 | 7.49 | 3.64 | 0.36 |
| 86 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.57 | -3.75 | 14.27 | 2.77 | 1.23 |
| 87 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 10.44 | -2.25 | 9.2 | 2.71 | 0.29 |
| 88 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 10.31 | -0.12 | -1.51 | 3.92 | -0.92 |
| 89 | Michigan | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.13 | -7.88 | 13.84 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| 90 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10 | -2.14 | 3.55 | 2.66 | 0.34 |
| 91 | Texas | Southwest | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.66 | -2.44 | 16.3 | 3.69 | 0.31 |
| 92 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.6 | 2.12 | 11.46 | 5.17 | -2.17 |
| 93 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.55 | 0.67 | -1.93 | 4.82 | -0.82 |
| 94 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.43 | 2.25 | 6.68 | 4.86 | -1.86 |
| 95 | Illinois | Western | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.21 | 0.62 | 10.7 | 4.42 | -1.42 |
| 96 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.77 | -2.25 | 6.89 | 2.65 | 0.35 |
| 97 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 8.47 | -2.67 | 5.2 | 3.14 | -0.14 |
| 98 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.16 | -4.38 | 6.65 | 2.27 | 0.73 |
| 99 | USC | Pacific | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8 | -2.25 | 12.88 | 3 | 0 |
| 100 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.59 | -3.22 | 12.37 | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| 101 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.28 | -6 | 10.87 | 1.56 | 1.44 |
| 102 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 2-4-3 | 0.22 | 7.05 | -1 | 10.66 | 3.44 | -1.44 |
| 103 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7 | -4.38 | 4.01 | 1.85 | 1.15 |
| 104 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.72 | -2.57 | 13.33 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
| 105 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 6.63 | 1.75 | 11.91 | 4.67 | -2.67 |
| 106 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.54 | -9.25 | 6.41 | 0.92 | 2.08 |
| 107 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-4-3 | 0.22 | 6.46 | -2.11 | 9.33 | 3.41 | -1.41 |
| 108 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.45 | -8.44 | 0.47 | 1.52 | 1.48 |
| 109 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.65 | -10.22 | 12.54 | 1.14 | 1.86 |
| 110 | Arizona State | Border | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.45 | -4.62 | 12.85 | 1 | 1 |
| 111 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.06 | -6.71 | 11 | 0.44 | 1.56 |
| 112 | Loyola (LA) | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.6 | -1.62 | 1.34 | 3.19 | -1.19 |
| 113 | Florida | SEC | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.38 | -5.25 | 10.92 | 2.23 | -0.23 |
| 114 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.34 | -5.88 | 14.18 | 1.24 | 0.76 |
| 115 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.3 | -3.5 | 7.51 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 116 | VMI | Southern | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.82 | -9.78 | 9.47 | 0.89 | 1.11 |
| 117 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.77 | -8.5 | 3.45 | 0.97 | 1.03 |
| 118 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.64 | -11.89 | 6.71 | 0.23 | 1.77 |
| 119 | Virginia | Southern | 1-4-4 | 0.11 | 3.26 | -3.67 | 6.52 | 1.71 | -0.71 |
| 120 | Sewanee | SEC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.5 | -23.67 | 8.69 | 0.01 | 1.99 |
| 121 | Montana | Pacific | 1-5-2 | 0.12 | 2.23 | -7.5 | 12.12 | 1.02 | -0.02 |
| 122 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.5 | -6.71 | 3.08 | 1.53 | -0.53 |
| 123 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.25 | -11 | 11.45 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 124 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.6 | -14.75 | 13.81 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| 125 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.58 | -26.14 | 11.87 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| 126 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.41 | -17.88 | 6.04 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 127 | UTEP | Border | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.36 | -18.5 | -4.38 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 128 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 0-5-1 | 0 | -2.38 | -19.33 | 8.91 | 0.35 | -0.35 |