Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:21.445459+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25 | 18.5 | 9.78 | 7.74 | 0.26 |
| 2 | SMU | Southwest | 12-0-0 | 1 | 24.79 | 21.33 | 8.22 | 11.93 | 0.07 |
| 3 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.19 | 24.89 | 4.67 | 8.94 | 0.06 |
| 4 | Ohio State | Western | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.01 | 22.5 | 13.03 | 7.74 | -0.74 |
| 5 | LSU | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.91 | 18.3 | 10.79 | 9.85 | -0.85 |
| 6 | North Carolina | Southern | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.89 | 25.11 | 10.63 | 8.88 | -0.88 |
| 7 | TCU | Southwest | 11-1-0 | 0.92 | 22.88 | 15.92 | 8.76 | 11.48 | -0.48 |
| 8 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.32 | 13.5 | 11.3 | 7.28 | -0.28 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.32 | 9 | 12.99 | 7.91 | -0.91 |
| 10 | California | Pacific | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.26 | 14.1 | 8.28 | 9.91 | -0.91 |
| 11 | Stanford | Pacific | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.06 | 12.62 | 10.14 | 7.95 | -0.95 |
| 12 | Furman | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.73 | 20.89 | 5.04 | 8.83 | -0.83 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 21.49 | 11.33 | 9.91 | 8.87 | -2.87 |
| 14 | Duke | Southern | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.87 | 16.9 | 12.63 | 9.76 | -1.76 |
| 15 | New York University | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.82 | 19.88 | 1.36 | 7.77 | -0.77 |
| 16 | New Mexico State | Border | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 20.77 | 18.67 | 1.34 | 8.91 | -1.91 |
| 17 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.74 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 7.78 | -2.78 |
| 18 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 20.72 | 10.33 | 5.85 | 8.49 | -2.49 |
| 19 | Auburn | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.29 | 15.5 | 9.48 | 9.71 | -1.71 |
| 20 | UCLA | Pacific | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.15 | 8.33 | 14.47 | 7.6 | -0.6 |
| 21 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.15 | 7 | 4.08 | 6.7 | -0.7 |
| 22 | Ole Miss | SEC | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.13 | 20.45 | 4.67 | 10.68 | -1.68 |
| 23 | Arizona | Border | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.78 | 19.22 | 8.12 | 8.79 | -1.79 |
| 24 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.67 | 24.5 | 3.7 | 9.81 | -1.81 |
| 25 | Alabama | SEC | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.55 | 14.44 | 12.36 | 8.52 | -2.52 |
| 26 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.49 | 18.75 | 10.71 | 7.64 | -1.64 |
| 27 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.3 | 7.44 | 13.94 | 7.46 | -1.46 |
| 28 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.12 | 12.67 | 10.22 | 8.3 | -2.3 |
| 29 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.92 | 14.67 | 4.06 | 8.37 | -1.37 |
| 30 | Rice | Southwest | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.89 | 9.09 | 13.34 | 9.2 | -1.2 |
| 31 | Maryland | Southern | 7-2-2 | 0.64 | 18.53 | 4 | 7.26 | 8.17 | -1.17 |
| 32 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.28 | 11.5 | 11.17 | 6.99 | -1.99 |
| 33 | Mississippi State | SEC | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.27 | 10.36 | 8.54 | 9.86 | -1.86 |
| 34 | Temple | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.98 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 9.11 | -2.11 |
| 35 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.92 | 11.1 | 10.41 | 9.08 | -2.08 |
| 36 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.76 | 14 | 12.98 | 6.53 | -2.53 |
| 37 | Baylor | Southwest | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.36 | 4.27 | 6.35 | 8.36 | -0.36 |
| 38 | Iowa | Western | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.95 | 10.38 | 8.71 | 7.5 | -3.5 |
| 39 | Clemson | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.94 | 5.33 | 12.07 | 6.47 | -0.47 |
| 40 | Yale | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.91 | 9.22 | 9.01 | 7.28 | -1.28 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.89 | 6.11 | 11.03 | 7.85 | -1.85 |
| 42 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.84 | 14 | 6.38 | 8.41 | -2.41 |
| 43 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.26 | 14.33 | 2.1 | 8.77 | -2.77 |
| 44 | Oregon | Pacific | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.14 | 0.78 | 12.99 | 5.06 | 0.94 |
| 45 | Washington | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.96 | 6.38 | 12.8 | 6.94 | -1.94 |
| 46 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.88 | 3.22 | 6.44 | 6.25 | -0.25 |
| 47 | Georgia | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.72 | 8.1 | 12.85 | 8.24 | -2.24 |
| 48 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.7 | 0.89 | 9.9 | 4.91 | 1.09 |
| 49 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.51 | 4.44 | 2.18 | 6.19 | -0.19 |
| 50 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.49 | 6.12 | 9.37 | 6.55 | -1.55 |
| 51 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.32 | 19 | 1.55 | 7.9 | -2.9 |
| 52 | Washington State | Pacific | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.19 | 6.33 | 6.35 | 7.02 | -2.02 |
| 53 | Tulane | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.94 | 3.3 | 11.38 | 6.37 | -0.37 |
| 54 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.85 | 10.33 | 11.9 | 8.37 | -3.37 |
| 55 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.82 | 3.6 | 10.51 | 6.25 | -0.25 |
| 56 | Oregon State | Pacific | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 14.8 | 6.82 | 6.38 | 8.69 | -2.69 |
| 57 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.71 | 8.11 | 12.18 | 7.16 | -2.16 |
| 58 | New Mexico | Border | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.65 | 4.3 | 7.63 | 6.97 | -0.97 |
| 59 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.6 | 5.22 | 13.91 | 6.59 | -1.59 |
| 60 | Texas Tech | Border | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 14.27 | 5.5 | -0.28 | 8.38 | -3.38 |
| 61 | NC State | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.04 | 1.1 | 8.54 | 5.79 | 0.21 |
| 62 | Northwestern | Western | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.89 | 1.38 | 12.46 | 4.61 | -0.61 |
| 63 | Indiana | Western | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.8 | 1.88 | 10.3 | 5.11 | -1.11 |
| 64 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.61 | 2.33 | 7.5 | 6.35 | -2.35 |
| 65 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.54 | 5.64 | 5.74 | 8.54 | -2.54 |
| 66 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.46 | 14.88 | 9.41 | 7.17 | -3.17 |
| 67 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.17 | 1.55 | 9.53 | 6.54 | -0.54 |
| 68 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 13.15 | -5.89 | 5.16 | 1.23 | 4.77 |
| 69 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 12.9 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| 70 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.77 | 4.3 | 11.07 | 6.87 | -1.87 |
| 71 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.63 | 2 | 14.19 | 5.77 | -0.77 |
| 72 | Purdue | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.22 | 1 | 13.39 | 4.62 | -0.62 |
| 73 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 12.14 | -1.22 | 8.3 | 3.72 | 0.28 |
| 74 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 12.07 | -1.62 | 8.85 | 3.09 | 0.91 |
| 75 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.04 | 2.12 | 7.86 | 5.17 | -1.17 |
| 76 | Missouri | Big 6 | 3-3-3 | 0.33 | 12.04 | 2.22 | 7.65 | 5.7 | -2.7 |
| 77 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 11.98 | -0.5 | 3.73 | 3.78 | 0.22 |
| 78 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.86 | 0.57 | -3.46 | 3.75 | 0.25 |
| 79 | Northern Arizona | Border | 3-3-3 | 0.33 | 11.78 | 4.67 | 0.87 | 7.09 | -4.09 |
| 80 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.58 | 3.88 | -0.08 | 6.37 | -2.37 |
| 81 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.52 | 0.75 | 7.17 | 4.39 | -0.39 |
| 82 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.13 | 6.45 | 2.91 | 8.35 | -3.35 |
| 83 | Kansas | Big 6 | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.72 | -1.78 | 12.08 | 3.73 | 0.27 |
| 84 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.66 | -1.5 | 10.34 | 3.33 | 0.67 |
| 85 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 10.63 | 3.67 | 6.07 | 6.01 | -3.01 |
| 86 | Chicago | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.57 | -1 | 7.28 | 3.64 | 0.36 |
| 87 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 3-3-3 | 0.33 | 10.24 | -0.11 | -1.37 | 4.42 | -1.42 |
| 88 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.02 | -3.22 | 7.67 | 3.01 | 0.99 |
| 89 | Michigan | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.96 | -7.88 | 14.35 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| 90 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 9.42 | -6.3 | 5.29 | 2.94 | 1.06 |
| 91 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.27 | 2.25 | 6.33 | 4.86 | -1.86 |
| 92 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.09 | -2.12 | 13.29 | 2.82 | 0.18 |
| 93 | Illinois | Western | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.06 | 0.62 | 10.75 | 4.42 | -1.42 |
| 94 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.71 | -6.33 | 14.29 | 2.27 | 1.73 |
| 95 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.68 | -2.25 | 7.81 | 2.65 | 0.35 |
| 96 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 3-4-3 | 0.3 | 8.46 | -2.4 | 5.3 | 3.58 | -0.58 |
| 97 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.44 | 0.5 | -2.72 | 5.28 | -1.28 |
| 98 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 8.4 | 1.44 | 12.36 | 5.41 | -2.41 |
| 99 | Texas | Southwest | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.19 | -3.6 | 14.9 | 3.66 | 0.34 |
| 100 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.01 | -6.11 | 3.62 | 1.88 | 2.12 |
| 101 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 7.23 | 0.4 | 11.67 | 5.19 | -2.19 |
| 102 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.07 | -6 | 9.58 | 1.56 | 1.44 |
| 103 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 2-4-3 | 0.22 | 7.01 | -1 | 11.16 | 3.44 | -1.44 |
| 104 | USC | Pacific | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.7 | -2.44 | 12.6 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| 105 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-4-3 | 0.22 | 6.53 | -2.11 | 8.68 | 3.41 | -1.41 |
| 106 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.34 | -3.6 | 11.04 | 2.42 | 0.58 |
| 107 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.27 | -8.44 | -0.59 | 1.52 | 1.48 |
| 108 | Florida | SEC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.5 | -4.1 | 11.53 | 3.24 | -0.24 |
| 109 | Arizona State | Border | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.35 | -4.62 | 13.1 | 1 | 1 |
| 110 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.12 | -5.88 | 11.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 111 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.91 | -8.6 | 6.13 | 1.22 | 1.78 |
| 112 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.91 | -11.4 | 11.4 | 0.97 | 2.03 |
| 113 | Loyola (LA) | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.64 | -1.44 | 1.7 | 3.77 | -1.77 |
| 114 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.73 | -3.89 | 8.72 | 2.05 | -0.05 |
| 115 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.58 | -11.89 | 7.24 | 0.23 | 1.77 |
| 116 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.55 | -6 | 13.11 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 117 | VMI | Southern | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.16 | -9.4 | 10.29 | 1.03 | 0.97 |
| 118 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.07 | -8.78 | 5.01 | 1.06 | 0.94 |
| 119 | Sewanee | SEC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.44 | -23.67 | 8.79 | 0.01 | 1.99 |
| 120 | Montana | Pacific | 1-5-2 | 0.12 | 2.21 | -7.5 | 12 | 1.02 | -0.02 |
| 121 | Virginia | Southern | 1-5-4 | 0.1 | 1.99 | -9.4 | 8.2 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 122 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.49 | -6.71 | 3.88 | 1.53 | -0.53 |
| 123 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.88 | -9.22 | 6.23 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 124 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.58 | -26.14 | 11.96 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| 125 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.56 | -14.75 | 13.36 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| 126 | UTEP | Border | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.19 | -17.22 | -2.11 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 127 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.11 | -19.56 | 6.87 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 128 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 0-6-1 | 0 | -2.41 | -20.29 | 9.69 | 0.36 | -0.36 |