Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:21.442200+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 30.63 | 45.5 | 22.41 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 2 | UCLA | Pacific | 2-0-0 | 1 | 29.52 | 26 | 16.66 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Purdue | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.66 | 13.5 | 18.81 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Duke | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 28.48 | 29.5 | 11.72 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 5 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.32 | 13 | 15.43 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 6 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.19 | 24 | 12.42 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 7 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.71 | 34 | 8.49 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Rice | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.65 | 18.75 | 10.82 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 9 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.27 | 20 | 8.59 | 3.94 | 0.06 |
| 10 | Washington | Pacific | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.24 | 10.5 | 12.22 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.13 | 19.67 | 7.72 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 12 | NC State | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.62 | 12 | 6.29 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 13 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.46 | 23.5 | 7.25 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Georgia | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.38 | 31.67 | 3.9 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 15 | California | Pacific | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.34 | 17.25 | 5.51 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.01 | 12.5 | 4.33 | 3.91 | 0.09 |
| 17 | Minnesota | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.96 | 12.5 | 8.19 | 1.85 | 0.15 |
| 18 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.62 | 30.33 | -1.17 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Iowa | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.56 | 25.67 | 1.43 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 20 | SMU | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.39 | 35.5 | -1.94 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.21 | 22.33 | 0.01 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 22 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.2 | 29.25 | -1.58 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | TCU | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.15 | 19.25 | -1.56 | 3.92 | 0.08 |
| 24 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.15 | 25.33 | -2.1 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 25 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.05 | 23 | 1.38 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 26 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.9 | 27.67 | -2.43 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.86 | 25.33 | -2.36 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 28 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.7 | 13 | -1.25 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 29 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.36 | 16.5 | -3.63 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 30 | Stanford | Pacific | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.17 | 22.5 | -6.04 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.15 | 44.25 | -8.37 | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.02 | 34 | -6.15 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Yale | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.82 | 22.5 | -5.09 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 34 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.78 | 48.33 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Missouri | Big 6 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.73 | 20 | -6.94 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 36 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.63 | 20 | -5.69 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 37 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.84 | 4 | -5.09 | 1.51 | 0.49 |
| 38 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 22.78 | 4 | -4.17 | 2.28 | -0.28 |
| 39 | Texas Tech | Border | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 22.77 | 9 | -10 | 3.83 | -0.83 |
| 40 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.55 | 15.5 | -10 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 41 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.76 | 20 | 13.5 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 42 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 21.75 | 4 | -10 | 1.76 | 0.24 |
| 43 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.31 | 15.25 | 6.7 | 3.84 | -0.84 |
| 44 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.95 | 5 | 19.89 | 2.55 | -0.55 |
| 45 | Clemson | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.85 | 5 | 8.16 | 2.67 | 0.33 |
| 46 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.5 | 16.5 | 7.83 | 3.79 | -0.79 |
| 47 | New Mexico | Border | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.38 | 13.5 | 6.46 | 3.75 | -0.75 |
| 48 | Tulane | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.31 | 15.33 | 19.61 | 2.87 | -0.87 |
| 49 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.21 | 17.75 | 4.33 | 3.83 | -0.83 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.05 | 7.67 | 11.62 | 2.78 | -0.78 |
| 51 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.8 | 21.75 | 1.66 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 52 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.72 | 9.67 | 10.49 | 2.57 | -0.57 |
| 53 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.35 | 6 | 10.09 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 54 | Furman | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.27 | 22.67 | 4.03 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 55 | Auburn | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.2 | 7 | 7.42 | 2.54 | -0.54 |
| 56 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.11 | 15.33 | 4.69 | 2.77 | -0.77 |
| 57 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.97 | 7.33 | 14.78 | 2.49 | -0.49 |
| 58 | LSU | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.5 | 13.67 | 10.99 | 2.86 | -0.86 |
| 59 | Arizona | Border | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.38 | 21.33 | 4.84 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 60 | Texas | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.29 | 8.33 | 11.07 | 2.41 | -0.41 |
| 61 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.19 | 16.25 | 5.57 | 3.89 | -1.89 |
| 62 | Maryland | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.12 | 0.67 | 8.88 | 1.59 | 0.41 |
| 63 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.04 | 4.75 | -1.42 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 64 | Illinois | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.98 | 11.67 | 9.56 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 65 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.53 | 14.33 | 2.03 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 66 | USC | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.47 | 0.67 | 5.11 | 1.63 | 0.37 |
| 67 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.34 | 2 | 1.87 | 1.85 | 0.15 |
| 68 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.28 | 0.67 | 15.16 | 1.58 | 0.42 |
| 69 | Chicago | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.93 | 11.67 | 2.13 | 2.53 | -0.53 |
| 70 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.92 | 0.67 | 1.7 | 1.64 | 0.36 |
| 71 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.58 | 16.33 | -7.51 | 2.75 | -0.75 |
| 72 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.56 | 1.75 | 6.7 | 2.68 | -0.68 |
| 73 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.41 | -6 | 6.8 | 0.84 | 2.16 |
| 74 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.54 | 12 | 7.02 | 1.86 | -0.86 |
| 75 | Alabama | SEC | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 15.46 | 8.67 | 8.34 | 2.5 | -1.5 |
| 76 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.39 | 3 | 11.86 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 77 | Florida | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.2 | 11 | 4.35 | 1.72 | -0.72 |
| 78 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.16 | -7.67 | 2.7 | 1.03 | 0.97 |
| 79 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 15.08 | 10.25 | 8.75 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
| 80 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.72 | 8 | 8.17 | 3.48 | -1.48 |
| 81 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.73 | 20.5 | 16.46 | 1.98 | -0.98 |
| 82 | Northwestern | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.56 | 3.5 | 7.8 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 83 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.52 | 7.5 | -5.81 | 1.6 | -0.6 |
| 84 | Indiana | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.46 | 3.5 | -2.66 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 85 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.13 | 4.25 | -3.6 | 2.81 | -0.81 |
| 86 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.98 | 0.67 | 1.38 | 1.64 | -0.64 |
| 87 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.94 | 13 | -2.25 | 3.69 | -1.69 |
| 88 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.62 | 3.5 | -10 | 1.47 | -0.47 |
| 89 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.33 | 4.5 | 13.74 | 1.64 | -0.64 |
| 90 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.68 | -6.5 | 19.23 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 91 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.37 | -4 | 10.23 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 92 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.09 | 3.33 | 2.13 | 2.05 | -1.05 |
| 93 | Michigan | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.21 | -6 | 24.98 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 94 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.09 | 4.5 | -10 | 1.75 | -0.75 |
| 95 | Montana | Pacific | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.08 | 1.67 | 18.58 | 1.86 | -0.86 |
| 96 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.05 | 5 | 5.48 | 2.02 | -1.02 |
| 97 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.11 | -0.33 | 13.81 | 1.43 | -0.43 |
| 98 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.37 | -1.67 | 7.23 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 99 | Kansas | Big 6 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.43 | -7 | 15.61 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 100 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.35 | -7.67 | 14.82 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 101 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.23 | -8.33 | 21.19 | 0.22 | 0.78 |
| 102 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.16 | -9 | 12.93 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 103 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.16 | -9 | 9.53 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 104 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.85 | -5.25 | 10.4 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 105 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.6 | -1 | 13.85 | 1.35 | -0.35 |
| 106 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.17 | -2 | 13.12 | 1.21 | -0.21 |
| 107 | Loyola (LA) | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.9 | -6.67 | -10 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 108 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.98 | -6 | 6.13 | 0.73 | 0.27 |
| 109 | South Carolina | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.94 | -8.75 | 15.67 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 110 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.86 | -14.67 | 13.95 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 111 | VMI | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.71 | -9.25 | 13.25 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 112 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.11 | -12.5 | 8.69 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 113 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.8 | -21.5 | 5.79 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 114 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.16 | -13.75 | 16.91 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| 115 | Virginia | Southern | 0-2-2 | 0 | -1.53 | -6 | 6.76 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 116 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.62 | -6 | 21.09 | 0.58 | -0.58 |
| 117 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.64 | -6.5 | 5.46 | 0.47 | -0.47 |
| 118 | Idaho | Pacific | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.8 | -7.33 | 7.07 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 119 | Brown | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.82 | -13 | -10 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 120 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.03 | -8.5 | 26.38 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 121 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.22 | -12 | 14.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 0-2-2 | 0 | -2.23 | -11 | 13.98 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | Arizona State | Border | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.54 | -15 | 17.48 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 124 | UTEP | Border | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.62 | -23.33 | 0.2 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 125 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.66 | -13.5 | 28.86 | 0.17 | -0.17 |
| 126 | Wisconsin | Western | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.72 | -22.33 | 13.62 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 127 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.13 | -29.5 | 18.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 128 | Sewanee | SEC | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.36 | -32.33 | 23.17 | 0 | 0 |