Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:21.442599+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.91 | 37.33 | 16.83 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 2 | UCLA | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.59 | 17.67 | 18.69 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 3 | Purdue | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.87 | 15.33 | 15.94 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.37 | 21.5 | 12.32 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 5 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.07 | 11.25 | 13.15 | 3.75 | 0.25 |
| 6 | Washington | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.06 | 14 | 12.82 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 7 | Georgia | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.94 | 27 | 10.19 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.44 | 15.5 | 9.27 | 3.91 | 0.09 |
| 9 | Minnesota | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.44 | 15 | 10.01 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 10 | Temple | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.33 | 18.6 | 7.94 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 11 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.33 | 18 | 8.48 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 12 | California | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.8 | 15 | 6.45 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | SMU | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.43 | 30.4 | 2.52 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.19 | 15.33 | 4.51 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 15 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.74 | 27 | 0.13 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | TCU | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.57 | 16.4 | 0.39 | 4.77 | 0.23 |
| 17 | New Mexico State | Border | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.56 | 23 | -1.09 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 18 | Iowa | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.55 | 25.67 | -1.49 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 19 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.27 | 39.6 | -3.63 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.94 | 27.4 | -4.62 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | New York University | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.91 | 24 | -4.28 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 22 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.48 | 46.5 | -7.96 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.12 | 13.6 | -6.18 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 24 | Missouri | Big 6 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.07 | 20 | -7.34 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 25 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.95 | 16 | -7.21 | 2.79 | 0.21 |
| 26 | Duke | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.74 | 22.4 | 10.72 | 4.91 | -0.91 |
| 27 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.6 | 10.33 | -7.21 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 28 | Rice | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.46 | 13 | 11.96 | 4.79 | -0.79 |
| 29 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.02 | 11.33 | -10 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 30 | Texas Tech | Border | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 21.99 | 9 | -10 | 3.83 | -0.83 |
| 31 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.16 | 8.8 | 6.35 | 4.43 | -0.43 |
| 32 | New Mexico | Border | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.99 | 14.8 | 6.57 | 4.82 | -0.82 |
| 33 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.94 | 15.4 | 6.22 | 4.73 | -0.73 |
| 34 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.87 | 22.5 | 6.01 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 35 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.66 | 14.4 | 4.53 | 4.77 | -0.77 |
| 36 | NC State | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.6 | 5.75 | 11.3 | 3.27 | -0.27 |
| 37 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.59 | 13 | 12.51 | 3.74 | -0.74 |
| 38 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.52 | 18.75 | 6.23 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 39 | Auburn | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.45 | 11 | 12.34 | 3.76 | -0.76 |
| 40 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.39 | 9.75 | 11.93 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 41 | Texas | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.31 | 7.75 | 13.64 | 3.12 | -0.12 |
| 42 | LSU | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.27 | 11.75 | 11.26 | 3.73 | -0.73 |
| 43 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.24 | 16 | 5.03 | 3.92 | -0.92 |
| 44 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20 | 13.75 | 4.33 | 3.63 | -0.63 |
| 45 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.99 | 8 | 10.6 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 46 | Furman | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.65 | 19.25 | 4.22 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 47 | Clemson | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.6 | 5 | 8.96 | 2.67 | 0.33 |
| 48 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.05 | 5.4 | -0.31 | 3.75 | 0.25 |
| 49 | Stanford | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.9 | 14.67 | 8.71 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 50 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.87 | 7.25 | 15.59 | 3.42 | -1.42 |
| 51 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.79 | 3.75 | 17.49 | 3.16 | -1.16 |
| 52 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.74 | 3 | 7.49 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 53 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.73 | 19.25 | -5.66 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 54 | Maryland | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.6 | 2 | 7.44 | 2.44 | 0.56 |
| 55 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.5 | 7.33 | 13.3 | 2.49 | -0.49 |
| 56 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.39 | 14 | -1.04 | 3.64 | -0.64 |
| 57 | Alabama | SEC | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.29 | 12.75 | 11.46 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
| 58 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.66 | 11.4 | 14.38 | 4.22 | -1.22 |
| 59 | Illinois | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.61 | 11.67 | 4.88 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 60 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.48 | 25.33 | 1.85 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 61 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.33 | 14.33 | 2.11 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 62 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.09 | 1.25 | -1.2 | 2.43 | 0.57 |
| 63 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.94 | 11 | 9.02 | 4.52 | -1.52 |
| 64 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.54 | 16 | 4.81 | 4.66 | -1.66 |
| 65 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.02 | 9 | -2.56 | 2.67 | -0.67 |
| 66 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 15.91 | -6 | 5.21 | 0.84 | 2.16 |
| 67 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.8 | 2 | -5.02 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 68 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.39 | 1 | -6.32 | 2.27 | -0.27 |
| 69 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.29 | -0.33 | 8.22 | 1.45 | 0.55 |
| 70 | Michigan | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.27 | -1.33 | 12.82 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| 71 | Tulane | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 15.05 | 6.5 | 16.27 | 3.12 | -1.12 |
| 72 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.85 | 16.8 | -3.65 | 4.82 | -1.82 |
| 73 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.73 | 20.5 | 11.58 | 1.98 | -0.98 |
| 74 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.72 | -2.67 | -2.3 | 1.11 | 0.89 |
| 75 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.58 | 7.33 | -10 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| 76 | Arizona | Border | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.51 | 14.25 | 7.51 | 3.75 | -1.75 |
| 77 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 14.42 | -5.75 | 7.89 | 1.42 | 0.58 |
| 78 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 14.15 | 9 | 7.21 | 4.3 | -2.3 |
| 79 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.86 | 8 | 8.54 | 3.48 | -1.48 |
| 80 | Chicago | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.5 | 4 | 7.09 | 2.61 | -0.61 |
| 81 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.63 | 4.25 | 8.42 | 2.84 | -0.84 |
| 82 | USC | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.06 | -1 | 9.57 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 83 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.94 | 7.2 | 11.69 | 3.99 | -1.99 |
| 84 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.84 | -1.4 | 9.64 | 1.83 | 0.17 |
| 85 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.4 | -5.75 | 13.21 | 1.11 | 0.89 |
| 86 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.72 | -6 | 17.77 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 87 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.12 | -4 | 6.46 | 0.97 | 1.03 |
| 88 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.59 | 7.33 | 23.79 | 2.24 | -1.24 |
| 89 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.49 | 0.8 | -3.16 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| 90 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.3 | 0 | 20.06 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 91 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.27 | 2.67 | 8.18 | 2.01 | -1.01 |
| 92 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.27 | 13.67 | 13.55 | 2.76 | -1.76 |
| 93 | Montana | Pacific | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.27 | 1.67 | 15.38 | 1.86 | -0.86 |
| 94 | Florida | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9 | 0.33 | 11.49 | 1.54 | -0.54 |
| 95 | South Carolina | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.8 | -2 | 16.84 | 2.07 | -0.07 |
| 96 | Indiana | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.07 | 0 | 2.13 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 97 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.75 | -3.4 | 4.64 | 1.51 | 0.49 |
| 98 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.56 | -1.5 | 5.81 | 1.61 | -0.61 |
| 99 | Northwestern | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.53 | -4.67 | 16.43 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 100 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.42 | -1.25 | 10.29 | 1.22 | -0.22 |
| 101 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.33 | -1.5 | 4.94 | 1.64 | -0.64 |
| 102 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.32 | -6.33 | 20.55 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 103 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.17 | -2 | 1.34 | 1.05 | -0.05 |
| 104 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 6.89 | 0 | 8.9 | 2.5 | -1.5 |
| 105 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.78 | -16.6 | 7.56 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 106 | Kansas | Big 6 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.57 | -7 | 14.95 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 107 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.35 | 0.5 | 1.36 | 2.08 | -1.08 |
| 108 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.32 | -5.25 | 6.69 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 109 | Virginia | Southern | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 6.11 | -1.2 | 3.9 | 2 | -1 |
| 110 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.75 | -1.75 | 14.5 | 1.54 | -0.54 |
| 111 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.74 | -14.67 | 13.84 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 112 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.98 | -3.25 | 10.53 | 1.36 | -0.36 |
| 113 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.56 | -10 | 17.36 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 114 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.44 | -8.5 | 9.59 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 115 | Loyola (LA) | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.11 | -6.5 | -2.38 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 116 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.88 | -5.75 | 13.42 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 117 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.78 | -13.75 | 12.31 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| 118 | VMI | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.22 | -8.6 | 15.18 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 119 | Sewanee | SEC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 2.76 | -23.75 | 13.27 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 120 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.66 | -14 | 6.87 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 121 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.78 | -9 | 1.21 | 0.67 | -0.67 |
| 122 | Idaho | Pacific | 0-4-0 | 0 | -1.92 | -9 | 10.18 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 123 | Arizona State | Border | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.24 | -10.33 | 20.19 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 124 | UTEP | Border | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.36 | -21 | -2.41 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 125 | Brown | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.39 | -22.33 | 1.26 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 126 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.47 | -12.6 | 24.68 | 0.17 | -0.17 |
| 127 | Wisconsin | Western | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.59 | -18.75 | 13.45 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 128 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.11 | -39 | 10.55 | 0 | 0 |