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| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | Southern | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.8 | 22.33 | 13.93 | 5.96 | 0.04 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.3 | 13.5 | 13.52 | 5.76 | 0.24 |
| 3 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.85 | 19.2 | 9.66 | 4.82 | 0.18 |
| 4 | Minnesota | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.76 | 15 | 10.49 | 4.72 | 0.28 |
| 5 | California | Pacific | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.48 | 14.43 | 9.24 | 6.98 | 0.02 |
| 6 | TCU | Southwest | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.19 | 18.57 | 7.01 | 6.79 | 0.21 |
| 7 | SMU | Southwest | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.61 | 26.29 | 2.87 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 8 | New York University | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.44 | 17.4 | 3.63 | 4.85 | 0.15 |
| 9 | Iowa | Western | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.32 | 19.2 | 2.28 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 10 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.22 | 22.2 | 1.84 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 11 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.9 | 33.67 | -1.22 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 12 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.25 | 14.2 | -1.4 | 4.78 | 0.22 |
| 13 | Rice | Southwest | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 23.05 | 15.57 | 13.68 | 6.59 | -0.59 |
| 14 | UCLA | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.75 | 13.6 | 18.6 | 4.67 | -0.67 |
| 15 | Ohio State | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.44 | 25.8 | 13.82 | 4.81 | -0.81 |
| 16 | Temple | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.13 | 14.43 | 7.3 | 6.74 | -0.74 |
| 17 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.9 | 21.5 | 9.93 | 5.77 | -0.77 |
| 18 | Georgia | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.84 | 17.5 | 10.03 | 5.89 | -0.89 |
| 19 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.83 | 12.14 | 8.01 | 6.64 | -0.64 |
| 20 | LSU | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.75 | 9.67 | 12.51 | 5.67 | -0.67 |
| 21 | Ole Miss | SEC | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.53 | 26.57 | 3.02 | 6.85 | -0.85 |
| 22 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.53 | 10.17 | 15.48 | 5.56 | -1.56 |
| 23 | Furman | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.32 | 24 | 6.14 | 5.9 | -0.9 |
| 24 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.32 | 16.2 | 9.59 | 4.88 | -0.88 |
| 25 | Alabama | SEC | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.31 | 12.33 | 13.24 | 5.64 | -1.64 |
| 26 | Washington | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.24 | 12.4 | 12.67 | 4.84 | -0.84 |
| 27 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.2 | 19.86 | 2.44 | 6.91 | -0.91 |
| 28 | New Mexico | Border | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.17 | 15.43 | 3.17 | 6.87 | -0.87 |
| 29 | Clemson | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.13 | 12.83 | 7.61 | 5.29 | -0.29 |
| 30 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.12 | 5.5 | 10.84 | 4.43 | 0.57 |
| 31 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.08 | 10.6 | 12.36 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 32 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.77 | 24.5 | 14.22 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 33 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.52 | 12.17 | 8.01 | 5.91 | -1.91 |
| 34 | Baylor | Southwest | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.4 | 6.86 | 0.75 | 6.06 | -0.06 |
| 35 | Maryland | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.35 | 4.83 | 7.1 | 4.45 | 0.55 |
| 36 | New Mexico State | Border | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.3 | 21.5 | 0.56 | 5.9 | -0.9 |
| 37 | Michigan | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.81 | 3.6 | 9.6 | 3.37 | 0.63 |
| 38 | Duke | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 19.41 | 16.86 | 12.96 | 6.76 | -1.76 |
| 39 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.2 | 4.5 | 4.23 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 40 | Missouri | Big 6 | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.95 | 9.4 | 4.33 | 4.5 | -1.5 |
| 41 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.81 | 14 | 3.83 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 42 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 18.58 | 1.67 | 4.94 | 3.27 | 0.73 |
| 43 | Texas Tech | Border | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 18.24 | 5.67 | -2.06 | 5.18 | -1.18 |
| 44 | Auburn | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.07 | 7.5 | 12.85 | 5.49 | -1.49 |
| 45 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.89 | 11.57 | 4.69 | 6.17 | -1.17 |
| 46 | Tulane | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.87 | 11.17 | 11.73 | 5.42 | -1.42 |
| 47 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.62 | 4.71 | 7.18 | 5.19 | -0.19 |
| 48 | Arizona | Border | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.39 | 14.5 | 6.94 | 5.73 | -1.73 |
| 49 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.21 | 10.17 | 4.98 | 5.14 | -1.14 |
| 50 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.04 | 12.5 | 3.18 | 5.53 | -1.53 |
| 51 | NC State | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.9 | 2.33 | 9.73 | 3.72 | 0.28 |
| 52 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.72 | 11 | 1.28 | 5.46 | -1.46 |
| 53 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.51 | 6.4 | 14.15 | 3.75 | -0.75 |
| 54 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.45 | 15.4 | 12.27 | 4.78 | -1.78 |
| 55 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.18 | 9.4 | 13.26 | 4 | -1 |
| 56 | Purdue | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.16 | 3.4 | 14.54 | 3.57 | -0.57 |
| 57 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.36 | 1 | 16.14 | 2.85 | 0.15 |
| 58 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.22 | 15 | 5.67 | 6.31 | -2.31 |
| 59 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.22 | 7.29 | 11.96 | 5.78 | -1.78 |
| 60 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.94 | 3.5 | 9.85 | 4.52 | -1.52 |
| 61 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.73 | 4.2 | 2.69 | 4.15 | -1.15 |
| 62 | Chicago | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.66 | 4.4 | 3.71 | 3.39 | -0.39 |
| 63 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 14.48 | -0.5 | 0.78 | 2.72 | 1.28 |
| 64 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.38 | 5.6 | 1.64 | 4.66 | -1.66 |
| 65 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 14.17 | 7.33 | 14.76 | 4.59 | -1.59 |
| 66 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 14.09 | 5.83 | 15.36 | 4.59 | -1.59 |
| 67 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.04 | -1.67 | 13.23 | 2.35 | 0.65 |
| 68 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14 | 3.4 | -2.6 | 3.39 | -0.39 |
| 69 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.85 | 5.33 | 13.83 | 4.43 | -1.43 |
| 70 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.4 | 2.17 | 14.93 | 4.01 | -1.01 |
| 71 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.3 | -1.4 | 11.75 | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| 72 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.24 | 7.5 | 9.76 | 4.89 | -1.89 |
| 73 | Texas | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.75 | 0.33 | 15.33 | 3.08 | -0.08 |
| 74 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.72 | 12.83 | -0.32 | 5.64 | -2.64 |
| 75 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.7 | 4.83 | 6.92 | 4.68 | -1.68 |
| 76 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 12.67 | 7.5 | 2.53 | 5.16 | -3.16 |
| 77 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.23 | -1.29 | 2.78 | 3.08 | 0.92 |
| 78 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 12.08 | 15.8 | 12.53 | 4.47 | -2.47 |
| 79 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 11.18 | -1.17 | 10.94 | 2.35 | -0.35 |
| 80 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.17 | 4.2 | 13.28 | 3.76 | -1.76 |
| 81 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.99 | 13 | 2.31 | 4.71 | -2.71 |
| 82 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.85 | -4.17 | 13.47 | 2.04 | 0.96 |
| 83 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 10.38 | -0.5 | -4.1 | 2.76 | -0.76 |
| 84 | Illinois | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.15 | 1.8 | 6.28 | 3.08 | -1.08 |
| 85 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.13 | -1.67 | 3.07 | 2.33 | 0.67 |
| 86 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.08 | -6.17 | 7.27 | 1.44 | 1.56 |
| 87 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.04 | -5.8 | 3.66 | 1.18 | 0.82 |
| 88 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 9.98 | -4 | 4.7 | 1.49 | 0.51 |
| 89 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.86 | 3.8 | 5.34 | 3.58 | -1.58 |
| 90 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.84 | 0.8 | 9.74 | 2.73 | -0.73 |
| 91 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.31 | -0.8 | 11.42 | 2.28 | -0.28 |
| 92 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 9.08 | 0.17 | 8.79 | 3.06 | -1.06 |
| 93 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.7 | -3.4 | 13.15 | 1.58 | 0.42 |
| 94 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.54 | -0.71 | -1.92 | 3.24 | -0.24 |
| 95 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 8.54 | -1.71 | 6.22 | 2.73 | -0.73 |
| 96 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.49 | -1.83 | 9.76 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 97 | Northwestern | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.33 | -3 | 15.34 | 1.66 | 0.34 |
| 98 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.23 | -6 | 9.05 | 1.29 | 1.71 |
| 99 | USC | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.2 | -3.6 | 10.47 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 100 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 8.14 | 3 | 11.62 | 4.51 | -2.51 |
| 101 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.96 | -9.4 | 14.68 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 102 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.62 | -7.2 | 5.65 | 0.72 | 1.28 |
| 103 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.47 | -6.67 | 15.63 | 0.47 | 1.53 |
| 104 | VMI | Southern | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.26 | -3.43 | 9.91 | 2 | 0 |
| 105 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.05 | -7 | 7.51 | 0.56 | 1.44 |
| 106 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.93 | -7 | 12.74 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 107 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.55 | -14.5 | 8.81 | 0.13 | 1.87 |
| 108 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.25 | -6.29 | 18.19 | 1.16 | 0.84 |
| 109 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 1-3-2 | 0.17 | 4.99 | -2 | 10.56 | 1.77 | -0.77 |
| 110 | Virginia | Southern | 1-3-3 | 0.14 | 4.99 | -1.86 | 6.16 | 2.35 | -1.35 |
| 111 | Sewanee | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 4.97 | -20.33 | 8.65 | 0.03 | 1.97 |
| 112 | South Carolina | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.94 | -11.57 | 12.54 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| 113 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-3-2 | 0.17 | 4.82 | -3.67 | 11.2 | 1.85 | -0.85 |
| 114 | Indiana | Western | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.59 | -4.4 | 12.82 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 115 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.75 | -1.6 | 4.31 | 2.15 | -1.15 |
| 116 | Florida | SEC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.6 | -4 | 13.92 | 1.59 | -0.59 |
| 117 | Montana | Pacific | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.39 | -5.6 | 11.92 | 1.13 | -0.13 |
| 118 | Arizona State | Border | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.29 | -6 | 15.02 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 119 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.24 | -4.8 | 8.8 | 1.47 | -0.47 |
| 120 | Idaho | Pacific | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.04 | -5.8 | 7.55 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 121 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.54 | -14.6 | 9.99 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 122 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.47 | -17.8 | 14.1 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 123 | Loyola (LA) | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.25 | -6 | -0.26 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 124 | UTEP | Border | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.25 | -19.6 | -0.99 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 125 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.27 | -16.2 | 7.31 | 0.41 | -0.41 |
| 126 | Wisconsin | Western | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.41 | -16.2 | 15.17 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 127 | Brown | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.53 | -23.8 | 6.21 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 128 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-5-0 | 0 | -3.07 | -36.6 | 14.74 | 0 | 0 |