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| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | Southern | 7-0-0 | 1 | 26.35 | 27.14 | 12.09 | 6.98 | 0.02 |
| 2 | Minnesota | Western | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.97 | 13.67 | 13.04 | 5.62 | 0.38 |
| 3 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.74 | 17 | 11.01 | 5.73 | 0.27 |
| 4 | California | Pacific | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.35 | 14.38 | 9.69 | 7.98 | 0.02 |
| 5 | SMU | Southwest | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.87 | 25.62 | 5.37 | 7.99 | 0.01 |
| 6 | TCU | Southwest | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.83 | 18 | 6.27 | 7.8 | 0.2 |
| 7 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.21 | 24.33 | 2.29 | 5.96 | 0.04 |
| 8 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.03 | 33.71 | 0.34 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 9 | New York University | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.88 | 22 | 0.89 | 5.92 | 0.08 |
| 10 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.33 | 13.83 | -0.01 | 5.77 | 0.23 |
| 11 | Rice | Southwest | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.09 | 15.25 | 12.34 | 7.52 | -0.52 |
| 12 | Ohio State | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.58 | 22.67 | 14.44 | 5.68 | -0.68 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.5 | 10.57 | 11.82 | 6.4 | -0.4 |
| 14 | LSU | SEC | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.47 | 10.43 | 13.45 | 6.49 | -0.49 |
| 15 | Georgia | SEC | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.33 | 16.86 | 10.5 | 6.77 | -0.77 |
| 16 | Alabama | SEC | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 22 | 15.29 | 13.15 | 6.77 | -1.77 |
| 17 | Temple | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.77 | 14.43 | 7.72 | 6.74 | -0.74 |
| 18 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.77 | 9.57 | 13.7 | 6.28 | -1.28 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.38 | 13.71 | 10.09 | 6.88 | -1.88 |
| 20 | Furman | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.33 | 24.71 | 3.16 | 6.92 | -0.92 |
| 21 | New Mexico State | Border | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.27 | 23 | 3.5 | 6.93 | -0.93 |
| 22 | Stanford | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.22 | 9.33 | 10.53 | 5.89 | -0.89 |
| 23 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.09 | 5.71 | 7.69 | 5.26 | 0.74 |
| 24 | Iowa | Western | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.26 | 14.83 | 5.25 | 5.82 | -1.82 |
| 25 | Duke | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.95 | 17.12 | 11.61 | 7.72 | -1.72 |
| 26 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 19.37 | 17.57 | 12.44 | 6.57 | -1.57 |
| 27 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.3 | 8.75 | 9.32 | 6.84 | -0.84 |
| 28 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 19.17 | 3.86 | 5.82 | 5.38 | -1.38 |
| 29 | Ole Miss | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.13 | 23.12 | 3.81 | 7.72 | -1.72 |
| 30 | UCLA | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.96 | 7.83 | 20.1 | 4.89 | -0.89 |
| 31 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.92 | 11.2 | 6.9 | 4.85 | -1.85 |
| 32 | Auburn | SEC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.75 | 10.14 | 12.56 | 6.57 | -1.57 |
| 33 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.71 | 15.62 | 2.91 | 7.57 | -1.57 |
| 34 | New Mexico | Border | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.6 | 9.5 | 4.42 | 7.05 | -1.05 |
| 35 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.51 | 6.88 | 6.78 | 6.61 | -0.61 |
| 36 | Clemson | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.28 | 6.29 | 10.12 | 5.03 | -0.03 |
| 37 | Arizona | Border | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.22 | 12.57 | 8.02 | 6.6 | -1.6 |
| 38 | Washington | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.02 | 8 | 13.56 | 5.36 | -1.36 |
| 39 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.99 | 18.29 | 4.7 | 6.76 | -1.76 |
| 40 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.87 | 15.17 | 11.22 | 5.8 | -1.8 |
| 41 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.85 | 9.67 | 11.21 | 5.17 | -1.17 |
| 42 | Baylor | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.68 | 3.62 | 2.42 | 5.65 | 0.35 |
| 43 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.63 | 10.83 | 11.39 | 5.12 | -1.12 |
| 44 | NC State | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.61 | 2.86 | 10.71 | 4.63 | 0.37 |
| 45 | Washington State | Pacific | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.58 | 9.57 | 4.83 | 6.1 | -1.1 |
| 46 | Maryland | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.46 | 3.29 | 7.31 | 4.71 | 0.29 |
| 47 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.38 | 3 | 16.36 | 4.26 | -0.26 |
| 48 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.34 | 10.43 | 2.87 | 6.45 | -1.45 |
| 49 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.29 | 8.67 | 9.81 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 50 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.94 | 16.8 | 13.44 | 4.75 | -1.75 |
| 51 | Michigan | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.68 | 2.5 | 9.38 | 3.86 | 0.14 |
| 52 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.44 | 12.12 | 10.47 | 7.34 | -2.34 |
| 53 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.41 | 5.83 | 5.83 | 5.03 | -1.03 |
| 54 | Texas Tech | Border | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.75 | 4.71 | 0.02 | 5.77 | -1.77 |
| 55 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.72 | 8.5 | 5.22 | 6.59 | -1.59 |
| 56 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.62 | 6.83 | -0.86 | 5.77 | -1.77 |
| 57 | Tulane | SEC | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.5 | 7.71 | 13.07 | 5.58 | -1.58 |
| 58 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.24 | 6.86 | 13.59 | 5.73 | -1.73 |
| 59 | Missouri | Big 6 | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.19 | 5.5 | 6.03 | 4.59 | -1.59 |
| 60 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.1 | 7.57 | 11.71 | 5.48 | -1.48 |
| 61 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.04 | 3.86 | 15.57 | 5.3 | -1.3 |
| 62 | Texas | Southwest | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.87 | 3 | 15.83 | 4.29 | -0.29 |
| 63 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 14.68 | -0.43 | 3.21 | 3.41 | 0.59 |
| 64 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.64 | 4.62 | 2.34 | 5.42 | -0.42 |
| 65 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.1 | 14.86 | -0.11 | 6.74 | -2.74 |
| 66 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.13 | 13 | 3.3 | 7.1 | -3.1 |
| 67 | Purdue | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.76 | 1.5 | 12 | 3.65 | -0.65 |
| 68 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.67 | 0.43 | 3.78 | 3.69 | 0.31 |
| 69 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.67 | 2.14 | 9.93 | 4.74 | -1.74 |
| 70 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 12.57 | 0.71 | -4.19 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 71 | Chicago | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.38 | 2.5 | 6.29 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| 72 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.34 | -3.43 | 14.34 | 2.55 | 1.45 |
| 73 | Illinois | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.29 | 2 | 9.43 | 3.89 | -0.89 |
| 74 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 12.11 | -1.5 | 1.24 | 2.54 | 0.46 |
| 75 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.71 | 0.33 | 10.79 | 3.11 | -0.11 |
| 76 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.58 | 4.57 | 11.22 | 4.94 | -1.94 |
| 77 | Northwestern | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.18 | -1.33 | 15.13 | 2.54 | 0.46 |
| 78 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.08 | -2.17 | 13.02 | 2.46 | 0.54 |
| 79 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.06 | -8 | 3.24 | 0.68 | 3.32 |
| 80 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.04 | 0.86 | 14.45 | 3.76 | -0.76 |
| 81 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.03 | -1.57 | 9.84 | 2.76 | 0.24 |
| 82 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.73 | 13 | 2.44 | 4.71 | -2.71 |
| 83 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.6 | 1.57 | 6.83 | 4.2 | -1.2 |
| 84 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 10.32 | 5.57 | 2.64 | 5.7 | -3.7 |
| 85 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.28 | -0.33 | -4.59 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 86 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.19 | -4.5 | 11.35 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 87 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.13 | -2.67 | 6.94 | 2.08 | 0.92 |
| 88 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 9.99 | 11 | 12.44 | 5.01 | -3.01 |
| 89 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.75 | 0.8 | 9.86 | 2.73 | -0.73 |
| 90 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 9.71 | -5.29 | 4.72 | 1.81 | 1.19 |
| 91 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 9.18 | 0.17 | 7.08 | 3.06 | -1.06 |
| 92 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 9.05 | 2.33 | 14.06 | 3.98 | -1.98 |
| 93 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.02 | -0.8 | 12.68 | 2.28 | -0.28 |
| 94 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.67 | -4.14 | 12.77 | 2.48 | 0.52 |
| 95 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.62 | -0.71 | -1.89 | 3.24 | -0.24 |
| 96 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 8.58 | -0.86 | 10.59 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 97 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.36 | -5.25 | 8.16 | 1.65 | 1.35 |
| 98 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 8.25 | -3.71 | 10.44 | 1.67 | 0.33 |
| 99 | Indiana | Western | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.21 | -2.67 | 13.36 | 1.84 | 0.16 |
| 100 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 7.94 | 3 | 11.23 | 4.51 | -2.51 |
| 101 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.82 | -5.33 | 8.19 | 1.38 | 0.62 |
| 102 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.7 | -2.67 | 7.82 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 103 | USC | Pacific | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.62 | -3.5 | 11.33 | 1.66 | 0.34 |
| 104 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.44 | -4.71 | 11 | 1.47 | 0.53 |
| 105 | Arizona State | Border | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.37 | -4 | 14.33 | 1.16 | 0.84 |
| 106 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 6.18 | -5.75 | 8.19 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 107 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.41 | -6.29 | 17.19 | 1.16 | 0.84 |
| 108 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.39 | -12.43 | 5.96 | 0.25 | 1.75 |
| 109 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.39 | -10 | 6.92 | 0.59 | 1.41 |
| 110 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.22 | -6.71 | 11.31 | 0.44 | 1.56 |
| 111 | VMI | Southern | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.93 | -10 | 11.11 | 0.77 | 1.23 |
| 112 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.92 | -7.86 | 6.85 | 0.62 | 1.38 |
| 113 | South Carolina | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.77 | -11.57 | 11.94 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| 114 | Sewanee | SEC | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.16 | -24 | 9.1 | 0.02 | 1.98 |
| 115 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-4-2 | 0.14 | 3.42 | -4 | 9.25 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| 116 | Virginia | Southern | 1-4-3 | 0.12 | 3.33 | -4.12 | 6 | 1.52 | -0.52 |
| 117 | Montana | Pacific | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.27 | -4.67 | 10.58 | 1.51 | -0.51 |
| 118 | Florida | SEC | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.67 | -4.83 | 14.29 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 119 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.53 | -4.5 | 3.89 | 1.84 | -0.84 |
| 120 | Idaho | Pacific | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.42 | -5.83 | 9.24 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 121 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.17 | -8.5 | 7.98 | 1.03 | -0.03 |
| 122 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.72 | -15.67 | 9.73 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 123 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.68 | -12.17 | 15.46 | 0.36 | 0.64 |
| 124 | Loyola (LA) | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.52 | -7.14 | 3.52 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 125 | UTEP | Border | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.12 | -17.33 | -2.59 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 126 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.25 | -16.2 | 7.49 | 0.41 | -0.41 |
| 127 | Brown | FBS Independents | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.54 | -23.17 | 8.92 | 0 | 0 |
| 128 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.96 | -33.83 | 13.95 | 0 | 0 |