Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:21.625512+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | SEC | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 28.31 | 10.5 | 19.45 | 3.89 | -0.89 |
| 2 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.3 | 11.67 | 19.24 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 3 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.27 | 11.67 | 19.08 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 4 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.16 | 23.67 | 15.73 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 5 | Duke | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 28.05 | 15.6 | 17.04 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 6 | USC | Pacific | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 27.87 | 18.75 | 15.01 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 7 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.84 | 21.25 | 14.86 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 8 | LSU | SEC | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 27.82 | 16.5 | 15.61 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 9 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.31 | 15 | 13.52 | 2.93 | 0.07 |
| 10 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.92 | 7.5 | 13.76 | 3.44 | 0.56 |
| 11 | Auburn | SEC | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.89 | 14.25 | 11.66 | 4 | -1 |
| 12 | Minnesota | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.78 | 13.33 | 11.04 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 13 | Alabama | SEC | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.34 | 18.25 | 7.64 | 4 | -1 |
| 14 | Northwestern | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.03 | 15 | 7.93 | 2.73 | 0.27 |
| 15 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26 | 14.67 | 7.99 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 16 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26 | 8.5 | 10.04 | 3.82 | -0.82 |
| 17 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.77 | 16.67 | 6.67 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.73 | 18.25 | 5.87 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 19 | Purdue | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.64 | 32 | 3.15 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.63 | 16.33 | 5.53 | 2.93 | 0.07 |
| 21 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.27 | 14.5 | 3.45 | 3.93 | 0.07 |
| 22 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.26 | 17 | 3.94 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25 | 18.25 | 2.43 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 24 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.88 | 15.25 | 2.73 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 25 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.87 | 26.67 | -0.47 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 26 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.59 | 12.5 | 1.87 | 3.91 | 0.09 |
| 27 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.38 | 16.75 | -1.06 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 28 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.32 | 21.67 | -0.71 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.01 | 19 | -3.03 | 4 | -1 |
| 30 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 22.12 | 33.5 | 12.6 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 31 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.89 | 21.5 | 12.79 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 32 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.51 | 10.25 | 14.39 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 33 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.17 | 21.6 | 5.33 | 4.75 | -0.75 |
| 34 | Washington | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.9 | 10.25 | 15.47 | 3.71 | -0.71 |
| 35 | UCLA | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.66 | 14.8 | 4.95 | 4.88 | -0.88 |
| 36 | Wake Forest | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.37 | 10 | 12.69 | 3.84 | -0.84 |
| 37 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.35 | 7.67 | 4.7 | 5.18 | -1.18 |
| 38 | Maryland | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.33 | 10.25 | 11.82 | 3.85 | -0.85 |
| 39 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.92 | 20 | 6.22 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 40 | SMU | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.88 | 18.75 | 6.33 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 41 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.83 | 35.25 | 2.73 | 4 | -1 |
| 42 | Arizona | Border | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 19.77 | 9 | 21.07 | 3.41 | -1.41 |
| 43 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.71 | 14.6 | -4.23 | 4.86 | -0.86 |
| 44 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.7 | 8.6 | 1.08 | 4.12 | -0.12 |
| 45 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.67 | 13 | 2.73 | 3.62 | -0.62 |
| 46 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.56 | 29 | -1.12 | 3.85 | -0.85 |
| 47 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.38 | 10.33 | 20.4 | 2.78 | -0.78 |
| 48 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.19 | 38.25 | -5.89 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 49 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.13 | -0.25 | 12.95 | 1.95 | 1.05 |
| 50 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.79 | 7.75 | 10.2 | 3.61 | -1.61 |
| 51 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.55 | 9.33 | 8.06 | 2.36 | -0.36 |
| 52 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.53 | 11.67 | 13.83 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 53 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.51 | 21.33 | 10.57 | 2.81 | -0.81 |
| 54 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.44 | 20.33 | 10.24 | 2.83 | -0.83 |
| 55 | Texas Tech | Border | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.39 | 12 | -2.54 | 3.81 | -0.81 |
| 56 | Indiana | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.85 | 15 | 1.19 | 2.88 | -0.88 |
| 57 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.57 | 7.33 | 2.93 | 2.33 | -0.33 |
| 58 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.55 | 4 | 13.11 | 3.82 | -1.82 |
| 59 | Florida | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.32 | 10.33 | 6.09 | 2.69 | -0.69 |
| 60 | Iowa | Western | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.32 | 7.25 | 5.7 | 3.44 | -1.44 |
| 61 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.2 | 11 | -1.55 | 2.84 | -0.84 |
| 62 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.97 | 2 | 7.36 | 2.73 | -0.73 |
| 63 | Arizona State | Border | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.58 | 6.67 | 0.02 | 2.56 | -0.56 |
| 64 | California | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.31 | 7.8 | 7.04 | 4.46 | -1.46 |
| 65 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.22 | 4.75 | -1.03 | 3.29 | -1.29 |
| 66 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.97 | 4.2 | 12.65 | 3.56 | -0.56 |
| 67 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.82 | 4.5 | 2.36 | 2.81 | -0.81 |
| 68 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.77 | 10.6 | 5.12 | 4.42 | -1.42 |
| 69 | Illinois | Western | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.56 | -2.25 | 11.72 | 1.36 | 0.64 |
| 70 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.38 | 0.25 | 6.16 | 2.07 | -0.07 |
| 71 | TCU | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.87 | -1 | 13.6 | 2.16 | 0.84 |
| 72 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.87 | 15.25 | 10.52 | 3.72 | -1.72 |
| 73 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.73 | 11.5 | 10.88 | 3.42 | -1.42 |
| 74 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.65 | 2.33 | 13.24 | 2.01 | -1.01 |
| 75 | Texas | Southwest | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.6 | 1 | 16.96 | 1.69 | -0.69 |
| 76 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.49 | 11.5 | 9.35 | 3.44 | -1.44 |
| 77 | UTEP | Border | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.2 | 2 | -7.12 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 78 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.08 | 3.25 | 14.09 | 2.58 | -0.58 |
| 79 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.01 | 10 | 7.85 | 2.75 | -1.75 |
| 80 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14 | 13.5 | 2.51 | 3.71 | -1.71 |
| 81 | Richmond | Southern | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 13.92 | 1.4 | -10 | 3.19 | -1.19 |
| 82 | Davidson | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.78 | 1.75 | 18.23 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
| 83 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.64 | 12.5 | 9.94 | 1.93 | -0.93 |
| 84 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.56 | 0.25 | 7 | 2.09 | -0.09 |
| 85 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.47 | 7.8 | -4.38 | 4.46 | -2.46 |
| 86 | Furman | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.44 | -0.75 | 10.57 | 1.84 | 0.16 |
| 87 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.42 | 0.5 | 13.87 | 2.11 | -0.11 |
| 88 | Ohio State | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 11.87 | 17.67 | 20.71 | 2.87 | -1.87 |
| 89 | Georgia | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.74 | -6.25 | 17.33 | 0.98 | 1.02 |
| 90 | Loyola (LA) | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.43 | 0 | -2.8 | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.18 | -4.75 | 8.56 | 1.24 | 0.76 |
| 92 | Rice | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.84 | 2 | 17.11 | 3.11 | -1.11 |
| 93 | Montana | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.62 | -2.75 | 12.39 | 1.55 | 0.45 |
| 94 | NC State | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.54 | 3 | 13.19 | 3.48 | -1.48 |
| 95 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.01 | 10.33 | 2.36 | 2.71 | -1.71 |
| 96 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.83 | -10 | 12.03 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 97 | Clemson | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.12 | -4.8 | 18.17 | 1.21 | 0.79 |
| 98 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.72 | 0.33 | 8.1 | 1.54 | -0.54 |
| 99 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.52 | -3.4 | 6.67 | 1.28 | 0.72 |
| 100 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 8.44 | 5.2 | 19.38 | 4.02 | -3.02 |
| 101 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.4 | -0.25 | 18.56 | 1.88 | -0.88 |
| 102 | VMI | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.1 | -13 | 13.68 | 0.69 | 1.31 |
| 103 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.61 | -0.33 | -1.64 | 1.45 | -0.45 |
| 104 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.39 | -7.4 | -2.89 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 105 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.35 | 3 | 5.7 | 2.7 | -1.7 |
| 106 | Kansas | Big 6 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.17 | -5 | 10.03 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 107 | Chicago | Western | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.51 | -7.75 | 6.18 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 108 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.34 | -4.67 | 24.91 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 109 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.15 | -11.67 | 11.72 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 110 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.9 | 1.25 | 11.52 | 2.28 | -1.28 |
| 111 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.7 | -9.25 | 17.42 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 112 | Idaho | Pacific | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.6 | -7.5 | 11.49 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 113 | Oregon State | Pacific | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.49 | -9.25 | 14.55 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 114 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.41 | -4.75 | -2.32 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 115 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.4 | -9.5 | 10.8 | 0.15 | 0.85 |
| 116 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.28 | -6.5 | -0.54 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 117 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.28 | -13.5 | 14.96 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 118 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.17 | -10.25 | 11.74 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| 119 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.16 | -9.25 | 5.3 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 120 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.96 | -11.25 | 9.97 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 121 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.64 | -16.25 | -1.14 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 122 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.63 | -21.25 | 12.98 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 123 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.51 | -22 | 5.97 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 124 | Erskine | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.12 | -11.75 | 5.72 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 125 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.06 | -15.5 | 10.23 | 0.19 | 0.81 |
| 126 | New Mexico | Border | 0-4-0 | 0 | -1.37 | -4.75 | 2.04 | 0.71 | -0.71 |
| 127 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.41 | -4 | 15.61 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 128 | Stanford | Pacific | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.59 | -4.67 | 20.76 | 0.66 | -0.66 |
| 129 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.17 | -10.33 | 16.68 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 130 | Michigan | Western | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.7 | -17 | 25.35 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 131 | Sewanee | SEC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.07 | -35 | 8.7 | 0.01 | -0.01 |