Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:21.625972+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | SEC | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 27.79 | 11.2 | 19.42 | 4.81 | -0.81 |
| 2 | Minnesota | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.34 | 18.25 | 15.8 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.65 | 15.75 | 12.14 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 4 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.61 | 12.75 | 13.16 | 3.83 | 0.17 |
| 5 | USC | Pacific | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.61 | 16.4 | 11.97 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 6 | LSU | SEC | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.59 | 15.6 | 12.07 | 4.81 | -0.81 |
| 7 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.2 | 15.5 | 10.98 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.16 | 26 | 7.82 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 9 | Auburn | SEC | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.1 | 12.8 | 10.66 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 10 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.78 | 7.4 | 11.38 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 11 | Northwestern | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.71 | 14 | 8.69 | 3.71 | 0.29 |
| 12 | Alabama | SEC | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.66 | 16 | 7.77 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 13 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.56 | 20.25 | 7.04 | 3.92 | 0.08 |
| 14 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.11 | 16 | 5.17 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 15 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.9 | 14.8 | 4.71 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.4 | 10 | 3.63 | 4.88 | -0.88 |
| 17 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 23.94 | 16.25 | -0.32 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 18 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.85 | 15.2 | -1.02 | 4.88 | 0.12 |
| 19 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.77 | 16.75 | -1.34 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 20 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 23.24 | 19 | -4.36 | 4 | -1 |
| 21 | Duke | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 23.01 | 12.67 | 13.98 | 5.84 | -0.84 |
| 22 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.7 | 14.6 | 15.78 | 4.82 | -0.82 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.32 | 22.4 | 14.49 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 24 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.73 | 3.2 | 16.71 | 3.33 | 0.67 |
| 25 | Washington | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.71 | 10.8 | 14.57 | 4.77 | -0.77 |
| 26 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.36 | 8.5 | 16.87 | 3.49 | -0.49 |
| 27 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.32 | 19.17 | 5.3 | 5.73 | -0.73 |
| 28 | Arizona | Border | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 21.27 | 11.4 | 19.61 | 4.45 | -1.45 |
| 29 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.21 | 11.25 | 19.5 | 3.84 | -0.84 |
| 30 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 21.09 | 26.8 | 12.76 | 4.96 | -1.96 |
| 31 | UCLA | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.07 | 13.83 | 5.39 | 5.71 | -0.71 |
| 32 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.98 | 32 | 5.56 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 33 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.9 | 11 | 7.12 | 4.79 | -0.79 |
| 34 | Maryland | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.86 | 12.2 | 8.85 | 4.91 | -0.91 |
| 35 | Purdue | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.13 | 15.75 | 7 | 3.45 | -0.45 |
| 36 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.09 | 19.25 | 9.75 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 37 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.03 | 13.2 | 0.55 | 5 | -1 |
| 38 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.96 | 23.6 | 0.67 | 4.67 | -0.67 |
| 39 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.91 | 17.5 | 8.98 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| 40 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.9 | 5.75 | 10.07 | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.69 | 2 | 9.08 | 2.94 | 1.06 |
| 42 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.6 | 16 | 6.53 | 4.99 | -1.99 |
| 43 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.5 | 9.33 | -2.3 | 4.96 | 0.04 |
| 44 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.48 | 10.2 | 8.44 | 4.65 | -1.65 |
| 45 | SMU | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.43 | 18.75 | 4.72 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 46 | Texas Tech | Border | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.41 | 10.8 | 1.04 | 4.69 | -0.69 |
| 47 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.08 | 14.6 | -3.04 | 4.86 | -0.86 |
| 48 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.05 | 9.5 | 1.74 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 49 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.83 | 10 | 5.01 | 3.84 | -0.84 |
| 50 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.74 | 9 | 12.89 | 2.76 | -0.76 |
| 51 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.73 | 5.75 | -0.43 | 3.02 | -0.02 |
| 52 | Missouri | Big 6 | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.35 | 4.25 | 12.37 | 3.24 | -1.24 |
| 53 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.32 | 5.71 | 6.98 | 5.58 | -1.58 |
| 54 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.12 | 10.75 | 6.37 | 3.81 | -1.81 |
| 55 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.01 | 6.8 | 15.27 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 56 | Iowa | Western | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.01 | 7.25 | 5.4 | 3.44 | -1.44 |
| 57 | Wake Forest | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.99 | 7.8 | 15.11 | 4.46 | -1.46 |
| 58 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.8 | 16.2 | 12.98 | 4.77 | -1.77 |
| 59 | Davidson | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.41 | 5.6 | 16.79 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 60 | UTEP | Border | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.05 | 3 | -7.84 | 2.84 | 0.16 |
| 61 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.88 | 17.4 | 5.27 | 4.7 | -1.7 |
| 62 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.76 | 6.4 | 6.23 | 3.77 | -0.77 |
| 63 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.73 | 26.4 | -1.32 | 4.8 | -1.8 |
| 64 | Montana | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.01 | 3.2 | 9.91 | 3.16 | -0.16 |
| 65 | Furman | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.91 | 1.6 | 10.9 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 66 | Ohio State | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.79 | 15 | 17.98 | 3.86 | -1.86 |
| 67 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.61 | 4.2 | 3.67 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 68 | TCU | Southwest | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.2 | -0.83 | 13.61 | 2.59 | 0.41 |
| 69 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.93 | 12 | 5.89 | 3.47 | -1.47 |
| 70 | Florida | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.86 | 6 | 10.73 | 3.25 | -1.25 |
| 71 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.61 | 3.25 | 14.88 | 2.58 | -0.58 |
| 72 | Indiana | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.59 | 9.5 | 4.64 | 3.64 | -1.64 |
| 73 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.47 | 10.8 | 5.7 | 4.64 | -2.64 |
| 74 | California | Pacific | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.41 | 4.33 | 9.05 | 4.6 | -1.6 |
| 75 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.35 | 2.25 | 10.38 | 2.31 | -0.31 |
| 76 | Rice | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.34 | 2.83 | 15.67 | 4.13 | -1.13 |
| 77 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.26 | 5.33 | 6.71 | 4.4 | -1.4 |
| 78 | NC State | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.14 | 4.67 | 10.8 | 4.78 | -1.78 |
| 79 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.91 | 0.4 | 13.56 | 2.78 | -0.78 |
| 80 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.72 | 2.75 | 11.28 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 81 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.63 | 0.33 | 12.37 | 3.11 | -0.11 |
| 82 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.57 | 0.2 | 19.64 | 2.59 | -0.59 |
| 83 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.56 | 1.2 | 6.53 | 3.03 | -1.03 |
| 84 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.42 | 0.4 | 12.85 | 2.64 | -0.64 |
| 85 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.38 | 1.6 | 4.24 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 86 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.21 | -7.6 | 9.66 | 0.81 | 2.19 |
| 87 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.13 | 1.8 | 0.62 | 3.12 | -1.12 |
| 88 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.85 | -0.4 | 9.38 | 2.33 | -0.33 |
| 89 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.81 | 6.8 | 14.02 | 3.72 | -1.72 |
| 90 | Clemson | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.78 | -0.83 | 17.15 | 2.71 | 0.29 |
| 91 | Arizona State | Border | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.61 | 0.25 | 0.85 | 2.06 | -0.06 |
| 92 | Illinois | Western | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.24 | -4 | 13.71 | 1.15 | 0.85 |
| 93 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 11.23 | 6.67 | 13.47 | 5.23 | -3.23 |
| 94 | VMI | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.27 | -7.5 | 14.54 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 95 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.03 | 4.67 | -2.64 | 4.51 | -2.51 |
| 96 | Richmond | Southern | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 9.8 | -2.17 | -6.98 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 97 | Georgia | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.63 | -6.4 | 18.09 | 1.25 | 0.75 |
| 98 | Loyola (LA) | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.55 | -1.4 | 3.25 | 2.16 | -0.16 |
| 99 | Texas | Southwest | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.25 | -1 | 17.16 | 1.71 | -0.71 |
| 100 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.03 | -6.4 | 8.4 | 1.13 | 0.87 |
| 101 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.84 | 2 | 9.15 | 2.13 | -1.13 |
| 102 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.61 | -8.2 | 14.04 | 1.04 | 0.96 |
| 103 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.54 | 6.25 | 5.95 | 3.17 | -2.17 |
| 104 | Erskine | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.47 | -4.2 | 5.87 | 1.42 | 0.58 |
| 105 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.28 | -3.6 | -0.48 | 1.31 | 0.69 |
| 106 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.98 | -11.6 | 8.03 | 0.55 | 1.45 |
| 107 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.75 | -9.2 | 1.15 | 0.68 | 1.32 |
| 108 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.47 | -5 | 8.64 | 0.97 | 1.03 |
| 109 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.11 | -8.75 | 13.28 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 110 | Chicago | Western | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.85 | -7.75 | 4.91 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 111 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.76 | -6.33 | -1.6 | 0.97 | 1.03 |
| 112 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 5.72 | 2 | 8.15 | 3.01 | -2.01 |
| 113 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.04 | -5.25 | 23.99 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 114 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.51 | -5.25 | 4.71 | 1.04 | -0.04 |
| 115 | Kansas | Big 6 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.44 | -8.75 | 14.14 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 116 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.28 | -9.25 | 17.14 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 117 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.01 | -5.2 | -2.54 | 1.34 | -0.34 |
| 118 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.95 | -1.6 | 4.24 | 2.01 | -1.01 |
| 119 | Michigan | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.79 | -9.5 | 21.99 | 0.36 | 0.64 |
| 120 | Idaho | Pacific | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.21 | -6.2 | 8.46 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 121 | Oregon State | Pacific | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.08 | -9.2 | 15.15 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 122 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.05 | -8 | 9.76 | 0.42 | 0.58 |
| 123 | New Mexico | Border | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3 | -2.6 | 0.23 | 1.59 | -0.59 |
| 124 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.77 | -10.2 | 4.95 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 125 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | -13.6 | 11.78 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 126 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.56 | -14.2 | 6.81 | 0.37 | 0.63 |
| 127 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.48 | -15 | 8.42 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 128 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.11 | -26 | 7.38 | 0.02 | 0.98 |
| 129 | Stanford | Pacific | 0-3-1 | 0 | -1.67 | -5.25 | 23.41 | 0.81 | -0.81 |
| 130 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.14 | -10.5 | 17.93 | 0.28 | -0.28 |
| 131 | Sewanee | SEC | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.49 | -23.33 | 0.71 | 0.01 | -0.01 |