Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:21.802054+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 26.08 | 17.67 | 14.2 | 8.86 | -0.86 |
| 2 | Alabama | SEC | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.35 | 25.38 | 9.17 | 7.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.25 | 21.86 | 9.38 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 4 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.17 | 27.86 | 7.97 | 6.98 | 0.02 |
| 5 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.9 | 19.12 | 8.18 | 8 | -1 |
| 6 | California | Pacific | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 24.77 | 16.8 | 7.91 | 9.86 | -0.86 |
| 7 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 7-0-2 | 0.78 | 24.76 | 23.89 | 6.57 | 8.93 | -1.93 |
| 8 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.24 | 20.14 | 4.64 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 9 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 7-0-2 | 0.78 | 23.43 | 7.56 | 4.04 | 8.76 | -1.76 |
| 10 | Duke | Southern | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.87 | 20.22 | 11.71 | 8.8 | -1.8 |
| 11 | LSU | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.64 | 21.56 | 8.76 | 8.97 | -0.97 |
| 12 | North Carolina | Southern | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.4 | 11.75 | 13.8 | 7.59 | -1.59 |
| 13 | Yale | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.27 | 12.62 | 11.82 | 7.68 | -1.68 |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.94 | 10.12 | 9.28 | 7.6 | -0.6 |
| 15 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.89 | 15.75 | 9.83 | 7.46 | -1.46 |
| 16 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.54 | 8.38 | 7.78 | 7.39 | -0.39 |
| 17 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.23 | 12.71 | 6.8 | 6.88 | -0.88 |
| 18 | Montana | Pacific | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.13 | 14.38 | 3.36 | 7.84 | -0.84 |
| 19 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 21.08 | 6.75 | 12.84 | 7.01 | -2.01 |
| 20 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.02 | 14.62 | -0.56 | 7.78 | -1.78 |
| 21 | UTEP | Border | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 19.96 | 10.78 | 0.44 | 7.74 | -1.74 |
| 22 | Minnesota | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.62 | 16.75 | 11.3 | 7.65 | -1.65 |
| 23 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 19.57 | 9.33 | -3.73 | 8.08 | -1.08 |
| 24 | Baylor | Southwest | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.56 | 13.33 | 7.59 | 8.52 | -1.52 |
| 25 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.48 | 12.25 | 11.82 | 7.08 | -1.08 |
| 26 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.44 | 24.22 | 4.24 | 8.95 | -1.95 |
| 27 | Ohio State | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.36 | 12.75 | 10.98 | 7.86 | -1.86 |
| 28 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.95 | 17.22 | 2.49 | 8.43 | -1.43 |
| 29 | Arizona | Border | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.88 | 5.62 | 11.68 | 5.91 | 0.09 |
| 30 | Maryland | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.86 | 5.67 | 6.91 | 7.18 | -0.18 |
| 31 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.72 | 14 | 12.41 | 7.59 | -2.59 |
| 32 | Washington | Pacific | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 18.12 | 7.33 | 11.56 | 8.38 | -3.38 |
| 33 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.11 | 2.62 | 16.32 | 5.76 | -0.76 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 18.09 | 6.56 | 11.94 | 8.09 | -3.09 |
| 35 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 18.07 | 8.44 | 10.18 | 7.43 | -2.43 |
| 36 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.85 | 7.14 | 16.09 | 5.62 | -1.62 |
| 37 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 17.79 | 14.5 | -6.4 | 5.76 | -1.76 |
| 38 | Auburn | SEC | 4-2-3 | 0.44 | 17.71 | 7.89 | 14.47 | 8.37 | -4.37 |
| 39 | New Mexico State | Border | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.66 | 7.43 | 7.94 | 5.84 | -0.84 |
| 40 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.63 | 13.67 | 11.4 | 8.58 | -2.58 |
| 41 | Texas Tech | Border | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.59 | 4.4 | 11.82 | 7.27 | -0.27 |
| 42 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.53 | 9.38 | 4.96 | 7.04 | -2.04 |
| 43 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.06 | 13.67 | 7.5 | 8.68 | -2.68 |
| 44 | Tulane | SEC | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.49 | 12 | 12.3 | 8.46 | -3.46 |
| 45 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.27 | 1.57 | 4.77 | 4.1 | 0.9 |
| 46 | Georgia | SEC | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.75 | 6.78 | 9.38 | 7.61 | -2.61 |
| 47 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 15.73 | 12.12 | 15.1 | 7.47 | -3.47 |
| 48 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.54 | 0.22 | 10.89 | 4.63 | 1.37 |
| 49 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.54 | 3.62 | 10.12 | 5.05 | -0.05 |
| 50 | Indiana | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.43 | 5 | 7.54 | 6.98 | -1.98 |
| 51 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 15.25 | 10.25 | 11.12 | 6.94 | -2.94 |
| 52 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 15.21 | 4 | 7 | 7.21 | -2.21 |
| 53 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.13 | 7.71 | 13.06 | 5.91 | -1.91 |
| 54 | New York University | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.9 | 10.25 | 0.57 | 6.99 | -1.99 |
| 55 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 14.88 | 1.29 | 14.25 | 4.08 | -1.08 |
| 56 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.81 | 6.88 | 10.91 | 6.48 | -2.48 |
| 57 | The Citadel | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.71 | 8 | 4.17 | 7.81 | -1.81 |
| 58 | NC State | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.65 | -0.11 | 13.47 | 4.44 | 0.56 |
| 59 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.51 | 1.88 | 14.33 | 5.15 | -1.15 |
| 60 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.47 | 5.25 | 8.67 | 6.21 | -2.21 |
| 61 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.44 | 7.62 | 6.11 | 7 | -3 |
| 62 | Furman | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.38 | 14.5 | 3.03 | 7.59 | -3.59 |
| 63 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.37 | 2.62 | 11.59 | 5.57 | -1.57 |
| 64 | VMI | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.25 | 5.11 | 9.89 | 6.68 | -1.68 |
| 65 | Purdue | Western | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.91 | 1.75 | 11.29 | 4.86 | -0.86 |
| 66 | SMU | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.87 | 2.67 | 10.82 | 6.16 | -1.16 |
| 67 | Temple | FBS Independents | 3-2-4 | 0.33 | 13.66 | -2.33 | 15.98 | 2.35 | 0.65 |
| 68 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.54 | 2.38 | 5.71 | 6.14 | -2.14 |
| 69 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.47 | 1.12 | 8.33 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 70 | Clemson | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.18 | 8 | 9.79 | 6.7 | -2.7 |
| 71 | USC | Pacific | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 13.11 | 4.88 | 12.41 | 5.89 | -2.89 |
| 72 | Northwestern | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.09 | 3.5 | 13.41 | 6.23 | -2.23 |
| 73 | Northern Arizona | Border | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.07 | 4.56 | 0.26 | 6.22 | -1.22 |
| 74 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.83 | 10.38 | 4.06 | 7.38 | -3.38 |
| 75 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.56 | 3.57 | 9.12 | 4.6 | -1.6 |
| 76 | Idaho | Pacific | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 12.38 | -2.25 | 12.71 | 2.18 | 1.82 |
| 77 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-3-3 | 0.33 | 12.19 | 1 | 10.55 | 5.24 | -2.24 |
| 78 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.04 | 4 | 3.19 | 5.3 | -1.3 |
| 79 | Illinois | Western | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 11.86 | 1.75 | 7.69 | 5.24 | -2.24 |
| 80 | Rice | Southwest | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 11.73 | -0.62 | 15.8 | 3.63 | -0.63 |
| 81 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 11.58 | 0.5 | 7.95 | 4.26 | -1.26 |
| 82 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.17 | 8.25 | 4.46 | 6.08 | -3.08 |
| 83 | South Carolina | Southern | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 11.12 | 3.6 | 10.02 | 6.33 | -2.33 |
| 84 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.97 | -0.62 | 7.79 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| 85 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.77 | -2.25 | 12.95 | 3.17 | 0.83 |
| 86 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.75 | 2.22 | 6.21 | 5.57 | -1.57 |
| 87 | TCU | Southwest | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 10.58 | 0.44 | 17.21 | 4.81 | -1.81 |
| 88 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-3-3 | 0.33 | 10.35 | -3.44 | 12.54 | 1.68 | 1.32 |
| 89 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.31 | -3.75 | 12.49 | 2.75 | 1.25 |
| 90 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.07 | -5 | 9.22 | 1.59 | 2.41 |
| 91 | Michigan | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10 | -7 | 11.53 | 1.25 | 2.75 |
| 92 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.83 | -5.88 | 8.89 | 1.75 | 2.25 |
| 93 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.78 | -0.25 | 10.22 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 94 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.72 | -7.62 | 9.85 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| 95 | Richmond | Southern | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 9.64 | -3.44 | 2.46 | 2.68 | 1.32 |
| 96 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.56 | -0.56 | 7.95 | 4.25 | -0.25 |
| 97 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.99 | -2.33 | 7.1 | 3.51 | 0.49 |
| 98 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.96 | 0.38 | 11.9 | 4.16 | -1.16 |
| 99 | New Mexico | Border | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.85 | -3.12 | 11.75 | 2.48 | 0.52 |
| 100 | Missouri | Big 6 | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.38 | -1.12 | 15.98 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| 101 | Florida | SEC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 8.16 | 0.56 | 12.58 | 4.84 | -1.84 |
| 102 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 7.55 | -0.12 | 9.71 | 3.93 | -1.93 |
| 103 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.37 | -6 | 12.48 | 2.04 | 0.96 |
| 104 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 7.35 | -11.14 | 12.92 | 0.63 | 1.37 |
| 105 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 7.1 | 0.25 | 13.31 | 4.09 | -2.09 |
| 106 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.33 | -5.71 | 15.74 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 107 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 6.2 | -0.71 | 10.07 | 3.26 | -1.26 |
| 108 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.94 | -5.67 | 6.56 | 2.43 | 0.57 |
| 109 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.82 | -3.5 | 18.68 | 2.04 | -0.04 |
| 110 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.72 | -8.44 | 10.96 | 0.86 | 2.14 |
| 111 | Texas | Southwest | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.55 | -4.5 | 16.12 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 112 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.42 | -12.33 | 10.72 | 0.53 | 2.47 |
| 113 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.94 | -5.57 | 4.93 | 1.49 | 0.51 |
| 114 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.23 | -16.14 | 9.78 | 0.18 | 1.82 |
| 115 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.88 | -8.62 | 6.34 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 116 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.85 | -9.62 | 10.07 | 0.83 | 1.17 |
| 117 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.63 | -10.44 | 8.98 | 0.56 | 1.44 |
| 118 | Davidson | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.3 | -8.22 | 10.82 | 0.91 | 1.09 |
| 119 | Wake Forest | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.29 | -20.62 | 10.56 | 0.23 | 1.77 |
| 120 | Sewanee | SEC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.83 | -15 | 8.1 | 0.76 | 1.24 |
| 121 | UCLA | Pacific | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.4 | -6.71 | 14.74 | 1.55 | -0.55 |
| 122 | Chicago | Western | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.09 | -14 | 10.87 | 0.42 | 0.58 |
| 123 | Iowa | Western | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.86 | -10.5 | 13.12 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 124 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.69 | -18.43 | 12.6 | 0 | 1 |
| 125 | Arizona State | Border | 0-7-1 | 0 | -1.9 | -11.75 | 2.46 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 126 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.2 | -17.67 | 2.92 | 0.12 | -0.12 |