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| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 25.67 | 16.9 | 14.59 | 9.86 | -0.86 |
| 2 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.06 | 27.75 | 9.68 | 7.96 | 0.04 |
| 3 | Alabama | SEC | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.99 | 22.78 | 10.06 | 8.97 | 0.03 |
| 4 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.95 | 20.75 | 10.18 | 7.97 | -0.97 |
| 5 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.4 | 19.78 | 7.63 | 9 | -1 |
| 6 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 7-0-2 | 0.78 | 24.26 | 23.89 | 6.26 | 8.93 | -1.93 |
| 7 | California | Pacific | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 24.22 | 16.8 | 7.34 | 9.86 | -0.86 |
| 8 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.66 | 18.5 | 4.16 | 7.99 | 0.01 |
| 9 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 8-0-2 | 0.8 | 23.21 | 8.8 | 4.5 | 9.84 | -1.84 |
| 10 | LSU | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.37 | 20.7 | 8.4 | 9.94 | -0.94 |
| 11 | North Carolina | Southern | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.35 | 14.89 | 12.2 | 8.74 | -1.74 |
| 12 | Yale | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.76 | 12.62 | 12.11 | 7.68 | -1.68 |
| 13 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.33 | 9 | 7.16 | 8.48 | -0.48 |
| 14 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 21.28 | 6.33 | 12.2 | 7.96 | -1.96 |
| 15 | Montana | Pacific | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.69 | 14.38 | 2.94 | 7.84 | -0.84 |
| 16 | Duke | Southern | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 20.36 | 17.2 | 13.37 | 9.65 | -2.65 |
| 17 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 20.26 | 15.89 | 0.1 | 8.83 | -1.83 |
| 18 | UTEP | Border | 7-1-2 | 0.7 | 19.95 | 12.4 | -0.71 | 8.85 | -1.85 |
| 19 | Arizona | Border | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.82 | 10.6 | 9.37 | 8.67 | -0.67 |
| 20 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.74 | 11.56 | 11.35 | 8.03 | -1.03 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.42 | 8.78 | 10.57 | 8.32 | -1.32 |
| 22 | Minnesota | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.18 | 16.75 | 10.37 | 7.65 | -1.65 |
| 23 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.14 | 16.2 | 3.35 | 9.41 | -1.41 |
| 24 | Washington | Pacific | 7-2-2 | 0.64 | 19.1 | 12.27 | 7.12 | 10.49 | -3.49 |
| 25 | Ohio State | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.1 | 12.75 | 11.17 | 7.86 | -1.86 |
| 26 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 18.99 | 10.5 | 11.35 | 8.62 | -2.62 |
| 27 | Arkansas | Southwest | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 18.85 | 9.7 | 10.79 | 8.52 | -2.52 |
| 28 | Maryland | Southern | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 18.83 | 5.9 | 5.64 | 8.22 | -0.22 |
| 29 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.79 | 3.11 | 15.59 | 6.7 | -0.7 |
| 30 | New Mexico State | Border | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.42 | 7.56 | 4.79 | 7.72 | -0.72 |
| 31 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.33 | 14 | 11.62 | 7.59 | -2.59 |
| 32 | Auburn | SEC | 5-2-3 | 0.5 | 18.3 | 8.5 | 13.96 | 9.46 | -4.46 |
| 33 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.22 | 8 | 13.67 | 6.38 | -1.38 |
| 34 | Texas Tech | Border | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.08 | 6.45 | 10.56 | 8.87 | -0.87 |
| 35 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 17.95 | 6.44 | 12.88 | 7.52 | -2.52 |
| 36 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.73 | 14.2 | 13.81 | 9.64 | -3.64 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 17.69 | 6.56 | 10.97 | 8.09 | -3.09 |
| 38 | Baylor | Southwest | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.48 | 11.4 | 8.32 | 9.19 | -2.19 |
| 39 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.41 | 21.1 | 4.82 | 9.86 | -2.86 |
| 40 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.23 | 12.3 | 10.92 | 9.43 | -3.43 |
| 41 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 17.21 | 7.8 | -3.19 | 8.73 | -1.73 |
| 42 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.05 | 9.38 | 4.75 | 7.04 | -2.04 |
| 43 | Georgia | SEC | 6-3-2 | 0.55 | 16.85 | 7.91 | 10.48 | 9.73 | -3.73 |
| 44 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.76 | 13.67 | 6.98 | 8.68 | -2.68 |
| 45 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.4 | 6.78 | 7.87 | 7.54 | -1.54 |
| 46 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.02 | 10.12 | 11.46 | 7.22 | -2.22 |
| 47 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 6-3-3 | 0.5 | 15.88 | 4.92 | 5.54 | 9.26 | -3.26 |
| 48 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 15.34 | 0.2 | 10.99 | 5.14 | 0.86 |
| 49 | Rice | Southwest | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 15.15 | 0.9 | 15.97 | 5.63 | -0.63 |
| 50 | Indiana | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.14 | 5 | 8.25 | 6.98 | -1.98 |
| 51 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.09 | 3.62 | 9.54 | 5.05 | -0.05 |
| 52 | The Citadel | Southern | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.08 | 7.36 | 2.38 | 8.51 | -1.51 |
| 53 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.95 | 9.9 | 6.65 | 9.26 | -3.26 |
| 54 | Tulane | SEC | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.8 | 9.5 | 13.07 | 8.86 | -3.86 |
| 55 | NC State | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.23 | -0.11 | 13.2 | 4.44 | 0.56 |
| 56 | Furman | Southern | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 14.18 | 12.89 | 4.14 | 8.54 | -4.54 |
| 57 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.1 | 5.25 | 8.64 | 6.21 | -2.21 |
| 58 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.96 | 1.67 | 13.39 | 5.79 | -1.79 |
| 59 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.71 | 2.33 | 9.45 | 6.27 | -2.27 |
| 60 | Purdue | Western | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.66 | 1.75 | 10.36 | 4.86 | -0.86 |
| 61 | New York University | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.51 | 7.67 | 3.26 | 7.23 | -2.23 |
| 62 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 13.21 | 8.44 | 11.95 | 7.58 | -3.58 |
| 63 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.02 | -0.25 | 3.13 | 3.9 | 1.1 |
| 64 | Temple | FBS Independents | 3-2-4 | 0.33 | 13.01 | -2.33 | 14.42 | 2.35 | 0.65 |
| 65 | Clemson | Southern | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.97 | 7.11 | 10.79 | 7.54 | -3.54 |
| 66 | Northwestern | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.83 | 3.5 | 14.01 | 6.23 | -2.23 |
| 67 | USC | Pacific | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 12.67 | 3.8 | 11.92 | 6.85 | -2.85 |
| 68 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 12.66 | 0.2 | 9.14 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| 69 | VMI | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.46 | 4 | 9.5 | 6.99 | -1.99 |
| 70 | TCU | Southwest | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 12.27 | 0.7 | 16.41 | 5.59 | -1.59 |
| 71 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.2 | 4.56 | 6.15 | 6.78 | -2.78 |
| 72 | Idaho | Pacific | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 12.15 | -2.25 | 12.58 | 2.18 | 1.82 |
| 73 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-3-3 | 0.33 | 11.84 | 1 | 10.47 | 5.24 | -2.24 |
| 74 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.8 | 5.67 | 0.92 | 7.13 | -3.13 |
| 75 | Illinois | Western | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 11.76 | 1.75 | 7.1 | 5.24 | -2.24 |
| 76 | Northern Arizona | Border | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.65 | 4 | 1.51 | 6.78 | -1.78 |
| 77 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.2 | -3.33 | 7.27 | 2.62 | 2.38 |
| 78 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 11.2 | 0.5 | 6.09 | 4.26 | -1.26 |
| 79 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.12 | 0.1 | 7.75 | 5.05 | -0.05 |
| 80 | Richmond | Southern | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 10.99 | -2.5 | 3.24 | 3.39 | 1.61 |
| 81 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.88 | 8.25 | 4.18 | 6.08 | -3.08 |
| 82 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-6-1 | 0.42 | 10.87 | 2.17 | 8.27 | 7.02 | -2.02 |
| 83 | SMU | Southwest | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 10.84 | 1.18 | 11.25 | 6.47 | -1.47 |
| 84 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.84 | 2.1 | 10.65 | 6.05 | -2.05 |
| 85 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 10.83 | -5.11 | 6.07 | 2.15 | 2.85 |
| 86 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.37 | 2.89 | 3.23 | 5.67 | -1.67 |
| 87 | New Mexico | Border | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.36 | -2.67 | 11.56 | 2.97 | 1.03 |
| 88 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-3-3 | 0.33 | 10.26 | -3.44 | 12.18 | 1.68 | 1.32 |
| 89 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.13 | -3.75 | 11.25 | 2.75 | 1.25 |
| 90 | Michigan | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.74 | -7 | 11.42 | 1.25 | 2.75 |
| 91 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.58 | -0.12 | 9.91 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 92 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 9.52 | -0.22 | 9.97 | 4.35 | -1.35 |
| 93 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.32 | -0.89 | 8.84 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 94 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.87 | 0.38 | 10.93 | 4.16 | -1.16 |
| 95 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.54 | -3.7 | 7.88 | 2.05 | 1.95 |
| 96 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.24 | -7.67 | 10.34 | 1.39 | 2.61 |
| 97 | Florida | SEC | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 8.05 | -0.27 | 12.12 | 5.28 | -1.28 |
| 98 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.94 | -3.7 | 12.44 | 3.11 | 0.89 |
| 99 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.74 | -4.4 | 10.98 | 3.16 | 0.84 |
| 100 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.74 | -0.75 | 4.33 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 101 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.61 | -4 | 7.91 | 3.12 | 0.88 |
| 102 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.49 | -4.5 | 7.05 | 2.99 | 1.01 |
| 103 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 7.46 | -1.09 | 8.87 | 4.82 | -0.82 |
| 104 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 7.31 | -0.12 | 9.56 | 3.93 | -1.93 |
| 105 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 6.82 | 0.22 | 12.52 | 4.61 | -2.61 |
| 106 | Missouri | Big 6 | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.72 | -2.2 | 13.92 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 107 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.7 | -3.5 | 18.07 | 2.04 | -0.04 |
| 108 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.69 | -8.44 | 10.39 | 0.86 | 2.14 |
| 109 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 5.49 | -13.12 | 13.22 | 0.47 | 1.53 |
| 110 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.41 | -12.33 | 10.27 | 0.53 | 2.47 |
| 111 | Wake Forest | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.12 | -17 | 8.91 | 0.51 | 2.49 |
| 112 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.08 | -6.75 | 13.91 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 113 | Texas | Southwest | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.49 | -4.78 | 16.79 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 114 | UCLA | Pacific | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.4 | -4.44 | 13.01 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| 115 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.26 | -16.14 | 8.65 | 0.18 | 1.82 |
| 116 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.25 | -4.75 | 9.87 | 2.32 | -0.32 |
| 117 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 2-6-2 | 0.2 | 3.75 | -9.4 | 8.45 | 0.62 | 1.38 |
| 118 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.95 | -10.67 | 6.56 | 0.56 | 1.44 |
| 119 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.91 | -13 | 10.78 | 0.52 | 1.48 |
| 120 | Sewanee | SEC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.73 | -15 | 7.55 | 0.76 | 1.24 |
| 121 | Davidson | Southern | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.73 | -8.6 | 9.82 | 0.99 | 1.01 |
| 122 | Chicago | Western | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.04 | -14 | 10.64 | 0.42 | 0.58 |
| 123 | Iowa | Western | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.81 | -10.5 | 12.74 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 124 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.26 | -22 | 13.31 | 0 | 1 |
| 125 | Arizona State | Border | 0-8-1 | 0 | -1.92 | -12 | 4.49 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 126 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.09 | -17.1 | 0.7 | 0.17 | -0.17 |