Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:21.799295+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 30.1 | 26.5 | 14.49 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 2 | Tulane | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 29.75 | 7 | 18.74 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 29.17 | 38.5 | 12.37 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | LSU | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.78 | 14 | 13.31 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Ohio State | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.66 | 13.5 | 11.97 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.36 | 20 | 11.46 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 28.34 | 21 | 29.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.31 | 29.5 | 7.18 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Washington | Pacific | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.12 | 10.5 | 11.28 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.08 | 13 | 11.17 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 11 | Georgia | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.88 | 33 | 9.03 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 12 | Alabama | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.78 | 53 | 5.14 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.75 | 39.5 | 5.86 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.74 | 12 | 9.59 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | North Carolina | Southern | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 27.57 | 10 | 28.86 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| 16 | Temple | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 27.48 | 5.5 | 10.83 | 1.81 | -0.81 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.91 | 22 | 6.34 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Northwestern | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.85 | 33 | 20.25 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | California | Pacific | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.62 | 20.5 | 0.27 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 20 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 26.53 | 6.5 | 7.49 | 2 | -1 |
| 21 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.53 | 26 | 19.51 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Montana | Pacific | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.34 | 16 | 3.28 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.26 | 15 | 0.43 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.26 | 13 | 5.08 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.19 | 7 | 22.74 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 26 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.17 | 5 | 23.9 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 27 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.12 | 16.5 | -1.91 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 28 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 21.87 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 29 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.96 | 15 | 18.74 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 30 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.67 | 24 | -4.93 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 31 | UCLA | Pacific | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.56 | 13 | -1.76 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 32 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.51 | 6.5 | -0.22 | 1.85 | 0.15 |
| 33 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.5 | 24 | -5.22 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.46 | 4.5 | 5.67 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 35 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.44 | 17.67 | -6.05 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 36 | Furman | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.17 | 38.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.89 | 17.5 | -4.79 | 1.83 | 0.17 |
| 38 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 24.78 | 12.5 | -4.42 | 1.95 | -0.95 |
| 39 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.71 | 12 | -5.02 | 1.83 | 0.17 |
| 40 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.69 | 23.5 | -3.82 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 41 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.59 | 43.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.53 | 38.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.47 | 36.5 | -10 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 44 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.41 | 31.5 | -10 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 45 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.34 | 32.5 | -10 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 46 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.32 | 35 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.27 | 14 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.22 | 31.5 | -10 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 49 | Auburn | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.03 | 19 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Washington State | Pacific | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 23.89 | 6.5 | 11.67 | 2 | -1 |
| 51 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.82 | 14 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.65 | 17 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Indiana | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.61 | 12 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.32 | 13.5 | -10 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 55 | Illinois | Western | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 23.09 | 7 | -10 | 1.89 | -0.89 |
| 56 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.72 | 28 | -0.58 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 57 | Arizona | Border | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.59 | 14 | 0.85 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 58 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.36 | 8 | 2.33 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 59 | Kansas | Big 6 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.99 | 23 | -1.07 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.44 | 66 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.43 | 4 | 1.59 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 62 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.14 | 54 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.12 | 42 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Miami | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.09 | 40 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.06 | 38 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.89 | 34 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 67 | Yale | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.79 | 26 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.19 | 20 | -10 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 69 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.07 | 13.67 | 1.68 | 2.63 | -0.63 |
| 70 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.02 | 18.67 | -2.9 | 2.85 | -0.85 |
| 71 | Texas | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 17.44 | 2 | 21.31 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| 72 | South Carolina | Southern | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 16.88 | 10.67 | 4.84 | 2.5 | -1.5 |
| 73 | USC | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.73 | 16.5 | 7.84 | 1.97 | -0.97 |
| 74 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.68 | 7.33 | -1.15 | 2.74 | -0.74 |
| 75 | Purdue | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.05 | 6.5 | 8.54 | 1.53 | -0.53 |
| 76 | SMU | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.98 | 6.5 | 8.51 | 1.85 | -0.85 |
| 77 | Minnesota | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.95 | 28.5 | -3.55 | 1.91 | -0.91 |
| 78 | Maryland | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.03 | 9 | -3.57 | 1.53 | -0.53 |
| 79 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.77 | 1 | 5.51 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 80 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.63 | 1.5 | 4.66 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| 81 | New Mexico | Border | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.6 | 1 | 7.4 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 82 | NC State | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.03 | -8 | 8.31 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
| 83 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.02 | 9 | -10 | 1.86 | -0.86 |
| 84 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.86 | -3.5 | 12.17 | 0.32 | 0.68 |
| 85 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.79 | 1 | -3.63 | 1.09 | -0.09 |
| 86 | Richmond | Southern | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.38 | 0 | 0.25 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 87 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.21 | -3 | 7.06 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 88 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.98 | -6 | 7.09 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 89 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.37 | 9.5 | 7.09 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 90 | Idaho | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.31 | -6 | 1.1 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 91 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.25 | 7.5 | 9.84 | 1.43 | -0.43 |
| 92 | Sewanee | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.07 | -12.5 | 6.95 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 93 | Clemson | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 11.76 | 8 | 7.14 | 2.44 | -1.44 |
| 94 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.32 | -10 | -3.69 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 95 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.16 | -15.5 | -3.74 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 96 | UTEP | Border | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.12 | 1 | 7.83 | 1.13 | -0.13 |
| 97 | Florida | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.17 | -0.5 | 8.04 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 98 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.17 | -3 | 14.04 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 99 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.93 | -2.5 | 13.08 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 100 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.74 | -3 | 7.75 | 0.32 | 0.68 |
| 101 | Oregon | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.25 | -6 | 11.88 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 102 | Texas Tech | Border | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.13 | -4.67 | 20.74 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 103 | Davidson | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.38 | -5.67 | 16.49 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 104 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.05 | -10.67 | 15.66 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 105 | VMI | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.93 | -2 | 4.09 | 1.21 | -0.21 |
| 106 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.55 | 0 | -1.35 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 107 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 0-1-1 | 0 | -0.67 | -2.5 | 14.64 | 0.48 | -0.48 |
| 108 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.85 | -4 | 0.08 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 109 | Rice | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.06 | -6 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | Missouri | Big 6 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.17 | -8 | 2.35 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 111 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.2 | -7 | -1.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | Stanford | Pacific | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.25 | -3.5 | 11.58 | 0.53 | -0.53 |
| 113 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.27 | -4 | 22.72 | 0.36 | -0.36 |
| 114 | Michigan | Western | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.51 | -5 | 23.31 | 0.33 | -0.33 |
| 115 | TCU | Southwest | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.57 | -7 | 24.98 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 116 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.74 | -6 | 13.99 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 117 | Arizona State | Border | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.79 | -14 | 3.26 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 118 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.8 | -7 | 23.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.81 | -14 | 19.24 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 120 | Oregon State | Pacific | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.91 | -9.5 | 24.05 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 121 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2 | -14.5 | -5.02 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 122 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.34 | -15 | 25.77 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 123 | Chicago | Western | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.45 | -18 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 124 | Iowa | Western | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.46 | -14 | 25.68 | 0 | 0 |
| 125 | Wake Forest | Southern | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.8 | -30 | 15.07 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 126 | William & Mary | Southern | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.04 | -28 | 12.17 | 0.02 | -0.02 |