Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:21.799679+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 29.33 | 10.5 | 21.55 | 2 | -1 |
| 2 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.91 | 17.67 | 17.29 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 3 | North Carolina | Southern | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 28.71 | 11 | 18.6 | 2.75 | -0.75 |
| 4 | Duke | Southern | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 28.67 | 17.67 | 14.91 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.58 | 10.5 | 19.16 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 6 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.99 | 34.67 | 9.45 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 7 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.93 | 9 | 16.32 | 1.58 | 0.42 |
| 8 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 27.92 | 19.67 | 11.78 | 3 | -1 |
| 9 | Tulane | SEC | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 27.8 | 30.33 | 8.6 | 3 | -1 |
| 10 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 27.71 | 11.33 | 13.9 | 3 | -1 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.61 | 28.33 | 9.18 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.43 | 9 | 13.55 | 1.71 | 0.29 |
| 13 | Alabama | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.34 | 42 | 6.32 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 27.18 | 4 | 14.21 | 2.47 | -0.47 |
| 15 | LSU | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.16 | 13.67 | 8.85 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Georgia | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27 | 26.67 | 6.21 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 17 | Auburn | SEC | 1-0-2 | 0.33 | 26.94 | 6.33 | 13.62 | 3 | -2 |
| 18 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.9 | 15.33 | 7.78 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Arizona | Border | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.83 | 11.5 | 11.84 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 20 | California | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.8 | 22.67 | 6.55 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 21 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.55 | 40.5 | 6.66 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Northwestern | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.41 | 20 | 4.83 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Yale | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.38 | 23 | 8.1 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 24 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.23 | 17.67 | 5.24 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 26.15 | 21 | 7.02 | 2 | -1 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.74 | 23.67 | 0.77 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.62 | 25.33 | 1.59 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 28 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.49 | 12.25 | 2.67 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 29 | Furman | Southern | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.04 | 25.67 | -1.99 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 30 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.03 | 16.33 | 0.35 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 31 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.98 | 13.67 | -0.9 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 32 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.97 | 39.67 | -3.42 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.87 | 20.5 | -0.31 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 34 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.85 | 35.67 | -3.62 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Montana | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.73 | 20.67 | -3.62 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 36 | Illinois | Western | 1-0-2 | 0.33 | 24.61 | 4.67 | 2.78 | 2.84 | -1.84 |
| 37 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.58 | 16.5 | -3.5 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 38 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.16 | 23.5 | -5.91 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 39 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.89 | 17.67 | -6.89 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 40 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.6 | 16.5 | -6.4 | 1.83 | 0.17 |
| 41 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.57 | 35 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.51 | 57 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.4 | 11.5 | -5.42 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 44 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.12 | 33 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.95 | 30 | -10 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 46 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.7 | 20.25 | 7.15 | 3.89 | -0.89 |
| 47 | Ohio State | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.92 | 8.67 | 10.4 | 2.79 | -0.79 |
| 48 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.5 | 8 | 8.14 | 2.69 | -0.69 |
| 49 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.4 | 15 | -0.21 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| 50 | Minnesota | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.35 | 21 | 13.26 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 51 | USC | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.3 | 11.33 | 15.59 | 2.76 | -0.76 |
| 52 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.9 | 19.67 | 2.58 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 53 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.89 | 21 | 2 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 54 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.81 | 6.67 | 5.53 | 2.91 | -0.91 |
| 55 | Washington | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.8 | 6 | 4.12 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 56 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.69 | 7.33 | 5.43 | 2.23 | -0.23 |
| 57 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.6 | 14 | 2.18 | 2.71 | -0.71 |
| 58 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.57 | 11.67 | 14 | 2.38 | -0.38 |
| 59 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.41 | 13.67 | -0.47 | 2.61 | -0.61 |
| 60 | SMU | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.24 | 9 | 9.46 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 61 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.03 | 7 | 0.76 | 2.61 | -0.61 |
| 62 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.91 | 5 | 1.84 | 2.58 | -0.58 |
| 63 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.65 | 0 | 9.07 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 64 | Purdue | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.57 | 6.67 | 5.8 | 2.51 | -0.51 |
| 65 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.48 | 1.67 | 13.57 | 1.81 | 0.19 |
| 66 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.44 | 9 | 5.43 | 2.78 | -0.78 |
| 67 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.38 | 6 | -2.54 | 2.26 | -0.26 |
| 68 | Maryland | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.07 | 8 | 2.06 | 2.44 | -0.44 |
| 69 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.05 | 7.33 | 7.88 | 2.24 | -0.24 |
| 70 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.86 | 7.33 | 2.79 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 71 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.77 | 0 | 14.67 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 72 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.69 | 6.5 | 19.84 | 1.53 | -0.53 |
| 73 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.42 | 3 | 1.82 | 2.23 | -0.23 |
| 74 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.36 | 0 | 0.38 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 75 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.01 | 1 | 2.3 | 1.77 | 0.23 |
| 76 | Richmond | Southern | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.78 | 2.25 | -0.93 | 2.72 | -0.72 |
| 77 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.73 | -3.33 | 16.69 | 0.72 | 1.28 |
| 78 | UTEP | Border | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.6 | 1.33 | 1.83 | 1.71 | 0.29 |
| 79 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.39 | 15.5 | 7.98 | 1.72 | -0.72 |
| 80 | Sewanee | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.21 | 0 | 2.59 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 81 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.91 | 6.33 | 4.25 | 2.34 | -1.34 |
| 82 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.9 | 8.5 | 6.91 | 1.52 | -0.52 |
| 83 | UCLA | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.7 | 4 | 4 | 1.32 | -0.32 |
| 84 | Texas | Southwest | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.25 | 1.33 | 16.03 | 1.74 | -0.74 |
| 85 | Indiana | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.2 | 3 | 2.97 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 86 | Kansas | Big 6 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.51 | 6 | -6 | 1.51 | -0.51 |
| 87 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.22 | -6.5 | 17.91 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 88 | Washington State | Pacific | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.76 | -4.67 | 12.75 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
| 89 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.3 | 1.75 | -5.22 | 2.44 | -0.44 |
| 90 | NC State | Southern | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.02 | -5.33 | 20.37 | 0.39 | 0.61 |
| 91 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.64 | -2 | 14.02 | 1.05 | -0.05 |
| 92 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.43 | -2.5 | 13.27 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 93 | VMI | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.4 | 0.25 | 5.71 | 2.06 | -0.06 |
| 94 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.12 | -0.5 | 17.73 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 95 | TCU | Southwest | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.08 | -2.33 | 26.37 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| 96 | South Carolina | Southern | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 10.88 | 3 | 18.31 | 2.47 | -1.47 |
| 97 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.45 | -0.5 | 10.28 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 98 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.31 | 0 | 6.06 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | Iowa | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.36 | -3.5 | 9.06 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 100 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.12 | 5 | -6.95 | 2.42 | -1.42 |
| 101 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.85 | 0.33 | 8.67 | 1.54 | -0.54 |
| 102 | New Mexico | Border | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.71 | -1 | 14.41 | 1.16 | -0.16 |
| 103 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.37 | 4 | 14.04 | 1.98 | -0.98 |
| 104 | Florida | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.36 | -0.67 | 15.42 | 1.36 | -0.36 |
| 105 | Clemson | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 8.29 | 2.5 | 18.4 | 2.5 | -1.5 |
| 106 | Stanford | Pacific | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.19 | -0.67 | 20.11 | 1.36 | -0.36 |
| 107 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.68 | -15.67 | 15.23 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 108 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.67 | -14.67 | 14.34 | 0.19 | 0.81 |
| 109 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.57 | -12.67 | 13.62 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| 110 | Oregon State | Pacific | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.12 | -5.33 | 22.35 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 111 | Davidson | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.02 | -6 | 10.02 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 112 | Texas Tech | Border | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.96 | -12 | 21.23 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 113 | Wake Forest | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.93 | -14 | 13.68 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| 114 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.9 | -14.67 | 14.38 | 0.19 | 0.81 |
| 115 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.6 | -11 | 11.34 | 0.37 | 0.63 |
| 116 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.69 | -5.5 | 20.47 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| 117 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.71 | -6.33 | 8.94 | 0.84 | -0.84 |
| 118 | Michigan | Western | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.85 | -6 | 25.78 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 119 | Rice | Southwest | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.04 | -9.5 | 19.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 0-1-1 | 0 | -2.1 | -16.5 | 10.31 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 121 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.1 | -10.5 | 11.76 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 122 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.23 | -13 | 19.53 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 123 | Arizona State | Border | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.34 | -17 | 6.29 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 124 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.37 | -14.5 | 18.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 125 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.49 | -18 | 10.67 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 126 | Chicago | Western | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.01 | -22.5 | 26.59 | 0 | 0 |