Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:21.800451+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 27.45 | 21.2 | 15.57 | 5 | -1 |
| 2 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 27.21 | 14.8 | 15.86 | 4.89 | -0.89 |
| 3 | Auburn | SEC | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 27.14 | 13.2 | 15.77 | 4.98 | -1.98 |
| 4 | Alabama | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.96 | 30.4 | 11.65 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.63 | 20.75 | 11.58 | 4 | -1 |
| 6 | Duke | Southern | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.49 | 13.4 | 12.2 | 4.78 | -0.78 |
| 7 | Temple | FBS Independents | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 26.29 | 3.8 | 15.99 | 4.47 | -1.47 |
| 8 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.04 | 21.8 | 8.89 | 4.96 | 0.04 |
| 9 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.04 | 15.75 | 9.68 | 3.93 | 0.07 |
| 10 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.64 | 6.25 | 11.03 | 3.61 | -0.61 |
| 11 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.42 | 28.75 | 4.84 | 4 | -1 |
| 12 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.3 | 25.5 | 4.33 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | California | Pacific | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.23 | 19.33 | 5.42 | 5.94 | 0.06 |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.22 | 9.6 | 7.98 | 4.89 | 0.11 |
| 15 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.77 | 32.8 | 1.54 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.65 | 10 | 5.11 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 17 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.59 | 15.2 | 2.99 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 18 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.52 | 30.2 | 0.75 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Montana | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.39 | 17.4 | 1.65 | 4.92 | 0.08 |
| 20 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.01 | 22 | -1 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 21 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.86 | 11.2 | 0.07 | 4.92 | 0.08 |
| 22 | LSU | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.93 | 10.6 | 12.81 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 23 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 21.8 | 20.4 | 15.64 | 4.92 | -1.92 |
| 24 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.36 | 20 | 5.26 | 5.92 | -0.92 |
| 25 | Tulane | SEC | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 21.17 | 15.8 | 13.19 | 4.9 | -1.9 |
| 26 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.02 | 9.8 | 10.79 | 4.86 | -0.86 |
| 27 | The Citadel | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21 | 15.67 | 4.55 | 5.78 | -0.78 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.86 | 11.4 | 6.44 | 4.68 | -0.68 |
| 29 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.84 | 16.8 | 14.52 | 4.95 | -1.95 |
| 30 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.8 | 12.5 | 16.18 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 31 | Ohio State | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.75 | 8.25 | 18.05 | 3.81 | -0.81 |
| 32 | Georgia | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.7 | 19.6 | 5.32 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 33 | Minnesota | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.11 | 24 | 7.85 | 3.89 | -0.89 |
| 34 | Northwestern | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.09 | 10 | 8.61 | 3.84 | -0.84 |
| 35 | New Mexico State | Border | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.08 | 8 | 2.61 | 4.66 | -0.66 |
| 36 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.02 | 13.4 | 10.49 | 4.93 | -1.93 |
| 37 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.89 | 8.5 | 4.57 | 5.03 | -1.03 |
| 38 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.72 | 13.75 | 5.13 | 3.76 | -0.76 |
| 39 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.6 | 2.25 | 16.96 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 40 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.59 | 7.4 | 3.62 | 4.51 | -0.51 |
| 41 | Maryland | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.54 | 8 | 3.26 | 4.46 | -0.46 |
| 42 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.5 | 8.6 | 10.04 | 4.31 | -1.31 |
| 43 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 19.39 | 15.75 | 13.15 | 3.78 | -1.78 |
| 44 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.22 | 13.6 | 6.23 | 4.67 | -1.67 |
| 45 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.03 | 10.5 | 4.85 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| 46 | Furman | Southern | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.95 | 24.2 | 1.2 | 4.97 | -1.97 |
| 47 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.87 | 3.8 | 1.73 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| 48 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.65 | 11.2 | -4.11 | 4.64 | -0.64 |
| 49 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.64 | 21.25 | -0.67 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 50 | Indiana | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.63 | 10 | 3.5 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 51 | NC State | Southern | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.59 | 2 | 11.15 | 3.21 | -0.21 |
| 52 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.59 | 8.25 | 11.76 | 3.57 | -1.57 |
| 53 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.44 | 7 | 3.46 | 3.37 | -0.37 |
| 54 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.42 | 2 | 16.03 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| 55 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.22 | 5.25 | 17.4 | 3.52 | -1.52 |
| 56 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.78 | 5.75 | 0.86 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| 57 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.76 | 7.2 | 20.62 | 3.82 | -0.82 |
| 58 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.5 | 4.67 | 7.09 | 2.03 | -0.03 |
| 59 | VMI | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.97 | 5.67 | 7.7 | 4.58 | -0.58 |
| 60 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.95 | 19.4 | 9.33 | 4.73 | -1.73 |
| 61 | USC | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.77 | 8 | 13 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 62 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.21 | 3.8 | 12.8 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 63 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.07 | 4.8 | 14.77 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 64 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.83 | 7.6 | 9.64 | 3.81 | -0.81 |
| 65 | New York University | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.56 | 13.6 | 0.72 | 4.39 | -1.39 |
| 66 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.29 | 3.2 | 11.71 | 3.29 | -0.29 |
| 67 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 15.23 | -2.2 | 15.37 | 1.42 | 0.58 |
| 68 | UTEP | Border | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 15.22 | 0.8 | 0.74 | 2.72 | -0.72 |
| 69 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.9 | 3.2 | 6.99 | 3.79 | -0.79 |
| 70 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.85 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 3.58 | -0.58 |
| 71 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.82 | 8 | -2.2 | 4.29 | -1.29 |
| 72 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.03 | 12.5 | 6.71 | 3.49 | -1.49 |
| 73 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.8 | -1 | 6.84 | 2.29 | 0.71 |
| 74 | Washington | Pacific | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.37 | 2.4 | 10.75 | 3.55 | -1.55 |
| 75 | Purdue | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.14 | 3.25 | 10.41 | 2.73 | -0.73 |
| 76 | Stanford | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.74 | 1 | 17.3 | 2.26 | -0.26 |
| 77 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.26 | -8 | 9.95 | 0.94 | 2.06 |
| 78 | Illinois | Western | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 12.15 | 1.75 | 3.3 | 2.71 | -1.71 |
| 79 | Arizona | Border | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.12 | -0.5 | 11.22 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 80 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.95 | -0.6 | 10.16 | 2.34 | -0.34 |
| 81 | Texas Tech | Border | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.9 | -0.17 | 15.16 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 82 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.79 | -0.4 | 16.87 | 2.35 | -0.35 |
| 83 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.75 | 0 | 14.02 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Northern Arizona | Border | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.34 | 1.17 | 0.35 | 3.55 | -0.55 |
| 85 | Clemson | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.31 | 7.6 | 14.21 | 4 | -2 |
| 86 | Florida | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.28 | 3.6 | 13.76 | 3.53 | -1.53 |
| 87 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.04 | -3.2 | 9.95 | 0.81 | 1.19 |
| 88 | SMU | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.83 | 1.6 | 12.81 | 3.27 | -1.27 |
| 89 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.68 | 1.6 | 11.42 | 2.87 | -0.87 |
| 90 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.44 | 2 | 6.82 | 3.13 | -1.13 |
| 91 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 10.41 | -1.5 | 14.94 | 1.67 | -0.67 |
| 92 | South Carolina | Southern | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 9.22 | -1.83 | 12.76 | 2.56 | -0.56 |
| 93 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.9 | -2.4 | 10.84 | 2.06 | -0.06 |
| 94 | UCLA | Pacific | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.89 | 1.25 | 9.82 | 2.31 | -1.31 |
| 95 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.69 | -1.6 | 5.39 | 1.85 | 0.15 |
| 96 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.49 | 2.75 | 3.1 | 2.66 | -1.66 |
| 97 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.42 | -6.8 | 14.89 | 0.74 | 1.26 |
| 98 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.42 | -1 | -1.43 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| 99 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.05 | -5.4 | 6.77 | 1.12 | 0.88 |
| 100 | TCU | Southwest | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 8.05 | -1.6 | 21.34 | 1.97 | -0.97 |
| 101 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.04 | -4.8 | 6.06 | 0.94 | 1.06 |
| 102 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8 | -6.6 | 7.01 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 103 | Richmond | Southern | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.83 | -5.17 | 2.83 | 1.23 | 0.77 |
| 104 | Sewanee | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.63 | -10.6 | 8.21 | 0.98 | 1.02 |
| 105 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 7.54 | -1.8 | 13.18 | 1.57 | -0.57 |
| 106 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.99 | -4 | 11.81 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 107 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.44 | -8.25 | 18.11 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 108 | Rice | Southwest | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.27 | -3 | 15.99 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 109 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.04 | -6.33 | 12.54 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| 110 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.51 | -2 | 16.09 | 1.56 | -0.56 |
| 111 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.49 | -2.5 | 19.42 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 112 | Texas | Southwest | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.19 | -2.8 | 12.58 | 1.78 | -0.78 |
| 113 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.07 | -4 | 18.9 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 114 | Iowa | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.75 | -3.75 | 7.7 | 1.01 | -0.01 |
| 115 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.7 | -4 | 8.08 | 1.72 | -0.72 |
| 116 | New Mexico | Border | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.69 | -6 | 12.12 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 117 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.22 | -7.8 | 9.24 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 118 | Michigan | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.58 | -11 | 17.97 | 0.37 | 0.63 |
| 119 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.74 | -13.8 | 13.81 | 0.32 | 0.68 |
| 120 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.65 | -16.4 | 15.97 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 121 | Wake Forest | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.54 | -18 | 15.32 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 122 | Davidson | Southern | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.47 | -6.17 | 8.65 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 123 | Arizona State | Border | 0-4-0 | 0 | -1.99 | -12 | 1.66 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 124 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.38 | -17.8 | 7.3 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 125 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.66 | -20.75 | 17.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 | Chicago | Western | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.68 | -18 | 22.69 | 0.02 | -0.02 |