Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:21.800840+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 26.6 | 19.5 | 13.14 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 2 | Alabama | SEC | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.34 | 32.17 | 10.08 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.34 | 18 | 12.41 | 5 | -1 |
| 4 | Duke | Southern | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 26.04 | 18.33 | 10.84 | 5.89 | -0.89 |
| 5 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.95 | 12.6 | 11.95 | 4.79 | -0.79 |
| 6 | Temple | FBS Independents | 3-0-3 | 0.5 | 25.8 | 3.17 | 15.96 | 5.37 | -2.37 |
| 7 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.77 | 25.8 | 8.54 | 5 | -1 |
| 8 | Baylor | Southwest | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.42 | 19.17 | 7.64 | 5.96 | 0.04 |
| 9 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.42 | 31.2 | 6.13 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.26 | 6.4 | 10.88 | 4.66 | -0.66 |
| 11 | California | Pacific | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.21 | 18.43 | 6.96 | 6.84 | 0.16 |
| 12 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.99 | 27.33 | 4.61 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 13 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.86 | 19 | 5.29 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 14 | Montana | Pacific | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.31 | 18.33 | 2.62 | 5.94 | 0.06 |
| 15 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.13 | 9.33 | 4.25 | 5.9 | -0.9 |
| 16 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.99 | 10 | 15.42 | 5.53 | -1.53 |
| 17 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.97 | 19.33 | 15.06 | 5.97 | -1.97 |
| 18 | LSU | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.73 | 16.5 | 9.66 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 19 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.68 | 12.6 | 15.27 | 4.32 | -0.32 |
| 20 | Tulane | SEC | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.66 | 14.33 | 14.39 | 5.82 | -1.82 |
| 21 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.33 | 24 | 4.52 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 22 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.29 | 22.57 | 2.17 | 6.91 | -0.91 |
| 23 | Ohio State | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.12 | 14.4 | 11.07 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 24 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.09 | 5.67 | 8.72 | 5.27 | -0.27 |
| 25 | Northwestern | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.96 | 9.6 | 12.2 | 4.74 | -0.74 |
| 26 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.54 | 9.8 | 8.97 | 4.86 | -0.86 |
| 27 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.52 | 9.33 | 9.76 | 5.13 | -1.13 |
| 28 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.47 | 8.83 | 5.55 | 5.64 | -0.64 |
| 29 | Auburn | SEC | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 20.47 | 10 | 12.81 | 5.78 | -2.78 |
| 30 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.44 | 18.2 | 13.45 | 4.79 | -1.79 |
| 31 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.33 | 12.2 | 7.27 | 4.53 | -0.53 |
| 32 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.24 | 11.5 | 7.19 | 5.39 | -1.39 |
| 33 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.11 | 3 | 11.74 | 3.83 | 0.17 |
| 34 | NC State | Southern | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.06 | 2.5 | 12.63 | 4.02 | -0.02 |
| 35 | Maryland | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.03 | 7.67 | 3.36 | 5.28 | -0.28 |
| 36 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.75 | 4.4 | 16.1 | 4.19 | -1.19 |
| 37 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.7 | 13.83 | -0.75 | 5.79 | -0.79 |
| 38 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.67 | 21.8 | 1.06 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 39 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 19.65 | 7.29 | 4.97 | 5.87 | -1.87 |
| 40 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.57 | 8.33 | 17.99 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 41 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.46 | 2.25 | 6.39 | 2.59 | 0.41 |
| 42 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.35 | 18.5 | 12.36 | 5.74 | -1.74 |
| 43 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 18.18 | 9.33 | -5 | 5.41 | -1.41 |
| 44 | The Citadel | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18 | 11.29 | 3.97 | 6.28 | -1.28 |
| 45 | Georgia | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.6 | 11 | 7.54 | 5.35 | -1.35 |
| 46 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.47 | 8.17 | 7.94 | 5.19 | -1.19 |
| 47 | UTEP | Border | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 17.21 | 4 | 0.05 | 4.28 | -1.28 |
| 48 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 17.2 | 15.83 | 13.77 | 5.73 | -2.73 |
| 49 | Minnesota | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.9 | 19 | 11.21 | 4.8 | -1.8 |
| 50 | New York University | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.61 | 12.5 | 2.16 | 5.25 | -1.25 |
| 51 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.55 | 3.67 | 8 | 4.86 | -0.86 |
| 52 | New Mexico State | Border | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.47 | 4.17 | 3.9 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 53 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.45 | 10 | 11.34 | 5.65 | -2.65 |
| 54 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.37 | 13.5 | -4.51 | 3.86 | -1.86 |
| 55 | USC | Pacific | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.05 | 6.67 | 12.25 | 4.75 | -1.75 |
| 56 | Furman | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.7 | 19.5 | 2.01 | 5.88 | -2.88 |
| 57 | Indiana | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.63 | 6.6 | 7.58 | 4.58 | -1.58 |
| 58 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.62 | 6.33 | 9.46 | 4.57 | -1.57 |
| 59 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.52 | 7.2 | 5.89 | 3.62 | -0.62 |
| 60 | Washington | Pacific | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.51 | 4.33 | 12.05 | 4.79 | -1.79 |
| 61 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.45 | 3.8 | 10.54 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 62 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 15.38 | 0.2 | 9.36 | 2.56 | -0.56 |
| 63 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.33 | 4 | 9.28 | 4.42 | -1.42 |
| 64 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-1-3 | 0.33 | 15.23 | -1.83 | 13.25 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 65 | Arizona | Border | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.19 | 2.6 | 12.74 | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | Purdue | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.15 | 5.2 | 8.13 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 67 | VMI | Southern | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.58 | 3 | 9.28 | 4.52 | -0.52 |
| 68 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.26 | 1.4 | 3.48 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 69 | Texas Tech | Border | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.16 | 1 | 13.72 | 3.86 | 0.14 |
| 70 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 14.05 | 5.6 | 14.23 | 4.01 | -2.01 |
| 71 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.89 | 0 | 5.44 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 72 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 13.74 | -3.5 | 4.7 | 2.05 | 1.95 |
| 73 | Northern Arizona | Border | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.69 | 9.71 | -1.43 | 6.37 | -2.37 |
| 74 | Clemson | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.68 | 11.67 | 10.74 | 5.36 | -2.36 |
| 75 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.19 | 3.25 | 9.68 | 2.52 | -0.52 |
| 76 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.86 | 5.17 | 8.61 | 4.75 | -1.75 |
| 77 | SMU | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.85 | 3.17 | 11.3 | 4.64 | -1.64 |
| 78 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.65 | 4.17 | 4.59 | 4.03 | -1.03 |
| 79 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 12.56 | 1.67 | 14.31 | 3.93 | -1.93 |
| 80 | Stanford | Pacific | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.55 | 0.8 | 13.51 | 2.83 | -0.83 |
| 81 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.46 | 5.67 | 0.87 | 4.84 | -1.84 |
| 82 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.26 | 0.57 | 14.24 | 3.66 | -0.66 |
| 83 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.13 | -1 | 15.57 | 2.21 | -0.21 |
| 84 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 11.79 | -0.33 | 13.36 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 85 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.25 | 7.2 | 9.45 | 3.85 | -1.85 |
| 86 | Rice | Southwest | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.24 | -1.2 | 16.2 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 87 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.93 | -4.17 | 12.6 | 1.91 | 1.09 |
| 88 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.72 | -2.17 | 6.59 | 2.43 | 0.57 |
| 89 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.57 | -5.2 | 17.98 | 1.43 | 0.57 |
| 90 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.45 | -4.33 | 13.07 | 1.64 | 1.36 |
| 91 | Missouri | Big 6 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.85 | 0.4 | 16.99 | 2.69 | -0.69 |
| 92 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.25 | -1 | 9.83 | 3.17 | -0.17 |
| 93 | Florida | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 9.04 | 2 | 13.54 | 3.71 | -1.71 |
| 94 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.64 | -1.5 | 6.61 | 2.46 | -0.46 |
| 95 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.47 | -2.4 | 10.88 | 2.06 | -0.06 |
| 96 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.36 | -5 | 13.85 | 0.73 | 1.27 |
| 97 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.33 | -3.8 | 9.67 | 1.46 | 0.54 |
| 98 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.3 | -1.6 | 5.38 | 1.85 | 0.15 |
| 99 | Illinois | Western | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 8.27 | 1.2 | 4.09 | 3.1 | -2.1 |
| 100 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.22 | -1 | 1.47 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| 101 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.07 | 0.17 | 10.16 | 3.05 | -1.05 |
| 102 | New Mexico | Border | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.83 | -3.67 | 9.37 | 1.46 | 0.54 |
| 103 | Michigan | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.55 | -8.6 | 15.34 | 0.63 | 1.37 |
| 104 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 6.11 | 0.6 | 3.74 | 2.66 | -1.66 |
| 105 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.01 | -5.83 | 3.83 | 1.77 | 0.23 |
| 106 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.89 | -10.33 | 9.46 | 0.35 | 1.65 |
| 107 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.87 | -11.67 | 10.75 | 0.48 | 1.52 |
| 108 | Richmond | Southern | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.86 | -7.86 | 4.95 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 109 | Sewanee | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.73 | -9.33 | 4.85 | 1.21 | 0.79 |
| 110 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.68 | -10.5 | 13.6 | 0.56 | 1.44 |
| 111 | UCLA | Pacific | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.53 | -1.6 | 14.78 | 2.09 | -1.09 |
| 112 | TCU | Southwest | 1-3-2 | 0.17 | 5.52 | -2.33 | 21.56 | 1.98 | -0.98 |
| 113 | Davidson | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.17 | -4.71 | 10.03 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 114 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.53 | -4 | 9.3 | 1.72 | -0.72 |
| 115 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.93 | -16.5 | 15.82 | 0.05 | 0.95 |
| 116 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.55 | -5.4 | 20.13 | 1.07 | -0.07 |
| 117 | Texas | Southwest | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.55 | -4.17 | 12.99 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 118 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.42 | -5.6 | 14.24 | 1.09 | -0.09 |
| 119 | Iowa | Western | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.22 | -5.6 | 8.19 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 120 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.84 | -10.33 | 11.37 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 121 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.8 | -15.67 | 13.39 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 122 | Wake Forest | Southern | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.61 | -20.33 | 14.24 | 0.08 | 0.92 |
| 123 | Arizona State | Border | 0-5-0 | 0 | -1.91 | -11.2 | 1.63 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 124 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.28 | -15.83 | 8.76 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 125 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.49 | -18 | 14.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 | Chicago | Western | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.82 | -23.25 | 21.32 | 0.01 | -0.01 |