Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:21.801274+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 26.38 | 18.86 | 13.7 | 6.94 | -0.94 |
| 2 | Alabama | SEC | 7-0-0 | 1 | 26.1 | 28 | 10.82 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 26.02 | 13.67 | 13.26 | 5.84 | -0.84 |
| 4 | Duke | Southern | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.86 | 25.29 | 10.04 | 6.95 | -0.95 |
| 5 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.71 | 27.67 | 9.16 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 6 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 25.52 | 18 | 9.46 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 7 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 25.46 | 24.5 | 8.21 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 8 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.1 | 26.86 | 6.29 | 6.95 | -0.95 |
| 9 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 4-0-2 | 0.67 | 25.06 | 5.33 | 11.83 | 5.12 | -1.12 |
| 10 | California | Pacific | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.98 | 16.12 | 7.43 | 7.82 | -0.82 |
| 11 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.61 | 19 | 5.05 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 12 | Montana | Pacific | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.16 | 18.33 | 3.01 | 5.94 | 0.06 |
| 13 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 23.83 | 8.71 | 3.94 | 6.78 | -0.78 |
| 14 | LSU | SEC | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.29 | 20 | 9.57 | 6.98 | -0.98 |
| 15 | North Carolina | Southern | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 22.14 | 12.29 | 14.73 | 6.68 | -1.68 |
| 16 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.12 | 10.67 | 15.32 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| 17 | Baylor | Southwest | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.75 | 16 | 5.91 | 6.88 | -0.88 |
| 18 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.57 | 10.71 | 8.11 | 6.73 | -0.73 |
| 19 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.54 | 8.57 | 9.11 | 6.52 | -0.52 |
| 20 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.3 | 12.33 | 10.04 | 5.92 | -0.92 |
| 21 | Auburn | SEC | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 21.3 | 10.43 | 15.03 | 6.7 | -2.7 |
| 22 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.26 | 14.43 | 9.22 | 6.45 | -1.45 |
| 23 | NC State | Southern | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.85 | 3.86 | 12.25 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | Maryland | Southern | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.82 | 6.86 | 5.74 | 6.01 | -0.01 |
| 25 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.39 | 13.67 | 4.02 | 5.54 | -0.54 |
| 26 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.11 | 6.5 | 5.58 | 6.52 | -1.52 |
| 27 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.57 | 11.86 | -0.2 | 6.66 | -1.66 |
| 28 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.52 | 7 | 6.06 | 4.29 | -0.29 |
| 29 | Temple | FBS Independents | 3-1-3 | 0.43 | 19.31 | 1.71 | 14.61 | 4.98 | -1.98 |
| 30 | UTEP | Border | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 18.94 | 9.14 | 1.63 | 5.87 | -1.87 |
| 31 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.92 | 15.75 | 4.23 | 7.35 | -1.35 |
| 32 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.81 | 16.86 | 10.32 | 6.73 | -1.73 |
| 33 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 18.8 | 9 | -3.39 | 6.26 | -1.26 |
| 34 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 18.74 | 14.71 | 15.29 | 6.75 | -2.75 |
| 35 | Tulane | SEC | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 18.37 | 11.86 | 13.86 | 6.63 | -2.63 |
| 36 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.35 | 19.57 | 5 | 6.94 | -1.94 |
| 37 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 18.26 | 14.57 | 14.05 | 6.64 | -2.64 |
| 38 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.18 | 8.33 | 15.83 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 39 | Minnesota | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.96 | 20 | 10.24 | 5.75 | -1.75 |
| 40 | Ohio State | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.96 | 10.33 | 11.75 | 5.74 | -1.74 |
| 41 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.71 | 11.57 | 11.51 | 6.65 | -2.65 |
| 42 | Northwestern | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.7 | 7 | 11.89 | 5.44 | -1.44 |
| 43 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.27 | 7.14 | 8.67 | 5.38 | -1.38 |
| 44 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.99 | 8.17 | 7.31 | 5.19 | -1.19 |
| 45 | Indiana | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.95 | 7.17 | 8.59 | 5.66 | -1.66 |
| 46 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 16.94 | 13.2 | -6.27 | 4.69 | -1.69 |
| 47 | New York University | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.92 | 12.57 | -0.91 | 6.28 | -1.28 |
| 48 | Arizona | Border | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.87 | 3.33 | 11.92 | 3.82 | 0.18 |
| 49 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.86 | 15 | 13.58 | 5.65 | -2.65 |
| 50 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.78 | 17.17 | 1 | 5.93 | -1.93 |
| 51 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.68 | 3.86 | 9.63 | 5.3 | -1.3 |
| 52 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.65 | 7.17 | 6.35 | 4.51 | -0.51 |
| 53 | New Mexico State | Border | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.29 | 4.17 | 5.65 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 54 | The Citadel | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.71 | 8.38 | 5.13 | 6.49 | -1.49 |
| 55 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.59 | 9.17 | 9.25 | 5.42 | -2.42 |
| 56 | Texas Tech | Border | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.56 | 3.25 | 10.83 | 5.24 | -0.24 |
| 57 | Washington | Pacific | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 15.56 | 3.71 | 13.2 | 5.59 | -2.59 |
| 58 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.49 | 1.17 | 15.63 | 3.53 | -0.53 |
| 59 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 15.45 | 5.14 | 12.1 | 5.77 | -2.77 |
| 60 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.31 | -0.83 | 9.45 | 2.62 | 1.38 |
| 61 | Georgia | SEC | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.06 | 8.57 | 8.73 | 6.02 | -2.02 |
| 62 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.06 | 1.5 | 15.06 | 3.55 | -0.55 |
| 63 | Stanford | Pacific | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.69 | 0.83 | 13.7 | 3.42 | -0.42 |
| 64 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 14.62 | 2.29 | 9.38 | 4.8 | -1.8 |
| 65 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.48 | 7.14 | 7.28 | 6.08 | -2.08 |
| 66 | Rice | Southwest | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.44 | 0 | 16.51 | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.3 | 1.17 | 7.97 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 68 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.27 | 2.71 | 8.54 | 5.37 | -1.37 |
| 69 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.68 | 4.86 | 2.39 | 4.85 | -0.85 |
| 70 | USC | Pacific | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.56 | 5.57 | 12.58 | 5.36 | -2.36 |
| 71 | Furman | Southern | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.23 | 14.86 | 3.12 | 6.57 | -3.57 |
| 72 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.87 | -0.71 | 12.05 | 3.28 | 0.72 |
| 73 | VMI | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.79 | 2.38 | 10.86 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 74 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.77 | 1.5 | 12.52 | 3.56 | -0.56 |
| 75 | Purdue | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.53 | 1.33 | 10.77 | 3.48 | -0.48 |
| 76 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.29 | -2.71 | 12.47 | 2.37 | 1.63 |
| 77 | Clemson | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 12.11 | 9 | 11.88 | 6.01 | -3.01 |
| 78 | Northern Arizona | Border | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.97 | 3.5 | 0.74 | 5.2 | -1.2 |
| 79 | Illinois | Western | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 11.97 | 2 | 7.32 | 4.26 | -2.26 |
| 80 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.6 | -5.71 | 7.52 | 1.72 | 2.28 |
| 81 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.5 | -0.43 | 9 | 3.37 | -0.37 |
| 82 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.42 | 0.57 | 6.28 | 3.73 | -0.73 |
| 83 | New Mexico | Border | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.26 | -0.29 | 10.94 | 3.37 | -0.37 |
| 84 | Florida | SEC | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.19 | 2.57 | 13.79 | 4.67 | -1.67 |
| 85 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-2-3 | 0.29 | 11.1 | -2.14 | 11.71 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 86 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.82 | -1.33 | 10.67 | 2.68 | 0.32 |
| 87 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.72 | 3.86 | 2.84 | 5.06 | -2.06 |
| 88 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.71 | -1 | 8.06 | 2.67 | 0.33 |
| 89 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 10.68 | -4 | 10.76 | 1.64 | 0.36 |
| 90 | SMU | Southwest | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.6 | 0.71 | 10.42 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 91 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.51 | -3.43 | 13.08 | 1.35 | 1.65 |
| 92 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.49 | -4 | 9.48 | 1.99 | 1.01 |
| 93 | Michigan | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.86 | -7 | 11.17 | 1.08 | 1.92 |
| 94 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 9.5 | 1.83 | 6.43 | 3.43 | -1.43 |
| 95 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.49 | -2 | 12.96 | 3.37 | -0.37 |
| 96 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 9.35 | 4.83 | 11.96 | 4.21 | -2.21 |
| 97 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.86 | -1.6 | 10.93 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 98 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.7 | -3.57 | 7.37 | 2.34 | 0.66 |
| 99 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.31 | -3.29 | 5.22 | 2.59 | 0.41 |
| 100 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.3 | -5.5 | 16.01 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 101 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.09 | -1.5 | 9.06 | 3.42 | -0.42 |
| 102 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.96 | -9 | 9.64 | 0.93 | 2.07 |
| 103 | Richmond | Southern | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 7.88 | -6.25 | 4.67 | 1.35 | 1.65 |
| 104 | Missouri | Big 6 | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.69 | -0.83 | 16.58 | 2.57 | -0.57 |
| 105 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.78 | -3.5 | 20.6 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 106 | Texas | Southwest | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.67 | -3.14 | 16.93 | 2.26 | -0.26 |
| 107 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 6.59 | -0.57 | 12.43 | 3.3 | -1.3 |
| 108 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.2 | -4 | 4.31 | 1.64 | 0.36 |
| 109 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.02 | -4.5 | 1.72 | 1.14 | 0.86 |
| 110 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-3-2 | 0.17 | 6.01 | 0.5 | 7.47 | 3.18 | -2.18 |
| 111 | UCLA | Pacific | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.24 | -1.6 | 14.65 | 2.09 | -1.09 |
| 112 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.87 | -10 | 10.6 | 0.68 | 1.32 |
| 113 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.81 | -11.43 | 11.07 | 0.39 | 1.61 |
| 114 | Sewanee | SEC | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.52 | -13.86 | 6.92 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 115 | Davidson | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.2 | -7.38 | 11.33 | 1.07 | 0.93 |
| 116 | TCU | Southwest | 1-4-2 | 0.14 | 4.13 | -2.14 | 20.69 | 2.43 | -1.43 |
| 117 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.53 | -5.17 | 9.75 | 1.47 | -0.47 |
| 118 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.46 | -18.4 | 16.41 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 119 | Iowa | Western | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.18 | -8.83 | 10.43 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 120 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.09 | -9.71 | 10.77 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 121 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.99 | -17.14 | 13.45 | 0.19 | 0.81 |
| 122 | Wake Forest | Southern | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.65 | -27 | 15.28 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 123 | Arizona State | Border | 0-5-1 | 0 | -1.76 | -9.33 | 1.12 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 124 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.22 | -15.43 | 7.82 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 125 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.46 | -18 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 | Chicago | Western | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.55 | -18.8 | 16.22 | 0.07 | -0.07 |