Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:21.976265+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | SEC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.4 | 26 | 11.29 | 9.99 | 0.01 |
| 2 | Duke | Southern | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.96 | 12.67 | 11.76 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | TCU | Southwest | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.76 | 20.1 | 9.09 | 9.76 | 0.24 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.55 | 17.3 | 8.56 | 9.98 | 0.02 |
| 5 | Texas Tech | Border | 10-0-0 | 1 | 23.78 | 23.9 | 3.56 | 9.92 | 0.08 |
| 6 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.66 | 19.88 | 3.61 | 7.92 | 0.08 |
| 7 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 23.43 | 21.33 | 2.23 | 8.79 | -0.79 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.1 | 12.22 | 15.64 | 8.64 | -0.64 |
| 9 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.12 | 19.33 | 8.26 | 8.74 | -0.74 |
| 10 | California | Pacific | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.05 | 16.2 | 7.36 | 9.75 | -0.75 |
| 11 | Clemson | Southern | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.97 | 9.89 | 11.4 | 8.15 | -1.15 |
| 12 | Alabama | SEC | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.96 | 12.11 | 10.53 | 8.62 | -1.62 |
| 13 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 21.75 | 17.33 | 10.41 | 8.88 | -2.88 |
| 14 | Michigan | Western | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.75 | 11.38 | 12.19 | 7.55 | -1.55 |
| 15 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.37 | 15.12 | 6.29 | 7.6 | -0.6 |
| 16 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.3 | 6.78 | 9.08 | 7.47 | -0.47 |
| 17 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.96 | 9.29 | 12.51 | 6.25 | -1.25 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.9 | 15.4 | 14.04 | 9.54 | -1.54 |
| 19 | Utah | Mountain State | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 20.7 | 13.89 | 5.36 | 8.75 | -2.75 |
| 20 | USC | Pacific | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.54 | 10.3 | 13.72 | 9.11 | -1.11 |
| 21 | VMI | Southern | 6-1-4 | 0.55 | 20.49 | 6.64 | 7.03 | 8.92 | -2.92 |
| 22 | Purdue | Western | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.2 | 5.75 | 9.88 | 6.94 | -1.94 |
| 23 | Ole Miss | SEC | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.02 | 10.18 | 7.76 | 9.09 | -0.09 |
| 24 | Tulane | SEC | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.95 | 15.8 | 10.91 | 9.64 | -2.64 |
| 25 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 19.87 | 11 | 1.39 | 7.72 | -1.72 |
| 26 | New Mexico | Border | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.7 | 15.3 | 6.71 | 9.7 | -1.7 |
| 27 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 19.41 | 17.38 | -3.02 | 7.78 | -1.78 |
| 28 | Minnesota | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.25 | 7.38 | 14.44 | 7.22 | -1.22 |
| 29 | North Carolina | Southern | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.24 | 8.89 | 13.48 | 8.45 | -2.45 |
| 30 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.2 | 14.8 | 3.79 | 9.03 | -1.03 |
| 31 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.11 | 20.56 | 4.47 | 8.61 | -1.61 |
| 32 | Baylor | Southwest | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.03 | 7.6 | 8.37 | 8.12 | -1.12 |
| 33 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.03 | 8.88 | 12.13 | 7.66 | -1.66 |
| 34 | Miami | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 18.76 | 16.1 | 0.75 | 9.66 | -1.66 |
| 35 | New Mexico State | Border | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.54 | 10.11 | 4.02 | 7.81 | -0.81 |
| 36 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18 | 8.29 | 11.66 | 6.54 | -1.54 |
| 37 | Northwestern | Western | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 17.62 | 7.62 | 16.07 | 7.41 | -3.41 |
| 38 | Missouri | Big 6 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.69 | 3.22 | 13.4 | 6.05 | -0.05 |
| 39 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.62 | 4.11 | 11.69 | 7.12 | -1.12 |
| 40 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.58 | 8.38 | 1.64 | 7.63 | -2.63 |
| 41 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.54 | 8.22 | 7.66 | 7.86 | -1.86 |
| 42 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.25 | 14.8 | 2.61 | 9.04 | -3.04 |
| 43 | Idaho | Pacific | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.17 | 3.9 | 8.58 | 6.95 | -0.95 |
| 44 | UTEP | Border | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.08 | 9 | 3.84 | 7.71 | -1.71 |
| 45 | Richmond | Southern | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 15.36 | 3.2 | 3.29 | 7.36 | -1.36 |
| 46 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.31 | 4.38 | 10.06 | 5.34 | -0.34 |
| 47 | Wisconsin | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.15 | 2.25 | 12.01 | 4.83 | 0.17 |
| 48 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.12 | 9.25 | 4.6 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 49 | LSU | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.05 | 7.1 | 9.02 | 8.01 | -2.01 |
| 50 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.91 | 2.33 | 9.88 | 6.24 | -1.24 |
| 51 | South Carolina | Southern | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 14.88 | 7.45 | 7.34 | 9.13 | -3.13 |
| 52 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.85 | 6.8 | 7.57 | 8.09 | -2.09 |
| 53 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 14.85 | 7.33 | 12.83 | 7.68 | -3.68 |
| 54 | Ohio State | Western | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.81 | 6.75 | 12.99 | 6.46 | -2.46 |
| 55 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-2-3 | 0.38 | 14.8 | 3.88 | 10.19 | 5.87 | -2.87 |
| 56 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 14.79 | 3.45 | 3.51 | 7.28 | -0.28 |
| 57 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.38 | 1.62 | 6.93 | 4.72 | 0.28 |
| 58 | SMU | Southwest | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.34 | 2.3 | 8.85 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 59 | Montana | Pacific | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.26 | 3.44 | 2.7 | 6.8 | -1.8 |
| 60 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.22 | 7.6 | 9.12 | 7.65 | -2.65 |
| 61 | UCLA | Pacific | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.07 | 4 | 11.62 | 6.91 | -1.91 |
| 62 | BYU | Mountain State | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.93 | 5.5 | 6.53 | 6.56 | -2.56 |
| 63 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 13.35 | 0 | -4.51 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| 64 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.1 | 6.38 | 12.44 | 5.74 | -1.74 |
| 65 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.07 | 2.56 | 4.91 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 66 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.94 | 7.33 | 10.02 | 7.43 | -3.43 |
| 67 | Georgia | SEC | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 12.89 | 0.2 | 11.09 | 5.08 | -0.08 |
| 68 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.35 | 0 | 7.23 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| 69 | New York University | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.64 | 3 | 2.7 | 5.16 | -1.16 |
| 70 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-3-3 | 0.33 | 11.59 | 0.11 | 12.55 | 4.57 | -1.57 |
| 71 | Wake Forest | Southern | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 11.54 | 6.3 | 10.64 | 7.64 | -3.64 |
| 72 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.42 | 1.11 | 5.36 | 5.35 | -1.35 |
| 73 | The Citadel | Southern | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.27 | -1 | 3.81 | 5 | 1 |
| 74 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.15 | 6.38 | 8.67 | 5.99 | -2.99 |
| 75 | Auburn | SEC | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 11.04 | 2.2 | 12.28 | 6.29 | -2.29 |
| 76 | Utah State | Mountain State | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.97 | -0.25 | 8.47 | 3.89 | 0.11 |
| 77 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.4 | -2.89 | 12.31 | 3.37 | 0.63 |
| 78 | Denver | Mountain State | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.37 | -2.33 | 10.36 | 3.06 | 0.94 |
| 79 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.26 | 2.67 | 2.18 | 5.61 | -1.61 |
| 80 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.18 | 1.25 | 8.17 | 4.42 | -1.42 |
| 81 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 9.85 | -6.22 | 11.53 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| 82 | Colorado | Mountain State | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.82 | 0 | 11.48 | 4 | -1 |
| 83 | Illinois | Western | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.41 | 2.75 | 7.5 | 5.03 | -2.03 |
| 84 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9 | -1.9 | 8.77 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 85 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.87 | -3.3 | 11.28 | 3.55 | 0.45 |
| 86 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.51 | -7.67 | 14.13 | 1.46 | 2.54 |
| 87 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.34 | -0.8 | 6.7 | 4.63 | -0.63 |
| 88 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 8.25 | 1.11 | 13.35 | 4.86 | -1.86 |
| 89 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.17 | -1.8 | 9.32 | 4 | 0 |
| 90 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 8.13 | -1.1 | 12.19 | 4.2 | -1.2 |
| 91 | Washington | Pacific | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 8.05 | -1.67 | 13.91 | 3.46 | -0.46 |
| 92 | Rice | Southwest | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.03 | -4.2 | 14.79 | 2.89 | 1.11 |
| 93 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 8 | -1.78 | 13.64 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 94 | Florida | SEC | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 7.65 | -3.36 | 6.53 | 3.71 | 0.29 |
| 95 | Davidson | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.42 | -6.3 | 9.17 | 2.39 | 1.61 |
| 96 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 6.95 | -2.7 | 0.2 | 3.24 | -0.24 |
| 97 | Stanford | Pacific | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.63 | -2.78 | 14.37 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 98 | Arizona State | Border | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.4 | -1 | 0.91 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 99 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.39 | -4.11 | 14.52 | 3.22 | -0.22 |
| 100 | Temple | FBS Independents | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.08 | -7.3 | 16.38 | 2.09 | 0.91 |
| 101 | Arizona | Border | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.93 | -7.89 | 14.25 | 1.54 | 1.46 |
| 102 | NC State | Southern | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 5.74 | -3.73 | 14.32 | 2.45 | 0.55 |
| 103 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.59 | -3.43 | 14.97 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 104 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 13.05 | 5.14 | -3.14 |
| 105 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.18 | -4.9 | 5.39 | 2.87 | 0.13 |
| 106 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.66 | -10.12 | 10.21 | 1.04 | 0.96 |
| 107 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 4.34 | -1.11 | 8.81 | 4.16 | -2.16 |
| 108 | Yale | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.04 | -8.25 | 14.69 | 1.35 | 0.65 |
| 109 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.67 | -7.56 | 0.97 | 2.23 | -0.23 |
| 110 | Hampden-Sydney | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.49 | -10.38 | 1.97 | 0.91 | 1.09 |
| 111 | Furman | Southern | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.23 | -7.6 | 8.12 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 112 | Maryland | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.75 | -16.56 | 11.69 | 0.76 | 1.24 |
| 113 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.61 | -11.5 | 13.76 | 0.45 | 1.55 |
| 114 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.56 | -10.3 | 7.71 | 1.14 | 0.86 |
| 115 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 1-5-2 | 0.12 | 2.09 | -8.25 | 10.02 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 116 | Indiana | Western | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.69 | -5.75 | 12.42 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 117 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 1.67 | -2.88 | 11.5 | 2.86 | -1.86 |
| 118 | Iowa | Western | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.21 | -11.12 | 10.62 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 119 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.81 | -10.88 | 16.58 | 0.39 | 0.61 |
| 120 | Chicago | Western | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.71 | -20.75 | 3.81 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| 121 | Texas | Southwest | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.47 | -12.22 | 14.53 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 122 | Sewanee | SEC | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.21 | -17.11 | 9.11 | 0.41 | 0.59 |