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| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | Western | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 27.15 | 14 | 17.46 | 5 | -1 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.86 | 21 | 14.3 | 5.87 | 0.13 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.75 | 17.4 | 14.44 | 4.92 | 0.08 |
| 4 | TCU | Southwest | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.71 | 20.5 | 13.71 | 5.85 | 0.15 |
| 5 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.68 | 18 | 14 | 5.95 | 0.05 |
| 6 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.15 | 14.4 | 12.38 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 7 | Duke | Southern | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.1 | 13.17 | 12.59 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Utah | Mountain State | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.72 | 22 | 8.49 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | Border | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.99 | 24.67 | 4.59 | 5.93 | 0.07 |
| 10 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.72 | 27.33 | 3.09 | 5.95 | 0.05 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.72 | 13.8 | 5.89 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 12 | California | Pacific | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.62 | 20.29 | 3.82 | 6.88 | 0.12 |
| 13 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.27 | 20 | 2.2 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 14 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.15 | 9.5 | 4.15 | 5.32 | 0.68 |
| 15 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.14 | 25 | 0.82 | 4.96 | 0.04 |
| 16 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.66 | 22.6 | -1.11 | 4.91 | -0.91 |
| 17 | Alabama | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.81 | 16.5 | 10.47 | 5.86 | -0.86 |
| 18 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.71 | 16.5 | 9.96 | 5.69 | -0.69 |
| 19 | USC | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.56 | 8.33 | 12.2 | 5.21 | -0.21 |
| 20 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.39 | 19.5 | 8.01 | 5.85 | -0.85 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.36 | 7.33 | 11.1 | 5.42 | -0.42 |
| 22 | Michigan | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.14 | 13.4 | 11.72 | 4.75 | -0.75 |
| 23 | Tulane | SEC | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.14 | 14.5 | 11.74 | 5.58 | -1.58 |
| 24 | Minnesota | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.07 | 5.8 | 12.69 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| 25 | Clemson | Southern | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.05 | 7.5 | 13.97 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 26 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21 | 11.6 | 11.67 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| 27 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.93 | 10.8 | 11.49 | 4.69 | -0.69 |
| 28 | New Mexico | Border | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.56 | 23 | 1.79 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 29 | VMI | Southern | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 20.51 | 7.71 | 10.66 | 5.53 | -1.53 |
| 30 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 20.49 | 13.83 | 14.44 | 5.86 | -2.86 |
| 31 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.4 | 5 | 12.57 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| 32 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.15 | 23 | 7.6 | 4.88 | -1.88 |
| 33 | Georgia | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 3.37 | 0.63 |
| 34 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.89 | 15.2 | 3.32 | 4.64 | -0.64 |
| 35 | Ohio State | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.74 | 13.2 | 11.24 | 4.83 | -1.83 |
| 36 | Idaho | Pacific | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.68 | 5.67 | 6.73 | 4.41 | -0.41 |
| 37 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.46 | 8.4 | 1.64 | 4.56 | -0.56 |
| 38 | Purdue | Western | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 19.24 | 4.5 | 11.57 | 4.86 | -1.86 |
| 39 | UTEP | Border | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.21 | 13 | 6.54 | 3.82 | -0.82 |
| 40 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.2 | 17 | -0.99 | 4.79 | -0.79 |
| 41 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.19 | 7.4 | 9.26 | 4.3 | -1.3 |
| 42 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.15 | 3.6 | 9.29 | 3.29 | -0.29 |
| 43 | BYU | Mountain State | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.09 | 9.4 | 7.24 | 4.6 | -1.6 |
| 44 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.97 | 14.6 | -1.4 | 4.25 | -0.25 |
| 45 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.97 | 5.8 | 1.72 | 3.81 | 0.19 |
| 46 | New Mexico State | Border | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.6 | 10.2 | -1.82 | 4.43 | -0.43 |
| 47 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.51 | 8.83 | 14.99 | 5.35 | -1.35 |
| 48 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.2 | 11.6 | 0.59 | 4.91 | -1.91 |
| 49 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.98 | 6.8 | 2.12 | 4.19 | -1.19 |
| 50 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.85 | 10.67 | 9.72 | 5.45 | -1.45 |
| 51 | LSU | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.75 | 8.33 | 10.31 | 5.23 | -1.23 |
| 52 | UCLA | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.75 | 10.17 | 11.3 | 5.46 | -1.46 |
| 53 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.39 | 16.67 | 4.23 | 5.51 | -1.51 |
| 54 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.28 | 5.5 | 8.81 | 4.52 | -0.52 |
| 55 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.14 | 8.83 | 5.45 | 5.01 | -1.01 |
| 56 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.09 | 10.57 | 6.32 | 5.82 | -1.82 |
| 57 | Richmond | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.82 | 5 | 1.68 | 5.55 | -0.55 |
| 58 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.81 | 3.86 | 3.32 | 4.57 | 0.43 |
| 59 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.47 | 7.17 | 16.75 | 4.8 | -1.8 |
| 60 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.29 | 16.8 | 10.39 | 4.6 | -1.6 |
| 61 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.21 | 9.6 | 9.39 | 3.89 | -0.89 |
| 62 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.51 | 5 | 10.76 | 3.59 | -0.59 |
| 63 | Utah State | Mountain State | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.14 | 4.8 | 8.52 | 3.65 | -0.65 |
| 64 | Missouri | Big 6 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15 | 2.4 | 11.1 | 3.08 | -0.08 |
| 65 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.82 | 2.33 | 10.48 | 3.59 | -0.59 |
| 66 | SMU | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.44 | 3.2 | 4.53 | 3.17 | -0.17 |
| 67 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 14.29 | 1.33 | -4.74 | 3.28 | 0.72 |
| 68 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.04 | -0.67 | 11 | 2.51 | 0.49 |
| 69 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.55 | 8.57 | 9.79 | 5.74 | -2.74 |
| 70 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.11 | -4 | 10.16 | 1.51 | 1.49 |
| 71 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.11 | 2.2 | 10.59 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 72 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.05 | 12.5 | 1.43 | 5.74 | -2.74 |
| 73 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 12.93 | 2 | -4.96 | 3.89 | -0.89 |
| 74 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.86 | 5 | 8.42 | 4.16 | -1.16 |
| 75 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.63 | 2.5 | 10.6 | 3.79 | -0.79 |
| 76 | Wake Forest | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 12.18 | 7 | 12.69 | 5.42 | -2.42 |
| 77 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.97 | 4.5 | 0.57 | 4.41 | -1.41 |
| 78 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.86 | 0.17 | 8.31 | 3.08 | -0.08 |
| 79 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.94 | -3.33 | 17.2 | 2.42 | 0.58 |
| 80 | Auburn | SEC | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.39 | 1 | 12.38 | 3.57 | -1.57 |
| 81 | Rice | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.15 | 1.6 | 15.09 | 3.01 | -1.01 |
| 82 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.02 | 0 | 15.71 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 83 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.75 | -0.57 | 12.95 | 3.28 | -0.28 |
| 84 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 9.65 | 4.17 | 15.59 | 3.96 | -1.96 |
| 85 | Montana | Pacific | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 9.52 | 0.33 | 5.6 | 3.14 | -1.14 |
| 86 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 9.34 | 8.5 | 5.1 | 4.57 | -2.57 |
| 87 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.16 | -2.2 | 16.43 | 1.66 | 0.34 |
| 88 | Colorado | Mountain State | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.06 | -0.2 | 12.78 | 2.45 | -0.45 |
| 89 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.94 | -2.8 | 15.35 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 90 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.8 | -0.4 | 1.84 | 2.38 | -0.38 |
| 91 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.8 | -4.17 | 18.62 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 92 | NC State | Southern | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.6 | -3 | 12.3 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 93 | Stanford | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.57 | -4 | 14.46 | 1.32 | 0.68 |
| 94 | Denver | Mountain State | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.42 | -5.83 | 16.43 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 95 | Illinois | Western | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.4 | 1 | 8.82 | 3.36 | -1.36 |
| 96 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.22 | 0.5 | 9.68 | 3.19 | -1.19 |
| 97 | Davidson | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.12 | -8.29 | 10.25 | 1.26 | 1.74 |
| 98 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.1 | -6.71 | 7.86 | 1.53 | 1.47 |
| 99 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.9 | -10.2 | 14.35 | 0.75 | 1.25 |
| 100 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 6.33 | -5 | 4.59 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 101 | Florida | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.31 | -5.33 | 7.63 | 1.66 | 0.34 |
| 102 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.21 | 0.5 | 6.68 | 2.08 | -1.08 |
| 103 | Arizona State | Border | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.99 | -2.83 | 1.9 | 2.07 | -0.07 |
| 104 | William & Mary | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.41 | -4.29 | 4.98 | 2.24 | -0.24 |
| 105 | Hampden-Sydney | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.2 | -11.67 | 4.67 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 106 | Iowa | Western | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.08 | -8.6 | 12.26 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 107 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.35 | -3.4 | 20.23 | 1.81 | -0.81 |
| 108 | Chicago | Western | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.1 | -13.2 | 4.34 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 109 | Yale | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.03 | -10.4 | 19.64 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 110 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.98 | -10.8 | 19.2 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| 111 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.89 | -9.5 | 10.28 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 112 | Arizona | Border | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.81 | -12.2 | 18.35 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 113 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.69 | -11.33 | 6.68 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 114 | Furman | Southern | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.26 | -8.14 | 11.49 | 1.01 | -0.01 |
| 115 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.16 | -9.83 | 12.83 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 116 | Sewanee | SEC | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.96 | -10.5 | 4.53 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 117 | Washington State | Pacific | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.91 | -8.67 | 15.08 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 118 | Maryland | Southern | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.51 | -22.33 | 12.9 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 119 | Indiana | Western | 0-4-1 | 0 | -1.58 | -5.8 | 11.66 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 120 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 0-4-1 | 0 | -1.6 | -5.4 | 16.96 | 0.72 | -0.72 |
| 121 | Washington | Pacific | 0-4-1 | 0 | -1.97 | -8.4 | 19.92 | 0.44 | -0.44 |
| 122 | Texas | Southwest | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.23 | -13 | 13.78 | 0.37 | -0.37 |