Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.145658+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | SEC | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 26.33 | 10 | 17.63 | 6.7 | -0.7 |
| 2 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 26.19 | 17 | 14.96 | 6.61 | 0.39 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.39 | 17.78 | 10.69 | 8.96 | 0.04 |
| 4 | USC | Pacific | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 25.07 | 20.67 | 8.67 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 5 | UCLA | Pacific | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 24.23 | 6.86 | 8.47 | 6.01 | -1.01 |
| 6 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.07 | 13.43 | 5.27 | 6.82 | 0.18 |
| 7 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.05 | 10.88 | 5.93 | 7.82 | -0.82 |
| 8 | Tennessee | SEC | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.03 | 23.25 | 3.04 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Richmond | Southern | 7-0-2 | 0.78 | 23.23 | 15.78 | 0.55 | 8.97 | -1.97 |
| 10 | North Carolina | Southern | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 23.1 | 17.44 | 12.61 | 8.68 | -1.68 |
| 11 | Missouri | Big 6 | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.95 | 8.75 | 15.75 | 6.94 | 0.06 |
| 12 | Duke | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.84 | 14.12 | 13.11 | 7.65 | -0.65 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.53 | 16.25 | 12.19 | 7.65 | -1.65 |
| 14 | Ohio State | Western | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.5 | 18.86 | 12.54 | 6.76 | -0.76 |
| 15 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.2 | 17.88 | 8.54 | 7.85 | -0.85 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.1 | 4.38 | 13.54 | 6.15 | 0.85 |
| 17 | Clemson | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.95 | 13.25 | 8.35 | 7.66 | -0.66 |
| 18 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.94 | 22.25 | 6.14 | 7.82 | -0.82 |
| 19 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.52 | 4.88 | 12.69 | 6.06 | -0.06 |
| 20 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.42 | 5.57 | 11.54 | 5.27 | 0.73 |
| 21 | Arizona State | Border | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.32 | 19.33 | 2.2 | 8.85 | -0.85 |
| 22 | Kentucky | SEC | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.2 | 14.5 | 6.27 | 7.63 | -1.63 |
| 23 | Utah | Mountain State | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 21.09 | 20 | 8.26 | 7.51 | -2.51 |
| 24 | Oregon State | Pacific | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.07 | 6 | 6.57 | 6.45 | 0.55 |
| 25 | Iowa | Western | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.97 | 5.57 | 8.84 | 4.98 | 1.02 |
| 26 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.64 | 16.38 | 0.13 | 7.82 | -0.82 |
| 27 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 4-1-3 | 0.5 | 20.6 | 8.75 | 12.92 | 7.33 | -3.33 |
| 28 | Hardin-Simmons | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.38 | 10.25 | 3.14 | 7.31 | -1.31 |
| 29 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 19.38 | 3.86 | 8.73 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| 30 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.29 | 19.11 | 4.22 | 8.93 | -1.93 |
| 31 | Baylor | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.82 | 9.12 | 8.9 | 7.09 | -1.09 |
| 32 | New Mexico | Border | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.6 | 8.25 | 6.94 | 6.57 | -0.57 |
| 33 | Michigan | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.59 | 16.86 | 10.55 | 6.27 | -1.27 |
| 34 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.27 | 7.57 | 12.45 | 6.12 | -1.12 |
| 35 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.22 | 9.29 | 11.06 | 6.33 | -1.33 |
| 36 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.12 | 11.5 | 8.03 | 7.22 | -2.22 |
| 37 | Denver | Mountain State | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.96 | 8 | 10.06 | 7.05 | -2.05 |
| 38 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.54 | 6.71 | 7.83 | 5.68 | -0.68 |
| 39 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.46 | 6.86 | 7.29 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 40 | Wake Forest | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.08 | 14.33 | 6.87 | 8.13 | -2.13 |
| 41 | William & Mary | Southern | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.92 | 7 | 3.47 | 6 | -1 |
| 42 | BYU | Mountain State | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.79 | 2.5 | 5.66 | 5 | 0 |
| 43 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.2 | 10.88 | 9.38 | 7.22 | -2.22 |
| 44 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.18 | 3.88 | 14.96 | 5.37 | -0.37 |
| 45 | New York University | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.61 | 3.88 | 10.28 | 5.69 | -0.69 |
| 46 | Furman | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.28 | 8.25 | 3.79 | 6.93 | -1.93 |
| 47 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.09 | 7.38 | 4.27 | 6.3 | -1.3 |
| 48 | VMI | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.93 | 1.44 | 10.86 | 5.19 | -0.19 |
| 49 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 14.93 | 0.75 | 3.29 | 4.37 | -0.37 |
| 50 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.86 | 15.43 | 7.22 | 6.61 | -2.61 |
| 51 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.55 | 0.62 | 8.55 | 4.29 | 0.71 |
| 52 | Texas | Southwest | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.36 | 0.12 | 11.14 | 4.04 | 0.96 |
| 53 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 14.15 | -0.22 | 0.28 | 4.42 | 1.58 |
| 54 | Alabama | SEC | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.14 | 1.12 | 13.17 | 4.73 | -0.73 |
| 55 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.14 | 4.12 | 9.01 | 5.47 | -1.47 |
| 56 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.13 | 6.29 | 7.27 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 57 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.97 | 10.5 | 2.16 | 6.6 | -2.6 |
| 58 | Florida | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.56 | 2.89 | 7.6 | 6.97 | -1.97 |
| 59 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.54 | 2.71 | 3.99 | 4.37 | -0.37 |
| 60 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.25 | 4.86 | 13.8 | 5.33 | -2.33 |
| 61 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.18 | -0.29 | 11.87 | 3.38 | 0.62 |
| 62 | SMU | Southwest | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.1 | 3.29 | 13.22 | 5.04 | -2.04 |
| 63 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.08 | 5 | 10.94 | 5.96 | -1.96 |
| 64 | Arizona | Border | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 12.77 | -1.12 | 2.91 | 3.58 | 1.42 |
| 65 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.53 | 3.78 | 9.31 | 6.57 | -2.57 |
| 66 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.48 | -1 | 8.05 | 3.11 | 0.89 |
| 67 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.43 | 4.86 | 4.88 | 5.42 | -2.42 |
| 68 | Georgia | SEC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.41 | 2.75 | 10.65 | 5.14 | -1.14 |
| 69 | Colorado | Mountain State | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.38 | -2 | 13.04 | 2.83 | 1.17 |
| 70 | LSU | SEC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.3 | 1 | 11.85 | 4.43 | -0.43 |
| 71 | Utah State | Mountain State | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.12 | 3.14 | 6.51 | 4.84 | -1.84 |
| 72 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 12.03 | 1.38 | 8.84 | 4.52 | -1.52 |
| 73 | Auburn | SEC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.96 | 0.25 | 15.12 | 4.17 | -0.17 |
| 74 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.81 | 0.5 | 11.44 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| 75 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.72 | 0.22 | 10.98 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| 76 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.7 | 1.83 | 5.44 | 3.73 | -0.73 |
| 77 | UTEP | Border | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.38 | 0.62 | 6.83 | 4.32 | -0.32 |
| 78 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.18 | 4 | 9.39 | 5.45 | -2.45 |
| 79 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 3-3-3 | 0.33 | 10.23 | -1.22 | 3.2 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 80 | Texas Tech | Border | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 10.21 | 5.56 | 9.41 | 6.95 | -3.95 |
| 81 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.19 | 0 | 12.95 | 4 | -1 |
| 82 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.14 | 3.57 | 1.32 | 4.92 | -1.92 |
| 83 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.9 | -6.25 | 11.42 | 1.54 | 2.46 |
| 84 | Minnesota | Western | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 9.84 | 7.86 | 16.27 | 5.49 | -3.49 |
| 85 | Purdue | Western | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 9.65 | 0.29 | 13.91 | 3.67 | -1.67 |
| 86 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.47 | -0.12 | 6.36 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 87 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.32 | -0.12 | 4.43 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 88 | Northwestern | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.18 | -2.86 | 14.5 | 1.94 | 1.06 |
| 89 | Washington | Pacific | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.86 | -3 | 11.69 | 2.12 | 0.88 |
| 90 | Montana | Pacific | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.44 | -3.29 | 6.38 | 1.81 | 1.19 |
| 91 | Rhodes College | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.25 | -5 | 6.28 | 2.18 | 0.82 |
| 92 | Indiana | Western | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 8.23 | -3.57 | 14.37 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| 93 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 7.93 | -0.14 | 17.88 | 3.45 | -1.45 |
| 94 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 7.86 | -4.57 | 14.02 | 1.72 | 0.28 |
| 95 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.85 | -1.88 | 8.27 | 3.29 | -0.29 |
| 96 | Sewanee | SEC | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.65 | -7.86 | 4.65 | 0.87 | 2.13 |
| 97 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.65 | -2.78 | 12.03 | 3.25 | -0.25 |
| 98 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 7.11 | -2.29 | 16.4 | 2.68 | -0.68 |
| 99 | Hampden-Sydney | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.89 | -7.25 | 6.77 | 1.81 | 1.19 |
| 100 | Yale | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.15 | -8.14 | 15.74 | 1.15 | 0.85 |
| 101 | Illinois | Western | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.09 | -6.43 | 10.95 | 0.69 | 1.31 |
| 102 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.99 | -1.38 | 9.51 | 3.31 | -1.31 |
| 103 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.62 | -3.71 | 13.52 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 104 | Kansas | Big 6 | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.34 | -5.71 | 13.72 | 1.32 | 0.68 |
| 105 | TCU | Southwest | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.96 | -2.12 | 12.46 | 3.17 | -1.17 |
| 106 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.69 | -3.33 | 12.32 | 3.1 | -1.1 |
| 107 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.67 | -4.25 | 16.03 | 1.64 | 0.36 |
| 108 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.49 | -12.12 | 5.86 | 0.51 | 1.49 |
| 109 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.42 | -4.62 | 8.91 | 2.14 | -0.14 |
| 110 | Maryland | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.34 | -5 | 9.44 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 111 | Davidson | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.04 | -5.75 | 9.45 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 112 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.86 | -10.75 | 11.43 | 0.59 | 1.41 |
| 113 | NC State | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.81 | -11.75 | 18.28 | 0.47 | 1.53 |
| 114 | South Carolina | Southern | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.65 | -13.78 | 10.41 | 0.22 | 1.78 |
| 115 | Chicago | Western | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 3.59 | -32.14 | 6 | 0.07 | 1.93 |
| 116 | California | Pacific | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.49 | -6.56 | 10.52 | 1.51 | 0.49 |
| 117 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.32 | -7.44 | 13.94 | 1.06 | 0.94 |
| 118 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.37 | -6 | 11.5 | 1.29 | -0.29 |
| 119 | Rice | Southwest | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.9 | -4.38 | 8.72 | 2.1 | -1.1 |
| 120 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.72 | -21.38 | 6.57 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| 121 | The Citadel | Southern | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.24 | -16.89 | 11.9 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 122 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 0-8-1 | 0 | -2.13 | -13.22 | 10.81 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 123 | Stanford | Pacific | 0-6-1 | 0 | -2.17 | -12.14 | 17.23 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 124 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.77 | -27.71 | 14.34 | 0.1 | -0.1 |