Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.146134+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | SEC | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 26.16 | 15.25 | 15.76 | 7.87 | -0.87 |
| 2 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 26.02 | 18.12 | 14.4 | 7.67 | 0.33 |
| 3 | USC | Pacific | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.25 | 18.86 | 10.53 | 6.9 | -0.9 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.21 | 17.78 | 10.46 | 8.96 | 0.04 |
| 5 | UCLA | Pacific | 5-0-3 | 0.62 | 24.29 | 6 | 9.81 | 6.52 | -1.52 |
| 6 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.05 | 13.62 | 5.71 | 7.76 | 0.24 |
| 7 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.01 | 10.88 | 6.29 | 7.82 | -0.82 |
| 8 | Tennessee | SEC | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.86 | 23.25 | 2.85 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Missouri | Big 6 | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.98 | 10 | 14.49 | 8.12 | -0.12 |
| 10 | Duke | Southern | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.92 | 15.67 | 12.32 | 8.73 | -0.73 |
| 11 | North Carolina | Southern | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.88 | 17.44 | 12.85 | 8.68 | -1.68 |
| 12 | Clemson | Southern | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.24 | 13 | 9.34 | 8.63 | -0.63 |
| 13 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.03 | 5 | 13.37 | 6.88 | 0.12 |
| 14 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22 | 17.88 | 7.83 | 7.85 | -0.85 |
| 15 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.89 | 8.38 | 10.54 | 6.74 | 0.26 |
| 16 | Utah | Mountain State | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 21.72 | 20.78 | 8.37 | 8.57 | -2.57 |
| 17 | Oregon State | Pacific | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.24 | 5.33 | 8.5 | 6.95 | 0.05 |
| 18 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.14 | 18 | 2.04 | 8.81 | -0.81 |
| 19 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 5-1-3 | 0.56 | 21.13 | 8.56 | 12.76 | 8.34 | -3.34 |
| 20 | Kentucky | SEC | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.12 | 14.5 | 6.3 | 7.63 | -1.63 |
| 21 | Richmond | Southern | 7-1-2 | 0.7 | 20.88 | 13.5 | 2.17 | 9.92 | -2.92 |
| 22 | Iowa | Western | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.79 | 4.88 | 8.75 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| 23 | Hardin-Simmons | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.33 | 10.25 | 3.16 | 7.31 | -1.31 |
| 24 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.24 | 4.62 | 9.99 | 5.74 | -0.74 |
| 25 | Ohio State | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.92 | 15.62 | 13.08 | 7.43 | -1.43 |
| 26 | Mississippi State | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.88 | 18.4 | 5.98 | 9.89 | -1.89 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.77 | 13.78 | 12.73 | 8.38 | -2.38 |
| 28 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.75 | 18.44 | 7.07 | 8.59 | -1.59 |
| 29 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.62 | 3 | 14.15 | 6.1 | 0.9 |
| 30 | Michigan | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.5 | 15.62 | 11.47 | 7.05 | -1.05 |
| 31 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.2 | 8.38 | 12.56 | 7.08 | -1.08 |
| 32 | New Mexico | Border | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.08 | 7.44 | 7.72 | 7.3 | -0.3 |
| 33 | Arizona State | Border | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.06 | 15.6 | 0.89 | 9.59 | -1.59 |
| 34 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.49 | 6.75 | 8.86 | 6.68 | -0.68 |
| 35 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.02 | 9.29 | 9.89 | 6.33 | -1.33 |
| 36 | William & Mary | Southern | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 17.96 | 7 | 5.22 | 6.93 | -0.93 |
| 37 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.91 | 6.88 | 4.76 | 6.95 | -0.95 |
| 38 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.89 | 11.5 | 7.93 | 7.22 | -2.22 |
| 39 | Denver | Mountain State | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.87 | 8 | 9.68 | 7.05 | -2.05 |
| 40 | Wake Forest | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.95 | 14.33 | 6.54 | 8.13 | -2.13 |
| 41 | Baylor | Southwest | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.82 | 5.78 | 9.62 | 7.01 | -1.01 |
| 42 | BYU | Mountain State | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 16.45 | 2.22 | 5.1 | 5.55 | -0.55 |
| 43 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.05 | 10.88 | 9.66 | 7.22 | -2.22 |
| 44 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 15.71 | 1.33 | 1.91 | 5.29 | -0.29 |
| 45 | New York University | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.38 | 3.88 | 9.91 | 5.69 | -0.69 |
| 46 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.28 | 7.22 | 6.41 | 7.12 | -2.12 |
| 47 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.07 | 7.38 | 4.22 | 6.3 | -1.3 |
| 48 | VMI | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.89 | 1.44 | 10.41 | 5.19 | -0.19 |
| 49 | SMU | Southwest | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.86 | 5.5 | 14.08 | 6.62 | -2.62 |
| 50 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.37 | 2.33 | 15.19 | 5.52 | -0.52 |
| 51 | Texas | Southwest | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.29 | 0.12 | 10.61 | 4.04 | 0.96 |
| 52 | Furman | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14 | 6.11 | 6.74 | 7.2 | -2.2 |
| 53 | Alabama | SEC | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.97 | 1.12 | 13.42 | 4.73 | -0.73 |
| 54 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 13.96 | -0.22 | 0.5 | 4.42 | 1.58 |
| 55 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.95 | 10.5 | 1.92 | 6.6 | -2.6 |
| 56 | Auburn | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.69 | 1 | 14.36 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| 57 | UTEP | Border | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.61 | 4.33 | 6.79 | 6.65 | -1.65 |
| 58 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.41 | 1.3 | 10.63 | 5.63 | -0.63 |
| 59 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.26 | 1.71 | 5.96 | 4.33 | -0.33 |
| 60 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.15 | 11.88 | 6.81 | 7.12 | -3.12 |
| 61 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.49 | 4.12 | 7.35 | 5.14 | -1.14 |
| 62 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.46 | 3.78 | 8.32 | 6.57 | -2.57 |
| 63 | Colorado | Mountain State | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.37 | -2 | 12.53 | 2.83 | 1.17 |
| 64 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.2 | -1 | 8.76 | 3.95 | 1.05 |
| 65 | LSU | SEC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.14 | 1 | 12 | 4.43 | -0.43 |
| 66 | Florida | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.96 | 1.2 | 8.65 | 6.08 | -1.08 |
| 67 | Minnesota | Western | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.96 | 9 | 14.69 | 6.53 | -3.53 |
| 68 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 11.9 | 1.38 | 8.11 | 4.52 | -1.52 |
| 69 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.81 | 0.5 | 11.05 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| 70 | Purdue | Western | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 11.81 | 0.38 | 12.85 | 4.26 | -1.26 |
| 71 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.78 | 2.25 | 3.63 | 4.89 | -0.89 |
| 72 | Arizona | Border | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.7 | -1.11 | 4.65 | 4.01 | 0.99 |
| 73 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.59 | 1.44 | 5.92 | 5.29 | -1.29 |
| 74 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.58 | 1.11 | 6.82 | 5.05 | -1.05 |
| 75 | Texas Tech | Border | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 11.48 | 6.3 | 9.39 | 8.11 | -4.11 |
| 76 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.36 | 3.38 | 13.49 | 5.41 | -2.41 |
| 77 | Georgia | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.91 | 1.67 | 10.41 | 5.36 | -1.36 |
| 78 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.87 | 1 | 12.28 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 79 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.76 | 3.38 | 6.81 | 5.72 | -2.72 |
| 80 | Washington | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.66 | -1.75 | 11.8 | 3.15 | 0.85 |
| 81 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.65 | -1.75 | 9.61 | 3.16 | 0.84 |
| 82 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.59 | -3.5 | 13.28 | 2.48 | 1.52 |
| 83 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 3-3-3 | 0.33 | 10.15 | -1.22 | 2.93 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 84 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.05 | 0 | 13.11 | 4 | -1 |
| 85 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.93 | -6.25 | 11.36 | 1.54 | 2.46 |
| 86 | Illinois | Western | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.71 | 0.12 | 9.94 | 4.06 | -1.06 |
| 87 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.55 | 1.62 | 10.6 | 4.89 | -1.89 |
| 88 | Utah State | Mountain State | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.39 | -0.62 | 7.97 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| 89 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.21 | 3 | 2.47 | 5.44 | -2.44 |
| 90 | Northwestern | Western | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.13 | -2.5 | 14.51 | 2.41 | 0.59 |
| 91 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.53 | -5.5 | 14.91 | 2.06 | 0.94 |
| 92 | Hampden-Sydney | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.14 | -5.11 | 4.31 | 2.56 | 1.44 |
| 93 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 7.99 | -4.57 | 13.94 | 1.72 | 0.28 |
| 94 | TCU | Southwest | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 7.78 | 0.44 | 11.58 | 4.7 | -1.7 |
| 95 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.71 | -2.78 | 11.71 | 3.25 | -0.25 |
| 96 | Montana | Pacific | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.18 | -4.5 | 6.86 | 1.47 | 1.53 |
| 97 | Rhodes College | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.02 | -5.11 | 5.43 | 2.38 | 0.62 |
| 98 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 6.93 | -2 | 15.07 | 3.07 | -1.07 |
| 99 | Indiana | Western | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 6.65 | -3.25 | 13.85 | 2.57 | -0.57 |
| 100 | Sewanee | SEC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.43 | -13.38 | 6.72 | 0.39 | 2.61 |
| 101 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.06 | -5.44 | 8.54 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| 102 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.86 | -1.38 | 8.47 | 3.31 | -1.31 |
| 103 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.81 | -3.62 | 17.12 | 2.57 | -0.57 |
| 104 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.6 | -3.25 | 13.22 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 105 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.44 | -12.3 | 11.14 | 0.35 | 2.65 |
| 106 | California | Pacific | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.42 | -4.1 | 9.26 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 107 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.63 | -3.33 | 12.47 | 3.1 | -1.1 |
| 108 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.3 | -4.62 | 9.11 | 2.14 | -0.14 |
| 109 | Maryland | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.26 | -5 | 9.38 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 110 | Kansas | Big 6 | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.19 | -7.5 | 14.26 | 1 | 1 |
| 111 | Davidson | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.15 | -5.75 | 9.23 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 112 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.82 | -10.75 | 12.26 | 0.59 | 1.41 |
| 113 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.79 | -5 | 15.15 | 1.64 | 0.36 |
| 114 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.57 | -11.44 | 4.05 | 0.75 | 1.25 |
| 115 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.41 | -7.44 | 13.3 | 1.06 | 0.94 |
| 116 | NC State | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.13 | -13.56 | 18.61 | 0.34 | 1.66 |
| 117 | Chicago | Western | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 2.83 | -33.88 | 6.03 | 0.05 | 1.95 |
| 118 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.44 | -11.8 | 10.14 | 0.95 | 1.05 |
| 119 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.56 | -7.38 | 11.27 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 120 | Rice | Southwest | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 1.19 | -6.22 | 8.38 | 1.66 | -0.66 |
| 121 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.7 | -21.38 | 5.6 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| 122 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 1-8-1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -11.3 | 10.36 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 123 | Stanford | Pacific | 0-7-1 | 0 | -2.18 | -12.88 | 15.81 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 124 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 0-7-1 | 0 | -2.66 | -24.25 | 14.79 | 0.16 | -0.16 |