Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.146558+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | SEC | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 25.92 | 15 | 15.12 | 8.66 | -0.66 |
| 2 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.81 | 18.12 | 13.88 | 7.67 | 0.33 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.34 | 18 | 11.61 | 9.97 | 0.03 |
| 4 | USC | Pacific | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.11 | 16.75 | 10.72 | 7.83 | -0.83 |
| 5 | UCLA | Pacific | 6-0-3 | 0.67 | 24.41 | 7.22 | 10.28 | 7.61 | -1.61 |
| 6 | Tennessee | SEC | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.14 | 22.78 | 4.87 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 23.98 | 12.11 | 6.23 | 8.57 | -0.57 |
| 8 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 23.9 | 10.88 | 6.22 | 7.82 | -0.82 |
| 9 | North Carolina | Southern | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 23.04 | 17.6 | 13.02 | 9.71 | -1.71 |
| 10 | Duke | Southern | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.81 | 15.67 | 12.13 | 8.73 | -0.73 |
| 11 | Missouri | Big 6 | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.75 | 10 | 13.69 | 8.12 | -0.12 |
| 12 | Clemson | Southern | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.12 | 13 | 9.09 | 8.63 | -0.63 |
| 13 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.8 | 5 | 12.34 | 6.88 | 0.12 |
| 14 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.79 | 8.38 | 10.29 | 6.74 | 0.26 |
| 15 | Utah | Mountain State | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 21.61 | 20.78 | 8.07 | 8.57 | -2.57 |
| 16 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 21.57 | 17.6 | 3.74 | 9.82 | -0.82 |
| 17 | Oregon State | Pacific | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.21 | 5.33 | 8.73 | 6.95 | 0.05 |
| 18 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 5-1-3 | 0.56 | 21.11 | 8.56 | 12.99 | 8.34 | -3.34 |
| 19 | Richmond | Southern | 7-1-2 | 0.7 | 20.77 | 13.5 | 2.59 | 9.92 | -2.92 |
| 20 | Iowa | Western | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.71 | 4.88 | 8.78 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| 21 | Hardin-Simmons | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 20.49 | 9.22 | 2.54 | 8.11 | -1.11 |
| 22 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.09 | 4.62 | 9.29 | 5.74 | -0.74 |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.81 | 8.89 | 12.09 | 8.18 | -1.18 |
| 24 | Ohio State | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.8 | 15.62 | 13.6 | 7.43 | -1.43 |
| 25 | Mississippi State | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.78 | 18.4 | 5.62 | 9.89 | -1.89 |
| 26 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.74 | 14.33 | 8.64 | 8.62 | -1.62 |
| 27 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.62 | 18.44 | 7.33 | 8.59 | -1.59 |
| 28 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.58 | 13.78 | 12.8 | 8.38 | -2.38 |
| 29 | Michigan | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.54 | 15.62 | 11.99 | 7.05 | -1.05 |
| 30 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.45 | 3 | 14.26 | 6.1 | 0.9 |
| 31 | New Mexico | Border | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.33 | 6.9 | 7.21 | 7.8 | 0.2 |
| 32 | Arizona State | Border | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 18.9 | 15.6 | 0.98 | 9.59 | -1.59 |
| 33 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.81 | 9.5 | 9.81 | 7.24 | -1.24 |
| 34 | Kentucky | SEC | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.79 | 10.78 | 8.15 | 8.09 | -2.09 |
| 35 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.48 | 6.75 | 8.95 | 6.68 | -0.68 |
| 36 | William & Mary | Southern | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 17.89 | 7 | 4.82 | 6.93 | -0.93 |
| 37 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.8 | 6.88 | 4.32 | 6.95 | -0.95 |
| 38 | Wake Forest | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.58 | 16.8 | 6.25 | 9.25 | -2.25 |
| 39 | Baylor | Southwest | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.3 | 5.5 | 9.69 | 7.73 | -0.73 |
| 40 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.39 | 6.9 | 7.08 | 7.71 | -1.71 |
| 41 | BYU | Mountain State | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 16.34 | 2.22 | 4.85 | 5.55 | -0.55 |
| 42 | VMI | Southern | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.18 | 2.5 | 10.34 | 6.29 | -0.29 |
| 43 | SMU | Southwest | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.84 | 5.67 | 12.56 | 7.46 | -2.46 |
| 44 | Alabama | SEC | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.77 | 5.33 | 12.54 | 7.4 | -2.4 |
| 45 | Denver | Mountain State | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.67 | 6 | 9.76 | 7.05 | -2.05 |
| 46 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.58 | 9 | 6.82 | 7.69 | -2.69 |
| 47 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.23 | 6.56 | 6.56 | 6.91 | -1.91 |
| 48 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.8 | 10.78 | 0.89 | 7.63 | -2.63 |
| 49 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.64 | 3.12 | 5.99 | 5.71 | -0.71 |
| 50 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.58 | 7.56 | 11.03 | 7.4 | -2.4 |
| 51 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.24 | 2.33 | 15.24 | 5.52 | -0.52 |
| 52 | Colorado | Mountain State | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.97 | -0.5 | 12.62 | 3.82 | 1.18 |
| 53 | Furman | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.91 | 6.11 | 6.96 | 7.2 | -2.2 |
| 54 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 13.78 | 0.8 | 2.86 | 5.48 | -0.48 |
| 55 | New York University | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.75 | 2.22 | 10.44 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| 56 | Auburn | SEC | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.65 | 0.9 | 14.05 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| 57 | UTEP | Border | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.62 | 4.33 | 6.41 | 6.65 | -1.65 |
| 58 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.38 | 1.3 | 10.12 | 5.63 | -0.63 |
| 59 | Miami | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.21 | 4.22 | 3.46 | 6.23 | -1.23 |
| 60 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.01 | 11.88 | 6.7 | 7.12 | -3.12 |
| 61 | Arizona | Border | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.81 | -0.4 | 5.37 | 4.79 | 1.21 |
| 62 | Texas Tech | Border | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 12.7 | 6.91 | 7.87 | 9.26 | -4.26 |
| 63 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.33 | -0.3 | -0.66 | 4.88 | 1.12 |
| 64 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 4-3-3 | 0.4 | 12.25 | 0.1 | 3.55 | 5.06 | -1.06 |
| 65 | Texas | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.09 | -2.11 | 11.87 | 3.63 | 1.37 |
| 66 | Minnesota | Western | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 12 | 9 | 14.55 | 6.53 | -3.53 |
| 67 | Purdue | Western | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 11.86 | 0.38 | 12.8 | 4.26 | -1.26 |
| 68 | Florida | SEC | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 11.85 | 1.09 | 9.14 | 6.57 | -1.57 |
| 69 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.78 | 0.5 | 11.19 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| 70 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.64 | 1.11 | 6.96 | 5.05 | -1.05 |
| 71 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.28 | 3.38 | 14.06 | 5.41 | -2.41 |
| 72 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.86 | 2.2 | 8.67 | 6.34 | -2.34 |
| 73 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.83 | 2.33 | 8.03 | 5.22 | -1.22 |
| 74 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.71 | 1 | 11.97 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 75 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.66 | 3.38 | 7.02 | 5.72 | -2.72 |
| 76 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.55 | -1.75 | 9.89 | 3.16 | 0.84 |
| 77 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.44 | -3.5 | 13.27 | 2.48 | 1.52 |
| 78 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 10.29 | -3.62 | 13.08 | 2.32 | 0.68 |
| 79 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.27 | -2.1 | 6.84 | 3.69 | 1.31 |
| 80 | LSU | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10 | -0.56 | 13.46 | 4.27 | -0.27 |
| 81 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.98 | 0 | 12.74 | 4 | -1 |
| 82 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.91 | -0.2 | 12.01 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 83 | Illinois | Western | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.8 | 0.12 | 9.36 | 4.06 | -1.06 |
| 84 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 9.74 | 0.11 | 7.59 | 4.55 | -1.55 |
| 85 | Washington | Pacific | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.45 | -1.78 | 12.98 | 3.51 | 0.49 |
| 86 | Georgia | SEC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.4 | 0.2 | 11.52 | 5.12 | -1.12 |
| 87 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.38 | 1.62 | 9.9 | 4.89 | -1.89 |
| 88 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.27 | -1 | 6.48 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 89 | Utah State | Mountain State | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.23 | -0.62 | 7.98 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| 90 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.15 | 3 | 2.66 | 5.44 | -2.44 |
| 91 | Northwestern | Western | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.08 | -2.5 | 14.39 | 2.41 | 0.59 |
| 92 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.58 | -5.5 | 14.47 | 2.06 | 0.94 |
| 93 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.57 | -7.44 | 13.09 | 1.46 | 2.54 |
| 94 | Hampden-Sydney | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.15 | -5.11 | 4.12 | 2.56 | 1.44 |
| 95 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 8.01 | -2.11 | 16.12 | 3.48 | -0.48 |
| 96 | Rhodes College | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.94 | -5.11 | 5.42 | 2.38 | 0.62 |
| 97 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 6.9 | -2 | 15.1 | 3.07 | -1.07 |
| 98 | TCU | Southwest | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 6.75 | -0.3 | 12.02 | 4.85 | -1.85 |
| 99 | Indiana | Western | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 6.58 | -3.25 | 14.43 | 2.57 | -0.57 |
| 100 | Sewanee | SEC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.36 | -13.38 | 6.77 | 0.39 | 2.61 |
| 101 | Montana | Pacific | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.06 | -4.67 | 7.78 | 1.42 | 1.58 |
| 102 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.96 | -5.44 | 8.65 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| 103 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.58 | -3.25 | 13.15 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 104 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.48 | -12.3 | 10.63 | 0.35 | 2.65 |
| 105 | California | Pacific | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.48 | -4.1 | 9.13 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 106 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.66 | -2.67 | 8.77 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 107 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.16 | -9 | 7.85 | 1.71 | 1.29 |
| 108 | Kansas | Big 6 | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.11 | -7.5 | 13.6 | 1 | 1 |
| 109 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.79 | -10.75 | 11.9 | 0.59 | 1.41 |
| 110 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.74 | -5 | 15.35 | 1.64 | 0.36 |
| 111 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.69 | -4.33 | 9.82 | 2.67 | -0.67 |
| 112 | Maryland | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.62 | -4.78 | 9.25 | 2.03 | -0.03 |
| 113 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.5 | -11.44 | 3.79 | 0.75 | 1.25 |
| 114 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.47 | -6.9 | 12.25 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 115 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.38 | -7.44 | 12.41 | 1.06 | 0.94 |
| 116 | Davidson | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.19 | -9.44 | 10.29 | 1.39 | 0.61 |
| 117 | Chicago | Western | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 2.78 | -33.88 | 6.04 | 0.05 | 1.95 |
| 118 | NC State | Southern | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.57 | -14.2 | 17.79 | 0.38 | 1.62 |
| 119 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.53 | -7.38 | 12.02 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 120 | Rice | Southwest | 1-8-1 | 0.1 | 0.98 | -5.9 | 9.7 | 1.93 | -0.93 |
| 121 | Stanford | Pacific | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.73 | -10.22 | 16.35 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 122 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.7 | -21.38 | 5.27 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| 123 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 1-9-1 | 0.09 | 0.36 | -10.36 | 11.17 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 124 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 0-7-1 | 0 | -2.64 | -24.25 | 14.61 | 0.16 | -0.16 |