Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.144456+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | Southern | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 27.39 | 19.67 | 17.22 | 5.79 | -0.79 |
| 2 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.31 | 20.5 | 16.52 | 3.86 | 0.14 |
| 3 | Tulane | SEC | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.87 | 6.4 | 19.04 | 4.35 | -0.35 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.72 | 19.2 | 14.21 | 4.88 | -0.88 |
| 5 | Michigan | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.5 | 34.5 | 10.62 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 6 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.17 | 9 | 14.25 | 4.64 | -0.64 |
| 7 | Utah | Mountain State | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 26.16 | 23.4 | 10.64 | 4.91 | -1.91 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.98 | 18.33 | 10.74 | 5.96 | 0.04 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.95 | 3 | 17.23 | 3.31 | 1.69 |
| 10 | USC | Pacific | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.79 | 19.75 | 9.18 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 11 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.75 | 15.8 | 5.4 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 12 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.62 | 18 | 4.18 | 4.95 | -0.95 |
| 13 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.44 | 23.2 | 2.05 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 14 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.27 | 23.8 | 1.26 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.06 | 7.8 | 4.34 | 4.59 | -0.59 |
| 16 | UCLA | Pacific | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.01 | 7 | 4.6 | 4.19 | -0.19 |
| 17 | Arizona State | Border | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.29 | 21.5 | -2.77 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 18 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.1 | 6.8 | 0.19 | 4.42 | 0.58 |
| 19 | Richmond | Southern | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 23.04 | 18.33 | -3.43 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 20 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.17 | 22.4 | 12.86 | 4.91 | -0.91 |
| 21 | Duke | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.35 | 17.8 | 11.79 | 4.86 | -0.86 |
| 22 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.08 | 12.4 | 11.85 | 4.62 | -0.62 |
| 23 | New Mexico | Border | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.85 | 14.17 | 5.52 | 5.64 | -0.64 |
| 24 | Missouri | Big 6 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.75 | 8.4 | 11.73 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 25 | New York University | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.65 | 8.8 | 10.68 | 4.41 | -0.41 |
| 26 | Clemson | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.58 | 14.2 | 8.35 | 4.87 | -0.87 |
| 27 | Ohio State | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.52 | 6.5 | 15.91 | 3.02 | -0.02 |
| 28 | LSU | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.5 | 9 | 9.64 | 4.55 | -0.55 |
| 29 | Texas | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.48 | 5 | 12.2 | 3.53 | 0.47 |
| 30 | Denver | Mountain State | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.77 | 7.4 | 12.97 | 4.59 | -1.59 |
| 31 | Alabama | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.75 | 5.6 | 7.23 | 4.22 | -0.22 |
| 32 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.67 | 6.2 | 6.26 | 4.74 | -0.74 |
| 33 | Furman | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.6 | 12.8 | 2.52 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 34 | Iowa | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.14 | 7.5 | 9.57 | 2.81 | 0.19 |
| 35 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.09 | 19.8 | -2.14 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 36 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.08 | 10.25 | 8.01 | 3.56 | -0.56 |
| 37 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 18.99 | 7.67 | -2.9 | 4.65 | 0.35 |
| 38 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.97 | 0.75 | 13.14 | 2.18 | 0.82 |
| 39 | Hardin-Simmons | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.85 | 11 | -3.23 | 4.76 | -0.76 |
| 40 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.82 | 8.75 | 6.87 | 3.39 | -0.39 |
| 41 | Wake Forest | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.79 | 20.14 | 6.71 | 6.73 | -1.73 |
| 42 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.77 | 3.4 | 10.93 | 4.34 | -1.34 |
| 43 | BYU | Mountain State | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.7 | 4.6 | 1.41 | 3.51 | 0.49 |
| 44 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.66 | 7 | 7.2 | 3.04 | -0.04 |
| 45 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.62 | 10 | -1.73 | 4.48 | -0.48 |
| 46 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.15 | 8 | 2.97 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 47 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.05 | 16.83 | 8.43 | 5.96 | -1.96 |
| 48 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 17.97 | 8.8 | 14.86 | 4.41 | -2.41 |
| 49 | SMU | Southwest | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.7 | 7.75 | 11.72 | 3.44 | -1.44 |
| 50 | Indiana | Western | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.04 | 3 | 11.64 | 2.55 | -0.55 |
| 51 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.82 | 4 | 4.6 | 3.35 | -1.35 |
| 52 | Florida | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.63 | 3.83 | 8.66 | 4.91 | -0.91 |
| 53 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.43 | 9.2 | 14.82 | 4.24 | -1.24 |
| 54 | VMI | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.31 | 2.17 | 5.34 | 3.58 | 0.42 |
| 55 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.12 | 4 | 13.15 | 3.25 | -0.25 |
| 56 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.09 | 3.8 | 13.56 | 3.45 | -0.45 |
| 57 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.08 | 1.25 | 7.41 | 2.18 | -0.18 |
| 58 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.81 | 11 | 6.04 | 4.9 | -1.9 |
| 59 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.79 | 6.4 | 8.82 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 60 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.23 | 4.2 | 6.51 | 3.45 | -0.45 |
| 61 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.22 | 6.5 | 4.07 | 4.38 | -1.38 |
| 62 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.8 | 4.6 | 4.44 | 3.55 | -0.55 |
| 63 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.3 | -0.4 | 14.56 | 2.37 | 0.63 |
| 64 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.25 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 3.52 | -1.52 |
| 65 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 14.22 | 2.4 | 20.62 | 3.16 | -1.16 |
| 66 | Texas Tech | Border | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.95 | 12 | 10.01 | 5.64 | -2.64 |
| 67 | Montana | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.76 | 1.8 | 2.38 | 3.21 | -0.21 |
| 68 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.75 | 0.8 | 4.74 | 2.65 | 0.35 |
| 69 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.68 | 8.25 | 14.15 | 3.33 | -1.33 |
| 70 | Utah State | Mountain State | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.96 | 6.75 | 2.96 | 3.48 | -1.48 |
| 71 | Arizona | Border | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.81 | -2.6 | 5.33 | 2.01 | 0.99 |
| 72 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.68 | 0.2 | 14.56 | 2.58 | -0.58 |
| 73 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.51 | 4.4 | 4.04 | 3.8 | -1.8 |
| 74 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.16 | 2.75 | 1.69 | 2.77 | -0.77 |
| 75 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.8 | -1.83 | 16.67 | 2.58 | 0.42 |
| 76 | Yale | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.31 | -4.5 | 16.96 | 1.12 | 0.88 |
| 77 | Kansas | Big 6 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.27 | -1.25 | 11.92 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 78 | Minnesota | Western | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 10.72 | 13.25 | 20.29 | 3.49 | -2.49 |
| 79 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.3 | -5.5 | 11.55 | 0.35 | 1.65 |
| 80 | Northwestern | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.3 | -4.25 | 13.67 | 0.93 | 1.07 |
| 81 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.01 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 4.28 | -2.28 |
| 82 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.8 | -3.5 | -2.19 | 1.39 | 0.61 |
| 83 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 9.8 | -6.8 | 3.16 | 0.43 | 1.57 |
| 84 | Maryland | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.57 | 1 | 2.38 | 2.78 | -0.78 |
| 85 | Sewanee | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.36 | -10.25 | 9.57 | 0.17 | 1.83 |
| 86 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 9.27 | -9.4 | 6.75 | 0.53 | 1.47 |
| 87 | Auburn | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.07 | -1.4 | 13.1 | 1.61 | 0.39 |
| 88 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.85 | -0.8 | 5.66 | 2.33 | -0.33 |
| 89 | Purdue | Western | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.73 | 0.75 | 13.95 | 2.19 | -1.19 |
| 90 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.58 | -3.4 | 12.51 | 1.72 | 0.28 |
| 91 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.51 | -1.6 | 13.04 | 1.84 | 0.16 |
| 92 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.47 | 2.25 | 17.54 | 2.5 | -1.5 |
| 93 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.38 | -2 | 12.54 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 94 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.34 | -5.4 | 14.35 | 0.95 | 1.05 |
| 95 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.12 | -1.2 | 4.87 | 2.23 | -0.23 |
| 96 | Colorado | Mountain State | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.56 | -5.4 | 10.22 | 1.25 | 0.75 |
| 97 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.53 | -3 | 3.23 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 98 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.07 | -2 | 11.14 | 2.41 | -0.41 |
| 99 | California | Pacific | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.83 | -3 | 9.91 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 100 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 6.51 | -5.6 | 15.86 | 1.17 | -0.17 |
| 101 | UTEP | Border | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.43 | -5 | 10.4 | 1.12 | 0.88 |
| 102 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 5.97 | 2.83 | -1.83 |
| 103 | Hampden-Sydney | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.57 | -8.83 | 8.48 | 1.16 | 0.84 |
| 104 | TCU | Southwest | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 4.32 | 0 | 12.22 | 2.5 | -1.5 |
| 105 | Rhodes College | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.11 | -10.4 | 11.98 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 106 | Georgia | SEC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.87 | -3 | 17.49 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 107 | Rice | Southwest | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.87 | -2 | 6.33 | 1.92 | -0.92 |
| 108 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.46 | -4.67 | 13.21 | 1.78 | -0.78 |
| 109 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.29 | -4.6 | 5.19 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 110 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.16 | -7 | 12.94 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 111 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.07 | -3.4 | 8.14 | 1.41 | -0.41 |
| 112 | Chicago | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 2.86 | -35.5 | 6.38 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 113 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.81 | -4.33 | 14.4 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 114 | Washington | Pacific | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | -7.4 | 15.32 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 115 | Idaho | Pacific | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.68 | -13.4 | 12.91 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 116 | NC State | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.56 | -15 | 16.18 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 117 | South Carolina | Southern | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.47 | -14 | 9.88 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 118 | The Citadel | Southern | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.73 | -17.17 | 13.34 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 119 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.54 | -19.43 | 5.67 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 120 | Stanford | Pacific | 0-3-1 | 0 | -1.7 | -6.25 | 15.56 | 0.48 | -0.48 |
| 121 | Illinois | Western | 0-3-1 | 0 | -1.94 | -10 | 9.79 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 122 | Davidson | Southern | 0-5-0 | 0 | -1.96 | -9.6 | 13.02 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 123 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.4 | -17.5 | 11.06 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 124 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 0-4-0 | 0 | -3.06 | -33 | 17.54 | 0.04 | -0.04 |