Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.312657+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | Western | 7-0-0 | 1 | 26.12 | 10.57 | 16.27 | 6.13 | 0.87 |
| 2 | Stanford | Pacific | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.27 | 12.12 | 11.61 | 7.18 | 0.82 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.27 | 17.88 | 10.15 | 7.9 | 0.1 |
| 4 | Texas Tech | Border | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.22 | 14 | 10.82 | 7.04 | -0.04 |
| 5 | Tennessee | SEC | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.84 | 30 | 6.22 | 7.97 | 0.03 |
| 6 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.22 | 29.38 | 3.34 | 7.9 | 0.1 |
| 7 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 23.78 | 14.57 | 3.62 | 6.84 | -0.84 |
| 8 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 23.42 | 18.88 | 0.79 | 7.7 | -0.7 |
| 9 | Hardin-Simmons | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 22.91 | 15.62 | -1.13 | 7.35 | 0.65 |
| 10 | Michigan | Western | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.68 | 17.43 | 13.96 | 6.82 | -0.82 |
| 11 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.49 | 23.57 | 10.4 | 6.98 | -0.98 |
| 12 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.2 | 12.43 | 12.71 | 6.54 | -0.54 |
| 13 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.18 | 28 | 5.89 | 7.91 | -0.91 |
| 14 | Arizona | Border | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.94 | 17 | 9.66 | 6.56 | -0.56 |
| 15 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.74 | 17.33 | 4.74 | 8.43 | -0.43 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.45 | 23.71 | 9.5 | 6.72 | -1.72 |
| 17 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.24 | 16.71 | 4.83 | 6.73 | -0.73 |
| 18 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.19 | 9.17 | 12.01 | 5.27 | -0.27 |
| 19 | Alabama | SEC | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.83 | 13.57 | 4.52 | 6.54 | -0.54 |
| 20 | SMU | Southwest | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.57 | 6.71 | 9.92 | 5.49 | -0.49 |
| 21 | Arizona State | Border | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 20.51 | 10.33 | 3.78 | 8.08 | -2.08 |
| 22 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.34 | 12.83 | 9.99 | 5.78 | -1.78 |
| 23 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.29 | 7.17 | 7.71 | 4.94 | 0.06 |
| 24 | Texas | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.43 | 7.75 | 13.75 | 6.42 | -0.42 |
| 25 | Duke | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 19.41 | 15.71 | 15.06 | 6.72 | -1.72 |
| 26 | Utah | Mountain State | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.39 | 9.38 | 12.7 | 6.6 | -0.6 |
| 27 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.93 | 5.88 | 10.49 | 6.01 | -0.01 |
| 28 | Northwestern | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.93 | 12.29 | 13.2 | 6.18 | -1.18 |
| 29 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.78 | 9.56 | 8.53 | 7.07 | -1.07 |
| 30 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.63 | 12.62 | 5.17 | 7.8 | -1.8 |
| 31 | Washington | Pacific | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.56 | 7.14 | 14.69 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 32 | VMI | Southern | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.37 | 6.78 | 7.47 | 7.77 | -1.77 |
| 33 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.07 | 5.75 | 11.96 | 6.7 | -1.7 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.04 | 4.71 | 13.17 | 5.06 | -0.06 |
| 35 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 18 | 12.89 | 6.68 | 8.13 | -3.13 |
| 36 | Richmond | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.98 | 9.62 | 3.02 | 6.93 | -0.93 |
| 37 | William & Mary | Southern | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.94 | 13.62 | 6.95 | 7.37 | -2.37 |
| 38 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.89 | 7.43 | 9.81 | 5.78 | -0.78 |
| 39 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.89 | 8.5 | 7.99 | 6.86 | -1.86 |
| 40 | Denver | Mountain State | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.88 | 8.43 | 9.3 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| 41 | Rice | Southwest | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.85 | 5.29 | 9.85 | 5.45 | -0.45 |
| 42 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.64 | 6.29 | 8.79 | 5.74 | -0.74 |
| 43 | Brown | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.44 | 5.5 | 0.98 | 6.01 | -0.01 |
| 44 | Clemson | Southern | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.36 | 12.88 | 3.1 | 7.22 | -2.22 |
| 45 | Wake Forest | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.33 | 8.78 | 10.55 | 7.09 | -1.09 |
| 46 | Missouri | Big 6 | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.18 | 7.88 | 11.12 | 6.02 | -1.02 |
| 47 | Colorado | Mountain State | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.15 | 9.5 | 11.1 | 6.3 | -1.3 |
| 48 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.14 | 9.75 | 2.2 | 6.69 | -2.69 |
| 49 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.02 | 0.86 | 11.43 | 3.93 | 0.07 |
| 50 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16 | 0.5 | 6.15 | 4.25 | 0.75 |
| 51 | Furman | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.48 | 11.12 | 4.99 | 6.56 | -1.56 |
| 52 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.02 | 0 | 8.13 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| 53 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.87 | 6.78 | 2.96 | 7.45 | -2.45 |
| 54 | Ohio State | Western | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.73 | 3.71 | 14.6 | 4.71 | -0.71 |
| 55 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.63 | 5.62 | 10.61 | 5.61 | -1.61 |
| 56 | North Carolina | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.55 | 6.44 | 11.71 | 6.87 | -1.87 |
| 57 | Auburn | SEC | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.55 | 3.38 | 11.64 | 5.08 | -1.08 |
| 58 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.52 | 7.86 | 8.39 | 5.55 | -1.55 |
| 59 | Florida | SEC | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.2 | 3.57 | 11.13 | 4.51 | -0.51 |
| 60 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.17 | 6.25 | 6.82 | 6.13 | -2.13 |
| 61 | LSU | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.65 | 1.44 | 11.78 | 5.08 | -0.08 |
| 62 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.98 | 1 | 7.02 | 4.85 | 0.15 |
| 63 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.89 | 0 | 9.65 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| 64 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.4 | 4.88 | 6.38 | 5.82 | -1.82 |
| 65 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.32 | 2.12 | 8.68 | 4.79 | -0.79 |
| 66 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.14 | 0.88 | 13.38 | 4.37 | -0.37 |
| 67 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.93 | 3.88 | 3.11 | 5.3 | -1.3 |
| 68 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 11.78 | 0.12 | 10.73 | 4.04 | -1.04 |
| 69 | Georgia | SEC | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.64 | 6.5 | 11.08 | 5.74 | -2.74 |
| 70 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.39 | 3.33 | -3.17 | 3.79 | -0.79 |
| 71 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-2-3 | 0.29 | 11.33 | 0 | 11.44 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| 72 | Tulane | SEC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.24 | -1.88 | 18.54 | 3.32 | 0.68 |
| 73 | New Mexico | Border | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.22 | 9.29 | 6.18 | 5.78 | -2.78 |
| 74 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.97 | 2.75 | 9.74 | 5.45 | -2.45 |
| 75 | Iowa | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.9 | 2.29 | 12.72 | 4.16 | -1.16 |
| 76 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.83 | 3.38 | 9.5 | 5.81 | -2.81 |
| 77 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.76 | -0.62 | 7.87 | 3.78 | 0.22 |
| 78 | California | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.6 | -3.12 | 14.42 | 2.71 | 1.29 |
| 79 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.36 | -2.86 | 7.68 | 2.51 | 0.49 |
| 80 | TCU | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 10.17 | 2.38 | 15.4 | 4.88 | -1.88 |
| 81 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.69 | 1.86 | -0.04 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 82 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.67 | 2.25 | 9.59 | 4.65 | -1.65 |
| 83 | Montana | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.46 | -6.75 | 4.27 | 2.05 | 1.95 |
| 84 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.31 | -1.12 | 10.77 | 3.52 | -0.52 |
| 85 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.31 | -2.5 | 15.4 | 3.24 | -0.24 |
| 86 | UTEP | Border | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.11 | -0.75 | 6.1 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 87 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 8.67 | 2.14 | 11.48 | 4.24 | -2.24 |
| 88 | NC State | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.59 | -0.62 | 15.88 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 89 | USC | Pacific | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 8.48 | -3.14 | 14.64 | 2.16 | -0.16 |
| 90 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.38 | -4.17 | 16.62 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 91 | Davidson | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.15 | -7.33 | 7.68 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| 92 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.95 | -3.71 | -2 | 2.67 | 0.33 |
| 93 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.61 | -5.57 | 0.64 | 1.62 | 1.38 |
| 94 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.52 | -6 | 14.77 | 1.94 | 1.06 |
| 95 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.34 | -3.5 | 5.49 | 2.67 | 0.33 |
| 96 | BYU | Mountain State | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.85 | -2 | 10.04 | 2.72 | -0.72 |
| 97 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.51 | -3.14 | 14.67 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 98 | Hampden-Sydney | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.42 | -10.25 | 2.29 | 1.06 | 1.94 |
| 99 | Purdue | Western | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 6.3 | -1 | 11.56 | 3.21 | -1.21 |
| 100 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.74 | -3.29 | 14.78 | 2.66 | -0.66 |
| 101 | Indiana | Western | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.51 | -4.86 | 15.02 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 102 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.45 | -3.38 | 8.56 | 2.66 | -0.66 |
| 103 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.28 | -3.43 | 4.78 | 2.72 | -0.72 |
| 104 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.08 | -11 | 0.73 | 1.43 | 1.57 |
| 105 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.23 | -14.57 | 3.62 | 0.39 | 1.61 |
| 106 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.11 | -6.5 | 7.98 | 1.75 | 0.25 |
| 107 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.8 | -11.75 | 13.28 | 0.92 | 1.08 |
| 108 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.7 | -11 | 7.04 | 1.03 | 0.97 |
| 109 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.63 | -10.75 | 4.31 | 1.43 | 0.57 |
| 110 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.3 | -9.22 | 12.77 | 1.42 | 0.58 |
| 111 | South Carolina | Southern | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.01 | -11.33 | 15.83 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 112 | Utah State | Mountain State | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.99 | -10.29 | 8.78 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 113 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.64 | -17.43 | 11.18 | 0.19 | 0.81 |
| 114 | Illinois | Western | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.46 | -8.86 | 13.41 | 1.17 | -0.17 |
| 115 | UCLA | Pacific | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 1.29 | -4.75 | 18.35 | 2.05 | -1.05 |
| 116 | Yale | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.21 | -13 | 17.66 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 117 | Kansas | Big 6 | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.03 | -15.57 | 13.02 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 118 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.89 | -17.75 | 7.9 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 119 | Maryland | Southern | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.84 | -19.86 | 12.18 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 120 | Idaho | Pacific | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.54 | -22.12 | 11.87 | 0.05 | 0.95 |
| 121 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 0-5-1 | 0 | -2.12 | -11.83 | 15.21 | 0.34 | -0.34 |