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| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.89 | 10.38 | 15.9 | 6.9 | 1.1 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.08 | 17.88 | 9.81 | 7.9 | 0.1 |
| 3 | Stanford | Pacific | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.02 | 12.12 | 10.9 | 7.18 | 0.82 |
| 4 | Tennessee | SEC | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.01 | 30.33 | 7.6 | 8.97 | 0.03 |
| 5 | Texas Tech | Border | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.73 | 12.56 | 9.27 | 7.84 | 0.16 |
| 6 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.4 | 29 | 4.76 | 8.87 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Mississippi State | SEC | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 23.85 | 18.89 | 3.64 | 8.73 | -0.73 |
| 8 | Michigan | Western | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.2 | 20.25 | 14.16 | 7.88 | -0.88 |
| 9 | Hardin-Simmons | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 23.05 | 17.67 | -0.15 | 8.42 | 0.58 |
| 10 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.45 | 12 | 12.12 | 7.35 | -0.35 |
| 11 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.3 | 25.78 | 6.85 | 8.9 | -0.9 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.3 | 21 | 11.66 | 7.5 | -1.5 |
| 13 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.76 | 10.71 | 11.4 | 6.3 | -0.3 |
| 14 | Alabama | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.21 | 12.38 | 5.08 | 7.17 | -0.17 |
| 15 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.13 | 12.71 | 11.07 | 6.7 | -1.7 |
| 16 | SMU | Southwest | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.11 | 6.25 | 9.82 | 6.28 | -0.28 |
| 17 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.99 | 6.71 | 8.87 | 5.64 | 0.36 |
| 18 | Arizona State | Border | 7-1-2 | 0.7 | 20.7 | 11.1 | 2.6 | 8.98 | -1.98 |
| 19 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.68 | 11.12 | 4.03 | 7.42 | -1.42 |
| 20 | Duke | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 20.09 | 18.25 | 14.43 | 7.75 | -1.75 |
| 21 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.92 | 20.38 | 11.83 | 7.85 | -1.85 |
| 22 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.9 | 13.7 | 6.67 | 8.95 | -0.95 |
| 23 | Northwestern | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.81 | 13.25 | 14.24 | 7.28 | -1.28 |
| 24 | Utah | Mountain State | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.71 | 9.11 | 10.77 | 7.45 | -0.45 |
| 25 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.56 | 6.67 | 11.3 | 7.02 | -0.02 |
| 26 | Washington | Pacific | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.44 | 11.38 | 12.64 | 7.46 | -1.46 |
| 27 | Arizona | Border | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.35 | 14.75 | 9.69 | 7.31 | -1.31 |
| 28 | Texas | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.34 | 7.75 | 13.49 | 6.42 | -0.42 |
| 29 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.05 | 13.33 | 4.96 | 8.84 | -1.84 |
| 30 | VMI | Southern | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.04 | 7.5 | 7.49 | 8.92 | -1.92 |
| 31 | William & Mary | Southern | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.92 | 13.89 | 8.3 | 8.42 | -2.42 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.9 | 4.5 | 13.39 | 5.79 | 0.21 |
| 33 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.75 | 12.12 | 6.79 | 7.24 | -1.24 |
| 34 | Rice | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.57 | 5.62 | 10.13 | 6.34 | -0.34 |
| 35 | Clemson | Southern | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.22 | 12.11 | 4.36 | 8.07 | -2.07 |
| 36 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.96 | 5.75 | 11.85 | 6.7 | -1.7 |
| 37 | Denver | Mountain State | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.84 | 7.38 | 9.82 | 6.35 | -1.35 |
| 38 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.72 | 8.5 | 8.31 | 6.86 | -1.86 |
| 39 | Wake Forest | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.18 | 8.78 | 10.73 | 7.09 | -1.09 |
| 40 | Missouri | Big 6 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.1 | 9.78 | 9.98 | 7.02 | -1.02 |
| 41 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 17.07 | 10.22 | 3.28 | 7.76 | -2.76 |
| 42 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.98 | 1.12 | 11.84 | 4.55 | 0.45 |
| 43 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.97 | 7.3 | 9.61 | 7.33 | -1.33 |
| 44 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.39 | 0.88 | 8.37 | 4.29 | 0.71 |
| 45 | Richmond | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.27 | 6.78 | 4.84 | 7.14 | -1.14 |
| 46 | Colorado | Mountain State | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.01 | 8.44 | 10.79 | 7.04 | -2.04 |
| 47 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 15.83 | 8.3 | 8.73 | 7.96 | -2.96 |
| 48 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.69 | 6.12 | 9.25 | 6.12 | -1.12 |
| 49 | Brown | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.54 | 3.33 | 2.64 | 5.93 | 0.07 |
| 50 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.54 | 4 | 10.31 | 5.71 | -0.71 |
| 51 | North Carolina | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.38 | 6.1 | 11.64 | 7.59 | -1.59 |
| 52 | Florida | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.37 | 4.25 | 9.87 | 5.39 | -0.39 |
| 53 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-2-3 | 0.38 | 14.73 | 3.5 | 10.23 | 5.96 | -2.96 |
| 54 | Tulane | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.34 | 3.56 | 14.69 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| 55 | Furman | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.24 | 9.22 | 6.42 | 7.09 | -2.09 |
| 56 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14 | 5.89 | 8.13 | 6.89 | -1.89 |
| 57 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 13.65 | -0.44 | 7.3 | 4.23 | 0.77 |
| 58 | LSU | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.62 | 1.44 | 11.39 | 5.08 | -0.08 |
| 59 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.59 | 5.4 | 3.86 | 7.75 | -2.75 |
| 60 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.52 | 0.89 | 11.04 | 4.86 | -0.86 |
| 61 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.05 | 6.38 | 10.07 | 6.01 | -2.01 |
| 62 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.97 | 4.67 | 11.19 | 6.11 | -2.11 |
| 63 | The Citadel | Southern | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.9 | 3.71 | -0.89 | 4.57 | -0.57 |
| 64 | New Mexico | Border | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.82 | 8.25 | 7.58 | 6.42 | -2.42 |
| 65 | Iowa | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.55 | 3.38 | 10.71 | 5.12 | -1.12 |
| 66 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.37 | 3.67 | 6.77 | 6.04 | -2.04 |
| 67 | Auburn | SEC | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.89 | 0.11 | 13.09 | 4.54 | -0.54 |
| 68 | Georgia | SEC | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.49 | 6.5 | 10.97 | 5.74 | -2.74 |
| 69 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.28 | -0.11 | 10.7 | 4.45 | -0.45 |
| 70 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.16 | -1.71 | 18.04 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 71 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.11 | 4 | 11.78 | 5.58 | -2.58 |
| 72 | Ohio State | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.1 | -1.75 | 13.98 | 3.38 | 0.62 |
| 73 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.01 | -1.12 | 11.47 | 3.67 | 0.33 |
| 74 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.97 | -0.5 | 7.76 | 4.79 | 0.21 |
| 75 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.8 | 2.75 | 9.43 | 5.45 | -2.45 |
| 76 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.78 | 1.56 | 9.34 | 5.17 | -1.17 |
| 77 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.7 | 0.44 | 13.81 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 78 | California | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.57 | -3.12 | 13.66 | 2.71 | 1.29 |
| 79 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.47 | 1.89 | 4.65 | 5.27 | -1.27 |
| 80 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 10.24 | -2.5 | 8.05 | 3.02 | -0.02 |
| 81 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 9.78 | 2.56 | 10.89 | 5.84 | -2.84 |
| 82 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.33 | -1.56 | 9.76 | 3.91 | 0.09 |
| 83 | Montana | Pacific | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 9.27 | -6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| 84 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.12 | -2.5 | 14.37 | 3.24 | -0.24 |
| 85 | UTEP | Border | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.08 | -0.75 | 6.28 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 86 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.62 | 0.88 | 2.01 | 4.26 | -1.26 |
| 87 | TCU | Southwest | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 8.58 | 1.22 | 15.35 | 5.03 | -2.03 |
| 88 | USC | Pacific | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 8.24 | -3.14 | 13.79 | 2.16 | -0.16 |
| 89 | Davidson | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.21 | -7.33 | 8.06 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| 90 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 8.18 | 1.11 | 9.94 | 4.83 | -1.83 |
| 91 | Hampden-Sydney | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 7.8 | -6 | 0.91 | 2.32 | 1.68 |
| 92 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.63 | -5.57 | -0.15 | 1.62 | 1.38 |
| 93 | Indiana | Western | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.56 | -3.88 | 14.26 | 2.35 | 0.65 |
| 94 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.42 | -1.5 | 3.5 | 3.57 | -0.57 |
| 95 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.8 | -3.88 | -1.07 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 96 | BYU | Mountain State | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 6.74 | -1.75 | 10.23 | 3.24 | -1.24 |
| 97 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 6.68 | -7.9 | -0.51 | 2.27 | 1.73 |
| 98 | NC State | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.56 | -4.56 | 16.11 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 99 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.15 | -11.38 | 2.16 | 0.96 | 2.04 |
| 100 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.14 | -7.56 | 15.37 | 1.79 | 1.21 |
| 101 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.84 | -6.89 | 7.56 | 2 | 1 |
| 102 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.56 | -9.56 | 9.87 | 1.41 | 1.59 |
| 103 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.44 | -5.12 | 15.28 | 2.87 | -0.87 |
| 104 | Purdue | Western | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 5.16 | -1.25 | 11.25 | 3.53 | -1.53 |
| 105 | South Carolina | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.82 | -9 | 14.37 | 1.26 | 0.74 |
| 106 | Utah State | Mountain State | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.74 | -7 | 7.76 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 107 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.62 | -3.11 | 10.11 | 3.04 | -1.04 |
| 108 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.61 | -4 | 13.63 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| 109 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.03 | -6.5 | 7.85 | 1.75 | 0.25 |
| 110 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.62 | -11 | 6.35 | 1.03 | 0.97 |
| 111 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.59 | -10.75 | 4.63 | 1.43 | 0.57 |
| 112 | Maryland | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.3 | -16.5 | 9.37 | 0.16 | 1.84 |
| 113 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.26 | -9.22 | 13.15 | 1.42 | 0.58 |
| 114 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.98 | -16.12 | 11.12 | 0.42 | 0.58 |
| 115 | Illinois | Western | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.94 | -9.12 | 12.48 | 1.26 | -0.26 |
| 116 | UCLA | Pacific | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.77 | -8.78 | 17.92 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 117 | Yale | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.6 | -14.88 | 16.32 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 118 | Kansas | Big 6 | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.5 | -16.75 | 14.22 | 0.34 | 0.66 |
| 119 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.43 | -17.56 | 7.09 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 120 | Idaho | Pacific | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.32 | -20.44 | 12.02 | 0.08 | 0.92 |
| 121 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 0-5-1 | 0 | -2.11 | -11.83 | 15.38 | 0.34 | -0.34 |