Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.314700+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.48 | 10.38 | 15.51 | 6.9 | 1.1 |
| 2 | Stanford | Pacific | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.71 | 11.44 | 11.2 | 8.02 | 0.98 |
| 3 | Tennessee | SEC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.54 | 29.3 | 6.89 | 9.97 | 0.03 |
| 4 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.09 | 26.8 | 4.97 | 9.87 | 0.13 |
| 5 | Mississippi State | SEC | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 23.73 | 18.3 | 4.58 | 9.74 | -0.74 |
| 6 | Michigan | Western | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.95 | 20.25 | 14.24 | 7.88 | -0.88 |
| 7 | Hardin-Simmons | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 22.87 | 17.67 | 0.37 | 8.42 | 0.58 |
| 8 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.36 | 12.89 | 11.53 | 8.44 | -0.44 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.21 | 15.11 | 10.07 | 8.81 | -0.81 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.13 | 21 | 12.09 | 7.5 | -1.5 |
| 11 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.91 | 25.78 | 6.24 | 8.9 | -0.9 |
| 12 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.85 | 12.62 | 10.03 | 7.47 | -0.47 |
| 13 | Texas Tech | Border | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 21.82 | 10 | 8.29 | 8.9 | 0.1 |
| 14 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.75 | 13.62 | 11.76 | 7.57 | -1.57 |
| 15 | SMU | Southwest | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 21.59 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 8.19 | -0.19 |
| 16 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.02 | 6.75 | 7.76 | 6.48 | 0.52 |
| 17 | Arizona State | Border | 7-1-2 | 0.7 | 20.54 | 11.1 | 3.06 | 8.98 | -1.98 |
| 18 | Texas | Southwest | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.41 | 9.5 | 13.57 | 8.7 | -0.7 |
| 19 | Duke | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.35 | 16.78 | 13.42 | 8.66 | -1.66 |
| 20 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.28 | 11.12 | 4.03 | 7.42 | -1.42 |
| 21 | Ole Miss | SEC | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.01 | 13.73 | 6.7 | 9.88 | -0.88 |
| 22 | Washington | Pacific | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.92 | 12.78 | 12 | 8.44 | -1.44 |
| 23 | Arizona | Border | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.55 | 13.44 | 9.41 | 8.05 | -1.05 |
| 24 | Utah | Mountain State | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.46 | 9.11 | 10.63 | 7.45 | -0.45 |
| 25 | Northwestern | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.46 | 13.25 | 13.34 | 7.28 | -1.28 |
| 26 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.45 | 20.38 | 11.14 | 7.85 | -1.85 |
| 27 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.02 | 11.22 | 6.86 | 8.08 | -1.08 |
| 28 | VMI | Southern | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.85 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.92 | -1.92 |
| 29 | Alabama | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.84 | 9.56 | 6.44 | 7.64 | -0.64 |
| 30 | William & Mary | Southern | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.63 | 13.89 | 7.68 | 8.42 | -2.42 |
| 31 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.6 | 13.33 | 3.46 | 8.84 | -1.84 |
| 32 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.54 | 6.67 | 10.5 | 7.91 | -1.91 |
| 33 | Clemson | Southern | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.07 | 12.11 | 4.6 | 8.07 | -2.07 |
| 34 | Denver | Mountain State | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.05 | 6.89 | 7.05 | 6.93 | -0.93 |
| 35 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 17.49 | 9.9 | 1.68 | 8.73 | -2.73 |
| 36 | Wake Forest | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.41 | 8 | 9.57 | 7.81 | -0.81 |
| 37 | Rice | Southwest | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.33 | 5.3 | 10.99 | 7.74 | -0.74 |
| 38 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.23 | 5.4 | 10.17 | 7.18 | -0.18 |
| 39 | Missouri | Big 6 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.92 | 9.78 | 9.86 | 7.02 | -1.02 |
| 40 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 16.77 | 1 | 11.87 | 5.12 | -0.12 |
| 41 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.63 | 7.3 | 9.22 | 7.33 | -1.33 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.39 | 1.78 | 14.05 | 5.25 | 0.75 |
| 43 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.27 | 0.88 | 8.53 | 4.29 | 0.71 |
| 44 | Richmond | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16 | 6.78 | 4.95 | 7.14 | -1.14 |
| 45 | Colorado | Mountain State | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.82 | 8.44 | 10.92 | 7.04 | -2.04 |
| 46 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 15.42 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.96 | -2.96 |
| 47 | Brown | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 15.4 | 3 | 4.15 | 6.58 | -0.58 |
| 48 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.34 | 6.12 | 8.83 | 6.12 | -1.12 |
| 49 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.27 | 4 | 10.47 | 5.71 | -0.71 |
| 50 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.22 | 5.33 | 8.58 | 6.78 | -1.78 |
| 51 | North Carolina | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.18 | 6.1 | 11.18 | 7.59 | -1.59 |
| 52 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-2-3 | 0.38 | 14.71 | 3.5 | 10.24 | 5.96 | -2.96 |
| 53 | LSU | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.65 | 2.7 | 11.04 | 6.25 | -0.25 |
| 54 | Auburn | SEC | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 14.6 | 1.55 | 13.22 | 6.18 | -0.18 |
| 55 | Georgia | SEC | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.22 | 7.5 | 9.56 | 7.41 | -2.41 |
| 56 | New Mexico | Border | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.19 | 7.89 | 8.97 | 7.09 | -2.09 |
| 57 | Furman | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14 | 9.22 | 6.36 | 7.09 | -2.09 |
| 58 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.88 | 5.89 | 7.98 | 6.89 | -1.89 |
| 59 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 13.31 | -0.44 | 6.8 | 4.23 | 0.77 |
| 60 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.31 | 5.4 | 3.47 | 7.75 | -2.75 |
| 61 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.66 | 4.67 | 10.54 | 6.11 | -2.11 |
| 62 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.59 | 4.67 | 9.85 | 7.06 | -3.06 |
| 63 | Tulane | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.53 | 1.8 | 14.93 | 5.78 | -0.78 |
| 64 | Iowa | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.42 | 3.38 | 10.18 | 5.12 | -1.12 |
| 65 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.07 | 3.67 | 6.15 | 6.04 | -2.04 |
| 66 | UTEP | Border | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.39 | 0.89 | 6.23 | 4.84 | -0.84 |
| 67 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.32 | 5.33 | 9.78 | 6.47 | -2.47 |
| 68 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.04 | 4 | 11.24 | 5.58 | -2.58 |
| 69 | Florida | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.03 | -0.5 | 11.12 | 4.79 | 0.21 |
| 70 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.79 | -1.12 | 11.54 | 3.67 | 0.33 |
| 71 | Ohio State | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.78 | -1.75 | 13.81 | 3.38 | 0.62 |
| 72 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.7 | -0.5 | 7.35 | 4.79 | 0.21 |
| 73 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 10.62 | -1.6 | 11.43 | 4.32 | -0.32 |
| 74 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.59 | 1.56 | 9.49 | 5.17 | -1.17 |
| 75 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.32 | 1.89 | 5.3 | 5.27 | -1.27 |
| 76 | Davidson | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.66 | -5.2 | 7.98 | 3.33 | 1.67 |
| 77 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.52 | -0.8 | 10.99 | 4.61 | -0.61 |
| 78 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.32 | -2.12 | 17.64 | 3.15 | -0.15 |
| 79 | USC | Pacific | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 9.28 | -1.11 | 12.54 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 80 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.13 | -1.56 | 9.44 | 3.91 | 0.09 |
| 81 | Montana | Pacific | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 9.11 | -6 | 2.09 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| 82 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.93 | -2.5 | 13.3 | 3.24 | -0.24 |
| 83 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.91 | -0.5 | 13.3 | 4.73 | -0.73 |
| 84 | The Citadel | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.5 | -1.44 | 0.54 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 85 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.43 | 0.88 | 1.64 | 4.26 | -1.26 |
| 86 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 8.13 | -5.11 | 8.06 | 2.38 | 0.62 |
| 87 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 7.96 | 1.11 | 9.17 | 4.83 | -1.83 |
| 88 | California | Pacific | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.94 | -4.4 | 13.52 | 2.69 | 1.31 |
| 89 | Hampden-Sydney | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 7.79 | -6 | 1.23 | 2.32 | 1.68 |
| 90 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.74 | -6.2 | 14.67 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
| 91 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 7.73 | 0.3 | 11.55 | 5.18 | -2.18 |
| 92 | Indiana | Western | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.55 | -3.88 | 14.08 | 2.35 | 0.65 |
| 93 | TCU | Southwest | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 6.72 | -0.5 | 15.44 | 4.75 | -1.75 |
| 94 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 6.65 | -7.9 | -0.94 | 2.27 | 1.73 |
| 95 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.63 | -5.75 | 2.38 | 1.78 | 1.22 |
| 96 | BYU | Mountain State | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 6.63 | -1.75 | 9.84 | 3.24 | -1.24 |
| 97 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.4 | -2.5 | 9.18 | 3.56 | -0.56 |
| 98 | NC State | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.39 | -4.56 | 16.21 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 99 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.32 | -1.67 | 3.76 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 100 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.29 | -4.33 | 13.54 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 101 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.89 | -2.1 | 12.06 | 4.17 | -1.17 |
| 102 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.15 | -11.67 | 3.27 | 1.32 | 1.68 |
| 103 | Purdue | Western | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 5.04 | -1.25 | 11.28 | 3.53 | -1.53 |
| 104 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.86 | -8.3 | 6.32 | 1.73 | 1.27 |
| 105 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.85 | -6.6 | 2.36 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 106 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.82 | -9.2 | 7.13 | 1.46 | 1.54 |
| 107 | Utah State | Mountain State | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.8 | -7 | 7.37 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 108 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.42 | -4.89 | 15.31 | 3.25 | -1.25 |
| 109 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.55 | -10.75 | 5.12 | 1.43 | 0.57 |
| 110 | Maryland | Southern | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.43 | -14.67 | 8.42 | 0.26 | 1.74 |
| 111 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.24 | -8 | 10.14 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 112 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.22 | -8.3 | 10.58 | 1.72 | 0.28 |
| 113 | Kansas | Big 6 | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3 | -12 | 12.38 | 0.97 | 1.03 |
| 114 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.85 | -12.67 | 7.74 | 0.84 | 1.16 |
| 115 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.64 | -6.5 | 14.89 | 1.75 | -0.75 |
| 116 | Illinois | Western | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.9 | -9.12 | 11.88 | 1.26 | -0.26 |
| 117 | Yale | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.57 | -14.88 | 16.42 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 118 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.5 | -15.89 | 11.76 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 119 | UCLA | Pacific | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.43 | -9.5 | 16.74 | 1.33 | -0.33 |
| 120 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.41 | -17.56 | 7.47 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 121 | Idaho | Pacific | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.31 | -20.44 | 11.87 | 0.08 | 0.92 |