Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.309925+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake Forest | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.85 | 36.67 | 9.26 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | TCU | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.95 | 27.5 | 9.15 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.83 | 31 | 9.04 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Stanford | Pacific | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.7 | 20 | 9.03 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Northwestern | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.68 | 40 | 20.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.66 | 30.5 | 8.43 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 7 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.62 | 34 | 20.8 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Ohio State | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.5 | 13 | 9.37 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 9 | Arizona | Border | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.37 | 41 | 4.96 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | Border | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 26.22 | 9.5 | 23.98 | 1.93 | -0.93 |
| 11 | Hardin-Simmons | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.18 | 25 | 6.66 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Clemson | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.91 | 27.67 | 2.74 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 13 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.87 | 13 | 20.84 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 14 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 25.46 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 2 | -1 |
| 15 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.41 | 7 | 7.85 | 1.46 | 0.54 |
| 16 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.37 | 23.67 | -1.36 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 17 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.35 | 1 | 26.85 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.29 | 2 | 24.58 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 19 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 25.24 | 2 | 9.85 | 1.76 | -0.76 |
| 20 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.18 | 33.33 | -1.66 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 21 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.03 | 7.5 | 5.43 | 1.62 | 0.38 |
| 22 | Richmond | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.92 | 24 | -1.93 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 23 | Michigan | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.91 | 24 | -1.13 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 24 | Oregon State | Pacific | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 24.82 | 20.5 | -1.03 | 2 | -1 |
| 25 | Texas | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.77 | 19.5 | -1.02 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 26 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.5 | 12 | -1.03 | 1.75 | 0.25 |
| 27 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.41 | 30 | -6.01 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 28 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.28 | 40 | -4.97 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Georgia | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.26 | 42 | -4.99 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Minnesota | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.97 | 5.5 | -0.33 | 1.46 | 0.54 |
| 31 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.83 | 20 | -5.94 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 32 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.72 | 18.5 | -4.93 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 33 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.44 | 13 | -6 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 34 | Washington State | Pacific | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 23.32 | 6.5 | 10.19 | 1.65 | -0.65 |
| 35 | SMU | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.3 | 8 | -5.2 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 36 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.11 | 33.5 | -10 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 37 | Auburn | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.06 | 10 | -6.01 | 1.58 | 0.42 |
| 38 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.01 | 31.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.95 | 26 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.9 | 24 | -10 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 41 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.87 | 22 | -10 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 42 | Alabama | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.86 | 23 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.69 | 51 | -0.4 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.93 | 14 | 0.25 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 45 | Rice | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.78 | 25 | -2.51 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Iowa | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.74 | 46 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.73 | 49 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | The Citadel | Southern | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.68 | 45 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.64 | 39 | -10 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 50 | Illinois | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.48 | 31 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.42 | 27 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.24 | 21 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Miami | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.19 | 19 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.16 | 18 | -10 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 55 | NC State | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.13 | 10.33 | 11.5 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| 56 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.03 | 15 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.97 | 13 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.77 | 9 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | LSU | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.01 | 14.67 | 12.71 | 2.74 | -0.74 |
| 60 | North Carolina | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.95 | 19.33 | 10.04 | 2.84 | -0.84 |
| 61 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 18.72 | 1 | -10 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 62 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.53 | 9 | 5.25 | 2.78 | -0.78 |
| 63 | VMI | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.19 | 7.67 | 2.69 | 2.51 | -0.51 |
| 64 | UTEP | Border | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.01 | 7.67 | -7.69 | 2.35 | -0.35 |
| 65 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.61 | 4 | -6.53 | 2.28 | -0.28 |
| 66 | Duke | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.56 | 5 | 18.37 | 1.59 | -0.59 |
| 67 | Arizona State | Border | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.87 | -1 | 0.32 | 1.37 | 0.63 |
| 68 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.74 | 9 | 7.73 | 1.91 | -0.91 |
| 69 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.35 | 6.5 | 6.17 | 1.79 | -0.79 |
| 70 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.3 | 21 | 5.11 | 1.86 | -0.86 |
| 71 | Furman | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.24 | 10.5 | 9 | 1.71 | -0.71 |
| 72 | Purdue | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.07 | 12.5 | 6.52 | 1.79 | -0.79 |
| 73 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.85 | 9 | 6.35 | 1.64 | -0.64 |
| 74 | Denver | Mountain State | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.73 | 0 | 17.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.11 | 17 | -4.79 | 1.83 | -0.83 |
| 76 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.09 | 5.67 | -3.03 | 2.08 | -1.08 |
| 77 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.94 | -2 | 16.62 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 78 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.78 | 4 | -1.79 | 1.19 | -0.19 |
| 79 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.58 | 17 | -10 | 1.79 | -0.79 |
| 80 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.52 | 1.5 | 2.96 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 81 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.38 | 5 | -4.74 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 82 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.33 | 12 | -10 | 1.81 | -0.81 |
| 83 | Hampden-Sydney | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 13.31 | -6 | 1.54 | 0.37 | 1.63 |
| 84 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.64 | 2 | -6.11 | 1.19 | -0.19 |
| 85 | Oregon | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.39 | -1.5 | 6.34 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 86 | Washington | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.36 | 8 | 9.59 | 1.62 | -0.62 |
| 87 | New Mexico | Border | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.28 | 12 | 5.75 | 1.94 | -0.94 |
| 88 | Montana | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.31 | -2 | -4.96 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 89 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.15 | -3.5 | -4.92 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 90 | Florida | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11 | 1.5 | 6.47 | 1.12 | -0.12 |
| 91 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.88 | -8.5 | 22.84 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| 92 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.73 | 4 | 2.23 | 2.04 | -1.04 |
| 93 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.49 | 3.33 | 1.48 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| 94 | California | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.33 | -19 | 24.93 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 95 | Colorado | Mountain State | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.27 | -15.5 | 21.27 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 96 | Utah | Mountain State | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.19 | -7.5 | 11.84 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 97 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.47 | 4.67 | 13.43 | 2.07 | -1.07 |
| 98 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.73 | -9.33 | 20.01 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 99 | Davidson | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.72 | -14 | 11.68 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 100 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.46 | -12 | 2.28 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 101 | New Mexico State | Border | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.42 | -13 | 0.78 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
| 102 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.83 | -14.33 | 12.4 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
| 103 | USC | Pacific | 0-0-2 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | 11.59 | 1 | -1 |
| 104 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.39 | -1 | -10 | 0.41 | -0.41 |
| 105 | BYU | Mountain State | 0-1-1 | 0 | -0.87 | -3 | -5.83 | 0.55 | -0.55 |
| 106 | UCLA | Pacific | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.2 | -3 | 22.69 | 0.55 | -0.55 |
| 107 | Yale | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.45 | -5 | 20.85 | 0.33 | -0.33 |
| 108 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.56 | -6 | 21.82 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 109 | Kansas | Big 6 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.62 | -7 | 14.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.7 | -7 | 23.17 | 0.28 | -0.28 |
| 111 | Indiana | Western | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.71 | -7 | 22.91 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 112 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.73 | -7 | 6.33 | 0.53 | -0.53 |
| 113 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.85 | -14 | 0.04 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 114 | Utah State | Mountain State | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.11 | -19 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Temple | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.23 | -14 | 21.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | Maryland | Southern | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.43 | -26 | 4.47 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 117 | Tulane | SEC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.45 | -13 | 22.93 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 118 | South Carolina | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.85 | -31 | 21.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.94 | -30 | 11.38 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 120 | Idaho | Pacific | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.97 | -31 | 11.01 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.03 | -27 | 22.67 | 0 | 0 |