Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.311178+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.97 | 11.25 | 17.59 | 3.52 | 0.48 |
| 2 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.86 | 30 | 12.66 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 3 | Michigan | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.54 | 23.2 | 12.5 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 4 | Stanford | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.23 | 13.4 | 13.03 | 4.75 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Northwestern | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.03 | 19 | 10.21 | 3.93 | 0.07 |
| 6 | Texas Tech | Border | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.8 | 8 | 12.73 | 3.88 | 0.12 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.51 | 17.8 | 8.55 | 4.91 | 0.09 |
| 8 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.27 | 28.8 | 5.63 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.22 | 27.75 | 5.43 | 3.92 | 0.08 |
| 10 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.96 | 14.4 | 6.43 | 4.94 | 0.06 |
| 11 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-0-2 | 0.67 | 24.88 | 20.67 | 4.84 | 5.85 | -1.85 |
| 12 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.7 | 18 | 4.57 | 4.81 | -0.81 |
| 13 | Clemson | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.63 | 26 | 2.63 | 4.96 | 0.04 |
| 14 | Hardin-Simmons | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.6 | 21 | 3.5 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 15 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.95 | 22.2 | 0.43 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 16 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.87 | 32.4 | -1.31 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 17 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.69 | 37.6 | -2.68 | 4.96 | 0.04 |
| 18 | SMU | Southwest | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 23.69 | 5.75 | 3.31 | 3.11 | -0.11 |
| 19 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.61 | 16.25 | -0.17 | 3.94 | 0.06 |
| 20 | Texas | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.85 | 10 | 14.92 | 4.33 | -0.33 |
| 21 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.48 | 15.33 | 6.83 | 5.49 | -0.49 |
| 22 | Duke | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.03 | 11.5 | 20.02 | 3.89 | -0.89 |
| 23 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.96 | 9.6 | 12.34 | 4.11 | -0.11 |
| 24 | Arizona | Border | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.93 | 21 | 8.58 | 4.86 | -0.86 |
| 25 | Colorado | Mountain State | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.89 | 15.2 | 10.25 | 4.38 | -0.38 |
| 26 | Washington | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.78 | 9.2 | 11.21 | 4.61 | -0.61 |
| 27 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.41 | 16 | 14.57 | 3.76 | -0.76 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.41 | 24.5 | 9.09 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 29 | Rice | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.98 | 13 | 12.53 | 3.89 | -0.89 |
| 30 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.92 | 8.75 | 10.58 | 3.35 | -0.35 |
| 31 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.89 | 6.75 | 15.39 | 3.48 | -0.48 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.81 | 6.5 | 14.89 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 33 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.79 | 3.2 | 10.21 | 3.22 | 0.78 |
| 34 | Arizona State | Border | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.58 | 6.67 | 5 | 4.71 | -0.71 |
| 35 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.17 | 8 | 5.99 | 3.57 | -0.57 |
| 36 | Auburn | SEC | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.15 | 4.4 | 12.2 | 3.37 | -0.37 |
| 37 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.01 | 10 | 0.5 | 4.21 | -0.21 |
| 38 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.96 | 11 | 6.41 | 4.81 | -1.81 |
| 39 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.66 | 7 | 6.72 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| 40 | Alabama | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.11 | 15.5 | -1.15 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 41 | Wake Forest | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.89 | 10 | 9.9 | 4.73 | -0.73 |
| 42 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.85 | 11.67 | 8.73 | 5.17 | -1.17 |
| 43 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.74 | 11.5 | 10.69 | 5.25 | -1.25 |
| 44 | USC | Pacific | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 17.6 | 1 | 15.01 | 2.83 | -0.83 |
| 45 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.54 | 5.75 | 11.68 | 3.27 | -1.27 |
| 46 | LSU | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.17 | 8 | 8.5 | 5.01 | -1.01 |
| 47 | VMI | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.98 | 5.67 | 6.66 | 4.89 | -0.89 |
| 48 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 16.97 | 0.8 | 15.57 | 2.72 | -0.72 |
| 49 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.65 | 17 | -10 | 3.81 | -0.81 |
| 50 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 16.23 | 6.2 | 2.04 | 3.66 | -1.66 |
| 51 | Richmond | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.03 | 8.33 | 0.17 | 5.28 | -1.28 |
| 52 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.99 | 9 | 8.43 | 4.6 | -1.6 |
| 53 | Denver | Mountain State | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.92 | 4.4 | 11.35 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 54 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.64 | 9 | 8.89 | 4.1 | -1.1 |
| 55 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.53 | 1.6 | 13.39 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 56 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.48 | 7.2 | 5.71 | 4.1 | -1.1 |
| 57 | Utah | Mountain State | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.44 | 2.6 | 14.52 | 3.06 | -0.06 |
| 58 | Missouri | Big 6 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.38 | 4.4 | 7.38 | 3.12 | -0.12 |
| 59 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.35 | 4.8 | 6.85 | 3.63 | -0.63 |
| 60 | Furman | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.28 | 14.8 | 3.22 | 4.51 | -1.51 |
| 61 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15 | 0.8 | 15.24 | 2.67 | 0.33 |
| 62 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.85 | 0.6 | 15.01 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| 63 | UTEP | Border | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.4 | 1.83 | 5.88 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| 64 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.32 | 4.2 | 2.78 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 65 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.23 | 12.5 | 10.89 | 3.63 | -1.63 |
| 66 | Georgia | SEC | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 14.17 | 12.8 | 12.63 | 4.29 | -2.29 |
| 67 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.82 | 7.75 | 10.41 | 3.15 | -1.15 |
| 68 | Iowa | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.55 | 8 | 7.5 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 69 | Montana | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.84 | -1.6 | 7.71 | 2.04 | 0.96 |
| 70 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.53 | 9 | -0.88 | 5.2 | -2.2 |
| 71 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.38 | 11.75 | -5.6 | 3.27 | -1.27 |
| 72 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.98 | 1.2 | 8.56 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 73 | TCU | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.72 | 5.4 | 16.73 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
| 74 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.41 | 5.5 | -4.09 | 2.76 | -0.76 |
| 75 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.32 | 8.6 | 9.27 | 3.97 | -1.97 |
| 76 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.26 | 9.2 | 7.76 | 4.24 | -2.24 |
| 77 | NC State | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.21 | 1.8 | 19.12 | 2.88 | -0.88 |
| 78 | Ohio State | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.8 | 0.6 | 19.6 | 2.64 | -0.64 |
| 79 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.74 | -2 | 12.28 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 80 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.45 | -5.75 | 16.76 | 1.32 | 0.68 |
| 81 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.42 | 2.8 | 13.89 | 2.92 | -0.92 |
| 82 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10 | 2.6 | 1.98 | 3.02 | -1.02 |
| 83 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.95 | -1.5 | 1.47 | 1.81 | 0.19 |
| 84 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.78 | 3 | 4.13 | 3.13 | -1.13 |
| 85 | Hampden-Sydney | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.51 | -5 | -1.37 | 1.58 | 1.42 |
| 86 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.14 | -11 | 6.07 | 0.51 | 1.49 |
| 87 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.92 | -0.2 | 10.44 | 2.45 | -0.45 |
| 88 | BYU | Mountain State | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.86 | 3.25 | 8.87 | 2.66 | -1.66 |
| 89 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.65 | 1 | 14.92 | 2.19 | -1.19 |
| 90 | Florida | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.32 | -4 | 11.13 | 1.54 | 0.46 |
| 91 | Tulane | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.19 | -5.8 | 21.16 | 1.37 | 0.63 |
| 92 | California | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.11 | -8 | 16.19 | 0.59 | 1.41 |
| 93 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.72 | -1.25 | 14.82 | 1.88 | -0.88 |
| 94 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.84 | -3 | 11 | 2.34 | -0.34 |
| 95 | Purdue | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.83 | 2.75 | 5.16 | 2.45 | -1.45 |
| 96 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.7 | -3.5 | 8.28 | 1.03 | -0.03 |
| 97 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.69 | -12.4 | 4.59 | 0.34 | 1.66 |
| 98 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.57 | -7.25 | 20.82 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 99 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.22 | -3 | 7.14 | 2.34 | -0.34 |
| 100 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.21 | -8.67 | 13.61 | 1.03 | 0.97 |
| 101 | Davidson | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.87 | -12.33 | 12.65 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| 102 | New Mexico | Border | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 5.79 | 2.8 | 7.87 | 3.43 | -2.43 |
| 103 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.52 | -15.75 | 4.58 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 104 | Utah State | Mountain State | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.52 | -9.5 | 4.63 | 0.05 | 0.95 |
| 105 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.51 | -1.6 | 14.86 | 1.85 | -0.85 |
| 106 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.19 | -11.83 | -2.27 | 0.69 | 1.31 |
| 107 | Indiana | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.89 | -5.5 | 22.41 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 108 | Illinois | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.63 | -7.25 | 17.16 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 109 | Oregon | Pacific | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.59 | -5.2 | 16.19 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 110 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.09 | -3.8 | 9.23 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| 111 | Yale | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.92 | -15.75 | 19.05 | 0.31 | 0.69 |
| 112 | Kansas | Big 6 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.78 | -16 | 11.3 | 0.15 | 0.85 |
| 113 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.6 | -22 | 12.94 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 114 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.92 | -8.4 | 7 | 1.09 | -0.09 |
| 115 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.48 | -15.4 | 8.21 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| 116 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.36 | -15.4 | 3.54 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 117 | Maryland | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.06 | -15.6 | 11.32 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
| 118 | UCLA | Pacific | 0-5-0 | 0 | -1.47 | -4.4 | 19.29 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| 119 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.94 | -9.33 | 11.01 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 120 | South Carolina | Southern | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.44 | -15 | 19.17 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 121 | Idaho | Pacific | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.94 | -29.4 | 16.21 | 0 | 0 |