Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.312132+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | Western | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.55 | 7.83 | 18.87 | 4.93 | 1.07 |
| 2 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.87 | 28 | 10.48 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | Border | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.42 | 15.29 | 10.63 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.38 | 16.86 | 10.27 | 6.87 | 0.13 |
| 5 | Stanford | Pacific | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.35 | 11.86 | 11.47 | 6.36 | 0.64 |
| 6 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.77 | 30.43 | 4.92 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.62 | 20.67 | 5.73 | 5.85 | 0.15 |
| 8 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.25 | 32.14 | 2.39 | 6.98 | 0.02 |
| 9 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.8 | 33.43 | 0 | 6.97 | 0.03 |
| 10 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 23.77 | 16.86 | 2.29 | 6.76 | -0.76 |
| 11 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 23.58 | 12.83 | 2.39 | 5.78 | -0.78 |
| 12 | Hardin-Simmons | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.46 | 16.71 | 0.67 | 6.61 | 0.39 |
| 13 | Duke | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.5 | 18.83 | 15.88 | 5.83 | -0.83 |
| 14 | Michigan | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.24 | 19.17 | 12.98 | 5.93 | -0.93 |
| 15 | Arizona | Border | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.08 | 17 | 9.96 | 6.56 | -0.56 |
| 16 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22 | 15.62 | 7.26 | 7.39 | -0.39 |
| 17 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.74 | 8.71 | 10.62 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| 18 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.72 | 14.17 | 12.62 | 5.69 | -0.69 |
| 19 | Northwestern | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.65 | 15.5 | 11.71 | 5.62 | -0.62 |
| 20 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.39 | 9.17 | 12.69 | 5.27 | -0.27 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.14 | 19.67 | 11.54 | 5.59 | -1.59 |
| 22 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.01 | 15.29 | 4.33 | 6.96 | -0.96 |
| 23 | Rice | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.75 | 10.33 | 8.36 | 5.65 | -0.65 |
| 24 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.66 | 14.75 | 6.24 | 7.37 | -2.37 |
| 25 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.57 | 11.71 | 6.89 | 6.67 | -1.67 |
| 26 | Alabama | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.39 | 15.67 | 4.51 | 5.76 | -0.76 |
| 27 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.29 | 7.17 | 7.23 | 4.94 | 0.06 |
| 28 | Brown | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.99 | 8.29 | 0.93 | 5.83 | 0.17 |
| 29 | Arizona State | Border | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 19.94 | 6.5 | 5.26 | 6.47 | -1.47 |
| 30 | SMU | Southwest | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.68 | 3.17 | 9.04 | 3.88 | 0.12 |
| 31 | Wake Forest | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.16 | 10.5 | 9.77 | 6.54 | -0.54 |
| 32 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.16 | 10 | 10.47 | 4.64 | -1.64 |
| 33 | Texas | Southwest | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.81 | 7.86 | 15.03 | 5.71 | -0.71 |
| 34 | Utah | Mountain State | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.37 | 6.86 | 12.99 | 5.26 | -0.26 |
| 35 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.33 | 6.57 | 11.36 | 5.87 | -0.87 |
| 36 | Missouri | Big 6 | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.17 | 10 | 9.79 | 5.47 | -0.47 |
| 37 | Richmond | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.02 | 9.62 | 2.95 | 6.93 | -0.93 |
| 38 | William & Mary | Southern | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.01 | 13.62 | 6.9 | 7.37 | -2.37 |
| 39 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18 | 9.88 | 8.5 | 6.25 | -1.25 |
| 40 | Clemson | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.89 | 14.71 | 4.43 | 6.48 | -1.48 |
| 41 | Washington | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.73 | 6 | 14.2 | 4.81 | -0.81 |
| 42 | VMI | Southern | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.49 | 5.12 | 8.17 | 6.39 | -1.39 |
| 43 | Auburn | SEC | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.26 | 5 | 13.62 | 4.89 | -0.89 |
| 44 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.26 | 8.5 | 10.17 | 5.05 | -1.05 |
| 45 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.23 | 6.33 | 10.3 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.98 | 4.33 | 12.08 | 4.12 | -0.12 |
| 47 | Denver | Mountain State | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.87 | 5.17 | 10.5 | 4.25 | -0.25 |
| 48 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.11 | 1 | 11.5 | 3.37 | 0.63 |
| 49 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.08 | 9.75 | 2.53 | 6.69 | -2.69 |
| 50 | Colorado | Mountain State | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.14 | 7.57 | 11.05 | 5.12 | -1.12 |
| 51 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 14.96 | 1.29 | 12.13 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 52 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 14.86 | -0.29 | 6.62 | 3.39 | 0.61 |
| 53 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.79 | 6.43 | 11.6 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 54 | Furman | Southern | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.61 | 10.14 | 5.23 | 5.57 | -1.57 |
| 55 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.19 | 6.29 | 6.2 | 5.67 | -1.67 |
| 56 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13.85 | 1.17 | 5.87 | 3.36 | -0.36 |
| 57 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.69 | 6.88 | 0.89 | 6.63 | -2.63 |
| 58 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.48 | 5.2 | -4.63 | 3.53 | -0.53 |
| 59 | Georgia | SEC | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.45 | 8.57 | 9.76 | 5.43 | -2.43 |
| 60 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.36 | 6.88 | 10.89 | 6.08 | -2.08 |
| 61 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13.27 | -0.5 | 9.28 | 2.87 | 0.13 |
| 62 | Ohio State | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.21 | 3 | 15.81 | 3.82 | -0.82 |
| 63 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.18 | 8 | 7.69 | 4.71 | -1.71 |
| 64 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.83 | 4.29 | 11.38 | 5.42 | -2.42 |
| 65 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.66 | 6.86 | 5 | 5.43 | -2.43 |
| 66 | LSU | SEC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.13 | 0.62 | 10.97 | 4.23 | -0.23 |
| 67 | TCU | Southwest | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.78 | 3.71 | 15.9 | 4.75 | -1.75 |
| 68 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.67 | 0.62 | 9.23 | 4.19 | -0.19 |
| 69 | USC | Pacific | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 11.48 | -1.33 | 13.89 | 2.51 | -0.51 |
| 70 | Montana | Pacific | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.26 | -5.14 | 6.52 | 1.98 | 2.02 |
| 71 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.23 | 2.33 | -4.01 | 3.48 | -0.48 |
| 72 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.94 | 3.57 | 9.27 | 4.34 | -1.34 |
| 73 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.87 | -2.71 | 14.69 | 2.84 | 0.16 |
| 74 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.85 | 5.14 | 3.51 | 5 | -2 |
| 75 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.64 | -2.83 | 10.9 | 2.36 | 0.64 |
| 76 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.63 | 2.67 | 12.58 | 3.73 | -1.73 |
| 77 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.6 | 3.57 | 3.21 | 4.59 | -1.59 |
| 78 | Florida | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.56 | -2.5 | 12.24 | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| 79 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.42 | -4.6 | 16.49 | 1.46 | 0.54 |
| 80 | BYU | Mountain State | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.02 | 1.5 | 9.15 | 3.53 | -1.53 |
| 81 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.73 | -1 | 12.83 | 3.12 | -0.12 |
| 82 | Tulane | SEC | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.51 | -3.29 | 19.5 | 2.44 | 0.56 |
| 83 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.46 | -1.29 | 10.27 | 3.05 | -0.05 |
| 84 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.44 | -0.14 | 3.95 | 3.45 | -0.45 |
| 85 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.26 | -2.86 | 14.53 | 2.58 | 0.42 |
| 86 | UTEP | Border | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.26 | -0.75 | 5.37 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 87 | New Mexico | Border | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.92 | 7.83 | 6.93 | 5.13 | -3.13 |
| 88 | Purdue | Western | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.86 | 3.33 | 10.13 | 3.87 | -1.87 |
| 89 | California | Pacific | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.85 | -4.71 | 17.19 | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| 90 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.66 | -2.43 | 8.24 | 2.82 | 0.18 |
| 91 | Iowa | Western | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 10.74 | 3.33 | -1.33 |
| 92 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 8.05 | 0.86 | 13.07 | 3.94 | -1.94 |
| 93 | Hampden-Sydney | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.61 | -8 | 1.73 | 1.36 | 1.64 |
| 94 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.19 | 0.17 | -0.96 | 3.04 | -1.04 |
| 95 | Davidson | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.72 | -11.5 | 8.54 | 1.49 | 1.51 |
| 96 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.67 | -3.67 | 12.8 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 97 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 1-2-3 | 0.17 | 6.67 | -2.33 | 10.72 | 1.86 | -0.86 |
| 98 | Indiana | Western | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.66 | -2.83 | 16.45 | 2.09 | -0.09 |
| 99 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.45 | -2.86 | 6.88 | 2.51 | -0.51 |
| 100 | NC State | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 6.35 | -1.57 | 17.21 | 3.04 | -1.04 |
| 101 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.26 | -3 | 3.84 | 2.42 | -0.42 |
| 102 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.53 | -8.5 | 2.3 | 0.77 | 1.23 |
| 103 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.13 | -5.71 | 7.75 | 1.83 | 0.17 |
| 104 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.49 | -9 | 5.04 | 1.27 | 0.73 |
| 105 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.4 | -9.71 | 4.12 | 1.12 | 0.88 |
| 106 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.28 | -14.57 | 2.71 | 0.39 | 1.61 |
| 107 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.07 | -8.88 | 12.45 | 1.24 | 0.76 |
| 108 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.88 | -11.75 | 13.9 | 0.92 | 1.08 |
| 109 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.55 | -3.83 | 14.41 | 2.47 | -1.47 |
| 110 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.48 | -12.88 | 2.39 | 0.87 | 1.13 |
| 111 | Utah State | Mountain State | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.92 | -7.33 | 7.79 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 112 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.59 | -12.33 | 9.56 | 0.38 | 0.62 |
| 113 | South Carolina | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.55 | -10 | 17.19 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 114 | Illinois | Western | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.22 | -9 | 15.28 | 1.04 | -0.04 |
| 115 | Yale | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.89 | -14.67 | 19.03 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 116 | Kansas | Big 6 | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.68 | -17.17 | 12.99 | 0.16 | 0.84 |
| 117 | Maryland | Southern | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.54 | -19.83 | 10.78 | 0.05 | 0.95 |
| 118 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.53 | -20 | 10.09 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 119 | UCLA | Pacific | 0-7-0 | 0 | -1.72 | -6.57 | 18.31 | 0.79 | -0.79 |
| 120 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.16 | -13 | 13.8 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 121 | Idaho | Pacific | 0-6-1 | 0 | -2.77 | -26.14 | 15.82 | 0.02 | -0.02 |