Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.474107+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | Mountain State | 4-0-2 | 0.67 | 25.55 | 21 | 10.9 | 5.82 | -1.82 |
| 2 | Minnesota | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.52 | 18.5 | 11.22 | 7.82 | 0.18 |
| 3 | Duke | Southern | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.31 | 30 | 8.46 | 8.93 | 0.07 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 25.03 | 13.89 | 9.77 | 8.36 | -0.36 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.74 | 28.75 | 5.78 | 7.97 | 0.03 |
| 6 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.3 | 15.25 | 5.94 | 7.92 | 0.08 |
| 7 | Missouri | Big 6 | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.87 | 21 | 10.22 | 8.88 | -0.88 |
| 8 | Texas | Southwest | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.81 | 24.5 | 12.89 | 7.83 | -1.83 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.7 | 15.62 | 11.91 | 7.55 | -0.55 |
| 10 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.7 | 18.75 | 13.72 | 7.9 | -1.9 |
| 11 | Georgia | SEC | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.44 | 22.11 | 9.05 | 8.74 | -1.74 |
| 12 | Texas Tech | Border | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.42 | 18.56 | 8.31 | 8.93 | -0.93 |
| 13 | Michigan | Western | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.38 | 13.25 | 13.3 | 7.63 | -1.63 |
| 14 | Clemson | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.24 | 20.5 | 8.21 | 7.64 | -0.64 |
| 15 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.21 | 21.11 | 6.7 | 8.68 | -0.68 |
| 16 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.99 | 13.14 | 11.37 | 6.33 | -0.33 |
| 17 | William & Mary | Southern | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.74 | 22.44 | 3.82 | 8.8 | -0.8 |
| 18 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.67 | 16.25 | 5.99 | 7.61 | -0.61 |
| 19 | Ole Miss | SEC | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.65 | 8.75 | 11.05 | 6.88 | -0.88 |
| 20 | Ohio State | Western | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.63 | 7.12 | 11.61 | 5.83 | 0.17 |
| 21 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.27 | 26.33 | 0.7 | 8.9 | -0.9 |
| 22 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.06 | 14.62 | 5.46 | 7.67 | -1.67 |
| 23 | Alabama | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.55 | 17.33 | 11.61 | 8.62 | -1.62 |
| 24 | Miami | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.49 | 14.88 | -0.16 | 7.87 | -0.87 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.8 | 15.5 | 12.85 | 7.11 | -1.11 |
| 26 | Stanford | Pacific | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.64 | 10.12 | 13.51 | 6.74 | -0.74 |
| 27 | Oregon State | Pacific | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.5 | 10.62 | 12.81 | 7.75 | -1.75 |
| 28 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.43 | 17.33 | 5.68 | 8.77 | -1.77 |
| 29 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.39 | 10 | 7.86 | 7.96 | -0.96 |
| 30 | Temple | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.12 | 3.33 | 10.97 | 5.48 | 1.52 |
| 31 | West Texas A&M | Border | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.03 | 19.8 | -0.91 | 9.3 | -1.3 |
| 32 | Arizona | Border | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19 | 13.25 | 8.08 | 6.62 | -0.62 |
| 33 | TCU | Southwest | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.99 | 4.33 | 13.23 | 6.44 | -0.44 |
| 34 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.63 | 14.38 | 5.63 | 7.33 | -1.33 |
| 35 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.02 | 3.38 | 14.6 | 6.08 | -1.08 |
| 36 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.91 | 13 | 6.97 | 6.94 | -1.94 |
| 37 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.88 | 3.25 | 13.57 | 5.38 | -0.38 |
| 38 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.58 | 14.22 | 10.72 | 7.97 | -1.97 |
| 39 | Washington State | Pacific | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.51 | 11.22 | 11.87 | 8.28 | -2.28 |
| 40 | Tulane | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 17.09 | 18 | 14.12 | 7.4 | -2.4 |
| 41 | Northwestern | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.87 | 13.25 | 14.67 | 7.24 | -2.24 |
| 42 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.37 | 4.57 | 8.16 | 4.87 | -0.87 |
| 43 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.13 | 7.5 | 12.23 | 7 | -2 |
| 44 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.1 | 5.62 | 13.61 | 5.79 | -0.79 |
| 45 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.98 | 2.88 | 14.7 | 5.38 | -0.38 |
| 46 | Montana | Pacific | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.82 | 2.78 | 4.82 | 5.73 | 0.27 |
| 47 | SMU | Southwest | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.79 | 8.88 | 8.66 | 6.47 | -1.47 |
| 48 | Oregon | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.46 | 2.62 | 12.46 | 4.88 | 0.12 |
| 49 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.33 | 4 | 7.89 | 5.41 | -0.41 |
| 50 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.85 | 7.11 | 1.39 | 7.19 | -2.19 |
| 51 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.74 | 8.88 | 9.6 | 6.82 | -2.82 |
| 52 | Denver | Mountain State | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 14.68 | 10.56 | 8.08 | 8.41 | -4.41 |
| 53 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 14.54 | 0 | 4.26 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| 54 | BYU | Mountain State | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 14.4 | 4 | 9.51 | 6.07 | -2.07 |
| 55 | Wake Forest | Southern | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.36 | 7.9 | 8.93 | 7.51 | -2.51 |
| 56 | Rice | Southwest | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.33 | 3.25 | 11 | 5.01 | -1.01 |
| 57 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.11 | 4.67 | 8.45 | 6.22 | -1.22 |
| 58 | South Carolina | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.95 | 0.5 | 14.27 | 4.22 | -0.22 |
| 59 | Washington | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.34 | 3.12 | 16.58 | 5.23 | -1.23 |
| 60 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.32 | 0 | 10.99 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| 61 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 13.13 | 4.75 | 13.97 | 5.33 | -2.33 |
| 62 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.96 | 2.25 | 15.76 | 4.71 | -0.71 |
| 63 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.82 | 3.25 | 11.08 | 5.65 | -1.65 |
| 64 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.7 | 2.33 | -0.58 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| 65 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.57 | -0.33 | 8.78 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| 66 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.46 | 8.29 | 1.66 | 5.37 | -2.37 |
| 67 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.85 | -2.33 | 9.04 | 3.49 | 1.51 |
| 68 | Arizona State | Border | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 11.78 | -0.6 | 4.2 | 4.69 | 0.31 |
| 69 | Florida | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.48 | 6.11 | 9.09 | 7.25 | -3.25 |
| 70 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.1 | 1.25 | 1.09 | 4.33 | -0.33 |
| 71 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.69 | 1.44 | 9.79 | 5.05 | -1.05 |
| 72 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.64 | -2 | 9.76 | 3.61 | 0.39 |
| 73 | LSU | SEC | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 10.59 | 0.78 | 13.4 | 4.89 | -1.89 |
| 74 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.15 | -4.5 | 9.51 | 3.14 | 1.86 |
| 75 | California | Pacific | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 10.02 | 2.5 | 14.1 | 5.14 | -2.14 |
| 76 | New Mexico | Border | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 9.97 | -5.22 | 8.55 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| 77 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.54 | 0.5 | 15.42 | 4.14 | -1.14 |
| 78 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.31 | 1.38 | 10.21 | 4.64 | -1.64 |
| 79 | Idaho | Pacific | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.18 | -1.33 | 8.41 | 4.01 | -0.01 |
| 80 | VMI | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.95 | -4 | 13.31 | 3.21 | 0.79 |
| 81 | UCLA | Pacific | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.82 | -5.89 | 12.98 | 2.27 | 1.73 |
| 82 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.75 | -4.33 | 9.21 | 2.39 | 1.61 |
| 83 | Northern Arizona | Border | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.51 | -3 | 6.54 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 84 | Colorado | Mountain State | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.5 | -8 | 14.67 | 1.85 | 1.15 |
| 85 | Iowa | Western | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.28 | -1 | 11.02 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| 86 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.26 | -5.1 | 3.69 | 2.43 | 1.57 |
| 87 | Furman | Southern | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 8.22 | -7.33 | 9.39 | 2.46 | 0.54 |
| 88 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.14 | -2.75 | 16.57 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 89 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.87 | -3.38 | 14.51 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| 90 | Auburn | SEC | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.86 | -1.44 | 9.96 | 3.82 | -0.82 |
| 91 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.83 | -4.56 | 17.01 | 2.65 | 0.35 |
| 92 | NC State | Southern | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 7.67 | -3.4 | 9.79 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 93 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.24 | -8 | 13.9 | 2.36 | 0.64 |
| 94 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.62 | -8.33 | 6.36 | 1.46 | 1.54 |
| 95 | Maryland | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.12 | -16.33 | 5.94 | 0.32 | 2.68 |
| 96 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.69 | -4.2 | 11.71 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 97 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 5.55 | -11.75 | 10.35 | 0.53 | 1.47 |
| 98 | Purdue | Western | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.48 | -4.38 | 12.83 | 0.98 | 1.02 |
| 99 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.43 | -16.44 | 12.03 | 0.62 | 2.38 |
| 100 | USC | Pacific | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.09 | -9.86 | 18 | 0.68 | 1.32 |
| 101 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 4.9 | -14.33 | -1.22 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 102 | UTEP | Border | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.81 | -7.38 | 10.19 | 2.09 | -0.09 |
| 103 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.7 | -10.12 | 9.27 | 1.15 | 0.85 |
| 104 | Indiana | Western | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.6 | -3.12 | 13.99 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 105 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.48 | -13.6 | 1.87 | 0.64 | 2.36 |
| 106 | Illinois | Western | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.38 | -6.38 | 15.06 | 2.33 | -0.33 |
| 107 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.93 | -4.22 | 15.1 | 2.92 | -0.92 |
| 108 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.87 | -11 | 12.56 | 0.91 | 1.09 |
| 109 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.83 | -14.5 | 18.54 | 0.51 | 1.49 |
| 110 | Richmond | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.5 | -14.25 | 6.32 | 0.55 | 1.45 |
| 111 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.29 | -21.88 | 12.18 | 0.13 | 1.87 |
| 112 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.25 | -17.89 | 5.41 | 0.23 | 1.77 |
| 113 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.75 | -15 | 4.8 | 0.96 | 1.04 |
| 114 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 1-6-2 | 0.11 | 2.18 | -2.67 | 7.96 | 2.97 | -1.97 |
| 115 | Davidson | Southern | 1-6-3 | 0.1 | 1.03 | -11.3 | 8.66 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 116 | Yale | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.89 | -10.25 | 16.39 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 117 | George Washington | Southern | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.52 | -16.11 | 8.56 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 118 | Utah State | Mountain State | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.1 | -13.57 | 7.91 | 0.17 | -0.17 |
| 119 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 0-7-2 | 0 | -2.31 | -18.44 | 7.03 | 0.23 | -0.23 |