Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.474471+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.29 | 18.5 | 10.7 | 7.82 | 0.18 |
| 2 | Duke | Southern | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.26 | 30 | 8.79 | 8.93 | 0.07 |
| 3 | Utah | Mountain State | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 25.04 | 19.71 | 9.18 | 6.62 | -1.62 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.89 | 13.89 | 9.82 | 8.36 | -0.36 |
| 5 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.99 | 15.25 | 4.92 | 7.92 | 0.08 |
| 6 | Texas | Southwest | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 23.28 | 24.33 | 13.83 | 8.85 | -1.85 |
| 7 | Navy | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 23.03 | 17.56 | 13.77 | 8.85 | -1.85 |
| 8 | Missouri | Big 6 | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.79 | 21 | 10.33 | 8.88 | -0.88 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | Border | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.67 | 19.6 | 8.78 | 9.92 | -0.92 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.59 | 15.62 | 11.7 | 7.55 | -0.55 |
| 11 | Georgia | SEC | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 22.49 | 22 | 8.56 | 9.75 | -1.75 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.44 | 23 | 7.44 | 8.84 | -0.84 |
| 13 | Michigan | Western | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.22 | 13.25 | 12.92 | 7.63 | -1.63 |
| 14 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.13 | 14.12 | 9.64 | 7.3 | -0.3 |
| 15 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.68 | 13.67 | 7.38 | 8.66 | -1.66 |
| 16 | Ohio State | Western | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.44 | 7.12 | 11.02 | 5.83 | 0.17 |
| 17 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.13 | 26.33 | 0.34 | 8.9 | -0.9 |
| 18 | Alabama | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.88 | 17 | 12.31 | 9.56 | -1.56 |
| 19 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.15 | 17.1 | 7.17 | 9.27 | -1.27 |
| 20 | Oregon State | Pacific | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.08 | 10 | 12.76 | 8.62 | -1.62 |
| 21 | Tennessee | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.95 | 10.9 | 8.7 | 8.97 | -0.97 |
| 22 | Clemson | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.76 | 15.89 | 7.68 | 8.15 | -1.15 |
| 23 | William & Mary | Southern | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.69 | 18.9 | 3.93 | 9.63 | -1.63 |
| 24 | TCU | Southwest | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.58 | 4.1 | 13.54 | 7.01 | -0.01 |
| 25 | Arizona | Border | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.48 | 12.56 | 7.93 | 7.29 | -0.29 |
| 26 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.32 | 13.56 | 6.66 | 8.13 | -1.13 |
| 27 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.28 | 13.67 | 5.42 | 8.33 | -1.33 |
| 28 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.27 | 17.33 | 4.96 | 8.77 | -1.77 |
| 29 | Ole Miss | SEC | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.1 | 7.11 | 11.57 | 7.47 | -1.47 |
| 30 | Temple | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.06 | 3.33 | 10.84 | 5.48 | 1.52 |
| 31 | West Texas A&M | Border | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 18.86 | 19.8 | -0.73 | 9.3 | -1.3 |
| 32 | Miami | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.61 | 11.67 | 2.04 | 8.48 | -1.48 |
| 33 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.18 | 12.9 | 11.23 | 8.68 | -1.68 |
| 34 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.89 | 3.38 | 13.85 | 6.08 | -1.08 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.79 | 13.67 | 12.14 | 7.9 | -1.9 |
| 36 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.75 | 13 | 6.45 | 6.94 | -1.94 |
| 37 | Stanford | Pacific | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.5 | 7.22 | 13.38 | 6.97 | -0.97 |
| 38 | Washington State | Pacific | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.49 | 11.22 | 11.73 | 8.28 | -2.28 |
| 39 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.48 | 7.44 | 14.34 | 6.9 | -0.9 |
| 40 | Northwestern | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.82 | 13.25 | 14.54 | 7.24 | -2.24 |
| 41 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.33 | 4.57 | 7.75 | 4.87 | -0.87 |
| 42 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.78 | 2.88 | 14.7 | 5.38 | -0.38 |
| 43 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.75 | 8.11 | 9.36 | 7.46 | -2.46 |
| 44 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.61 | 2 | 14.18 | 5.49 | -0.49 |
| 45 | Montana | Pacific | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.6 | 2.78 | 4.41 | 5.73 | 0.27 |
| 46 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 15.54 | 7 | 0.18 | 8 | -2 |
| 47 | Rice | Southwest | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.47 | 4.44 | 10.41 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 48 | Tulane | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 15.43 | 13.89 | 13.75 | 7.92 | -2.92 |
| 49 | Denver | Mountain State | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 14.64 | 10.56 | 7.61 | 8.41 | -4.41 |
| 50 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 14.53 | 0 | 4.02 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| 51 | SMU | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.51 | 7.67 | 9.79 | 6.99 | -1.99 |
| 52 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.38 | 4.22 | 13.35 | 5.89 | -0.89 |
| 53 | Washington | Pacific | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.37 | 2.89 | 15.26 | 5.77 | -0.77 |
| 54 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.31 | 5.89 | 9.46 | 7.33 | -2.33 |
| 55 | BYU | Mountain State | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 14.23 | 4 | 9.62 | 6.07 | -2.07 |
| 56 | Oregon | Pacific | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.99 | 1.78 | 13.24 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| 57 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.96 | 4.67 | 8.45 | 6.22 | -1.22 |
| 58 | The Citadel | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.91 | 10.75 | 2 | 6.66 | -2.66 |
| 59 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.35 | 1.11 | 9.12 | 4.92 | 0.08 |
| 60 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 13.08 | 4.75 | 12.93 | 5.33 | -2.33 |
| 61 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.99 | -0.8 | 8.5 | 4.59 | 1.41 |
| 62 | Wake Forest | Southern | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 12.77 | 4.55 | 9.42 | 7.15 | -2.15 |
| 63 | LSU | SEC | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 12.7 | 2.6 | 13.9 | 6.42 | -2.42 |
| 64 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.68 | 3.25 | 11.33 | 5.65 | -1.65 |
| 65 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.5 | 2.33 | -1.07 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| 66 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.35 | -0.33 | 8.09 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| 67 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.12 | 2.5 | 7.99 | 6.06 | -1.06 |
| 68 | Arizona State | Border | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 11.78 | -0.6 | 3.86 | 4.69 | 0.31 |
| 69 | New Mexico | Border | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 11.67 | -1.9 | 8.28 | 4.11 | 0.89 |
| 70 | South Carolina | Southern | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.67 | -0.33 | 14.45 | 4.34 | -0.34 |
| 71 | California | Pacific | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.63 | 4 | 14.53 | 6.53 | -2.53 |
| 72 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 11.55 | -0.1 | 11.66 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 73 | Florida | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.49 | 6.11 | 9.04 | 7.25 | -3.25 |
| 74 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.95 | 1.22 | 14.14 | 4.87 | -0.87 |
| 75 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.73 | 1.33 | 11.18 | 5.23 | -1.23 |
| 76 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.47 | -2 | 9.34 | 3.61 | 0.39 |
| 77 | Auburn | SEC | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.45 | 0.8 | 10.99 | 5.4 | -1.4 |
| 78 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.05 | -4.5 | 10.08 | 3.14 | 1.86 |
| 79 | Idaho | Pacific | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.24 | -1.33 | 8.47 | 4.01 | -0.01 |
| 80 | NC State | Southern | 4-5-2 | 0.36 | 9.18 | -1.91 | 10.92 | 4.48 | -0.48 |
| 81 | VMI | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.02 | -4 | 13.86 | 3.21 | 0.79 |
| 82 | UCLA | Pacific | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.71 | -5.89 | 13.04 | 2.27 | 1.73 |
| 83 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.71 | -1.67 | 1.23 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 84 | Colorado | Mountain State | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.37 | -8 | 14.73 | 1.85 | 1.15 |
| 85 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.3 | -5 | 6.72 | 2.77 | 1.23 |
| 86 | Iowa | Western | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.17 | -1 | 10.9 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| 87 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.16 | -5.1 | 3.69 | 2.43 | 1.57 |
| 88 | Furman | Southern | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 8.07 | -7.33 | 9.07 | 2.46 | 0.54 |
| 89 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.01 | -2.75 | 16.39 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 90 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.84 | -4.1 | 9.61 | 2.82 | 1.18 |
| 91 | Northern Arizona | Border | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.37 | -3 | 5.92 | 3.14 | -0.14 |
| 92 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.13 | -8 | 13.73 | 2.36 | 0.64 |
| 93 | UTEP | Border | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.97 | -6.22 | 9.62 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| 94 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.42 | -5.5 | 16.46 | 2.71 | 0.29 |
| 95 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.39 | -5.33 | 15.27 | 2.26 | 0.74 |
| 96 | Maryland | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.21 | -16.33 | 6.31 | 0.32 | 2.68 |
| 97 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.89 | -3.1 | 15.72 | 3.65 | -0.65 |
| 98 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.79 | -9.89 | 15.58 | 1.34 | 1.66 |
| 99 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.61 | -4.2 | 11.62 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 100 | Purdue | Western | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.41 | -4.38 | 13.06 | 0.98 | 1.02 |
| 101 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.36 | -16.44 | 12.3 | 0.62 | 2.38 |
| 102 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 4.72 | -11.22 | 11.33 | 0.92 | 1.08 |
| 103 | Indiana | Western | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.71 | -3.12 | 13.83 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 104 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.41 | -13.6 | 1.96 | 0.64 | 2.36 |
| 105 | Illinois | Western | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.28 | -6.38 | 14.75 | 2.33 | -0.33 |
| 106 | USC | Pacific | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.18 | -8.75 | 17.77 | 1.04 | 0.96 |
| 107 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.08 | -16.29 | 1.13 | 0.14 | 1.86 |
| 108 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.84 | -9.78 | 9.49 | 1.41 | 0.59 |
| 109 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.8 | -11 | 12.35 | 0.91 | 1.09 |
| 110 | Richmond | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.82 | -14.11 | 6.59 | 0.53 | 1.47 |
| 111 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.7 | -15 | 4.79 | 0.96 | 1.04 |
| 112 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.63 | -21.78 | 12.95 | 0.18 | 1.82 |
| 113 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 2.59 | -18.9 | 5.74 | 0.19 | 1.81 |
| 114 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 1-6-2 | 0.11 | 2.13 | -2.67 | 7.83 | 2.97 | -1.97 |
| 115 | Davidson | Southern | 1-6-3 | 0.1 | 1.17 | -11.3 | 7.72 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 116 | Yale | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.86 | -10.25 | 15.82 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 117 | George Washington | Southern | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.48 | -16.11 | 8.39 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 118 | Utah State | Mountain State | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.11 | -13.38 | 10.24 | 0.44 | -0.44 |
| 119 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 0-8-2 | 0 | -2.31 | -19.8 | 5.18 | 0.24 | -0.24 |