Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.471313+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 32.55 | 24 | 26.32 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 2 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 31.83 | 37 | 20.57 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Tulane | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 31.3 | 23 | 21.14 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 4 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 30.55 | 17 | 18.88 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 30.46 | 10 | 20.66 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Michigan | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.71 | 9 | 14.41 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 7 | Texas | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.68 | 31 | 9.1 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 8 | Ohio State | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.57 | 19 | 12.72 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 9 | Clemson | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.56 | 26.33 | 6.26 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 10 | Stanford | Pacific | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.51 | 18.5 | 11.31 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 11 | Georgia | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.44 | 54.5 | 8.81 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.37 | 15 | 7.77 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 13 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.14 | 19.5 | 9.19 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 14 | TCU | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.61 | 7.5 | 11.12 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.52 | 14 | 27.05 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | New Mexico | Border | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.46 | 4 | 9.41 | 1.38 | 0.62 |
| 17 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.07 | 9.5 | 4.18 | 1.79 | 0.21 |
| 18 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.83 | 9.33 | 2.68 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.62 | 22 | -0.38 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 20 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.59 | 15.5 | 5.9 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 21 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.58 | 21 | 4.89 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.41 | 19 | 0.14 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.2 | 6 | 23.52 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 24 | Minnesota | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.16 | 8 | 1.11 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 25 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.97 | 13 | 21.73 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 26 | Texas Tech | Border | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.94 | 22 | -4.93 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 27 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.93 | 7 | 22.01 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 28 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.89 | 18.5 | -1.21 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 29 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.89 | 6 | 21.75 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Yale | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.7 | 2 | 27.22 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 31 | Utah | Mountain State | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.69 | 19 | -2.43 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 32 | West Texas A&M | Border | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.68 | 13.67 | -0.97 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 33 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.66 | 36.5 | -3.58 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.47 | 30.5 | -5.39 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 35 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.07 | 22.5 | -5.03 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Montana | Pacific | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.98 | 20 | -5.39 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 37 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.91 | 23.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.67 | 47.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.34 | 37.5 | -10 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 40 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.13 | 1 | -0.16 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 41 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.25 | 12 | -10 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 42 | Northwestern | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.21 | 48 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Maryland | Southern | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 23.07 | 9 | -10 | 1.93 | -0.93 |
| 44 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.07 | 19 | 2.48 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.53 | 21 | 1.27 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 46 | Rice | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.02 | 42 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.85 | 35 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Illinois | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.71 | 45 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Miami | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.67 | 38 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Wake Forest | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.46 | 25.33 | 10.98 | 2.65 | -0.65 |
| 51 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.35 | 20 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.24 | 13 | -10 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 53 | North Carolina | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.38 | 16.67 | 6.15 | 2.87 | -0.87 |
| 54 | William & Mary | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.36 | 21 | 3.84 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| 55 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.18 | 21.33 | -6.69 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 56 | Florida | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.97 | 20 | 3.09 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 57 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.73 | 20 | 2.55 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 58 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 18.61 | 3.5 | 21.47 | 1.28 | -0.28 |
| 59 | Iowa | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 18.2 | 5.5 | 21.14 | 1.6 | -0.6 |
| 60 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.83 | 0 | 15.43 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 61 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.64 | 2 | -6.66 | 1.69 | 0.31 |
| 62 | California | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 17.35 | 12 | 7.88 | 1.85 | -0.85 |
| 63 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.19 | 2 | 2.95 | 1.81 | 0.19 |
| 64 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.99 | 2 | 2.84 | 1.81 | 0.19 |
| 65 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.93 | 32 | 9.96 | 1.93 | -0.93 |
| 66 | Alabama | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.71 | 13.5 | 9.64 | 1.77 | -0.77 |
| 67 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.56 | 23.5 | 7.1 | 1.97 | -0.97 |
| 68 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.28 | 3.5 | 8.28 | 1.59 | -0.59 |
| 69 | SMU | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.77 | 24 | -3.65 | 1.93 | -0.93 |
| 70 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.24 | 16.5 | -3.58 | 1.98 | -0.98 |
| 71 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.13 | 3 | 7.8 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 72 | The Citadel | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.06 | 16 | -5.04 | 1.82 | -0.82 |
| 73 | Richmond | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15 | 9.5 | 9.52 | 1.77 | -0.77 |
| 74 | NC State | Southern | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.8 | -4.67 | 15.17 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 75 | George Washington | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.62 | 1 | 5.52 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| 76 | South Carolina | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.41 | -11 | 21.14 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 77 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.33 | 3.5 | -3.95 | 1.36 | -0.36 |
| 78 | Arizona | Border | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.2 | 8 | 26.46 | 1.39 | -0.39 |
| 79 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.94 | -6.5 | 11.09 | 0.15 | 0.85 |
| 80 | Washington State | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.52 | 3 | 25.07 | 1.42 | -0.42 |
| 81 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.37 | -2 | 9.11 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 82 | USC | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.1 | -13.5 | 12.52 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 83 | Auburn | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.73 | -9.5 | 9.96 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 84 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.6 | 5 | 12.02 | 1.48 | -0.48 |
| 85 | UCLA | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.56 | -16 | 13.26 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| 86 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.55 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| 87 | Oregon | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.55 | 5 | 11.59 | 1.37 | -0.37 |
| 88 | Denver | Mountain State | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 12.52 | 8.67 | 15.49 | 2.61 | -1.61 |
| 89 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.32 | -17 | 10.76 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
| 90 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.26 | -7 | 5.44 | 0.43 | 0.57 |
| 91 | BYU | Mountain State | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.94 | 6.5 | 6.71 | 1.53 | -0.53 |
| 92 | Purdue | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.76 | 1.5 | 12.15 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 93 | Oregon State | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.55 | -1.5 | 12.76 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 94 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.83 | 0 | 3.14 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 95 | Kansas | Big 6 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.43 | -4.5 | 12.65 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 96 | LSU | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.11 | -5 | 14.93 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 97 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.51 | -10.5 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 98 | Arizona State | Border | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.03 | -9.33 | 4.67 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 99 | Furman | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.23 | -14.67 | 14.22 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 100 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.87 | -1.67 | -0.97 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| 101 | UTEP | Border | 0-1-1 | 0 | -0.25 | -1 | 8.82 | 0.84 | -0.84 |
| 102 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.15 | -6 | -0.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.26 | -7 | 23.07 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Washington | Pacific | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.27 | -5.5 | 13.71 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 105 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.4 | -4 | 25.88 | 0.61 | -0.61 |
| 106 | Davidson | Southern | 0-1-2 | 0 | -1.43 | -6.67 | 12.66 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 107 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.51 | -6 | 24.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.64 | -13 | -2.19 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 109 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.72 | -19 | 3.08 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | Wisconsin | Western | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.95 | -21 | 0.82 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 111 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 0-1-1 | 0 | -2.12 | -24 | -3.65 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.14 | -10.67 | 2.74 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 113 | Indiana | Western | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.17 | -10 | 25.93 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 114 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.2 | -12 | 26.3 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 115 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.33 | -14.5 | 27.05 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 116 | Colorado | Mountain State | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.45 | -21.5 | 13.98 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 117 | Utah State | Mountain State | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.47 | -30 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | Idaho | Pacific | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.62 | -16.5 | 12.75 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 119 | VMI | Southern | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.74 | -22 | 27.3 | 0.12 | -0.12 |