Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.471735+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 30.58 | 32.67 | 20.71 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 2 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.43 | 14 | 17.29 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 3 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.26 | 15.67 | 12.97 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 4 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.23 | 9.5 | 17.57 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 5 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.17 | 17.33 | 13.66 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 6 | Texas | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.17 | 31.67 | 11.02 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 7 | Ohio State | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.14 | 19 | 12.85 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 8 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 28.02 | 6.67 | 14.93 | 3 | -1 |
| 9 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.94 | 37.67 | 7.23 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.92 | 23 | 11.68 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.58 | 21.33 | 10.79 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.29 | 23 | 10.04 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.2 | 17 | 11.99 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 14 | Minnesota | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.19 | 18 | 9.72 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 15 | Georgia | SEC | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 27.18 | 36.33 | 5.65 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 16 | Rice | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.86 | 21.5 | 10.65 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 17 | Clemson | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.7 | 23 | 4.75 | 3.79 | 0.21 |
| 18 | Utah | Mountain State | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.68 | 36.5 | 4.82 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 19 | Temple | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.66 | 15.67 | 7.66 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 20 | Michigan | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.64 | 19.33 | 4.95 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 21 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.08 | 10 | 6.16 | 1.59 | 0.41 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.97 | 45.67 | 1.08 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | New Mexico | Border | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.95 | 2.67 | 8.84 | 2.07 | -0.07 |
| 24 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.9 | 6.5 | 6.76 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.78 | 29 | 1.89 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 26 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.72 | 22 | 2.2 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 27 | TCU | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.7 | 7 | 4.29 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 28 | West Texas A&M | Border | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.69 | 23 | 1.42 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 29 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.69 | 21 | 1.13 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 30 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.61 | 20.5 | 4.48 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Texas Tech | Border | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.52 | 19.33 | 0.93 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 32 | Northwestern | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.04 | 37.5 | -2.04 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 33 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.23 | 35.33 | -7.39 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.87 | 4 | -1.42 | 1.39 | 0.61 |
| 35 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.92 | 26 | -10 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 36 | Tulane | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 21.5 | 15 | 16.89 | 2.87 | -0.87 |
| 37 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.57 | 18 | 7.41 | 3.59 | -0.59 |
| 38 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.5 | 27 | 5.17 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 39 | Stanford | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.12 | 9 | 11.89 | 2.55 | -0.55 |
| 40 | Wake Forest | Southern | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 19.54 | 19 | 11.05 | 3.48 | -1.48 |
| 41 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.46 | 4 | -0.07 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| 42 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.42 | 2 | 13.83 | 1.69 | 0.31 |
| 43 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.33 | 20.33 | 4.36 | 2.91 | -0.91 |
| 44 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.09 | 4 | 9.84 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 45 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.05 | 13 | 14.32 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 46 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.94 | 9 | 1.47 | 3.45 | -0.45 |
| 47 | Montana | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.89 | 11 | 4.83 | 2.71 | -0.71 |
| 48 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.77 | 11 | 9.93 | 2.64 | -0.64 |
| 49 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.56 | 4.33 | 4.78 | 2.32 | -0.32 |
| 50 | Arizona | Border | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.45 | 11.67 | 11.42 | 2.39 | -0.39 |
| 51 | Alabama | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.34 | 29.33 | 3.49 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 52 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.19 | 20 | 2.49 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 53 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.19 | 8 | 13 | 2.37 | -0.37 |
| 54 | SMU | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.98 | 27.33 | 2.07 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 55 | Missouri | Big 6 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.97 | 15 | 8 | 2.85 | -0.85 |
| 56 | BYU | Mountain State | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.46 | 6.33 | 9.17 | 2.34 | -0.34 |
| 57 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.4 | 13.33 | 1.99 | 2.62 | -0.62 |
| 58 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.23 | 2.33 | 13.45 | 2.03 | -0.03 |
| 59 | Auburn | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.72 | 5 | 3.77 | 2.14 | -0.14 |
| 60 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.65 | 4.67 | 1.98 | 2.21 | -0.21 |
| 61 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.54 | 1.5 | 2.89 | 2.35 | -0.35 |
| 62 | Iowa | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.84 | 5.5 | 22.95 | 1.6 | -0.6 |
| 63 | UCLA | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.73 | -8.33 | 22.34 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 64 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.12 | -6 | 1.56 | 0.86 | 1.14 |
| 65 | Florida | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 15.04 | 13.5 | 7.83 | 3.86 | -1.86 |
| 66 | Illinois | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.97 | 8.5 | 8.08 | 1.45 | -0.45 |
| 67 | North Carolina | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.78 | 9.25 | 7.29 | 3.21 | -1.21 |
| 68 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.15 | -4.67 | 3.94 | 0.91 | 1.09 |
| 69 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.09 | 7.5 | -2.08 | 1.58 | -0.58 |
| 70 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.03 | 5.67 | 11.57 | 2.23 | -1.23 |
| 71 | Yale | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.4 | -6.5 | 21.12 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 72 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.39 | 3 | 27.22 | 1.42 | -0.42 |
| 73 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.27 | 0 | 8.31 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Purdue | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.22 | 1.5 | 11.96 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 75 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.84 | -7 | 13.18 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 76 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.71 | 5.25 | 2.1 | 2.92 | -0.92 |
| 77 | George Washington | Southern | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.64 | 0.67 | 5.06 | 1.65 | -0.65 |
| 78 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.49 | -2.25 | 13.5 | 1.58 | 0.42 |
| 79 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.03 | -4 | 7.96 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 80 | South Carolina | Southern | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.03 | -7.33 | 22.76 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 81 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.02 | -1.33 | 11.34 | 1.26 | -0.26 |
| 82 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 11.98 | 17 | 16.62 | 2.55 | -1.55 |
| 83 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.85 | -6.5 | 20.02 | 0.15 | 0.85 |
| 84 | NC State | Southern | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 11.77 | -3.5 | 12.34 | 1.06 | -0.06 |
| 85 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.64 | 3.5 | 7.83 | 1.34 | -0.34 |
| 86 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 11.59 | 11.33 | 16.05 | 2.59 | -1.59 |
| 87 | Maryland | Southern | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.48 | -10.67 | 4.18 | 0.36 | 0.64 |
| 88 | California | Pacific | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 11.15 | 3.67 | 19.55 | 2.09 | -1.09 |
| 89 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.82 | -11.25 | 4.97 | 0.83 | 1.17 |
| 90 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.79 | -3 | 25.62 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 91 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.16 | -1 | 18.76 | 1.28 | -0.28 |
| 92 | Denver | Mountain State | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 8.44 | 5 | 11.61 | 3 | -2 |
| 93 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.32 | -2.67 | 14.69 | 1.04 | -0.04 |
| 94 | Washington State | Pacific | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.2 | -1.33 | 9.55 | 1.29 | -0.29 |
| 95 | LSU | SEC | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.58 | -3.75 | 19.05 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 96 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.28 | 0 | 16.9 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 97 | Richmond | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.28 | -8.33 | 7.99 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 98 | Washington | Pacific | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.18 | -0.33 | 16.74 | 1.45 | -0.45 |
| 99 | USC | Pacific | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.08 | -13.67 | 17.22 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 100 | Arizona State | Border | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.71 | -7 | 12.25 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
| 101 | Kansas | Big 6 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.63 | -13.67 | 17.26 | 0.32 | 0.68 |
| 102 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.48 | -22.67 | 14.09 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 103 | Furman | Southern | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.24 | -11 | 10.97 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 104 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.13 | -17 | 11.71 | 0.08 | 0.92 |
| 105 | Idaho | Pacific | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.56 | -6.33 | 14.7 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 106 | Colorado | Mountain State | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.04 | -12.33 | 12.94 | 0.31 | 0.69 |
| 107 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.4 | -4.75 | -3.65 | 1.04 | -0.04 |
| 108 | UTEP | Border | 0-1-1 | 0 | -0.55 | -1 | 8.73 | 0.84 | -0.84 |
| 109 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.25 | -2.67 | 22.37 | 0.91 | -0.91 |
| 110 | Davidson | Southern | 0-2-2 | 0 | -1.75 | -6.75 | 12.08 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 111 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.18 | -13.25 | 4.16 | 0.36 | -0.36 |
| 112 | Indiana | Western | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.21 | -8.67 | 26.57 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 113 | Utah State | Mountain State | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.24 | -18 | -6.22 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 114 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.42 | -21 | 3.55 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 115 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.44 | -13 | 24.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.74 | -23 | 20.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.77 | -27.67 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | VMI | Southern | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.82 | -17 | 26.81 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 119 | Wisconsin | Western | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.93 | -24 | 22.87 | 0.11 | -0.11 |