Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.472152+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 28.77 | 27.75 | 17.28 | 3.91 | 0.09 |
| 2 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.77 | 15.33 | 15.64 | 2.78 | 0.22 |
| 3 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.7 | 31.75 | 12.65 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Georgia | SEC | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 27.24 | 28.25 | 11.12 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 5 | Ohio State | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.1 | 13.33 | 12.76 | 2.78 | 0.22 |
| 6 | Texas | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.07 | 32.25 | 9.26 | 3.94 | 0.06 |
| 7 | Michigan | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.99 | 16.25 | 12.23 | 3.93 | 0.07 |
| 8 | Utah | Mountain State | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 26.83 | 24.33 | 9.83 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 9 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 26.77 | 6.67 | 13.65 | 3 | -1 |
| 10 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.68 | 16.33 | 11.1 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 11 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.55 | 19 | 8.98 | 3.89 | 0.11 |
| 12 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.48 | 14.75 | 9.1 | 3.93 | 0.07 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.28 | 19 | 7.66 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 14 | Minnesota | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.24 | 25 | 6.47 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.17 | 37.75 | 5.21 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.11 | 11 | 9.33 | 2.51 | 0.49 |
| 17 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.82 | 20 | 4.88 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 18 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.78 | 15.25 | 6.15 | 3.74 | 0.26 |
| 19 | Clemson | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.41 | 23 | 2.73 | 3.79 | 0.21 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | Border | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.86 | 20.75 | 0.86 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 21 | West Texas A&M | Border | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.5 | 31.6 | -2.49 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 22 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.1 | 18.25 | -2.73 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 23 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.03 | 28 | -3.73 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 24 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.59 | 24.33 | -10 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 25 | Tulane | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 22 | 22.75 | 17.59 | 3.91 | -0.91 |
| 26 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.6 | 9.75 | 14.59 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 27 | Stanford | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.82 | 10.75 | 14.32 | 3.24 | -0.24 |
| 28 | Arizona | Border | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.78 | 15 | 13.59 | 3.45 | -0.45 |
| 29 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.78 | 17.5 | 12.39 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 30 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.5 | 20 | 2.09 | 4.68 | -0.68 |
| 31 | Wake Forest | Southern | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.45 | 16.6 | 10.12 | 4.41 | -1.41 |
| 32 | Missouri | Big 6 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.41 | 17.75 | 10.56 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 33 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.26 | 25.6 | -0.43 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 34 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.2 | 8 | 18.62 | 2.77 | -0.77 |
| 35 | Alabama | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.07 | 23.75 | 6.7 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 36 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.01 | 9 | 10.98 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 37 | SMU | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.97 | 23.75 | 6.24 | 3.92 | -0.92 |
| 38 | TCU | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.95 | 1.75 | 12.19 | 2.52 | 0.48 |
| 39 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.58 | 20 | -0.78 | 3.91 | -0.91 |
| 40 | Montana | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.56 | 10 | 6.9 | 3.58 | -0.58 |
| 41 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.3 | 3.4 | 2.16 | 3.15 | 0.85 |
| 42 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.23 | 5.25 | 7.13 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 43 | Northwestern | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.06 | 22.67 | 6.98 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 44 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.96 | 10.67 | 19.06 | 2.72 | -0.72 |
| 45 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.73 | 12.67 | 5.42 | 2.76 | -0.76 |
| 46 | Illinois | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.5 | 19 | 11.24 | 2.73 | -0.73 |
| 47 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.4 | 9 | -0.68 | 3.45 | -0.45 |
| 48 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.21 | 9 | -0.39 | 3.43 | -0.43 |
| 49 | Rice | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.19 | 5.33 | 6.36 | 2.12 | -0.12 |
| 50 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.91 | 9.5 | 11.22 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| 51 | BYU | Mountain State | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.77 | 4.75 | 11 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 52 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.68 | 9.67 | 0.51 | 2.47 | -0.47 |
| 53 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.6 | 20 | 1.98 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 54 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.5 | -0.33 | 14.85 | 1.37 | 0.63 |
| 55 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.39 | 2.33 | 11.46 | 2.03 | -0.03 |
| 56 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.32 | 13.67 | 4.83 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| 57 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.21 | 10 | 3.08 | 3.27 | -1.27 |
| 58 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.35 | 0.67 | 10.89 | 1.59 | 0.41 |
| 59 | New Mexico | Border | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.99 | -4.25 | 10.7 | 1.11 | 0.89 |
| 60 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 15.21 | 12 | 14.5 | 3.39 | -1.39 |
| 61 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.68 | 1.4 | 7.48 | 2.85 | 0.15 |
| 62 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.67 | 16 | 14.32 | 3.39 | -1.39 |
| 63 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.4 | 6.5 | 11.29 | 3.17 | -1.17 |
| 64 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.84 | 5.5 | 16.45 | 3.24 | -1.24 |
| 65 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 13.74 | -9 | -4.33 | 0.49 | 1.51 |
| 66 | Maryland | Southern | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 13.71 | -7.75 | 6.4 | 0.76 | 1.24 |
| 67 | LSU | SEC | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.35 | 2.4 | 18.32 | 3.09 | -1.09 |
| 68 | Washington | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.94 | 1.5 | 17.09 | 2.31 | -0.31 |
| 69 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.62 | -0.25 | 10.09 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 70 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.47 | 1.5 | 10.79 | 2.33 | -0.33 |
| 71 | Auburn | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.39 | 0.5 | 4.87 | 2.09 | -0.09 |
| 72 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.34 | 4.2 | -0.78 | 3.53 | -1.53 |
| 73 | Florida | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.97 | 10.6 | 9.02 | 4.57 | -2.57 |
| 74 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.71 | -2 | 7.67 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 75 | Denver | Mountain State | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.55 | 12 | 10.81 | 4.59 | -2.59 |
| 76 | South Carolina | Southern | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.26 | -7.33 | 20.5 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 77 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.16 | -0.75 | 11.76 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 78 | UCLA | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.05 | -8 | 13.6 | 0.56 | 1.44 |
| 79 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.57 | -6.8 | 4.57 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Colorado | Mountain State | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.47 | -6 | 17.4 | 1.14 | 0.86 |
| 81 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.39 | -10.25 | 9.04 | 0.51 | 1.49 |
| 82 | Arizona State | Border | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.35 | -4.6 | 11.37 | 1.25 | 0.75 |
| 83 | USC | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.35 | -10 | 17.94 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 84 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.17 | -12.25 | 6.25 | 0.49 | 1.51 |
| 85 | North Carolina | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.4 | -1.8 | 10 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 86 | Purdue | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.17 | 0.33 | 17.56 | 1.59 | -0.59 |
| 87 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.53 | 3.25 | 15.8 | 2.87 | -1.87 |
| 88 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.84 | -2.33 | 14.96 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| 89 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.76 | -10 | 6.17 | 1.13 | 0.87 |
| 90 | Iowa | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.71 | -4 | 13.42 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 91 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.61 | -4.33 | 22.97 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 92 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.53 | -2.33 | 12 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| 93 | Yale | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.44 | -8.67 | 24.59 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 94 | NC State | Southern | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 7.18 | -4.2 | 11.6 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 95 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.95 | 0 | 18.03 | 2 | -1 |
| 96 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.77 | -10.33 | 15.21 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 97 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.76 | -7.5 | 9.85 | 0.73 | 0.27 |
| 98 | California | Pacific | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.74 | -0.25 | 18.38 | 1.95 | -0.95 |
| 99 | George Washington | Southern | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.73 | -5.75 | 4.25 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 100 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.71 | -13 | 18.11 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 101 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.17 | -6.33 | 26.29 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 102 | Furman | Southern | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 6.14 | -8.8 | 11.5 | 1.22 | -0.22 |
| 103 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.67 | -1.5 | 15.04 | 1.78 | -0.78 |
| 104 | Washington State | Pacific | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.66 | -1.25 | 10.29 | 1.71 | -0.71 |
| 105 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.56 | -8.33 | 18.32 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 106 | Indiana | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.47 | -4.5 | 26.36 | 1.28 | -0.28 |
| 107 | Richmond | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.12 | -11.5 | 5.25 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
| 108 | Kansas | Big 6 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.1 | -16.75 | 16.56 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 109 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.99 | -16.75 | 14.31 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 110 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.63 | -27 | 12.7 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 111 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.23 | -5.2 | 2.23 | 1.17 | -0.17 |
| 112 | UTEP | Border | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.43 | -5.33 | 8.09 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| 113 | Davidson | Southern | 0-3-2 | 0 | -1.89 | -8.6 | 10.58 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 114 | Utah State | Mountain State | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.25 | -17.33 | 0.2 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 115 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.3 | -15.6 | 7.54 | 0.25 | -0.25 |
| 116 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.32 | -14.33 | 11.12 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 117 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.76 | -24.75 | 11.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | VMI | Southern | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.76 | -17.75 | 24.98 | 0.41 | -0.41 |
| 119 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.08 | -28.33 | 22.35 | 0 | 0 |