Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.472537+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 27.29 | 33.8 | 13.06 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 2 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.1 | 15 | 14.93 | 3.62 | 0.38 |
| 3 | Duke | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 27.06 | 26.2 | 12.14 | 4.88 | 0.12 |
| 4 | Minnesota | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27 | 20.5 | 13.84 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 5 | Utah | Mountain State | 2-0-2 | 0.5 | 26.42 | 18.25 | 11.03 | 3.91 | -1.91 |
| 6 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.32 | 25.4 | 8.91 | 5 | -1 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.16 | 26.5 | 8.52 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.01 | 39.8 | 6.34 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.98 | 23 | 8.32 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| 10 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.95 | 17.25 | 8.85 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 11 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.93 | 11.5 | 10.52 | 3.55 | 0.45 |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.7 | 23 | 6.6 | 4.89 | 0.11 |
| 13 | Texas Tech | Border | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.15 | 23.8 | 4.37 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Temple | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.67 | 17.6 | 2.54 | 4.67 | 0.33 |
| 15 | West Texas A&M | Border | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.63 | 30.83 | 0.95 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 16 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.05 | 18 | -0.01 | 4.91 | 0.09 |
| 17 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.15 | 23 | -10 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 18 | Michigan | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.8 | 11.6 | 11.51 | 4.79 | -0.79 |
| 19 | Missouri | Big 6 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.54 | 15.4 | 12.05 | 4.75 | -0.75 |
| 20 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.41 | 9.8 | 13.08 | 4.05 | -0.05 |
| 21 | Alabama | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.38 | 21.6 | 9.68 | 4.82 | -0.82 |
| 22 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.32 | 9.8 | 9.43 | 4.56 | -0.56 |
| 23 | Arizona | Border | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.2 | 14.6 | 9.98 | 4.37 | -0.37 |
| 24 | Georgia | SEC | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 21.17 | 20 | 11.89 | 4.66 | -1.66 |
| 25 | William & Mary | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.09 | 24.67 | 3.19 | 5.79 | -0.79 |
| 26 | Wake Forest | Southern | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.05 | 16 | 8.79 | 5.41 | -1.41 |
| 27 | Ohio State | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.94 | 8.25 | 14.75 | 3.31 | -0.31 |
| 28 | Clemson | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.79 | 17.6 | 4.07 | 4.52 | -0.52 |
| 29 | Northwestern | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.78 | 18.75 | 14.22 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 30 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.54 | 6.6 | 10.03 | 3.63 | 0.37 |
| 31 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.54 | 22.4 | 3.88 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 32 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.3 | 11.5 | 9.05 | 3.81 | -0.81 |
| 33 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.26 | 12 | 12.92 | 3.79 | -0.79 |
| 34 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.11 | 4.5 | 17.46 | 3.43 | -0.43 |
| 35 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.08 | 21.8 | -0.58 | 4.87 | -0.87 |
| 36 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.97 | 9 | 12.96 | 4.23 | -1.23 |
| 37 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.93 | 17.4 | 1.76 | 4.91 | -0.91 |
| 38 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.84 | 3.67 | 3.61 | 3.9 | 1.1 |
| 39 | Montana | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.67 | 10 | 2.41 | 4.36 | -0.36 |
| 40 | SMU | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.65 | 23.75 | 5.04 | 3.92 | -0.92 |
| 41 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.61 | 25.6 | -2.24 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.3 | 3 | 14.12 | 2.54 | 0.46 |
| 43 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.2 | 8.6 | 0.64 | 4.17 | -0.17 |
| 44 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.56 | 9.8 | -3.96 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| 45 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.03 | 7.5 | 0.46 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| 46 | Tulane | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.61 | 16.8 | 14.51 | 4.64 | -1.64 |
| 47 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.9 | 10 | 3.06 | 3.27 | -1.27 |
| 48 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.68 | 14.4 | 12.77 | 4.26 | -1.26 |
| 49 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.61 | 2.83 | 8.37 | 3.89 | 0.11 |
| 50 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.4 | 5.8 | 12.02 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 51 | LSU | SEC | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.59 | 2.5 | 14.29 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 52 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.57 | 8.2 | 7 | 4.21 | -1.21 |
| 53 | South Carolina | Southern | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.36 | -4.5 | 20.62 | 1.22 | 0.78 |
| 54 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.03 | 4.8 | 7.56 | 3.45 | -0.45 |
| 55 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.74 | -1.8 | 16.74 | 2.09 | 0.91 |
| 56 | TCU | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.73 | -1.4 | 16.86 | 2.11 | 0.89 |
| 57 | Colorado | Mountain State | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.63 | 0.6 | 13.31 | 2.62 | 0.38 |
| 58 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.62 | 0.4 | 12.44 | 2.58 | 0.42 |
| 59 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.6 | 1 | 10.44 | 2.85 | 0.15 |
| 60 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.47 | 2.75 | 19.58 | 2.79 | -0.79 |
| 61 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.35 | 8.5 | -2.02 | 4.85 | -1.85 |
| 62 | Illinois | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.14 | 5.5 | 13.16 | 2.54 | -0.54 |
| 63 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.99 | 8 | 8.92 | 3.46 | -1.46 |
| 64 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.82 | 6 | 10.34 | 2.78 | -0.78 |
| 65 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.53 | 8.25 | 5.12 | 3.24 | -1.24 |
| 66 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.37 | 5 | 15.2 | 2.91 | -0.91 |
| 67 | UCLA | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.16 | -5 | 15.8 | 1.24 | 1.76 |
| 68 | BYU | Mountain State | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.05 | 1.4 | 10.39 | 2.84 | -0.84 |
| 69 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.64 | 1.75 | 13.69 | 2.32 | -0.32 |
| 70 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.57 | 6.75 | 5.25 | 3.09 | -1.09 |
| 71 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.54 | 0 | 12.44 | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | NC State | Southern | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 12.41 | 3.83 | 7.37 | 4.32 | -2.32 |
| 73 | Purdue | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.36 | 0.5 | 14.57 | 2.18 | -0.18 |
| 74 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.63 | 5.8 | 12.68 | 3.52 | -1.52 |
| 75 | Denver | Mountain State | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 11.57 | 10 | 11.09 | 5.51 | -3.51 |
| 76 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.33 | 2.8 | 15.95 | 3.35 | -1.35 |
| 77 | Rice | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.16 | -6 | 13.11 | 1.16 | 0.84 |
| 78 | California | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.71 | 2.6 | 16.18 | 3.23 | -1.23 |
| 79 | New Mexico | Border | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.68 | -10.6 | 14.43 | 0.49 | 1.51 |
| 80 | Washington | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.21 | 0 | 16.23 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 81 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.11 | 0.6 | 16.53 | 2.61 | -0.61 |
| 82 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.06 | -5.75 | 12.14 | 1.36 | 0.64 |
| 83 | Furman | Southern | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 9.96 | -4.33 | 7.89 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 84 | Florida | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 9.87 | 8.33 | 10.08 | 5.21 | -3.21 |
| 85 | Maryland | Southern | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 9.83 | -16 | 9.4 | 0.38 | 1.62 |
| 86 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.72 | -0.2 | 11.66 | 2.45 | -0.45 |
| 87 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.55 | 0.4 | 11.69 | 2.63 | -0.63 |
| 88 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.25 | -9.75 | -3.34 | 0.43 | 1.57 |
| 89 | Auburn | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.55 | -2.4 | 5.96 | 2.02 | -0.02 |
| 90 | Arizona State | Border | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.11 | -6 | 10.38 | 1.22 | 0.78 |
| 91 | USC | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.99 | -10.8 | 15.38 | 0.33 | 1.67 |
| 92 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.79 | -6.5 | 5.38 | 1.22 | 0.78 |
| 93 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.77 | -10.6 | 10.94 | 0.58 | 1.42 |
| 94 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.46 | -12.4 | 7.73 | 0.46 | 1.54 |
| 95 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.41 | -11 | 14.69 | 0.95 | 1.05 |
| 96 | Kansas | Big 6 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.35 | -10.8 | 13.24 | 0.72 | 1.28 |
| 97 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.97 | -4.75 | 22.77 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 98 | North Carolina | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.87 | -3.67 | 11.6 | 2.23 | -0.23 |
| 99 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 6.58 | 0.6 | 11.7 | 2.71 | -1.71 |
| 100 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.94 | -3.33 | 1.84 | 2 | 0 |
| 101 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.61 | -12.67 | 4.27 | 0.93 | 1.07 |
| 102 | Iowa | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.09 | -3.25 | 13.07 | 1.21 | -0.21 |
| 103 | Yale | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.77 | -8.25 | 23.06 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 104 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.25 | -7.6 | 5.77 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 105 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.1 | -13 | 13.7 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 106 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.95 | -17.5 | 15.76 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 107 | George Washington | Southern | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.92 | -14.2 | 9.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 108 | Indiana | Western | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.73 | -4 | 18.82 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| 109 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.71 | -4.4 | 16.38 | 1.63 | -0.63 |
| 110 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.39 | -9.25 | 6.69 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 111 | Richmond | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.61 | -12.8 | 4.64 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| 112 | VMI | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.48 | -10.6 | 20.34 | 1.06 | -0.06 |
| 113 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.15 | -27 | 11.31 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 114 | Davidson | Southern | 0-4-2 | 0 | -1.93 | -10.17 | 6.86 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 115 | UTEP | Border | 0-3-1 | 0 | -1.99 | -11.5 | 7.7 | 0.47 | -0.47 |
| 116 | Utah State | Mountain State | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.15 | -13.25 | 7.33 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 117 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 0-5-1 | 0 | -2.17 | -14 | 5.7 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 118 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.71 | -24.75 | 11.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -3.01 | -26.25 | 22.79 | 0.01 | -0.01 |