Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.473732+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | Mountain State | 4-0-2 | 0.67 | 25.76 | 21 | 11.25 | 5.82 | -1.82 |
| 2 | Minnesota | Western | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.74 | 16.14 | 12.1 | 6.81 | 0.19 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.65 | 15.38 | 11.78 | 7.65 | -0.65 |
| 4 | Duke | Southern | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.43 | 27.62 | 8.6 | 7.93 | 0.07 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.99 | 28.75 | 6.33 | 7.97 | 0.03 |
| 6 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.42 | 15.25 | 5.91 | 7.92 | 0.08 |
| 7 | Texas | Southwest | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 23.26 | 24.5 | 13.68 | 7.83 | -1.83 |
| 8 | Alabama | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.83 | 20.38 | 10.67 | 7.75 | -0.75 |
| 9 | Missouri | Big 6 | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.82 | 18.75 | 11.12 | 7.88 | -0.88 |
| 10 | Michigan | Western | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.44 | 15.14 | 12.55 | 6.9 | -0.9 |
| 11 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 22.3 | 18.14 | 14.71 | 6.88 | -1.88 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.29 | 15.57 | 11.52 | 6.51 | -0.51 |
| 13 | Texas Tech | Border | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.25 | 20 | 7.63 | 7.94 | -0.94 |
| 14 | Georgia | SEC | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.91 | 20.5 | 8.08 | 7.67 | -1.67 |
| 15 | Clemson | Southern | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.87 | 19.43 | 8.22 | 6.64 | -0.64 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.85 | 22.88 | 4.82 | 7.7 | -0.7 |
| 17 | William & Mary | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.64 | 21.5 | 3.82 | 7.79 | -0.79 |
| 18 | Ohio State | Western | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.54 | 8.14 | 9.96 | 5.33 | 0.67 |
| 19 | West Texas A&M | Border | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.31 | 25.56 | 0.28 | 8.78 | -0.78 |
| 20 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.29 | 16.57 | 5.68 | 6.66 | -0.66 |
| 21 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.15 | 10.67 | 10.35 | 5.24 | -0.24 |
| 22 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.05 | 27 | -0.2 | 7.93 | -0.93 |
| 23 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.03 | 7.43 | 11.22 | 5.68 | -0.68 |
| 24 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.84 | 10.57 | 7.37 | 6.54 | -1.54 |
| 25 | Miami | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.99 | 16.86 | -2.85 | 6.93 | -0.93 |
| 26 | Stanford | Pacific | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.83 | 10.12 | 13.07 | 6.74 | -0.74 |
| 27 | Arizona | Border | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.3 | 13.25 | 8.35 | 6.62 | -0.62 |
| 28 | TCU | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.21 | 4.88 | 13.85 | 5.72 | 0.28 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.99 | 11 | 13.33 | 5.91 | -0.91 |
| 30 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.75 | 16 | 4.11 | 7.71 | -1.71 |
| 31 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.74 | 9.62 | 7.62 | 7.03 | -1.03 |
| 32 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.45 | 8.29 | 12.49 | 6.59 | -1.59 |
| 33 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.41 | 5.57 | 14.24 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| 34 | Temple | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.07 | 1.5 | 9.08 | 4.41 | 1.59 |
| 35 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.97 | 13 | 6.61 | 6.94 | -1.94 |
| 36 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.92 | 13 | 6.69 | 6.31 | -1.31 |
| 37 | Montana | Pacific | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.8 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 6.37 | -0.37 |
| 38 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.55 | 8.57 | 5.75 | 6 | -1 |
| 39 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.39 | 3.57 | 14.02 | 4.76 | -0.76 |
| 40 | Tulane | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 17.25 | 18 | 15.05 | 7.4 | -2.4 |
| 41 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 17.06 | 14.5 | 13.46 | 7.07 | -2.07 |
| 42 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.02 | 1.86 | 16.97 | 4.56 | -0.56 |
| 43 | BYU | Mountain State | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.79 | 6.38 | 8.29 | 6.14 | -2.14 |
| 44 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.55 | 8.88 | -0.91 | 6.65 | -1.65 |
| 45 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.46 | 2.25 | 10.6 | 5.22 | -1.22 |
| 46 | South Carolina | Southern | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.27 | 0.71 | 14.48 | 3.76 | 0.24 |
| 47 | Washington State | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.04 | 5.25 | 12.9 | 6.32 | -1.32 |
| 48 | Northwestern | Western | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.96 | 11.29 | 15.7 | 6.05 | -2.05 |
| 49 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.78 | 9.62 | 6.1 | 6.84 | -1.84 |
| 50 | Washington | Pacific | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.21 | 4 | 16.84 | 4.95 | -0.95 |
| 51 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.17 | 7.57 | 13.58 | 6 | -2 |
| 52 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.97 | 3.86 | 13.71 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| 53 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.92 | 11.33 | 2.81 | 5.07 | -2.07 |
| 54 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.86 | 5.57 | 12.62 | 5.7 | -1.7 |
| 55 | SMU | Southwest | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.75 | 8.14 | 9.28 | 5.4 | -1.4 |
| 56 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.64 | 2.83 | 6.31 | 3.76 | -0.76 |
| 57 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.6 | 1.25 | 8.05 | 4.34 | 0.66 |
| 58 | Rice | Southwest | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.55 | 3.71 | 10.41 | 4.38 | -0.38 |
| 59 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.45 | 3.38 | 0.85 | 5.51 | -0.51 |
| 60 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.38 | 2.57 | 12.82 | 4.28 | -0.28 |
| 61 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.31 | -2 | 9.13 | 3.23 | 1.77 |
| 62 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.25 | 6.71 | 12.97 | 5.62 | -2.62 |
| 63 | Denver | Mountain State | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 13.12 | 8.5 | 8.21 | 7.17 | -4.17 |
| 64 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.01 | 2.25 | 17.48 | 4.71 | -0.71 |
| 65 | Wake Forest | Southern | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.98 | 4.11 | 10.39 | 5.77 | -1.77 |
| 66 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 12.81 | -2.5 | 6.3 | 3.45 | 1.55 |
| 67 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 12.38 | -1.38 | 9.55 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| 68 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.01 | -1.89 | 7.91 | 3.77 | 1.23 |
| 69 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.86 | 7.29 | 14.5 | 5.39 | -2.39 |
| 70 | New Mexico | Border | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 11.69 | -5.38 | 8.71 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 71 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 10.92 | 4.14 | 14.67 | 4.61 | -2.61 |
| 72 | LSU | SEC | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 10.73 | 0.78 | 14.16 | 4.89 | -1.89 |
| 73 | NC State | Southern | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 10.68 | 1.67 | 8.51 | 5.33 | -2.33 |
| 74 | Colorado | Mountain State | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.48 | -5.29 | 15.41 | 2.22 | 0.78 |
| 75 | UCLA | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.29 | -4.38 | 12.7 | 2.35 | 1.65 |
| 76 | Florida | SEC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 10.18 | 6 | 9.85 | 6.41 | -3.41 |
| 77 | California | Pacific | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 10.14 | 2.5 | 13.83 | 5.14 | -2.14 |
| 78 | Furman | Southern | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 10.09 | -4.75 | 7.98 | 2.77 | 0.23 |
| 79 | Arizona State | Border | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.08 | -2.78 | 7.02 | 3.17 | 0.83 |
| 80 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.02 | -4.75 | 7.73 | 2.05 | 1.95 |
| 81 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.83 | -1.86 | 17.45 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| 82 | Iowa | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.6 | -1 | 11.32 | 3.14 | -0.14 |
| 83 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 9.54 | -4.11 | 3.04 | 2.55 | 1.45 |
| 84 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.35 | -3.38 | 17.43 | 2.82 | 0.18 |
| 85 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.32 | -2.86 | 14.97 | 2.54 | 0.46 |
| 86 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.18 | 1.12 | 10.3 | 4.36 | -1.36 |
| 87 | Northern Arizona | Border | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.79 | -3 | 7.06 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 88 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.74 | -1.57 | 2.06 | 3.14 | -0.14 |
| 89 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.65 | -4.14 | 12.79 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 90 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 7.47 | 1.43 | 9.83 | 4.11 | -2.11 |
| 91 | VMI | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.42 | -5.12 | 14.26 | 2.59 | 0.41 |
| 92 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.25 | -6.38 | 10.33 | 1.96 | 1.04 |
| 93 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.78 | -2.33 | 10.78 | 3.67 | -0.67 |
| 94 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.6 | -13.62 | 12.18 | 0.75 | 2.25 |
| 95 | Purdue | Western | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.6 | -4 | 13.43 | 1.09 | 0.91 |
| 96 | USC | Pacific | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.91 | -11.17 | 16.79 | 0.28 | 1.72 |
| 97 | Illinois | Western | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.77 | -3.43 | 14.98 | 2.71 | -0.71 |
| 98 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.6 | -13.43 | 11.34 | 0.29 | 1.71 |
| 99 | Auburn | SEC | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.52 | -3.25 | 9.9 | 2.74 | -0.74 |
| 100 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.41 | -8.56 | 0.14 | 1.22 | 1.78 |
| 101 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.03 | -14.33 | -1.21 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 102 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 5.03 | -2.5 | 15.34 | 3.19 | -1.19 |
| 103 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.78 | -9.5 | 7.58 | 1.16 | 0.84 |
| 104 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.71 | -9.29 | 11.64 | 1.12 | 0.88 |
| 105 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.7 | -11.57 | 9.8 | 0.82 | 1.18 |
| 106 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.7 | -13.14 | 19.02 | 0.51 | 1.49 |
| 107 | Richmond | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.42 | -12 | 4.37 | 0.68 | 1.32 |
| 108 | Maryland | Southern | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.18 | -19.12 | 5.52 | 0.21 | 1.79 |
| 109 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.41 | -15.5 | 6.03 | 0.78 | 1.22 |
| 110 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.37 | -21.88 | 11.94 | 0.13 | 1.87 |
| 111 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.11 | -20.12 | 7.72 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 112 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 1-5-2 | 0.12 | 2.95 | -2.25 | 8.77 | 2.93 | -1.93 |
| 113 | UTEP | Border | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.05 | -10 | 11.09 | 1.33 | -0.33 |
| 114 | Indiana | Western | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.94 | -4.57 | 15.85 | 2.33 | -1.33 |
| 115 | Yale | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.45 | -9.71 | 16.76 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 116 | George Washington | Southern | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.14 | -12.88 | 8.06 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 117 | Utah State | Mountain State | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.12 | -13.57 | 8.22 | 0.17 | -0.17 |
| 118 | Davidson | Southern | 0-6-3 | 0 | -2.13 | -13.67 | 8.65 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 119 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 0-7-1 | 0 | -2.46 | -20.75 | 9.92 | 0.21 | -0.21 |