Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.640120+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.93 | 39.5 | 6.64 | 9.98 | 0.02 |
| 2 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 24.15 | 18.9 | 5.51 | 9.69 | -0.69 |
| 3 | Ohio State | Western | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.97 | 22.3 | 10.42 | 9.29 | -0.29 |
| 4 | Georgia | SEC | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 22.93 | 26.45 | 8.31 | 10.74 | -0.74 |
| 5 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.9 | 20.78 | 10.88 | 8.57 | -0.57 |
| 6 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.89 | 13.9 | 11.29 | 9.26 | -0.26 |
| 7 | Georgia Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.39 | 8.67 | 13.77 | 7.1 | -0.1 |
| 8 | William & Mary | Southern | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 22.31 | 17.27 | 7.81 | 10.69 | -1.69 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | Western | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 22.31 | 8.1 | 12.05 | 8.65 | -0.65 |
| 10 | Tennessee | SEC | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 21.95 | 19.1 | 6.65 | 9.73 | -1.73 |
| 11 | Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21 | 16.5 | 4.85 | 7.53 | -1.53 |
| 12 | Washington State | Pacific | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 20.87 | 9.22 | 7.25 | 7.7 | -1.7 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 20.43 | 8.5 | 16.26 | 8.36 | -1.36 |
| 14 | North Carolina Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 20.42 | 10.82 | 11.34 | 10.55 | -2.55 |
| 15 | Texas | Southwest | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.21 | 18.8 | 8.29 | 9.83 | -1.83 |
| 16 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.13 | 2.62 | 7.54 | 5.21 | 0.79 |
| 17 | Colorado | Mountain State | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.09 | 19.78 | 10.17 | 8.54 | -1.54 |
| 18 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.9 | 5.44 | 14.94 | 7.45 | -0.45 |
| 19 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.8 | 12.33 | 10.51 | 8.14 | -1.14 |
| 20 | Iowa Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.78 | 10.78 | 10.22 | 7.3 | -0.3 |
| 21 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.76 | 11.44 | 10.42 | 7.73 | -0.73 |
| 22 | Rice | Southwest | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.07 | 10.78 | 10.95 | 8.04 | -2.04 |
| 23 | Miami | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19 | 15 | 4.64 | 8.48 | -1.48 |
| 24 | Great Lakes Navy | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.87 | 15.18 | 10.86 | 10.76 | -2.76 |
| 25 | Wake Forest | Southern | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.86 | 7.56 | 11.2 | 7.58 | -1.58 |
| 26 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.82 | 7.56 | 10.7 | 6.9 | -0.9 |
| 27 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.58 | 4.7 | 6.99 | 6.94 | 0.06 |
| 28 | Michigan | Western | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.34 | 8.7 | 14.81 | 7.66 | -0.66 |
| 29 | Alabama | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.31 | 13.3 | 11.66 | 9.17 | -2.17 |
| 30 | Missouri | Big 6 | 7-3-1 | 0.64 | 17.91 | 15.82 | 8.76 | 9.99 | -2.99 |
| 31 | LSU | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.88 | 7.5 | 12.36 | 7.64 | -0.64 |
| 32 | Maryland | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 17.82 | 8.22 | -0.45 | 6.77 | 0.23 |
| 33 | Indiana | Western | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.73 | 17.7 | 6.97 | 9.42 | -2.42 |
| 34 | Jacksonville Naval Air Station | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.7 | 13 | 3.9 | 10.27 | -2.27 |
| 35 | West Texas A&M | Border | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 17.69 | 2 | 4.09 | 5.29 | 1.71 |
| 36 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.67 | 11.9 | 13.6 | 8.42 | -2.42 |
| 37 | North Carolina | Southern | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 17.6 | 5.22 | 10.31 | 6.4 | -1.4 |
| 38 | Utah | Mountain State | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.38 | 7.89 | 13.63 | 7.29 | -1.29 |
| 39 | TCU | Southwest | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.25 | 4.7 | 10.09 | 7.45 | -0.45 |
| 40 | Arizona | Border | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.21 | 7.11 | 11.93 | 6.7 | -0.7 |
| 41 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.94 | 8.33 | 9.19 | 7.56 | -1.56 |
| 42 | Denver | Mountain State | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.57 | 8.4 | 6.49 | 8.13 | -2.13 |
| 43 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.39 | 10.11 | 4.81 | 8.07 | -2.07 |
| 44 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.33 | 10.67 | 12.86 | 7.93 | -2.93 |
| 45 | The Citadel | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.3 | 10.14 | -1.85 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 46 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.27 | 8.5 | 5.1 | 8.95 | -2.95 |
| 47 | UCLA | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.18 | 6.38 | 14.19 | 6.3 | -1.3 |
| 48 | Stanford | Pacific | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 16 | 8.3 | 15.41 | 7.75 | -1.75 |
| 49 | Utah State | Mountain State | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 15.93 | 6.4 | 3.95 | 7.13 | -1.13 |
| 50 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.86 | 14.11 | -0.36 | 8.05 | -2.05 |
| 51 | Duke | Southern | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 15.42 | 11.3 | 15.59 | 8.6 | -3.6 |
| 52 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.38 | 9.67 | 5.97 | 8.33 | -3.33 |
| 53 | Illinois | Western | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.25 | 10.1 | 8.07 | 8.01 | -2.01 |
| 54 | Baylor | Southwest | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 15.17 | 2.91 | 13.37 | 7.05 | -1.05 |
| 55 | Auburn | SEC | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 15.16 | 3.73 | 13.15 | 7.19 | -1.19 |
| 56 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.14 | 11.9 | 5.54 | 8.46 | -2.46 |
| 57 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.1 | 4.12 | 7.85 | 5.51 | -0.51 |
| 58 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.9 | 3.5 | 6.27 | 5.62 | -0.62 |
| 59 | Minnesota | Western | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.76 | 6.78 | 13.68 | 6.94 | -1.94 |
| 60 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.72 | 11.1 | 11.02 | 8.56 | -3.56 |
| 61 | Iowa | Western | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.47 | 1.2 | 11.23 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| 62 | Washington | Pacific | 4-3-3 | 0.4 | 14.4 | 5.3 | 10.11 | 8.18 | -4.18 |
| 63 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.25 | 6.44 | 9.58 | 6.3 | -1.3 |
| 64 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.21 | 2.67 | 14.96 | 6.25 | -1.25 |
| 65 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 14 | 2.33 | 10.98 | 5.51 | -1.51 |
| 66 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.89 | 3.11 | 9.95 | 5.88 | -0.88 |
| 67 | UTEP | Border | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.61 | 5.67 | 5.88 | 6.39 | -1.39 |
| 68 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.51 | 4.78 | 4.85 | 6 | -1 |
| 69 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 13.3 | -2.56 | 12.17 | 3.34 | 1.66 |
| 70 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 13.2 | -5.78 | 16.9 | 2.48 | 2.52 |
| 71 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.56 | -0.29 | 8.2 | 3.42 | 0.58 |
| 72 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.55 | 6.25 | 7.13 | 6.34 | -2.34 |
| 73 | Texas Tech | Border | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 11.44 | 2.4 | 16.31 | 6.4 | -2.4 |
| 74 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.14 | 0.67 | 2.64 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 75 | USC | Pacific | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.14 | 2.12 | 14.65 | 4.73 | -1.73 |
| 76 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.85 | 1.5 | 11.68 | 5.59 | -1.59 |
| 77 | New Mexico | Border | 4-5-2 | 0.36 | 10.73 | 3.18 | 6.64 | 7.39 | -3.39 |
| 78 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 10.37 | 5.7 | 12.29 | 7.86 | -4.86 |
| 79 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.06 | -2.25 | 5.66 | 3.2 | 0.8 |
| 80 | NC State | Southern | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 10 | -7.2 | 13.91 | 1.58 | 2.42 |
| 81 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 9.96 | 3.33 | 11.6 | 6.14 | -3.14 |
| 82 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.43 | -6.9 | 5.56 | 2.54 | 2.46 |
| 83 | Tulane | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.39 | -3.67 | 17.79 | 3.25 | 0.75 |
| 84 | California | Pacific | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.34 | -1.67 | 11.63 | 3.65 | 0.35 |
| 85 | SMU | Southwest | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 8.52 | -0.1 | 8.6 | 4.95 | -1.95 |
| 86 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.06 | -11.67 | 12.17 | 1.53 | 2.47 |
| 87 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.93 | -1.12 | 8.33 | 3.61 | -0.61 |
| 88 | VMI | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.9 | -2.11 | 11.67 | 3.67 | -0.67 |
| 89 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 7.79 | 0.1 | 13.57 | 5.04 | -2.04 |
| 90 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.43 | -2.89 | 7.84 | 3.38 | -0.38 |
| 91 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.33 | -5.89 | 12.84 | 2.33 | 0.67 |
| 92 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.53 | -2.11 | 8.75 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 93 | Clemson | Southern | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.31 | -3.8 | 9.71 | 3.18 | -0.18 |
| 94 | Richmond | Southern | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.26 | -2.4 | 3.96 | 3.51 | -0.51 |
| 95 | Furman | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.9 | -8.78 | 14.48 | 1.44 | 1.56 |
| 96 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.68 | -9.22 | 10.4 | 1.64 | 1.36 |
| 97 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.65 | -11.11 | 12.91 | 1.31 | 1.69 |
| 98 | George Washington | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.62 | -9.67 | 9.92 | 1 | 2 |
| 99 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.39 | -9.56 | 3.84 | 1.41 | 1.59 |
| 100 | Florida | SEC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.19 | -7.9 | 12.51 | 2.11 | 0.89 |
| 101 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5 | -10.3 | 11.59 | 0.76 | 2.24 |
| 102 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-5-3 | 0.2 | 4.9 | -8.7 | 12.07 | 0.79 | 1.21 |
| 103 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.82 | -13.9 | 13.03 | 0.97 | 2.03 |
| 104 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.61 | -11 | 3.83 | 1.69 | 1.31 |
| 105 | BYU | Mountain State | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.59 | -11.14 | 9.27 | 0.77 | 1.23 |
| 106 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.14 | -7.89 | 15.98 | 1.04 | 0.96 |
| 107 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.01 | -8.88 | 14.4 | 1.22 | 0.78 |
| 108 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.99 | -6.44 | 7.01 | 2.57 | -0.57 |
| 109 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.89 | -3.44 | 10.69 | 3.4 | -1.4 |
| 110 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.83 | -10.62 | 12.81 | 0.93 | 1.07 |
| 111 | Davidson | Southern | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.76 | -11 | 11.54 | 0.96 | 1.04 |
| 112 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 3.43 | -23.18 | 6.01 | 0.35 | 2.65 |
| 113 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.38 | -12.6 | 5.56 | 0.11 | 0.89 |
| 114 | Kansas | Big 6 | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.33 | -17.1 | 13.04 | 0.59 | 1.41 |
| 115 | South Carolina | Southern | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.95 | -9.33 | 15.75 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 116 | Northwestern | Western | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.33 | -11.3 | 17.27 | 1.37 | -0.37 |
| 117 | Purdue | Western | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.23 | -16.89 | 15.61 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 118 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.18 | -17.78 | 6.06 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 119 | New Mexico State | Border | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.07 | -21.11 | 3.22 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 120 | Arizona State | Border | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | -0.03 | -23.89 | 8.48 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 121 | Montana | Pacific | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.49 | -23.71 | 8.05 | 0.11 | -0.11 |