Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.636470+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.82 | 52 | 5.39 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Georgia | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.75 | 7.5 | 11.49 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 3 | Arizona | Border | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.22 | 53 | 20.32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.47 | 9.5 | 5.82 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 5 | Iowa | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.26 | 23 | 0.24 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 6 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.16 | 15 | 21.53 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Iowa Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.1 | 34.5 | -0.02 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 8 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.81 | 7 | 22.97 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Missouri | Big 6 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.41 | 31 | -4.62 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 10 | LSU | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.35 | 24.5 | -3.54 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 11 | William & Mary | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.13 | 15 | -3.39 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | North Carolina Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.98 | 12 | -3.79 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Clemson | Southern | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 24.58 | 9.5 | -4.55 | 1.79 | -0.79 |
| 14 | Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.25 | 15 | -4.55 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.17 | 7.5 | -4.57 | 1.58 | 0.42 |
| 16 | New Mexico | Border | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.16 | 10.5 | -4.54 | 1.83 | 0.17 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 23.8 | 3.5 | -3.44 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | Border | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.58 | 39 | 2.61 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | NC State | Southern | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 23.53 | 6.5 | 10.25 | 2 | -1 |
| 20 | Minnesota | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.21 | 43 | 0.36 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 21 | Oregon State | Pacific | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.12 | 32 | 1.13 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.12 | 48 | 1.05 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 23 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.83 | 12 | 3.43 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Duke | Southern | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.67 | 21 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Tulane | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.37 | 14 | 0.37 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 26 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.36 | 11 | 1.61 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 27 | Washington State | Pacific | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.22 | 6 | 2.35 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.2 | 7 | 2.01 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.13 | 14 | 0.69 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 30 | BYU | Mountain State | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.07 | 6 | 1.86 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 31 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.02 | 10 | -0.08 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 0.44 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 33 | California | Pacific | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.98 | 6 | 1.61 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Michigan | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.88 | 9 | -1.25 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Georgia Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.86 | 8 | 2.89 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 36 | North Carolina | Southern | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.86 | 6 | 2.03 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.64 | 14 | -2.61 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.52 | 84 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Alabama | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.28 | 54 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Ohio State | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.28 | 59 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.22 | 52 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.2 | 52 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.08 | 49 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.99 | 33 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | TCU | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.99 | 1 | 0.91 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 46 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.93 | 33 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 47 | Colorado | Mountain State | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.92 | 54 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Indiana | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.91 | 53 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | The Citadel | Southern | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.85 | 32 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.83 | 26 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Illinois | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.79 | 46 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.75 | 39 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Washington | Pacific | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.69 | 27 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Utah State | Mountain State | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.68 | 47 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | Maryland | Southern | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.53 | 34 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.51 | 27 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | SMU | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.51 | 19 | -10 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 58 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.34 | 12 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.32 | 20 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Rice | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.2 | 11 | -10 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 61 | George Washington | Southern | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.16 | 20 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.01 | 14 | -10 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 63 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.61 | 4 | -10 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 64 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.68 | 30.5 | 6.2 | 1.97 | -0.97 |
| 65 | Denver | Mountain State | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.79 | 7 | -4.83 | 1.86 | -0.86 |
| 66 | Jacksonville Naval Air Station | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.46 | -0.5 | 12.44 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 67 | Richmond | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.4 | 7 | -4.38 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| 68 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.32 | 13 | -10 | 1.88 | -0.88 |
| 69 | Auburn | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.72 | -1 | -4.7 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 70 | Florida | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.65 | 16 | 6.06 | 1.81 | -0.81 |
| 71 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.36 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 1.49 | -0.49 |
| 72 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.96 | -16.5 | 6.96 | 0.36 | 0.64 |
| 73 | New Mexico State | Border | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.15 | -16 | -3.8 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 74 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.43 | 0 | 7.02 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.52 | 0 | 20.31 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 76 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Tennessee | SEC | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.45 | 0 | 1.49 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | Miami | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.43 | 0 | 1.96 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Army | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.33 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Brown | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | South Carolina | Southern | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | UTEP | Border | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Manhattan | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | VMI | Southern | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.15 | 0 | 22.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Yale | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | UCLA | Pacific | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.34 | -1 | 2.08 | 0.41 | -0.41 |
| 94 | Oregon | Pacific | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.41 | -1 | 19.16 | 0.44 | -0.44 |
| 95 | Furman | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.43 | -1 | 21.26 | 0.41 | -0.41 |
| 96 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.62 | -3 | 23.13 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Stanford | Pacific | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.99 | -6 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Wake Forest | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.02 | -6 | 0.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.03 | -8 | -1.25 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 100 | Montana | Pacific | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.07 | -6 | 2.2 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 101 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.11 | -6 | 1.99 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | Temple | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.14 | -7 | 2.26 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Utah | Mountain State | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.25 | -12 | 2.34 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Northwestern | Western | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.39 | -8 | 21.73 | 0.23 | -0.23 |
| 105 | Purdue | Western | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.41 | -7 | 2.81 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 106 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.43 | -9 | 22.71 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 107 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.49 | -11 | 1.98 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 108 | Davidson | Southern | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.71 | -10.5 | 2.13 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.71 | -10 | 2.19 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.78 | -14 | 0.7 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 111 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.81 | -13 | 23.53 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | Great Lakes Navy | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.85 | -9 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | USC | Pacific | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.86 | -14 | 2.53 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 114 | West Texas A&M | Border | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.2 | -39 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Idaho | Pacific | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.3 | -32 | 2.81 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | Northern Arizona | Border | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.33 | -20 | 19.94 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 117 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.54 | -27 | 24.04 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | Arizona State | Border | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.56 | -48 | 1.24 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 119 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.64 | -43 | 3.08 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 120 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.77 | -31 | 23.42 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 121 | Kansas | Big 6 | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.23 | -37.5 | 11.63 | 0 | 0 |