Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.771297+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | Western | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.27 | 17.67 | 7.9 | 8.65 | 0.35 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.83 | 27.1 | 15.79 | 9.78 | -0.78 |
| 3 | Navy | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.15 | 17.44 | 15.23 | 8.36 | -0.36 |
| 4 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.07 | 24.57 | 0.69 | 6.94 | 0.06 |
| 5 | Duke | Southern | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.99 | 33.44 | 11.61 | 8.96 | -0.96 |
| 6 | Iowa Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.49 | 17.9 | 10.18 | 9.21 | -0.21 |
| 7 | Michigan | Western | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.16 | 25.44 | 8.14 | 8.7 | -0.7 |
| 8 | Del Monte Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.56 | 23.38 | 6.36 | 7.69 | -0.69 |
| 9 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.2 | 27.12 | 5.75 | 7.84 | -1.84 |
| 10 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.13 | 20.86 | 6.9 | 6.83 | -0.83 |
| 11 | Texas | Southwest | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 20.97 | 24.78 | 2.77 | 8.82 | -1.82 |
| 12 | Great Lakes Navy | FBS Independents | 10-2-0 | 0.83 | 20.7 | 12.42 | 10.46 | 10.64 | -0.64 |
| 13 | March Field | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 20.63 | 22.7 | -1 | 9.72 | -0.72 |
| 14 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 20.09 | 23.3 | 10.8 | 9.73 | -2.73 |
| 15 | Richmond | Southern | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.61 | 15.86 | -0.76 | 6.16 | -0.16 |
| 16 | Georgia Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.44 | 11.83 | 3.05 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 17 | Northwestern | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.42 | 15.62 | 12.8 | 7.43 | -1.43 |
| 18 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.3 | 8.89 | 10.25 | 7.81 | -0.81 |
| 19 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 19.19 | 14.36 | 14.85 | 9.4 | -1.4 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.16 | 10.56 | 8.55 | 7.59 | -0.59 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.13 | 17.78 | 10.25 | 8.29 | -2.29 |
| 22 | USC | Pacific | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 18.94 | 9.7 | 4.8 | 9.11 | -1.11 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.76 | 11.9 | 5.1 | 9.22 | -2.22 |
| 24 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.65 | 15.62 | 7.72 | 7.7 | -1.7 |
| 25 | Fort Riley | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.03 | 14.89 | 3.88 | 8.04 | -2.04 |
| 26 | North Carolina | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.23 | 8.89 | 13.19 | 7.32 | -1.32 |
| 27 | Colorado | Mountain State | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.71 | 12.43 | 1.51 | 6.46 | -1.46 |
| 28 | Alameda Coast Guard | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.41 | 7.57 | 7.96 | 5.48 | -1.48 |
| 29 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.1 | 8.86 | -1.18 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 30 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.6 | 7.89 | 10.04 | 7.94 | -2.94 |
| 31 | LSU | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.36 | 0.44 | 10.89 | 4.63 | 1.37 |
| 32 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.62 | 4.11 | 5.53 | 6.23 | -1.23 |
| 33 | Georgia | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.28 | 11.1 | 1.03 | 7.85 | -1.85 |
| 34 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.22 | 6 | 0.39 | 5.53 | -0.53 |
| 35 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.19 | 2 | 9.04 | 5.8 | 0.2 |
| 36 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.98 | 1.75 | 4.08 | 4.35 | 0.65 |
| 37 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.32 | 6.43 | 1.17 | 5.21 | -1.21 |
| 38 | Indiana | Western | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 12.74 | 8.7 | 7.74 | 8.05 | -4.05 |
| 39 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.19 | 5.38 | 5.47 | 5.55 | -1.55 |
| 40 | Minnesota | Western | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12 | -1.56 | 11.87 | 4.08 | 0.92 |
| 41 | Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.72 | 10.62 | 11.83 | 6.73 | -3.73 |
| 42 | Wake Forest | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.93 | 7.11 | 3.89 | 6.86 | -2.86 |
| 43 | Tulane | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.83 | -0.33 | 8.31 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 44 | Missouri | Big 6 | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.73 | 3.5 | 10.58 | 4.84 | -1.84 |
| 45 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.06 | -1.25 | 10.82 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 46 | Kansas | Big 6 | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.81 | -1.1 | 3.68 | 4.36 | -0.36 |
| 47 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.35 | -3.38 | 8 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 48 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.27 | -3.78 | 4.71 | 3.31 | 0.69 |
| 49 | California | Pacific | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.73 | -4.4 | 11.23 | 2.95 | 1.05 |
| 50 | Maryland | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 7.44 | -9.89 | 1.29 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| 51 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.44 | -12.57 | 7.32 | 0.83 | 2.17 |
| 52 | Texas Tech | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.12 | -4.9 | 2.41 | 3.17 | 0.83 |
| 53 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.74 | -7.5 | 8.08 | 2.15 | 0.85 |
| 54 | Ohio State | Western | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.4 | -4.22 | 15.91 | 3.32 | -0.32 |
| 55 | North Carolina Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.43 | -10.71 | 8.79 | 1.16 | 0.84 |
| 56 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.1 | -4.71 | 8.97 | 2.29 | -0.29 |
| 57 | NC State | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 4.83 | -16.78 | 2.25 | 0.65 | 2.35 |
| 58 | Illinois | Western | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.66 | -15.4 | 13.1 | 1.62 | 1.38 |
| 59 | Rice | Southwest | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.57 | -12.3 | 6.43 | 0.66 | 2.34 |
| 60 | Camp Grant | FBS Independents | 2-6-2 | 0.2 | 4.3 | -5.6 | 15.14 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 61 | Denver | Mountain State | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.15 | -16.57 | 6.65 | 0.63 | 1.37 |
| 62 | TCU | Southwest | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.79 | -9.38 | 10.21 | 1.23 | 0.77 |
| 63 | Clemson | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.55 | -11.38 | 6.64 | 1.34 | 0.66 |
| 64 | SMU | Southwest | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.51 | -5.11 | 9.5 | 2.07 | -0.07 |
| 65 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.45 | -12.25 | 5.25 | 0.81 | 1.19 |
| 66 | VMI | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.27 | -17.12 | 7.22 | 0.29 | 1.71 |
| 67 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.13 | -22.75 | 9.56 | 0.44 | 1.56 |
| 68 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.02 | -9.67 | 7.28 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 69 | Iowa | Western | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.39 | -8.75 | 12.49 | 1.52 | -0.52 |
| 70 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.84 | -18.57 | 12.6 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 71 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.3 | -20.12 | 2.89 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 72 | UCLA | Pacific | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.28 | -15.56 | 12.16 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 73 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.2 | -23.25 | 7.66 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 74 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.28 | -24.1 | 13.41 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 75 | Utah | Mountain State | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.82 | -37 | 9.38 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 76 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.91 | -35 | 15.21 | 0.04 | -0.04 |