Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.769087+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 26.78 | 34.38 | 15.07 | 7.95 | 0.05 |
| 2 | Iowa Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.88 | 18.5 | 8.14 | 7.34 | 0.66 |
| 3 | Purdue | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.82 | 19 | 7.69 | 7.67 | 0.33 |
| 4 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.05 | 26.33 | 2.76 | 5.91 | -0.91 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 23.77 | 17.25 | 2.82 | 7.95 | -0.95 |
| 6 | Navy | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.32 | 18 | 14.65 | 7.36 | -0.36 |
| 7 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.28 | 27.67 | -1.11 | 5.94 | 0.06 |
| 8 | Duke | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.11 | 35 | 10.79 | 7.97 | -0.97 |
| 9 | Michigan | Western | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.71 | 23.88 | 10.02 | 7.69 | -0.69 |
| 10 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.1 | 23.38 | 9.2 | 7.78 | -1.78 |
| 11 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.86 | 11.12 | 8.54 | 7.4 | -0.4 |
| 12 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.11 | 19.5 | 8.55 | 5.9 | -0.9 |
| 13 | Texas | Southwest | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.98 | 29.86 | 2.25 | 6.93 | -0.93 |
| 14 | Del Monte Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.54 | 20.83 | 4.65 | 5.77 | -0.77 |
| 15 | March Field | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.43 | 25.88 | -2.48 | 7.82 | -0.82 |
| 16 | Great Lakes Navy | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.38 | 12.5 | 10.1 | 8.9 | -0.9 |
| 17 | Richmond | Southern | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.2 | 15.86 | 0.39 | 6.16 | -0.16 |
| 18 | Georgia Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.71 | 11.83 | 2.46 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 19 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.34 | 13.33 | -0.52 | 4.81 | 0.19 |
| 20 | Colorado | Mountain State | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.18 | 15.5 | -2.04 | 5.66 | -0.66 |
| 21 | Northwestern | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 19.1 | 11.14 | 14.88 | 6.18 | -1.18 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.8 | 19.25 | 9.95 | 7.48 | -2.48 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.71 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 6.56 | -0.56 |
| 24 | USC | Pacific | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.57 | 6.88 | 7.47 | 6.95 | -0.95 |
| 25 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.43 | 12 | 11.24 | 6.5 | -1.5 |
| 26 | North Carolina | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.18 | 7.71 | 11.76 | 5.76 | -0.76 |
| 27 | LSU | SEC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.56 | 3.71 | 10.4 | 4.32 | 0.68 |
| 28 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.73 | 9.12 | 15.98 | 6.06 | -1.06 |
| 29 | Fort Riley | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.72 | 16.43 | 4.05 | 6.26 | -2.26 |
| 30 | Georgia | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.27 | 17.67 | 0.59 | 8.09 | -2.09 |
| 31 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.14 | 2.89 | 7.11 | 5.54 | 0.46 |
| 32 | South Carolina | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.37 | 8.5 | -2.85 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 33 | Alameda Coast Guard | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.2 | 7.67 | 7.89 | 4.55 | -1.55 |
| 34 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.7 | 7.12 | 10.53 | 6.8 | -2.8 |
| 35 | Indiana | Western | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 14.62 | 10.44 | 6.01 | 7.47 | -3.47 |
| 36 | Minnesota | Western | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.74 | 0.86 | 13.1 | 3.68 | 0.32 |
| 37 | Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.68 | 15.43 | 11.14 | 6.62 | -3.62 |
| 38 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.63 | 6.43 | 2.02 | 5.21 | -1.21 |
| 39 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.16 | 3 | 0.32 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| 40 | Wake Forest | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.61 | 9.38 | 2.55 | 6.49 | -2.49 |
| 41 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.33 | 2.86 | 6.76 | 4.41 | -1.41 |
| 42 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.17 | 1.29 | 10.51 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 43 | California | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.45 | 0.25 | 9.25 | 4.11 | -0.11 |
| 44 | Missouri | Big 6 | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.27 | 4.14 | 10.5 | 4.29 | -1.29 |
| 45 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.34 | -1.57 | 5.87 | 2.87 | 0.13 |
| 46 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.27 | 0.38 | 0.95 | 4.18 | -1.18 |
| 47 | Ohio State | Western | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.06 | 0 | 17.04 | 4 | -1 |
| 48 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.04 | -0.71 | 6.87 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 49 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.46 | -3.78 | 5.93 | 3.31 | 0.69 |
| 50 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.07 | -6.57 | 7.48 | 2.17 | 0.83 |
| 51 | Tulane | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.6 | -5.8 | 6.1 | 1.47 | 0.53 |
| 52 | Maryland | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.3 | -12 | 1.85 | 1.13 | 1.87 |
| 53 | TCU | Southwest | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.06 | -8 | 12.35 | 1.27 | 0.73 |
| 54 | NC State | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 5.91 | -17.12 | 2.49 | 0.58 | 2.42 |
| 55 | Texas Tech | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.77 | -5.56 | 2.62 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 56 | Illinois | Western | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.72 | -11.89 | 13.21 | 1.94 | 1.06 |
| 57 | Camp Grant | FBS Independents | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 5.4 | -5.78 | 15.43 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 58 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.23 | -2.86 | 5.62 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| 59 | Denver | Mountain State | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.11 | -19.17 | 6.48 | 0.48 | 1.52 |
| 60 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 4.97 | -23.83 | 9.34 | 0.31 | 1.69 |
| 61 | Clemson | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.76 | -8 | 5.44 | 1.66 | 0.34 |
| 62 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.55 | -10.14 | 4.05 | 0.92 | 1.08 |
| 63 | VMI | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.3 | -18.57 | 9.3 | 0.15 | 1.85 |
| 64 | Rice | Southwest | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.56 | -14.5 | 9.41 | 0.31 | 1.69 |
| 65 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.68 | -11 | 13.57 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 66 | North Carolina Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.38 | -14.83 | 9.85 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 67 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.19 | -19 | 9.59 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 68 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.68 | -16.83 | 13.07 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 69 | SMU | Southwest | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.4 | -9.29 | 10.98 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 70 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.91 | -16.14 | 1.87 | 0.38 | 0.62 |
| 71 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.24 | -23.25 | 7.61 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 72 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | -0.08 | -25.44 | 15.19 | 0.05 | 0.95 |
| 73 | Iowa | Western | 0-6-1 | 0 | -2.17 | -12.86 | 14.97 | 0.56 | -0.56 |
| 74 | UCLA | Pacific | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.48 | -19.86 | 13.14 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 75 | Utah | Mountain State | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.92 | -37.5 | 11 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 76 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.97 | -34.14 | 16.44 | 0.05 | -0.05 |