Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.769359+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 26.72 | 30.67 | 15.84 | 8.9 | 0.1 |
| 2 | Purdue | Western | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.85 | 17.67 | 8.76 | 8.65 | 0.35 |
| 3 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 23.88 | 26.33 | 2.52 | 5.91 | -0.91 |
| 4 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.6 | 24.57 | 1.51 | 6.94 | 0.06 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 23.57 | 17.25 | 2.45 | 7.95 | -0.95 |
| 6 | Duke | Southern | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.42 | 33.44 | 11.91 | 8.96 | -0.96 |
| 7 | Navy | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.19 | 18 | 14.46 | 7.36 | -0.36 |
| 8 | Michigan | Western | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.75 | 25.44 | 9.37 | 8.7 | -0.7 |
| 9 | Iowa Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.72 | 16.33 | 10.44 | 8.08 | -0.08 |
| 10 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.64 | 27.33 | 9.83 | 8.85 | -1.85 |
| 11 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.8 | 11.12 | 8.71 | 7.4 | -0.4 |
| 12 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.52 | 20.86 | 7.22 | 6.83 | -0.83 |
| 13 | Del Monte Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.28 | 21.14 | 5.88 | 6.68 | -0.68 |
| 14 | Texas | Southwest | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.9 | 29.86 | 2.14 | 6.93 | -0.93 |
| 15 | Great Lakes Navy | FBS Independents | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.76 | 13.09 | 10 | 9.9 | -0.9 |
| 16 | March Field | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.38 | 25.88 | -2.53 | 7.82 | -0.82 |
| 17 | Richmond | Southern | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.07 | 15.86 | -0.04 | 6.16 | -0.16 |
| 18 | Northwestern | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.92 | 15.62 | 14.12 | 7.43 | -1.43 |
| 19 | Georgia Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.58 | 11.83 | 1.91 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 20 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.99 | 15.62 | 8.08 | 7.7 | -1.7 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.72 | 9.5 | 8.46 | 6.56 | -0.56 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.6 | 19.25 | 10.23 | 7.48 | -2.48 |
| 23 | USC | Pacific | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.48 | 6.88 | 8.33 | 6.95 | -0.95 |
| 24 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.88 | 12 | 14.56 | 7.34 | -1.34 |
| 25 | Fort Riley | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.43 | 14.88 | 3.9 | 7.11 | -2.11 |
| 26 | Colorado | Mountain State | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.09 | 12.43 | 1.53 | 6.46 | -1.46 |
| 27 | Alameda Coast Guard | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.71 | 7.57 | 8.64 | 5.48 | -1.48 |
| 28 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.43 | 3 | 2.95 | 4.01 | 0.99 |
| 29 | Georgia | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.2 | 17.67 | 0.23 | 8.09 | -2.09 |
| 30 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.01 | 2.89 | 7.4 | 5.54 | 0.46 |
| 31 | North Carolina | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.96 | 4.12 | 13.47 | 5.47 | -0.47 |
| 32 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.81 | 7.89 | 10.06 | 7.94 | -2.94 |
| 33 | South Carolina | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.29 | 8.5 | -2.84 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 34 | Minnesota | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.09 | 2.25 | 10.75 | 4.53 | 0.47 |
| 35 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.45 | 6 | 0.85 | 5.53 | -0.53 |
| 36 | LSU | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.2 | -0.12 | 10.03 | 3.97 | 1.03 |
| 37 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.6 | 6.43 | 1.63 | 5.21 | -1.21 |
| 38 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.48 | 3.75 | 4.8 | 5.49 | -1.49 |
| 39 | Indiana | Western | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 13.04 | 8.7 | 7.88 | 8.05 | -4.05 |
| 40 | Wake Forest | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.45 | 9.38 | 2.49 | 6.49 | -2.49 |
| 41 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.32 | 5.38 | 6.25 | 5.55 | -1.55 |
| 42 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.15 | 2.86 | 6.79 | 4.41 | -1.41 |
| 43 | Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 12.03 | 10.62 | 12.29 | 6.73 | -3.73 |
| 44 | Kansas | Big 6 | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.88 | 0.44 | 2.22 | 4.74 | -0.74 |
| 45 | Tulane | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.85 | -0.33 | 8.16 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 46 | Missouri | Big 6 | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 10.01 | 3.5 | 11.32 | 4.84 | -1.84 |
| 47 | California | Pacific | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.72 | -0.56 | 9.54 | 4.22 | -0.22 |
| 48 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.39 | -1.25 | 11.36 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 49 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.47 | -3.78 | 5.56 | 3.31 | 0.69 |
| 50 | Texas Tech | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.15 | -4.9 | 2.1 | 3.17 | 0.83 |
| 51 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.95 | -7.5 | 8.78 | 2.15 | 0.85 |
| 52 | Ohio State | Western | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.67 | -4.22 | 16.84 | 3.32 | -0.32 |
| 53 | Maryland | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.19 | -12 | 1.66 | 1.13 | 1.87 |
| 54 | NC State | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 5.97 | -17.12 | 2.33 | 0.58 | 2.42 |
| 55 | Rice | Southwest | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.34 | -12.11 | 8.71 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| 56 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.12 | -14.83 | 8.3 | 0.61 | 1.39 |
| 57 | Denver | Mountain State | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.02 | -19.17 | 6.91 | 0.48 | 1.52 |
| 58 | TCU | Southwest | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.98 | -7.86 | 11.29 | 1.43 | 0.57 |
| 59 | Illinois | Western | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.81 | -15.4 | 13.86 | 1.62 | 1.38 |
| 60 | Camp Grant | FBS Independents | 2-6-2 | 0.2 | 4.44 | -5.6 | 15.78 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 61 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.4 | -3.25 | 4.75 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 62 | VMI | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.21 | -18.57 | 8.67 | 0.15 | 1.85 |
| 63 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.06 | -23.29 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 64 | Clemson | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.66 | -11.38 | 6.83 | 1.34 | 0.66 |
| 65 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.56 | -12.25 | 5.34 | 0.81 | 1.19 |
| 66 | North Carolina Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.37 | -14.83 | 9.79 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 67 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.95 | -11.17 | 11.13 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 68 | Iowa | Western | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.26 | -8.75 | 13.63 | 1.52 | -0.52 |
| 69 | SMU | Southwest | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.99 | -8.25 | 10.12 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 70 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.9 | -18.57 | 13.43 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 71 | UCLA | Pacific | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.37 | -15.88 | 12.12 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 72 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.33 | -20.12 | 2.91 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 73 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.21 | -23.25 | 7.76 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 74 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.27 | -24.1 | 14.29 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 75 | Utah | Mountain State | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.91 | -37.5 | 10.95 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 76 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.96 | -35 | 15.24 | 0.04 | -0.04 |