Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.767175+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 30.69 | 15.5 | 21.74 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 2 | Duke | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.63 | 50.5 | 5.78 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Michigan | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.87 | 38.5 | 2.63 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.08 | 27 | 22.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Iowa Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.41 | 14.5 | 1.19 | 1.65 | 0.35 |
| 6 | LSU | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.18 | 7 | 23.14 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.09 | 8 | 21.82 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 8 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.61 | 6.5 | 0.02 | 1.65 | 0.35 |
| 9 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.35 | 31 | 3.06 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.19 | 38 | 1 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 11 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.17 | 15.5 | -10 | 1.79 | 0.21 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.15 | 41 | 0.32 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | USC | Pacific | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.96 | 20 | 2.44 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.85 | 7.5 | -10 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 15 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.77 | 13 | 2.47 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 16 | Minnesota | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.77 | 13 | 2.95 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 17 | California | Pacific | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.67 | 15 | 2.77 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 18 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.6 | 13 | 1.34 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 19 | Temple | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.59 | 27 | 1.11 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Northwestern | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.06 | 8 | 2.71 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 21 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.78 | 3 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Del Monte Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.59 | 27 | -2.63 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 23 | Texas | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.34 | 59 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Colorado | Mountain State | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.04 | 38 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.01 | 42 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 26 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.87 | 59 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.59 | 29 | -10 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 28 | Denver | Mountain State | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.57 | 19 | -10 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.44 | 16 | -10 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 30 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.35 | 14 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | March Field | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.26 | 32 | -10 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 32 | NC State | Southern | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.23 | 18 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.99 | 7 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | South Carolina | Southern | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.89 | 12 | -10 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 35 | Great Lakes Navy | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.92 | 1.67 | 9.02 | 1.67 | 0.33 |
| 36 | Camp Grant | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.06 | 0 | 9.54 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 37 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.71 | 2.5 | 13.89 | 1.19 | -0.19 |
| 38 | Yale | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.09 | 4.33 | -10 | 2.08 | -0.08 |
| 39 | Georgia | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.78 | 5.5 | -3.83 | 1.27 | -0.27 |
| 40 | Texas Tech | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.06 | 2 | -3.65 | 1.13 | -0.13 |
| 41 | Richmond | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.75 | -8 | 9.22 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 42 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.65 | -2 | -3.79 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 43 | Fort Riley | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.1 | 19.5 | 3.18 | 1.67 | -0.67 |
| 44 | Georgia Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Utah | Mountain State | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | TCU | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Tulane | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | -10 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 51 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Kansas | Big 6 | 0-0-1 | 0 | -0.01 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Clemson | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.3 | -1 | -10 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 56 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.55 | -3 | 2.04 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Wake Forest | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.58 | -4 | -10 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 58 | Indiana | Western | 0-1-1 | 0 | -0.62 | -4 | -4.94 | 0.49 | -0.49 |
| 59 | Rice | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.76 | -6 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Maryland | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.88 | -6 | -10 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 61 | Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.13 | -6 | 19.26 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 62 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.28 | -13 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Missouri | Big 6 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.38 | -13 | 2.23 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 64 | North Carolina | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.47 | -13 | 2.79 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 65 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.49 | -15 | 1.25 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 66 | SMU | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.66 | -13 | 3.06 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 67 | UCLA | Pacific | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.75 | -20 | 2.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Iowa | Western | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.87 | -14 | 16.36 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 69 | Ohio State | Western | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.88 | -15 | 25.67 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 70 | North Carolina Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.94 | -31 | 2.03 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | VMI | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.14 | -27 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Wisconsin | Western | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.19 | -14.5 | 21.19 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 73 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.44 | -38 | 2.66 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 74 | Illinois | Western | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.52 | -18.5 | 20.46 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 75 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.61 | -41 | 2.93 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Alameda Coast Guard | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.61 | -17 | 9.01 | 0.1 | -0.1 |