Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.767733+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.53 | 40 | 15.41 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.74 | 24.33 | 14.5 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.61 | 35.33 | 12.04 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 4 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.43 | 23.67 | 12.62 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 5 | TCU | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.15 | 13 | 14.3 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Purdue | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.14 | 17.25 | 12.11 | 3.73 | 0.27 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.33 | 23.33 | 8.09 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 8 | USC | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.13 | 13.33 | 8.39 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.09 | 20 | 2.8 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 10 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.99 | 7.75 | 5.61 | 3.44 | 0.56 |
| 11 | Iowa Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.79 | 18.5 | 1.16 | 3.65 | 0.35 |
| 12 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.76 | 24 | 1.19 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 13 | Minnesota | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.42 | 33.5 | -2.85 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 14 | Del Monte Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.77 | 27 | -5.16 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 15 | March Field | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.36 | 37.33 | -7.53 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 16 | Colorado | Mountain State | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.18 | 28.67 | -7.52 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Michigan | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.54 | 17 | 11.76 | 3.56 | -0.56 |
| 18 | Great Lakes Navy | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.23 | 10.4 | 9.72 | 4.14 | -0.14 |
| 19 | Duke | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.23 | 35.5 | 7.17 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 20 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.14 | 16.33 | 10.13 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 21 | LSU | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.41 | 1.67 | 13.78 | 1.64 | 0.36 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.16 | 6.33 | 6.11 | 2.25 | -0.25 |
| 23 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.97 | 16.33 | 9.07 | 3 | -1 |
| 24 | Richmond | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.73 | 0.75 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| 25 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.68 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 2.21 | 0.79 |
| 26 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.62 | 7.75 | 9.95 | 3.27 | -1.27 |
| 27 | Texas | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.15 | 19.33 | 1.97 | 2.81 | -0.81 |
| 28 | Fort Riley | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.11 | 26 | 0.13 | 2.79 | -0.79 |
| 29 | North Carolina | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.9 | 9.67 | 4.31 | 2.68 | -0.68 |
| 30 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.68 | -0.33 | 19.96 | 1.47 | 0.53 |
| 31 | Indiana | Western | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.39 | 21.25 | -2.62 | 3.8 | -1.8 |
| 32 | Georgia | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.58 | 14.8 | -1 | 4.36 | -1.36 |
| 33 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.43 | -5.67 | 9.28 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 34 | Denver | Mountain State | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.21 | -3 | 3.82 | 1.18 | 0.82 |
| 35 | South Carolina | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.74 | 6.33 | -10 | 2.34 | -0.34 |
| 36 | Maryland | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.6 | 4.33 | -7.09 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 37 | VMI | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.24 | -3 | 8.48 | 0.98 | 1.02 |
| 38 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.69 | 4.5 | 1.82 | 1.34 | -0.34 |
| 39 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.6 | -0.5 | 16.95 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 40 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.29 | -1.6 | -1.05 | 2.19 | 0.81 |
| 41 | Northwestern | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.89 | -3 | 19.84 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 42 | Camp Grant | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.71 | -3.8 | 14.44 | 1.42 | 0.58 |
| 43 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.62 | -1 | 1.08 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 44 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 10.82 | -1.67 | 4.64 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 45 | Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.51 | 9.67 | 13.67 | 2.57 | -1.57 |
| 46 | Georgia Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.29 | -11 | 0.86 | 0.38 | 0.62 |
| 47 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 10.07 | -11.67 | 10.09 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 48 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.99 | 12.67 | 1.96 | 2.58 | -1.58 |
| 49 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.65 | -13.5 | -6.18 | 0.32 | 0.68 |
| 50 | California | Pacific | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.43 | 0.67 | 16.09 | 1.61 | -0.61 |
| 51 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.23 | -6.5 | 11.77 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 52 | Tulane | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.99 | -0.5 | -5.92 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 53 | Clemson | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.79 | 2 | 3.92 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| 54 | Ohio State | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.4 | -0.33 | 14.34 | 1.46 | -0.46 |
| 55 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.22 | -0.33 | 18.86 | 1.47 | -0.47 |
| 56 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.69 | -4.67 | 3.02 | 1.01 | -0.01 |
| 57 | Alameda Coast Guard | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.37 | -2.67 | 18.96 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 58 | NC State | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.33 | -7 | -2.74 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 59 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.04 | -16.33 | 13.19 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 60 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.35 | -11 | -7.58 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 61 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.74 | -20.33 | 15.52 | 0.11 | 0.89 |
| 62 | Texas Tech | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.6 | -9 | 13.54 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 63 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.96 | -11.25 | 6.55 | 0.37 | 0.63 |
| 64 | Illinois | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.63 | -9.5 | 18.7 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Wake Forest | Southern | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.51 | -5.67 | 5.75 | 0.72 | -0.72 |
| 66 | Kansas | Big 6 | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.61 | -6.67 | 3.66 | 0.27 | -0.27 |
| 67 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.1 | -13 | 8.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | SMU | Southwest | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.21 | -13.5 | 7.17 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 69 | Rice | Southwest | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.29 | -17.33 | 4.68 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 70 | Iowa | Western | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.33 | -13.67 | 16.86 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 71 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.34 | -16 | 9.77 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 72 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.77 | -20.5 | 19.8 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 73 | UCLA | Pacific | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.98 | -24 | 24.69 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 74 | Utah | Mountain State | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.11 | -47.5 | 6.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | North Carolina Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.44 | -36.5 | 26.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.47 | -47.5 | 18.54 | 0.01 | -0.01 |