Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.767995+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.18 | 39 | 11.73 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 2 | Purdue | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.74 | 18.4 | 12.52 | 4.71 | 0.29 |
| 3 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.63 | 19.75 | 11.57 | 3.86 | 0.14 |
| 4 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.48 | 43 | 7.46 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.28 | 20.75 | 10.04 | 3.93 | 0.07 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.16 | 35.25 | 6.87 | 3.94 | 0.06 |
| 7 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.46 | 18 | 6.85 | 2.87 | 0.13 |
| 8 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.38 | 8 | 9.42 | 4.32 | 0.68 |
| 9 | USC | Pacific | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.32 | 18.5 | 5.58 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Minnesota | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.28 | 24.33 | 5.15 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 11 | Iowa Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.11 | 17.8 | 5.23 | 4.59 | 0.41 |
| 12 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.55 | 23 | -3.7 | 3.93 | 0.07 |
| 13 | March Field | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.71 | 29.75 | -8.24 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 14 | Colorado | Mountain State | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.58 | 25 | -8.28 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Duke | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.71 | 29.8 | 9.72 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 16 | Michigan | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.34 | 17 | 10.3 | 3.56 | -0.56 |
| 17 | Del Monte Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.72 | 18 | 4.65 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 18 | Richmond | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.65 | 6 | 5.42 | 3.49 | 0.51 |
| 19 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.5 | 3.8 | 6.29 | 3.18 | 0.82 |
| 20 | Fort Riley | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.47 | 31.25 | 4.11 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 21 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.4 | 6.5 | 11.2 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 22 | LSU | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 23 | Texas | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.94 | 23 | 2.04 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 24 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.58 | 16.33 | 11.9 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 25 | Great Lakes Navy | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.01 | 6.5 | 11.16 | 4.47 | -0.47 |
| 26 | Northwestern | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.68 | 2.33 | 19.72 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 27 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.44 | 7.75 | 8.2 | 3.27 | -1.27 |
| 28 | Indiana | Western | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 16.4 | 17 | -2.78 | 4.67 | -2.67 |
| 29 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.38 | 5.67 | 4.67 | 2.03 | -0.03 |
| 30 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.89 | 2.67 | 6.57 | 1.79 | 0.21 |
| 31 | Georgia Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.8 | 10.33 | -1.11 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
| 32 | Georgia | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.9 | 14.8 | -2.62 | 4.36 | -1.36 |
| 33 | South Carolina | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.72 | 6.33 | -10 | 2.34 | -0.34 |
| 34 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.1 | 9 | 9.88 | 3.61 | -1.61 |
| 35 | TCU | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.85 | 0 | 18.16 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | North Carolina | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.67 | 5.5 | 9.68 | 3.06 | -1.06 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.11 | 1.25 | 11.21 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 38 | California | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.97 | 3.75 | 11.34 | 2.87 | -0.87 |
| 39 | Alameda Coast Guard | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.36 | 1.5 | 12.83 | 2.24 | -0.24 |
| 40 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.27 | -1.6 | -0.92 | 2.19 | 0.81 |
| 41 | Maryland | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.48 | 2.25 | -5.9 | 2.57 | -0.57 |
| 42 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 10.64 | -1 | 1.88 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 43 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.45 | -5.25 | 5.69 | 1.16 | 0.84 |
| 44 | VMI | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.17 | -9 | 7.99 | 0.43 | 1.57 |
| 45 | Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.11 | 9.67 | 13.71 | 2.57 | -1.57 |
| 46 | Tulane | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.95 | -0.5 | -6.14 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 47 | Denver | Mountain State | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.92 | -14 | 7.57 | 0.51 | 1.49 |
| 48 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.66 | -2.5 | -0.37 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 49 | Camp Grant | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.82 | -4.17 | 16.39 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 50 | Clemson | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.32 | 2 | 3.52 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| 51 | Illinois | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.79 | -6 | 14.47 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 52 | Texas Tech | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.46 | -6.8 | 8.8 | 1.28 | 0.72 |
| 53 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.04 | -3.25 | 11.1 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 54 | Wake Forest | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.76 | 7.75 | 6.63 | 3.03 | -2.03 |
| 55 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.61 | 1 | 6.07 | 2.14 | -1.14 |
| 56 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.4 | -7 | 4.25 | 0.73 | 0.27 |
| 57 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.93 | -10.75 | 4.84 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 58 | Kansas | Big 6 | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.82 | -1.75 | 1.11 | 1.43 | -0.43 |
| 59 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.41 | -7.33 | 10.32 | 0.08 | 0.92 |
| 60 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.38 | -13.33 | -4.26 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 61 | SMU | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.37 | -5 | 4.27 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 62 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.05 | -4 | 16.82 | 1.53 | -0.53 |
| 63 | Ohio State | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.99 | -6 | 20.09 | 1.17 | -0.17 |
| 64 | North Carolina Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.61 | -22.67 | 12.89 | 0.11 | 0.89 |
| 65 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.99 | -14.25 | 13.94 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 66 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.71 | -17.25 | 12.59 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 67 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.53 | -16.75 | 3.12 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 68 | NC State | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.43 | -17.25 | -3.18 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 69 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.44 | -19 | 11.65 | 0.15 | 0.85 |
| 70 | Iowa | Western | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.12 | -10.25 | 16.59 | 0.25 | -0.25 |
| 71 | Rice | Southwest | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.22 | -16 | 3.8 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 72 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.53 | -18.33 | 13.19 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 73 | Utah | Mountain State | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.76 | -34.33 | 1.06 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 74 | UCLA | Pacific | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.8 | -21.25 | 20.98 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 75 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.85 | -28 | 15.62 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 76 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.22 | -38.67 | 16.68 | 0.03 | -0.03 |