Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.768263+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.76 | 18.6 | 14.45 | 4.73 | 0.27 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.65 | 40.6 | 10.74 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 3 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.89 | 40.8 | 7.09 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Purdue | Western | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.75 | 18.83 | 9.16 | 5.68 | 0.32 |
| 5 | USC | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.67 | 16 | 9.84 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.27 | 27.25 | 5.79 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.22 | 34.8 | 4.4 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 8 | Iowa Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.05 | 17.8 | 6.32 | 4.59 | 0.41 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.65 | 16.6 | 4.06 | 4.91 | -0.91 |
| 10 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.91 | 20.4 | 0.5 | 4.88 | 0.12 |
| 11 | Michigan | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.83 | 22.2 | 13.79 | 4.67 | -0.67 |
| 12 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.76 | 5.67 | 12.95 | 4.87 | 0.13 |
| 13 | Duke | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.69 | 29.8 | 10.91 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 14 | Del Monte Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.48 | 21.2 | 5.75 | 4.81 | -0.81 |
| 15 | LSU | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.34 | 9.4 | 8.77 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| 16 | Richmond | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.81 | 7.33 | 2.09 | 4.47 | 0.53 |
| 17 | Texas | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.66 | 30 | -0.5 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 18 | Northwestern | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.63 | 5 | 14.94 | 3.15 | -0.15 |
| 19 | Minnesota | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.41 | 7.5 | 7.75 | 2.81 | 0.19 |
| 20 | Colorado | Mountain State | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.37 | 18 | -1.84 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 21 | Fort Riley | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.16 | 25 | 3.35 | 4.73 | -1.73 |
| 22 | Great Lakes Navy | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.93 | 10.43 | 12.56 | 5.83 | -0.83 |
| 23 | March Field | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.38 | 19.8 | -8.56 | 4.68 | -0.68 |
| 24 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.18 | 19 | -0.48 | 3.61 | -0.61 |
| 25 | Indiana | Western | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 18.15 | 19.83 | -0.87 | 5.77 | -2.77 |
| 26 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.07 | 16.33 | 10.09 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 27 | Georgia Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| 28 | TCU | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.65 | 8.33 | 13.1 | 2.78 | -0.78 |
| 29 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.01 | 11.5 | -5.42 | 3.55 | -0.55 |
| 30 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.9 | 1 | 5.11 | 3.22 | 0.78 |
| 31 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.88 | 2.4 | 14.66 | 2.84 | 0.16 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.59 | 8.4 | 9.24 | 4.01 | -1.01 |
| 33 | Alameda Coast Guard | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.36 | 9.2 | 7.22 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 34 | Tulane | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.51 | 1.67 | -2.28 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 35 | Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.14 | 17 | 13.42 | 3.82 | -1.82 |
| 36 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.73 | 9 | 11.11 | 3.61 | -1.61 |
| 37 | North Carolina | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.22 | 5.5 | 9.54 | 3.06 | -1.06 |
| 38 | Georgia | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.9 | 8.83 | 2.46 | 4.54 | -1.54 |
| 39 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.84 | 6.4 | 9.54 | 4.16 | -2.16 |
| 40 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.73 | 0.6 | -2.7 | 2.61 | 0.39 |
| 41 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.25 | 1.75 | 4.43 | 2.27 | -0.27 |
| 42 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.7 | -0.6 | 9.2 | 2.38 | -0.38 |
| 43 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.63 | 2.5 | 3.96 | 2.69 | -0.69 |
| 44 | Wake Forest | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.68 | 10.4 | 6 | 4.22 | -2.22 |
| 45 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.71 | -6.67 | 3.3 | 1.65 | 1.35 |
| 46 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 9.57 | -6 | 6.6 | 0.89 | 1.11 |
| 47 | Denver | Mountain State | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.52 | -14 | 9.71 | 0.51 | 1.49 |
| 48 | Camp Grant | FBS Independents | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 8.61 | -3.57 | 17.07 | 2.13 | -0.13 |
| 49 | California | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.36 | -4.8 | 11.1 | 1.35 | 0.65 |
| 50 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.65 | -4.4 | 1.33 | 1.51 | 0.49 |
| 51 | VMI | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.36 | -11.4 | 7.04 | 0.28 | 1.72 |
| 52 | Maryland | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.35 | -7.2 | -0.16 | 0.92 | 1.08 |
| 53 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.12 | -10.2 | 9.68 | 0.98 | 1.02 |
| 54 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.95 | -1 | 1.26 | 1.66 | -0.66 |
| 55 | NC State | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.22 | -13.6 | -2.98 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 56 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.11 | 1 | 3.2 | 2.14 | -1.14 |
| 57 | Illinois | Western | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.99 | -12.83 | 15.67 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 58 | Texas Tech | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.98 | -6.17 | 4.69 | 1.56 | 0.44 |
| 59 | Kansas | Big 6 | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.77 | -1.6 | 0.52 | 1.84 | -0.84 |
| 60 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.76 | -4 | 15.19 | 1.53 | -0.53 |
| 61 | Clemson | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.47 | -5.25 | 4.58 | 1.14 | -0.14 |
| 62 | SMU | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.3 | -5.25 | 5.8 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 63 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.88 | -11.5 | 6.1 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| 64 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.79 | -14.25 | 14.8 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 65 | North Carolina Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.55 | -20.25 | 13.54 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 66 | Ohio State | Western | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.29 | -7.4 | 18.52 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 67 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.28 | -19.25 | -0.46 | 0.22 | 0.78 |
| 68 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 2.78 | -28.75 | 15.85 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 69 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.25 | -20.2 | 7.48 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 70 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.55 | -21.5 | 12.59 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 71 | Iowa | Western | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.23 | -12.4 | 17.74 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 72 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.51 | -18.33 | 15.02 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 73 | Rice | Southwest | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.58 | -24.4 | 8.65 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 74 | UCLA | Pacific | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.76 | -21.25 | 21.59 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 75 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.93 | -29.25 | 17.23 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 76 | Utah | Mountain State | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.93 | -39.5 | 7.01 | 0.02 | -0.02 |