Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.768528+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.82 | 38.33 | 13.19 | 5.96 | 0.04 |
| 2 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 26.12 | 34 | 10.33 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 25.39 | 29 | 7.42 | 5.88 | -0.88 |
| 4 | USC | Pacific | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.22 | 15.5 | 8.69 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Purdue | Western | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.07 | 20.71 | 6.83 | 6.75 | 0.25 |
| 6 | Iowa Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.99 | 17.67 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.47 | 16 | 5.01 | 5.92 | -0.92 |
| 8 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.25 | 21.8 | 2.59 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 9 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.58 | 20.4 | -0.22 | 4.88 | 0.12 |
| 10 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.58 | 11 | 16.09 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 11 | Duke | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.15 | 26 | 11.54 | 5.93 | -0.93 |
| 12 | Michigan | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.15 | 24.5 | 11.71 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| 13 | Northwestern | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.5 | 11.2 | 16.32 | 4.57 | -0.57 |
| 14 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.4 | 5.67 | 13.54 | 4.87 | 0.13 |
| 15 | LSU | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.03 | 10.17 | 9.25 | 4.82 | 0.18 |
| 16 | Del Monte Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.29 | 21.2 | 5.37 | 4.81 | -0.81 |
| 17 | Texas | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.27 | 28.33 | 0.57 | 5.95 | -0.95 |
| 18 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.52 | 15.75 | 9.66 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 19 | Richmond | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.47 | 7.33 | 1 | 4.47 | 0.53 |
| 20 | Great Lakes Navy | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.35 | 12.38 | 9.3 | 6.95 | -0.95 |
| 21 | Indiana | Western | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 19.29 | 17.86 | 0.72 | 6.6 | -2.6 |
| 22 | Georgia Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.15 | 9 | 2.79 | 3.85 | 0.15 |
| 23 | March Field | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 18.97 | 16.67 | -4.77 | 5.55 | -0.55 |
| 24 | Colorado | Mountain State | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.97 | 18 | -1.8 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 25 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.7 | 15.8 | -2.5 | 4.18 | -0.18 |
| 26 | South Carolina | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 17.8 | 13.2 | -7.11 | 4.66 | -0.66 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.19 | 9.33 | 9.06 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 28 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17 | 4.71 | 4.42 | 4.66 | 0.34 |
| 29 | Fort Riley | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.11 | 18 | 7.02 | 5.39 | -2.39 |
| 30 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.66 | 8.6 | 10.34 | 4.46 | -1.46 |
| 31 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.6 | 9.5 | 9.76 | 5.35 | -2.35 |
| 32 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.39 | 7.2 | 9.33 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 33 | Alameda Coast Guard | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.34 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 34 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.14 | 4.33 | -1.72 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| 35 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.14 | 6 | 9.06 | 4.22 | -1.22 |
| 36 | Georgia | SEC | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.23 | 13.14 | 1.62 | 5.94 | -1.94 |
| 37 | Minnesota | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.82 | -1.2 | 11.52 | 2.34 | 0.66 |
| 38 | TCU | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.33 | 2.75 | 13.74 | 2.77 | -0.77 |
| 39 | Wake Forest | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.02 | 13.5 | 4.72 | 5.27 | -2.27 |
| 40 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.88 | 0.83 | 16.05 | 3.16 | -0.16 |
| 41 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.16 | 6 | 3.76 | 4.19 | -2.19 |
| 42 | Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.84 | 13.4 | 12.83 | 4.66 | -2.66 |
| 43 | Tulane | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.61 | 1 | 2.43 | 2.15 | -0.15 |
| 44 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.56 | -1 | 7.2 | 2.81 | 0.19 |
| 45 | Missouri | Big 6 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.21 | 3.6 | 10.76 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 46 | Maryland | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.81 | -1.83 | 0.86 | 2.57 | 0.43 |
| 47 | Kansas | Big 6 | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 9.27 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 4.06 | -2.06 |
| 48 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.65 | -1.4 | 7.64 | 2.23 | -0.23 |
| 49 | Camp Grant | FBS Independents | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 8.4 | -3.57 | 15.06 | 2.13 | -0.13 |
| 50 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.06 | -3 | 4.85 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 51 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.02 | -7.71 | 5.18 | 1.66 | 1.34 |
| 52 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.7 | -6.17 | 8.06 | 1.05 | 0.95 |
| 53 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.35 | -4.4 | 0.65 | 1.51 | 0.49 |
| 54 | Denver | Mountain State | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.03 | -19 | 9.91 | 0.38 | 1.62 |
| 55 | California | Pacific | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.38 | -6.17 | 13.66 | 1.19 | 0.81 |
| 56 | VMI | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.4 | -15.17 | 6.59 | 0.15 | 1.85 |
| 57 | NC State | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.11 | -13.67 | -0.27 | 0.56 | 1.44 |
| 58 | Texas Tech | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.83 | -7.14 | 3.03 | 1.47 | 0.53 |
| 59 | Illinois | Western | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.76 | -16.14 | 16.65 | 1.03 | 0.97 |
| 60 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.91 | -1.8 | 8.39 | 2.15 | -1.15 |
| 61 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.69 | -11.5 | 7.3 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| 62 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.46 | -10.75 | 11.61 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 63 | North Carolina Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.45 | -20.25 | 14.11 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 64 | SMU | Southwest | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.93 | -8.2 | 9.37 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 65 | Clemson | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.74 | -10 | 6.25 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 66 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.51 | -16 | 13.82 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 67 | Ohio State | Western | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.46 | -7.17 | 18.71 | 1.42 | -0.42 |
| 68 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.11 | -20 | 1.02 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 69 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 1.96 | -29.8 | 11.87 | 0.16 | 0.84 |
| 70 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.54 | -18.83 | 6.5 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| 71 | Rice | Southwest | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.29 | -18.17 | 9.13 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 72 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.76 | -23 | 13.52 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 73 | Iowa | Western | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.22 | -12.4 | 17.89 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 74 | UCLA | Pacific | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.62 | -22.6 | 12.83 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 75 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.87 | -28.8 | 16.1 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 76 | Utah | Mountain State | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.89 | -39.5 | 6.16 | 0.02 | -0.02 |