Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.888949+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.87 | 51.2 | 9.05 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 2 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.81 | 17 | 13.08 | 4.83 | -0.83 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.79 | 33.8 | 10.39 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 4 | Ohio State | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.46 | 28.2 | 9.33 | 4.94 | 0.06 |
| 5 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 25.27 | 13.6 | 11.24 | 4.51 | -1.51 |
| 6 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.13 | 15.5 | 9.71 | 3.86 | 0.14 |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.93 | 22.8 | 7.3 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.68 | 15.8 | 7.76 | 4.24 | 0.76 |
| 9 | Wake Forest | Southern | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.6 | 20.83 | 6.18 | 5.94 | 0.06 |
| 10 | Norman Naval Air Station | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.42 | 11.75 | 7.2 | 3.45 | 0.55 |
| 11 | Randolph Field | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.35 | 48.17 | 1.96 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | Alabama | SEC | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 24.19 | 30.4 | 3.06 | 4.91 | -1.91 |
| 13 | USC | Pacific | 4-0-2 | 0.67 | 23.92 | 12.67 | 4.61 | 5.57 | -1.57 |
| 14 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.19 | 29.4 | -1.75 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 15 | Second Air Force | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.9 | 52 | -5.12 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.78 | 21.8 | -2.8 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 17 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.02 | 33.25 | -7.83 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 18 | Michigan | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.48 | 11.17 | 13.16 | 5.23 | -0.23 |
| 19 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-0-0 | 1 | 21.4 | 25.8 | -10 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 20 | Iowa Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.34 | 14.71 | 7.08 | 6.55 | -0.55 |
| 21 | Amarillo Field | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.25 | 22.33 | 8.51 | 5.81 | -0.81 |
| 22 | Great Lakes Navy | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.15 | 20.29 | 8.48 | 6.41 | -1.41 |
| 23 | Indiana | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.85 | 29.5 | 5.1 | 5.93 | -0.93 |
| 24 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.35 | 27.2 | 5.21 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 25 | Washington | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.18 | 38.33 | 0.36 | 5.87 | -0.87 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.31 | 11.25 | 9 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 27 | Tulane | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.13 | 4.5 | 15.32 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 28 | TCU | Southwest | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.52 | 6.4 | 6.48 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 29 | March Field | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 18.48 | 16.17 | -2.32 | 5.59 | -1.59 |
| 30 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.04 | 15.2 | 2 | 4.73 | -1.73 |
| 31 | Illinois | Western | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 18.01 | 19 | 11.02 | 6.14 | -2.14 |
| 32 | Alameda Coast Guard | FBS Independents | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 17.39 | 9.83 | -2.61 | 5.13 | -2.13 |
| 33 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.01 | 14 | -4.22 | 3.58 | -0.58 |
| 34 | Fort Warren | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.9 | 8.86 | 2.09 | 5.44 | -0.44 |
| 35 | NC State | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.69 | 5.83 | 9.4 | 4.67 | -0.67 |
| 36 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.51 | 17.83 | 2.34 | 5.65 | -1.65 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.34 | 11.2 | 16.04 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 38 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.14 | 13 | 13.42 | 4.36 | -1.36 |
| 39 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 16 | 3.4 | 6.08 | 3.26 | -1.26 |
| 40 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 15.99 | -0.8 | -2.97 | 2.23 | 1.77 |
| 41 | Georgia | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.79 | 20.8 | 5.56 | 4.7 | -1.7 |
| 42 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.42 | 10 | 8.2 | 4.33 | -1.33 |
| 43 | Lubbock Field | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.38 | 3.67 | 1.69 | 3.81 | 0.19 |
| 44 | Texas | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.94 | 3.2 | 9.06 | 3.31 | -0.31 |
| 45 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.91 | 12 | 1.98 | 4.12 | -1.12 |
| 46 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.89 | 4.6 | 6.77 | 3.09 | -0.09 |
| 47 | Rice | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 14.79 | -0.67 | 9.76 | 2.86 | 1.14 |
| 48 | Coast Guard | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.22 | 6.43 | 5.41 | 4.75 | -0.75 |
| 49 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13.8 | 2.5 | 3.22 | 3.54 | -0.54 |
| 50 | Utah | Mountain State | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.79 | 2.6 | 2.75 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 51 | California | Pacific | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13.36 | 0.17 | 3.46 | 3.05 | -0.05 |
| 52 | Purdue | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.32 | 4.33 | 13.86 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 53 | Clemson | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.15 | -4.6 | 15.7 | 1.72 | 1.28 |
| 54 | Denver | Mountain State | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.98 | 5.2 | 13.54 | 3.27 | -1.27 |
| 55 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.86 | 5.5 | 7.21 | 3.04 | -1.04 |
| 56 | Colorado | Mountain State | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.71 | 6.5 | 6.93 | 3.06 | -1.06 |
| 57 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 12.46 | -1 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| 58 | Auburn | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.94 | 2.25 | 5.45 | 2.44 | -0.44 |
| 59 | Florida | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 11.65 | -3 | 1.46 | 2.01 | 0.99 |
| 60 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.23 | 0 | 10.2 | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | Minnesota | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.48 | 2 | 13.7 | 2.76 | -0.76 |
| 62 | UCLA | Pacific | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.34 | 5.83 | 8.04 | 4.38 | -2.38 |
| 63 | Kansas | Big 6 | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 9.9 | 1.33 | 10.93 | 3.37 | -1.37 |
| 64 | Richmond | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.54 | -2 | -2.19 | 1.77 | 0.23 |
| 65 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.29 | -13 | 10.7 | 1.35 | 1.65 |
| 66 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.26 | -0.43 | 5.97 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 67 | South Carolina | Southern | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 8.27 | 7 | -2.97 | 3.96 | -2.96 |
| 68 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.03 | -7.2 | 16.14 | 1.24 | 0.76 |
| 69 | SMU | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.77 | -4.4 | 6.65 | 1.81 | 0.19 |
| 70 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.62 | -8.17 | 16.77 | 0.91 | 1.09 |
| 71 | Utah State | Mountain State | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.53 | 1.33 | -4.16 | 1.64 | -0.64 |
| 72 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.19 | -2.17 | 16.57 | 2.46 | -0.46 |
| 73 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.81 | -2.25 | 9.64 | 1.77 | -0.77 |
| 74 | Duke | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 5.62 | 1.8 | 12.93 | 2.85 | -1.85 |
| 75 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.22 | -19.25 | 21.66 | 0.15 | 0.85 |
| 76 | LSU | SEC | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.04 | -1.4 | 18.57 | 2.18 | -1.18 |
| 77 | Northwestern | Western | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 4.96 | 0.4 | 12.66 | 2.58 | -1.58 |
| 78 | Idaho State | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 4.57 | -22.17 | 1.66 | 0.23 | 1.77 |
| 79 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.1 | -7.8 | 10.68 | 1.16 | -0.16 |
| 80 | North Carolina | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.54 | -18.75 | 16.93 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 81 | West Texas A&M | Border | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.38 | -22 | 11.42 | 0.22 | 0.78 |
| 82 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.16 | -12 | 2.74 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 83 | Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.11 | -4.8 | 5.78 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 84 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.06 | -6.33 | 10.13 | 1.96 | -0.96 |
| 85 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 2.95 | -26.5 | 4.14 | 0.05 | 0.95 |
| 86 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 2.81 | -27.25 | 11.95 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 87 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.61 | -13.6 | 14.81 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 88 | VMI | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.37 | -16.8 | 10.38 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 89 | Texas Tech | Border | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.19 | -5.67 | 12.12 | 1.96 | -0.96 |
| 90 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.17 | -8 | 8.15 | 1.29 | -0.29 |
| 91 | New Mexico | Border | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.09 | -18.8 | 3.24 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 92 | Maryland | Southern | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.16 | -13.4 | 11.79 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 93 | Miami | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.42 | -21.67 | 7.95 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.77 | -30.8 | 10.79 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 95 | Iowa | Western | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.96 | -29.75 | 20.83 | 0.02 | -0.02 |