Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.889605+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 26.02 | 56.86 | 10.65 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 2 | Ohio State | Western | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.43 | 27.14 | 10.51 | 6.82 | 0.18 |
| 3 | Norman Naval Air Station | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.27 | 17.33 | 11.39 | 5.72 | 0.28 |
| 4 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.79 | 16.33 | 9.12 | 5.85 | -0.85 |
| 5 | Yale | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.16 | 13.5 | 6.69 | 5.87 | 0.13 |
| 6 | Second Air Force | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.04 | 44.67 | 1.99 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Randolph Field | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.32 | 47.75 | -1.88 | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.08 | 27.33 | -0.96 | 5.83 | 0.17 |
| 9 | USC | Pacific | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 23.08 | 11.86 | 1.73 | 6.21 | -1.21 |
| 10 | Michigan | Western | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.58 | 12.88 | 13.13 | 7.12 | -0.12 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.98 | 9.86 | 13.54 | 5.47 | 0.53 |
| 12 | Iowa Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.72 | 16.56 | 5.89 | 8.28 | -0.28 |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.7 | 19.29 | 9.12 | 6.72 | -0.72 |
| 14 | Wake Forest | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.55 | 12.12 | 6.72 | 7.22 | -0.22 |
| 15 | Great Lakes Navy | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.39 | 20.22 | 4.46 | 8.3 | -1.3 |
| 16 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 7-0-0 | 1 | 21.2 | 24.71 | -10 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| 17 | March Field | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.27 | 18.38 | 1.23 | 7.59 | -1.59 |
| 18 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.07 | 22.14 | 2.88 | 6.85 | -1.85 |
| 19 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.89 | 18 | 2.78 | 6.78 | -1.78 |
| 20 | TCU | Southwest | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.86 | 8.29 | 5.74 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 21 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.84 | 19.43 | -1.56 | 6.87 | -0.87 |
| 22 | Alabama | SEC | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 19.82 | 24.71 | 4.8 | 6.77 | -2.77 |
| 23 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 19.53 | 9.71 | 7.04 | 5.95 | -1.95 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.95 | 13 | 14.23 | 5.64 | -0.64 |
| 25 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.87 | 18.86 | 13.02 | 6.53 | -1.53 |
| 26 | Georgia | SEC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.22 | 19.57 | 8.35 | 6.54 | -1.54 |
| 27 | NC State | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.19 | 8.88 | 6.01 | 6.85 | -0.85 |
| 28 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.02 | 23 | 6.1 | 6.24 | -1.24 |
| 29 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.8 | 9.29 | 9.24 | 5.27 | -0.27 |
| 30 | Washington | Pacific | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.67 | 28.86 | 1.9 | 6.63 | -1.63 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.66 | 8.71 | 14.73 | 5.19 | -1.19 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.28 | 8.5 | 12.78 | 4.49 | -0.49 |
| 33 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.05 | 11.5 | 3.16 | 6.73 | -1.73 |
| 34 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.78 | 12.25 | 1.06 | 7.06 | -2.06 |
| 35 | Colorado | Mountain State | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.47 | 15.5 | 3.61 | 5.51 | -1.51 |
| 36 | Indiana | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.46 | 19.75 | 9.3 | 7.51 | -2.51 |
| 37 | Coast Guard | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.2 | 9.33 | 4.16 | 6.98 | -0.98 |
| 38 | Purdue | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.2 | 10.12 | 12.16 | 6.18 | -1.18 |
| 39 | Utah | Mountain State | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.01 | 4 | 7.14 | 4.63 | -0.63 |
| 40 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.69 | 17.38 | 5.23 | 7.55 | -2.55 |
| 41 | Denver | Mountain State | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 15.55 | 8.71 | 11.98 | 5.4 | -2.4 |
| 42 | Illinois | Western | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 15.53 | 14.88 | 12.6 | 6.73 | -2.73 |
| 43 | Alameda Coast Guard | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 15.52 | 5.75 | 0.17 | 5.8 | -1.8 |
| 44 | Amarillo Field | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.44 | 6.75 | 7.98 | 5.53 | -0.53 |
| 45 | Texas | Southwest | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.68 | 5.43 | 11.59 | 5.17 | -1.17 |
| 46 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.38 | 10 | 0.9 | 4.95 | -1.95 |
| 47 | Clemson | Southern | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.25 | 2.29 | 14.71 | 4.01 | -0.01 |
| 48 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.14 | 2.86 | 10.14 | 4.26 | -0.26 |
| 49 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 14.05 | 2.33 | -5.86 | 3.45 | 0.55 |
| 50 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 13.77 | 8.86 | -2.5 | 6.04 | -3.04 |
| 51 | Tulane | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.59 | -1.8 | 15.23 | 2.15 | 0.85 |
| 52 | Utah State | Mountain State | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.45 | 5.2 | -2.45 | 3.48 | -0.48 |
| 53 | Fort Warren | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.17 | 2.44 | 3.87 | 5.33 | -0.33 |
| 54 | Auburn | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.06 | 10.17 | 7.42 | 4.91 | -1.91 |
| 55 | Minnesota | Western | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.58 | 2.14 | 14.44 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 56 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 11.83 | -5.38 | 14.67 | 1.85 | 2.15 |
| 57 | Duke | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.68 | 7 | 14.49 | 5.22 | -2.22 |
| 58 | Florida | SEC | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.11 | -4 | 2.84 | 2.57 | 1.43 |
| 59 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.61 | 2.88 | 6.61 | 4.92 | -1.92 |
| 60 | Rice | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.54 | -1.88 | 9.34 | 3.41 | 0.59 |
| 61 | UCLA | Pacific | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 8.2 | 4.84 | -1.84 |
| 62 | Lubbock Field | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.02 | -2.75 | 4.85 | 3.19 | 0.81 |
| 63 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 9.92 | -15.14 | -0.74 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| 64 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 9.79 | 1.43 | 8.8 | 4.06 | -2.06 |
| 65 | West Texas A&M | Border | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.3 | -8.5 | 7.84 | 1.57 | 1.43 |
| 66 | California | Pacific | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.83 | -1.5 | 6.05 | 3.28 | -0.28 |
| 67 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.61 | -1.2 | 10.52 | 2.14 | -0.14 |
| 68 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.18 | -7.43 | 13.16 | 1.72 | 1.28 |
| 69 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.73 | -16.14 | 12.4 | 1.32 | 1.68 |
| 70 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.64 | -2.25 | 8.05 | 3.39 | -0.39 |
| 71 | Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.75 | -0.83 | 8.22 | 2.71 | -0.71 |
| 72 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.37 | -4 | 10.14 | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | Missouri | Big 6 | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 6.37 | -4 | 13.24 | 3.05 | -1.05 |
| 74 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.32 | -5.57 | 15.32 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 75 | Richmond | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.16 | -11 | -0.11 | 1.15 | 0.85 |
| 76 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 4.89 | -19.29 | 7.87 | 0.25 | 1.75 |
| 77 | SMU | Southwest | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.61 | -11.71 | 9.53 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| 78 | Texas Tech | Border | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.33 | -5.25 | 11.88 | 2.52 | -0.52 |
| 79 | Idaho State | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.03 | -19.14 | 3.78 | 0.34 | 1.66 |
| 80 | LSU | SEC | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.62 | -3.33 | 18.57 | 2.03 | -1.03 |
| 81 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.03 | -7 | 13.05 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| 82 | Northwestern | Western | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.98 | -2.57 | 11.9 | 2.8 | -1.8 |
| 83 | North Carolina | Southern | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.52 | -13.5 | 14.56 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 84 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.44 | -17 | 16.79 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 85 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.44 | -13.33 | 9.81 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 86 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.56 | -15.83 | 1.76 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 87 | Iowa | Western | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.55 | -19.5 | 14.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 88 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.37 | -23.83 | 11.46 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 89 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.13 | -12.29 | 9.49 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 90 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.12 | -30.67 | 5.78 | 0.05 | 0.95 |
| 91 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.03 | -15.14 | 11.61 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 92 | VMI | Southern | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.8 | -20.57 | 10.57 | 0.36 | 0.64 |
| 93 | New Mexico | Border | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.65 | -24 | 5.72 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
| 94 | Maryland | Southern | 0-6-1 | 0 | -2.3 | -15.86 | 14.49 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 95 | Miami | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.42 | -19.8 | 11.46 | 0.01 | -0.01 |