Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.889928+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 26 | 56.62 | 10.91 | 7.99 | 0.01 |
| 2 | Ohio State | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.44 | 25.5 | 11.22 | 7.73 | 0.27 |
| 3 | Norman Naval Air Station | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.14 | 17.33 | 11.16 | 5.72 | 0.28 |
| 4 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 24.7 | 15.86 | 9.28 | 6.7 | -0.7 |
| 5 | Second Air Force | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.79 | 44.67 | 1.04 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Yale | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.69 | 12.57 | 4.96 | 6.8 | 0.2 |
| 7 | USC | Pacific | 6-0-2 | 0.75 | 23.33 | 14.38 | 2.82 | 7.41 | -1.41 |
| 8 | Randolph Field | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 22.94 | 48.44 | -3.35 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | Michigan | Western | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.64 | 13 | 12.45 | 8.16 | -0.16 |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.03 | 9.86 | 14.14 | 5.47 | 0.53 |
| 11 | Iowa Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 21.98 | 19.3 | 6 | 9.38 | -0.38 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.93 | 17.88 | 8.45 | 7.64 | -0.64 |
| 13 | Wake Forest | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.51 | 12.12 | 7.62 | 7.22 | -0.22 |
| 14 | Great Lakes Navy | FBS Independents | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 21.49 | 21.4 | 4.06 | 9.39 | -1.39 |
| 15 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.99 | 20.5 | 5.26 | 7.84 | -1.84 |
| 16 | Alabama | SEC | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.75 | 24 | 7.01 | 7.79 | -2.79 |
| 17 | TCU | Southwest | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.56 | 7.38 | 6.85 | 6.68 | -0.68 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.51 | 20.71 | 1.69 | 6.58 | -0.58 |
| 19 | March Field | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 20.4 | 17.11 | 0.05 | 8.57 | -1.57 |
| 20 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.88 | 20.5 | 13.47 | 7.61 | -1.61 |
| 21 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.87 | 19.43 | -1.15 | 6.87 | -0.87 |
| 22 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.85 | 18 | 2.7 | 6.78 | -1.78 |
| 23 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 19.47 | 20.5 | -6.24 | 7.8 | -0.8 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.37 | 14 | 11.92 | 6.71 | -0.71 |
| 25 | Georgia | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.1 | 21.62 | 8.2 | 7.52 | -1.52 |
| 26 | NC State | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19 | 12.22 | 5.96 | 8.25 | -1.25 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.59 | 10.12 | 14.68 | 6.31 | -1.31 |
| 28 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.47 | 10 | 7.66 | 6.09 | -0.09 |
| 29 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.92 | 23 | 5.67 | 6.24 | -1.24 |
| 30 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 17.71 | 13.22 | 1.47 | 8.08 | -2.08 |
| 31 | Indiana | Western | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.44 | 22.78 | 8.86 | 8.64 | -2.64 |
| 32 | Colorado | Mountain State | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.4 | 18.14 | 3.59 | 6.58 | -1.58 |
| 33 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.79 | 16.89 | 5.83 | 8.49 | -2.49 |
| 34 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.2 | 8.38 | 3.75 | 6.54 | -2.54 |
| 35 | Coast Guard | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.16 | 9.33 | 3.91 | 6.98 | -0.98 |
| 36 | Tulane | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.15 | 1.17 | 13.85 | 3.24 | 0.76 |
| 37 | Utah | Mountain State | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.1 | 4 | 7.61 | 4.63 | -0.63 |
| 38 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.92 | 12.29 | 1.26 | 6.16 | -2.16 |
| 39 | Denver | Mountain State | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 15.64 | 8.71 | 12.34 | 5.4 | -2.4 |
| 40 | Alameda Coast Guard | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 15.43 | 5.75 | 0.79 | 5.8 | -1.8 |
| 41 | Amarillo Field | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.31 | 6.75 | 7.41 | 5.53 | -0.53 |
| 42 | Washington | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.23 | 20.12 | 0.27 | 6.95 | -1.95 |
| 43 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.86 | 6.78 | 3.14 | 6.42 | -1.42 |
| 44 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.85 | 2.62 | 8.71 | 4.82 | 0.18 |
| 45 | Minnesota | Western | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.77 | 7.62 | 12.31 | 5.65 | -1.65 |
| 46 | Purdue | Western | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.5 | 5.44 | 12.66 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 47 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 14.03 | 2.33 | -6 | 3.45 | 0.55 |
| 48 | Illinois | Western | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 13.74 | 11.67 | 13.37 | 7.08 | -3.08 |
| 49 | Duke | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.54 | 9.5 | 14.29 | 6.45 | -2.45 |
| 50 | Utah State | Mountain State | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.54 | 5.2 | -2.08 | 3.48 | -0.48 |
| 51 | Lubbock Field | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.19 | 5 | 3.31 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 52 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.17 | -0.57 | 14.62 | 3.39 | 0.61 |
| 53 | Texas | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.99 | 4.62 | 12.47 | 5.75 | -1.75 |
| 54 | Fort Warren | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.96 | 2.44 | 3.77 | 5.33 | -0.33 |
| 55 | UCLA | Pacific | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.48 | 7.44 | 5.92 | 6.81 | -2.81 |
| 56 | Clemson | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.81 | 0 | 14.44 | 4 | 0 |
| 57 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 11.66 | 4.38 | -0.36 | 5.52 | -2.52 |
| 58 | Florida | SEC | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 10.96 | -4 | 2.76 | 2.57 | 1.43 |
| 59 | Auburn | SEC | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.85 | 3.57 | 8.24 | 4.28 | -1.28 |
| 60 | West Texas A&M | Border | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 10.76 | -6.57 | 4.63 | 2.15 | 1.85 |
| 61 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.15 | -5.67 | 13.34 | 2.08 | 1.92 |
| 62 | Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.1 | -0.29 | 5.62 | 3.37 | -0.37 |
| 63 | Rice | Southwest | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.84 | -3.11 | 9.07 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| 64 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 8.79 | 0.33 | 8.6 | 4.63 | -1.63 |
| 65 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 8.53 | -15.88 | 1.54 | 0.42 | 3.58 |
| 66 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.29 | -1 | 15.58 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 67 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 7.38 | -0.38 | 11.24 | 3.85 | -1.85 |
| 68 | California | Pacific | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.14 | -4.89 | 7.82 | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| 69 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.1 | -8.25 | 13.78 | 1.65 | 1.35 |
| 70 | SMU | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.62 | -9.25 | 8.71 | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| 71 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.38 | -20 | 12.43 | 1.07 | 1.93 |
| 72 | Texas Tech | Border | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.16 | -4 | 10.67 | 3.15 | -0.15 |
| 73 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.14 | -4.29 | 12.1 | 2.45 | -0.45 |
| 74 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.99 | -5.78 | 9.15 | 2.86 | 0.14 |
| 75 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.96 | -6 | 8.38 | 1.47 | 0.53 |
| 76 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.63 | -7.14 | 8.68 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 77 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.12 | -5.14 | 8.52 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 78 | Missouri | Big 6 | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 5.04 | -8.44 | 15.04 | 2.45 | -0.45 |
| 79 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 5.01 | -16.88 | 5.57 | 0.29 | 1.71 |
| 80 | Richmond | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.17 | -15 | 2.94 | 0.83 | 1.17 |
| 81 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.04 | -12.71 | 0.09 | 0.89 | 1.11 |
| 82 | Idaho State | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4 | -19.14 | 4.09 | 0.34 | 1.66 |
| 83 | LSU | SEC | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.8 | -4 | 19.12 | 2.13 | -1.13 |
| 84 | Miami | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.24 | -13.17 | 9.29 | 0.42 | 0.58 |
| 85 | North Carolina | Southern | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.91 | -12.57 | 15.94 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 86 | Northwestern | Western | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.87 | -4.88 | 13.29 | 2.47 | -1.47 |
| 87 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.79 | -14.71 | 16.18 | 0.31 | 0.69 |
| 88 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.34 | -23.83 | 11.27 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 89 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.99 | -15.14 | 11.56 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 90 | Iowa | Western | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.71 | -23.29 | 13.68 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 91 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.58 | -14.75 | 11.43 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 92 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.5 | -29.14 | 5.27 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 93 | VMI | Southern | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.3 | -21.25 | 11.09 | 0.31 | 0.69 |
| 94 | New Mexico | Border | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.27 | -21.75 | 6.09 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 95 | Maryland | Southern | 0-7-1 | 0 | -2.3 | -15.75 | 14.63 | 0.24 | -0.24 |