Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.890246+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.87 | 56.62 | 10.65 | 7.99 | 0.01 |
| 2 | Ohio State | Western | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.48 | 23.11 | 12.15 | 8.6 | 0.4 |
| 3 | Norman Naval Air Station | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.14 | 17.33 | 11.54 | 5.72 | 0.28 |
| 4 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.55 | 15.62 | 8.91 | 7.63 | -0.63 |
| 5 | Second Air Force | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 24.09 | 38.29 | 3.52 | 7 | -1 |
| 6 | Yale | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 23.9 | 11 | 6.98 | 7.67 | -0.67 |
| 7 | USC | Pacific | 7-0-2 | 0.78 | 23.51 | 15.78 | 3.73 | 8.35 | -1.35 |
| 8 | Randolph Field | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 23.19 | 46.9 | -1.62 | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.62 | 11.38 | 14.67 | 6.54 | 0.46 |
| 10 | Iowa Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 22.05 | 19.73 | 5.37 | 10.37 | -0.37 |
| 11 | Wake Forest | Southern | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.79 | 11.44 | 8.58 | 7.97 | 0.03 |
| 12 | Great Lakes Navy | FBS Independents | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 21.68 | 21.36 | 4.25 | 10.35 | -1.35 |
| 13 | TCU | Southwest | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 20.92 | 6.89 | 6.92 | 7.45 | -0.45 |
| 14 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.89 | 20.5 | 4.78 | 7.84 | -1.84 |
| 15 | Alabama | SEC | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.74 | 24 | 7.05 | 7.79 | -2.79 |
| 16 | Michigan | Western | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.58 | 11.3 | 13.06 | 8.71 | -0.71 |
| 17 | March Field | FBS Independents | 7-1-3 | 0.64 | 20.46 | 14 | 1.46 | 10.47 | -3.47 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.16 | 14.78 | 12.76 | 7.79 | -0.79 |
| 19 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.07 | 15.75 | 4.96 | 7.68 | -2.68 |
| 20 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.86 | 19.43 | -0.89 | 6.87 | -0.87 |
| 21 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.82 | 20.5 | 13.23 | 7.61 | -1.61 |
| 22 | Georgia | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.76 | 20.78 | 8.61 | 8.45 | -1.45 |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.71 | 13.56 | 9.59 | 8.17 | -1.17 |
| 24 | NC State | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.02 | 12.22 | 6.2 | 8.25 | -1.25 |
| 25 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.82 | 24 | 6.26 | 7.3 | -1.3 |
| 26 | Colorado | Mountain State | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.28 | 16.12 | 4.62 | 7.35 | -1.35 |
| 27 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.09 | 12.5 | 0.33 | 9.05 | -2.05 |
| 28 | Indiana | Western | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.07 | 21.3 | 9.14 | 9.57 | -2.57 |
| 29 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.01 | 17.5 | 1.71 | 7.34 | -1.34 |
| 30 | Utah | Mountain State | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.55 | 9.38 | 8.28 | 6.52 | -1.52 |
| 31 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 17.33 | 18.11 | -6.56 | 8.65 | -1.65 |
| 32 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 17.01 | 9.22 | 4.44 | 7.42 | -2.42 |
| 33 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.81 | 16.89 | 5.97 | 8.49 | -2.49 |
| 34 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.48 | 7.33 | 7.28 | 6.42 | -0.42 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.31 | 6.56 | 15.26 | 6.3 | -1.3 |
| 36 | Tulane | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.13 | 1.17 | 13.24 | 3.24 | 0.76 |
| 37 | Coast Guard | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.09 | 9.33 | 3.76 | 6.98 | -0.98 |
| 38 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.85 | 12.29 | 0.63 | 6.16 | -2.16 |
| 39 | Minnesota | Western | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.77 | 7 | 11.51 | 6.17 | -1.17 |
| 40 | Alameda Coast Guard | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 15.42 | 5.75 | 1.14 | 5.8 | -1.8 |
| 41 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.36 | 2 | 14.97 | 4.48 | 0.52 |
| 42 | Washington | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.08 | 20.12 | 0.11 | 6.95 | -1.95 |
| 43 | Duke | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.86 | 12.11 | 12.25 | 7.78 | -2.78 |
| 44 | Illinois | Western | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.86 | 12.4 | 11.98 | 8.08 | -3.08 |
| 45 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.73 | 6.78 | 3.12 | 6.42 | -1.42 |
| 46 | Amarillo Field | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.63 | 2.33 | 9.92 | 5.13 | -0.13 |
| 47 | Lubbock Field | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.31 | 5 | 3.63 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 48 | Denver | Mountain State | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 13.29 | 7.38 | 12.53 | 5.91 | -2.91 |
| 49 | Purdue | Western | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.89 | 4.1 | 12.74 | 6.28 | -1.28 |
| 50 | Texas | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.89 | 4.62 | 12.47 | 5.75 | -1.75 |
| 51 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.71 | 0.11 | 9.22 | 4.54 | 0.46 |
| 52 | Auburn | SEC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.43 | 5.5 | 7.55 | 5.27 | -1.27 |
| 53 | Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.9 | 3.12 | 6.1 | 5.39 | -1.39 |
| 54 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.53 | -0.29 | -2.02 | 3.44 | 0.56 |
| 55 | UCLA | Pacific | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 11.02 | 4 | 7.59 | 6.37 | -2.37 |
| 56 | Fort Warren | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.01 | 0.1 | 5.46 | 5.04 | -0.04 |
| 57 | Florida | SEC | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 10.99 | -4 | 3.53 | 2.57 | 1.43 |
| 58 | West Texas A&M | Border | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 10.84 | -6.57 | 5.28 | 2.15 | 1.85 |
| 59 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 10.22 | 3.22 | 2.39 | 5.76 | -2.76 |
| 60 | Clemson | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.64 | -1.56 | 14.98 | 4.07 | -0.07 |
| 61 | Utah State | Mountain State | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.51 | -3.5 | 0.96 | 2.26 | 0.74 |
| 62 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.72 | -2.25 | 10.62 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 63 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.49 | -8.2 | 13.69 | 1.56 | 2.44 |
| 64 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 8.43 | -15.88 | 1.24 | 0.42 | 3.58 |
| 65 | SMU | Southwest | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.02 | -8.11 | 8.22 | 2.23 | 1.77 |
| 66 | Rice | Southwest | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.98 | -3.1 | 10.52 | 3.72 | 0.28 |
| 67 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 7.81 | -16.22 | 12.81 | 1.47 | 2.53 |
| 68 | Missouri | Big 6 | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 7.38 | -4.8 | 14.69 | 3.61 | -0.61 |
| 69 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 7.28 | -0.38 | 11.45 | 3.85 | -1.85 |
| 70 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.85 | -2.44 | 16.2 | 3.65 | -0.65 |
| 71 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.47 | -2.5 | 8.51 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 72 | Idaho State | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.01 | -13.25 | 2.34 | 1.05 | 1.95 |
| 73 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.96 | -7.56 | 13.49 | 2.21 | 0.79 |
| 74 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.91 | -5.78 | 9.28 | 2.86 | 0.14 |
| 75 | California | Pacific | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.77 | -7.1 | 8.14 | 1.77 | 1.23 |
| 76 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.7 | -7.14 | 7.97 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 77 | Texas Tech | Border | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.61 | -3.7 | 10.7 | 3.53 | -0.53 |
| 78 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.89 | -6.86 | 8.06 | 1.72 | 0.28 |
| 79 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.67 | -10.62 | 14.34 | 0.82 | 1.18 |
| 80 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.25 | -15.43 | 10.39 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 81 | Richmond | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.13 | -15 | 3.24 | 0.83 | 1.17 |
| 82 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.12 | -12.71 | -0.13 | 0.89 | 1.11 |
| 83 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 4.06 | -18.89 | 4.96 | 0.22 | 1.78 |
| 84 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4 | -6.75 | 7.65 | 1.66 | 0.34 |
| 85 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.58 | -12.62 | 12.91 | 0.97 | 1.03 |
| 86 | LSU | SEC | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.76 | -4 | 18.95 | 2.13 | -1.13 |
| 87 | Miami | FBS Independents | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.72 | -14 | 9.21 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 88 | Northwestern | Western | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 1.19 | -6.44 | 13.45 | 2.3 | -1.3 |
| 89 | North Carolina | Southern | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.05 | -15.12 | 15.53 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 90 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.55 | -14.75 | 11.15 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 91 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.47 | -29.14 | 5.09 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 92 | VMI | Southern | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.28 | -21.25 | 11.32 | 0.31 | 0.69 |
| 93 | New Mexico | Border | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.25 | -21.75 | 6.41 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 94 | Iowa | Western | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.23 | -23.38 | 14.54 | 0.22 | 0.78 |
| 95 | Maryland | Southern | 0-7-1 | 0 | -2.29 | -15.75 | 14.42 | 0.24 | -0.24 |