Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.887975+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.2 | 6.5 | 21.34 | 1.76 | 0.24 |
| 2 | Amarillo Field | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.17 | 23 | 10.35 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Great Lakes Navy | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.11 | 24 | 10.68 | 3.76 | -0.76 |
| 4 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.11 | 49 | 9.01 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Randolph Field | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.08 | 54 | 7.3 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.03 | 13 | 12.23 | 1.76 | 0.24 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.5 | 42 | 4.78 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.26 | 39.5 | 3.79 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Denver | Mountain State | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 25.03 | 8 | 18.6 | 1.51 | -0.51 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25 | 12.5 | 6.96 | 1.85 | 0.15 |
| 11 | TCU | Southwest | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.54 | 13.67 | 4.81 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.44 | 10 | 5.49 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 13 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.41 | 34 | 1.76 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.33 | 20.33 | 1.79 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 15 | Ohio State | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.01 | 44 | -1.29 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Second Air Force | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.9 | 46.67 | -2.45 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | California | Pacific | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 23.88 | 10 | 3.12 | 2.83 | -0.83 |
| 18 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 23.87 | 15 | 10.12 | 1.97 | -0.97 |
| 19 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.65 | 15 | 1.39 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 20 | Wake Forest | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.3 | 17.67 | -2 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 21 | USC | Pacific | 1-0-2 | 0.33 | 23.29 | 4 | 3.87 | 2.15 | -1.15 |
| 22 | Norman Naval Air Station | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.08 | 14 | -1.88 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 23 | Washington | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.42 | 54.67 | -10 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 24 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.36 | 22.5 | -6.57 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.27 | 54 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.2 | 48.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | William & Mary | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.11 | 42 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | SMU | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 21.8 | 25 | -10 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 29 | Auburn | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 21.63 | 19.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 21.6 | 19 | -10 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 31 | Alameda Coast Guard | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 21.54 | 17.67 | -10 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 32 | Alabama | SEC | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 21.36 | 28 | -5 | 1.82 | -0.82 |
| 33 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 20.9 | 5 | -10 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| 34 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.98 | 16.67 | 12.72 | 2.83 | -0.83 |
| 35 | Illinois | Western | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.9 | 17.75 | 11.66 | 3.28 | -1.28 |
| 36 | Michigan | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.78 | 3.5 | 11.32 | 2.68 | 0.32 |
| 37 | Indiana | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.57 | 28 | 10.83 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| 38 | Purdue | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.33 | 13.33 | 16.29 | 2.37 | -0.37 |
| 39 | Coast Guard | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.27 | 25.25 | -1.18 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 40 | Iowa Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.17 | 10 | 2.14 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 41 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.46 | 14 | 8.83 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 42 | NC State | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.39 | 9 | 4.75 | 2.65 | -0.65 |
| 43 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.78 | 2 | -0.96 | 2.38 | 0.62 |
| 44 | Fort Warren | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.65 | 3.25 | -2.34 | 2.51 | 0.49 |
| 45 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.32 | 15 | -4.75 | 2.63 | -0.63 |
| 46 | Florida | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.24 | 5.67 | -2.77 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 47 | March Field | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.22 | 28 | -10 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 48 | Clemson | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.81 | -3.67 | 16.25 | 1.13 | 0.87 |
| 49 | Rice | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.64 | -0.33 | 5.24 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 50 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.24 | -2.67 | 9.66 | 1.32 | 0.68 |
| 51 | Georgia | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.34 | 30 | 9.97 | 1.96 | -0.96 |
| 52 | Utah | Mountain State | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.06 | 4 | 2.53 | 1.29 | -0.29 |
| 53 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.48 | 17 | 5.34 | 1.67 | -0.67 |
| 54 | South Carolina | Southern | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.1 | 14 | -6.67 | 2.81 | -1.81 |
| 55 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.71 | 2 | -5.66 | 1.07 | -0.07 |
| 56 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.84 | -4 | 6.2 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 57 | VMI | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.77 | 2.5 | -0.71 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| 58 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 10.64 | -6 | 15.99 | 0.34 | 0.66 |
| 59 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.57 | -3.5 | 22.37 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 60 | Texas | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.5 | -8 | 7.86 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 61 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.33 | 3.4 | 4.97 | 3.02 | -1.02 |
| 62 | Northwestern | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.32 | 12 | 13.11 | 2.57 | -1.57 |
| 63 | Duke | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.98 | 12 | 8.21 | 2.49 | -1.49 |
| 64 | Temple | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.94 | -4 | -5 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 65 | Minnesota | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.54 | 6 | 10.06 | 2.05 | -1.05 |
| 66 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.43 | 1.67 | 19.38 | 1.74 | -0.74 |
| 67 | Kansas | Big 6 | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 9.19 | 3.25 | 9.23 | 2.55 | -1.55 |
| 68 | West Texas A&M | Border | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.07 | -14 | 16.66 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 69 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.08 | -4.33 | 17.07 | 1.02 | -0.02 |
| 70 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.91 | -2 | 4.53 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 71 | Lubbock Field | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.4 | -12 | 17.43 | 0.36 | 0.64 |
| 72 | Richmond | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.69 | -8.67 | 1.16 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 73 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.44 | -7.33 | 11.2 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 74 | Idaho State | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.13 | -14 | 1.23 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 75 | New Mexico | Border | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.85 | -2.75 | 6.7 | 1.65 | -0.65 |
| 76 | Miami | FBS Independents | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.81 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Utah State | Mountain State | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | LSU | SEC | 0-1-1 | 0 | -0.3 | -0.5 | 5.86 | 0.97 | -0.97 |
| 79 | UCLA | Pacific | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.06 | -2.67 | 11.03 | 1.02 | -1.02 |
| 80 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.32 | -7 | -10 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 81 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.61 | -7 | 13.03 | 0.28 | -0.28 |
| 82 | Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.64 | -10 | -10 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 83 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.67 | -13 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.88 | -16.5 | -6.29 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 85 | Colorado | Mountain State | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.06 | -14 | 1.81 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 86 | Texas Tech | Border | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.22 | -11.33 | 20.21 | 0.49 | -0.49 |
| 87 | New York University | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.34 | -39 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Maryland | Southern | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.52 | -25.5 | 6.55 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.7 | -22 | 17.68 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 90 | Tulane | SEC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.84 | -26 | 27.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Iowa | Western | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.96 | -34 | 22.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | North Carolina | Southern | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.99 | -27 | 24.24 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.02 | -39 | 12.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.05 | -28.5 | 23.19 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 95 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.07 | -50.5 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 |