Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:22.888297+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.13 | 10 | 19.87 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.27 | 35.33 | 11.15 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Randolph Field | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.21 | 50.75 | 9.23 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.87 | 53.33 | 7.36 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 5 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.86 | 22 | 10.58 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.77 | 23.67 | 10.16 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 7 | Ohio State | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.73 | 33.67 | 8.97 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Norman Naval Air Station | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.49 | 17 | 10.61 | 1.81 | 0.19 |
| 9 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.44 | 18.67 | 9.74 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 10 | Amarillo Field | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.2 | 25 | 6.68 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 11 | Great Lakes Navy | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.02 | 26.8 | 5.51 | 4.82 | -0.82 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.96 | 49.33 | 3.26 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.78 | 20.33 | 5.83 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 14 | Wake Forest | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.51 | 21 | 4.65 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 15 | TCU | Southwest | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.03 | 13.67 | 3.28 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 16 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.75 | 31.67 | -1.01 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 17 | Second Air Force | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.54 | 46.67 | -3.22 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.53 | 23 | -0.82 | 2.93 | 0.07 |
| 19 | California | Pacific | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 23.33 | 11 | 0.56 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 20 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.33 | 44.33 | -3.6 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | USC | Pacific | 2-0-2 | 0.5 | 23.16 | 4.5 | 2.79 | 3.13 | -1.13 |
| 22 | Alabama | SEC | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 22.53 | 37 | -6.77 | 2.91 | -0.91 |
| 23 | Alameda Coast Guard | FBS Independents | 2-0-2 | 0.5 | 22.49 | 13.25 | -3.69 | 3.72 | -1.72 |
| 24 | Washington | Pacific | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.25 | 58.75 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.02 | 42 | -10 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 26 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 21.51 | 19.33 | -10 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 27 | Utah State | Mountain State | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.61 | 40 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Michigan | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.37 | 8.2 | 10.78 | 4.21 | -0.21 |
| 29 | Illinois | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.83 | 21 | 10.01 | 4.35 | -1.35 |
| 30 | Iowa Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.58 | 9.4 | 5.33 | 4.16 | -0.16 |
| 31 | Indiana | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.58 | 34.5 | 6.17 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 32 | Coast Guard | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.04 | 26.6 | -2.56 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 33 | Fort Warren | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.79 | 15.8 | -1.32 | 4.48 | -0.48 |
| 34 | NC State | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.06 | 8 | 3.07 | 3.46 | -0.46 |
| 35 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.78 | 13 | -0.49 | 3.59 | -0.59 |
| 36 | Georgia | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.7 | 20.33 | 9.89 | 2.84 | -0.84 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.08 | 2.33 | 10.54 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 38 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.04 | 9.33 | 4.72 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 39 | William & Mary | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.82 | 12.67 | 1.67 | 2.42 | -0.42 |
| 40 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.57 | 13.67 | 3.9 | 2.59 | -0.59 |
| 41 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.33 | 10.5 | 1.08 | 3.52 | -1.52 |
| 42 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.31 | 6 | 6.42 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 43 | March Field | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.21 | 21 | -2.12 | 3.8 | -1.8 |
| 44 | Auburn | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.09 | 4 | 1.75 | 2.12 | -0.12 |
| 45 | SMU | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.98 | 3 | 2.03 | 1.76 | 0.24 |
| 46 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.83 | 5.67 | 3.84 | 2.07 | -0.07 |
| 47 | Texas | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.73 | 1.33 | 8.88 | 1.66 | 0.34 |
| 48 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 15.2 | -2.75 | -1.53 | 1.36 | 1.64 |
| 49 | Clemson | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.68 | -3.67 | 13.19 | 1.13 | 0.87 |
| 50 | Purdue | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.22 | 8.25 | 15.12 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 51 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.91 | 10.75 | 9.9 | 3.46 | -1.46 |
| 52 | Denver | Mountain State | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.5 | 2.67 | 10.86 | 1.78 | -0.78 |
| 53 | Minnesota | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.07 | 7.5 | 9.84 | 2.77 | -0.77 |
| 54 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.61 | 4.17 | 8.4 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 55 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.51 | -1.2 | 0.14 | 2.22 | 0.78 |
| 56 | South Carolina | Southern | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.94 | 14 | -6.67 | 2.81 | -1.81 |
| 57 | Tulane | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.55 | -2.5 | 20.07 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 58 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.54 | 10 | -10 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| 59 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.31 | 0 | 4.49 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.18 | -4 | 8.05 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 61 | Florida | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.87 | -5.75 | 3.28 | 1.34 | 0.66 |
| 62 | Rice | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.86 | -5.5 | 3.23 | 1.38 | 0.62 |
| 63 | Lubbock Field | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.83 | -5.75 | 10.03 | 1.11 | 0.89 |
| 64 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.71 | -17.5 | 12.13 | 0.76 | 1.24 |
| 65 | Richmond | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.61 | -2 | 0.19 | 1.77 | 0.23 |
| 66 | UCLA | Pacific | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.52 | 7.75 | 6.79 | 3.31 | -2.31 |
| 67 | Duke | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.56 | 7.25 | 8.29 | 3.06 | -2.06 |
| 68 | Northwestern | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.22 | 2.25 | 14.83 | 2.33 | -1.33 |
| 69 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.91 | 1 | 17.52 | 2.19 | -1.19 |
| 70 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.68 | -4.33 | 16.9 | 1.02 | -0.02 |
| 71 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.65 | -1.5 | 4.79 | 1.76 | -0.76 |
| 72 | Utah | Mountain State | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.49 | -6 | 9.37 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 73 | Colorado | Mountain State | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.48 | -0.67 | 6.57 | 1.41 | -0.41 |
| 74 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.47 | -9.5 | 19.35 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 75 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.39 | -9 | 16.63 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 76 | VMI | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.97 | -8.67 | 6.33 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 77 | West Texas A&M | Border | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.79 | -19.67 | 18.45 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 78 | Kansas | Big 6 | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.35 | -2.4 | 17.25 | 1.98 | -0.98 |
| 79 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.15 | -10.67 | 10.45 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 80 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.27 | -29 | 6.05 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 81 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.09 | -8.5 | 10.58 | 1.09 | -0.09 |
| 82 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.98 | -5.25 | 12.89 | 1.26 | -0.26 |
| 83 | North Carolina | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.15 | -18.75 | 16.17 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 84 | Idaho State | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.06 | -27 | 2.43 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
| 85 | New Mexico | Border | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.31 | -18.8 | 5.11 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 86 | Miami | FBS Independents | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | LSU | SEC | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.06 | -2.67 | 17.44 | 1.18 | -1.18 |
| 88 | Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.69 | -8.67 | 1.1 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 89 | Maryland | Southern | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.28 | -17 | 6.74 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 90 | Texas Tech | Border | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.38 | -15.25 | 17.86 | 0.41 | -0.41 |
| 91 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.48 | -24 | 6.36 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 92 | New York University | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.58 | -32 | -0.03 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.89 | -26 | 24.79 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 94 | Iowa | Western | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.12 | -34 | 21.45 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 95 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.2 | -46.5 | 14.05 | 0 | 0 |