Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:23.176166+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 27.34 | 22.33 | 16.29 | 5.69 | 0.31 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.82 | 32.75 | 12.72 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.3 | 38 | 9.08 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 4 | Georgia | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.21 | 29.8 | 10.07 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 5 | UCLA | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.05 | 24.4 | 9.68 | 4.83 | 0.17 |
| 6 | Northwestern | Western | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.52 | 16 | 8.52 | 4.62 | -0.62 |
| 7 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.96 | 16.4 | 6 | 4.58 | -0.58 |
| 8 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.2 | 9.8 | 4.07 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| 9 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.89 | 32.2 | -1.34 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 10 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.78 | 26.6 | -1.15 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 11 | Texas | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 23.42 | 31.33 | 14.59 | 5.92 | -0.92 |
| 12 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.73 | 28.67 | 13.07 | 5.82 | -0.82 |
| 13 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.26 | 9.6 | 17.48 | 4.29 | -0.29 |
| 14 | Alabama | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.12 | 14 | 12.99 | 5.64 | -0.64 |
| 15 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.99 | 15.8 | 16.19 | 4.66 | -0.66 |
| 16 | William & Mary | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.6 | 32.67 | 6.28 | 5.9 | -0.9 |
| 17 | LSU | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.51 | 5.4 | 18.27 | 3.73 | 0.27 |
| 18 | Wake Forest | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.51 | 7.2 | 16.86 | 4.12 | -0.12 |
| 19 | Utah | Mountain State | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.47 | 18.4 | 11.93 | 4.57 | -0.57 |
| 20 | Rice | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.29 | 17 | 11.8 | 4.77 | -0.77 |
| 21 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.25 | 13.6 | 12.36 | 4.46 | -0.46 |
| 22 | NC State | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.03 | 7.8 | 10.53 | 4.32 | -0.32 |
| 23 | Texas Tech | Border | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.02 | 5.33 | 10.74 | 4.64 | 0.36 |
| 24 | Utah State | Mountain State | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.86 | 25.8 | 7.24 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 25 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.47 | 15.5 | 3.28 | 5.48 | -0.48 |
| 26 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.32 | 4.8 | 11.79 | 3.42 | 0.58 |
| 27 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.28 | 1.8 | 15.28 | 2.75 | 1.25 |
| 28 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.02 | 14.75 | 12.09 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 29 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.98 | 20.4 | 3.2 | 4.63 | -0.63 |
| 30 | Richmond | Southern | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.94 | 13.67 | 4.58 | 5.3 | -1.3 |
| 31 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.55 | 13 | 9.59 | 3.71 | -0.71 |
| 32 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.14 | 15.8 | 6.01 | 4.47 | -1.47 |
| 33 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.83 | 1.4 | 15.26 | 2.79 | 0.21 |
| 34 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.72 | 8 | 6.65 | 3.29 | -0.29 |
| 35 | Northern Arizona | Border | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 18.41 | 9 | -3.01 | 5.52 | -1.52 |
| 36 | Illinois | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.9 | 7.5 | 14.15 | 4.41 | -0.41 |
| 37 | George Washington | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.87 | 8.5 | -2.04 | 3.11 | -0.11 |
| 38 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.83 | 12.83 | 8.35 | 5.13 | -1.13 |
| 39 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.6 | -0.25 | 12.72 | 1.96 | 1.04 |
| 40 | Iowa | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.56 | 6.67 | 9.77 | 4.59 | -0.59 |
| 41 | Ohio State | Western | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 17.52 | 7.6 | 13 | 3.87 | -1.87 |
| 42 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.49 | 4.6 | -0.02 | 3.35 | -0.35 |
| 43 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.28 | 10.5 | 6.83 | 3.02 | -1.02 |
| 44 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.54 | 15.6 | 12.64 | 4.64 | -1.64 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.34 | 13.2 | 13.28 | 4.33 | -1.33 |
| 46 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.33 | 6.8 | 14.42 | 3.61 | -0.61 |
| 47 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.27 | 5.83 | 3.81 | 4.76 | -0.76 |
| 48 | Arizona | Border | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.2 | 17.6 | 6.21 | 4.47 | -1.47 |
| 49 | Stanford | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.15 | 10 | 8.88 | 3.73 | -0.73 |
| 50 | Nevada | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.04 | 22.2 | 4 | 4.72 | -1.72 |
| 51 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.76 | 9 | 6.48 | 4.62 | -1.62 |
| 52 | Davidson | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.45 | 23.6 | 1.79 | 4.73 | -1.73 |
| 53 | USC | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.24 | 3 | 12.31 | 3.21 | -0.21 |
| 54 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.02 | 3 | 5.91 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 55 | New York University | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 14.98 | -1 | -3.83 | 1.76 | 1.24 |
| 56 | Montana | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.85 | 0.8 | 9.73 | 2.66 | 0.34 |
| 57 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.68 | 3 | 10.11 | 4.35 | -0.35 |
| 58 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.38 | 5 | 18.12 | 2.81 | -0.81 |
| 59 | Michigan | Western | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 14.33 | 3.4 | 20.08 | 3.28 | -1.28 |
| 60 | Colorado | Mountain State | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 14.11 | -7.67 | 12.46 | 1.24 | 2.76 |
| 61 | Missouri | Big 6 | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13.66 | -1.33 | 9.41 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| 62 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.31 | 6.33 | 11.59 | 4.38 | -1.38 |
| 63 | Auburn | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.27 | -2.4 | 8.47 | 2.05 | 0.95 |
| 64 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.15 | 7.5 | 8.86 | 4.94 | -1.94 |
| 65 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13.13 | -4.5 | 9.81 | 1.93 | 1.07 |
| 66 | SMU | Southwest | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.33 | 1 | 14.62 | 2.84 | -0.84 |
| 67 | Indiana | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.11 | 0.83 | 11.81 | 3.27 | -0.27 |
| 68 | Duke | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.99 | 5 | 21.08 | 3.62 | -1.62 |
| 69 | Denver | Mountain State | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.9 | -0.67 | 13.51 | 2.87 | 0.13 |
| 70 | Tulane | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.31 | 3.8 | 15.56 | 3.3 | -1.3 |
| 71 | Maryland | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.08 | -0.75 | 8.04 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 72 | UTEP | Border | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.02 | 0.25 | 5.09 | 2.04 | -0.04 |
| 73 | Minnesota | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.94 | 3 | 12.65 | 3 | -1 |
| 74 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.57 | 3.2 | 7.85 | 3.18 | -1.18 |
| 75 | Temple | FBS Independents | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 10.5 | -5.5 | 14.49 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 76 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.47 | 2.8 | 7.43 | 3.01 | -1.01 |
| 77 | Montana State | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.36 | -1.2 | 5.4 | 2.25 | -0.25 |
| 78 | New Mexico | Border | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.12 | -13.33 | 14.71 | 0.59 | 2.41 |
| 79 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.96 | -5.75 | 10.99 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 80 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.38 | -7.75 | 2.59 | 0.93 | 1.07 |
| 81 | VMI | Southern | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.27 | -6.5 | 13.8 | 1.51 | 0.49 |
| 82 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.21 | -5.67 | 13.61 | 1.45 | 0.55 |
| 83 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.16 | -5.6 | 11.96 | 1.52 | 0.48 |
| 84 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.02 | -10.2 | 16.57 | 0.87 | 1.13 |
| 85 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.83 | -7.17 | 16.73 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 86 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.79 | -7 | 9.17 | 1.63 | 0.37 |
| 87 | Washington | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.78 | -6 | 14.35 | 1.54 | 0.46 |
| 88 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.34 | -3.8 | 3.36 | 1.67 | 0.33 |
| 89 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.15 | 2.75 | 12.33 | 2.44 | -1.44 |
| 90 | Purdue | Western | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.04 | -14.5 | 12.78 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 91 | Washington State | Pacific | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 6.99 | 2.2 | 10.8 | 3.11 | -2.11 |
| 92 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.88 | -2 | 8.52 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 93 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.75 | -2.17 | 6.08 | 2.51 | -0.51 |
| 94 | Furman | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.14 | -10.67 | 13.74 | 1.09 | 0.91 |
| 95 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.1 | -5.17 | 11.4 | 1.25 | 0.75 |
| 96 | West Texas A&M | Border | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.09 | -3 | 4.69 | 2.29 | -0.29 |
| 97 | BYU | Mountain State | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.97 | -7.17 | 6.04 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 98 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.71 | -11.83 | 8.15 | 0.87 | 1.13 |
| 99 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 5.69 | -9.4 | 20.47 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 100 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.48 | -14.83 | 6.44 | 0.41 | 1.59 |
| 101 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.4 | -1.75 | 11.19 | 1.74 | -0.74 |
| 102 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.98 | -13.5 | 19.68 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 103 | Clemson | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.88 | -3 | 16.1 | 1.99 | -0.99 |
| 104 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.75 | -3.6 | 16.93 | 1.58 | -0.58 |
| 105 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.32 | -5.2 | 9.06 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 106 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.32 | -7.4 | 20.66 | 1.21 | -0.21 |
| 107 | California | Pacific | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.3 | -7.2 | 18.3 | 1.12 | -0.12 |
| 108 | Portland | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.27 | -17.25 | 3.12 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 109 | TCU | Southwest | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.21 | -6.67 | 13.02 | 1.21 | -0.21 |
| 110 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.66 | -13.2 | 11.72 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 111 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.48 | -14.33 | 5.91 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 112 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.41 | -14 | 5.91 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 113 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 1.95 | -23.8 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.81 |
| 114 | Arizona State | Border | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 1.9 | -31.83 | 7.61 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 115 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.54 | -22.5 | 13.3 | 0.32 | 0.68 |
| 116 | Merchant Marine Academy | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.36 | -25.86 | 10.29 | 0.15 | 0.85 |
| 117 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2 | -11 | 7.41 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 118 | Florida | SEC | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.28 | -13.6 | 16.08 | 0.61 | -0.61 |
| 119 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.72 | -23 | 16.39 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 120 | Idaho | Pacific | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.78 | -28.4 | 10.87 | 0.09 | -0.09 |