Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:23.344227+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 26.01 | 33.88 | 11.43 | 7.89 | 0.11 |
| 2 | SMU | Southwest | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.72 | 10.25 | 14.45 | 7.12 | 0.88 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.61 | 23.29 | 10.87 | 6.89 | -0.89 |
| 4 | USC | Pacific | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.31 | 21.86 | 9.58 | 6.92 | -0.92 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.93 | 22.14 | 7.6 | 6.85 | 0.15 |
| 6 | Kansas | Big 6 | 6-0-2 | 0.75 | 24.65 | 22 | 6.41 | 7.86 | -1.86 |
| 7 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.5 | 32.88 | 4.08 | 7.97 | 0.03 |
| 8 | Texas | Southwest | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.97 | 19.89 | 16.49 | 8.73 | -0.73 |
| 9 | California | Pacific | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.06 | 17.89 | 11.99 | 8.24 | -0.24 |
| 10 | William & Mary | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.88 | 22.5 | 11.36 | 7.66 | -0.66 |
| 11 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.66 | 22.88 | 9.95 | 7.78 | -0.78 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.23 | 15.88 | 8.25 | 7.79 | -0.79 |
| 13 | Utah | Mountain State | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.11 | 12.62 | 8.47 | 7.52 | -0.52 |
| 14 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.04 | 19.5 | 1.79 | 7.44 | -0.44 |
| 15 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.49 | 15.11 | 12.86 | 8.13 | -1.13 |
| 16 | Nevada | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.08 | 15.56 | 10.15 | 7.59 | -0.59 |
| 17 | North Carolina | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.71 | 7.88 | 15.64 | 6.29 | -0.29 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.67 | 11.5 | 12.31 | 7.4 | -1.4 |
| 19 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.54 | 11 | 8.36 | 8.44 | -1.44 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.29 | 14.5 | 9.92 | 7.52 | -1.52 |
| 21 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.24 | 4.62 | 14.94 | 5.37 | 0.63 |
| 22 | Alabama | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.16 | 10.62 | 10.58 | 7.19 | -1.19 |
| 23 | Maryland | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.12 | 9 | 9.83 | 6.34 | -0.34 |
| 24 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.96 | 15.25 | 7.38 | 6.93 | -0.93 |
| 25 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.82 | 16.38 | 6.35 | 7.36 | -1.36 |
| 26 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.7 | 3.38 | 12.77 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| 27 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 18.54 | 16.38 | 16.54 | 7.42 | -3.42 |
| 28 | Illinois | Western | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.42 | 14.62 | 10.07 | 7.24 | -2.24 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | Western | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.41 | 4.5 | 14.37 | 5.09 | -0.09 |
| 30 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.26 | 8.75 | 11.57 | 6.84 | -1.84 |
| 31 | Arizona | Border | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.23 | 5.14 | 14.07 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| 32 | LSU | SEC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.13 | 2.43 | 17.08 | 4.07 | 0.93 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.9 | 3 | 14.34 | 4.77 | 0.23 |
| 34 | Missouri | Big 6 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.61 | 14.44 | 9.95 | 7.95 | -1.95 |
| 35 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.18 | 2.75 | 9.11 | 5.06 | -0.06 |
| 36 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.08 | 14.67 | 7.27 | 7.63 | -1.63 |
| 37 | Georgia | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.05 | 6.33 | 11.42 | 6.59 | -0.59 |
| 38 | Oregon | Pacific | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.95 | 5 | 11.73 | 6.18 | -0.18 |
| 39 | Utah State | Mountain State | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.84 | 6.44 | 9.78 | 6.3 | -0.3 |
| 40 | Duke | Southern | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.69 | 1.25 | 15.33 | 4.64 | -0.64 |
| 41 | Purdue | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.45 | 9.62 | 13.3 | 6.18 | -1.18 |
| 42 | UCLA | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.43 | 12.25 | 11.85 | 7.05 | -2.05 |
| 43 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.2 | 8.88 | 10.47 | 6.55 | -1.55 |
| 44 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.12 | 12.44 | 0.07 | 7.95 | -1.95 |
| 45 | Rice | Southwest | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 15.79 | 11.62 | 16.79 | 7.08 | -3.08 |
| 46 | Minnesota | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.52 | 3.25 | 10.38 | 4.87 | 0.13 |
| 47 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.49 | 3.5 | 11.13 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| 48 | Wake Forest | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.13 | 0.62 | 13.34 | 4.24 | 0.76 |
| 49 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.03 | 5.43 | 15.23 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 50 | TCU | Southwest | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.94 | 3.25 | 15.16 | 5.61 | -1.61 |
| 51 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.91 | 6.57 | 10.86 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 52 | UTEP | Border | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.68 | 6.75 | 8.94 | 6.2 | -2.2 |
| 53 | NC State | Southern | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.64 | 4.29 | 13.23 | 5.16 | -1.16 |
| 54 | Indiana | Western | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.53 | 6.5 | 9.93 | 6 | -2 |
| 55 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.28 | 6.62 | 5.7 | 5.72 | -1.72 |
| 56 | West Texas A&M | Border | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.96 | 10 | 4.11 | 7.39 | -2.39 |
| 57 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.82 | 16.5 | 10.05 | 7.25 | -3.25 |
| 58 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.56 | 3.14 | 5.93 | 4.05 | -0.05 |
| 59 | New Mexico | Border | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.11 | 0.62 | 7.74 | 4.18 | -0.18 |
| 60 | Davidson | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.07 | 1.5 | 3.55 | 4.56 | -0.56 |
| 61 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.91 | 3.33 | 11.94 | 5.72 | -1.72 |
| 62 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.73 | 2.38 | 12.24 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 63 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.62 | 2.75 | 10.15 | 4.81 | -0.81 |
| 64 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.46 | 2.75 | 8.49 | 4.66 | -0.66 |
| 65 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 12.32 | -2.88 | 14.41 | 2.95 | 1.05 |
| 66 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 12.29 | -0.5 | 6.49 | 3.86 | 0.14 |
| 67 | Arizona State | Border | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.92 | 3 | 2.94 | 4.83 | -0.83 |
| 68 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.29 | 3.57 | 11.63 | 4.71 | -1.71 |
| 69 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.77 | -1.88 | 13.09 | 3.54 | 0.46 |
| 70 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.54 | -1.75 | 7.79 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| 71 | Montana | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.43 | -2.75 | 8.33 | 3.19 | 0.81 |
| 72 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.32 | -3.5 | 11.8 | 3.01 | 0.99 |
| 73 | Texas Tech | Border | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.18 | -7.12 | 15.07 | 2.39 | 1.61 |
| 74 | Clemson | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 10.07 | 5.5 | 10.03 | 5.35 | -2.35 |
| 75 | Colorado | Mountain State | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.96 | -8.25 | 14.75 | 1.37 | 2.63 |
| 76 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.71 | -6.12 | 8.92 | 2.35 | 1.65 |
| 77 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.69 | -4.25 | 2.54 | 2.71 | 1.29 |
| 78 | Idaho | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.63 | -5.75 | 7.4 | 2.21 | 1.79 |
| 79 | Denver | Mountain State | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.4 | -2.25 | 14.88 | 3.23 | -0.23 |
| 80 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 9.3 | 0.33 | 13.36 | 4.6 | -1.6 |
| 81 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.88 | 0 | 14.93 | 4 | -1 |
| 82 | Montana State | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.31 | -5.89 | 4.63 | 2.87 | 1.13 |
| 83 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.29 | -10.11 | 10.64 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 84 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 8.25 | 0.88 | 11.26 | 4.46 | -2.46 |
| 85 | BYU | Mountain State | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 8.17 | 1.22 | 8.61 | 4.88 | -1.88 |
| 86 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.74 | -0.38 | -0.28 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 87 | Temple | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.65 | -2 | 6.05 | 3.24 | -0.24 |
| 88 | Iowa | Western | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.56 | -3.78 | 13.57 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 89 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.5 | -13 | 7.92 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| 90 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.32 | -7 | 12.94 | 2.53 | 0.47 |
| 91 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 7.21 | -1.11 | 13.12 | 4.01 | -1.01 |
| 92 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.18 | -4.75 | 6.39 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 93 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.69 | -2.22 | 8.5 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 94 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.59 | -8.75 | 6.45 | 1.28 | 1.72 |
| 95 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.48 | -3.89 | 15.64 | 2.87 | 0.13 |
| 96 | Tulane | SEC | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.23 | -6.43 | 15.54 | 1.83 | 0.17 |
| 97 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.22 | -3.33 | 8.9 | 3.26 | -0.26 |
| 98 | Richmond | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.95 | -5.33 | 5.83 | 2.63 | 0.37 |
| 99 | VMI | Southern | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.19 | -5.75 | 10.41 | 2.21 | -0.21 |
| 100 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.14 | -5.5 | 7.9 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 101 | Florida | SEC | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.02 | -6.25 | 9.02 | 2.12 | -0.12 |
| 102 | Washington | Pacific | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 5.01 | -2.62 | 14.8 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| 103 | Ohio State | Western | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5 | -8.62 | 12.78 | 1.12 | 0.88 |
| 104 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.67 | -13.71 | 14.49 | 0.57 | 1.43 |
| 105 | Furman | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.61 | -10.29 | 7.12 | 0.97 | 1.03 |
| 106 | Northwestern | Western | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.09 | -10.25 | 17.91 | 1.57 | 0.43 |
| 107 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.07 | -18.43 | 6.97 | 0.35 | 1.65 |
| 108 | Auburn | SEC | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.61 | -13.75 | 9.11 | 0.62 | 1.38 |
| 109 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.26 | -22.88 | 10.54 | 0.09 | 1.91 |
| 110 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-4-2 | 0.14 | 3.07 | -6.57 | 11.81 | 1.67 | -0.67 |
| 111 | Merchant Marine Academy | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.56 | -14.89 | 1.46 | 0.97 | 1.03 |
| 112 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.71 | -7.25 | 21.51 | 1.82 | -0.82 |
| 113 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.32 | -25.5 | 10.03 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
| 114 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.83 | -10.44 | 9.34 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 115 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.59 | -28.14 | 17.26 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 116 | Portland | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.07 | -17.11 | 6.67 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 117 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | -0.03 | -32 | 8.55 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 118 | George Washington | Southern | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.33 | -17.86 | 8.88 | 0.36 | -0.36 |
| 119 | Stanford | Pacific | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.41 | -17.25 | 15.08 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 120 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.56 | -21.56 | 13.83 | 0.32 | -0.32 |