Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:23.344641+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | Western | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.65 | 32.44 | 10.32 | 8.9 | 0.1 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.59 | 23.29 | 11.36 | 6.89 | -0.89 |
| 3 | SMU | Southwest | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.56 | 10.22 | 14.27 | 8.14 | 0.86 |
| 4 | USC | Pacific | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.24 | 19.88 | 10.25 | 7.92 | -0.92 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.88 | 26 | 7.48 | 7.87 | 0.13 |
| 6 | Kansas | Big 6 | 7-0-2 | 0.78 | 24.65 | 20.22 | 7.27 | 8.74 | -1.74 |
| 7 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.23 | 32.44 | 3.47 | 8.97 | 0.03 |
| 8 | Texas | Southwest | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.9 | 19.89 | 16.62 | 8.73 | -0.73 |
| 9 | California | Pacific | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.75 | 16.4 | 9.83 | 8.96 | 0.04 |
| 10 | William & Mary | Southern | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.64 | 22.22 | 9.25 | 8.68 | -0.68 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.34 | 19.78 | 8.18 | 8.88 | -0.88 |
| 12 | Utah | Mountain State | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.79 | 12.62 | 8.07 | 7.52 | -0.52 |
| 13 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.09 | 19.5 | 2.5 | 7.44 | -0.44 |
| 14 | North Carolina | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.52 | 9.33 | 15.93 | 7.51 | -0.51 |
| 15 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.45 | 15.11 | 12.99 | 8.13 | -1.13 |
| 16 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.33 | 19.78 | 10.25 | 8.68 | -1.68 |
| 17 | Alabama | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.06 | 12.67 | 11.62 | 8.2 | -1.2 |
| 18 | Nevada | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.96 | 15.56 | 9.77 | 7.59 | -0.59 |
| 19 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.85 | 6.33 | 13.42 | 6.52 | 0.48 |
| 20 | Maryland | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.73 | 9.56 | 10.74 | 7.3 | -0.3 |
| 21 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.69 | 11 | 9.71 | 8.26 | -1.26 |
| 22 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.03 | 8 | 11.56 | 7.35 | -1.35 |
| 23 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.76 | 16.38 | 6.21 | 7.36 | -1.36 |
| 24 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.67 | 3.38 | 12.83 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.53 | 2.78 | 12.88 | 5.32 | 0.68 |
| 26 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 18.5 | 16.38 | 16.93 | 7.42 | -3.42 |
| 27 | Georgia | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.92 | 8.4 | 11.68 | 7.96 | -0.96 |
| 28 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.7 | 9.2 | 8.74 | 9.03 | -2.03 |
| 29 | Oregon | Pacific | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.64 | 5.3 | 11.91 | 7.03 | -0.03 |
| 30 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.48 | 11.33 | 11.03 | 7.99 | -1.99 |
| 31 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.23 | 13.33 | 8.36 | 7.51 | -1.51 |
| 32 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.12 | 2.75 | 9.2 | 5.06 | -0.06 |
| 33 | Yale | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.09 | 9 | 10.3 | 7.21 | -1.21 |
| 34 | Rice | Southwest | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.87 | 11.11 | 16.3 | 8.06 | -3.06 |
| 35 | Minnesota | Western | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.82 | 5.22 | 11.25 | 6.11 | -0.11 |
| 36 | Wake Forest | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.81 | 4.22 | 12.35 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| 37 | Utah State | Mountain State | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.67 | 6.44 | 8.57 | 6.3 | -0.3 |
| 38 | Illinois | Western | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.14 | 11.33 | 9.31 | 7.54 | -2.54 |
| 39 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.02 | 5 | 14.17 | 5.52 | -0.52 |
| 40 | Missouri | Big 6 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.99 | 12.4 | 11.49 | 8.49 | -2.49 |
| 41 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.92 | 8 | 10.8 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 42 | NC State | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.9 | 4.38 | 14.01 | 6.05 | -1.05 |
| 43 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.89 | 12.44 | -0.33 | 7.95 | -1.95 |
| 44 | UTEP | Border | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.77 | 8.89 | 9.11 | 7.56 | -2.56 |
| 45 | Indiana | Western | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.62 | 6 | 10.01 | 6.59 | -1.59 |
| 46 | Wisconsin | Western | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.58 | 1.67 | 14.53 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 47 | Arizona | Border | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.48 | 2.25 | 12.37 | 4.48 | 0.52 |
| 48 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.45 | 12.2 | 7.34 | 7.99 | -1.99 |
| 49 | UCLA | Pacific | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 15.1 | 10.22 | 13.1 | 7.74 | -2.74 |
| 50 | Purdue | Western | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.97 | 8.33 | 13.17 | 6.72 | -1.72 |
| 51 | West Texas A&M | Border | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.96 | 11.8 | 4.6 | 8.53 | -2.53 |
| 52 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.94 | 17 | 9.54 | 8.31 | -3.31 |
| 53 | Davidson | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.52 | 3.67 | 3.83 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 54 | LSU | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.33 | -1.5 | 16.96 | 3.62 | 1.38 |
| 55 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.27 | 1.22 | 6.64 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| 56 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.11 | 3.22 | 12.47 | 5.81 | -0.81 |
| 57 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.09 | 6.62 | 5.65 | 5.72 | -1.72 |
| 58 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.89 | 2 | 11.65 | 5.34 | -0.34 |
| 59 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.74 | 3.14 | 6.8 | 4.05 | -0.05 |
| 60 | Duke | Southern | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.04 | -1.22 | 15.13 | 3.81 | 0.19 |
| 61 | TCU | Southwest | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.86 | 2.11 | 14.71 | 5.79 | -1.79 |
| 62 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.74 | 3.33 | 11.74 | 5.72 | -1.72 |
| 63 | Texas Tech | Border | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.61 | -5.67 | 14.66 | 3.06 | 1.94 |
| 64 | Clemson | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.47 | 6.67 | 8.93 | 6.24 | -2.24 |
| 65 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 11.24 | 6.11 | 10.34 | 7.2 | -4.2 |
| 66 | New Mexico | Border | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.2 | -0.11 | 7.76 | 4.47 | -0.47 |
| 67 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.94 | 1.56 | 11.06 | 5.04 | -1.04 |
| 68 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.84 | 3.12 | 8.85 | 5.39 | -2.39 |
| 69 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.79 | 0.78 | 14.71 | 4.75 | -0.75 |
| 70 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.77 | -1.88 | 12.46 | 3.54 | 0.46 |
| 71 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.75 | -2.78 | 14.01 | 3.36 | 0.64 |
| 72 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.46 | 0.78 | 8.56 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 73 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.43 | -1.75 | 8.02 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| 74 | Montana | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.28 | -2.75 | 9.08 | 3.19 | 0.81 |
| 75 | Colorado | Mountain State | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.96 | -8.25 | 14.28 | 1.37 | 2.63 |
| 76 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.75 | -6.12 | 8.9 | 2.35 | 1.65 |
| 77 | Idaho | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.64 | -5.75 | 7.03 | 2.21 | 1.79 |
| 78 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.43 | -8.6 | 8.54 | 2.43 | 2.57 |
| 79 | Arizona State | Border | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.4 | -0.44 | 4.19 | 4.36 | -0.36 |
| 80 | Denver | Mountain State | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.18 | -2.25 | 14.24 | 3.23 | -0.23 |
| 81 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 9.14 | 0.33 | 13.45 | 4.6 | -1.6 |
| 82 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.96 | -4.22 | 12.59 | 3.25 | 0.75 |
| 83 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.88 | -4.22 | 13.43 | 3.52 | 0.48 |
| 84 | Montana State | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.15 | -5.89 | 4.73 | 2.87 | 1.13 |
| 85 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.11 | -6.78 | 4.53 | 2.26 | 1.74 |
| 86 | Iowa | Western | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.61 | -3.78 | 13.3 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 87 | Washington | Pacific | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 7.52 | -0.11 | 13.46 | 4.45 | -1.45 |
| 88 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 7.06 | -1.11 | 12.27 | 4.01 | -1.01 |
| 89 | Florida | SEC | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.03 | -5.44 | 9.05 | 2.52 | 0.48 |
| 90 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.49 | -2.22 | 7.81 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 91 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.47 | -14 | 8.14 | 0.42 | 2.58 |
| 92 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.31 | -3.33 | 9.08 | 3.26 | -0.26 |
| 93 | Temple | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.15 | -4.11 | 7.02 | 2.77 | 0.23 |
| 94 | Northwestern | Western | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.09 | -7.44 | 17.62 | 2.44 | 0.56 |
| 95 | BYU | Mountain State | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 6.05 | -1.4 | 6.14 | 4.53 | -1.53 |
| 96 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.03 | -3.22 | 1.52 | 3.51 | -0.51 |
| 97 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.91 | -6.22 | 7.77 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 98 | Richmond | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.84 | -5.33 | 5.46 | 2.63 | 0.37 |
| 99 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.6 | -5.5 | 14.63 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 100 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.55 | -10 | 7.29 | 1.24 | 1.76 |
| 101 | VMI | Southern | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.11 | -5.75 | 10.24 | 2.21 | -0.21 |
| 102 | Tulane | SEC | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.86 | -12.25 | 16.36 | 1.16 | 0.84 |
| 103 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.24 | -5 | 7.54 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| 104 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.14 | -18.43 | 6.77 | 0.35 | 1.65 |
| 105 | Ohio State | Western | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.98 | -10 | 14.51 | 0.92 | 1.08 |
| 106 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.84 | -12.12 | 14.85 | 0.86 | 1.14 |
| 107 | Furman | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.53 | -15.38 | 9.98 | 0.56 | 1.44 |
| 108 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-4-2 | 0.14 | 3 | -6.57 | 11.68 | 1.67 | -0.67 |
| 109 | Auburn | SEC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.88 | -14 | 8.84 | 0.84 | 1.16 |
| 110 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.52 | -24 | 11.02 | 0.07 | 1.93 |
| 111 | Merchant Marine Academy | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.23 | -14.3 | 0.24 | 1.09 | 0.91 |
| 112 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.65 | -7.25 | 20.85 | 1.82 | -0.82 |
| 113 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.8 | -10.44 | 8.78 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 114 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.54 | -28.71 | 10.17 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 115 | Portland | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.2 | -17.11 | 6.08 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 116 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.09 | -28.25 | 18.17 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| 117 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | -0.03 | -32 | 8.06 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 118 | George Washington | Southern | 0-7-1 | 0 | -2.21 | -15.62 | 8.56 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 119 | Stanford | Pacific | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.34 | -15.67 | 16.08 | 0.65 | -0.65 |
| 120 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.54 | -21.56 | 13.44 | 0.32 | -0.32 |